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Following the advice of community elders, a large number of Meiteis on Monday aborted their plans to go to the sacred Thangjing hills in Manipur's Churachandpur district and returned home from Moirang, as the Kuki-Zo members are against the pilgrims crossing the 'buffer zone'.The distance between...
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Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Monday expressed pain over the 'plight' of Dalits in the state and said some of the instances of discrimination against them are 'heart breaking.'Ravi made these comments at an event to commemorate the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar at the Raj Bhavan in...
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A 22-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Monday to take revenge for his mother's murder, police said.The body of Kranti Kumar Barma, 55, was found in a field in Bhalupatra village in the Brahmani Tarang police station area in the morning, they...
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Six men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman and forcibly stripping her of her burqa after she was seen with a non-Muslim man in Muzaffarnagar's Khalapar area, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on Saturday evening when the woman, who works for a finance company, was...
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States cannot refuse to implement the Waqf Amendment Act, the Bharatiya Janata Party asserted on Monday citing constitutional provisions, and slammed the Congress and other Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc constituents over their continued opposition to the law.The assertions...
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In the backdrop of the violence during anti-Waqf (Amendment) Act protests in various places of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said everybody has the right to demonstrate peacefully, but none should take the law into their hands.While inaugurating a skywalk close to the Kali...
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A security wall spanning approximately four kilometres is being erected around the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and is anticipated to be finalised in 18 months, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Building Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Misra on Monday said.Updates regarding the Ram Temple's...
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K J M Varma, PTIChina on Monday slapped visa restrictions against United States personnel who have acted 'egregiously' on Tibet-related issues in retaliation to additional visa curbs imposed by Washington on Chinese officials.Tibet affairs are purely China's internal affairs, Chinese Foreign...
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Senior Border Security Force (BSF) officials visited the violence-hit areas of Murshidabad district in West Bengal on Monday, assuring residents of necessary assistance to restore peace and ensure their safety.A BSF delegation led by Additional Director General (East) Ravi Gandhi visited Suti,...
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Supporters of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Monday clashed with the police at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, leading to several injuries and torching of multiple police vehicles.The clash erupted when police stopped ISF...
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Yoshita Singh, PTIAn India-born doctor and members of her family died in a plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend while heading to the Catskills Mountains for a birthday celebration.Dr Joy Saini, a renowned urogynecologist, her husband Dr Michael Groff, a neuroscientist, their...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday praised Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar for his 'lifelong efforts to unite Hindus', saying despite facing hardships since childhood, he remained committed to social harmony and national development.Speaking at the inauguration of the newly constructed...
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The Delhi Court, while granting the remand of Pakistani-Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), observed that the evidence presented indicates the alleged conspiracy extends beyond India's borders. Multiple locations across various cities, including the...
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Tahawwur Rana with the NIA
Mumbai terror attacks key mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana is being interrogated for eight to ten hours daily by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths to unravel a larger conspiracy behind the dreaded strikes, official sources said on Monday. The NIA officials are ensuring Rana's...
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Security was heightened outside actor Salman Khan's residence after a death threat against him. According to Mumbai Police, the threat to kill Salman Khan and blow up his vehicle was sent via WhatsApp to the Worli Transport Department's official number. A case has been registered at the...
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The Belgian Federal Public Service of Justice on Monday confirmed that fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested on April 12 and is currently being held in detention. It further said that India has also introduced the request for his extradition.The Belgian federal public service...
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On Dr B R Ambedkar's 134 birthday anniversary, view the historic sites associated with the great man who wrote our Constitution. Take a look
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It took Udham Singh 21 years to avenge the massacre of Jallianwala Bagh. And 24 years for the hero's remains to return to India after his execution in a British prison. Read Archana Masih's column here.
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Trump has paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days
Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 11.30 lakh crore since early this month, where the BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled nearly 2 per cent, as stock markets experienced turbulence in recent times initially due to US President Donald Trump unveiling a massive tariff plan, followed by growing concerns of a...
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Kanika House. Pic courtesy: @decoindelhi
An iconic art deco bungalow in the heart of Delhi, which was originally made for the erstwhile princely state in Odisha, was the abode of Babasaheb B R Ambedkar when he served as India's first law minister and worked on drafting of the Constitution. The historic building -- Kanika House --...
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Bengal polls were held in 2021 during peak Covid
Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday demanded that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections be conducted under President's Rule, alleging a complete breakdown of law and order following the recent violence in Murshidabad district. Adhikari said the ongoing unrest in parts of...
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Malaika Arora is in the mood to share. After giving us a peek into her favourite things, Malaika shows us what her week was like. And it starts with 'Sabr Shukr', the Arabic words that mean Patience and Gratitude. Take a look
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Former diplomat KP Fabian on Monday said that the extradition of Indian businessman Mehul Choksi would be a great decision, but it may take a long time.Giving an example of the recent extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror accused Tahawwur Rana from the US, Fabian said that it took 17 years for him...
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Police have solved the murder case of a woman doctor in Nagpur by arresting her husband, also a doctor, and her brother-in-law who had tried to pass off the incident as a robbery-related crime, an official said on Monday. The crime stemmed from suspicions over the character of the deceased...
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Businessman Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, expressed his willingness to join politics, saying that if the Congress party feels he should take that step, he would do so with the blessings of his family.Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview on Monday, Vadra...
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A rare piece of India's royal heritage, 'The Golconda Blue' -- a historic diamond once owned by the Maharajas of Indore and Baroda -- is set to make its auction debut at the Christie's Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva on May 14. The 23.24-carat vivid blue diamond, mounted in a striking...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress party of spreading vote bank ka virus for opposing the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act. The Prime Minister also accused the Opposition party of treating the SC and ST community as second-class citizens.Congress has become the...
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The horror genre has been working at the box office but OTT has seen its fair share too. With Chhorii 2 adding to the horror-verse, Deepa Gahlot looks at 10 films and shows on OTT which will give you the chills. Take a look
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Following the arrest of Indian businessman Mehul Choksi by the law enforcement authorities in Belgium, his lawyer, Vijay Aggarwal, stated that Choksi's human rights will be greatly affected if he is extradited back to the country.During a press conference on Monday, Aggarwal stated that the...
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LinkedIn has released its annual list of Top 25 companies that encourage their employees' career growth. It evaluates large companies with more than 5,000 global employees on various elements of career progression -- eg, how employees are upskilling, getting promoted, etc. Send your...
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India's seafood exporters are preparing to ship 35,000-40,000 tonnes of shrimp to the United States with orders remaining stable after US President Donald Trump paused a planned 26 per cent reciprocal tariff, reducing the duty to 10 per cent, industry officials said on Monday. There is a...
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In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, six men attacked a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy after seeing them together. After the video went viral, the police immediately swung into action and arrested the six accused, reports the Free Press Journal. According to...
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B R Ambedkar, the chief architect of India's Constitution, believed that large states posed serious challenges to governance and democratic accountability while smaller states are more manageable and can ensure equitable development.In his 1955 book Thoughts on Linguistic States, he strongly...
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Singapore has downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 to 0-2 per cent, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Monday (Apr 14), citing the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on global trade. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the de...
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On the 134th birth anniversary of the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Utkarsh Mishra revisits three incidents from Dr B R Ambedkar's life that lay bare the deeply entrenched nature of caste prejudice.Read the column here.
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Former Managing Director of Gitanjali Gems, Santosh Srivastava, has welcomed the fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi's arrest in Belgium. Speaking to ANI on Monday, Srivastava urged the government to ensure Choksi's swift extradition and complete recovery of the defrauded funds.It's great news...
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Residents of the national capital region (Delhi-NCR) will soon have drones delivering their packages.Skye Air, a company that uses drones to deliver ecommerce and quick-commerce packages, plans to expand operations to Delhi-NCR this year. The company currently delivers packages via drones in...
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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has received another death threat on Monday, this time through a WhatsApp message sent to Mumbai's Transport Department in Worli, reports ANI. The threatening message warns of killing Khan by entering his house at Galaxy Apartments and blowing up his car with...
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On Indian agencies push for extradition of fugitive Mehul Choksi, his advocate Vijay Aggarwal says, There is no push. It is a process. Non-bailable warrants have been issued against him since 2018. It is a prerequisite for extradition that there has to be an open-ended non-bailable warrant....
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President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at the statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar in the Parliament House Complex on Monday, marking his birth anniversary. Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi,...
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International students say they are deleting social media, keeping their views to themselves and staying on campus to avoid being deported. Read the report here.
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On fugitive Mehul Choksi's arrest in Belgium, his advocate Vijay Aggarwal says, My client Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium and at the moment, he is in custody. We will be starting the process of filing an appeal against this, and then, as a process of appeal, we will be requesting that...
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After the arrest of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi in Belgium, Punjab National Bank Scam whistle-blower Hariprasad SV said that it will be very difficult for India to get Choksi back home as he will employ the best lawyers in Europe to avoid the process.Speaking to ANI, Hariprasad...
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The situation in violence-hit areas of Murshidabad district, mainly Suti, Samserganj, Dhulian and Jangipur was peaceful and under control on Monday, a senior police officer said.Prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) remain in force in the...
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The government is confident of surpassing the revised estimates (RE) for capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 10.18 trillion for FY25 based on the advance numbers, two top government officials said. The numbers we have received so far, even though not for the full financial year, indicate that...
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad and the Indian Coast Guard have seized 300 kg of drugs valued at Rs 1,800 crore which were dumped into the Arabian Sea by smugglers before fleeing, officials said on Monday. The seized contraband is suspected to be methamphetamine and has been handed over to...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has dismissed the speculation of a rift within the Mahayuti and said everything is hunky-dory in the ruling alliance. The issues, if any, will be sorted out through discussions, Shinde told reporters on Sunday. ...
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Absconding diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi has been detained in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his alleged involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan 'fraud' case, official sources said Monday. The action against the diamantaire was taken on...
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