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Sri Lanka's newly appointed President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday signed the special gazette notification ordering the dissolution of parliament, officials said.The dissolution will be effective from midnight Tuesday and the election will be held on November 14.Dissanayake in the run-up...
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Anna Shinde, father of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde who was killed in an alleged shootout with police, said on Tuesday that the family would have accepted the verdict of a court after a fair trial. Speaking to PTI, he questioned the police's claim that...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a meeting with the medical superintendent and vice principals (MSVPs) of all state-run medical colleges primarily to review security measures at those facilities on Thursday, a well-placed source said.The meeting was convened after a...
22:20
With the monsoon season nearing its end, the air quality in the national capital turned poor on Tuesday, officials said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the city's AQI at 9 pm was 204 -- in the poor category.An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100...
22:04
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday reviewed a trial of an Automatic Train Protection System called 'Kavach' between Sawai Madhopur and Indargarh Railway stations in West Central Railway Zone. Vaishnaw travelled in the engine of a Kavach-fitted train, which, while speeding at...
21:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi on Tuesday evening after concluding a three-day very intense and successful visit to the US. During his visit to the US, PM Modi attended the Quad Leaders Summit in US President Joe Biden's hometown, Delaware. He delivered remarks at the United...
21:30
The Bharatiya Janata Party termed the killing of the Badlapur sexual assault case accused by police as God's justice and accused the Opposition of speaking the language of urban Naxals by doubting the incident.A political firestorm has erupted in Maharashtra over the killing of Akshay Shinde,...
21:26
Celebrated filmmaker Mani Ratnam has completed shooting for Thug Life, his upcoming movie with superstar Kamal Haasan.The veteran filmmaker and the actor are reuniting after 35 years for the Tamil star's 234th feature film. They earlier worked together on the 1987 critical hit Nayagan.Thug Life...
21:20
Slain accused Akshay Shinde
The father of Akshay Shinde, accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case who was killed by police in 'retaliatory firing', has moved the Bombay high court seeking probe by a special investigation team into the death. Anna Shinde, in his petition filed through advocate Amit Katarnaware,...
20:54
Bharatiya Janata Party's allies on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership following his visit to the United States, with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu asserting that they are lucky to be working under such a statesman who has strengthened India's position in...
20:41
The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Tuesday vowed to free temples from government control across the country and said it will soon launch a nationwide campaign to achieve this goal. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain asserted that the...
19:47
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The body of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, was on Tuesday handed over to police after post-mortem at the JJ Hospital in south Mumbai, an official said. Shinde was killed near Mumbra bypass in Thane on Monday evening when he allegedly snatched the gun of a...
19:34
Actor-comedian Kiku Sharda says there are moral lines that shouldn't be crossed in the pursuit of humour, especially when it comes to religion. In 2016, the actor was arrested by the Haryana Police for mimicking Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and hurting the...
19:15
Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand, on Tuesday termed the Tirupati Laddu Prasadam controversy an attack on Hindu sentiments and demanded strict action against all those involved.The shankaracharya was in Patna as part of his nationwide 'Gau...
18:49
Saudi Arabia has raised concerns about the growing number of Pakistani beggars arriving in the Kingdom under the guise of religious pilgrimage and asked Islamabad to take action to prevent them from entering the Gulf country, a media report said on Tuesday. Citing sources from Pakistan's...
18:29
The accused in the minor girls' sexual assault case was killed in an encounter as the Eknath Shinde government was trying to shield the pro-BJP Badlapur school management, Shiv Sena-UBT MP Sanjay Raut alleged on Tuesday.Hitting back, the ruling Shiv Sena slammed the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction...
17:45
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's health deteriorated on Tuesday as he entered the eighth day of his hunger strike to press for reservations for the Marathas under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.He has refused to take fluids or medication despite appeals from members of the...
17:18
A low-pressure system formed over the West Central Bay of Bengal is set to bring heavy rain and thunderstorms adjoining the northwest Bay off North Andhra - South Odisha coasts. A shear zone runs roughly along 16degN over north peninsular India between 3.1 km to 7.6 km above mean sea level...
17:06
Sensex closed the day at 84,914.04 points, down 14.57 points or 0.017 per cent, while Nifty closed at 25,940.40 points, up just 1.35 points or 0.0052 per cent. Among the sectoral indices, Nifty metal was the top mover at 2.97 per cent.
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A 30-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly installing spy cameras in the bedroom and washroom of his female tenant's home in east Delhi's Shakarpur area, police said Tuesday. The victim, a civil service aspirant, was staying alone in the house for the past few months and would...
16:41
Benchmark Sensex scaled the 85,000 level and Nifty breached the 26,000 mark for the first time before paring gains to close flat in a volatile session on Tuesday, dragged by losses in FMCG and select banking shares. The 30-share BSE benchmark declined by 14.57 points or 0.02 per cent to...
15:57
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday stepped up his attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging he was arrested as the ruling party wanted to project him as a chor (thief) but even his fiercest enemy believes he is not corrupt. The former Delhi chief minister held a roadshow in the...
15:35
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he will not hesitate from facing investigation in a site allotment issue but added that he would consult legal experts to find out whether such a probe is allowed under law. Reacting to the High Court order dismissing his petition...
15:14
The West Bengal government has decided to discontinue the 150-year-old tram service in Kolkata soon, barring a solitary heritage stretch from Maidan to Esplanade, Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty said. Tram lovers, however, have decided to hit the streets in protest against the...
15:00
Delhi has reported over 300 more dengue cases in past seven days, as mosquito borne diseases seemingly are on a slow but steady rise in the national capital, according to official data. Cases of malaria are considerably higher so far when compared to last year. Delhi has already...
14:10
A construction worker and his associate allegedly molested a nursing student at gunpoint inside a college in Shahjahanpur, UP, police said on Tuesday. One accused has been arrested while the other is at large, they said.The student, a resident of Jalalabad police station area, is pursuing a...
13:51
Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar. File pic
Despite getting an adverse verdict from the Karnataka High Court on the Governor's nod to sanction prosecution against him, Siddaramiah has got the backing of his cabinet colleagues who have ruled out any need for him to resign.Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that...
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in-chambers on Tuesday a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgment which held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous class, for granting reservation.As...
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Update: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed Chief Minister Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's petition challenging the approval given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for conducting investigation against him in the alleged illegalities in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allotting sites...
12:54
Today even those who support Prime Minister Modi feel there is a certain sense of listlessness in this government.What is it intending to achieve? This is not easy to say, notes Aakar Patel. Read the column here.
12:44
The first time Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier met Dr Sarala Gopalan, the chithi or maternal aunt of Democratic presidential nominee and USA Vice President Kamala Harris, was in 2010 when Kamala was elected California's attorney general.We met again in 2016 when she was...
12:35
In a setback to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition challenging Governor's approval for investigation against him in a site allotment case. The Chief Minister had challenged the approval given by the Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for...
12:16
The CRPF men martyred in the Pulwama attack
A 32-year-old man chargesheeted in the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district five years ago has died of a heart attack in the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu, officials said. Bilal Ahmad Kuchey of Kakapora's Hajibal village was among 19...
11:39
The ambulance carrying the body of the accused
Badlapur sexual assault update: The body of the Badlapur sexual assault accused Akshay Shinde was brought to JJ Hospital in Mumbai for postmortem. He died yesterday after being shot at by police in retaliatory firing in Badlapur, Thane. A forensic team is at the Thane Police Headquarters...
11:26
Rail tracks were blocked by iron bars last week
Stones were allegedly thrown at Mahabodhi Express and Seemanchal Express trains in Uttar Pradesh, with officials on Tuesday saying probes have been launched in both the cases. Both the incidents took place late Monday evening in Mirzapur and Prayagraj districts, under the Northern Central...
10:48
The Hindu Mahasabha has called for a bandh in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on October 6 to oppose the India-Bangladesh cricket match scheduled here next month in protest against atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring country. A T20 match is scheduled between India and Bangladesh in...
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday said it will discuss the timing of the next review of Sri Lanka's loan programme and looks forward to working with the new government headed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. We look forward to working together with President Dissanayake and...
10:31
The markets are back in the saddle after early-morning blues. Sensex breaches 85,000-mark for first time ever; Nifty nears 26,000-level. The biggest gainers among the 30-share Sensex pack were Tata Steel, JSW Steel and Powergrid, while the losers included Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and...
10:10
S&P Global Ratings on Tuesday retained India's growth forecast at 6.8 per cent for the current fiscal and said it expects the RBI to start cutting interest rates in its October monetary policy review. In the economic outlook of Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings also retained its GDP...
10:09
It is not mandatory. But everyone, from government agencies to school managements to businesses, insists on the 12-digit 'unique identity', for everything from admissions, purchases, banking, IT returns and passports. Read the report here.
10:04
Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Tuesday after three days of record rally amid emergence of profit-taking. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 212.54 points to 84,716.07 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 52.2 points to 25,886.85. From the 30 Sensex firms, Infosys,...
09:40
Accused Akshay Shinde
The family members of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde have challenged the police claim that he fired at a policeman first following which cops fired in self-defence which led to his death. Shinde's kin also claimed that police pressured him for a confession in the sexual...
09:29
Canada PM Justin Trudeau shares this picture on X, writing, Had the honour of sitting down with @Malala this afternoon. She's here at the @UN, leading the charge for governments to go further, faster -- and to make sure every woman and girl is free to pursue the education, career, and life she...
09:25
Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Monday that the issues in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls have not changed and he is listening to the same slogans that were used to be there in elections during his college days. Azad also pointed out that the...
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Ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival, Bangladesh authorities have assured of increased security measures that have been put in place amid concerns of violence targeting minority Hindu communities.Durga Puja is set to be celebrated from October 9 to 13.The celebrations will be held in 32,666...
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Surajeet Dasgupta/Business StandardSouth Korean mobile giant Samsung announced price cuts of 15 to 35 per cent on its flagship S24 range of mobile phones, launched in January.The discounted models will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting September 26, as Samsung takes on Apples iPhone...
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The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the killing of justice, said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted. Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he...
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