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A man was sentenced to one year imprisonment by a court in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district for peeping into the bathroom while a girl was having a bath, officials said on Friday.The incident had happened in December 2019, they said.The man was charged under IPC section 354C, which deals...
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A 75-year-old farmer from Maharashtra's Latur who was seen in a viral video pulling a plough on his farm in the absence of oxen due to financial constraints has been gifted a pair of bullocks by a local outfit. The video had evoked tremendous empathy from netizens for the plight of Ambadas...
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In a pre-dawn operation on Friday, the NIA conducted a raid here at a communications centre and the residence of a person allegedly linked to suspicious international transactions and human trafficking, according to sources.The Naoroji Road residence of Sunny (22) was raided by a team of 10-12...
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A 20-year-old man allegedly hanged himself to death in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, livestreaming the suicide on Instagram, a police official said on Friday. The victim, identified as Rahul Ahirwar, was from Shahpur town, about 35 km from the district headquarters. He ended...
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Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar pays floral tributes to Bharat Mata portrait at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram./
The high court in Kochi on Friday asked the Kerala University registrar, who was suspended recently, how 'Bharat Mata' can be a religious symbol and how putting up a portrait of the same can be a law and order problem. The queries were posed by Justice N Nagaresh to the registrar, KS Anil...
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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar president Sharad Pawar will not take part in the event being organised by Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray in Worli on Saturday to mark victory in the Hindi imposition and three-language policy issues. Speaking to PTI on Friday, NCP-SP...
21:49
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Friday conferred with The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago' - the country's highest civilian honour. Modi, who is on a two-day visit to the Caribbean island nation on the second leg of his five-nation tour, was bestowed the award in recognition...
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An Air India pilot collapsed just prior to operating a flight from Bengaluru to Delhi, sources said on Friday.The pilot was immediately taken to hospital and the airline had to arrange another pilot to fly the passengers to their destination.Air India confirmed that there was a medical emergency...
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The Delhi high court on Friday directed AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh to respond to CBI's plea against an order over supply of documents in the 2021-22 liquor policy case.Issuing notice to the accused persons, Justice Ravinder Dudeja said it would pass a detailed...
21:28
A suspect detained in connection with the alleged rape of a Pune IT professional at her home was her friend and not a stranger who gained entry by posing as a courier delivery agent, the police said on Friday, casting doubt on her version of the events. It was the woman herself who took a...
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Unidentified miscreants uprooted an ATM containing around Rs 18 lakh and fled after assaulting the security guard in Sikar, the police said on Friday. The incident took place around 2.19 am on Chomu Road in the Ajeetgarh police station area, they said. According to station house officer...
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The founder of a Mumbai-based investment service has approached police for protection after getting threats for challenging Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on the Marathi language issue. Prominent investor Sushil Kedia said that he will not learn Marathi as a protest against...
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Superstar Salman Khan on Friday announced his next film, Battle Of Galwan, based on the 2020 Galwan valley conflict. The movie is directed by Apoorva Lakhia of Shootout at Lokhandwala fame. The 59-year-old star took to Instagram to share the 1.22 minute motion poster clip wherein he is...
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A court in Shillong on Friday extended the judicial custody of Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged boyfriend Raj Kushwaha by another 14 days in connection with the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi. On June 21 the court had remanded the two prime accused Raja's wife Sonam, and Raj...
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India's forex reserves were up by $4.84 billion to $702.78 billion for the week ended June 27, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the foreign exchange reserves had dropped by $1.01 billion to $697.93 billion. The forex reserves had touched an...
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A special court in West Bengal's Malda sentenced a retired teacher to life imprisonment on Friday for the rape of a nine-year-old girl, the first conviction in a 2021 post-poll violence case probed by the CBI. Sixty-one cases of murder and crimes against women -- specifically rape or...
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The rupee appreciated 16 paise to close at 85.39 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a decline in the American currency in the overseas market and a weak tone in crude oil prices. Forex traders said Asian currencies, including the rupee, gained ground on renewed hopes of...
18:56
An Indian-origin man was arrested for allegedly starting a fight with a co-passenger on board a flight to Miami from Philadelphia, local media says.Cellphone footage taken by a fellow passenger shows the two men, Keanu Evans and Ishaan Sharma engaged in a brawl on board the flight while others...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said while there was nothing wrong in expecting people to speak Marathi in the state, it was unacceptable to resort to violence for its insistence and that one cannot be obstinate about it. He also warned of legal action against those...
18:31
Who are the world's readers? Which countries boast more bookworms? World Population Review took a closer look at the time spent reading in various nations in 2024. Take a look
18:12
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The National Investigation Agency on Friday arrested a key accused, who had been absconding for the last two years, in connection with its probe into the brutal murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka, officials said. The accused, Abdul Rahaman, was taken into...
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In a relief to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging his victory in the 2024 assembly elections from the Nagpur South West seat. A bench of Justice Pravin Patil dismissed the petition filed by...
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday defended Deputy CM Eknath Shinde over the latter's Jai Gujarat' remarks at an event in Pune. Jai Hind, Jai Maharashtra, Jai Gujarat, Shinde said at the event, where Union minister Amit Shah was present. Shah addressed the gathering in Gujarati...
17:31
The top gainers today
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Friday in a highly volatile trade amid a buying rush in banking and other bellwether stocks on the back of a rally in the US markets. After oscillating between highs and lows in intra-day trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 193.42 points or...
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There is strong evidence that there is 'no safe amount' of processed meat to eat, nutrition experts say in response to a new study on the connection between diet and the risk of major diseases, including cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease. The researchers also found elevated risks from the...
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Health authorities in Kerala have issued an alert in three districts -- Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad after two suspected cases of the Nipah virus were detected.Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that the suspected cases of Nipah virus are from Palakkad and Malappuram districts.An...
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Body parts found at the site of the June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash have been handed over to six families following DNA tests, a senior health official said on Friday. Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Rakesh Joshi said the death toll in the horrific crash continues to be 260...
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A total of 479 farmer suicides were reported in Maharashtra in March and April this year, state relief and rehabilitation minister Makrand Patil said in the assembly on Friday. In a written reply during Question Hour, he said 250 farmer suicides were reported in March in Marathwada and...
16:38
A renowned Czech mountaineer has died while climbing Nanga Parbat, amongst the 14 peaks that are over 8,000 metres in altitude, an official of the Alpine Club of Pakistan said on Friday. Klara Kolouchova, 46, fell from a height between Camp I and Camp II in the early hours of Thursday,...
16:29
As Israel awaits Hamas's response on Friday to the latest proposal for a hostage release and ceasefire deal in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported that US President Donald Trump would offer the Palestinian terror group a direct guarantee of his commitment to ending the ongoing war, which began in...
16:08
Tum Hi Ho singer Arijit Singh has edged past global pop stars Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran to emerge the most followed artist on music streaming platform Spotify with 151 million followers. American singer Swift, one of the biggest names in the pop music circuit, is in second place with 139.6...
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Suspect in the alleged rape of a 22-year-old techie in Kondhwa area of Pune has been detained, says the police. A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped inside her flat by a man posing as a courier agent in the Kondhwa area of Pune cityAccording to a senior police official, the incident took...
15:32
Lalit Modi, the architect of the immensely popular IPL and a businessman is back in the news. No, he's not returning to India. Modi's video on X of a party he held on Sunday has gone viral. It shows Modi singing Frank Sinatra's 'I did it my way' with none other than tycoon Vijay...
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PRC president Xi Jinping
China used Pakistan to cause pain to India and it was providing all possible support to its all-weather ally during the four-day conflict between Indian and Pakistani militaries in May, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh said on Friday. In an address at industry chamber...
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PM in Adampur after Operation Sindoor
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India's armed forces and the leadership are committed to defend `Swaraj' or sovereignty of the country, and it was demonstrated very well during Operation Sindoor.Speaking after the unveiling of an equestrian statue of Maratha statesman and general...
14:38
Vijay, the party founder-chief will be its chief ministerial candidate for the 2026 Assembly election, the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam declared on Friday. A special resolution was adopted in the party's executive committee meeting in this regard. Also, the party has proposed to hold a...
14:24
World body says country has a lot to do on the administrative, regulatory and sporting facets before it can seriously contemplate hosting the Olympics. Read the report here.
14:22
A court in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district has extended the judicial custody of three hitmen, who hacked Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi to death at Sohra area in the northeastern state in May. The three - Akash Rajput, Vishal Singh Chauhan, and Anand Kurmi - were produced before...
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Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance), Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, on Friday, highlighted the role played by China and Turkey in assisting Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.Speaking at the 'New Age Military Technologies' organised by FICCI, the Deputy COAS said...
13:57
HDFC Bank's managing director and chief executive, Sashidhar Jagdishan approached the Supreme Court after three Bombay high court judges recused themselves from hearing the matter related to Lilavati Trust. Read more here.
13:55
Pakistan and Russia have agreed to collaborate on establishing a robust rail and road network to link the South Asian country with Central Asia and Russia, providing landlocked states direct access to warm waters, a media report said on Friday. Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday called on everyone in the party to work together, abiding by the advice and message given by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, as he refused to comment on whether he was still in the race to become the CM of the state.After offering...
13:41
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results due to an alleged error in one of the questions. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan said it had dismissed a similar petition two days ago and it can't deal with individual...
12:47
The India tour of Bangladesh, which was scheduled to take place in August, is likely to be cancelled because of the situation prevailing in the country over the last few months, as per sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).India is supposed to play a three-match ODI series...
12:33
InterGlobe Aviation, the parent company of IndiGo airline, has appointed former bureaucrat Amitabh Kant as a non-executive director on its Board, the airline said in a statement on Thursday. Kant, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1980 Kerala cadre, has held several...
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Banners come up in Mumbai's Santacruz suburb ahead of 'Marathi Vijay Divas' rally tomorrow, when the Thackeray brothers -- Uddhav and Raj -- will come together for the first in 20 years, writes Hemant Waje.
12:03
India brought back its nationals from Iran during the war
Iran on Friday announced that it has reopened its airspace that it had shut down on June 13 due to the war with Israel, state media reported. The Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports, along with airports in the north, east, west, and south of the country, have been put back into operation and...
11:56
Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) and its subsidiary Reliance Power (R-Power) have said that the recent move by the State Bank of India to classify the loan account of Reliance Communications (R-Com) as 'fraud' will not affect their business operations, financial performance, shareholders,...
11:49
Arvind Kejriwal's official residence when he was Delhi CM
Delhi minister Kapil Mishra on Friday hailed the inauguration of the Chief Minister's 'Jan Sewa Sadan' and stated that its cost is less than the cost of curtains in Arvind Kejriwal's Sheesh Mahal. Kapil Mishra mentioned that the 'Jan Sewa Sadan' is opened for the cameras and media persons to...
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The administration in Maharashtra's Palghar district has identified 85 flood-hit bridges and roads for urgent repairs, an official said on Friday. According to an official release, Palghar guardian minister Ganesh Naik had asked the authorities to fix bridges and roads affected by floods. Naik is...
11:40
After nearly 20 hours straight of working the phones -- using both threats and assurances to cajole Republicans into supporting his sweeping domestic agenda bill -- President Donald Trump seemed to grow exasperated while watching coverage of the plodding floor process on television, reports...
10:44
The World Economic Forum's Quality of Road Infrastructure Index gathered inputs from business executives across 144 nations in 2019 (a survey has not been done since). Take a ride.
10:34
Sleuths of the Kolkata Police on Friday took the four men, arrested in connection with the gang rape of a student, to South Calcutta Law College and reconstructed the crime scene, an officer said. The three prime accused -- alumnus and contractual staff Monojit Mishra, current students...
10:09
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the dinner hosted by his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Thursday (local time). PM Modi noted that the food served on Sohari leaf during the dinner is of great cultural significance to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.In the post...
10:04
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has passed an interim order in the matter of index manipulation by the Jane Street Group, and imposed one of the highest penalty so far of recovering Rs 4,843.57 crore which was gained through illegal means.The order targets four key entities...
10:01
Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Tamil Nadu due to the police custodial death case of Ajith Kumar, the post-mortem report has revealed about 44 injuries on various parts of the victim's body. As per the post-mortem report, Ajith Kumar sustained injuries to the forehead, right eyebrow,...
09:56
The third batch of over 6,400 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu in two separate convoys on Friday to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage in the Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. About 14,000 pilgrims have prayed at the 3,880 metre-high cave shrine since Thursday when the...
09:45
The Maharashtra government has ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to immediately shut down 'kabootar khanas' (feeding points for pigeons) in Mumbai, citing health hazards arising out of their droppings.Raising the issue in the Maharashtra legislative council on Thursday, Shiv Sena...
09:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted holy water of Sangam and Saryu River from Mahakumbh and a replica of Ram Mandir to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, on Thursday (local time). During his address to the Indian community in Trinidad and Tobago, Modi...
08:44
An Indian-origin doctor was booked for allegedly killing her four-year-old daughter in South Florida, US.Dr. Neha Gupta, a 36-year-old pediatrician, was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail in Oklahoma City.Gupta was on vacation in El Portal village in Miami with her daughter, Aria Talathi, when...
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Vinay Shukla, PTIRussia's campaign against Ukraine will continue till all the objectives are achieved, President Vladimir Putin said during a phone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday, a Kremlin official said.Briefing reporters after an hour-long phone conversation...
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reviewed preparations for the forthcoming Kanwar Yatra in Haridwar and asked officials to ensure that incidents of 'spit jihad' do not recur during the pilgrimage.Efforts are on to ensure that the Kanwariyas coming to Haridwar...
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