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Over 15 students of a government secondary school fell sick on Saturday morning after inhaling fumes emanating allegedly from a nearby chemical factory due to a 'leak', offcials said.However, the chemical factory, Chambal Fertilizers and Chemical Limited (CFCL) has refuted the claims of a gas...
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The Enforcement Directorate has carried searches at 12 locations in Mumbai as part of its probe into a Rs 142-crore bank fraud case, the agency said on Saturday. ED has initiated a probe based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against M/s Rialto Exim Private...
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Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav on Saturday welcomed the Centre's decision to order a probe into alleged irregularities in the renovation of Arvind Kejriwal's official residence when he was the chief minister, and said the Congress was the first to raise the issue.Yadav's comment came after...
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A fire broke out at the storeroom of a camp in the Maha Kumbh Mela area on Saturday evening, gutting seven tents and destroying some items, including blankets and foodgrains, officials said.No person was injured, they said.Chief Fire Officer (Kumbh) Pramod Sharma said the fire broke out at a camp...
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Stepping up his attack on the allegations about 'links' of Elizabeth Gogoi, wife of Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, with the Inter-Services Intelligence, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that there is 'definite information' that she visited Pakistan even after her marriage and...
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A massive fire erupted at Arunachal Pradesh's Tenga market in West Kameng district in the early hours of Saturday.Indian Army personnel from Gajraj Corps responded swiftly, deploying firefighting trucks to control the flames and save lives and property. Authorities are assessing the damage,...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday urged the Uttar Pradesh government to extend the duration of the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj. Speaking to the reporters at the party office, Yadav accused the BJP government of lying in statistics. He said that as per the...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday kept up his attack on the Centre over the landing of US planes carrying illegal Indian immigrants at Amritsar airport and asked it not to make the holy city a deport centre. A second US flight carrying 119 illegal Indian immigrants is slated...
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Railway 200, Britain's celebration of 200 years of the modern railway network this year, has joined hands with film production company Yash Raj Films (YRF) for a unique India-UK cultural celebration and the romance associated with railways in Bollywood.Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, popular as DDLJ...
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US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has said that it was an honour to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi back to the US and look forward to strengthening the friendship between the countries. Hindu-American Gabbard met Modi hours after he landed in the US on...
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Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday dismissed three government employees including a jailed policeman for their alleged terror links, officials said. The sacked employees have been identified as police constable Firdous Ahmad Bhat, teacher in school education department...
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Three AAP councilors switched over to the BJP on Saturday, boosting its chances of victory in the upcoming MCD mayoral poll. Welcoming the councilors, city BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said Delhi will have a triple engine government -- at the Centre, assembly and municipal level -- at...
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The Maharashtra Government has set up a seven-member committee headed by the state director general of police (DGP) to study the legal aspects for a new law against forced conversions and cases of 'love jihad.The committee includes secretaries of the women and child welfare, minority affairs, law...
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The Mumbai police have registered a case against the New India Cooperative Bank's General Manager and Head of Accounts along with his associates for allegedly embezzling Rs 122 crore of funds, officials said on Saturday.The case has been transferred to the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city...
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The Mumbai police are unable to trace podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia as his phone remains switched off, while they have given comedian Samay Raina time till March 10 to appear before them in a probe into the former's controversial remarks on his YouTube show, an official said on...
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Vicky Kaushal's historical action film Chhaava collected Rs 50 crore at the box office worldwide on day one, the makers said on Saturday.Directed by Laxman Utekar, the film is produced by Dinesh Vijan under his banner Maddock Films. The movie, which also stars Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye...
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Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Uma Bharti on Saturday lashed out at the US government for the cruel and extremely shameful manner in which it deported the illegal Indian immigrants recently. A US military aircraft carrying 104 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Amritsar...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed optimism over the direction of India's democracy and stressed that India's democracy has delivered. He spoke how the elections are conducted in India and mentioned about recent elections in Delhi and parliamentary elections held in...
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BSE-listed companies' market capitalisation (mcap) dipped below Rs 400 trillion on Friday, February 14, 2025, amid a broader market selloff. Although it recovered slightly to Rs 400.2 trillion at close, this marks the lowest level since June 6, 2024.Indias market capitalisation had surpassed...
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Social media conglomerate Meta would build a 50,000 km undersea cable spanning five continents -- connecting India to the United States, the two countries said in a joint statement.Meta will make a 'multi-billion, multi-year investment' in the undersea cable project and start work this year, the...
11:23
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has completed 25 years of exports from India, emerging as one of the largest exporters of passenger vehicles from the country, with cumulative exports exceeding 3.7 million units.The company began exports in 1999 and has covered over 150 nations. It currently...
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The Central Vigilance Commission has directed the Public Works Department of Delhi government to conduct a detailed probe into the alleged merger of properties to expand the 6, Flagstaff Road bungalow and the expenditures incurred on its interiors, BJP leader Vijender Gupta said on...
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India's foreign exchange reserves rose by a net $7.6 billion in the week ended February 7, latest data by the RBI showed. This marked the third consecutive weekly increase in total reserves, following a $1.05 billion gain the previous week.The total reserves rose on the back of the rise in...
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Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) on Friday, February 14, 2025, announced the acquisition of Velvette, the iconic FMCG brand known for pioneering sachet packaging. RCPL did not disclose the financial details of the deal struck with Velvettes parent brand, Sujatha Biotech.The Chennai-based...
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Investors endured another challenging session on Friday, February 14, 2025, as smallcap stocks tumbled over 3 per cent, sliding into bear-market territory, while midcaps fell 2.4 per cent, extending their decline from peak levels to 18.4 per cent. The largecap-focused Nifty 50 and Sensex...
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Ten persons travelling in a Bolero car were killed in a head-on collision with a bus on a highway in the Meja police station area of Prayagraj late on Friday night, police said on Saturday.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vivek Chandra Yadav said devotees from Chhattisgarh's Korba district...
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The select committee of the Lok Sabha, which will examine the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, was constituted on Friday, with Bharatiya Janata Party MP Baijayant Jay Panda appointed as chairman of the panel.The committee will have 31 MPs, including 17 from the ruling National Democratic Alliance.The NDA...