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Pune man murders wife, posts video on office group

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A man allegedly stabbed his wife to death with a scissor in Pune's Kharadi area and then shot a video expressing remorse, which he posted on his office social media group, the police said on Thursday. The incident took place on at 4:30 am on Wednesday after an argument between Shivdas Gite...
23:35

Teen collegian ends life in Mumbai's Sion-Koliwada

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An 18-year-old college student allegedly committed suicide in Mumbai's Sion-Koliwada area on Thursday afternoon, a police official said. The victim, a first-year commerce student at Guru Nana College, hanged himself in his home in Indira Nagar housing complex, the Antop Hill police station...
22:59

Unknown person booked for giving alms to beggar in Indore, may face jail

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In perhaps the first case of its kind in Madhya Pradesh, the Indore police have registered a first information report against an unidentified person for giving alms to a beggar in India's cleanest city, an official said on Thursday. The case was registered under Section 223 (disobedience to...
22:38

Use of loudspeakers not essential for any religion: HC

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Use of loudspeakers is not an essential part of any religion, the Bombay high court said on Thursday, directing the law enforcement agencies to take prompt action against loudspeakers that violate the noise pollution norms and rules. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and S C Chandak...
22:08

Farooq sings 'Tune mujhe bulaya Sherawaliye' at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah surprised devotees on Thursday by singing a bhajan dedicated to Mata Shera Wali.A video of his performance has gone viral on social media. Abdullah also addressed the ongoing issue of the ropeway construction in Katra and said that...
21:39

Cops let BJP men attack my car: Kejriwal

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Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal/File image
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the police allowed the opposition candidate's men to attack his car on the orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. There was no immediate reaction from the BJP on the Aam Aadmi Party convener's allegation. The Delhi...
21:29

Air India to resume Tel Aviv-Delhi flights from March 2

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With ceasefire holding up in the north and south of Israel, several major international airlines, including Air India, have announced plans to resume flights to Israel expanding connectivity to the war-torn region. It's official now. We are resuming flights from March 2, 2025, a...
21:17

Ambedkar remarks row: Witness testifies in case against Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah/File image
A witness recorded a statement in the MP-MLA court on Thursday in connection with a complaint filed against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks over the architect of the Constitution B R Ambedkar in Lok Sabha, a lawyer said.The plaintiff's statement was recorded in a Sultanpur MP-MLA...
21:01

CCPA serves notices to Apple, Ola, Uber over software complaints

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The Consumer Protection Authority has issued notices to tech giant Apple Inc and cab aggregators Ola and Uber following consumer complaints about software performance and pricing disparities, Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday. Apple has been asked to respond to...
20:39

Saif gets police security, 2 cops posted at home

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Mumbai police has deployed two constables in two shifts outside the Bandra residence of actor Saif Ali Khan following the knife attack on him by an intruder on January 16, an official said on Thursday. Khan was stabbed multiple times allegedly by Shariful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin...
20:09

Rupee falls 12 paise to settle at 86.47 against US dollar

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The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at 86.47 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday amid the strengthening American currency and continuous outflow of foreign funds. However, positive domestic equity markets and lower crude oil prices supported the Indian currency at lower level,...
20:07

'Anuja' nominated for Best Live Action Short at Oscars

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Image courtesy/Anujafilm online
Anuja, a New Delhi-set short film, on Thursday bagged a nomination in the Live Action Short category at the 97th Academy Awards. Anuja, directed by Adam J Graves and Suchitra Mattai, is pitted against A Lien, I'm Not a Robot, The Last Ranger and The Man Who Could Not Remain...
19:27

Delhi court dismisses plea against Husain's paintings

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A Delhi court has refused to issue directions for the registration of an FIR on a plea that alleged that two paintings of late artist and Padma awardee M F Husain hurt religious sentiments. In the order issued on Wednesday, judicial magistrate first class Sahil Monga said that all the facts...
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BSE Sensex top gainers today

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Stock markets extended gains for the second day on Thursday helped by buying in IT, consumer durables and commodity stocks amid a largely positive trend in global markets. In a volatile trade, the 30-share index rose by 115.39 points or 0.15 percent to settle at 76,520.38. The barometer...
18:37

UP: Man murdered over love affair, body dumped in Bareilly

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A 28-year-old man from Bisalpur town in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district was allegedly murdered over a love affair, with his throat slit and his genitals mutilated, the police said on Thursday. Muzammil's body was found tied up and dumped near a canal in the Barkapur area under Izzatnagar...
18:17

ChatGPT suffers global outage, firm launches probe

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Illustration/Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Popular AI chatbot ChatGPT has suffered a global outage on Thursday. ChatGPT became inaccessible to users, with the website displaying an error page and apps/integrations failing. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, acknowledged elevated error rates and was investigating the...
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Iron age began in now TN 5,300 years ago, says CM Stalin

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday claimed that the Iron Age began in the region and the use of iron on Tamil soil could be dated to the first quarter of 4th millennium BCE, thus establishing that iron usage was prominent in South India over 5,300 years ago. The history of the...
17:47

Foreign secretary Misri to begin 2-day China visit on Jan 26

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Beijing for a two-day visit beginning Sunday.  Misri is visiting China for a meeting of the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.The resumption of this bilateral mechanism flows from...
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RPF, GRP initiate probe into Jalgaon train tragedy

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The Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police have jointly initiated an inquiry into the Jalgaon train tragedy in which 13 people lost their lives, officials said on Thursday. Thirteen passengers of the Mumbai-bound Pushpak Express, who got off the train after an alarm...
17:18

No leader other than Modi can''bend it like Beckham': Kamineni

Industrialist Shobhana Kamineni/Image courtesy Facebook
Industrialist Shobhana Kamineni/Image courtesy Facebook
Exuding confidence in the India growth story, industrialist Shobhana Kamineni said on Thursday there is no other leader in the world who can 'bend it like Beckham' when it comes to promoting economic growth. She made the comment during a session here during the World Economic Forum Annual...
16:43

Trump heads to Davos tonight but...

Trump with all the Executive Orders he has signed
Trump with all the Executive Orders he has signed
US President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Annual Meeting 2025 virtually today at 10:15 pm IST. The summit, underway in Davos, Switzerland, from January 20 to 24, serves as a platform to deliberate on pressing global challenges, economic transformations,...
16:26

RGV not in court when sentencing happened

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Update: A court in Mumbai has sentenced filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months imprisonment in a cheque bounce case and issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him. Judicial Magistrate (First Class) in Andheri, Y P Pujari, on Tuesday convicted Varma for the offence punishable under...
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Ram Gopal Varma sentenced to jail for 3 months

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Mumbai court sentences filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma to three months in jail in a cheque bounce case.
15:54

Singer Monali Thakur falls ill during show in Bengal

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Popular Bollywood singer Monali Thakur fell ill during a live performance at the Dinhata Festival in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on January 21, but is now stable and recovering after being discharged from hospital, a source close to her said on Thursday.Monali experienced breathing...
15:47

When Harry Met Sally part II?

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Fans of the 1989 romantic comedy 'When Harry Met Sally' are in for a treat as stars Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal reunite for a special new project. In an Instagram post, the beloved duo hinted at something exciting, leaving fans eagerly speculating about what's next.The post, captioned with the...
15:28

Modi is magnet for investments at Davos: Fadnavis

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Having secured a record commitment of over Rs 15 lakh crore of investments and nearly 15 lakh jobs here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the most powerful magnet attracting global investors towards his state is the global...
15:06

8 facts about the Roshans

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Netflix's The Roshans gives us a closer look into the Roshan family: Composer Roshan, his sons Rakesh Roshan, Rajesh Roshan and grandson Hrithik Roshan. Take a look.Read the review here. 
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RG Kar: 'My Daughter Was Killed Elsewhere'

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On January 20, 2025, Additional Sessions Judge Anirban Das of the Sealdah court in Kolkata, while sentencing civic volunteer Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of the 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College last year, pulled up the Kolkata police,...
14:58

India Inc investments rise 39% to Rs 32 trn In 9 months

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During the first nine months of the current financial year, Indian companies announced investments of over Rs 32 trillion, a 39 per cent increase compared to Rs 23 trillion in the same period of the previous financial year, with private sector contributions rising to 70 per cent, according to a...
14:55

National Health Mission extended for 5 years

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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of the National Health Mission (NHM) for another five years after reviewing its progress over the past three years.First launched in 2005 as the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the scheme has been extended multiple times, with the most...
14:45

The Home Netaji Left Never To Return

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Subhas Chandra Bose was under house arrest, yet he pulled out a daring escape from his Elgin Road residence in Calcutta to Germany via Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia. Archana Masih/Rediff.com visits the home, now a museum, in Kolkata. Read it here. 
14:44

9,73,00,000 people visited Kumbh Mela in 11 days

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In just 11 days of the Mahakumbh, more than 97.3 million devotees, Kalpavasis and revered seers have taken a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam.With this unprecedented turnout of devotees, the total number of participants expected to touch the 100 million mark by the end of today the 11th day of the...
14:43

Congress sidelined Netaji's sacrifices: BJP

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BJP leader CR Kesavan on Thursday accused the Congress of dishonouring and sidelining the struggles and sacrifices of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. His remarks came as the nation is celebrating Parakram Diwas to mark Netaji's birth anniversary. Today is the freedom fighter's...
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Rahul posts Netaji pic with death date, BJP fumes

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Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi after he purportedly claimed that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died on August 18, 1945, as stated in his recent social media posts. Majumdar also demanded that Rahul Gandhi...
14:22

Infosys to create 17,000 new jobs in Telangana

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Infosys Limited has announced plans to significantly expand its IT campus at Pocharam in Hyderabad, creating 17,000 additional jobs. The announcement was made during the World Economic Forum in Davos following a meeting between Infosys CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka and Telangana IT and Industries...
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Why are Hindus leaving Sindh?

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A new report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), titled Exodus: Is the Hindu Community Leaving Sindh? underscores the alarming trend of Hindu families migrating from Sindh due to ongoing violence, economic hardships, and climate change. In a post on X, HRCP stated, The report...
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Govt to increase stroke units

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India currently has 500 stroke units and the government is planning to expand this network to ensure wider access to specialised care, Union Health Secretary Punya Srivastava said on Wednesday.Stroke, which is often caused by conditions like diabetes and hypertension, is largely preventable,...
13:21

Did fire rumour by chaiwala cause Jalgaon tragedy?

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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the Jalgaon train accident was the result of a sheer rumour about fire by a tea-seller inside the Pushpak Express, which led to panic and some passengers jumping off. Some passengers of the Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, who got...
12:55

Prostitutes gather in Davos for annual meeting of global elite

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A high-class escort has spilled the beans on what happens behind closed doors, including what the wealthy really think about climate change.  Salome Balthus, 40, is a high-end escort and author from Berlin who has travelled to Davos, Switzerland, to meet up with clients...
12:42

Walmik Karad hospitalised

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Walmik Karad, Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's close aide arrested in a case related to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, has been admitted to a hospital in Beed after complaining of stomach pain, an official said on Thursday. The development comes after a court in Beed on...
12:40

Attack real or Saif was acting, asks minister

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Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane has sparked another row after he made controversial remarks on attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan. In a fresh statement, the BJP leader has raised questions on the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan suspecting if the attack on the actor was real or...
12:28

Remembering Netaji

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President Droupadi Murmu pays tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary today, observed as Parakram Diwas.
12:24

India among top 3 least favoured Asian stock markets

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India is among the three least favoured Asian stock markets, according to BofA Securities whose survey found that 10 per cent of fund managers are underweight on Indian equities from a 12-month perspective.Global fund managers overall expect less than 5 per cent return from Asia stocks (excluding...
12:07

Mystery illness: Rajouri village declared containment zone

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In view of the 'unidentified illness' in Rajouri's Badhal village, the village has been declared a containment zone, and the affected families' homes sealed; a few patients brought to Government Medical College (GMC) in Rajouri on Thursday.Principal GMC Rajouri. Amarjeet Singh Bhatia assured...
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Wayanad rehabilitation: No assistance from the Centre yet, says CM

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The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that while no assistance has come from the Centre till date for rehabilitation of survivors of Wayanad landslide, Rs 712.98 received in the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund will be used for helping the survivors. Vijayan said...
11:42

24x7 police security + Ronit Roy's security for Saif

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Mumbai Police has decided to provide round the clock security to actor Saif Ali Khan in the aftermath of the shocking knife attack on him during a burglary attempt at his Mumbai home, reports NDTV.A police constable will stay with the 54-year-old actor through the day, sources have...
11:09

Bharat Ratna for Bal Thackeray?

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut says Bal Thackeray should be conferred with the Bharat Ratna award. If people like Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis pay tribute to Balasaheb Thackeray on Twitter, then it is the biggest hypocrisy. Shiv Sena is the life of Balasaheb Thackeray and they attacked...
10:46

Saif, family could lose Rs 15,000 crore properties in Pataudi

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The fate of properties of Rs 15,000 crore owned by Bhopal's erstwhile rulers and inherited by actor Saif Ali Khan and his family remains in limbo due to uncertainty over filing an appeal against an order of the Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property, lawyers have said.If an appeal is not filed...
10:42

H'bad man chops wife's body, cooks in pressure cooker

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A shocking murder has surfaced in Venkateswara Colony under Meerpet Police Station limits in Rangareddy district in Telangana. The investigation revealed that a man allegedly killed his wife and reportedly boiled some body parts in a cooker while disposing of others in a nearby...
10:35

Report reveals Elon Musk wanted Ramaswamy out of DOGE

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As Indian-origin entrepreneur and Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy pulled out of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), just 69 days after he was announced the co-head of the team along with tech billionaire Elon Musk, a report has revealed that it was the Tesla CEO who wanted Ramaswamy...
10:12

Reliance Acquires SIL

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Reliance Consumer Products (RCPL) has acquired the SIL brand, known for its packaged food products such as jams and sauces, for an undisclosed amount, the company announced in a release.This acquisition is part of RCPL's broader strategy to reinvigorate and modernise some of India's most beloved...
10:07

Hathras horror: Cousin slits sisters' throats

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Two minor sisters, the youngest just six, were killed allegedly by their cousin who slit their throats in the dead of the night before attacking their mother and bedridden father with an intention to wipe out the entire family, police said Thursday. The horrific incident occurred during the...
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Is ash in urn at Renkoji Temple Netaji's? Kin renew plea for return

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Refuting perceptions of roadblocks to bring back the mortal remains held in an urn in a Buddhist temple in Renkoji in Japan, widely believed to be that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a section of descendants of the national hero claim they have documentary evidence to prove that the temple...
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You're an extraordinary wife, Melania!

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Finally, a warmer, personal post from US President Donald Trump to his wife Melania on their wedding anniversary. On his official POTUS handle, Trump writes, Celebrating 20 years with my beautiful wife and our incredible First Lady, Melania. You're an extraordinary wife and a wonderful mother....
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Kapil Sharma, Rajpal Yadav receive death threats

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Comedian Kapil Sharma and actor Rajpal Yadav have reportedly received death threats through an email. The threatening message was sent to Rajpal Yadav's email account from a person named Vishnu, who allegedly warned that Sharma, his family, his associates, and Rajpal Yadav would be...
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Thackeray@99: Uncompromising in core beliefs, says PM

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 99th birth anniversary. Modi said on X, He is widely respected and remembered for his commitment to public welfare and towards Maharashtra's development. He was uncompromising when it came to...
09:15

HUL scoops out ice-cream biz, to turn it into listed entity

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The board of directors of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) on Wednesday approved the demerger of its ice cream business Kwality Wall's (India) Limited (KWIL) into an independent listed entity. The demerger is subject to statutory and regulatory approvals.Pursuant to the scheme, one equity share...
09:12

A Gate-way of opportunity in AP?

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has met Microsoft founder Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Davos and discussed fostering partnerships to transform the state into a global healthcare, education and innovation hub, the state government said. The two deliberated on...
09:06

Trump prioritising bilateral ties with...: Jaishankar

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Noting that the Trump administration was keen to have India present at the inaugural itself and is prioritising the bilateral relationship, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that the ties are being built further on the strong foundation that has been laid. Interacting...
08:57

Trump orders unlikely to impact Budget 2025: Economists

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A slew of sweeping executive orders signed by US President Donald Trump on the first night of his second presidency is unlikely to have a huge impact on the Budget as the government has factored in the broad policy action, according to economists.The economists, however, say that the impact of...
08:55

Happy anniversary, Trumps!

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President Trump posts this throwback image with Melania, writing a rather distant message: Happy 20th Anniversary to Melania!
08:42

Ram Mandir attracted more domestic tourists than Agra

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Archis Mohan/Business StandardJanuary 22 marked one year of the pran pratishtha of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.  The Uttar Pradesh government has said its tourist footfall data for 2024 showed that Ayodhya and Varanasi were bigger tourist destinations in UP than Agra, which over the years...
08:28

Open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians: Jaishankar

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India has always been open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians to their country, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday, noting that New Delhi is still in the process of verifying those from the United States who can be deported to India and the number of such...
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Tiger found dead in Nagpur's Pench reserve

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A tiger was found dead in the Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR) of Maharashtra's Nagpur district, officials said on Wednesday. The carcass of the big cat was found in the Nagalwadi (UC) range of the PTR on January 21, a release issued by the reserve's deputy director Prabhunath Shukla said. The...
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Man claims he killed wife, boiled body parts in cooker

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A 35-year-old woman is suspected to have been murdered by her husband, who claims he dismembered her body and boiled the parts in a pressure cooker. The claims are being verified, the police said on Wednesday. The man, who has been taken into custody, alleged that he disposed of the...
00:29

DU to build auditorium named after Lord Ram

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Delhi University vice chancellor Yogesh Singh on Wednesday laid the foundation of a new auditorium named after Lord Ram on campus, saying the very name means soul of Bharat. Shri Ram Auditorium will come up in the Department of Distance and Continuing Education, School of Open Learning,...