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A court in Ajmer on Wednesday refused to hear a civil suit seeking to declare the mausoleum of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti as a Shiv temple, saying it had no jurisdiction over it. The suit filed by Hindu Sena president Vishnu Gupta through his counsel in the court of civil judge claimed...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that if a nuclear power supports another country's aggression against Russia, it will be regarded as complicit in that aggression, reports AP. During a meeting of Russia's Security Council on Wednesday, which discussed updates to Russia's nuclear...
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The body of a 21-year-old undertrial was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Dasna jail here with police calling it a suicide.Meanwhile, the father of the accused, Shivam, claimed that his son was disturbed as he was falsely implicated in a rape case.Assistant commissioner of police (Masuri)...
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Schools and colleges in Mumbai and its suburbs will remain shut on Thursday amid a red alert for heavy rains, officials said. school education minister Deepak Kesarkar, the guardian minister for Mumbai city, declared a holiday as heavy rains pounded Mumbai. A Brihanmumbai Municipal...
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Tense moments unfolded on Wednesday as smoke was spotted emanating from the wheels of the Malwa Express after it left Mhow station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses said railway staff swiftly intervened, using fire extinguishers to manage the situation. A railway official...
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Malayalam film actor Sidhique
Malayalam film actor Sidhique on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala high court order denying him anticipatory bail in a rape case. According to the Supreme Court website, Sidhique has moved the apex court through his counsel Ranjeeta Rohatgi. The high court on...
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The Bombay high court has granted bail to two men accused of trying to frame actor Chrisann Pereira in a drug case in the United Arab Emirates. Justice Manish Pitale, in the order passed on Tuesday, granted bail to Rajesh Bobhate and Anthony Paul on personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each. The...
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Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar on Wednesday backed party's Lok Sabha member Kangana Ranaut's remarks on bringing back the three farm laws that were withdrawn by the Centre in November 2021 after an intense protest by farmers. Gurjar, the MLA from Loni assembly segment in...
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Three persons were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes over the last 24 hours ending Wednesday evening in Thane district, an official said. The lightning strikes were reported from Shirgaon in Murbad taluka and near Kalyan on Tuesday afternoon. At Shirgaon, a bolt from the...
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More than 56 percent voters on Wednesday exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling for 26 seats in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. The polling passed off peacefully, officials said. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, J-K Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said the...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday evening issued a red alert for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts, predicting extremely heavy rainfall. It has been raining in many parts of the city since afternoon. A civic official said the IMD upgraded its orange alert for...
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Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary Sunil Ambekar on Wednesday termed BJP president J P Nadda's remarks that the saffron party had grown from relying on the RSS to becoming self-sufficient, as a family matter.Asked if Nadda's comments caused a rift between the BJP and the Sangh,...
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The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Wednesday served a notice to wrestler Vinesh Phogat for whereabouts failure and sought an explanation within 14 days. All the athletes registered with NADA's Registered Testing Pool (RTP), of which Vinesh is a part, are required to provide...
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Delhi Police has accorded 'Z' security cover to Atishi, days after she was sworn in as the chief minister of Delhi, official sources said on Wednesday. On Saturday, she was provided security cover, which include a pilot, in her convoy by the Delhi Police. According to protocol, Delhi's...
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A voter turnout of 54 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the Election Commission said.The voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and is underway peacefully.The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi seat in the Jammu region recorded the...
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Weighing in on the MUDA site allotment case, former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should resign in view of the serious allegations against him. He also dismissed the CM's claim that he has not committed anything wrong, and said...
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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the custodian of the super-rich shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala hills inTirupati has lodged a police complaint against Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Foods Pvt Ltd on the issue of supplying adulterated ghee. TTD Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao...
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Three Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and Indian School of Business, Hyderabad have figured in world's top 100 for their MBA courses, according to QS rankings announced on Wednesday. The three IIMs are IIM Bangalore, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta. Also, the three...
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Noted Tamil film director Mohan G was arrested for his alleged remarks on Panchamirtham, a popular prasadam of Palani Lord Murugan temple, and he was later released on bail by a court.According to police, an FIR was registered following a complaint from an HR and CE official and Mohan was...
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From the 30 Sensex firms, Power Grid, Axis Bank, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra and HDFC Bank were the biggest gainers. Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, State Bank of India and JSW Steel were the biggest laggards.
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Tirupati laddoos being purified
YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday called on people to take part in temple rituals (pooja) across Andhra Pradesh on September 28 to atone for the sin allegedly committed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu through his allegations on Tirupati laddus. Reddy's appeal comes days...
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Benchmark Sensex closed above the 85,000 level for the first time while Nifty scaled the 26,000 peak at close on Wednesday as fag-end buying in banking and power shares helped stock markets recoup early losses. After a see-saw trade during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 255.83...
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The body of missing Kerala lorry driver Arjun was recovered along with his vehicle on Wednesday from a river, more than two months after a landslide at Shirur village in Uttara Kannada district, police said. The July 16 landslide on National Highway 66 claimed the lives of eight...
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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections: 46.12% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in the second phase of polling in 26 constituencies in six districts of the UT.Undeterred by the terror activities over the past three years, the voters in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Pooch lived to their...
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Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor meets Anna Sebastian Perayil's parents. Paid an emotional visit to the parents of EY India's Anna Sebastian Perayil, who died of a heart attack at age 26 from overwork and intolerable stress &pressure from her managers. Discussed with her anguished parents...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday reiterated that he was ready to face an investigation in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. Reacting to Special Court ordering a Lokayukta police investigation against him in the case, the Chief...
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The internet labelled Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a 'perfect couple' after he praised her at an awards ceremony in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. A picture of the billionaire with the Italian Prime Minister...
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The Supreme Court has assured help to a poor Dalit youth, who lost his hard-earned seat in IIT Dhanbad after he narrowly missed the deadline to deposit Rs 17,500 as acceptance fee after clearing the prestigious exam in his last attempt. We will help you as far as possible. But what were you...
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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday said the probe into the killing of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde in a shoot-out should be carried out in a fair and impartial manner. The shoot-out could have been avoided if the police had tried to overpower Shinde first, the HC...
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A Special Court orders Lokayukta police probe against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA case. The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case over which the Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot accorded sanction for investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has its origins more...
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A voter turnout of 36.93 per cent was recorded till 1 pm in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the Election Commission said. The voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and was underway peacefully. The Gulabgarh (ST) seat in the Jammu region recorded...
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Any genuine friend of India should be happy about the NSA's extraordinary achievements; but the US is gunning for Ajit Doval, which raises doubts about American intentions, writes MK Bhadrakumar. Read the column here.
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The Meteorological department on Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall in several districts of West Bengal, with extremely heavy downpours expected in some sub-Himalayan areas. A low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal is set to bring rain or thunderstorms to various districts in both...
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Arvind Kejriwal, the National Convenor of AAP, wrote a letter urging RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat to step in and oversee the activities of the BJP. In a letter written on Wednesday, Kejriwal asked five questions to Mohan Bhagwat and asked him to take responsibility in matters of the BJP. In...
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NDTV.com: An HDFC bank employee in Lucknow died under mysterious circumstances while working, police said. The 45-year-old fell off her chair and died instantly, according to reports.Additional Deputy VP of HDFC Bank in Vibhutikhand, Sadaf Fatima (45), dies under suspicious circumstances while...
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Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said the police have information about the presence of the suspect -- involved in the brutal killing of a 29-year-old woman whose dismembered body was found in the fridge of her house here -- in Odisha, and teams formed to crack the case have...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the number of BJP members in the state has already crossed 40 lakh with the party setting a target of 50 lakh. The membership drive is underway in all 126 assembly segments and will conclude across the state on October 9, a day...
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The Pune office of Ernst & Young (EY), in news after the death of a woman CA, was functioning since 2007 without a license under the Shops Act, which stipulates employees' welfare among other conditions, an official said on Wednesday. This is a violation of norms. A notice will be issued...
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Has Urmila Matondkar filed for divorce from her husband Mohsin Akhtar Mir? Internet is buzzing with reports that the actor has called it quits after eight years of marriage. Read more
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Ministry of Railways shares this lovely message on X with the image alongside saying, O sajni re' Bahut bahut badhai! Indian Railways is proud to be a part of such a wholesome movie. #Oscars2025 #LaapataaLadies.
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A voter turnout of 24.10 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, an official said on Wednesday. The voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements. The Gulabgarh (ST) seat in the Jammu region recorded the...
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Polling officials inspect the election material in Srinagar. Sharafat Ali/Reuters
In a pointed remark aimed at its alliance partner Congress party, which is contesting elections in Jammu and Kashmir alongside the National Conference, Omar Abdullah urged Rahul Gandhi to wrap up campaigning in Kashmir and shift his focus towards Jammu.He emphasized that the party should...
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Voters stand in queue at Budgam. Sanna Irshad Mattoo/Reuters
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Wednesday lashed out at the Centre's move to invite foreign delegates to observe the ongoing assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the polls were an internal matter of India. I don't know why foreigners should be asked to check...
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Vedanta Group chairman Anil Agarwal shares this image on X, writing: Ma is a fighter and the strongest lady I know. She is 90+ and loves to live everyday to the fullest. She's always been the first to dress in new clothes, go to new restaurants, meet new people, or take in new experiences...
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Kriti Sanon, whose had a good run at the box office recently with films like Tere Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya and Crew, lives in a stunning duplex apartment in Andheri, north west Mumbai, with her sister and parents.The apartment, which comes with a breathtaking view of the Mumbai...
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut reacts her party distancing itself from her views on farm laws. Kangana says, Absolutely, my views on Farmers Laws are personal and they don't represent party's stand on those Bills. Thanks. The Bharatiya Janata Party has distanced itself from the remarks of party...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is known to not field many Muslims when it comes to elections in India. So when it does, it becomes a note-worthy occasion. In the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections the BJP has fielded not one or two but 15 Muslim candidates.It was only the Muftis, Congress and...
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A voter turnout of 10.22 per cent was recorded in the first two hours of polling in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, an official said on Wednesday. The voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements. The Surankote (ST) seat in the Jammu region recorded the...
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Madhura Jasraj, daughter of famed filmmaker V Shantaram and wife of late legendary classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, passed away today due to age-related illness.Madhura Jasraj, 86, died in the early hours of September 25, a spokesperson of the Jasraj family said.The last rites will be performed...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) may clear the decks for the launch of a new asset class -- aimed at bridging the gap between mutual funds (MFs) and portfolio management services (PMS) -- along with the MF Lite framework for passive fund houses.The decision is likely at Sebi's...
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A day after the Karnataka High Court upheld the governor's approval for an investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday slammed the BJP and accused it of adopting insidious ways to destabilise and topple elected governments. In a setback to...
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Dividends and proceeds from share buybacks by individual promoters and prominent business families in India in 2023-2024 were once again higher than the Government of India's earnings from listed central public-sector undertakings (CPSUs) or multinationals' earnings from their listed subsidiaries...
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Voters in Ganderbal
As Jammu and Kashmir votes in the second phase of crucial assembly elections on Wednesday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge urged the voters to think about the decade lost in betrayal and remember how their state was downgraded to a Union Territory. Asserting that Jammu and...
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India's aspiration to turn Delhi and Mumbai into global mega hubs -- among the world's most connected international airports -- remains a distant and difficult goal. However, progress is being made on a different front, as both airports are emerging as key international hubs for low-cost...
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Shreya Nandi/Business StandardThe Centre on Tuesday extended the import management system for laptops and other IT hardware products by three months -- till December 31 -- and asked companies to seek fresh approvals for imports from January 1, based on the new guidelines.The existing system is...
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Lalit K Jha/PTIUnited States intelligence agencies have briefed former president Donald Trump on the 'real and specific' threat to his life allegedly from Iran to allegedly 'sow chaos' in the country, according to his campaign.Two apparent assassination attempts have been made in the same number...
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Subrata Panda & Aathira Varier/Business StandardPrivate-sector banks employee strength has gone up 2.78 times in over a decade (since FY14) and surpassed that of the State-owned banks, reflecting their growing market share at the cost of their public-sector peers.Latest data from the Reserve...
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee/Business StandardUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan held his first dialogue with a delegation of 50 farmers and farm union leaders on Tuesday.During the meeting with Chouhan, the delegation raised a raft of issues ranging from a fair price for all crops, a solution...
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Samie Modak/Business StandardFood delivery major Swiggy has been given the go-ahead by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to launch its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), according to people in know.The company -- backed by major investors like Prosus, SoftBank and...
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The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to test the quality of ghee used for preparation of offerings at the Jagannath temple in Puri, an official said.The decision was taken amid the row over the alleged use of animal fat in the ghee with which the laddus offered at the Tirumala temple in...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday again questioned a doctor of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's forensic department in connection with their ongoing probe into the alleged rape and murder of a medic at the facility, an officer said. Dr Apurba Biswas, who was earlier grilled...
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