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Prime Minister Narendra Modi abruptly ended his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and decided to return to New Delhi on Tuesday night following a deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir, government sources said. Modi, who held bilateral talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in...
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir was deeply disturbing, asserting that the US stands strongly with India against terrorism. Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Pahalgam town in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 26 people, mostly tourists,...
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At least two persons from Pune have suffered gunshot injuries in a terrorist attack near Pahalgam town in Kashmir, Union minister Murlidhar Mohol said. He said the injured members are part of two families visiting Kashmir, the local MP added. Three female members of the two families are...
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An injured woman in terrorist attack in Pahalgam/Umar Ganie
A Raipur-based businessman was killed in a terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam town on Tuesday, officials said. Dinesh Mirania, a resident of Samta Colony area, has succumbed to his injuries, they said. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed deep condolences on the tragic...
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Security personnel in Pahalgam after the attack/ANI Photo
A Navy officer, Lieutenant Vinay Narwal (26 years), who was posted in Kochi, has been killed in the Pahalgam terrorist attack on Tuesday, said defence officials. The officer, who hails from Haryana, was on leave and got married on April 16 only, said the officials.As many as 26 people were...
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Security personnel in Pahalgam after terrorist attack on tourists/ANI Photo
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead, included people from the state and dubbed the incident barbaric. While Stalin did not divulge details of the victims hailing from the state, he said he has directed all necessary...
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Bajrang Dal workers protest in Jammu against terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam/ANI on X
Security has been beefed up across Jammu as various outfits have called for protests on Wednesday to condemn a deadly terror attack on tourists in south Kashmir's Pahalgam tourist resort, officials said.Terrorists opened fire at a famed meadow near Pahalgam town on Tuesday afternoon, killing at...
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US Vice President JD Vance
US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Chilukuri on Tuesday extended condolences to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. Usha and I extend our condolences to the victims of the devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India, Vance, who is currently on a visit to India, said...
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A well-known businessman and his wife were found brutally murdered in their house in Thiruvathukkal in Kottayam district of Kerala on Tuesday, the police said. Both of them were found in a pool of blood in two different rooms in the morning, and the bodies had deep cuts and wounds on their...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the National Conference may approach the Supreme Court if the Centre implements the One Nation, One Election proposal in the country. Let them (implement it). If there are any shortcomings and if you cannot rectify those through...
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Security personnel carry out checking after attack in Pahalgam/Reuters
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday set up a round-the-clock emergency helpline to assist tourists in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack. A 24x7 emergency help desk has been established by Anantnag district administration for tourists requiring assistance or information. Tourists...
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The Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CNCCI) on Tuesday announced an indefinite voluntary shutter down across the state from April 24 after the state government failed to meet their demands. Banking institutions will be included in the purview of the protest, the...
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The Indian economy is projected to grow at 6.2 percent in 2025-26, slower than earlier estimated rate of 6.5 percent, due to escalated trade tensions and global uncertainty, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. For India, the growth outlook is relatively more stable at 6.2 per...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday termed terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam as shocking and painful, and said that their dastardly inhuman act of targeting innocent citizens was unpardonable. She also offered heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost...
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A self-styled finance secretary of the outlawed militant group Kangleipak Communist Party (People's War Group) of Manipur was arrested from his hideout in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, police said on Tuesday. Acting on the information received, a counter insurgency raid was conducted at the...
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Injured being rushed to hospital after terror attack in Pahalam, J-K/Reuters
A businessman from Shivamogga district in Karnataka was shot dead by terrorists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, his family said. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condoled Manjunath Rao's demise. Siddaramaiah held a meeting with officials over the incident. A team of officials...
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Condemning the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those behind the heinous act will be brought to justice. In a post on X, the prime minister said, They (terrorists) will not be spared! Their evil agenda will never...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday vowed to come down heavily on the perpetrators of the terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and said he was heading to Srinagar where he would review the security situation with all agencies. Shah said he has briefed Prime Minister...
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Members of the Jain community on Tuesday protested outside the Pune district collector's office against the demolition of a Jain temple by the Mumbai civic body and demanded strict action against those responsible. Protesters raised slogans against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and...
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The Maharashtra government has stayed its order to make Hindi mandatory as a third language for students of Classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools, state School Education Minister Dada Bhuse said on Tuesday. A fresh government resolution (GR) would be issued in this matter, he...
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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap
An FIR was registered against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap by the Raipur police on the charge of promoting enmity between different groups over his purported remarks on Brahmins, an official said on Tuesday. The case was registered at City Kotwali police station on Monday late night based on a...
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Thirteen people, including a 'pastor', have been booked in a kidnapping and rape case on the complaint of a 22-year-old woman, the police said on Tuesday. An FIR was registered under sections 70 (gang rape), 127 (4) (wrongful confinement) and 61 (2) (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya...
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J-K CM Omar Abdullah on the terror attack in Pahalgam. The death toll is still being ascertained so I don't want to get in to those details. They will be officially conveyed as the situation becomes clearer. Needless to say this attack is much larger than anything we've seen directed at civilians...
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Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's controversial film, Emergency, has landed in trouble once again after senior journalist and author Coomi Kapoor accused her production house, Manikarnika Films Private Limited, and Netflix of intentionally and maliciously distorting facts and exploiting her name...
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The Prime Minister is on a official visit to the Kingdom at the invitation of the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. Modi, along with Crown Prince and the PM of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will co-chair the second Leaders'...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Jeddah on Tuesday for a two-day State visit to Saudi Arabia. Upon his arrival in the country, he interacted jovially with the members of the Indian community.PM Modi appreciated the performance of the patriotic song Ae Watan from the Bollywood blockbuster...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Tuesday, extending the gaining streak to the sixth day on continuous foreign fund inflows and buying in banking shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 187.09 points or 0.24 per cent to settle at 79,595.59. During the day, it jumped...
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US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called on India to give greater access to its markets, buy more American energy and defence hardware as he outlined the vision for stronger ties between the two countries. In an address at an event in Jaipur, Vance said there is much that the US and...
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JD Vance in Jaipur
At an event in Rajasthan's Jaipur, US Vice President JD Vance says, Now I believe that our nations have much to offer to one another, and that's why we come to you as partners, looking to strengthen our relationship.We're not here to preach that you do things any one particular way. Too often in...
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Several tourists injured in terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir: Police.Gunshots were heard in Baisaran valley in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir following which security forces rushed there, police said on Tuesday.Initial reports suggested a possible terror...
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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Tuesday apologised for his remark against the Brahmin community, saying he crossed a boundary by using abusive language while replying to someone in anger. The director has been at the centre of a major controversy over his intemperate comment on the Brahmin...
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A fan equipped to prevent suicide by hanging
An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Bihar allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room here in the early hours of Tuesday, police said. In a suicide note recovered from his room, the student said neither his family nor his preparation for NEET-UG was the reason behind his...
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A trainee pilot was killed when a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in a residential area in Gujarat's Amreli district on Tuesday afternoon and caught fire, a police official said. The plane fell on a tree before crashing into an open plot. The aircraft...
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In a special gesture, fighter planes from Saudi Arabia escort Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plane as it entered Saudi airspace to Jeddah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,...
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Pope Francis' funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 am, celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals. Following the death of the Pope, the Vatican will enter a nine-day mourning period known as the Novendiale, an ancient Roman tradition that continues to this day. During this time,...
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday asserted that every word spoken by a constitutional authority is guided by supreme national interest as he hit out at his critics for questioning his remarks on a recent Supreme Court order. A top court bench had recently prescribed a three-month...
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A 35-year-old man hailing from Punjab has been apprehended for allegedly giving false information to the police control room in Mumbai regarding death threat to Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff, an official said on Tuesday.According to the Khar police station official, the man, identified as Manish...
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that Yoga guru Ramdev's purported remark of sharbat jihad on Hamdard's Rooh Afza shook its conscience and was indefensible.Justice Amit Bansal, who was hearing a plea by Hamdard National Foundation India against Ramdev's Patanjali Foods Ltd, said, It...
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Rahul Gandhi addresses the Indian diaspora in Boston
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday attacked Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against the Election Commission, saying he treated foreigners as his own and Indians as strangers. Gandhi, who is on a visit to the US, raised questions on the BJP-led coalition's...
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The income-tax (I-T) department has intensified its scrutiny of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in Mauritius who are claiming tax benefits under the India-Mauritius treaty.In the past two weeks, over half a dozen Mauritius-based FPIs have received notices from the I-T department regarding...
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Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. who died on Monday aged 88, was a massive football fan. He was a card holder of Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo. During his papacy, he was visited by football great and compatriot Lionel Messi, including legends Diego...
11:42
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his war-ravaged country to understand the extent of the horrors of Russia's large-scale destruction of homes and churches, hospitals and schools and the deaths of thousands of civilians including children.On...
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Gold prices in India touched a historic milestone on Tuesday, crossing Rs 1 lakh per 10 grams. Experts believe that while this sharp rally may lead to a temporary correction, any fall from this level is likely to be limited to a maximum of 10 per cent. Gold has traditionally been seen as a...
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Sori Soni sums up the mood of the people living in a highly militarised zone in Chhattisgarh. I am tired of seeing dead bodies. Many of them are mutilated beyond recognition. Every day an encounter takes place. We are not allowed to step out of our homes to get water or collect firewood....
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The number of monthly fresh formal hirings declined for the third straight month in February, signaling further deterioration in the formal labour markets. The number of new monthly subscribers under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) decreased by nearly 10 per cent to 739,000 in February from...
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Bharti Airtel gained the most number of subscribers in January, with 1.65 million new wireless users, while Reliance Jio added 0.68 million users, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Monday. Vodafone Idea (Vi) continued to lose subscribers, with 1.33 million...
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Gold prices have crossed Rs 1 lakh for 10 grams in India in a record rally driven by uncertainties in global markets. Pure gold, of 24 carat, now costs more than Rs 10,000 for a gram in all major cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai.
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US Vice President J D Vance and his family members on Tuesday morning visited the Amber Fort here, officials said. Vance, accompanied by his Indian-origin wife Usha Chilukuri, their three children -- Ewan, Vivek, Mirabel -- departed the luxurious Rambagh Palace Hotel, surrounded by tight...
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Pope Francis wearing his papal ring. This was the picture on his X page
Another interesting tidbit on the papacy. Why is the pope's ring called the fisherman's ring? So, each pope gets this ring at the Mass marking the beginning of his pontificate. It bears this name because Jesus told St. Peter, the first pope, that he would be a fisher of men. Until the 1990s,...
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The homepage of the Vatican's official website and its X page has changed to reflect the death of Pope Francis. It now reads Apostolica Sedes Vacans, meaning the seat is vacant in Latin. Earlier it had Pope Francis' name and picture.
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Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, along with Second Lady Usha Vance and their children at Jaipur's Amber Fort.
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Indian stock markets continued their upward momentum on Tuesday, with both benchmark indices opening with gains, buoyed by the return of Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) inflows and positive sentiment stemming from the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD...
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Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, along with Second Lady Usha Vance and their children, arrive at Jaipur's Amber Fort. They will also visit the Hawa Mahal. The US Vice President, who is on a four-day official visit to India starting Monday, is in Jaipur with his family...
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The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its judgement on petitions filed by several Indian nationals accused of providing shelter to foreign nationals during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The case, associated with the Tablighi Jamaat gathering, was under legal examination due to its alleged...
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India and Saudi Arabia are set to sign at least six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on Tuesday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jeddah, with talks ongoing late Monday to finalise a few more agreements, according to sources. Highly placed sources told PTI that Modi will...
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Harvard University has sued the United States President Donald Trump's administration over constant threats of freezing funding of more than USD 2.2 billion.University President Alan M Garber accused Trump's administration of trying to wield unprecedented and improper control, adding that the...
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Nearly a year after the Porsche car crash involving a teenage driver in Pune, the Maharashtra Medical Council on Monday suspended the licences of two doctors who were arrested for their alleged involvement in tampering with evidence in the case. Dr Ajay Taware and Dr Shrihari Halnor,...
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Unidentified miscreants murdered a woman by slitting her throat and stole her silver anklets after cutting off her legs in Rajasthan's Sawaimadhopur district, the police said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Bamanwas police station area, they said. SHO Rakesh Kumar Sharma said...
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The Union government on Monday appointed five special directors, including four IRS and an IPS officer, in the Enforcement Directorate (ED), an official order said. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet cleared the names of Viplav Kumar Choudhry, an Indian Police Service officer of the...
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