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Satish Salian, the father of former celebrity manager Disha Salian, on Thursday rejected the findings submitted to the Bombay high court by Mumbai Police in connection with his daughter's death case, saying that he has filed a case against these claims.I believe that the police are wrong on this...
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The rupee pared initial losses and edged up 7 paise to close at 85.55 against the United States dollar on Thursday, following a weak greenback against major crosses overseas and a decline in US treasury yields.Forex traders said the dollar declined on weaker-than-expected ADP Non-Farm Employment...
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Vinay Shukla, PTIA top Russian general has been killed in the Kursk region near the Ukrainian border, according to the officials.Major General Mikhail Gudkov, the deputy chief of the Russian Navy, was killed during what Russia's Defence Ministry described as 'combat work' in the western Kursk...
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Naveen Kapoor, ANIKeeping the door open for diplomacy, Iran has stated that any negotiation process with the United States is meaningless unless Washington, DC provides a credible guarantee to prevent future acts of aggression by Israel and the US.In an email interview with ANI, Iranian...
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At least four people were injured in Lakhimpur district of Assam on Thursday when a police team went to rescue a couple, who were held captive by a mob for allegedly being in an illicit relationship, an officer said.Of the injured people, four are police personnel. According to Ghilamora Police...
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An Air India flight from Delhi to Washington, which took off on July 2, could not complete its journey after it developed a technical glitch during a scheduled refuelling stopover in Vienna, the Tata Group-owned airline said on Thursday.Consequently, its return flight from Washington to Delhi,...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Thursday said it should not be attacked politically as it is a social organisation working for every section of the society and the progress of the country.Replying to queries at a press conference held to brief reporters about a three-day meeting of 'prant...
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A man allegedly killed his five-month pregnant wife by beating her, which led to her falling from the roof of their house in the Kasganj district, officials said on Thursday.Brajbala, 25, succumbed to her injuries after the assault, which allegedly stemmed from a domestic dispute over excess salt...
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Sonam Raghuvanshi in police custody
The elder brother of the Indore man killed while honeymooning in Meghalaya said on Thursday that he believes the main accused Sonam, also the deceased's wife, may have married her aide while hiding in Indore post the crime. Raja Raghuvanshi went missing on May 23 and his body was found on...
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PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Trinidad and Tobago after concluding his two-day visit to Ghana, during which the two countries elevated their ties to the level of comprehensive partnership. Leaving for Trinidad & Tobago. Later this evening, I look forward to attending...
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The 14-year-old son of an actor allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise in Kandivali in the northern part of Mumbai after an argument over going to tuition, a police official said on Thursday. The incident took place at 6pm on Wednesday at a residential complex where the...
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The 'Ratna Bhandar' (treasure chest) of Lord Jagannath Temple is safe, and the repair work of the chamber is almost complete, Puri's titular king, Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, said on Thursday.The Gajapati Maharaja inspected the Ratna Bhandar repair work being carried out by the...
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez for quashing an FIR against her in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case, involving Sukesh Chandrasekhar. Justice Anish Dayal dismissed her plea, which also sought to quash the second supplementary...
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Around 19 tonnes of soil containing residual toxic waste from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal has been incinerated and reduced to ashes at a disposal plant in Madhya Pradesh's Pithampur town, an official said on Thursday. Earlier, 337 tonnes of the waste from the factory premises...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared intra-day gains to close lower on Thursday due to last-hour selling in financial and metal shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 170.22 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 83,239.47. During the day, it jumped 440.4 points or 0.52 per...
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Kharif sowing in India is off to a strong start this year, recording an 11.3 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase and it bodes well for the food inflation outlook for the year, according to a recent report by ICICI Bank. The growth has been largely driven by a significant rise in rice...
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Pappu Yadav, the Independent MP from Purnea in Bihar, on Thursday announced a boycott of the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state and appealed to citizens not to allow booth level officials in the village or show them their documents.Yadav asked Bihari youth,...
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In a horrific incident of brutality, a 14-year-old boy was allegedly killed by a group of eight people, including four juveniles, who took turns to stab him multiple times before dumping his naked body into a canal in outer north Delhi's Haiderpur area, police said on Thursday.The victim, a...
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In a bid to safeguard public health, the Maharashtra government has instructed the BMC to immediately halt pigeon feeding at all 51 designated spots across Mumbai, reports Mid Day. Urban Development Minister Uday Samant confirmed this decision in the Legislative Council following concerns...
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The Pakistan hockey team will not be stopped from competing in next month's Asia Cup in India, a sports ministry source said on Thursday. We are not against any team competing in India in a multi-national competition. But bilateral is different, the source said. The tournament is scheduled to...
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Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya was on Wednesday officially named the new president of the West Bengal BJP, with the party tasking him to lead its charge in the 2026 assembly elections a battle he described as a fight to save the state's culture and pluralism from what he termed the corrupt...
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the Centre is committed to augment Jharkhand's infrastructure and would implement projects worth Rs 2 lakh crore in the state.The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister asserted that Jharkhand, which is rich in mineral resources, would see...
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After sitting on the sidelines for three months, retail investors jumped into the equity fray in June amid a sustained rally in stock prices.They invested over 5,607 crore in the cash market last month. In the previous three months, they had yanked out close to 20,000 crore. The retail buying...
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The finance ministry is working on introducing new features under the Pradhan Mantri Jan''Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), including the provision of chequebook issuance and an enhanced overdraft facility, according to sources.Since we have already achieved the basic objective of establishing banking...
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Two premier forensic science institutes are set to come up in Chhattisgarh, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to expand the prestigious institutions to 26 locations across the country.Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction...
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With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the cloudburst and flash flood-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi has mounted to 13 while search is underway for 29 others missing, officials said on Thursday. Ten cloudbursts, three flash floods and a landslide were...
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Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj supported the remarks of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, who demanded reconsideration of the terms 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Swami Avimukteshwaranand...
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Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on Thursday opposed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's remarks linking covid-19 vaccines with a spate of heart attack deaths in the state's Hassan district, saying such claims are 'factually incorrect and misleading.Siddaramaiah has suggested that the...
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Disha Salian's father had said she was murdered
The Mumbai Police has informed the Bombay High Court that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) findings in the Disha Salian death case were consistent with the conclusions drawn by the original investigating officer.In an official statement, Mumbai Police said, So far the findings of SIT...
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Actor Richard Gere attends the International Tibet Youth Forum at the Tibetan Reception Center in Dharamshala. Pic: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
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Sweetened beverages, white bread, desserts increase glucose levels rapidly, leading to a sudden drop in energy, leaving you drained and craving more food, says WebMD. On the other hand, fibre-rich grains, nutritious oils and proteins break down gradually, offering a consistent energy...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday demanded a public apology from Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP leaders, and Eknath Shinde after a Mumbai Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) ruled out foul play in the death of Disha Salian. Speaking to mediapersions, Raut...
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The three accused in the incident that has shaken the city and the nation
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to file a report on the progress of investigation into the law college gang rape case in the form of an affidavit. A division bench presided by Justice Soumen Sen directed the state to also produce the case diary of the...
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House Republicans remain in a dramatic overnight stalemate as President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson attempt to cajole nearly a dozen holdouts to support the effort to move forward on the president's sweeping domestic policy agenda bill, reports CNN.Johnson has said he plans to keep a...
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Actor Deepika Padukone will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, making her possibly the first Indian to be felicitated with the coveted honour. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the official organisation which administers the Hollywood Walk of Fame, shared the news on its official...
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Former celebrity manager Disha Salian committed suicide and no foul play has been found in her death, the Mumbai police have submitted to the Bombay High Court, even as her father Satish Salian reiterated she was gangraped and murdered. Disha Salian had jumped off the window of a flat out of...
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A search operation was underway on Thursday to track down two to three terrorists hiding in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.The cordon and search operation follows an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in the heavily forested...
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Mahira Khan
The social media accounts of several Pakistani actors and cricketers remain blocked after it was reported that certain celeb accounts were now accessible to Indian users. On Wednesday, the Instagram accounts of certain Pakistan actors such as Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar, Ahad Raza Mir, Yumna...
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained Patanjali from running allegedly disparaging advertisements against Dabur Chyawanprash. A bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna allowed interim injunction applications filed by Dabur. Application is allowed, the judge said. The court has now listed the...
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Amarnath pilgrims
Kashmir Police has issued an advisory for devotees undertaking the Amarnath Yatra, urging them to travel only in designated convoys. The 38-day pilgrimage commenced on Thursday and is taking place in the shadow of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 people dead. In a post in X, Kashmir...
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The house where the incident happened
Delhi's Double murder case: The bodies of a woman, Ruchika (42) and her son, Krish (14) were found at their residence in the Lajpat Nagar-1 area. The suspect house help has been apprehended. Further investigation underway: Delhi Police.A PCR call was received yesterday at 9:43 pm from Kuldeep...
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The National Stock Exchange is set to launch monthly contracts for electricity futures and has begun registering market participants.The exchange is also considering a later launch of 'Contract for Difference' (CfD) for renewable energy companies.The announcement of the launch is expected by mid...
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Despite market turbulence amid geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty, domestic institutional investors (DIIs) have infused a record 3.5 trillion into Indian equities in the first half of 2025 (H1CY25).Domestic flows cushioned the markets, as money from foreign institutional investors...
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Madhya Pradesh police registered a Zero FIR at Bhopal's Gandhinagar Police in connection with a man forcibly indulging in physical relations with his friend, pressuring him to undergo a sex-change and blackmailing him for money, a police official said. The action was taken following the...
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The pilgrimage to Kedarnath was suspended temporarily on Thursday following a landslide triggered by rains at Munkatiya near Sonprayag en route to the Himalayan temple. The road has been completely blocked by the landslide debris and stones at Munkatiya sliding zone, prompting the...
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An unidentified man allegedly raped a 22-year-old woman after gaining entry into her flat in Pune by posing as a courier delivery executive, police said on Thursday. The incident took place at around 7.30 pm on Wednesday at a housing society in Kondhwa area of Maharashtra's Pune...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with 'The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana', the country's national honour, for his distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership. Modi received the award on Wednesday from the Ghanaian President John Dramani...
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The ministry of railways' information technology backbone -- the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) -- has undertaken two major initiatives to secure the digital infrastructure of the Indian Railways and streamline its information and operations systems. These include an...
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The Life Insurance Council on Wednesday launched the next phase of its nationwide campaign Sabse Pehle Life Insurance aimed at increasing insurance awareness and, consequently, life insurance penetration in the country.The council plans to spend up to ₹160 crore annually for the next three...
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With a focus on AI-first transformation, Indias largest information technology services player Tata Consultancy Services on Wednesday announced key leadership changes.As part of this transformation, the company appointed Janardhan Santhanam as the chief information officer with effect from July...
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India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over abduction of three Indian nationals in Mali amid a series of terrorist attacks in various parts of the West African country. A day after the Indians were abducted, New Delhi on Wednesday called upon the Mali government to take all...
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A chargesheet has been filed against the accused in the alleged rape case of a French tourist in Rajasthan's Udaipur, a police official said Wednesday. Udaipur superintendent of police Yogesh Goyal said that on Wednesday, within seven days of the incident, a chargesheet was filed in the...
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Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday recalled his experiment' with journalism, sharing that he and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had once tried to launch a monthly magazine, but the venture did not succeed. The octogenarian leader was speaking...
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An inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been sent to police lines for allegedly assaulting an Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel, the officials said on Wednesday while stating that a probe is underway in the matter. The alleged assault occurred on June 22 within the PGI police station area,...
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