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A 26-year-old Kannada television actress allegedly died by suicide at her paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru on Monday, the police said.The deceased was identified as Nandini C M. The incident occurred in the Kengeri area, they said.Citing a death note recovered from the spot, a senior...
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A 26-year-old final-year B Tech student of IIT Kanpur was found dead in his hostel room on Monday, the police said.A note with the words Sorry Everyone was recovered from the room, said assistant commissioner of police (Kalyanpur) Ashutosh Kumar.The student, Jai Singh Meena, a native of Ajmer in...
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The police on Monday arrested a woman and her lover on the charge of killing his friend in a hotel room in Balasore town of Odisha four days ago. In a statement, the police said that the woman and her lover strangled the 30-year-old to death following a fight with the other two after a...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said Ukraine had attempted to attack President Vladimir Putin's residence in northern Russia using long-range drones, according to ANI quoting a Reuters report. According to Russian authorities, 91 drones were launched overnight towards the...
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The maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) was conducted successfully at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha's Chandipur on Monday.Interestingly, the maiden trial of the 120 km-range rockets was conducted on the same day the project was cleared for the Indian Army by the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its first list of 70 candidates for the upcoming elections to the Mumbai civic body, a day before the deadline to file nominations ends.While the list includes some corporators who won the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls in 2017, prominent...
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An air hostess, who was visiting a friend in DLF Phase 1, died after experiencing difficulty in breathing, police said on Monday. According to the police, the deceased, identified as Simran Dadwal, 25, is a native of Punjab's Mohali and worked for Air India. She had come to her friend...
21:59
Pakistan's former spy chief Faiz Hameed
Pakistan's former spy chief Faiz Hameed challenged his conviction by a military court which had sentenced him to 14 years in jail, media reports said on Monday.Hameed, the former chief of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence, was convicted on December 11 by a Field General Court Martial...
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At least 128 flights were cancelled, eight diverted, and nearly 470 services delayed at the Delhi airport due to dense fog on Monday. An official said 64 departures and 64 arrivals were cancelled, while 8 flights were diverted due to dense fog and low visibility conditions at the Delhi...
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Four teenagers have been apprehended in Tiruvallur district for allegedly attacking a man with a sickle and uploading reels of the assault on social media while under the influence of alcohol, the police said on Monday.The incident took place on the evening of December 26 near the railway...
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India on Monday said Pakistan's horrific and systemic victimisation of minorities of various faiths is a well established fact and no amount of finger pointing will obfuscate it. New Delhi said this while strongly trashing Pakistan's comments on the condition of minorities in India. We...
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Unidentified gunmen killed two policemen in different incidents in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, officials said.The incidents occurred in the Tank district bordering South Waziristan.In the first incident, motorcycle-borne unidentified gunmen opened fire on...
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday stressed the urgent need to ensure the safety and protection of people from India's Northeast region following the death of Angel Chakma, a student from Tripura, who was brutally stabbed in Dehradun after allegedly facing racial abuse.There should be...
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Benchmark Sensex declined by nearly 346 points while Nifty closed below 26,000 on Monday due to selling in utilities, IT and blue-chip oil & gas shares, foreign fund outflows and thin year-end trading. Extending the downtrend to the fourth day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined...
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Former TDB member N Vijayakumar was arrested on Monday in connection with the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple gold loss case, police said.Police sources said Vijayakumar was a member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) during the tenure of former president A Padmakumar, who has already been...
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Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Monday suspended the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) services until further orders, over security considerations. According to a police spokesperson, the deputy commissioner directed the suspension of VPN services with immediate...
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The Metro Line-3, which runs from Cuffe Parade to Aarey JVLR stations in Mumbai, will operate through the night on New Year's Eve to facilitate safe and convenient travel for commuters. The special extended service on the corridor, popularly known as Aqua Line, will commence after 10:30 pm...
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The police on Monday questioned around 15 migrant workers in Indore on suspicion of being Bangladeshi nationals and began verifying their documents to establish their real identity, an official said. Local residents had complained to the police that some Bangladeshi nationals were living...
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The number of automated teller machines (ATMs) declined moderately in FY25, with the increase in digitisation, a RBI report said on Monday. The number of bank branches increased by over 2 percent on the back of network expansion by the public sector banks, the report on Trend and Progress of...
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The rupee depreciated eight paise to close at 89.98 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by foreign fund outflows and a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said persistent capital withdrawals from foreign investors, alongside heightened dollar demand...
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The police on Monday seized an unidentified drone found abandoned in a field in a forward village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said.Special Operations Group (SOG) of J&K Police received an input about a drone abandoned in a field at village Gohled in Mendhar sector this...
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A Muslim community panchayat in Mathura district has taken a unique decision to curb extravagance and unnecessary rituals during weddings, imposing a fine of Rs 11,000 and social boycott on families found violating the norms, community leaders said on Monday. The decision was taken...
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The police on Monday arrested two persons from Gujarat in connection with a digital arrest' cyber fraud case in which a woman here was duped of Rs 1.95 crore.The cybercrime police apprehended the accused, who allegedly played a crucial role in the fraud by using multiple mule bank accounts to...
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In a landmark moment for alumni philanthropy, the Class of 2000 of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) has pledged Rs 100 crore to its alma mater during its silver jubilee reunion held on campus in Kanpur.According to an official press communique issued by the IIT-K on Monday, this...
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Two policemen, including a station house officer, were injured after miscreants pelted stones at them in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred near Pupunki Ashram within the jurisdiction of Muffasil police station on Sunday night when police attempted...
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The Congress on Monday appointed Sandeep Dikshit as the chairperson of its platform dedicated to engagement with civil society groups, experts and academicians, called 'Rachnatmak Congress'.The appointment was made by the party's president, Mallikarjun Kharge, and will be implemented with...
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India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation remained in the negative zone for the second consecutive month in November 2025, according to the latest government data.The annual inflation rate was recorded at -0.32%, a slight recovery from the -1.21% seen in October.The continued deflationary...
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The defence ministry on Monday approved procurement of long range rockets, missiles, radar systems and military platforms worth Rs 79,000 crore to bolster the military's combat prowess.The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, green-lighted the...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday stated that US President Donald Trump had informed him about a 20-point peace proposal for Ukraine that Trump had discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin.Zelenskyy made the remarks after meeting Trump at the US President's Mar-a-Lago Club...
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SIR hearings at Chinsurah-Mogra block office in West Bengal's Hooghly district were halted for some time on Monday after TMC MLA Asit Mazumdar objected to the exclusion of booth-level agents (BLAs) during the process, officials said.The hearings, which are being conducted at the block office for...
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Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to stay its order accepting a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges, and said the government stands committed to its protection and restoration.The apex court kept in abeyance the directions...
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A 4K restored version of filmmaker Satyajit Ray's 1970 classic Aranyer Din Ratri is set to rerelease in PVR INOX theatres on January 9.The theatrical chain will release the movie with English subtitles in Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune.Starring Sharmila Tagore, Simi Garewal,...
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The Supreme Court stayed the Delhi high court's order suspending the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case of a minor, on Monday.Reacting to the apex court's decision, Mehmood Pracha, advocate for the Unnao rape survivor,...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday called the killing of a Tripura student in Uttarakhand's Dehradun a 'horrific hate crime', as he accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of 'normalising' hate.Twenty-four-year-old Angel Chakma from Nandannagar in the West Tripura district...
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The Supreme Court on Monday put in abeyance its November 20 order that had accepted the Union Environment Ministry's definition of the Aravalli Hills and the Aravalli Range, a move that had raised concerns over the possibility of regulated mining activities across large parts of the ecologically...
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The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms declined by Rs 35,439.36 crore in a holiday-shortened last week, with State Bank of India taking the biggest hit, in line with a muted trend in equities. Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 112.09 points or 0.13 per...
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi high court's order suspending the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case involving a minor girl. Advocate Hemant Kumar Maurya, appearing for the victim, welcomed the apex court's...
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At least 128 flights were cancelled, eight got diverted, and nearly 200 services were delayed at the Delhi airport due to dense fog on Monday.An official said 64 departures and 64 arrivals were cancelled, while eight flights got diverted due to dense fog and low visibility conditions at the Delhi...
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The Chinese military on Monday started new major drills in the 'middle areas' of the Taiwan Strait amid rising diplomatic tensions with Japan over Taiwan that Beijing claims as its territory.The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre Command is employing fighters, bombers and...
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India will set up an oversight committee to assess whether New Zealand should be granted a 'grace period'or additional time if the country fails to fulfil its foreign direct investment (FDI) commitment over a 15-year period.The two countries announced the conclusion of the free trade agreement...
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At least 13 people were killed and 98 others injured after a passenger train on the interoceanic corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway met with an accident on the Salina Cruz-Coatzacoalcos route in Mexico on Sunday, the Mexican Navy Secretariat said.According to the statement issued by...
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Dense fog in Delhi has caused significant disruptions at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, with visibility dropping to just 50 meters.This has led to flight delays and cancellations, with airlines such as IndiGo and Air India issuing advisories warning passengers of potential...
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A 16-year-old boy died after falling from a plastic shed of a restaurant in northwest Delhi's Gujranwala area, police said on Monday.Police received a PCR call on Saturday, and upon reaching the spot, they found that the injured boy, Kabin, a Class 11 student and resident of the area, had already...
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One person was killed after two compartments of the Tatanagar-Ernakulam Express caught fire at Yalamanchili, about 66 km from Visakhapatnam, police said on Monday.The police received information about the fire at 12.45 am.A police official told reporters that there were 82 passengers in one of...
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The government has so far spent Rs 85,801 crore on the 508 kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway project, which is under execution with technical and financial cooperation from the Japanese government,, the rail ministry said on Sunday.'Overall physical progress of 55.63 per cent has been...
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay tripped and fell down on Sunday at the airport in Chennai while attempting to get inside his car.On his return here from Malaysia, Vijay, who was surrounded by a huge crowd, walked towards the exit area and moments before getting into the car tripped and fell...
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Protesting against improper disposal of carcasses of cows and progeny by municipal authorities, members of Bajranj Dal blocked a convoy of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhra Raje's on the Kota-Udaipur highway here on Sunday noon, an official said.The vigilantes stopped Raje's convoy, which...
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United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said a peace agreement to end the Russia-Ukraine war is getting 'very close', after a high-level meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Trump said he believed...
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