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Gyanesh Kumar is the new Chief Election Commissioner/ANI Photo
Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was appointed as the next chief election commissioner on Monday, the law ministry said. Kumar is the first CEC to be appointed under the new law on the appointment of the members of the Election Commission (EC). His term will run till January 26,...
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The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Monday imposed restrictions on the usage of drinking water for non-essential purposes in the city, citing rising temperatures and depleting groundwater levels. Those found violating the prohibitory order would be fined Rs 5,000, it...
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Reports suggesting that Indian national Shahzadi, who is currently in a prison in the UAE under certain charges, will be executed within 24 hours are incorrect and the embassy continues to follow up on the case, sources said on Monday. A review petition in her case has been filed and the...
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The Agra police on Monday claimed a major breakthrough in a digital arrest case, arresting two suspects from Rajasthan who were involved in extorting money through this cybercrime, an official said. The investigators have also discovered that the scammed money was transferred...
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Posters of Hamas leaders in cultural fest in Palakkad, Kerala/ANI Photo/X
A procession in Kerala's Palakkad district displaying images of Hamas leaders during an annual cultural fest drew sharp criticism on the social media. The banners, carried atop elephants by a group of youths, were part of the Thrithala Fest in Thrithala, Palakkad, on Sunday evening. The...
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A 27-year-old man, who was among the second batch of deportees brought from the US, was arrested in connection with three cases registered against him, the police said on Monday.The police said Gurwinder Singh, a resident of Sasrali colony in Jamalpur locality in Ludhiana, was produced in a local...
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Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple, Tirupati
A Mumbai-based devotee donated Rs 11 crore to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams' Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust. Tushar Kumar from the Prasid Uno Family Trust donated the amount to TTD's additional executive officer Venkaiah Chowdary in Tirumala. A devotee, Tushar Kumar of the...
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PM Narendra Modi welcomes Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of Qatar, at the airport as he arrived in New Delhi/ANI on X
Extending a rare gesture of hospitality, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday went to the airport to receive Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who arrived here on a two-day a visit to India this evening. The Amir is scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu and hold talks...
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The selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which met in New Delhi on Monday evening is learnt to have recommended the name of the next chief election commissioner to President Droupadi Murmu, sources said on Monday. Besides Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray will meet his party MLAs and MPs amid talk of desertions. The meeting with MLAs is scheduled on February 20, while the meeting of MPs will take place on February 25, Rajya Sabha MP and party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said. It is...
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Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid/Image courtesy: MOD
The family members of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid have expressed strong displeasure over the removal of the war hero's name from the main gate of a primary school in Ghazipur where he once studied. After a recent painting work, the school in Dhamupur village in the district was...
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Amid speculations about leadership change in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said it is for the Congress high command to decide.There have been talks in the state's political circles, especially in the ruling Congress party, about a chief minister change later this year, under a...
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The rupee depreciated 16 paise to close at 86.87 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by significant foreign fund outflows and a recovery in the US dollar index from intraday lows. Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading with a negative bias as foreign banks...
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Two incidents of fire, including at the camps of Shri Kapi Manas Mandal and the Consumer Protection Committee, were reported at Maha Kumbh Nagar on Monday, an official statement said. However, the fires were quickly brought under control due to the prompt action of the Fire Service Unit...
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Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna-starrer historical drama Chhaava has become the highest grossing Hindi film this year by earning Rs 164.75 crore at the worldwide box office in its opening weekend.The film has surpassed the collection of Akshay Kumar-starrer Skyforce, which made over Rs...
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Gold prices retreated from all-time level in the national capital on Monday, with the precious metal declining Rs 1,200 to Rs 88,200 per 10 grams due to emergence of fresh selling from stockists and retailers. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 percent...
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Stock markets snapped the eight-day losing run in a volatile session on Monday with benchmark Sensex closing higher by 57 points on the back of value buying in blue-chip stocks HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries. Helped by fag-end buying, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 57.65 points or 0.08 per...
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Maharashtra Cyber has summoned content creator Ranveer Allahbadia to record his statement on February 24 in connection with the India's Got Latent show row, officials said on Monday.Earlier, Cyber officials had summoned Allahbadia to appear before the police, but he didn't turn up. Now they have...
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Delhi's last AAP CM: Atishi
Taking a dig at the BJP over its delay in selecting a chief minister for the national capital, senior AAP leader and former Delhi minister Gopal Rai on Monday predicted that Delhi could again see three different CMs in the next five years like before. Addressing a press conference, Rai said...
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Former Olympic and World Javelin Champion Neeraj Chopra at the launch of the new Audi RS Q8 in Mumbai.
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An IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officer of Madhya Pradesh Cadre, Niyaz Khan has hit the headlines following his post on X stating Islam is the religion of Arabs and everyone in India was Hindu. He further said that people were converted from Hindus to Muslims and appealed Muslims to...
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EAM Dr S Jaishankar tweets, Nice to meet former UK PM Rishi Sunak in Delhi today. Appreciate his constant support for strengthening India-UK relations.
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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday arrived in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, to participate in the Maha Kumbh 2025. While speaking to ANI, Governor Bose said, Kumbh represents the best that is there in India's great culture and traditions. It is a mark of pride for all Indians that the...
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Senior Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said the Assam government can conduct any inquiry on the issue of his wife's alleged ISI links, but he and his party know where they stand. In a press conference here, Gogoi said he had held discussions with the AICC on taking legal action against the BJP...
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The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued a new hearing date for Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Apoorva Mukhija, Ashish Chanchlani and others after they failed to appear before the commission in person in connection to the ongoing 'India's Got Latent' show controversy.The NCW said that...
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Two labourers died and three others were injured in a blast at a firecracker unit in Maharashtra's Nagpur district on Sunday, a senior police official said.The explosion took place at 1:30 pm at Asian Fireworks under Kalmeshwar police station limits in Katol tehsil, some 50 kilometres from the...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said India is delivering good returns to investors who are booking profits. Replying to a question on selling by foreign institutional investors (FIIs), Sitharaman said India has an environment where investments are yielding good...
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Tight security measures are in place at the New Delhi Railway Station, prohibiting anyone from loitering on the foot overbridge without a valid reason, an official said on Monday. A stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station claimed 18 lives on Saturday night, police said. We have seen...
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President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the Ambassadors/High Commissioners of Cambodia, Maldives, Somalia, Cuba and Nepal at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Pictured alongside is H.E. Aishath Azeema, High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives. The...
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The EOW arrests New India Cooperative Bank GM, Hitesh Mehta
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that members of the BJP were involved in looting the New India Cooperative Bank, where funds of Rs 122 crore have been misappropriated, and questioned the Maharashtra government's silence on the issue.Two persons, including Hitesh Mehta, the...
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The deportees meet a minister in Amritsar
Promised a legal entry into the US, Mandeep Singh's life was at risk after he was made to deal with crocodiles and snakes, trim his beard despite being a Sikh, and having to go without food for days. But his dream to secure a better life for his family in Amritsar came crashing down on...
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Former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan, along with his wife Sagarika Ghatge and her brother Shivjeet Ghatge, has purchased a 2,600 square feet luxury apartment in Lower Parel, Mumbai, for Rs 11 crore, according to Square Yards. Real estate consultant Square Yards said it has reviewed property...
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Veekshanam Daily, Congress party's mouthpiece in Kerala, on Monday published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor -- without naming him -- for praising the entrepreneurial growth of the state under the left government. It urged him not to betray the expectations of...
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Sam Pitroda, the Congress overseas unit chief, has courted a new controversy after claiming that the threat from China is often blown out of proportion. His suggestion that India needs to stop considering China as an enemy drew a sharp backlash with the ruling BJP calling out the Congress...
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Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, took a dip at Tirtharaj Sangam and offered Arghya in Triveni.
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A 45-year-old woman and a minor boy have succumbed to Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune neurological disorder, in Andhra Pradesh in the past 10 days, said Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav on Monday.The Health Minister noted that Kamalamma died at Government General Hospital (GGH) in...
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Abhilasha Kotwal shares a picture of her card on X with a special invite to Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. She writes, When a wedding is more diverse than a coalition government, you know it's special! @RahulGandhi @priyankagandhi 'our love story mirrors the vision you stand...
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Goa court sentences 31-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for rape and murder of Irish-British woman in 2017. Nearly eight years after an Irish-British woman was raped and murdered during her Goa visit, a court last week convicted the lone accused in the case, a 31-year-old...
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A third-year B-Tech student of a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar died allegedly by suicide in her hostel, police said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Prakriti Lamsal from Nepal. She was a B-Tech third-year student of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), the...
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Delhi: Caretakers of Jheel Park in Dhaula Kuan claim that the 4.0-magnitude earthquake this morning uprooted a 20-25-year-old tree at the park. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Dhaula Kuan.
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Many Delhi residents were startled by strong jolts after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the national capital and adjoining regions on Monday morning. The strong tremors triggered by the earthquake prompted several residents of Delhi to rush out of their homes. Anil Kumar, a resident of...
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Devotees continued to arrive at Mahakumbh 2025 to take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam on the 36th day of the festival on Monday. Over 52 crore devotees have taken a holy dip so far at the world's largest human gathering. A massive influx of devotees was seen at the Prayagraj Railway station on...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Monday as persistent foreign fund outflows from the Indian equity markets and slowdown in corporate earnings continued to hurt investors' sentiment. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 297.8 points to 75,641.41 in opening...
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The newly-elected MLAs of the BJP are likely to meet in New Delhi on Monday to choose the new chief minister of Delhi, party sources said. The national leadership of the BJP will send its observers for the legislature party meeting, in which the leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly...
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Acting Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has prayed for the safety of people after an earthquake jolted the city early on Monday.Strong tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining regions after the quake of 4.0 magnitude struck the region. No reports have come of any damage or injuries.In a...
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A magnitude four earthquake struck Delhi and surrounding areas on Monday, forcing residents to rush out of their buildings.According to the National Centre for Seismology, the quake rocked the capital at a depth of five kilometers at around 5:36 am. The epicenter was Delhi itself.A passenger...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi responded to the earthquake tremors felt early morning in New Delhi and surrounding areas, urging residents to stay calm and remain alert for possible aftershocks. He assured that authorities are closely monitoring the situation.Tremors were felt in Delhi and...
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Strong tremors were felt in the national capital and adjoining regions after an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck the region early on Monday.There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people in the region to stay calm and follow safety...
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