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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that Gangasagar Mela is 'bigger than Kumbh Mela' and thus the Centre should accord national fair status to it.She said that the Centre provides thousands of crores of rupees for holding the Kumbh Mela, but the West Bengal government...
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P Jayachandran. Photo: Kannanshanmugam/Wikimedia Commons
Renowned playback singer P Jayachandran, affectionately called 'Bhava Gayakan' for his soulful renditions that beautifully expressed emotions such as love, longing, and devotion, passed away on Thursday evening at a private medical college in Thrissur. He was 80.The singer died at around 7.55 pm...
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The manifesto committee of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party has recommended a range of initiatives, including a monthly allowance of Rs 2,500 for women, free electricity of up to 300 units for individuals and 500 units for places of worship to match the flurry of poll promises already made by the Aam...
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An 80-year-old man tested positive for human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat on Thursday, officials said. The patient is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital and he does not have any travel history abroad, a statement issued by the Ahmedabad Municipal...
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Documents released by the Justice Department of British Columbia, Canada show that all four alleged accused in the murder of National Investigation Agency (NIA) designated terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar appear to be no longer in custody.The case documents show 'N' against the status of being in...
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The National Conference government headed by Omar Abdullah would not 'fight' the Centre but work with it to resolve the problems faced by Jammu and Kashmir, party president Farooq Abdullah asserted in Jammu on Thursday.We don't want to fight New Delhi. We want to work together with Delhi to...
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A 60-year-old woman died and another was injured when a tree from a private garden fell on them in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area on Thursday evening, civic officials said.The incident occurred near a hotel at around 6 pm when the two were walking on the road, they said.A tree from a private garden got...
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The enforcement directorate on Thursday said there was enough evidence to put former Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain on trial and sought a Delhi court to frame charges against him in a money laundering case.Special judge Jitendra Singh heard ED's submissions on framing of charge in the...
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Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Thursday defended Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, whose reported comment that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) was 'only for 2024 Lok Sabha polls' has kicked up a political storm.Singh pointed out that the...
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Sambhal District Magistrate (DM) Rajender Pensiya on Thursday said efforts are underway to restore the five religious sites that were rediscovered and excavated following the recent anti-encroachment drive.Addressing the media, the DM explained that while these pilgrimage sites and their...
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United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Thursday declined to comment on the ongoing legal proceedings in the United States involving Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and other executives.Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Garcetti expressed optimism about continuing collaborations...
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Two labourers were injured and many others feared trapped after a silo at a smelting plant collapsed in Chhattisgarh's Mungeli district on Thursday, police said.The incident occurred in the afternoon at the plant located in the Saragaon area of the district, Mungeli Superintendent of Police...
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Dancer-actor Nora Fatehi, who was in Los Angeles, said she and her team were asked to evacuate the city in the wake of devastating wildfires in the United States state of California.Fatehi posted a video on her Instagram Story on Wednesday night, minutes before flying out of the city, home to...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said police may be 'lacking somewhere' if they are unable to rein in crime in Pune despite being given all infrastructural support and there being no political interference in their work.Maharashtra's second largest city is often in the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Goa has made it mandatory for heads of all its departments (HoDs) to tune into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' monthly radio broadcast.In a circular issued on Thursday, Shreyas D'Silva, under secretary (general administration), asked all HoDs...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday visited the injured undergoing treatment in a hospital here following a stampede that left six people dead.Six devotees died and nearly 40 more were injured in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School in Tirupati on Wednesday...
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A case of attempted rape has been registered against the former jailer of Baghpat District Jail following allegations by a female officer posted at the prison, officials said Thursday.While the police have initiated an investigation into the matter, the accused, Jitendra Kashyap, has not yet been...
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In a horrific incident, a woman was stabbed to death by her colleague in broad day light in Pune.According to media reports, Shubhada Shankar Kodare, a 28-year-old accountant at WNS Global Services, was fatally attacked by her colleague Krishna Kanaujia in the office parking area on January 7.As...
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Ahead of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the Uttar Pradesh police has issued a public advisory against cyber crimes.Make bookings only from registered websites, otherwise cyber criminals can make your address disappear, the UP cyber police said on X.Adding further words of caution, the post stated, Be alert...
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The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday rejected reports that the 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, which claimed several lives, will be reinvestigated. A misleading piece of information is being spread through social media and other platforms that a reinvestigation into the 1978 communal riots in...
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Outlaws in Pakistan's Punjab province have kidnapped three Hindus and demanded police release their accomplices or they would kill the members of the minority community. Police said on Thursday that the kidnapping took place in the Bhong area of Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province,...
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Quashing Bharatiya Janata Party leaders' claims that he would contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections from a second seat out of fear of losing from New Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he will contest the polls from one seat only.Kejriwal also asserted that the...
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The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of the deceased devotees who died in a stampede in Tirupati. Six devotees died and nearly 40 more were injured in the stampede at Bairagi Patteda near MGM School in Tirupati on Wednesday night as...
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The nominations announcement of the 97th Academy Awards, originally scheduled for January 17, has been postponed to January 19 in the wake of the raging wildfires in the Southern California region. According to Variety, the Academy sent an email from CEO Bill Kramer to members on Wednesday...
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Asserting that there was no time limit attached to the INDIA bloc, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed dismay over the lack of clarity regarding its leadership and agenda, saying the alliance should be wound up if it was meant only for the parliamentary...
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A 55-year-old farmer protesting at the Shambhu border allegedly committed suicide on Thursday by consuming a poisonous substance, farmer leaders said, the second such incident at the agitation site within three weeks. Resham Singh, who was from Pahuwind in Tarn Taran district, took the...
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Survivors of the deadly stampede at Tirupati on Wednesday that left six dead, have recounted the horror, even as the Congress' state unit held the TTD that governs the Lord Venkatswara temple, responsible for the tragedy.Complaints by the devotees ranged from long waiting hours to get tickets for...
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A China-made drone has been found lying inside the high-security Bhopal Central Jail, prompting authorities to launch a probe into it, an official said on Thursday.A guard near B-block building inside the prison spotted the black drone, which was charged and weighed 30 to 40 gm, between 3.30 pm...
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The stampede that claimed six lives at Tirupati was caused by overcrowding, said the Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD). TTD Chairman BR Naidu was speaking to reporters after visiting the Sri Venkateswara Ramnarayan Ruia Government General Hospital in Tirupati, where...
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An encounter broke out between security personnel and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday, a senior police official said. The gunfight started in the morning in a forest along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an...
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Peerzada Abrar/Business StandardFood and grocery delivery platform Swiggy has launched a new app, Snacc, for delivery of snacks, drinks and meals in 15 minutes. The launch comes at a time when the food delivery apps in India are racing to deliver everything from biryani to hot beverages to...
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Media house TV Today Network on Thursday announced that it will shut down its radio business, operated under the brand name Ishq 104.8 FM, in the next six months, citing current market dynamics. The board of the company in a meeting held on Thursday approved the proposal for the closure of...
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Asserting that the world today listens to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that due to the country's heritage, it is able to tell the international community that the future does not lie in war but in Buddha.Addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Bhubaneswar,...
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Bharat Rashtra Samithi Working President and MLA K T Rama Rao, the prime accused in the Formula E race issue, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Hyderabad on Thursday.Rao, also known as KTR, was summoned by the ACB for questioning in the case related to the alleged unauthorised...
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Modi with Satya Nadella
As India eyes global leadership role in the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held a series of meetings with top tech captains over the last few days, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka and Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2025 in Bhubaneswar.He will also inaugurate four exhibitions and then take a tour of the exhibitions and promotional stalls of Union and state ministries and departments.The 18th PBD is being jointly organised...
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A 32-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother after an argument over Rs 500 in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.The incident took place on Tuesday night in Kalyan area, they said, adding the accused has been arrested. The accused, Salim Shamim Khan, who was inebriated, got...
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In a significant reshuffle within the Finance Ministry, senior IAS officer Arunish Chawla has been reassigned from his position as revenue secretary to head the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), a move which comes three weeks ahead of the Union Budget.DIPAM secretary...
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United States President Joe Biden has cancelled his planned visit to Italy, the final overseas trip of his presidency, to monitor the response to the devastating wildfires raging in Los Angeles that have killed five people and forced thousands to evacuate.Biden was scheduled to leave for Italy on...
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Business StandardThe National Stock Exchange on Wednesday announced expansion plans for its colocation facility under which it is targeting addition of around 2,000 new racks.The new additions will be done at its current premises.Colocation facility helps stock brokers to place their servers in...
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After the tragic stampede in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati that claimed six lives, an eyewitness shared details about the incident, explaining that the stampede occurred due to the overwhelming rush of pilgrims when the police opened the gates for token distribution, adding that there was no such...
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Sundar Sethuraman/Business StandardThe number of dematerialised (demat) accounts in 2024 rose by 46 million, marking an average addition of 3.8 million accounts per month.New demat additions saw a 33 per cent rise from the previous year, taking the total tally to 185.3 million.The number of demat...
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Anjali Singh/Business StandardAs India's car market is shifting towards premiumisation, Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has announced new variants and feature upgrades for three of its popular models -- Venue, Verna and Grand i10 NIOS.The new offerings come at a time when Hyundai has recorded...
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed a bill to designate October as Hindu Heritage Month in the US state. The bill was signed on Wednesday by DeWine in the presence of former state Senator Niraj Antani, who was the main sponsor and mover of the legislation last year, and several other...
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US tech billionaire Elon Musk has backed Shiv Sena-UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi over her views on the remark of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that triggered controversy as people objected to the use of the generic term Asian with reference to a child sexual abuse scandal across different...
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The police have arrested a notorious thief and recovered from him 24 expensive watches, three iPhones, two digital cameras as well a laptop which he had stolen from a flat in Mumbai on the New Year's eve, an official said on Wednesday. The accused, Deepak Ravindra Khawale (31), was nabbed...
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Six Maoists surrender before Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar/ANI Photo
Six hardcore Maoists on Wednesday surrendered before Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru. As a symbol of giving up their armed struggle, Latha Mundagaru handed over her Maoist uniform to the chief minister along with a copy of her memorandum. Siddaramaiah welcomed the...
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A 20-year-old youth, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), allegedly ended life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his PG room in Rajasthan's Kota district, the police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abhishek, a resident of Guna in Madhya...
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