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The National Investigation Agency has chargesheeted four members of the banned CPI (Maoist) for the abduction and killing of a youth in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli for being a police informer and an RSS member, according to an official statement issued on Friday.The accused -- identified as Doba...
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Amid reports of a flu outbreak in China, Britain has reported sharp rise in flu cases and hospitals there saw four-fold admissions in the past one month, according to a BBC report. About 5,000 virus-affected patients are under treatment in various hospitals in the country, said the...
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The Delhi police in two separate operations identified and deported seven illegal immigrants from Bangladesh who had been residing in the national capital, an official said on Friday.The first operation took place on January 1, in which five individuals, identified as Sheikh Sofiul Alam Sabbir,...
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A mob attacked the office of the superintendent of police in Manipur's Kangpokpi district over the officer's alleged failure to remove central force from Saibol village bordering Imphal East district on Friday evening, officials said. Several people including SP Kangpokpi M Prabhakar, other...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Friday arrested four persons, including two airport staffers employed at a duty-free shop, for allegedly smuggling six kilograms of gold worth Rs 4.84 crore at the international airport in Mumbai, officials said. The two staffers of the...
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A trustee of a mosque in Gujarat's Rajkot city and eight others have been arrested for allegedly evicting three shopkeepers by citing a Waqf Board order, the police said on Friday. The shops, rented out by the trust to Hindu traders, are situated on the ground floor of Nawab...
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The government has released the long-awaited draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules that do not mention any penal action for violations. The draft rules, which have been published for public consultations, will be taken into consideration for making the final rule after February...
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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar chief Sharad Pawar and disgruntled NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday shared a stage in Pune to mark the birth anniversary of legendary educationist and social reformer Savitribai Phule. Speaking on the occasion, Bhujbal said many were...
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The National Investigation Agency on Friday attached a property in Anantnag district under the UAPA in a terror-related case, officials said. The NIA attached a 19-marla land parcel in Halpora area of Kokernag in the south Kashmir district, they said. The property belongs to Halpora...
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Walmik Karad
A court in Maharashtra's Beed on Friday turned down the plea filed by Walmik Karad, arrested and jailed in an extortion case related to sarpanch's murder, seeking a trained person to operate an auto-CPAP machine as he is suffering from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder...
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A special MP-MLA court in Muzaffarnagar on Friday framed charges against several BJP leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Minister Kapil Dev Aggarwal, former Union minister Sanjeev Balyan and UP ex-minister Suresh Rana, Samajwadi Party MP Harender Malik and others in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar...
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China on Friday played down reports of a massive outbreak of flu in the country overwhelming hospitals, saying that cases of the respiratory diseases which occur during the winter were less severe this year compared to last year. The foreign ministry in Beijing said it is safe for foreigners...
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The lawyers of Sakshi Gawli, the co-accused in the rape and murder case of a 12-year-old girl from Kalyan in the district, on Friday withdrew from the case citing the people's anger over the crime. Sakshi's husband Vishal Gawli is the main accused in the case. Advocate Priyesh Singh...
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The Centre's panel on Delhi-NCR's air quality on Friday brought back stage 3 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan amid a rise in air pollution levels owing to unfavourable meteorological conditions, according to an official order. Delhi's air pollution levels showed an increasing...
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The government has reaffirmed its commitment to assisting Nimisha Priya, a Kerala nurse who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. We are closely following the developments said ministry of external affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal. While addressing the weekly briefing on Friday ,...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge pays tribute to former PM Dr Manmohan Singh during Akhand Path kept in his memory, at his residence in New Delhi on Friday/ANI Photo
Several top dignitaries paid tributes to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a prayer meet organised in his memory at Gurudwara Rakab Ganj in New Delhi. Among the top leaders who attended the prayer meeting (Kirtan and Antim Ardas) included Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress...
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A court on Friday granted regular bail to top Telugu actor Allu Arjun, an accused in the case booked over the death of a woman in a stampede in Hyderabad during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa-2. The II additional metropolitan sessions judge had earlier reserved the order for Friday...
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A history-sheeter was killed, and his cousin sustained injuries after members of a rival gang opened fire at them in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, the police said on Friday. The shooting occurred near Babulkheda village in Khaparkheda police station limits of Nagpur district on Thursday...
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If he wasn't the CM, Omar Abdullah should have been J-K's tourism minister. His posts and pictures on X are a love story to Kashmir. Omar tweets, Pahalgam is lovely in the winter. It's a surreal beauty at night after the snow finally arrives.
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Former Vice President Hamid Ansari attends the Akhand Path kept at the residence of Dr Manmohan Singh today.
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The BJP-led Centre has not done any development work in Delhi or else, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not have had to spend 39 minutes of his 43-minute speech cursing the people of the capital and the government they elected with the largest mandate, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said here on...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure to settle nearly 1 per cent lower on Friday as investors pared exposure to bank and IT stocks ahead of the earnings season starting next week. A depreciating rupee against the US dollar further weighed on sentiment,...
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India lodges protest with China over the announcement of two new counties in Hotan prefecture as parts of these fall in the UT of Ladakh, says MEA. We never accepted illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area. We will continue to monitor and take necessary measures to protect our...
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Chhotu Baba
Gangapuri Maharaj who has not taken a bath for 32 years has become the centre of attraction in Maha Kumbh Mela, Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. Gangapuri Maharaj is also know as Chhotu Baba is from Assam's Kamakhya Peeth. This is Milan Mela. Soul to soul should be connected and that's why I'm...
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Sonia Gandhi attends the Akhand Path at the residence of Dr Manmohan Singh and pays tribute.
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The Shiv Sena (UBT), in a rare instance since the undivided Shiv Sena's fall out with the BJP in 2019, praised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday for his efforts to turn Naxal-hit Gadchiroli district into a steel city.In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the party...
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The henchman of infamous gangster Chhota Rajan, wanted for murder, kidnapping, and illegal possession of weapons, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police, officials said. The accused had been on the run for the last 32 years. According to the police, the arrested accused who has been...
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Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Friday spoke of the efforts former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took to convince the opposition parties during his second term for the Indo-US nuclear deal. Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, said that Dr Singh had to...
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As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India (SBI) also highlighted that the extreme poverty in the country has reduced to minimal. It said At an aggregate level, we believe poverty rates in India could now be in the range of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 1,675 newly constructed flats for the dwellers of JJ clusters and also handed over keys to eligible beneficiaries at Swabhiman Apartments in Ashok Vihar, Delhi.Ahead of the inauguration, PM Modi also inspected newly constructed flats for the dwellers...
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Economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia praised former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his efforts to bring 138 million people out of the 'below poverty line (BPL)'. Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, said that India grew faster in terms of economic growth...
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A CBI court in Kochi on Friday sentenced 10 persons to double life imprisonment, while four others, including a former CPI(M) MLA, were sentenced to five years in prison for the murder of two Youth Congress workers at Periya in the Kasaragod district of Kerala five years ago. The court had...
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US President-Elect Donald Trump on Friday criticised US President Joe Biden's administration for alleged failure to seal borders.Trump said that the administration was busy attacking him, rather than doing their job, and called for the Central Intelligence Agency to get 'involved'.In a post on X,...
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Amid the ongoing protests by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants, seeking a re-examination of the 70th BPSC prelims, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi expressed his solidarity with the protesting students.The Congress MP vowed to stand with the students in the fight for their...
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15 people were mowed down in the New Orleans attack
An SUV rammed into a religious procession, injuring four people in Jaipur. People angered by the incident vandalised the vehicle, police said on Friday. The driver, a minor, was detained by police after the incident near Panchvati Circle at the Rajapark area where a Nagar Kirtan was being...
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Matthew Tenedorio, 25, had a superpower: He could make people laugh, one of his cousins said.Tenedorio leaves behind two loving older brothers, his parents and many devastated cousins, said Zach Colgan, one of those cousins. Tenedorio is among the 14 people tragically killed when a rented pickup...
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Satish Acharya, easily one of India's best cartoonists, on the idea of India.
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More than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday morning due to bad weather conditions, an official said. The national capital witnessed dense fog resulting in low visibility. The official said over 100 flights have been delayed but there are no diversions so far. While...
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A quarrel over loud music during New Year celebrations turned deadly for a 40-year-old man, identified as Dharmendra, who was beaten to death by his neighbours on January 1, in the south Rohini area, police said, adding that two persons identified as Piyush Tiwari (21) and Kapil Tiwari (26), both...
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The rupee depreciated 3 paise to 85.78 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the US dollar gained against most currencies during 2024 and...
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Rajdeep Sardesai tweets on his show: Clarification: Reference to my comments on the recent Neta Nagri show on @TheLallantop paying tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh where I referred to @RahulGandhi 'tearing up' UPA 2 government ordinance on convicted legislators. At a press meet in 2013, Rahul Gandhi...
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Modi gifted the a lab grown 7.5 carat green diamond
As US President Joe Biden's term nears an end, this is what he and his family were given as gifts from foreign leaders in 2023, reports AP.Jill Biden received the single most expensive present: a USD 20,000 diamond from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 7.5-carat diamond from Modi was easily...
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Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth on Friday launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Atishi over her recent statement on Union Agricultural Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, calling her words those of a terrorist.Seth condemned Atishi's remarks against the Union Agricultural Minister,...
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Israel is set to send a delegation to Qatar's capital Doha today to resume negotiations regarding a hostage agreement in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported.The delegation will include officials from Mossad, the country's intelligence agency; Shin Bet or the Israeli Security Agency, the...
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Rishabh Sharma/Business StandardQuick commerce platform Blinkit on Thursday announced the launch of its ambulance in 10 minutes service in select areas in Gurugram, calling it the beginning of its efforts to enhance emergency medical access.In a post on X, Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa said the...
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Leaders from across the political spectrum will pay their tributes to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at a prayer meeting on Friday. The 'Shabad Kirtan and Antim Ardas' of Dr Singh would be held at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib at 3 pm. Before the prayer meet, the family of the...
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An eighteen-year-old coaching student from Maharashtra fell off a passenger train and died, police on Thursday said. The body of Keshav Das Amol was found on the Delhi-Mumbai railway track in Bundi district Wednesday morning with a wound to the head. Amol carried no papers on him nor...
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A woman was arrested for killing her drunkard husband in Karnataka's Belagavi, said the police on Thursday. She allegedly strangled him first, then smashed his face with a stone and cut his body into two pieces to haul it far away from her house, they said. According to Belagavi...
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