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A gram rozgar sewak posted as a booth level officer (BLO) in the Mauranipur development block of Jhansi district allegedly attempted suicide on Wednesday by consuming pesticide, reportedly due to work-related pressure.He was first taken to the Mauranipur primary health centre and later referred...
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The Ministry of External Affairs is considering revoking the passports of Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub where 25 people were killed in a fire on December 6, following a request from the state government.Sources said on Wednesday that the ministry has received a...
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The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 89.94 against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a negative trend in domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows.Forex traders said investors are in a wait-and-watch mode, awaiting clarity from the US Federal Reserve before taking decisive...
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Crisis-hit domestic carrier IndiGo has submitted its revised flight schedule to aviation regulator DGCA after the government slashed its winter schedule by 10 per cent following the cancellation of thousands of flights.The airline, which has been under DGCA's intense scrutiny for disruptions in...
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is 'looking forward' to serving India with his satellite communication-based internet company, Starlink.'Looking forward to serving India with @Starlink!,' Musk said in a post on X.Musk's comment came in response to a post by Minister for Communications...
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The committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to select the new Chief Information Commissioner met in New Delhi on Wednesday and is learnt to have decided on the appointment of CIC and eight Information Commissioners, with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi apparently giving a...
21:20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two nations.Netanyahu called Modi and shared views on the situation in West Asia.PM Modi reaffirmed India's support for...
20:44
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said the booth-level agents appointed by political parties will be provided with a list of dead, shifted and dead voters before the publication of the draft voters' list in the 12 states and Union territories where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that from the very beginning, the government's stand in the Pune land deal case, involving a firm linked to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's son Parth, was not to protect anyone, and assured that action will be taken against whoever is found...
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A Jain man has approached the family court in Surat seeking the custody of his seven-year-old daughter, claiming that his estranged wife has decided against his wishes that the child should take diksha as a monk.He should be appointed the girl's legal guardian to protect her interests, said the...
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Pre-scheduled interviews of thousands of H-1B visa applicants slated for later this month in India have been abruptly postponed by several months apparently to scrutinise their social media posts and online profiles. Some of the applicants, whose visa appointments were scheduled next week,...
19:14
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has approached the Delhi high court seeking protection of his personality rights. The plea is scheduled to be heard on Thursday by Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora. Khan has moved the high court seeking to restrain various social media platforms and e-commerce...
18:41
Fiery exchanges erupted in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the Opposition staged a walkout during Home Minister Amit Shah's speech on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, prompting sharp words from both sides.Shah accused the Opposition of lacking the patience to discuss key...
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Tightening the screw on Rahul Bhatia-controlled IndiGo, aviation safety regulator DGCA has set up an eight-member oversight team, following the airline cancelling flights in large numbers due to crew shortage. According to an order issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday allowed the Goa Police a 36-hour transit remand of Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub where a blaze left 25 people dead on December 6.Gupta was detained in Delhi for questioning in connection with the fire incident at the nightclub in...
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A US bankruptcy court has reversed a USD 1 billion damages ruling against Byju Raveendran, according to a statement from the founders of Think and Learn Pvt Ltd -- the parent firm of ed-tech platform Byju's. The Delaware Court had, in a default ruling last month, ordered Raveendran to pay...
17:01
Among the Sensex constituents, Eternal, Trent, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services, Bharat Electronics Ltd, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles were the laggards.However, Tata Steel, Sun...
16:59
Benchmark stock index Sensex declined for the third straight day on Wednesday to close at a nearly month's low, dragged by a last-hour selloff in consumer durables, private banks and IT shares.In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 275.01 points, or 0.32 per cent, to settle at...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria heard arguments from Solicitor General...
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not need to manipulate voting systems to win elections because he has hacked the hearts of the people. Participating in a discussion on 'Election Reforms', Ranaut said the past year had been...
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Eleven senior Naxalites, carrying a collective reward of Rs 82 lakh, surrendered before Director General of Police Rashmi Shukla in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, officials said.Four of them were in 'uniform' when the cadres laid down their arms in front of the DGP, they said.The...
15:58
Bholanath Ghosh, one of the prime witnesses in the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali and connected CBI cases which implicated now-jailed TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, was critically injured when a truck collided with his car in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, a senior...
15:43
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a 24-year-old woman on a beach in Australia's Queensland in 2018, local media reported. The Supreme Court in Cairns on Monday found former nurse Rajwinder Singh, 41, guilty of killing Toyah Cordingley, ABC...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit back at the BJP for its criticism of Rahul Gandhi over his visit to Germany next week, asking why are they raising questions on the leader of opposition when Prime Minister Narendra Modi spends almost half of his working time outside the...
15:25
Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed crisis-ridden IndiGo's Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers to appear at its office on Thursday and submit a complete report, along with comprehensive data and updates, relating to the recent operational...
15:17
Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday said it is planning to introduce up to 100 additional daily flights during the current winter schedule. The airline said it is looking to ramp up its flight operations amid the growing demand across key routes this winter, and also to ensure...
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Police have seized 500 kg of beef being transported illegally in a car in Maharashtra's Nashik district and arrested one person, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, activists of the Bajrang Dal tried to stop a car on its way to the city from Ahilyanagar on...
14:58
Ports-to-energy conglomerate Adani Group is all set to invest up to Rs 12 lakh crore in India in the next six years, chairman Gautam Adani said.The sizeable investments will be made in infrastructure, mining, renewable energy and ports, among others, he said. There is huge investment...
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BJP leader from Sikkim, Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, on Wednesday urged the Centre to urgently resume border trade through Nathula Pass, suspended since 2020, and to provide relief to affected border communities. Raising the matter during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Lepcha said the prolonged...
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Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil
A court in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a second case of sexual assault against him. The MLA's lawyer, advocate Ajithkumar (Sasthamangalam), confirmed the grant of relief to the legislator by the sessions...
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Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday categorically stated that he would not accept an award named after VD Savarkar, nor attend a related event, even as a senior party colleague wanted the Congress MP to not accept any honour named after the ideologue whom he claimed bowed before the British. Tharoor...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday questioned the Central government as to why the situation that led to cancellation of a number of IndiGo flights precipitated, and termed it a crisis. The high court said besides trouble and harassment caused to the stranded passengers, the question is of...
12:57
Maharashtra recorded more than 30 lakh cases of dog bites in the last six years, while 30 persons died of rabies between 2021 and 2023, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde informed the state assembly on Wednesday. Local bodies have been directed to intensify animal birth control and...
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In the wake of a nightclub fire that claimed 25 lives, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant held a high-level meeting on Wednesday with officials and tourism stakeholders to ensure strict safety measures ahead of the Christmas and New Year celebrations.Officials of the North and South Goa district...
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A sack containing Elector Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) was found dumped beside National Highway 12 in West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday, police said.Local residents spotted the sack containing voter cards lying near a garbage dump in Shantipur and informed the police.A police team visited...
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India's Deepavali -- the festival of light -- was on Wednesday inscribed on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was taken during a key meeting of UNESCO being hosted at the Red Fort in Delhi.This is the first time that India is...
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A bomb threat call received at a private school in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar on Wednesday morning triggered a swift emergency response and evacuation, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said. The threat call was received around 10.40 am, claiming that an explosive device had...
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Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane restaurant in Goa, where 25 people died in a horrific fire, have filed a petition for anticipatory bail in Delhi's Rohini Court to avoid arrest.A hearing on the petition is scheduled for today.Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the...
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Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa where a massive fire killed 25 people, has spoken for the first time.I am just a partner. I don't know anything, Gupta said when he was being taken into custody.Earlier, a Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued against...
10:45
United States President Donald Trump said India and Pakistan were going at it and he ended the conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, repeating the claim once again.Trump has so far repeated the claim nearly 70 times that he stopped the conflict in May between India and Pakistan.In 10...
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Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates published in The Lancet journal. Highest prevalence of both intimate partner and sexual...
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A Mumbai-based gold merchant's jewellery worth over Rs 5.53 crore was stolen after he dozed off during his train journey from Solapur to the state capital, prompting the police to launch a probe, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred during the intervening night of...
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Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, who was detained in Delhi, will be brought to Goa on Wednesday for questioning in connection with a fire at the establishment that claimed 25 lives, a senior official said.Earlier, a Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued...
09:51
A newly-married woman in Gorakhpur has sought divorce just three days after her marriage, alleging that her husband confessed on the wedding night that he was physically incapable of marital relations, police said on Wednesday. The bride's family claims a subsequent medical report...
09:05
Amid ongoing IndiGo cancellation fiasco, Congress leader KC Venugopal claimed that hidden things are happening and demanded an answer from the government on the exact action to be taken to alleviate the people's troubles. There are hidden things happening in this matter. There should...
08:29
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday issued a stern directive to BJP MLAs and party office-bearers: treat the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists as a top priority. Chairing a meeting with legislators and party leaders at the Annexe auditorium in...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Germany from December 15 to 20 during which he will engage with the Indian diaspora and meet German government ministers, according to the Indian Overseas Congress. Gandhi's visit to Germany will offer a valuable platform to engage in dialogue...
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A travelling ticket examiner (TTE) aboard the Mumbai-Delhi 12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express died of a suspected heart attack on Tuesday while the train was passing between Chhata and Kosi Kalan stations in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said. Railway Protection Force...
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The Goa police on Tuesday detained Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, where a devastating fire claimed the lives of 25 persons. The state police had earlier issued a Look Out Circular against Gupta and another owner Surinder Kumar Khosla. We have...
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