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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said India wants to continue the peace process with China through consensus as per the ideals of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee. Speaking to the personnel of the Indian Army at the headquarters of Gajraj Corps in Tezpur on the occasion of 'Bada...
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A man was arrested for allegedly issuing a fake bomb threat to an Abu Dhabi-bound Air Arabia flight from Karipur international airport in this district, the police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Mohammed Ijas (26) from neighbouring Palakkad district. According to...
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Serpentine rows of vehicles clogged the roads in several parts of the national capital as shoppers flocked to markets on Diwali eve.Many said they were stuck in traffic for hours, especially those crossing Akshardham, Mahipalpur or Dwarka.Shikha Singh, a resident of Noida, said, I left my office...
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Six people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the death of a woman and hospitalisation of over 40 others after allegedly eating momos in Hyderabad, the police said. Following complaints from the family members of the victims, two cases were registered on charges of culpable...
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An explosion rocked a village in Imphal West district on Wednesday evening, triggering panic among the people, officials said. The incident happened near the house of one Okram Haridas in Kadangband Part 2 village in the Lamshang police station area, they said. No one was hurt in the...
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Rishi Sunak bowed out as UK Opposition Leader in Parliament on Wednesday with a reference to his career's Diwali milestones, being appointed the country's first Prime Minister of Indian heritage two years ago during the Festival of Lights. The 44-year-old, who has been serving as interim...
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Delhi's air quality slipped into the 'very poor' category on the eve of Diwali, with pollution levels expected to go up on Thursday, even as authorities said strict action will be taken against those violating the firecracker ban. The city's 24-hour average Air Quality Index was recorded at...
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Former Karnataka Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily and activist B T Lalitha Naik are among the 69 personalities who have been chosen for the prestigious Karnataka Rajyotsava Award. Eminent sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who sculpted the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya too made it to the list. Moily and...
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Sticking to the usual 2-hour norm, people may burst firecrackers on Diwali between 6 am and 7 am and from 7 pm to 8 pm, the Tamil Nadu government said on Wednesday. Citing a Supreme Court judgment of 2018, the government said people could burst crackers during the stipulated time on...
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Two people died in a fire triggered by a lightning strike at a fireworks manufacturing unit in a village in East Godavari district on Wednesday, the police said. Lightning struck the factory situated on the outskirts of Suryaarupalem village in the district, following...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the transformation of Ayodhya is proof of double-engine government delivering on its promise and asserted that a similar transformation must also happen in Kashi and Mathura. Participating in the eighth edition of the deepotsav...
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Agitating junior doctors along with common people on Wednesday evening organised a torch rally in Kolkata demanding justice for the medic who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. Representatives of the West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum and...
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan received yet another death threat along with demand to pay up Rs 2 crore, prompting the police to launch a probe and arrest a resident of Mumbai's Bandra on Wednesday, an official said. The Mumbai traffic police on Tuesday received an anonymous message wherein...
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Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah/Image: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference on Wednesday said it would stay away from the Union Territory's foundation day celebrations on October 31 as it does not accept the status and wants restoration of statehood at the earliest. No one from the party will attend the UT foundation...
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Actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, arrested more than four months ago in a murder case, walked out of jail in Ballari on Wednesday, hours after the Karnataka high court granted him interim bail on medical grounds, to undergo spine surgery. The 47-year-old, arrested on June 11, was lodged in Ballari...
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Gold prices saw a steep surge of Rs 1,000 and breached the psychological Rs 82,000 per 10 grams-mark for the fist time in the national capital on Wednesday, amid robust buying by jewellers ahead of Diwali. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 percent purity...
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Directing a fresh investigation, a Delhi court has set aside the discharge of former cricketer and current head coach of the Indian cricket team Gautam Gambhir, and others in a case where flat buyers were reportedly cheated. Special judge Vishal Gogne set aside a magisterial court order,...
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Noted film editor Nishadh Yusuf was found dead in an apartment in Kochi in the early hours of Wednesday, the police said. The 43-year-old film editor was found at around 2 am in an apartment in Panampilly Nagar. A police officer said that the incident is suspected to be a case of...
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American pop-rock band Maroon 5, known for hit tracks such as Moves Like Jagger, Sugar, Girls Like You, Animals and Payphone, is set to hold their maiden concert in India on December 3. The Adam Levine-led band will perform at Mumbai's iconic Mahalaxmi Racecourse, BookMyShow Live...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Jharkhand on November 4 and address two rallies, Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday. Home Minister Amit Shah will also address three public meetings on November 3, he said. Chouhan, who is BJP's election in-charge...
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First reactions on the India, China disengagement.Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong says, Regarding the very important meeting between President Xi and PM Modi, now that the two leaders have reached many important understandings, that would be a guideline for the further development of the...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday, dragged down by banking and financial stocks amid weak trends in global markets. Besides, weak earnings numbers and persistent foreign fund outflows impacted market sentiments, traders said.The BSE Sensex tumbled 426.85 points or...
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Update: Troop disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh following a key agreement firmed up between India and China has been completed and patrolling will commence soon at these points, Indian Army sources said on Wednesday.Exchange of sweets between the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Maharashtra President Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday took a dig at Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and said that the Congress has compelled Uddhav on seat sharing and he was getting so many seats to contest when he was with the BJP but now is not even...
16:41
More news from Canada and the deep chill in its relations with India. Home Minister Amit Shah ordered a campaign of violence, intimidation and intelligence-gathering targeting Sikh separatists inside Canada, a Canadian official has said. The official who is the Deputy Foreign Affairs...
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Disengagement between India and China in Depsang and Demchok completed. Coordinated patrolling to start soon by both sides. Ground commanders will continue to hold talks. Exchange of sweets on Diwali to happen tomorrow: Indian Army sources.After the disengagement process is completely over,...
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NDTV: Gufran Khan, the 20-year-old arrested from Noida in connection with death threats to actor Salman Khan and MLA Zeeshan Siddique, has told police that he wanted to scare them and make money.Gufran works as a tattoo artist in Noida. He was arrested after the Mumbai Police started...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the BJP still wants to throw its weight behind MNS head Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray in Mahim assembly seat, which the ruling Shiv Sena is also contesting. Efforts will be made to find a solution to this, Fadnavis told...
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The family of Renukaswamy, who was allegedly killed by Darshan Thoogudeepa and others, on Wednesday declined to comment on the Karnataka High Court granting the actor interim bail on medical grounds but expressed confidence that the guilty will be punished as they have faith in the judiciary and...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has succeeded in placating rebels on 90 per cent of the seats from where they filed nomination against the alliance's official candidates. He said the Shiv Sena (UBT) has filed nominations in 96 seats. When...
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Congress leader and party candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that her brother and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi tells her not just in public but in private that he treats the people of Wayanad as his family and not electorate and that...
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The year 2024 is the fortieth anniversary year of several narrative-altering events in India.The most momentous and linked events in 1984 were undoubtedly Indira Gandhi's assassination on October 31 triggered by Operation Bluestar a few months earlier, and followed by the anti-Sikh pogrom for 3-4...
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Hindus in Canada are aggrieved after Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre had chosen to cancel the 2024 Diwali celebrations.The Hindu Forum on Canda says that the move sends a clear message of exclusion to the community.'A move that sends a clear message of exclusion to a community deeply woven...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Mumbai on 6th November to attend a program of Maha Vikas Aghadi, where NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and other senior Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders will also be present. In the...
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Shares of Adani Enterprises Ltd jumped over 5 per cent on Wednesday after the firm posted nearly an eight-fold rise in net profit in the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The stock soared 5.11 per cent to Rs 2,986.90 on the BSE. At the NSE, it surged 4.87 per cent to Rs 2,987.50....
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Gorgeous chandeliers hang above Diwali guests as President Joe Biden waits to speak.
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The White House hosted a Diwali celebration, honouring Indian Americans' contributions to the US-India bond. US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti praised the event and highlighted the significance of Diwali and Indian Americans' invaluable contributions.First Deputy Managing Director of the...
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High drama was witnessed at the collectorate in Nagpur as former Maharashtra minister Anees Ahmed, given ticket by the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi to contest Nagpur Central seat, missed the deadline for filing nomination by just a few minutes. Ahmed, a Gandhi family loyalist who won the...
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The Kedarnath temple was decorated with flowers on the occasion of Diwali. The portals of the Dham are closing for the winter season on Sunday, 3 November, at 8:30 am. Yesterday, the portals of Shri Bhakunt Bhairavnath in Shri Kedarnath Dham were closed for the winter season.
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Darshan and Pavithra are co-accused in the murder
Update: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is an accused in Renukaswamy murder case, on medical grounds, to undergo spine surgery. The bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted interim bail for a period of six weeks to...
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A message claiming a bomb had been placed on Air India's flight from Delhi to Mumbai via Indore was posted on a social media platform which later turned out to be a hoax, police said on Wednesday. The Indore police in Madhya Pradesh have registered a case in this connection against an...
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Karnataka HC grants interim bail to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, accused in Renukaswamy murder case, on medical grounds.
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A man in Delhi keeps diyas ready ahead of Diwali
In a historic move, New York City schools will close on November 1 to observe the Hindu festival, Diwali. This marks the first time the city's schools have recognised the holiday. This year Diwali is special. For the first time in the history of New York City, schools will be closed on...
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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has allegedly received a death threat again along with a demand of Rs two crore following which the Mumbai police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person, an official on Wednesday. The Mumbai traffic police on Tuesday received an anonymous...
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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned citizens about 'digital arrest', HDFC Bank issued an advisory urging its customers to stay vigilant and avoid falling victim to such fraudulent practices. The country's largest private sector bank has shared tips on how its customers can...
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A 33-year-old woman died and 15 others suffered food poisoning after consuming momos from a single vendor at different locations under Banjara Hills police station limits in Telangana's Hyderabad, said police. The police have launched an investigation into the matter and registered a case over...
10:05
Will a Harris win boost the Sensex?
Indian stock markets opened flat amid a buying and selling trend by domestic investors and Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). The continuous selling by FIIs and buying support from Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) have shifted markets into a balanced mode. On Wednesday,...
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Top Canadian officials have reportedly admitted to leaking details about India's foreign interference to The Washington Post, but these specifics were not shared with Canadians, The Globe and Mail reported This news comes amid ongoing tensions between Canada and India, particularly after Prime...
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Days after a stampede at the Bandra Terminus here, the Western Railway has said a penalty will be imposed if the luggage of passengers exceeds the permissible limit for their respective travel class and urged people not to overcrowd stations. Each passenger is permitted to carry a...
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United States President Joe Biden sparked controversy when he compared supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to garbage. Biden was commenting on a racist joke a comedian made at a Trump rally days earlier likening Puerto Rico to an 'island of garbage'.The only garbage...
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More than 280 people were moved to safety after they reported hearing 'explosion-like' sounds accompanied by tremors in the Anakkallu area in Malappuram, police said on Wednesday.The 287 people from 85 families were shifted to a school building late Tuesday night, they added.The first sound was...
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Former United States President Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner are being targeted by Chinese government-linked hackers as part of a large-scale 'cyber-espionage campaign' affecting senior leaders in both the Republican and Democratic parties, as suspected by US...
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The United States State Department has refuted reports claiming Washington, DC is considering 'expelling' Indian diplomats amid the strained ties between India and Canada.During a press briefing on Tuesday (local time), State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said he was unfamiliar with any...
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Union minister Piyush Goyal campaigning for BJP candidate Sanjay Upadhyay in Borival, Mumbai
The Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting on 148 assembly seats in Maharashtra, the highest among half a dozen major political parties in the ruling and opposition camps, followed by the Congress on 103 as the filing of nominations ended on Tuesday. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena...
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A man was arrested in Haridwar on Tuesday for allegedly placing detonators on the Haridwar-Dehradun railway track in Uttarakhand, officials said. The Haridwar Government Railway Police received information from the control room of Moradabad Railway Division on Sunday night about detonators...
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