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India and Pakistan have renewed the agreement on Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for the next five years, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday.In view of the continued requests of the pilgrims regarding the removal of $20 service charge levied by Pakistan per pilgrim per visit,...
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Amit Thackeray, the son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray, will make his electoral debut from Mahim assembly seat in central Mumbai, the party announced on Tuesday evening.The party released its first list of 45 candidates for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly...
23:08
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, in a veiled reference to the Sanatana dharma 'eradication' remark he made last year, has said that he will not apologise for his comment. Addressing an event in Dindigul, Udhayanidhi said that women did not have the right, once upon a...
22:23
A woman Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Madhya Pradesh has questioned the noise pollution caused by loudspeakers installed on temples, triggering a row and prompting a Hindu outfit to demand an apology from her.The controversy erupted after a tweet was put out by IAS officer...
21:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on Wednesday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said.I can confirm that there will be a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Chinese...
21:43
Amid an impasse over seat-sharing among Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) constituents for the Jharkhand assembly polls, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said a consensus has been reached over the party's share of seats, which would be announced...
21:35
From the 30 Sensex pack, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of India, Power Grid, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Bajaj Finance and Reliance were among the biggest laggards. -- PTI
21:34
Benchmark Sensex plunged by 930.55 points on Tuesday due to an intense sell-off across sectors and massive foreign fund exodus from the capital market.Extending losses to the second day, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15 per cent to settle at 80,220.72, the lowest closing level since...
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More than 150 express and passenger trains running through South Eastern Railway jurisdiction have been cancelled in view of the possibility of formation of a severe cyclonic storm which is likely to hit Odisha-West Bengal coasts on October 25, an SER official said on Tuesday.The trains cancelled...
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Reflecting close ties between India and Russia and his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday that they have such a relationship that Modi will not need a translator.We have such a relationship that I...
20:11
The Mumbai police have banned the sale and flying of sky lanterns ahead of Diwali as a safety and security measure, an official said on Tuesday.The police have issued prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, keeping the ban in place for a month from October...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashish Shelar on Tuesday said his party is against the candidature of Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly election.We will not accept giving a ticket to someone linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Shelar, Mumbai...
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Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Hsien Yang, the youngest son of the founder of modern Singapore, the late Lee Kuan Yew, said on Tuesday that he is now a political refugee in the United Kingdom after seeking asylum protection from the British government 'as a last resort'.I remain a Singapore citizen and hope that someday it...
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At least 17 workers are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in Babusapalya in Bengaluru on Tuesday amid heavy rains, officials said.Two rescue vans from the fire and emergency department have been pressed into rescue operations.The incident occurred at a time...
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A 17-year-old boy, detained in connection with bomb hoax threats to flights, has alleged that he was sexually assaulted by an inmate at a children's home in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.The teen, a Class 11 student, was apprehended from Chhattisgarh last week after he allegedly posted...
18:07
Nilesh Rane, son of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Narayan Rane, on Tuesday said he will join the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and contest the Kudal assembly election.As per the seat-sharing formula in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the Kudal constituency is with the Shiv Sena, and that is the reason...
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Investors' wealth eroded by a massive Rs 9.19 lakh crore on Tuesday as markets came under heavy sell-off with the BSE benchmark index Sensex falling 930.55 points. Extending its previous day's decline, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15 per cent to settle at 80,220.72. During the...
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Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole said on Tuesday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be finalised within a day or two, adding that the situation in the rival Mahayuti alliance is more chaotic than in the...
17:01
Benchmark Sensex plunged by 930.55 points while broader Nifty dropped below the 24,500 level to settle at more than two-month lows on Tuesday due to an intense sell-off across sectors and massive foreign fund exodus from the capital markets. Extending losses to the second day, the BSE...
16:58
Advocate Yeshwant Shenoy, whose public interest litigation revolving around improving safety of India's airports and civil aviation security (pdf file) has been pending in the Bombay high court for almost a decade now for some reason or the other, tells Prasanna D...
16:42
Vinesh, Bajrang, Sakshi during the protests in 2023
Star wrestler and Congress MLA Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday disagreed with Sakshi Malik's view that her and Bajrang Punia's decision to accept exemption from the Asian Games trials last year undermined their protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Olympic bronze-winning wrestler...
16:18
Kazan, Russia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets and holds a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Kazan on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit. At the bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin says I remember we met in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome as he lands in Kazan, Russia, today. The BRICS summit is being held in Kazan.
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A husband has approached the Delhi High Court requesting that the Delhi Police conduct a medical examination of his wife at a Central Government hospital to establish her gender. The petitioner husband has alleged that his wife is a transgender individual, a fact he has claimed was...
15:27
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Mallikarjun Kharge yesterday
Congress MP Kumari Selja on Tuesday welcomed Priyanka Gandhi's decision to enter full-time electoral politics, expressing her happiness that Gandhi will contest the upcoming elections from Wayanad.Selja criticised the BJP, claiming that they attempt to communalize issues where they face electoral...
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Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani gets active membership of BJP, under the party's membership drive.
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A meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill turned dramatic on Tuesday when TMC member Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay. In the process, Banerjee hurt his thumb and index finger and had to be...
14:18
Should India trust China?
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday emphasised the need to rebuild trust between India and China following the recent border patrolling agreement.Speaking at an event titled Decade of Transformation: Indian Army in Stride with the Future at the United Service Institution, Gen. Dwivedi...
14:12
Debris on the pavement after a CRPF school was bombed in Delhi
The CRPF has received a hoax threat e-mail claiming that its three schools in Delhi and Telangana will be targeted by improvised explosives, official sources said Tuesday. The schools-- one each in Rohini and Dwarka of Delhi and one in Medchal near Hyderabad -- are safe and functioning...
13:35
China on Tuesday confirmed that it has reached an agreement with India to end the standoff between the two armies in eastern Ladakh. Over a recent period, China and India have been in close communication through diplomatic and military channels on issues related to the China-India border,...
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A day before Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra files nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he cannot imagine a better representative for the constituency than his sister. Vadra will file her nomination on Wednesday. Congress president Mallikarjun...
13:09
The PM's plane touches down at Kazan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Kazan to attend the 16th BRICS Summit, where he is likely to hold bilateral meetings, including with Russian President Vladimir Putin. India values close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and...
12:49
While on Indian railways experiences, a Delhi man shared this image alongside while dining at IRCTC's VIP Executive Lounge. He discovered a live centipede in his 'raita'. Aaraynsh Singh took to X to express his disgust and highlight the food safety issue. Debunking claims...
12:34
One97 Communications, the parent of Paytm, on Tuesday posted a net profit of Rs 928.3 crore in the quarter ended September 2024, compared to Rs 290.5 crore loss it incurred a year ago, as an exceptional gain from sale of entertainment ticketing business to Zomato improved the fintech firm's Q2...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has promised Rs 50 crore to each MLA to secure election victories. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Raut said Yesterday, there were 2 vehicles which had...
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Passenger Supriya Jha shares this image alongside of food aboard the luxury train Tejas Express. She writes, The paid mehamaananawaazi: welcomed with soulful daal having insects in it. #TejasRajdhaniPatnaToNDLS @indianrailway__ @RailMinIndia @railcomplaint.The picture shows a rather large...
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An accused man, Faizal Nisar alias Faizan salutes the Tiranga and raises Bharat Mata ki Jai slogans at Jabalpur Police Station, as part of his bail conditions. He was purportedly seen shouting the slogan Pakistan Zindabad India Murdabad in a video. The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at...
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Burnt shops in Bahraich after clashes
he Supreme Court agreed to hear on Wednesday a plea filed by three accused in the Bahraich communal violence incident against demolition notices issued by the Uttar Pradesh government. Senior advocate C U Singh, appearing for the petitioners, mentioned the matter before a bench of Justices B...
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A five-year-old son of a farm labourer has been mauled to death by a lioness in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest official said on Tuesday. The child was playing outside his hut in a plantation area of Navi Jikadri village under Jafrabad taluka on Monday evening when the big cat attacked him...
11:22
Producer Harvey Weinstein, who became synonymous with Hollywood's 2018 #MeToo campaign, has been diagnosed with cancer. Weinstein has chronic myeloid leukaemia and is undergoing treatment while still in prison at Rikers Island in New York, reported NBC News. According to the Mayo...
11:21
Balasaheb Thorat at a rally.
Congress state legislature party leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday met with Sharad Pawar of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) ahead of today's meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, which includes that two parties and Shiv Sena (UBT) on seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra...
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Bomb hoax calls, which have affected more than 90 flights of Indian carriers since October 14, will soon be made a cognisable offence under Indian laws, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said on Monday.We have come to the conclusion that there are two areas that we can explore. One...
10:40
Salman Khan en route to pay homage to Baba Siddique
Days after Bollywood actor Salman Khan received a threatening message last week, demanding Rs 5 crore to settle the long-standing feud with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, the Mumbai police received an apology from the same sender stating that the message was sent by mistake. The initial...
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The well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on Tuesday morning as it rolled towards the eastern coast with the likelihood of turning into a severe cyclonic storm, the IMD said. In its bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the...
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Six people died and three were injured following an oxygen cylinder blast which led to a partial house collapse in the Sikandrabad area of Bulandshahr district, officials said on Tuesday. District Magistrate of Bulandshahr Chandra Prakash Singh said the incident occurred on Monday evening in...
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Arms and ammunition were seized in Manipur's Kangpokpi district, police said on Tuesday.The seizures were made during an area domination exercise in Aigejang in the hill district, they said.One each of .303 rifle, 9mm CMG with magazine, 9 mm pistol, SBBL along with two 51mm mortars, two hand...
09:46
Delhi's air quality dropped to the 'very poor' category on Tuesday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 385 recorded around 8:00 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). A thick layer of fog was seen in areas like Anand Vihar, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, and Akshardham Temple,...
09:33
Home Minister Amit Shah turned 60 on Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other leading politicians greeted him on his birthday. Modi said on X, He is a hardworking leader, who has devoted his life towards strengthening the BJP. He has made a mark as an exceptional...
09:16
Pune rural police have seized Rs 5 crore in cash from a car amid the model code of conduct in force in Maharashtra for the November 20 assembly polls, an official said.The unaccounted cash was seized on Monday evening near Khed-Shivapur plaza on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway during a police nakabandi...
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India values the close cooperation within BRICS which has emerged as an important platform for dialogue and discussion on a range of issues concerning the global developmental agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Modi said this in a statement as he embarks upon a two-day...
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Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said two foreign terrorists, who have possibly infiltrated from north Kashmir's Bandipora area, were involved in an attack that left seven people dead in Ganderbal district a day before. A doctor and six labourers were killed when...
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday mocked Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey, claiming that he donned a surgical shoe cover on his head during the inspection of a hospital. Yadav, who earlier held the health portfolio, also shared photographs of Pandey with the apparent headgear, asserting...
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The National Investigation Agency arrested three more accused on Monday in a case pertaining to the ISIS-inspired car bomb blast in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore in October 2022, the agency said. As per the NIA, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 18 with the arrest of...
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Pune Rural police on Monday seized Rs 5 crore cash amid the model code of conduct in force in Maharashtra since October 15 for the November 20 assembly polls, an official said. The unaccounted cash was seized in the evening from a car near Khed-Shivapur plaza on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway...
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