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The temple towns of Ayodhya, Mathura, Mirzapur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday witnessed an unprecedented rush of devotees on the first day of the New Year.The Ram temple at Ayodhya was consecrated on January 22 last year. According to local administration estimates, over two lakh...
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Former India batsman Vinod Kambli was discharged from a private hospital at Bhiwandi in Thane district on Wednesday afternoon after undergoing treatment for nearly two weeks. He walked out of the hospital around 4 pm.52-year-old Kambli was initially admitted to Akruti Hospital...
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The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said 98.12 per cent of the Rs 2000 banknotes have been returned to the banking system, and only Rs 6,691 crore worth such notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination...
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Accusing the BJP of planning to demolish Hindu temples and a Buddhist religious place in the city, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday said the AAP has on the other hand promised to provide Rs 18,000 monthly honorarium to the priests and granthis. No immediate reaction was available...
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Ten people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street on Wednesday. New Orleans police earlier said they were responding to a mass casualty incident, including fatalities.
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Minimum temperatures are expected to be higher than normal in most parts of India in January, except in some areas of eastern, northwest, and west-central regions, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. Maximum temperatures are also likely to be above...
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Multiple casualties are feared in New Orleans after a vehicle reportedly drove into a crowd on the Bourbon Street, CBS News has reported.A New Orleans Police spokesman told CBS News that initial reports show a car may have ploughed into a group of people in the early hours of New Year's...
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Destroyer INS Surat
The Indian Navy will commission two indigenously constructed frontline warships and a diesel-electric submarine on January 15 that is expected to significantly enhance the force's overall combat prowess. All the three platforms -- guided-missile destroyer Surat, stealth frigate...
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The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average. The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average (1991-2020...
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The government on Wednesday announced an extension of a one-time special package of up to Rs 3,850 crore to ensure farmers continue to get Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser at Rs 1,350 per bag of 50 kg. A decision in this regard was taken in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said the people think of his party when they want any problem resolved, but ignore it on the election day. In a message on X on New Year, Thackeray appealed the party workers to put the poll results behind them and move...
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A 40-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Kalyan Vihar area of northwest Delhi, an official said on Wednesday. The family members of the deceased identified as Puneet Khurana, a businessman, have levelled allegations against...
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Director Hansal Mehta has claimed that producer Naga Vamsi's hit Telugu movie Lucky Baskhar has borrowed liberally from his successful web series Scam, while labelling the filmmaker as arrogant. Mehta's allegations came after Vamsi in a roundtable interview said that the Hindi film industry...
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Decades after it was closed over communal violence in Moradabad, a temple in the Daulatabagh area has been reopened by local administration and authorities, according to officials. The development comes in light of multiple abandoned or locked temples in various parts of Uttar Pradesh...
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Curfew has been imposed at a village in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon district following clashes over a trivial dispute involving the driver of a minister's car and a group of locals, officials said on Wednesday morning.Seven persons have been arrested so far as several shops were set on fire and...
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The violence against Hindus in Bangladesh has provided a fillip to West Bengal BJP's membership drive, as the party struggles to meet its ambitious one crore target, while campaiging against the atrocities on minorities across the border to consolidate Hindu support in the state.Attacks on the...
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Online travel tech aggregator EaseMyTrip on Wednesday said its Co-Founder and CEO Nishant Pitti has resigned on account of personal reasons. His brother and Co-Founder Rikant Pittie, who is currently the company's Executive Director, has been appointed as the new CEO. In his new...
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The Defence Ministry on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of reforms and that the aim will be to facilitate establishment of integrated theatre commands to bolster jointness among the three services. The reform measures would be rolled out to transform the armed forces into a...
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A tremor of 3.2 magnitude hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Wednesday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.No casualty or damage to property was reported, the district administration said.The tremor was recorded at 10.24 am, with its epicentre located 23 kilometres...
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Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh's highly anticipated New Year's Eve concert in Ludhiana was marred by legal controversy following a complaint filed by Punditrao Dharenavar, an assistant professor from Chandigarh.The complaint prompted the Deputy Director of the Women and Child Department,...
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Five people were injured after a vehicle in the convoy of Uttar Pradesh Minister and Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad overturned into a ditch near Januan village in the Khejuri Police Station area of Ballia district last night. Throwing light on the happening, Nishad said five party...
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The mother of Suchir Balaji, a 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher who was found dead after accusing the company of violating copyright laws, alleged that her son was 'murdered' and demanded an Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe into the matter.Poornima Rao, the mother of Suchir Balaji,...
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The rupee dropped 5 paise to 85.69 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, the first session of 2025, as the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and persistent foreign fund outflows weighed on the local unit.Forex traders said the dollar index (DXY) and US 10-year...
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Security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during search operations in Manipur's Bishnupur and Thoubal districts, a police statement said on Wednesday.From Thongkhonglok village in Bishnupur district, security forces on Tuesday seized one SLR with a magazine, one .303 rifle, one...
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Walmik Karad
A court in Maharashtra has sent Walmik Karad, an accused in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch, to custody for 15 days.Karad, an accused in the extortion case linked to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district, surrendered before the police in Pune. He was...
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