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People in peripheral areas of Bishnupur and Imphal East district of Manipur turned off their lights on Friday night following sightings of multiple drones, officials said. Drones were employed to drop bombs on people at two nearby places in Imphal West district earlier this week. On...
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More than 2,500 Ganesh mandals and lakhs of households in the financial capital of the country will be celebrating the ten-day Ganesh festival from Saturday. Authorities had received 3,358 applications from Ganesh mandals -- groups that celebrate the festival in public places -- and...
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Malaysia Airlines plans to fly to more non-metro cities in India as well as increase the frequency of flights to Ahmedabad and Trivandrum, a senior airline official said on Friday. The carrier, part of the Malaysia Aviation Group, currently connects nine Indian cities with Kuala Lumpur and...
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An 11-year-old student of a government school was allegedly sexually assaulted in her classroom by a self-defence trainer on Friday in Sultanpuri area of outer Delhi, triggering protests, the police said. The police arrested the accused, Satish (45), who was conducting self defence classes...
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Vinesh Phogat (R) and Bajrang Punia meet with LoP in LS Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi/ANI Photo
Congress has fielded former wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana assembly seat in Haryana. The party released its first list of 31 candidates for Haryana polls which also contained Vinesh Phogat's name. AICC incharge of Haryana Deepak Babaria earlier gave indications that...
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The bodies of a middle-aged, inter-faith couple were found hanging from a tree in Sitapur on Friday, the police said. The couple allegedly committed suicide, they said. Bijehra village resident Salimun (45) was having an affair with Nakachhed, whose wife died 15 years ago. He had two...
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India on Friday successfully test-fired an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, Agni-4, from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur off the Odisha coast, defence sources said. The launch successfully validated all operational and technical parameters. It was conducted under the aegis...
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At least 15 people, including four women and an equal number of children, travelling in a van were killed on Friday after a roadways bus hit the vehicle from behind on National Highway 93 in Hathras, officials said. Thirteen others were injured in the accident and they have been admitted to...
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A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head surrendered along with his wife in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, while three ultras were held with explosives in Bijapur, police officials said on Friday. An official said Dosel Salaam alias Sonva, carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh, and his wife...
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Vistara flight UK 27, operating from Mumbai to Frankfurt, on Friday has been diverted to Turkey due to security concerns, the airline has said. The security alert (bomb threat) was noted by the Vistara crew onboard, the airline said in a statement. The aircraft has safely landed at the...
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The Odisha Assembly was adjourned twice on Friday amid a ruckus over the proposed name change of Ravenshaw University with opposition BJD and Congress members demanding the withdrawal of a police case against a sitting MLA. The issue was raised during Zero Hour, a day after police booked...
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Yash Chopra's classic film Veer-Zaara, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priety Zinta, will once again play out on the big screen as the movie is set to re-release in theatres across the country on September 13. Bollywood studio Yash Raj Films, the banner started by the late cinema icon, shared...
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A nursery student of a private school in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh was suspended because he allegedly brought non-vegetarian food in his tiffin box. The police said the incident took place on Thursday in Hilton Convent School. Though no formal police complaint has been lodged, district...
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Former BJD MP Sujeet Kumar (L) joins BJP in the presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and party general secretary Arun Singh, in New Delhi/ANI Photo
Former Biju Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of senior party leaders on Friday. The move came after the BJD expelled Kumar for anti-party activities earlier in the day. He subsequently resigned his Rajya Sabha...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi shakes hands with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, in Bengaluru, July 18, 2023/ANI Photo
The alliance talks over seat sharing between the Congress and the AAP for the Haryana assembly polls have hit a roadblock, and the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is planning to contest 50 seats in the state, sources claimed on Friday. The Aam Aadmi Party is likely to issue its first list of...
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The Congress on Friday appointed B Mahesh Kumar Goud as president of its Telangana unit, replacing A Revanth Reddy. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed Goud as president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect, a statement issued by AICC general...
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As rains forced closure of 40 roads in Himachal Pradesh, the local Met office on Friday warned of low flash flood risk in five districts of the state. The local meteorological office has warned of low flash flood risk in parts of Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi and Bilaspur districts till...
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Uzbekistan Airways on Friday announced the commencement of direct flights from Tashkent to Goa from October 27. The twice-a-week flight will be operated between Uzbekistan's capital city Tashkent and Manohar International Airport in North Goa with an Airbus A320 aircraft, it said. The...
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Union Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and actor Anil Kapoor are among Indians who have been honoured in Time magazine's prestigious list of the 100 Most Influential People in AI 2024. The list, released on Thursday, features 15 Indian or...
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The CPI-Marxist-led Left government in Kerala on Friday announced disbursement of a two-month pension for over 60 lakh beneficiaries, marking an Onam gift. Announcing the decision, state finance minister KN Balagopal said that Rs 1,700 crore has been allocated for this purpose. Around...
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Union Home Minster Amit Shah speaking at rally in Jammu/ANI on X
Union Home Minster Amit Shah has on Friday said that Article 370 is history now and it will not return. Speaking at an election rally in Jammu, Shah said, I have seen the NC's (National Conference) agenda. I have also seen Congress silently supporting NC's agenda. But, I want to say to the...
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As many 572 tribal girl students and women have become victims of rape during the last five years in Odisha, the SC-ST Development Minister Nityananda Gond told state Assembly on Friday. In a written reply to a query by Congress legislator Tara Prasad Bahinipati, Gond said the 572...
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Senior Haryana BJP leader Anil Vij on Friday took a dig at wrestler Vinesh Phogat over joining the Congress, saying what objection could they have if she wanted to become Congress ki beti from desh ki beti. He was asked about Phogat and another wrestler Bajrang Punia, both from...
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Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat join the Congress party in the presence of party general secretary KC Venugopal, party leader Pawan Khera, Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan and AICC in-charge of Haryana, Deepak Babaria. After joining the Congress party, Vinesh Phogat says, The fight is...
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Authorities in Pakistan on Friday reported its first polio case in the capital Islamabad in the last 16 years, a setback to the national efforts aimed at eradicating the crippling virus from the country. According to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio at the National Institute...
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Anant Ambani has reportedly donated a 20-kg gold crown worth Rs 15 crore to Mumbai's Lalbaugcha Raja, which was unveiled ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities which begin tomorrow. Anant has also been reportedly granted honorary membership of Lalbaugcha Raja Ganpati Mandal.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday termed his past alliances with arch rival Lalu Prasad's RJD as a mistake that he committed twice but was determined not to repeat again. The JD(U) chief's remark came at a function where he shared the stage with Union Health Minister Jagat...
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Police in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain have identified three to four suspects, who allegedly shot a video of a woman scrap collector's rape, and efforts were on to nab them, an official said on Friday. The scrap collector was raped by a man after he forced her to consume liquor in Agar Naka area...
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Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday resigned from the Indian Railways citing personal reasons amid speculations that she would be joining the Congress party.'Serving Indian Railways has been a memorable and proud time of my life,' she posted on X with a picture of her resignation...
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Because she got good teachers like you, she was able to become a doctor... However, her dreams were brutally strangled, the mother of the trainee doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata wrote in a heartfelt letter on Teachers' Day.In an open letter,...
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There should be a revival of the spirit of SAARC, Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh's interim government has said, underlining that the eight-member bloc can solve many of the region's problems. In an interview with PTI at his official residence in Dhaka, Chief Adviser Yunus said...
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Some foreign leaders have ruthlessly curtailed journalism. U.S. politicians could draw from their playbook. Read the column here.
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The PIL seeking direction to ban Netflix's series IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack has been withdrawn from the Delhi High Court. The petitioner, through counsel, stated that Netflix's addition of a disclaimer clarifies the real names of the terrorists involved in the hijacking and addresses the...
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Is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also president of the Janata Dal-United, a major ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, set to change sides again?Speculation is abuzz in Patna that Nitish Kumar is not comfortable in the NDA and could rejoin hands with...
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From wading through floodwaters and riding on boats and bulldozers, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is putting in all efforts to work for the relief of flood ravaged people in the state, which also included surveying a swollen rivulet from a railway bridge when a train whizzed...
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Actor Anil Kapoor posts this image on X, writing, With immense gratitude and a humble heart, I find myself among the visionaries shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence. This recognition by TIME is not just an honor, but a moment of reflection on the journey of innovation and creativity.
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Investors' wealth plummeted by Rs 4.12 lakh crore during the morning trade on Friday as markets faced a massive correction tracking a weak trend in global peers and fresh foreign fund outflows. Falling for the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 896.7 points or 1.09 per...
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Candlelight protests against the horrific incident at RG Kar
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by former principal of Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh challenging the Calcutta High Court order dismissing his plea to be added as a party to a petition alleging financial irregularities at the institute during his...
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Kiren Rijiju, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs and an MP from Arunachal Pradesh, shares this image on X, writing, Apple trees can be this big & bigger! From the very scenic Apple farms of #ArunachalPradesh, where nature's finest fruit grows!...
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Senior TMC leader Derek O'Brien on Friday questioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding the status of the charge-sheet in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case. When is CBI filing a charge-sheet in the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case and putting the accused on...
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A fire broke out at the Times Tower building in Mumbai's Lower Parel West on Friday morning.According to officials, no casualties have been reported yet in the blaze that began at 6.47 am. Fire tenders rushed to the spot after getting information about the incident.According to officials, fire...
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The GSB Seva Mandal's Ganpati idol adorned with gold and silver.
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The railway police in Maharashtra's Thane district have registered an attempt-to-murder case against a 25-year-old man after he allegedly opened fire at two persons at Badlapur station and injured one of them, an official said on Friday. The incident, which police said was the fallout...
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Tanaav Season 2 is like any other espionage thriller with twists and a lot of tense and thrilling moments. What makes it interesting is that unlike season 1, this time, the plot unravels quickly without getting boring, observes Namrata Thakker. Read the review here.
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As Jammu and Kashmir gears up for the upcoming assembly polls, Union Minister Amit Shah is set to launch the Bharatiya Janata Party's manifesto on Friday as he leaves for a two-day visit to the territory.Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled in three phases, which will be conducted on...
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The Chinese Ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, shares this image alongside on X and writes: A dosa breakfast made my day! Xu Feihong, on Thursday remembered Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Gujarat's Ahmedabad and praised the relationship between India and China. Sharing a post on X,...
09:55
Safia Abdullah Khan shares this picture of an unusual place in Kashmir. A visit to Kaman Post, Uri. Two thirds of the bridge is with India and a third with Pakistan.Safia is NC president Farooq Abdullah's daughter.
09:44
Sensex declines 233.98 points to 81,967.18 in early trade; Nifty drops 60 points to 25,085.10. Experts highlighted that the stock markets are facing pressure as major economic data, including the US monthly payroll data, is due this week. If this report also comes weak, the markets may slide...
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A fire broke out at Times Tower building in Mumbai's Lower Parel West on Friday morning.According to the officials, no casualties have been reported yet in the blaze that began at 6.47 am. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and firefighting operations are underway. Ambulances and police are...
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The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) carried out raids at the residence of former principal of RG Kar medical college and hospital, Sandip Ghosh, among other places in Kolkata in a case pertaining to the financial irregularities in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.ED had registered a case...
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United States President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to all nine charges in his federal tax case on Thursday, and District Judge Mark Scarsi in Los Angeles has accepted his plea, CNN reported.Sentencing is scheduled for December 16, notably after November's presidential...
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Three labourers were killed and as many injured after a portion of a slab at an under-construction building collapsed in Mumbai on Thursday, civic officials said. The incident occurred around 12.10 pm at Govind Nagar of Malad (East) in the western suburbs of Mumbai. A portion of the...
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Three labourers were killed and as many injured after a portion of a slab at an under-construction building collapsed in Mumbai on Thursday, civic officials said. The incident occurred around 12.10 pm at Govind Nagar of Malad (East) in the western suburbs of Mumbai. A portion of the...
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday ordered the suspension of Sujith Das, IPS, days after his purported conversation with Left MLA P V Anvar surfaced, allegedly revealing internal issues in the police. Das had the conversation with Anvar while serving as superintendent of...
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in New Delhi after Singapore, Brunei visits/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi on Thursday after concluding his three-day visit to Singapore and Brunei. Modi shared a video of his Singapore visit on X and stated, My visit to Singapore has been a very fruitful one. It will certainly add vigour to bilateral ties and benefit...
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Kanhaiya Lal (L) was attacked in his shop in Udaipur, on June 28, 2022/ANI Photo
Mohammad Javed, one of the accused in the tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Rajasthan's Udaipur in 2022, was on Thursday granted bail by the Rajasthan high court. Javed had pleaded for bail in the Jaipur bench of the high court after the NIA court denied him relief in the...
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