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A retired judge and his wife here were booked in connection with the suicide of a domestic help who was allegedly harassed by them, police on Thursday said. According to an officer, Mahesh Nishad had been working as a cook at the home of retired judge Anil Shrivastav and his wife Vandana in...
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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev
The Kerala high court on Thursday stayed all proceedings in a lower court against Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, his associate Acharya Balakrishna and their company Divya Pharmacy in a misleading advertisement case. Justice VG Arun stayed the proceedings in the Palakkad magisterial court for...
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At least two persons were injured after the CISF allegedly resorted to a lathi charge to disperse a group of people who were demonstrating to press for their demands in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Thursday, the police said.The group of people, under the banner of BSL Visthapit Apprentice...
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Odisha ex-CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik
A day after announcing that the Biju Janata Dal would oppose the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, the party on Thursday said it has not issued any whip to its MPs about voting on the matter in Rajya Sabha. The MPs will vote according to their conscience, BJD national spokesperson Sasmit...
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The Railway Protection Force has onboarded with the Central Equipment Identity Register portal of the Department of Telecommunication to help trace train passengers lost mobile phones, the ministry said on Thursday. This initiative follows the success of a pilot program in the Northeast...
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Normal life was thrown out of gear due to moderate to heavy rainfall in several parts of Telangana on Thursday. Narayanpur in Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district received 97.8 mm of rainfall, followed by 91 mm at the GHMC head office locality in Hyderabad, the Telangana State Development Planning...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus were seated together at the dinner hosted by Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for leaders of the BIMSTEC grouping in Bangkok. Yunus' office shared photographs of the Bangladesh chief adviser seated next to...
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Eight persons died after inhaling suspected toxic gas inside a well when they entered the water body to clean it in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, a senior official said. The incident took place in the Chaigaon Makhan area when eight persons entered the well to clean it on...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Lok Sabha passed the statutory resolution moved by Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the approval of the imposition of President's Rule in Manipur on Thursday. The House also expressed its respect, sympathy, and deep sorrow for those who lost their lives in the violence in...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Senior Janata Dal-United leader Mohammed Qasim Ansari on Thursday resigned from the party and all his posts, criticising the party's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha despite widespread opposition. In a letter to JD-U president and Bihar Chief Minister...
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The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day higher by 22 paise at 85.30 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday as the greenback weakened against its major peers after President Donald Trump unleashed reciprocal tariffs on about 60 countries.The domestic unit had witnessed...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she respects the judiciary but disagrees with the Supreme Court's verdict on school appointments 'on humanitarian grounds' and dared the Bharatiya Janata Party that she was ready to be arrested for supporting the affected...
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The Tamil Nadu government will install a statue of German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx in Chennai and also establish a memorial for All India Forward Bloc leader P K Mookiah Thevar in Usilampatti in Madurai, Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Thursday.Making the...
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On Hariharan's 70th birthday on April 3, a look at his best songs.
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The Allahabad high court would on May 6 pass order on a plea seeking to implead Radha Rani as plaintiff in the matter of Krishna Janmbhumi and Shahi Idgah dispute in Mathura.Justice Ram Manohar Narain Mishra is hearing the matter.Another application related to a different suit sought the use of...
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Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Thursday suggested in Parliament that the government should withhold approvals for billionaire Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet services as a bargaining chip to renegotiate the 27 per cent tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Indian...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the situation in Manipur is largely under control as there has been no death in the last four months but it can't be considered satisfactory as the displaced people are still living in relief camps. Replying to a short debate in Lok Sabha, which...
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A special court in Sultanpur, UP, on Thursday deferred to April 15 the hearing in a defamation case against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi due to the complainant's failure to present a witness. Advocate Kashi Prasad Shukla, representing the Rae Bareli MP, confirmed that the...
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From the Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, Infosys, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Steel were the major laggards.PowerGrid, Sun Pharmaceuticals, UltraTech Cement, NTPC,...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled lower on Thursday due to selling in IT and Teck shares and a global sell-off as US President Donald Trump unveiled reciprocal tariffs on 60 countries, including India.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 322.08 points or 0.42 per cent to close at...
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The reciprocal tariff announced by the Trump administration can shave off India's GDP growth rate by up to 50 basis points to 6 per cent and the country's exports to the US could fall by 2-3 percentage points in the current fiscal, experts said on Thursday.EY Chief Policy Advisor D K Srivastava...
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The Department of Commerce is carefully examining the implications of the US reciprocal tariffs on India and is engaged with all stakeholders, including domestic industry and exporters to seek their feedback on the issue, an official statement said on Thursday. The commerce ministry...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she has the highest regard for the judiciary but could not accept the Supreme Court's verdict invalidating the appointments of school teachers.The SC invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff of state-run and...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to relax the ban imposed on the manufacture, storage and sale on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR noting air pollution levels had remained alarming for a considerable time. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said a large section of the...
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The Mumbai Police have banned flying drones, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, para gliders and hot air balloons for the period of a month, to prevent any sabotage attempt, officials said on Thursday. The prohibitory order, issued under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha...
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Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das has announced his debut as an author with the memoir, The Outsider. The International Emmy-winning comedian shared the news on Instagram where he posted a video that showcased various chapters of his life, career, and identity.I WROTE A BOOK!!!!! For ALL...
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Bollywood superstar Kareena Kapoor Khan says she and actor-husband have got into the habit of cooking at home, but he is any day a better cook.The actor was speaking at the launch of her nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar's book The Commonsense Diet on Wednesday.There's nothing like a home-cooked meal...
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Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday tabled the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Rajya Sabha, asserting that the proposed legislation is not against Muslims or intended to hurt their religious feelings, but seeks to improve the functioning of Waqf properties, address the...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said the concern shown by the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies during the discussion on the Waqf Amendment Bill would put Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah to shame. His party opposed the BJP's fraudulent stand on the bill and...
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The country is facing a shortage of 22 lakh skilled divers, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday, underlining that lack of proper training facilities for them was leading to many accidents.During the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Gadkari said the Centre has launched a Rs 4,500...
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Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) has taken its confectionery to the African market and will also expand its carbonated beverage brand, Campa, to Sri Lanka and Nepal, according to a source in the know.In February, the consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries made its first international foray by...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said no fee will be charged for the updation or addition of nominees for Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts as the government has done necessary changes through notification. Recently, it was informed that a fee was being levied by financial...
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In a major jolt to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools, and termed the entire selection process vitiated and tainted.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv...
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Indians, according to estimates by telecommunications companies (telcos), consumed a staggering 1 exabyte/EB (1 billion gigabyte) of data, streaming the much-awaited final between India and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy on their devices -- making it one of the highest globally for a...
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Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader A Raja has 'advised' his party cadres to avoid sporting kumkum and using wrist thread when they wear the party dhoti and said a political party without ideology will only face destruction and an example was the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...
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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as a brazen assault on the Constitution, saying it was part of the BJP's strategy to keep society in a state of permanent polarisation.Hours after the Lok Sabha passed the Waqf amendment bill,...
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In a bid to ensure transparency, Supreme Court judges have agreed to make declaration of their assets public on assuming office. In a full court meeting, the top court judges decided to disclose their assets and the data will be uploaded on the SC website. Placing the declaration of...
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The Delhi high court has directed Customs officials to ensure that old and personal jewellery of travellers, including ornaments being worn by them during travel, are not unnecessarily detained at airports and they are not harassed. Justices Prathiba M Singh and Rajneesh Kumar Gupta passed...
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Opposition members led by the Congress on Thursday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha protesting against the alleged attack on Catholic priests in Jabalpur. Soon after the House met for the day, the Opposition members sought to raise the issue and some of them stood in the aisle raising...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Thailand for a two-day visit to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit. During his visit to Thailand, he will hold talks with his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Upon his arrival at the Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, members of the...
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Following his announcement of sweeping tariffs worldwide, United States President Donald Trump said that a 10 per cent tariff will be imposed on all countries, effective April 5. Additionally, starting April 9, countries with the largest trade deficits with the US will face...
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Taking strong exception to the passage of the Waqf Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Thursday said his party would file a case in the Supreme Court against the Bill. The CM, who came to the assembly wearing a black badge to protest against the...
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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL) has witnessed an increase in exports, with 40 per cent of its locally manufactured vehicles shipped to over 26 countries in the calendar year 2024.This marks a 20 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase, reinforcing Indias growing role in the companys...
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'The US government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens,' the Associated Press has learned.'Though some US agencies already had strict rules on such...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Thailand to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit, after which he will travel to Sri Lanka for his first visit to the island country since the election of its new president. In a departure statement, Modi described BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative...
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Mahindra Lifespace Developers, the real estate and infrastructure development arm of the Mahindra Group, said it will redevelop two residential societies in the Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri West, Mumbai, with a gross development value (GDV) of about Rs 1,200 crore.The project will be pursued...
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China on Thursday said it will resolutely adopt countermeasures after President Donald Trump imposed 34 per cent tariffs on over USD 438 billion Chinese imports to America, which is China's third largest export market. Trump announced tariffs on Chinese imports on Wednesday, unveiling them...
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The Lok Sabha early Thursday adopted a Statutory Resolution confirming the imposition of President's rule in Manipur with opposition supporting the decision but slamming the Centre for the situation in the state.Replying to a short debate, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government has...
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Indian stock markets opened in selling pressure on Thursday, following a global decline triggered by US President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement. Investors reacted negatively, leading to a sharp drop in key indices at market opening. The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged over 800...
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India imposes its own uniquely burdensome testing and certification requirements in sectors such as chemicals, telecom products, and medical devices, making it difficult or costly for American companies to sell their products in the country, the White House said. In a fact sheet issued after...
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The second Startup Mahakumbh will begin on April 3 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The three-day event will see over 3,000 exhibitors, 10 thematic pavilions, 1,000 investors, 5,000 entrepreneurs, and more than 1,000 incubators and accelerators participating.Speaking at the curtain-raiser for the...
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HDFC Bank, the countrys largest private-sector lender, has reduced interest rates on select fixed deposits (FDs) below Rs 3 crore, effective April 1, almost two months after the RBIs rate-setting panel slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points.The lender has cut deposit rates by 35 basis points on...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Thailand to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit, after which he will travel to Sri Lanka for his first visit to the island country since the election of its new president. In a departure statement, Modi described BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal...
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The commerce ministry is analysing the impact of 26 per cent reciprocal tariffs or import duties imposed by the US on India, a senior government official said on Thursday. According to the official, the universal 10 per cent tariffs will come into effect on all imports into the US...
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The Mumbai crime branch arrested five members of a gang from Andheri area and seized seven pistols and 21 live rounds from them, the police said on Wednesday, adding that they suspect a celebrity was on target of the gang.The motive behind carrying weapons is being investigated, an official...
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The Lok Sabha passed the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 on Thursday after a marathon and heated debate during which members of INDIA bloc fiercely opposed the legislation while BJP and its allies in strongly supported it, saying it will bring transparency and enhance the efficiency of Waqf...
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After Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists urged banks in Thane district to conduct business in Marathi, tensions flared up in Ambernath on Wednesday when a group of party members confronted a nationalized bank's manager for not communicating in the official state language. The incident...
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