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Facing heat over the sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh murder case, the name of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde figures on the invitation card for an event to be attended by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Beed district.BJP MLA Suresh Dhas, who has targeted Munde over his purported links with an...
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The Maharashtra government on Monday made it mandatory for all officials in government and semi-government offices in the state to speak only in Marathi. The Government Resolution (GR) issued to this effect also said that speaking Marathi is compulsory in local self-government,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to the US beginning February 12 to hold wide-ranging talks with US President Donald Trump, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. As per the plan, Modi will travel to Washington DC after concluding his two-day...
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Seizures worth over Rs 220 crores have been made ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, the office of Delhi Chief Electoral Officer's said on Monday. This includes Rs 88 crores worth of drugs, Rs 81 crores in precious metals and nearly Rs 40 crores in cash, the CEO said after the final...
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United States President Donald Trump paused tariffs on Mexico for one month after last-minute talks with President Claudia Sheinbaum.I just spoke with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico. It was a very friendly conversation wherein she agreed to immediately supply 10,000 Mexican Soldiers on the...
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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Mumbai suburban railway would soon get new-design trains fitted with better features for passenger comfort and reducing overcrowding.A plan for new design trains on the Mumbai suburban network will be announced soon, Vaishnaw said while...
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Delhi Police has warned against recording social media reels at polling stations during the assembly elections on Wednesday, an official said.Addressing a press conference at Delhi Police headquarters on Monday, Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order Zone-II) Madhup Tewari said anyone...
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Monday revealed Aryan Khan's debut series The Ba***ds of Bollywood and said it is his prayers that his children, who are taking their first steps in showbiz, receives at least 50 per cent of the love and support that he been blessed with over the years.Shah...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday once again extended his offer to Janata Dal-Secular workers to join the Congress party.Shivakumar, who is the Congress state president, urged JD-S workers in Channapatna, Ramanagara district, to join his party to advance their political...
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The Reserve Bank on Monday said 98.15 per cent of the 2000 rupee denomination banknotes have been returned to the banking system, and only Rs 6,577 crore worth of such notes are with the public.On May 19, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination banknotes...
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ChatGPT creator OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman is likely to visit India on February 5, sources said on Monday, adding that the high-profile founder is expected to meet top government officials and engage in an industry fireside chat during his trip.Altman's visit, his second one in two years, comes at...
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday invoked the Constitution's significance in empowering all sections of society, saying it was the Constitution, not Manu Smriti, that enabled the Finance Minister to present the Budget and gave everyone the right to speak in Parliament. ...
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The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality on Monday revoked curbs under stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) amid a dip in pollution due to favourable meteorological conditions, according to an official order. The average AQI in Delhi dropped below the 300 mark amid...
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At least 170 people fell ill after consuming food during a feast organised at a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, an official from the health department said on Monday.The affected persons were from villages under the Mamoni Kala gram panchayat, where a mass feast was organised at a...
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Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asserted his party will win 55 out of the 70 seats in the Delhi assembly, and reiterated his claim the BJP will discontinue all free schemes in the city if it were to come to power. In a post in Hindi on social media platform X, Kejriwal...
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The government on Monday told Parliament that it is not considering any proposal to increase the maximum working hours to 70 or 90 hours a week. Recently, some of the corporate leaders proposed to increase the maximum working hours to 70 and even 90 hours a week.No such proposal to...
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The government on Monday said 13 people were arrested in 2024 in connection with hoax bomb threats to airlines. Last year, a total of 728 bomb threats were received by airlines and out of them, 714 were received by domestic carriers, according to data shared by the civil aviation...
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Telugu film producer K P Choudhary was found hanging in a rented house in a village in North Goa on Monday, police said.The body of Choudhary (44), known for producing Rajinikanth-starrer Kabali in Telugu, was found in the rented premises in Siolim village, Superintendent of Police (North)...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said states with a double-engine BJP government have progressed in the last 10 years, but Delhi has been left behind because the Aam Aadmi Party kept making excuses and fighting with the Centre.Speaking at a public meeting in Jangpura, Shah called AAP chief...
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The Reserve Bank of India is likely to reduce the key interest rate by 25 basis points this week after keeping it on hold for two years, complementing the Union Budget initiatives to push consumption-led demand, though the sliding rupee continues to be a concern. As the retail inflation has...
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BJP MPs on Monday moved a breach of parliamentary privilege motion against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, alleging use of derogatory and slanderous words to describe President Droupadi Murmu as she addressed a joint session of Parliament last week.The comments, the MPs alleged, were meant to lower the...
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The Sri Lankan Navy has detained 10 Indian fishermen from Mandapam in Ramanathapuram district and seized their mechanised boats while they were fishing in the Gulf of Mannar. The fishermen were apprehended near the Mannar Lowlands and taken to the Mannar naval base for questioning,...
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In his first public appearance since the knife attack at his home last month, Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan on Monday attended the slate announcement event of streaming service Netflix and said it feels nice to be standing in front of an audience. The 54-year-old actor was stabbed repeatedly...
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Hitting out at the AAP government in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday it was promoting only those students to Class 10 who were guaranteed to clear the board examination to guard its image. I have heard that in Delhi they do not promote students to Class 10 if they perform...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday tracking weak global markets amid concerns over US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on some of its trading partners. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 319.22 points or 0.41 per cent to settle at 77,186.74, snapping its...
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Ahead of the Delhi elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that he had received information that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could cause discrepancies in 10 per cent of the votes through machines.In a video released by AAP, Kejriwal further said that...
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EAM Dr S Jaishankar reacts to Rahul Gandhi's comment in Parliament today on the Trump inauguration invite.Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024. I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration. Also to...
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The government on Monday said 13 people were arrested in 2024 in connection with hoax bomb threats to airlines. Last year, a total of 728 bomb threats were received by airlines and out of them, 714 were received by domestic carriers, according to data shared by the civil aviation ministry in...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday paid tributes to thousands who died in the January 29 Maha Kumbh stampede, triggering an uproar from the treasury benches even as Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asked him to retract the statement. Kharge, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha,...
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My wingman while writing The Secret Of Secrets, says Dan Brown
In good news for Dan Brown fans, The Da Vinci Code author is all set to return with the much-awaited new novel in the famed Robert Langadon series, titled The Secret of Secrets, on September 9 this year. The upcoming thriller, touted to be Brown's most ambitious novel till date, is releasing...
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BJP candidate from the New Delhi Assembly constituency, Parvesh Verma, on Monday, claimed that the BJP would win the seat by a large margin and that AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal would lose his deposit and finish third.We will win by a margin of more than 20,000 votes. It could be 25,000-26,000....
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Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh recently opened up about an unsettling experience at a New York airport, where he was detained and questioned about his nationality. The actor, revealed in an interview with Mashable India that immigration officers refused to believe he...
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Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah asserted on Monday that former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, 'Sheesh Mahal,' will be opened to the general public for viewing.Shah, while addressing an election rally in the Jangpura assembly constituency,...
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An ex-serviceman and his wife were injured in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Monday, officials said. The terrorists fired at Manzoor Ahmad Wagay and his wife in the Behibagh area of the district, they said, adding that the injured couple has been rushed to a...
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Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaking in Parliament: I must say, I struggled through the President's address to maintain my attention on what was being said because I had heard pretty much the same President's address the last time and the time before that. It was the same...
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With just two days to go for voting in the Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party of patronising illegal Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants in Delhi, and said this is causing a demographic manipulation and affecting the electoral process. At a press...
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Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on the stampede during the Mahakumbh: She says, Where is the water most contaminated right now? It's in Kumbh. Bodies (of those who died in the stampede) have been thrown in the river because of which the water has been contaminated. The real issues are not being...
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a PIL for specific guidelines to ensure safety of devotees attending the Maha Kumbh, where at least 30 people were killed and 60 injured in a pre-dawn stampede at Sangam area in Prayagraj.A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay...
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The head priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya has suffered a brain stroke and is in a critical condition at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), the hospital said on Monday.Mahant Satyendra Das, 85, was shifted to the SGPGI on Sunday after initial...
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Share market Analyst Sunil Shah says, The reason for today's volatility or the downward trend in the market is not local, it is because of international reasons. When the budget happened on Saturday, all of us experts believed it was a very good budget. Today's market reaction is because the...
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Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has sold her Bandra West apartment in Mumbai for Rs 22.50 crore, according to Square Yards. In a statement on Monday, real estate consultant Square Yards said it has reviewed property registration documents reviewed by Square Yards related to this...
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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused the BJP of indulging in hooliganism and targeting AAP workers, claiming that the Delhi police is afraid and helpless to tackle the situation. Addressing a press conference on the last day of campaigning for the February 5 Assembly...
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Bangladesh belongs to all of its citizens and is a safe place for all people regardless of religion or caste, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said, as he greeted members of the Hindu community on Saraswati Puja. Hindus in Bangladesh celebrated Saraswati Puja on Monday amid traditional...
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In a bizarre incident, a man demanded half of his father's dead body following a dispute with his brother over the last rites in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district, prompting the police to intervene, an official said on Monday. The ruckus occurred on Sunday at Lidhorataal village, around 45...
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So many actors are all set to make their debuts this year. Joginder Tuteja looks at the Class of 2025.
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The Lower House and Upper House of the Parliament were disrupted on the second day of the Budget Session. Opposition MPs were continuously raising slogans against the government over several issues including the issue of the Mahakumbh stampede incident.Slamming the opposition members, Lok Sabha...
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Update: The son of senior Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan was found dead in Patna on Monday, police said.The body of Ayaan Khan was found hanging from a ceiling fan at the official residence of his father, the Bihar Congress Legislature Party leader, in Sachiwalaya area in Patna. The body has...
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The Delhi High Court on Monday granted interim bail till February 4 to expelled BJP leader and Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar for undergoing an eye surgery. A bench of Justices Yashwant Varma and Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar suspended his sentence, noting that Sengar's cataract...
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Saints and devotees take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam as flower petals are showered on them from a chopper, on the occasion of Basant Panchami. The last 'Amrit Snan' of Maha Kumbh 2025 is taking place today on the occasion of Basant Panchami.
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India's manufacturing sector growth started the year 2025 on a strong footing and touched a six-month high in January, fueled by the steepest upturn in exports in nearly 14 years, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index...
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Congress leader Dr Shakeel Ahmad Khan's son has been found dead. ANI reports that he is believed to have died by suicide. Khan is the National secretary of the Congress.
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The sacred confluence of the River Ganga, Yamuna, and the Saraswati at Prayagraj is witnessing an unparalleled outpouring of faith as sages, saints, devotees, Kalpvasis, and pilgrims immerse themselves in devotion during Mahakumbh.On the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami's Amrit Snan, the...
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Ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said the AAP-led government model has failed and people should vote for a party that can lead to inclusive growth. Addressing a press conference, Naidu said people are worried about...
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In an interview in September last year, Chandrika Tandon spoke to Rediff.com's US Special Correspondent Abhijit J Masih and waxed eloquent about PM Modi's hopes and dreams for India, his execution and how he inspires her. Read it here.
10:32
Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the 'In Memoriam' segment of the 67th Grammy Awards, an apparent oversight by the organisers that left Indian fans furious. The awards ceremony, organised by the Recording Academy, was held on Sunday at the...
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The rupee depreciated 67 paise to hit record low of 87.29 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday after Trump Tariffs on Canada Mexico and China triggered fears of a broad trade war. Donald Trump slapped Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent duties and China with a 10 per cent duty, The move...
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Indian stock markets bled in the opening session on Monday amid the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump on China, Canada, and Mexico. The Nifty index declined by 0.9 per cent to 23,271.35, while the BSE Sensex lost 600 points in opening session at 76,910, down by 0.8 per cent....
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Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak enjoyed a game of cricket in Mumbai on Sunday. Sunak was seen playing in a lively tennis ball cricket match, as a group of onlookers watched him. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he said, No trip to Mumbai would be complete without...
09:51
Manish Sisodia with his family after spending 17 months in jail
From AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to his long-time loyalist Manish Sisodia, riots accused Tahir Hussain and Shifa-ur Rehman, several candidates in fray for Delhi Assembly polls have been to jail in connection with different cases, including corruption and riots. According to political experts,...
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The Election Commission has issued a notification banning the conduct, publication or publicising of exit polls between 7.00 am to 6.30 pm on February 5 (Wednesday) when votes will be cast for the Delhi assembly and two bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The notification issued on...
09:27
Indian-American vocalist and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon has won the Grammy award for the album 'Triveni' in the Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album category.The 67th edition of the biggest musical awards night, organised by the Recording Academy, was held on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in...
09:24
A 55-year-old life convict in Godhra train carnage case of 2002, who had jumped parole and absconded, has been arrested in Maharashtra's Pune district in a theft case, police said on Monday.The Pune rural police on January 22 arrested Salim Jarda, who was among the 31 persons sentenced to life...
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The Telangana government has completed its comprehensive caste survey within a year and is set to present the report before the state Cabinet and Assembly on February 4, State's Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister, N Uttam Kumar Reddy, said on Sunday.According to officials, the state...
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Hezbollah has announced that the funeral of its slain former chief, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in September of last year, will take place on February 23, as reported by The Times of Israel.Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on September...
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A porter allegedly raped a woman in an empty coach of a long-distance train at the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai, police said.The police have arrested the porter following the incident which took place late Saturday night, they said.The 'middle-aged' woman and her son arrived on Saturday night at the...
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