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US Vice President JD Vance and family arrive in New Delhi
US Vice President J D Vance reached Jaipur from Delhi along with his family on Monday night and is set to visit the Amber Fort in the city the next day. He is set to deliver a lecture on US-India relations at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) on Tuesday. The US vice president, his...
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The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Monday said approximately 75 percent of the excavation work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train station at Bandra Kurla Complex in the metropolis has been completed. An NHSRCL spokesperson said about 14 lakh cubic meters of...
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NCP leader Baba Siddique and his son Zeeshan Siddique/File image
Former Maharashtra MLA and NCP leader Zeeshan Siddique on Monday claimed he has received a death threat via emails warning he would be killed the same way as his father Baba Siddique if he didn't pay Rs 10 crore to a person claiming to be a 'D-company' member. A police official said after...
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Pope Francis/Courtesy Remo Casilli/Reuters
Just In: The government has announced three-day State Mourning on passing away of Pope Francis. More details soon. -- PTI
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A man was murdered allegedly by his wife's lover in Pachpaoli area of Nagpur city, a police official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday night, the Pachpaoli police station official said. Shera Malik (32), a sanitation worker, was stabbed to death by Rajat Uke (32), who...
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At exactly 12.17 pm on April 24, when the sun is directly overhead, Bengaluru will experience the 'zero shadow' phenomenon, according to scientists at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Niruj Mohan Ramanujam, Head of IIA's Science Communication, Public Outreach, and Education section,...
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26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana
Jailed 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana has moved a court seeking the permission to talk to his family members. Rana moved a plea through his counsel on April 19 before special judge Hardeep Kaur, who on Monday directed the NIA to file a reply by April 23. The...
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Bangladesh's top election body has locked the National Identity Cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine family members. The NIDs of the 10 individuals, including Hasina, were locked through an official letter on February 16, signed by ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of...
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PM Narendra Modi welcomes US Vice President JD Vance and his children to his official residence/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US Vice JD Vance on Monday and welcomed the significant progress in the negotiations for a mutually beneficial India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement focused on the welfare of the people of the two countries. They also noted continued efforts to enhance...
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In a fresh twist that has reignited the language debate, a man who was seen in a video that went viral, saying So what if this is Bengaluru, speak Hindi, posted an apology in Kannada on Monday. On April 20, the Hindi-Kannada row flared up again after a video surfaced showing the man telling...
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Here is the list of the Indian cricketers' grades as per the BCCI's annual contract for the period from October 2024 to September 2025.
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PM Narendra Modi welcomes US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance and their children to his official residence./ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed US Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance and their three children at his official residence in the national capital. The Vance family arrived at the PM's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg in the national capital and the US President is set to begin...
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Pope Francis was a lifelong football fan, and his deep affection for his beloved Argentine club San Lorenzo was no secret.Legends Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho and Gianluigi Buffon shared a unique connection with the pontiff who passed away on Monday.A look at Pope Francis' enduring bond with...
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The rupee sustained its rally for the fifth straight session and settled with gains of 25 paise at 85.13 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, boosted by a sharp fall in the dollar index and a surge in the domestic equities. The dollar index has breached the 99 mark and is trading...
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The Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has seized securities, bonds and demat accounts worth Rs 573 crore after it conducted a fresh round of searches in the Mahadev online betting app-linked money laundering case last week. The federal probe agency, in a statement, said it has found...
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Jaat, featuring Sunny Deol, collected Rs 102.13 crore at the worldwide box office, the makers announced on Monday. Directed by Gopichand Malineni, the film is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and People Media Factory. It had a theatrical release on April 10. Mythri Movie Makers shared...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray
The Shiv Sena on Monday dubbed Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray a modern Duryodhan, accusing him of never allowing his cousin Raj Thackeray to rise within the undivided party founded by Bal Thackeray. Addressing a press conference, Shiv Sena spokesperson and Thane MP Naresh Mhaske claimed...
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Google has settled with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) a case related to alleged unfair business practices in the Android TV segment and paid a settlement amount of Rs 20.24 crore to the regulator. This is the first case to be settled under the amended Competition Act, wherein...
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An Indian Air Force officer was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused by a group of Kannada-speaking individuals who chased him on a bike in Bengaluru early Monday morning, the police said. The incident occurred while he was on his way to the airport with his wife, who is also an IAF...
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Charred remains of vehicles torched during protest against the Waqf Act in Murshidabad.
As many as 12 people were detained from Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Monday in connection with the violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the police said. They were nabbed by a Special Task Force of the West Bengal police, a senior Odisha police officer said. Among those...
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Former US president Joe Biden condoles Pope Francis' passing. It is with great sadness that Jill and I learned of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. He was unlike any who came before him. Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time and I...
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Pope Francis' body will be laid in a coffin at 8 pm local time on Monday, the Vatican said in a statement.Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, will preside over the certification of Francis' death and the placing of his body in the coffin, reports CNN. The Pope's family and...
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US Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by Second Lady Usha Vance and their children, began his four-day official visit to India with a visit to the Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple in New Delhi on Monday.In a message shared by the temple's official X handle, Vance appreciated the warm hospitality...
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Pope Francis will be the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican. Although popes are usually buried in the grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City, Francis' final resting place will be the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on the other side of the River...
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US Vice President JD Vance mourned Pope Francis's demise on Monday, a day after meeting the Catholic Church's head on the occasion of Easter Sunday in his trip to the Vatican, post which he flew to India along with his family. I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, registering their fifth day of rally on the back of buying in banking and IT shares after encouraging quarterly earnings and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 855.30 points or 1.09 per cent to...
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Dr. S Jaishankar shared this picture on X writing, Saddened at the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. His compassion and commitment to building a better world defined his papacy. May his soul rest in peace.
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President's medal recipient former cop Abhay Kurundkar gets life imprisonment for killing API Ashwini Bidre-Gore in 2016. On April 5, the court found Kurundkar guilty of murdering her, and two of his associates for helping him destroy the evidence.Additional Sessions Judge K G Paldewar found...
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The Vances at Akshardham temple
US Vice President JD Vance will visit the Amber Fort in Jaipur and deliver an address on US-India relations at Rajasthan International Centre (RIC) on Tuesday. Vance will arrive in Jaipur in a special plane at 9.30 pm and will stay at hotel Rambagh Palace. He will reach Amber Fort at 9 am on...
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His holiness will be remembered for his compassion..., King Charles on Pope Francis' death today. Read the full message alongside.
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The Macrons with the Pope
World leaders have expressed deep sorrow and paid heartfelt tributes following the passing of Pope Francis, remembering him as a compassionate spiritual leader. From Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron to European Commission President Ursula von der...
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Maye Musk rang in her 77th birthday in Mumbai where arrived last week to promote her book. She posted this image writing, Signing my Hindi books before the launch gala, in a room full of flowers. Thank you so much @RajkamalBooks for translating and publishing my book for the Indian market....
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Industrialist and former MP Jay Galla posts this sunny image on X writing, Celebrating a special milestone as we gather for my grand-niece Amaira's Annaprasan. She is the first girl born in our family in 60yrs after my sister. Surrounded by loved ones, she tasted her first grains of rice, marking...
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Conrad K Sangma shares this image with Pope Francis and writes on X: I am deeply saddened by the demise of His Holiness Pope Francis. As the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope led by example. He was truly a People's Pope, and his life embodied humility, love, and compassion, which has...
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Christianity came to India long before it came to Europe and the Western world. India's spiritual landscape, which had always hosted diverse faiths, quickly adopted the religion as its own. Some of the oldest churches in the world are part of our country's rich heritage of shrines. A look at...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his grief at the death of Pope Francis, saying that he was 'deeply pained' by his passing.Deeply pained by the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. In this hour of grief and remembrance, my heartfelt condolences to the global Catholic community....
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The Supreme Court on Monday directed former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination, to appear before Delhi Police on May 2. A bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish...
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Pope Francis has died, the Vatican said on Monday. His last message was yesterday, Easter Sunday. He was able to offer the Urbi et Orbi blessing to the city of Rome and to the world. Only the pope can offer this blessing, which includes the offer of an indulgence, a remission for the effects...
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And here's a picture of Pope Francis doing something very special. @TeamCRonaldo posts: Pope Francis has passed away. A beautiful moment of him blessing Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt on the request of his mother.
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Pope Francis, who made a surprise appearance on Easter Sunday, riding through St Peter's Square in the popemobile and greeting crowds just weeks after a serious bout of pneumonia, passed away at 07:35 Vatican time on Monday morning. Take a look at the last pictures of the man who was...
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Update: Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who reshaped the Catholic Church but faced fierce resistance, has died at 88, the Vatican has announced.The pope's death was announced on Monday morning by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo.Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must...
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Pope Francis has died, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo announced.
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Hitting out at BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his Muslim commissioner barb, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Monday said he believes in an idea of India where an individual is defined by his contributions, and asserted that for some, religious identities are a staple to forward...
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As it is, we are alleged of encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions, Supreme Court's judge B R Gavai said on Monday in an apparent reference to recent attacks on the judiciary. Justice Gavai's comment came while the apex court bench, also comprising Justice...
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A case has been booked on wife and daughter of slain former DGP of Karnataka, Om Prakash on the charges of murdering him based on a complaint from his son Kartikesh, police said.In his complaint, Kartikesh alleged that his mother Pallavi had been threatening to kill his father Om Prakash for the...
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Touchdown in India
US Vice President J D Vance and his wife Usha along with their three children visited the Akshardham Temple in Delhi on Monday. The Vances, who arrived in Delhi to a warm welcome earlier in the morning, were received at the airport by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Vance, his...
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Pentagon chief and the United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth shared sensitive information about the planned strike in Yemen on March 15 in a private group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New York Times reported on Sunday.Hegseth shared sensitive details about...
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Perplexed by India's interest in hosting events like the 2030 Commonwealth Games, American athletics legend Edwin Moses says the country, which is yet to have a consistent supply line of world-class athletes, needs to decide whether such bids are meant to develop sports or simply make a...
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Wipro is looking to set up a dedicated global capability centre (GCC) service line following in the footsteps of Infosys and Cognizant, as it aims to capture a slice of a segment that has caught the attention of all IT services players, according to people familiar with the matter.Wipro will help...
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Police probing former Karnataka DGP Om Prakash's murder case have learnt that his wife Pallavi threw chilli powder on his face before stabbing him to death, sources said. Police have detained Pallavi as she emerged as a key suspect in the murder case. Along with her, their daughter Kriti has...
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Vice President of the United States, JD Vance receives ceremonial Guard of Honour as he arrives at Palam airport for his first official visit to India. He will meet PM Modi later today. (And Akasa Air photobombs the picture).
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Delhi: Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance, along with their children welcomed at Palam airport. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw received the Vice President. The Vance children -- two boys and a girl -- are dressed in Indian traditional attire as they watch a...
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US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in New Delhi. His four-day official visit to India from April 21 to 24 is with his Indian-origin wife, Usha Vance and their children, and marks Vance's first trip to India.Vice President Vance is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New...
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Is alien life a reality? Representational image
Extraterrestrial rocks, recently delivered by a space probe, could answer the big questions about alien lifeforms and human existence. Read the report here.
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Security was tightened across Delhi ahead of the arrival of US Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha on Monday, a senior police official said. Vance, his India-origin wife Usha and their three children -- Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel -- are scheduled to land at the Palam airbase around...
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An abandoned infant, about nine to 10 months old, was rescued from a dilapidated structure by Bollywood actress Disha Patani's sister, Khushboo Patani in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning, police said. Khushboo climbed over a wall to save the baby, they said. The...
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has arrived in the United States and began interactions with business and community members.The former Congress president arrived in the US on Saturday. He will visit Brown University in Rhode Island on April 21-22.Welcome to the USA, Rahul Gandhi! A voice for...
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Rishabh Sharma, Business StandardEversource Capital, a climate-focused investment platform, is reportedly in talks to acquire EV ride-hailing startup BluSmart, which has suspended operations following a crisis at its sister company, Gensol Engineering.Private equity firm Eversource has offered to...
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