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The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday slammed Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan over his controversial remarks on Sanatan' and accused him of working with an agenda to defame Hindu society. This came after actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Haasan stoked a political row with his remarks that...
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Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives from the forest area of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.During a three-day joint search operation by BSF, Army and JKP (police) in forest areas of Kalaroos, District Kupwara, a terrorist...
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Like any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security, the ministry of external affairs said on Monday. The government's reply came soon after US President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariff 'substantially' on India...
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday claimed some builders have conspired to allot houses belonging to Hindus to Muslims in two slum redevelopment projects in Jogeshwari area of Mumbai as part of housing jihad.Addressing a news conference, Nirupam alleged these builders were attempting to...
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Five children drowned in two separate incidents in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki and Bastar districts in Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Monday. Both the incidents took place on Sunday, they added. Three children drowned in a pond in Chhachhanpahri village in...
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On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, the top security brass closeted with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and is believed to have discussed the security situation in the country. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary...
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Omar Abdullah
Is something afoot in Jammu-Kashmir on August 5, Tuesday? On this date six years ago, Article 370 was abrogated, and two months after that the state was converted into a Union territory and Ladakh hived off as a separate entity. On the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370...
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President Donald Trump on Monday said he will substantially raise US tariffs on India, accusing the country of buying massive amounts of Russian oil and selling it for big profits. India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling...
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday apologised to Team India for expressing a spasm of doubt about the outcome of the cricket Test match at the Oval in London, as he hailed the team's series-levelling victory against England. Paceman's Mohammed Siraj's warrior spirit steered India to a...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Monday asked party activists to take a cue from himself and Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray, who came together after 20 years, and stop intra-party bickering. The MNS chief addressed a gathering of party workers in Mumbai. An MNS...
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A large cache of arms and ammunition were seized from a flat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday, a senior police official said. The detective department of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate arrested one Madhusudan Mukherjee, who was allegedly in possession of the flat, in...
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A Mumbai-bound IndiGo aircraft developed a flat tyre in the apron of the Dumna airport in Jabalpur on Monday, delaying its take-off by more than four hours, an airport official said.Most of the passengers of the stranded flight were later flown to their destination via Bengaluru and Delhi after a...
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Mortal remains of veteran tribal leader and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patriarch Shibu Soren reached state capital Ranchi on Monday evening, with thousands of people waiting outside the airport and lining the streets to pay their final respects to the iconic leader, affectionately known as...
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The rupee depreciated 52 paise to close at 87.70 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as sustained foreign fund outflows and trade tariff uncertainties dented investors' sentiment.Forex traders said US President Donald Trump's tariffs triggered fresh concerns over a much wider...
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Among Sensex firms, Tata Steel was the lead gainer, humping by 4.31 per cent. BEL, Adani Ports, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Trent, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, UltraTech Cement and Larsen & Toubro were the major gainers.However,...
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Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by nearly 419 points to close above the 81,000 level on Monday following gains in metal, commodities and auto shares amid a firm trend in global markets.Snapping the two-day falling streak, the 30-share Sensex gained 418.81 points or 0.52 per cent to settle at 81,018.72...
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In a major relief for Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, a special court on Monday accepted Central Bureau of Investigation's closure report filed in a 2018 case against the former Delhi PWD minister and others related to alleged corruption in the hiring of a creative team for the department,...
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Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Monday said he has resigned as the chief whip of the party in Lok Sabha, amid run-ins with colleague Mahua Moitra.He announced his resignation after attending a virtual meeting of TMC MPs, chaired by party chief Mamata Banerjee.I have quit as the party's...
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Hamas has expressed openness to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delivering aid to Israeli captives held in Gaza, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for the Geneva-based organisation's involvement, Al Jazeera reported.Netanyahu said on Sunday that he...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said people should not give shelter to evicted persons, else the 'position of our people', which has improved through evictions and other measures, will become 'bad again'.He asserted that the government will continue with its anti-encroachment...
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A cow which on Monday found itself stranded on the fourth floor of a building was brought down by authorities in Lucknow after locals sent a panic alert.The incident took place near Manju Tandon dhaal in Ali Colony (Malaahi Tola-2 ward).Residents near the building, afraid that the cow may fall on...
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The iconic 'Sholay' has completed 50 years of its release, marking a significant milestone in its cinematic journey. Written by the epic Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan, the 1975 film features the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead alongside Amjad Khan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan,...
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After the Supreme Court rapped Rahul Gandhi over his alleged derogatory remarks about the Army, the BJP on Monday claimed that the China guru and his party hate Indian armed forces and that he is being remote controlled by foreign forces. The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings...
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A 60-year-old man on the run for more than two decades after allegedly bludgeoning his wife to death with a brick in Delhi was arrested in Lucknow, police said on Monday. Veerpal alias Maiju had been evading arrest since 2004 and was declared a Proclaimed Offender in 2005. He had assumed...
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President Murmu with Kalpana Soren
President Droupadi Murmu visited Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi and paid her last respects to Shibu Soren. She offered her condolences to his son and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren.
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After the US President Donald Trump announce a 25 percent Tariffs on India, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed concerns over India being left with no friends, claiming that US President Donald Trump has grown closer to...
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The Congress on Monday said every patriotic Indian has sought answers on China since the 2020 Galwan incident but the Modi government has chosen to obfuscate and hide the truth with its policy of DDLJ -- deny, distract, lie, and justify. The opposition party also alleged that the Modi...
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The mortal remains of the former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren will be brought to Ranchi from Delhi around 5.30 pm on Monday, a JMM leader said. His body will be taken to his native village in Ramgarh district on Tuesday and his last rites will be performed there, he said. The mortal...
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At least 350 Afghan nationals, including women, children, and the elderly, were released from Pakistani prisons and handed over to Afghan authorities through the Torkham border crossing in the last 24 hours, Tolo News reported. According to officials in Nangarhar, the released individuals...
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Air India passengers spotted small cockroaches onboard the plane flying from San Francisco to Mumbai, and the aircraft underwent deep cleaning during the scheduled stop over at Kolkata airport on Monday early morning. The airline said it will carry out a comprehensive probe to determine the...
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Flower petals being showered on devotees from a chopper in UP
Shiva temples across Uttar Pradesh witnessed a huge rush of devotees on the fourth and final Monday of the holy month of Shravan, with chants of Har Har Mahadev and Bam Bam Bhole echoing in the air. In Varanasi, thousands of devotees queued up since early morning to offer prayers at the Shri...
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What comes to mind when you think of a big fat Indian wedding?Dazzling lights, glittering outfits, Bollywood hits, a lavish spread of food and an atmosphere soaked in celebration. Everything feels extravagant, emotional and larger than life.Now imagine all of that without the bride and groom. No...
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SpiceJet employee Mudasir Ahmad, who was assaulted by an Army officer at Srinagar airport, recalled the violent incident on Monday and said the Army officer hit him in the face with baggage after he asked him to pay for extra baggage.Describing the assault, Mudasir Ahmad told ANI, He hit me on...
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In a chilling crime that has sent shockwaves across Madhya Pradesh, a 35-year-old woman was brutally murdered in Navara, Nepanagar police station area in Burhanpur, for allegedly refusing to convert to Islam and marry her tormentor, reports NDTV.The victim, Bhagyashree Namdev Dhanuk, was attacked...
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US President Donald Trump has said that he wants Israel to feed the hungry people of Gaza. Trump said before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday (local time) that the US wanted the Gazans to be fed and they are actually doing it. We want the people fed -- and we're...
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Air India Express flight IX2718, which took off from Bengaluru, was forced to return to the airport on Sunday after encountering a technical issue mid-air, the airline said on Monday. According to a spokesperson from Air India Express, the aircraft executed a precautionary landing after...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said US President Donald Trump's remark terming India a dead economy was meant to be an insult and must not be taken literally. Tharoor on Sunday said that when wars are being conducted with the active involvement of some of the biggest powers, and people who...
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US President Donald Trump has said that nuclear submarines have been deployed in Russia. They are in the region, yeah -- where they have to be, Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Sunday. When asked if there was anything Russia could do to...
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A 47-year-old man took his own life in a forest in this district after becoming upset that he could not arrange money for his son's engineering college admission, police said here on Monday. The man, identified as V T Shijo, was found hanging in the Moongampara forest on Sunday evening. His...
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3.5 mn Afghan children are malnourished
Hunger in Afghanistan is worsening, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning it needs $539 million over the next six months to address the country's growing food crisis, Khaama Press reported. The agency said on Sunday that returning women and children are among the most vulnerable,...
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Shibu Soren was 81
Rajya Sabha proceedings on Monday were adjourned for the day as a mark of respect following the death of sitting MP Shibu Soren. JMM founder and three time Jharkhand chief minister Soren, 81, died on Monday. Deputy Chairman Harivansh read out an obituary reference after which MPs stood...
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If you are a true Indian, you wouldn't say such a thing, the Supreme Court remarked on Monday while slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged derogatory remarks about the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.The top court, however, stayed proceedings against Gandhi before a...
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At least 299 people, including 140 children, have died and over 700 others injured due to flash floods and torrential rains that have swept through multiple parts of Pakistan since late June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Sunday, Dawn reported. The NDMA said the...
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The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Monday due to noisy protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission in Bihar and other issues.When the House met at 11 am, opposition MPs, including Congress,...
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A New Zealand woman was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after a bus driver found a 2-year-old girl alive in a suitcase that was stowed in the vehicle's luggage compartment, authorities said.The bus driver noticed movement inside the bag during a planned stop at the settlement of...
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Himachal Pradesh remains severely affected by the ongoing 2025 monsoon, with heavy rainfall triggering widespread damage to life and infrastructure. On Tuesday, a total of 309 roads -- including National Highway 305 -- were blocked due to landslides and flash floods. Additionally, 236...
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The ammunition found on the Pahalgam terrorists
Chocolate wrappers, Pakistani ID cards, satellite phone logs and more have linked Pahalgam attackers with Pakistan, sources say. The evidences recovered by the Indian agencies between July 28-29 echo Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 29, which said that the...
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Shibu and Hemant Soren
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren, saying he was particularly passionate about empowering tribal communities, and the poor and downtrodden.Jharkhand Mukti Morcha co-founder Soren, who was undergoing treatment at the Sir Ganga Ram...
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Uttarakhand State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), with the help of the forest team, rescued 22 people who were reportedly lost on the Neelkanth road in Rishikesh region of Uttarakhand's Dehradun district, according to SDRF. According to Uttarakhand SDRF, Upon receiving information about a...
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Tourists swim in the waters of Krang Suri Waterfall in Meghalaya
An official of the Meghalaya Agriculture Department was swept away by strong currents of the Ganol River in West Garo Hills district while attempting to cross the water body during a family picnic, police said on Monday. The missing official, identified as Teseng M Sangma, was posted at...
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Residents wade through a flooded street in Prayagraj
In view of the prevailing inclement weather and consistent rainfall in several districts, all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 will remain shut today in Lucknow, District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer announced on Monday. In Ayodhya's Jalwanpura locality, residents were seen...
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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren passes away, confirms his son and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. Soren was on ventilator support and in critical condition at the Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi for over a month. He was hospitalised in the last week of June...
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Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have taken a two-track approach this year: Pulling money from listed equities while quietly investing in IPOs and other primary market deals like rights issues and qualified institutional placements. This has blurred the true extent of their selling in...
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A new institutional mechanism to check market abuse is expected to relax certain compliance rules for fund managers starting next month, including the requirement to record or hold face-to-face meetings during market hours. However, phone call recording will still be mandatory. Sources say...
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With the Sebi formally lifting its ban on Jane Street, there's renewed curiosity around the trading strategies the high-frequency trading giant might now deploy. Market watchers are dissecting shifts in trading patterns before, during, and after the ban.One market post pointed out that Jane...
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The area near the Nakkhi ghat in Benares
Several areas in Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh were flooded on Monday following incessant heavy rainfall and a rise in the water level of the River Ganga. The water level of the river has been continuously rising since Saturday. In response to the deteriorating situation, plying boats on...
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Shah Rukh Khan did a Shashi Tharoor in a witty reply to a post on X by the politician congratulating him for winning his first National Award -- the actor thanked Tharoor by using difficult English words, as the Congress MP is wont to do. 'Jawan' earned SRK the Best Actor accolade at the...
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The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (Mospi) is set to conduct a national child survey in collaboration with the ministry of women and child development (MoWCD) to help policymakers get timely and reliable statistics to ensure better protection of the children's rights.The...
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Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House on Sunday (local time) said that it was not acceptable for India to purchase Russian oil, alleging that it 'financed' the crisis in Ukraine. Miller, in an interview with Fox News alleged that India has 'ties' with China in purchasing oil...
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The mortal remains of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly set on fire by miscreants on July 19 in Balanga from Puri district, arrived in Odisha on Sunday evening. The 15-year-old girl succumbed to her burn injuries on Saturday while undergoing treatment at AIIMS in the national capital,...
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Security forces are continuing their operation in the Akhal Devsar area of South Kashmir's Kulgam district for the fourth day. So far, one terrorist has been neutralised in the operation. On Saturday, security forces neutralised one terrorist during a gunfight that continued overnight in...
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Home Minister Amit Shah vacates the North Block which used to be occupied by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel earlier and has moved his office to the Central Vista. FM Nirmala Sitharaman will also move out next month, with defence minister Rajnath Singh and EAM Dr S Jaishankar moving out of...
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Lt Col Purohit was one of the accused in the case
The debate over the term 'Saffron Terror' continues after the Verdict in the Malegaon Blasts case. Commenting on the term, Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj underlined that colour means nothing with the word terrorism and noted that those who associate a colour with...
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