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A 24-year-old woman has alleged that she was drugged and gangraped at a party in the national capital, police sources said on Wednesday. Following her complaint, an FIR was registered on Monday. The woman, a resident of Punjabi Bagh who works in a private firm, alleged that her female...
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The Enforcement Directorate said on Wednesday it has arrested a woman, who claims to be an actor and a cosmetologist, under the anti-money laundering law in a case of alleged fraud and misrepresentation. The agency said the purported links of the woman, Sandeepa Virk, with a Reliance Group...
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A court in Mumbai on Wednesday acquitted Shiv Sena leader and Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council Ravindra Phatak in a 2015 cheating case. Judicial Magistrate First Class S R Nimse found Phatak and others not guilty, defence lawyer Prerak Choudhary said. The detailed order...
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Just In: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of very severe consequences' for Russia if President Vladimir Putin refuses to agree to end the war in Ukraine after their planned meeting. Yes. There will be consequences. I don't have to say (on the type of consequences). There will be...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted MP and former chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal, accused of allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries.Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal also acquitted Bhupender Singh, then...
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More than a dozen residents of the Hindon Vihar colony in Ghaziabad were hospitalised on Wednesday after inhaling poisonous gas that leaked from an old commercial cylinder stored in a scrap godown, the police said. The junked cylinder, purchased by scrap dealer Haji Saleem Malik, began...
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The RBI will introduce a new mechanism from October 4 for clearance of cheques within hours of being presented to banks, reducing the current time period of up to two working days. Cheques will be scanned, presented, and passed in a few hours and on a continuous basis during business...
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Search operations in Dharmasthala continued on Wednesday, focusing on a new site identified as the 13th point by a key witness, despite heavy rains. The Special Investigation Team, along with police and forensic experts, used two excavators to begin digging adjacent to a previous search...
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Two students were allegedly turned out of class at a government girls' school in Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad for applying 'tika' on their foreheads, prompting protests by members of a Hindu outfit, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on Tuesday, and no complaint has been lodged...
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The body of an Pakistani intruder, who was killed by BSF after he ignored warning and tried to enter India from across the International Border, was handed over to Pakistan Rangers on Wednesday, officials said. The intruder was fired upon by the BSF two days ago after he ignored repeated...
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After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo motu case on Thursday. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria will hear the...
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Several flights to and from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport were cancelled or diverted on Wednesday due to unfavourable weather conditions, airport sources said.IndiGo flights to Kochi, Chennai, Patna and Ahmedabadand return services from these destinationswere cancelled, they added.As many as...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he had a unique experience of having tea with some dead voters from Bihar and thanked the Election Commission for it. A group of seven voters from Bihar met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha at his residence and shared their experience of...
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President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation on Thursday, on the eve of the 79th Independence Day, her office said. The address will be broadcast from 1900 hours on the entire national network of Akashvani and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English...
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit India on Monday to hold talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval under the mechanism of Special Representatives on the border issue, authoritative sources said. Wang is travelling to India days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...
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The rupee appreciated 20 paise to close at 87.43 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, as a weak greenback and a positive momentum in domestic equity markets enthused investors. Forex traders said weak crude oil prices and cooling domestic inflation supported the rupee, but...
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The guest house manager of Defence Research and Development Organisation, Jaisalmer, who was detained on suspicion of spying for Pakistan, has been arrested by Rajasthan police on grounds of substantial evidence. Mahendra Prasad, the accused, was produced before a court in Jaipur on...
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The Delhi police on Wednesday opposed in the Delhi high court a plea of former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain seeking bail in a murder case related to February 2020 riots. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna went on to reserve the order on the bail plea. The police called it a shocking case...
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The Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested a man in connection with the attack on a Chandigarh-based club owned by popular rapper Badshah, police sources said on Wednesday. On November 27 last year, two blasts occurred in two clubs located in Chandigarh's Sector 26. The accused,...
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Stock markets rebounded on Wednesday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 304 points on buying in metal, auto and pharma shares as steady US inflation data propelled a sharp rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 304.32 points or 0.38 per cent to settle at 80,539.91....
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The US government has refused to answer specific queries on the loss of Pakistan Air Force-operated F-16 fighter jets during Op Sindoor, the intense 88-hour battle fought by India and Pakistan between May 7 and May 10, reports NDTV. In a statement to NDTV, the US State Department has said,...
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In a major push to promote the Bengali film industry, the West Bengal government on Wednesday made it mandatory for all cinema halls across the state to screen regional movies during prime time in each of their screens on all days, an official said. Prime time is defined as the period...
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Trump tariffs will not have any impact on India's growth, as it is not a trade-oriented economy, and its sovereign ratings outlook will continue to remain positive, S&P Global Ratings Director YeeFarn Phua said on Wednesday. In May last year, S&P had upgraded the outlook on India's...
16:23
Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said nearly 320 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza yesterday via the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings. The United Nations and other aid groups collected the shipments inside Gaza for distribution. COGAT...
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Tahawwur Rana, accused of masterminding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been granted permission for three phone calls with his brother to discuss engaging a lawyer for his defence. A special NIA court at Delhi's Patiala House court on Wednesday granted Tahawwur Rana 3 phone calls with...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with INDIA bloc leaders in Bihar will embark on a 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' across the state starting August 17 against the revision of electoral rolls and to make the battle against vote chori a mass movement, the party said on Wednesday. Congress general...
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Opposition parties on Wednesday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the alleged rape of a 21-year-old mentally challenged deaf-mute woman in Balrampur district, terming it a grim reflection of the state's law and order situation. Their attack on the government came even as the...
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif over his remarks on the Indus Water Treaty. Responding to Sharif's enemy cannot snatch even a single drop of water from Pakistan statement, Owaisi said, BrahMos hai humaare paas (We have BrahMos missile)....
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar on August 21 in Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on X. The post stated, On August 21, FM Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with FM of India S. Jaishankar in Moscow. The Ministers...
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As administrators from both nations scramble to prepare for a historic summit, White House officials stated that US President Donald Trump will be meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska's Anchorage, CNN reported.Anchorage, the...
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BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday took a swipe at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's claim of vote theft, saying that after every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses. He said that, seeing that it is losing the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress is...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in several parts of Arunachal Pradesh over the next 24 hours. According to the weather office, Anjaw, East Kameng, Pakke Kessang, and Papum Pare districts are very likely...
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The hunt for terrorists hiding in the forest area of Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir has entered its final stages, a top police officer said on Wednesday, the 13th day of the operation. Two Army soldiers have been killed and nine injured since the operation began on August 1 in the...
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The Met Centre of IMD has issued a red alert to various places in Telangana for two days from Wednesday. Red warnings have been issued to central districts of Telangana, including Sangareddy, Medak, Vikarabad, Khammam and Mulugu for today, a Met Centre official told reporters. She said an...
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The Supreme Court today disagreed with the petitioner's argument that the Election Commission's document check exercise is an anti-voter and exclusionary move. The court is hearing petitions linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar.Senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi...
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The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday formally approved the country's bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games during its Special General Meeting (SGM) here.India has already submitted an Expression of Interest for the 2030 CWG with Ahmedabad as the host city. But the nation will have...
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Hotel occupancy rates and room tariffs are set to rise this Independence Day long weekend as travellers across India head to various destinations, major industry players said. Rajesh Magow, Co-founder and Group CEO, MakeMyTrip told PTI, Independence Day has emerged as a key travel occasion...
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A free-ranging female cheetah, Jwala, strayed from its home in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park to neighbouring Rajasthan, about 100 km away, and has been rescued from there, officials said on Wednesday. The cheetah crossed the inter-state boundary, moving amidst a human-dominated...
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Sleuths of the Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a person from here for allegedly being involved in assaulting the guard of an IPS officer during 'Nabanna Abhiyan', a march to the West Bengal secretariat, last week, an officer said. The person, identified as Chandan Gupta, a resident of...
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Pakistan and the US have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation to tackle leading militant groups, including the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), ISIS-Khorasan, and the Taliban.It transpired during their bilateral counterterrorism dialogue in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after the US designated...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled bail to Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the national capital.A bench of justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra set aside the March 4 order of...
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A deaf and mute woman was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in Uttar Pradesh while returning home on Monday. The incident reportedly took place a few meters from the homes of the district's top officials, where CCTV cameras were found to be off, reports NDTV. The police arrested two...
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V Maitreyan was also in the BJP. Seen here with J Jayalalithaa
Former MP V Maitreyan on Wednesday quit the AIADMK and joined the ruling DMK in the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin. Immediately, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami expelled Maitreyan from the party. At DMK headquartes 'Anna Arivalayam,' in Chennai. Maitreyan, who held the post...
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Non-scheduled flights will not be permitted to land at or take off from the Delhi airport during specified hours on August 15. An official on Wednesday said the restrictions will be in place from 6 am to 10 am and from 4 pm to 7 pm on Independence Day. The curbs will be applicable for...
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A soldier was killed in an exchange of fire as the Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said troops foiled the infiltration bid in Churunda area of Uri in Baramulla district of north Kashmir....
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hoisted the national flag at his residence in New Delhi as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign and said the initiative has become a people's movement that strengthens the spirit of patriotism. 'Har Ghar Tiranga' is a campaign that started under the...
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Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has finalised a damp-lease agreement for five Boeing 737s planes ahead of the winter schedule. The airline currently has 13 Boeing 737s and six regional jets in operation, out of a total of 53 aircraft in its fleet, according to aircraft fleet...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party to steal votes in Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year. He also alleged that the poll panel was helping BJP leaders secure two voter...
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A member of the banned CPI (Maoist) was killed in a gunfight between red rebels and security forces in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district on Wednesday, police said.The encounter took place in Souta area under the Goilkera Police Station limits early this morning during a search operation by the...
10:31
Hir Prajapati, who lost his mother, Kalpana Ben Prajapati, in the AI-171 plane crash, has moved to the US Federal Court against Boeing, expecting speedy justice. Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Prajapati said that they have hired lawyer Mike Andrews to represent them. He said, We have...
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Army on Wednesday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said troops foiled the infiltration bid in Churunda area of Uri in Baramulla district of north Kashmir. An exchange of fire is going on and further details are...
10:03
Diamond polishing, shrimp, home textiles, and carpets are among the most vulnerable sectors to the adverse effects of the 50 per cent tariffs that the US plans to impose on Indian imports, Crisil said in a report.The US administration has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Indian imports.Another 25...
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Bulk of Mercedes-Benz cars currently on Indian roads are E20-compliant and the luxury carmaker has been selling such models in the country since 2018, the firm's India Managing Director & CEO Santosh Iyer told Business Standard in an interview.E20 compliance means that a vehicle's...
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday (local time) stated that India has been headstrong in their trade negotiations with the US, noting that New Delhi has been a bit recalcitrant, days after US President Donald Trump announced an additional 25 per cent tariff, citing the country's oil...
09:39
America's relationship with both India and Pakistan is good, the US State Department has said, asserting that the diplomats are committed to both nations. Speaking at a briefing on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said that the US working with both nations is good news for...
09:20
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday claimed that any attempt to stop the flow of water into Pakistan is in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty, and would be met with a decisive response. Addressing an event in Islamabad, he said: Enemy [India] can't snatch even a single drop...
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A 30-year-old mentally challenged woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday night in Arjun Dumri village under Hata police station limits. Hata SHO Ramsahay Chauhan said they received a call...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the United Nations. The 80th session of the UNGA will open on September 9. The high-level General...
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Seven persons, including a local BJP functionary, were apprehended for alleged gambling in Pune, officials said on Tuesday. Following the police action on Monday, the BJP city unit head said they have expelled the functionary, identified as Audumbar Kamble, who was associated with the...
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Four people were injured and a bike was set on fire in a clash on Tuesday between two communities from Mundaka and Hajipur villages in Nuh, police said. The fight took place on the Haryana-Rajasthan border today over the parking of a vehicle. The confrontation led to traffic snarls that...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over some civic bodies ordering the closure of slaughterhouses and shops selling meat on August 15, saying it was wrong to impose such a ban. Such types of restrictions are generally imposed considering...
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