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Elaborate arrangements are in place for Wednesday's Mahashivratri 'snan' at the Maha Kumbh, which would witness the culmination of the mega religious congregation that has drawn a record more than 64 crore pilgrims so far. Aware of the likely surge of devotees for the last sacred bath, the...
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Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani offered prayers at the Kamakhya Temple on Tuesday. He attended the opening ceremony of Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment & Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati, Assam.While speaking at the summit, he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his...
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Former Chief Justice of India U U Lalit suggested on Tuesday that simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls should be rolled out in not one go but in a phased manner as he shared his views with the Joint Committee of Parliament studying the two bills for 'one nation one election' (ONOE), sources...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday arrested a Gujarat-based journalist in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged financial fraud, officials said. Mahesh Langa, a correspondent for The Hindu newspaper in Gujarat, was taken into custody and produced before a special...
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A BJP leader has alleged that Sam Pitroda, with the help of five senior government officers, including Forest department officials, illegally acquired 12.35 acre of government land worth Rs 150 crore at Yelahanka in Bengaluru. NR Ramesh, a former councillor in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara...
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A case was registered against CPI-M leaders for staging a blockade protest at the Head Post Office in Kannur city, disrupting traffic on the roads in front of it. The party workers, protesting against the central government's alleged neglect of Kerala, raised slogans such as Isn't...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday approved draft norms for conducting Class-10 board exams twice a year from 2026, officials said. The draft norms will now be put in the public domain and the stakeholders can submit their feedback till March 9 following which the policy...
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Nine Maoists, four of them carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 23 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, the police said. Of these, three were women cadres and one of them was carrying a bounty of Rs 8 lakh, they said. The...
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Nahid Islam, the information adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, resigned on Tuesday from the cabinet led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, to join politics. He is one of the key student leaders who led the movement to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August of...
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IndiGo will start operating the leased wide-body Boeing 787-9 aircraft on the Delhi-Bangkok route starting March 1 and continue to explore opportunities to take more planes on lease for operations.To meet the rising air traffic demand, the airline has inducted a Boeing 787-9 plane from Norse...
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The Punjab police conducted raids and search operations at 1,274 immigration firms across the state to protect the youth aspiring to settle abroad from falling prey to unscrupulous travel agents, officials said on Tuesday. The massive operation against illegal travel agents was carried out...
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Telugu superstar Jr NTR-starrer Devara: Part 1 will release in theatre in Japan on March 28.Previously RRR, the 2022's film featuring NTR was released in the country, which went on to receive much praise from moviegoers. Before Devara's release, the actor will also travel to Japan on...
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The Jharkhand police arrested 18 minors for allegedly raping three girls in Khunti district, the 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...
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The rupee fell sharply by 51 paise to settle at 87.23 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday due to month-end dollar demand by importers amid uncertainty over US trade tariffs. Elevated greenback against major crosses and sustained FII outflows also contributed to the decline in the...
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Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday attached properties worth lakhs of rupees belonging to two Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Kupwara district, officials said.The properties, which were attached after police obtained a court order, included land measuring three kanals and 12 marlas.The...
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Actor Prajakta Mali's dance performance scheduled to be held at the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Maharashtra's Nashik on Mahashivratri is facing opposition from several quarters, with the Archaeological Survey of India also asking the temple authorities not to organise a cultural event...
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Samajwadi Party leader Abdullah Azam Khan walked out of the Hardoi jail in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday on bail after spending 17 months behind bars, with his party's leaders and supporters flocking outside the prison to welcome him. Abdullah Khan is a former MLA from the Suar constituency in...
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Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been suspended following attacks on buses and their crew. We have suspended bus services to Maharashtra since yesterday. The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has also stopped operating buses to Karnataka, a senior officer of...
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A high drama unfolded at the Maharashtra secretariat in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon when a male protester jumped onto a safety net of the high-security building. Prima facie, the man was protesting against the state government over some issue, officials said. As per the initial information,...
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After a Delhi court sentenced former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar to life imprisonment in an anti-Sikh riots case, Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa warned on Tuesday that Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Kamal Nath could be next. Sirsa also said that they would consider an appeal for a...
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Among Sensex shares, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Zomato, Nestle, Bajaj Finserv, Maruti and Titan were the biggest gainers. Sun Pharma, Power Grid, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Asian Paints and Tata Motors were among the laggards.
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A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case connected to 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying his old age and illness weighed in favour of a lesser sentence instead of death penalty.Special judge Kaveri Baweja's verdict came over the killings of...
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Kajol shares this picture with Ajay and writes: 26 years and counting. Thank u for all ur good wishes ... #partnersincrime #latepost.
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Benchmark BSE Sensex recovered 147 points in a range-bound trade on Tuesday, ending its five-day slide on the back of buying in financial and FMCG shares. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 147.71 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 74,602.12 with 17 of its constituents ending higher...
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Amid the ongoing Hindi imposition row, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the state was ready for another language war. Addressing reporters after chairing a Cabinet meet at the Secretariat in Chennai, the CM also said it has been decided to convene an all-party meet on March 5...
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The calm before the storm in the Delhi Assembly
The 2021-22 Delhi excise policy created risks of monopolies and brand pushing by an exclusive arrangement between a few wholesalers and manufactures, allowing the distributors to dominate the liquor supply chain with just three of them controlling over 71 per cent of total liquor supply chain in...
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Pope Francis has seen a 'slight improvement' in his health with no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory illness and improved test results, the Vatican News reported. As per the Vatican news, Pope Francis had no new episodes of asthma-like respiratory distress, the monitoring of his mild...
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Flipkart-backed fintech firm Super.money on Tuesday acquired checkout financing platform BharatX in an all-cash deal as the company continues to launch new payment and credit offerings since its launch last year.The deal amount has not been disclosed.The company plans to introduce checkout...
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Food was carried by the NGRI into the tunnel today
The Telangana government has roped in experts from GSI and NGRI to suggest the way forward regarding the rescue of eight persons trapped in Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel after a part of it collapsed on Saturday. An NGRI (National Geophysical Research Institute) has entered the Srisailam...
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A Delhi court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a murder case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Special judge Kaveri Baweja pronounced the judgement for the alleged killing of Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh on November 1, 1984. The...
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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor posted a selfie with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the UK's Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds on Tuesday, and said the revival of long-stalled India-UK FTA negotiations was most welcome.Good to exchange words...
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Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has entered into a pact with Apple to exclusively offer Apple TV+ and Apple Music to its WiFi and postpaid customers.The telecom operator said customers can enjoy ad-free access to all Apple TV+ original series and movies.Apple TV+ will now be available to...
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Promoter pledged holdings have been on a decline amid the ongoing market selloff. According to an analysis by Kotak Institutional Equities of the pledged holdings of BSE-500 companies, the pledged holdings as a percentage of promoter holdings declined to 0.84 per cent in the December...
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Spanish fashion brand Zara has shut its Mumbai's flagship store at Hutatma Chowk spread across 51,300 sq ft. Its store was situated in a heritage structure called Ismail building which is over 100 years old.Zara had opened this store in May 2017. Local architects from India had worked with Zara's...
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The Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh pictures have been moved to the side walls
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Delhi Assembly and Senior AAP leader Atishi on Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to sideline BR Ambedkar's legacy by replacing his portraits with those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in key government offices, including the Delhi Chief Minister's office and the...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked authorities to apprise it about the precautions taken for disposal of hazardous waste of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in Pithampur area of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district. The observation came from a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih...
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta tables the CAG report on Excise Policy 2024. There are 14 reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General which are expected to highlight financial irregularities during the previous Aam Aadmi Party government.
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Bollywood actress Preity Zinta slammed a journalist for spreading 'misinformation' about her and not valuing her reputation. This refers to reports about New India Cooperative Bank waiving off her Rs 18 crore loan.Taking to her official X account today, the Kal Ho Naa Ho actress stated that she...
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Global tech policy and Internet rights advocacy group Access Now and the #KeepItOn campaign documented 296 Internet shutdowns across 54 countries in 2024. Myanmar led the digital connectivity blackout list with 85 shutdowns, followed by India (84) and Pakistan (21).Shutdowns were...
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Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta expelled 12 AAP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, from the House for the day for raising slogans during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's address on Tuesday. Among the AAP leaders expelled were Atishi, Gopal Rai, Veer Singh Dhingan, Mukesh...
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia meets Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati. PM Modi will also be attending the summit.
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The 23-year-old man, who on Monday allegedly killed five people including his 13-year-old brother and seriously injured his mother, was a good natured, mild mannered and soft spoken person according to neighbours and relatives.None of the relatives or neighbours could believe that the accused,...
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Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad, his son Tej Pratap Yadav and daughter Hema Yadav in land-for-jobs 'scam'.The Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and his family members acquired at a discount, separate land parcels from candidates who were given jobs in the railways, with a purpose to...
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Emmanuel Macron shares this image writing on X: Honored to pay tribute to Arlester Brown and all the veterans who fought for France's freedom and peace 80 years ago. Thank you!Relations between Europe and the US are in crisis, and French President Emmanuel Macron has praised, flattered and...
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The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Delhi, under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, will present 14 reports by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the second session of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. The reports are expected to highlight financial irregularities...
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Credit card spends grew by 10.8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 1.84 trillion in January 2025, even as there was a marginal drop sequentially, latest data released by the RBI showed.Credit card spend of the leading card issuer HDFC Bank rose by 15.91 per cent Y-o-Y to Rs 50,664...
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Pope Francis's condition remains critical but has shown a slight improvement, according to the Vatican's latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff's health, reported Al Jazeera.In a statement on Monday, the Vatican mentioned that The clinical conditions of the Holy Father, in their critical...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Tuesday amid value buying at lower levels after falling sharply in the last five trading sessions. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 117.57 points to 74,571.98 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up 31.3 points to...
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The India Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert for Mumbai, Thane and other neighbouring districts in Maharashtra's Konkan region on Tuesday and Wednesday in view of the rising temperatures. The IMD scientist Sushma Nair on Tuesday said the temperatures are likely to be in...
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Telangana state government has roped in experts from Geological Survey of India and National Geographical Research Institute besides an Australian part of L&T who has vast experience in tunnels, to suggest the way forward regarding the rescue of eight persons who remain trapped for the...
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The United States, in a surprising shift from its previous stance, voted alongside Russia against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine on Monday. This vote against the Ukrainian and European-backed resolution saw the US at odds with its longtime European...
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The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) settled claims worth Rs 1,432 crore in the financial year 2023-2024, the entire amount being for cooperative banks, Reserve Bank of India data showed.According to DICGCs annual report for FY24, claims settled in FY24 was Rs 1,432...
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Infosys has indefinitely postponed the assessment of its trainee engineers, weeks after the company laid off about 350 trainees from its Mysuru campus.Indias second-largest IT services company had onboarded about 1,000 engineering graduates in October. Trainees get three attempts to clear the...
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 was recorded at 6.10 am on Tuesday near Puri in Odisha, an IMD official said.The quake occurred at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal, he said.The tremor was recorded at latitude 19.52 N and longitude 88.55 E, the IMD official said. -- PTI
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The National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a chargesheet against an accused in a case relating to attempts to revive the banned outfit CPI-Maoist in northern states of the country, according to an official statement. ...
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Four Indian companies are among 16 firms sanctioned by the US on Monday for their alleged involvement in Iran's petroleum and petrochemical industry. According to a press release issued by the treasury department, the sanctioned Indian firms are Austinship Management Pvt Ltd, BSM Marine LLP,...
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