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A 25-year-old man was shot dead by some unknown people here on Monday evening, the police said. The victim was identified as Shashank Singh, a resident of Nawabganj. He had come to the city for some work, the police said. According to the police, Singh was riding his motorcycle when...
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In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old man in Kerala on Monday allegedly killed five people, including his 13-year-old brother, his grandmother in her 80s, and a young woman said to be his lover. The two other victims were also reportedly his close relatives, while his mother has been...
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India abstained on a UN General Assembly draft resolution that called for a de-escalation, an early cessation of hostilities and a peaceful resolution of the war against Ukraine. The 193-member UN General Assembly voted Monday on the draft resolution Advancing a...
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Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker
Olympic medallists Manu Bhaker and Mirabai Chanu on Monday joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to combat obesity, emphasising the importance of healthy lifestyle choices.The initiative took off on Monday after Prime Minister Modi nominated 10 individuals from various fields,...
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Incidents of sudden hair loss or acute onset alopecia totalis in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, which hit national headlines, are linked to high selenium content found in wheat from Punjab and Haryana supplied by local ration shops, a report by Padma Shri awardee expert Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar...
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Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is set to return to power, with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the second-largest party, according to exit polls.
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In a bid to take revenge, a man allegedly set fire to three cars and a motorbike belonging to the family members of his ex-girlfriend after she distanced herself from him, the police said on Monday.The accused, Rahul, a resident of Hanumanthnagar, works as a cab driver and has 18 criminal cases...
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Roberta Flack with Aretha Franklin. Pic: Getty Images/Rediff archives
Roberta Flack, the iconic vocalist and pianist, passed away at 88, leaving behind a legacy defined by her soulful renditions of hits like Killing Me Softly with His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. Her death, announced by her publicist, followed a 2022 diagnosis of ALS, which...
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A local court in Kerala remanded Bharatiya Janata Party leader PC George to judicial custody on Monday in a hate speech case after sending him to police custody until 6 pm the same day. The Erattupetta munsif magistrate court in Kottayam district rejected George's bail application earlier in...
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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences has launched an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying levelled by a student against an assistant professor, who has resigned following the accusations, officials said on Monday. A TISS official who did not wish to be named told PTI...
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Maha Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra is creating a 300-acre 'innovation city' in Navi Mumbai to help the state's economic growth, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Monday. Speaking at the IT industry lobby grouping Nasscom event in Mumbai, Fadnavis said Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran has volunteered...
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The Supreme Court on Monday underscored the importance of creating a mechanism for citizens to file complaints on misleading advertisements. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Drug and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 was of vital...
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The rupee dropped 4 paise to settle at 86.72 against the US dollar on Monday amid massive outflow of foreign capital that also dragged down the domestic equity markets by more than 1 percent. However, a flat greenback against major currencies prevented a sharp fall in the domestic unit,...
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Renowned screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar has slammed trolls for making communal remarks on his X post praising Virat Kohli after India's win at a cricket match against Pakistan.India's team won against Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 by six-wicket on Sunday.Akhtar shared a post on...
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Starbucks is set to lay off 1,100 corporate employees worldwide as part of a broader effort to streamline operations under new Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol.In a letter to employees on Monday, Niccol announced that affected employees would be notified by midday Tuesday, reported the Associated...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced a house-tax waiver scheme, allowing residents to clear their house-tax dues of 2024-25 and have all previous pending taxes written off.The announcement was made at a press conference here on Monday by MCD Mayor Mahesh Khichi, Deputy Mayor...
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Holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies is not undemocratic and does not hurt the federal structure, the Union law ministry is learnt to have told the joint committee of Parliament examining the bills on 'one nation, one election'.Responding to a set of queries posed by...
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President Droupadi Murmu to embark on a visit to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat from February 25 to March 1, 2025, a release from the Rrashtrapati Bhavan said on Monday evening. The President will commence her tour in Patna, where she will grace the centenary celebrations of Patna Medical...
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Deviating from its usual practice, the Communist Party of India-Marxist has issued a note to its state units on the draft political resolution for the upcoming party congress.The note says the party does not consider the Narendra Modi government or the Indian State as 'neo-fascist', even as...
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Former MP and All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal on Monday apologised for his purported sexist remarks against the wife of an Assam MLA.He maintained that his intention was not to hurt anyone and he had the highest regard for women.Ajmal, during an interaction with reporters...
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Australia and South Africa will square off in the Group B match of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy on Tuesday at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
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Falling for the fifth day in a row on Monday, equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled over 1 per cent to drop below the crucial 75,000 level, tracking a weak US market trend and unabated foreign fund outflows amid concerns over US tariffs.The 30-share BSE benchmark tanked 856.65 points or 1.14 per...
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Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa Monday claimed that 32 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs were in touch with him to switch sides.Hitting back, the ruling AAP's state unit president Aman Arora claimed that it was Bajwa who has made an 'advance booking' to join the Bharatiya Janata Party.Speaking to...
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A Class-12 student allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from a tree behind his house after he was denied admit card for board examinations due to unpaid school fees in Pratapgarh district, police said on Monday.The incident took place on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday in Akhou...
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The Jharkhand Police has arrested 18 minors for allegedly raping three girls in Khunti district, police said on Monday.The accused, aged 12-17 years, have been sent to a juvenile home, and the girls will undergo a medical examination on Monday, they said. Khunti SP Aman Kumar said the...
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In the last five trading sessions, the BSE barometer lost 1,542.45 points or 2 per cent, and the Nifty tanked 406.15 points or 1.76 per cent. From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, Zomato, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel and NTPC were among the biggest...
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YouTubers Ashish Chanchlani and Ranveer Allahbadia approached Maharashtra Cyber Cell on Monday to record their statements in connection with the ongoing India's Got Latent controversy. The two were summoned following their involvement in allegedly promoting obscenity and engaging in sexually...
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PM took a dip at the Maha Kumbh on February 5
In an apparent dig at RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's recent Maha Kumbh jibe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people of Bihar will never forgive leaders of Jungle Raj who mocked and ridiculed Hindu religion. Addressing a rally in Bhagalpur, Modi said, Leaders of Jungle Raj ridiculed the...
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The BJP reacts: The chambers of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and all the ministers of the Delhi cabinet have pictures of Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their walls, the party says.Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday slammed the opposition RJD-Congress combine, alleging that those in power before him sought votes of Muslims but failed to check communal clashes. The JD(U) president made the remark at a function which was attended, among others, by Prime Minister...
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Actress Katrina Kaif reaches Prayagraj to participate in Maha Kumbh Mela. She says: I am very fortunate that I could come here this time. I am really happy and grateful. I met Swami Chidanand Saraswati and took his blessings. I am just starting my experience here. I like the energy and the...
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Sensex tumbles 856.65 points to settle at 74,454.41; Nifty slumps 242.55 points to 22,553.35.From the Sensex pack, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank, Zomato, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Power Grid were among the biggest laggards. Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra...
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Bangladesh has been singed by violence since Sheikh Hasina's ouster
A group of miscreants launched a sudden attack on the Air Force Base near Samiti Para in Cox's Bazar. The Bangladesh Air Force is taking necessary actions in response, said a notification by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), reports Dhaka Tribune.
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A 27-year-old event management professional was killed in an accident while trying to escape from eve-teasers who were chasing her in another vehicle in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Monday. The victim, identified as Suchandra Chattopadhyay, a resident of Chinsurah...
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Actor Anupam Kher says he finds it absurd that his X account was suspended despite him being mindful of the rules. Kher, who has been using the platform since 2007, said he was surprised when he got the notification. His account has been restored. Dear X! Even though my account has been...
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Bhagat Singh and Dr Ambedkar's pics were hung in Arvind Kejriwal's office
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of harbouring an anti-Dalit and anti-Sikh mentality.The former CM of Delhi met the newly elected CM, Rekha Gupta in her chamber on Monday. After the meeting the CM, she...
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India's majestic Himalayas are home to some spectacular Buddhist monasteries, each prettier than the next. Mayur Sanap/Rediff.com chooses his favourites. Take a look.
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Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage laborers from one of India's most marginalized communities, was allegedly sexually abused by one of her neighbors in the village where she lived. Her alleged abuser filmed it and police are investigating whether he used the images to...
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Rescue operations continue at the site of the collapse of the Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC), where 8 workers are said to be trapped. District Collector Badhavath Santhosh provided an update on the ongoing rescue operations. Santhosh said that the primary focus remained on rescuing...
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Insolvency process against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), which owns the Cafe Coffee Day chain, has resumed as appellate tribunal NCLAT could not pass the order within the specified deadline of February 21, set by the Supreme Court. Last week, the Chennai bench of the National Company...
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The decision on Nishant Kumar's entry into politics rests solely with his father, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the state's Rural Development Minister Shravan Kumar said on Monday. He also clarified that Nitish Kumar was absent from Rekha Gupta's swearing-in as Delhi chief minister as...
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Sanjay Jha, former national spokesperson Congress, posts this on X. Dear @rahulgandhiI am writing to you publicly here because no one within the Congress is probably going to tell you this. So as usual, let me bell the cat. Leadership (corporate or political or any other) is about...
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Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva on Monday spoke ahead of the Delhi Assembly's new session, criticizing the previous approach in the assembly, which he claimed was marked by anarchy and a dictatorial attitude.The session of Delhi Assembly is starting from today; this is truly the day of...
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Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka on Monday said Naxalism is taking its last breath in the state, with the government taking effective steps to eliminate the menace.In his address on the first day of Chhattisgarh assembly's budget session, the governor said the state has now got a triple engine...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he delayed his departure to the venue of the investors summit in Bhopal to ensure that students are not inconvenienced. Modi mentioned this in his speech after inaugurating the 'Invest Madhya Pradesh - Global Investors Summit-2025' in Bhopal.I...
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Actor Akshay Kumar takes a holy dip in the Sangam waters at Prayagraj.
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Pace legend Shoaib Akhtar didn't pull any punches as he blasted Pakistan's brainless, and clueless team management following the six-wicket loss to India in the Champions Trophy, saying the side entered the tournament without any clear direction.Pakistan suffered their second consecutive loss in...
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American Airlines has said that the bomb threat on board, due to which its flight AA 292 from New York to Delhi was diverted to Rome and made a dramatic landing on Sunday under fighter escort has been declared non-credible.However, it said that the Delhi Airport protocol, required the aircraft to...
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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Monday announced new multi-sectoral investments of over Rs 1.10 lakh crore for Madhya Pradesh that, he said, would create over 1.2 lakh jobs in the state by 2030. Adani, who was speaking at MP Global Investors Summit (GIS) 2025, also said the Group is in...
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Endoscopic and robotic cameras on Monday were brought to the Nagarkurnool (SLBC) tunnel for the rescue operation. The NDRF Dog squad has also been deployed to assist in the operation.A rescue operation has been underway since Sunday morning for the eight labourers trapped inside the Srisailam...
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Passengers try to board an overcrowded train amid the ongoing Mahakumbh at the Patna Railway Station on Sunday. Pic: ANI
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The Assam CM posted this on X, welcoming the PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on Monday evening on a two-day visit to Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The prime minister on his arrival will drive to the Sarusajai Sports Complex where he will witness 'Jhumoir Binanandini', a dance...
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The five-year-old boy who fell into a borewell in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on Sunday and was stuck at 32-feet depth was brought out dead on early Monday morning after around 16-hour-long operation by the NDRF and SDRF. The rescue squads of the National Disaster Response Force...
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta shows victory sign as she arrives at the Delhi Assembly for the first session of the 8th legislative assembly of Delhi.
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he was happy to join the campaign against obesity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I'm very happy to join the campaign against obesity launched by PM @narendramodiji, Abdullah posted on his X handle. The chief minister...
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MNS chief Raj Thackeray met his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray at a wedding function in Mumbai, raising speculation that they might be keen on resolving their political differences ahead of civic polls in Maharashtra. The politically estranged cousins were seen together on...
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Sensex tanks 736 points to 74,574 in early trade; Nifty drops 227 points to 22,568.
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with the Head of Mission and Ambassadors from 45 countries took an Elephant Safari in Kaziranga National Park on Monday ahead of the Advantage Assam summit that is being held in Guwahati from February 25. I am very happy to see more, tourists...
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Pope Francis remains in critical condition, according to the Vatican, with blood tests showing mild signs of kidney failure which is currently under control, the Vatican said on Sunday, as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia in both his lungs, CNN reported. The Vatican added that the...
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A few banks, whose ATM services have been impacted due to the liquidity issues of AGS Transact Technologies, are exploring the option of shifting their cash management operations to other providers. This would minimise customer inconvenience, said people in the know.AGS Transact, which provides...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday nominated 10 persons from different walks of life, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, businessman Anand Mahindra and actor Mohanlal, to help fight obesity, a day after he exhorted people to take measures to curb the health...
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The Odisha government has asked the authorities of the private institute KIIT to initiate action against the employees involved in the mistreatment of students following the recent suicide by a Nepalese girl in her hostel room, an official said.The state government's directive came a day after...
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Egg and chicken prices have dropped by nearly 7 to 10 per cent in several parts of India in February due to multiple factors, including the threat of bird flu, according to trade and industry officials.In western and southern parts of the country, the threat of bird flu outbreak has brought down...
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United States President Donald Trump has named radio talk show host Dan Bongino as the new deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).Great news for Law Enforcement and American Justice! Dan Bongino, a man of incredible love and passion for our Country, has just been named the...
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An American Airlines flight from New York to Delhi carrying 199 passengers and 15 crew members was diverted to Rome on Sunday evening following a 'suspected bomb threat'. It was cleared for departure after an inspection. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told PTI that the American...
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