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Malaika and Amrita Arora with their parents, Joyce Arora and Anil Mehta/Courtesy Instagram
The Mumbai police on Thursday recorded a statement of Joyce, actor-model Malaika Arora's mother, in connection with the alleged suicide of Malaika's stepfather Anil Mehta. Anil Mehta (62) allegedly jumped off the sixth floor of the building `Ayesha Manor' in upscale Bandra (West) on...
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A 20-year-old MBBS student died allegedly by suicide at his home in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city on Thursday, a police official said. Pranshul Vyas was in the second year of his medical education at the state-run Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College in Indore, about 50 km from Ujjain, and...
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The southwest monsoon may start withdrawing from the country between September 19 and 25, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. Typically, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from...
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File pic of Dr Maitreyan with former TN CM Jayalalithaa
Former Rajya Sabha MP V Maitreyan, who joined the BJP last year, called on AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai on Thursday and rejoined the party. Maitreyan visited Palaniswami at his residence and appealed to the former chief minister, in a letter, to induct him...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday said the Mumbai coastal road is a game-changer and it will be extended in the future to Bhayander, Virar and Palghar, which would benefit the mega Vadhvan port, the foundation stone of which was recently laid by Prime Minister Narendra...
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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (left) and CM Mamata Banerjee/ANI Photo
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday said he will not share any public platform with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in view of people's outcry over the RG Kar hospital impasse. In a video message, Bose also said he will also socially boycott the chief minister. I will not be...
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The Defence Research & Development Organisation and the Indian Navy on Thursday successfully flight tested vertical launch short range surface-to-air missile from Chandipur, off Odisha coast, defence officials said in Balasore. The test was conducted around 3 pm from the integrated test...
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India and China on Thursday agreed to work with urgency and redouble their efforts to realise complete disengagement in remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh as NSA Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in St Petersburg with a focus on an early resolution of the...
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CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury/File image
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh condoled the demise of Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday and said he was a committed and sensitive political leader. Yechury passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi following a prolonged...
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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the passing away of CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, saying he was fierce in his determination to protect India's diversity and was a powerful champion of secularism. Yechury breathed his last at the...
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Himachal Pradesh minister Anirudh Singh on Thursday claimed that former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur gave Rs 2 lakh for construction of a portion of the Sanjauli mosque during his tenure and the BJP was now trying to disturb peace in the state. Terming it as baseless, Thakur said the...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday offered to resign for the sake of people and said she also want justice for the murdered RG Kar hospital doctor. I apologise to the people of Bengal who expected an end to the RG Kar impasse today. They (junior doctors) came to Nabanna...
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India's industrial production output decelerated to 4.8 per cent year-on-year in July 2024, mainly due to poor performance of the manufacturing and mining sectors, as per official data released on Thursday.The factory output growth, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP),...
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In a dramatic turn of events, agitating junior doctors have refused to join the Bengal government's proposal for talks in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee so far to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse after the state rejected their demand for live streaming of the meeting. The...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the passing of Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury and said he was a leading light of the Left known for his ability to connect across the political spectrum.Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical...
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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday met Russian President Vladmir Putin amid renewed efforts to find a solution to the Ukraine conflict.The meeting took place on the margins of a conclave of national security advisors of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations in...
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A group of agitating junior doctors reached the West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna to hold talks in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse.Escorted by a pilot police vehicle, the delegation reached the secretariat at around 5.25 pm, some 25 minutes...
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The Audi that was involved in the accident
The CCTV footage of a bar from which Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule's son Sanket and friends had drinks and food before the latter's Audi car crashed into several vehicles in Nagpur on August 9 is missing and the DVR from the eatery has been confiscated as part of the probe, a...
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said there was nothing more condemnable and intolerable than one in constitutional position becoming part of enemies of the nation, in an apparent attack on Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his remarks made in the United...
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Benchmark Sensex hit the historic 83,000 level for the first time on Thursday and the Nifty settled at a lifetime high after a rally in blue-chip shares, surge in global markets and foreign fund inflows. A sharp fag-end rally drove the 30-share BSE Sensex to the 83,000 level for the...
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Sitaram Yechury's family has donated his body to AIIMS, New Delhi for teaching and research purposes. Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi today following prolonged illness, hospital and party...
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Welcoming the Bengal government's positive response to hold talks in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse, agitating junior doctors Thursday announced their decision to attend the proposed meeting at the state secretariat within the stipulated time of...
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Shares of online food delivery platform Zomato Ltd surged over 4 per cent to hit the record high level on Thursday. The stock jumped 4.49 per cent to settle at Rs 283.90 on the BSE. During the day, it soared 5.24 per cent to hit a record high of Rs 285.95. At the NSE, it surged 4.25 per...
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Malaika, Anil, Joyce, Arhaan, Amrita
Bollywood actress Malaika Arora's father, Anil Mehta, died by suicide on Wednesday, police said. The post-mortem report has revealed that Mehta died from multiple fractures sustained during a fatal fall from his residence's sixth-floor balcony, reports NDTV.According to Mumbai Police, the...
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Rahul Gandhi tweets, Sitaram Yechury ji was a friend. A protector of the Idea of India with a deep understanding of our country. I will miss the long discussions we used to have. My sincere condolences to his family, friends, and followers in this hour of grief.
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Update: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Thursday following prolonged illness, hospital and party sources said. He was 72. Yechury had been in a critical condition for the last few days and was on...
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Veteran CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury dies at 72 after prolonged illness: Party and hospital sources. Yechury had been critical and was on respiratory support at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.
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Police comb a Naxal stronghold in Maharashtra. File pic
Naxalites hanged two men to death in a remote village in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, accusing them of being police informers, police said. The police have received information about the incident and details about it are being collected, a senior police official said. As per the...
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So, the answer to the question we asked you in our 11:14 am post is: Germany. Foreign minister Dr S Jaishankar had shared a couple of pictures from Berlin. He wrote, The replica of the East Gate of the Sanchi Stupa stands outside the Humboldt Forum. A representation of India's rich heritage in...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi slammed the BJP over the attack on two Army officers and rape of one of their two women friends in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that law and order in states ruled by the party is almost non existent. The former Congress chief said the...
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The banner produced Hum Aapke Hain Koun among other blockbusters
Rajshri Productions on Thursday issued a statement warning aspiring actors against false casting calls on behalf of the production house. The production banner, known for films such as Nadiya Ke Paar, Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as well as TV shows Woh Rehne Waali Mehlon Ki and...
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A 24-year-old Indian-origin Israeli soldier from the Bnei Menashe community was killed in a vehicle-ramming attack close to the West Bank's Beit El settlement, community members said on Thursday. Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal was a resident of Nof HaGalil and a soldier in the Kfir Brigade's...
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Madrassas are unsuitable places for children to receive proper education and the education imparted there is not comprehensive and is against the provisions of the Right to Education Act, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court. The child...
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With a row erupting over Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the Ganpati Puja celebrations at Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's residence, the BJP and it's ally hit out at the opposition parties, calling their reactions reckless and said casting baseless aspersions on the highest court...
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Ajmer Sharif Dargah will prepare and distribute 4000 kg of vegetarian Langar food to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 74th birthday on September 17.In celebration of the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in conjunction with Sewa Pakhwada, the historic and world-famous Big Shahi Deg...
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Supreme Court to deliver verdict tomorrow in plea by jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking bail and quashing of arrest by CBI in connection with Excise Policy case. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which reserved judgment on September 5, will...
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Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was admitted to a private hospital in the early hours of Thursday, according to a media report. The 79-year-old Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson arrived at the Evercare Hospital from her Gulshan residence around 1:40 am, BNP...
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Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on the PM's visit to the CJI which has upset the Opposition parties. It's unfortunate to see reckless commentary on the Prime Ministers visit to the Chief Justice of Indias (CJI) residence for Ganapati Aarti. When verdicts favour them, the opposition praises the...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can both augment and displace labour, and there is a need to choose the right balance between the two. The onus is as much on the government as on the private sector to consider the medium-term consequences of AI, Chief Economic Advisor Dr V Anantha...
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Malaika and Amrita with their father, Anil
More details have also emerged about Malaika Arora's father's death. According to a report by NDTV, Malaika and Amrita's father Anil Mehta, 65, had called both the girls before allegedly jumping off the balcony of his sixth-floor residence in Bandra's Ayesha Manor and said, I'm tired. The...
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EAM Dr S Jaishankar shares this image of a replica of the East Gate of the Sanchi Stupa. Where is it?
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has raised his concerns about the impartiality of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud following PM Modi's visit to the CJI's house for Ganpati Puja. Raut, through his statements, tried to cast doubt on the Chief Justice's ability to deliver a fair judgement in the...
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Junior doctors on Thursday continued their sit-in outside the West Bengal Health Department's office as well as their 'cease work' over the alleged rape and murder of a young medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The agitating doctors have been demonstrating outside Swathya...
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A depression that originated over central India is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to...
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Badminton player Lakshya Sen shares this image with the Raja. Immersed in the joy and colors of Ganpati at Lalbaugcha Raja! Here's to good vibes and even better blessings #ganpatibappamorya #LalbaugchaRaja.
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Narendra Modi shares this picture from yesterday. Joined Ganesh Puja at the residence of CJI, Justice DY Chandrachud Ji. May Bhagwan Shri Ganesh bless us all with happiness, prosperity and wonderful health.Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising retweeted an image of the PM being greeted by the CJI...
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A day after violent clashes broke out between two groups during a Ganesh idol procession in Nagamangala town in Karnataka, 46 people were arrested in connection with the incident, police said on Thursday. Tension prevailed in the town on Wednesday night with a few people, including two...
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As many as 25,000 villages without telecom and mobile Internet will be connected by mid-2025 to ensure full saturation in the country, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.State-run BSNL will roll out its 4G network with 100,000 telecom towers by the middle of next year.A total...
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Assamese actress, choreographer and social media influencer Sumi Bora and her husband Tarkik Bora, who were wanted in connection with the multi-crore online stock trading scam, detained by the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday, a senior police officer said. The STF detained the two...
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The fifth wolf was caught earlier this month
As the authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich continued their search for a sixth 'killer' wolf, a 50-year-old named Pushpa Devi was attacked and severely injured after the wolf attacked her on Wednesday night. The incident happened at Raipur Korean Tepra village of Khairighat police...
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Sanket Koul/Business StandardThe Central Drug Standards Control Organisation on Wednesday suspended permission granted to Mumbai-based Entod Pharmaceuticals to manufacture and sell an eye drop after taking exception to the firm's claim that it can help eliminate dependency on reading glasses for...
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Amid the overwhelming response to the Bajaj Housing Finance IPO, technical glitches prevented some investors from applying. Investors expressed discontent with stock brokers and UPI payment platforms on social media.Users of prominent brokerages like Groww, Zerodha, and AngelOne cited delayed UPI...
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Amid deepening schisms within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana over poll ticket distribution, party leader Karan Dev Kamboj on Wednesday indicated that the rebellion could have been prevented if Chief Minister Nayab Saini had a 'say' on the allocation process.Meanwhile, senior party...
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Security forces on Wednesday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a forest area in the Keran sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Based on specific intelligence inputs, a joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched in Keran Sector,...
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A view of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata/ANI Photo
Central Bureau of Investigation officers on Wednesday conducted another round of questioning of arrested accused Sanjoy Roy in the RG Kar hospital case, officials said. The interrogation, being carried out at the Presidency Correctional Home, is part of their ongoing investigation into the...
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