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Police recover piece of knife from Saif's flat

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Police recover piece of knife from Saif's residence

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The police have recovered a piece of a broken knife from Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's house during the probe of Thursday's attack on him by an intruder, an official said on Saturday night. Saif was stabbed multiple times by the attacker during the robbery attempt at his 12th floor...
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NCP leader dropped as guardian minister in Maharashtra

Dhananjay Munde
Dhananjay Munde
NCP leader and Food and Civil Supplies minister Dhananjay Munde did not find place in the list of guardian ministers released by the Maharashtra government on Saturday. Ministers in Maharashtra are given responsibility of one or more districts. The announcement was awaited after the...
21:39

IDF prepares for return of hostages

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The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday announced that preparations have begun for the implementation of the hostages' return agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, after the ceasefire deal was approved by the Israeli security cabinet on Friday.The deal is set to take effect on Sunday,...
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IIT-BHU gang rape: Scratches found on survivor's private parts

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A government doctor has told a court hearing the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) gang rape case that scratch marks were found on the private part of the survivor, a student of the institute.Assistant District Government Counsel Manoj Gupta said that Dr Anamika...
20:57

SC to hear on Jan 20 plea by Atul Subhash's mother

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by the mother of Atul Subhash, a Bengaluru-based engineer who committed suicide in 2024 alleging harassment by wife, seeking his minor son's custody.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Saish Chandra Sharma is likely to hear the plea...
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Shah forms team to probe mysterious Rajouri deaths

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has ordered the constitution of an inter-ministerial team to visit a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to ascertain the causes of deaths in three incidents in the past six weeks.The team will be headed by a senior Union home ministry officer and consist...
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Curbs on flight operations at Delhi airport till Jan 26

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Delhi airport operator DIAL on Saturday said there will be no flight arrivals and departures between 10.20 am and 12.45 pm for the next eight days till January 26 in view of the Republic Day week.Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is the country's busiest airport and handles around 1,300...
19:40

Man opens fire in girlfriend's house after break-up

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A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly opening fire inside his girlfriend's house after she broke up with him in Maharashtra's Beed district, police said on Saturday.No one was injured in the incident that took place in Ambejogai on Friday morning, an official said.He said the accused,...
19:22

RG Kar verdict: Doctors vow to continue protests

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Doctors from various hospitals in Kolkata staged a protest rally here on Saturday expressing dissatisfaction with the conviction of prime accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape-murder case and demanded that the CBI bring to justice all those allegedly involved in the crime.Junior and senior...
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Roof of Arjun-Bhoomi film set collapses during song shoot

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The roof of a film set collapsed in Mumbai's Goregaon area possibly due to vibrations from the sound of a song being shot at the time, a cine employees' federation functionary said on Saturday.The incident took place on Wednesday night while a song was being shot on the sets of the film Mere...
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Boy, 15, raped by friends in UP's Deoria

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A 15-year-old boy was allegedly raped in Deoria by two of his friends, one of them a minor, police said on Saturday.Superintendent of Police Vikrant Veer said the two accused are aged 15 and 18 and efforts are on to nab them.The incident took place on January 3 in a village under the Rudrapur...
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Saif attack suspect held from train in Chhattisgarh

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The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has detained a man named Aakash Kanojia in connection with the knife attack on actor Saif Ali Khan from a train at Durg railway station in Chhattisgarh, an official said.The suspect was traveling by a Mumbai-Howrah train and held at Durg in the afternoon, the...
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Sanjay Roy wasn't alone: RG Kar victim's mother

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Welcoming the conviction of prime accused Sanjay Roy by a trial court in Kolkata in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder case, the mother of the deceased woman doctor on Saturday said they were still waiting for the other criminals to be arrested and punished.That Sanjay is guilty was...
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Sanjay Roy's family not to challenge conviction

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Minutes after the conviction of Sanjay Roy in the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, his elder sister on Saturday said the family has no plan to challenge the order on its own in any court.The middle-aged woman, her face partially covered...
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Another beed sarpanch alleges extortion threat

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A woman village sarpanch in Maharashtra's Beed district has approached police claiming that she faces threat to life from a former sarpanch and two others for refusing to pay Rs one lakh as extortion amount.Mangal Mamadge, sarpanch of Mamdapur village in Ambajogai tehsil, also said her son ended...
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NCP ready to contest local bodies polls solo: Walse Patil

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The Nationalist Congress Party is ready to go solo in the upcoming local bodies elections in Maharashtra if alliance with other parties doesn't materialise, party leader Dilip Walse Patil said on Saturday.The NCP, led by Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, is a constituent of the ruling Mahayuti alliance,...
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Top 10 BSE firms according to market cap

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Here's the list of top 10 BSE Sensex companies according to their market capitalisation on January 17, 2025.
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Christian man unable to bury dad: SC raps Chhattisgarh govt

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The Supreme Court has rapped the Chhattisgarh government and sought its response on a plea filed by a Christian man who said he is unable to bury his pastor father in Chhindawada village as people have aggressively objected to it and police have threatened him with legal action.A bench of...
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Rahul Gandhi bumps into Tejashwi in Patna

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is in Patna on Saturday, bumped into Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav, a political ally who also happens to be a family friend.The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha drove to a hotel in the city to freshen up, before proceeding to the venue of a...
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M&M: Interest for EVs from Tier-II,- III cities

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Deepak Patel/Business Standard The strong interest shown by residents of Tier-II and -III cities in the BE 6e and XEV 9e, Mahindra and Mahindra's (M&M's) newly launched premium electric vehicles (EVs), has 'surprised' the company, leading it to include the cities in the initial phase of...
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RG Kar rape-murder: Sanjay Roy pronounced guilty

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JUST IN: Kolkata court pronounces accused Sanjay Roy guilty of rape-murder of on-duty doctor at RG Kar hospital.The court will pronounce Roy's sentence on Monday.Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the city police, was charged with committing the crime on the postgraduate trainee at the...
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10 reasons to watch Vidaamuyarchi

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Actor Ajith Kumar ends a two-year wait with Vidaamuyarchi, which releases on February 6.Here are 10 reasons why you should watch it.
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Free power, water to cover tenants too: Kejriwal

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Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that his party would take decisive steps to extend the benefits of free electricity and water to tenants if re-elected to power.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he highlighted concerns raised by tenants across...
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Modi expresses condolences on Pritish Nandy's Demise

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the passing of Shri Pritish Nandy, a multi-faceted personality known for his contributions to journalism, cinema, poetry, and art.In a message to Rina Pritish Nandy, the prime minister extended heartfelt condolences, emphasising the lasting...
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Tata Steel files SC petition on mineral land tax

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Ishita Ayan Dutt/Business StandardTata Steel on Friday said it had filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court regarding an apex court ruling on the imposition of tax on mineral-bearing land.In a regulatory filing, the company stated, '...we wish to inform you that the company has today, i.e.,...
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Bhujbal attends NCP conclave, says that doesn't mean...

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Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who had targeted party chief and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar for his exclusion from the Maharashtra cabinet, on Saturday said he is attending the party conclave on request of senior leaders.Bhujbal said his presence at the two-day NCP convention...
13:27

FDI inflow slowed to $0.5 Billion...

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Abhijit Lele/Business StandardThe net foreign direct investment (FDI) in India -- inflows minus outflows -- dropped to $0.5 billion during April-November 2024 from $8.5 billion in the same period in 2023, reflecting the rise in repatriation and overseas investments by Indian firms.Gross inward...
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Former Paytm directors settle with SEBI for...

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Khushboo Tiwari/Business StandardSeven former directors and the former compliance officer of One97 Communications -- the parent firm of Paytm -- have paid Rs 3.32 crore to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) as part of a settlement in the alleged violation of regulatory norms.These...
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Rahul Gandhi arrives in Patna on day-long visit

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Patna on Saturday on a day-long visit during which he would take part in a conference based on the theme of 'safeguarding' the Constitution, besides interacting with leaders of the Bihar unit.Gandhi is scheduled to address the 'Samvidhan Suraksha Sammelan'...
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RBI sold record $20.2 billion in Nov to back Rupee

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Anjali Kumari/Business StandardThe Reserve Bank of India sold a record $20.2 billion in the foreign exchange market in November to contain rupee volatility against the greenback, pushing its net short position in the forward market to $58.9 billion by the month's end, according to the central...
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NRI deposits up 71% in April-November 2024

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Abhijit Lele/Business StandardThe flow of money from Overseas Indians in non-resident Indian (NRI) deposit schemes rose by 71 per cent to $12.5 billion between April and November, 2024 from $7.30 billion that they put in these schemes during the same period in 2023, data released by the RBI...
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Indians remitted $7.1 billion overseas Sep-Nov!

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Aathira Varier/Business StandardOutward remittances under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) rose 3.6 per cent in November 2024 to $1.95 billion from $1.87 billion in the year-ago period as growth in overseas investment balanced the degrowth in remittances under international travel,...
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Piyush Goyal to travel to Brussels for...

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Shreya Nandi/Business StandardCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will travel to Brussels, Belgium, on Saturday for a high-level dialogue with a top European Commission official to give political direction to expedite the free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union...
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Attacker did not touch...: Kareena tells cops

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Saif Ali Khan's wife and actress Kareena Kapoor Khan has informed the police that the intruder who entered their house in Mumbai got aggressive during the scuffle but did not touch jewellery kept in the open, an official said on Saturday.The police recorded the actress's statement following the...
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WazirX freezes 1st set of stolen assets

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Ajinkya Kawale/Business StandardCrypto platform WazirX has frozen the first tranche of stolen virtual digital assets (VDAs) worth $3 million USDT, it announced on Friday.The move comes nearly seven months after the firm suffered an alleged security breach, leading to a loss of over $230 million...
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Indriya Plans To Launch 100 Stores

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Akshara Srivastava/Business Standard Indriya, the jewellery brand from the Aditya Birla Group, has outlined a plan to open 100 new stores over the next 18 months to gain a bigger share of the organised jewellery retail market.The design-focused brand is also open to pivoting into lab grown...
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Dense fog in parts of Delhi, 47 trains delayed

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A thick blanket of fog covered parts of outer Delhi on Saturday morning, significantly reducing visibility and delaying 47 trains.  The city recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius, 2.6 notches above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department...
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Couple light fireplace to beat cold, die of suffocation

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A couple died from suffocation after they went to sleep with the fireplace burning in a village in Uttarakhand's New Tehri, officials said on Friday.    The incident occurred on Thursday night in the Dwari-Thapla village of the Bhilangana area. The couple, Madan Mohan Semwal (52)...
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UP man held for 'Pakistan Zindabad' post on social media

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Police have arrested a man for allegedly posting a pro-Pakistan slogan on his social media account, officials said on Friday.    The accused was identified as Imran (25), a resident of Nawabganj area, they said. Inspector Raj Kumar Sharma said that the police had received...
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UPI Has potential to grow 10x: NPCI CEO

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Ajinkya Kawale/Business StandardCountry's real-time payments system Unified Payments Interface (UPI) can grow 10 times from its current levels, said Dilip Asbe, MD and CEO, National Payments Corporation of India.  The apex payments body recorded 16.73 billion transactions in December...
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'13 km in 13 minutes': Hy'bad metro creates green corridor for heart transplantation

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The Hyderabad Metro Rail created a green corridor facilitating the swift and seamless transportation of a donor heart, covering a distance of 13 kilometers in 13 minutes across 13 stations in Hyderabad .The corridor created on  January 17 at 9:30 PM, facilitated the transportation of a...
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Saif recovering, likely to be discharged in...: Docs

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Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who was attacked by an intruder at his Mumbai home, is recovering well and is expected to be discharged in two to three days, doctors said on Saturday.The 54-year-old actor suffered multiple stab wounds, including on his neck and near the spine, in a brutal attack...
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Rashtrapati Honours Our Sports Jewels

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India's sporting heroes were over the moon after being conferred the National Sports Awards In New Delhi on Friday by President Droupadi Murmu .Here's the Web Story capturing the glimpses of the ceremony.
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RG Kar rape-murder: Court to pronounce verdict today

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The judgement in the brutal rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata will be delivered later on Saturday.Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was charged with committing the crime on the postgraduate trainee at the state-run...
09:43

TaMo Demerger Likely By Mid-FY26

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Shine Jacob/Business StandardTata Motors' much-talked-about demerger into two entities -- Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles Ltd (TMLCV) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPV) -- is expected to take place by the middle of 2025-2026, said a top company executive on Friday. Within the company,...
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'Trending positive': Elon Musk on India-US trade ties

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk told a delegation of leading Indian business figures at his SpaceX Starbase facility in Texas on Friday that he believes India-US ties are trending positive and that he favours an enhanced trade partnership between the two nations.   The Indian entrepreneurs,...
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TV actor Aman Jaiswal dies in Mumbai road accident

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TV actor Aman Jaiswal, known for his lead role in the serial Dhartiputra Nandini, died in a road accident in the Jogeshwari West area of Mumbai when a truck allegedly hit his motorcycle, police said The incident occurred at Hill Park Road around 3:15 PM on Friday when the truck collided with...
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Rents hit two decade high

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com
Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com
The share of rent in consumption expenditure has risen to 6.58%, according to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2023-2024.This is the highest it has been in surveys going back to the turn of the millennium. READ the full report HERE
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Israel cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal

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Israel's cabinet has approved a deal with the Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza.The ceasefire is set to begin from Sunday.Qatar and the US announced the ceasefire Wednesday, but the deal was in limbo for more than a day as Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Trump admin to convene QUAD foreign ministers meeting on Jan 21

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The foreign ministers of QUAD countries Australia, India, Japan and the US will meet in here on January 21, a day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th US President, making it one of the first foreign policy acts of the new administration, a media report said on Friday. Trump...
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Caste census report in next cabinet meeting: Sidda

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday said a report on caste census in the state would be tabled in the next meeting of the Cabinet. The Karnataka Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, commonly known as the 'Karnataka caste census', was originally scheduled to be presented in...