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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for home after wrapping up his visit to Namibia, during which he addressed a joint session of the Namibian parliament. Namibia was the final stop of his five-nation visit. A highly productive & successful 5-nation tour to Ghana,...
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A section of Hindu seers on Wednesday urged the Uttarakhand government to ban non-Hindus from participating in the Kanwar Yatra or running businesses along the route to maintain religious sanctity.Members of Bharat Sadhu Samaj and Hindu Raksha Sena, in a meeting here, made the...
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A 40-year-old female teacher of a prominent school, arrested for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor male student, on Wednesday moved a bail application before a court. The application is expected to be heard in the coming days and its details are not available. The English...
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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday expressed confidence that the Sutlej-Yamuna Link issue will be resolved soon, asserting that the Punjab government has also sought a solution to the problem. Saini made the remarks after attending a high-level meeting here on the SYL...
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The ability of a dog to sense danger beforehand saved 60 precious lives in Mandi's Siyathi village on the night of June 30 when monsoon fury struck several parts of the district. Fourteen people died, five sustained injuries and search operations are underway to trace 28 missing persons who...
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India, which is negotiating a trade pact with the US, has not figured in the list of countries that have been issued tariff letters by the Trump administration on Wednesday so far. The decision will provide relief to Indian exporters, as both countries are currently engaged in negotiations...
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A 19-year-old woman working at a prominent mall here has accused its cash supervisor of raping her after spiking her drink with sedatives and blackmailing her with a video of the incident, police officials said on Wednesday. The accused has been arrested, a senior officer said. In her...
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Chipmaker Nvidia has made history by becoming the first public company to exceed $4 trillion in market value. This milestone was reached on Wednesday, with its shares climbing 2.5 percent, or $3.97, to over $164 each. This marks an extraordinary ascent from early 2023, when shares...
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The makers of Janaki vs State of Kerala, starring Union Minister Suresh Gopi, informed the Kerala high court on Wednesday that they are willing to change the film's title to V Janaki or Janaki V, as suggested by the Central Board of Film Certification. The statement was made during a...
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The rupee closed flat at 85.73 against the US dollar on Wednesday, tracking a sluggish trend in the domestic equity market amid persistent foreign capital outflows. A firm US dollar in overseas markets and crude oil staying near $70 per barrel also impacted sentiments, forex dealers...
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A Central Bureau of Investigation team on Wednesday visited the residences of three BJP workers who were killed allegedly in 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an officer said. The CBI on Saturday took over the probe into the killing of...
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The Punjab Police on Wednesday said they have foiled a major terror plot orchestrated by Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Rinda and recovered a cache of arms from a forest area in Gurdaspur. Preliminary investigation has found that the consignment was pushed into India by Pakistani...
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The Bombay high court on Wednesday raised concerns over the lack of electric crematoriums for pet animals in the city and sought the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's response over it. The high court had last month taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a news report that said the...
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Actor Malaika Arora
A Mumbai court on Wednesday cancelled the bailable warrant issued against actor Malaika Arora, a prosecution witness in the 2012 hotel brawl case involving Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, after she appeared before it. She was, however, dropped as a witness after prosecution submitted the...
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India's space regulator INSPACe has granted a licence to Elon Musk-run Starlink to offer space-based internet services in the country. The Indian National Space Authorisation and Promotion Centre has granted authorisation to Starlink Satellite Communications to enable the provisioning of...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday collected the samples of food from the canteen of an MLAs' hostel here and sent them for testing, a day after Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted its staffer for allegedly serving stale food to him. Gaikwad, who represents...
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On the occasion of Guru Purnima, Swami A Parthasarathy will give an online talk on 'Three Yogas to Meditation' on July 10 at 7 pm IST. The one-hour event is meant to introduce one to the timeless wisdom of Vedanta. The session will cover the following themes: Meaning &...
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Monsoon coverage in the country so far
The death toll from the ongoing monsoon fury in Himachal Pradesh has risen to 85, with 54 people losing their lives due to rain-triggered disasters like landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods, and drowning incidents, while 31 people have died in road accidents said State Disaster Management...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to the Vice Chairperson of the NITI Aayog expressing her strong disapproval over the state being shown as Bihar in an official report. She condemned the error and demanded an apology from them, taking immediate corrective measures...
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Five months ago, President Donald Trump turned heads when he claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin ' the man who had invaded Ukraine ' wanted peace in Ukraine.I believe he wants peace, Trump said, adding: I mean, I know him very well. Yeah, I think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if...
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The Delhi government has cancelled the tender for renovation of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's official residence owing to administrative reasons, according to documents. She had been allotted two bungalows on Raj Niwas Marg by PWD - one for her residence and one for a camp office.She...
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Maharashtra Shiv Sena legislator Sanjay Gaikwad slapped an employee at the MLAs' hostel canteen in Mumbai after being served stale food, drawing condemnation from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as well as the opposition parties. As a video of the assault went viral and led to an outrage,...
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The death toll in the collapse of a bridge over the Mahisagar river in Vadodara district goes up to ten. Visuals from the site showed rescue teams attempting to retrieve a truck that had fallen into the Mahisagar river following the bridge collapse. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday...
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From the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Bharat Electronics and ICICI Bank were among the laggards. Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever, UltraTech Cement and Power Grid were among the gainers.
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Stock markets closed lower on Wednesday due to selling in IT and oil & gas shares as investors turned cautious ahead of the start of earnings season and mixed global trends. Dragged by late selling, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 176.43 points or 0.21 per cent to settle at 83,536.08....
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A drunk driver rammed his speeding car into a group of Kanwariyas on Tuesday night in Modinagar town, leaving three injured, following which the enraged pilgrims damaged his vehicle and assaulted him, police said. The incident occurred around 10:30 pm near Raj Choupala when a group of...
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Efforts to bring out a truck that fell into the Mahisagar river when the Gambhira bridge collapsed, are underway. As per the latest death toll, nine bodies have been recovered so far and around nine injured have been shifted to hospitals.
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Update: Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Wednesday morning in a crash of a Jaguar trainer aircraft near Churu in Rajasthan. The IAF said a court of inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident. An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident...
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India's electric vehicle (EV) market continued its upward trajectory in June, with strong year-on-year growth in both the two-wheeler (2W) and passenger vehicle (PV) segments, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (Fada). However, despite the...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar met senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at her residence here on Wednesday, fuelling speculation about leadership change in the state. The meeting comes amid reports that Shivakumar has been pressing for the chief minister's post, based on...
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Britain's former prime minister Rishi Sunak has rejoined the banking world as he took charge of a new role as Senior Adviser at the Goldman Sachs Group, with plans to donate his earnings to the education charity he recently set up with his wife Akshata Murty. The US-headquartered...
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A Jaguar aircraft of the IAF crashed in Rajasthan's Churu district on Wednesday, official sources said. The aircraft crashed in an agriculture field in Bhanoda village around 1.25 pm, SHO Rajaldesar Kamlessh added. He said human body parts were found near the crash site. PTI
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Merely because a man suspects his wife of adultery does not become a ground to make their minor child undergo a DNA test to determine paternity, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has said. Quashing a family court's order directing a DNA test on a minor boy, Justice R M Joshi said...
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Apple Inc has named India-origin Sabih Khan as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), marking a key move in its long-planned leadership transition. Khan, 58, who has been with Apple for 30 years and is currently the senior vice president of operations, will succeed Jeff Williams later this...
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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) as part of the Axiom Mission 4, has expressed his excitement over the range of scientific research being conducted in space, particularly the Indian-led projects. Since arriving at the station,...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections were rigged to favour the BJP and claimed that the NDA government at the Centre wants to repeat it in the Bihar polls due later this year.Addressing INDIA bloc workers during a protest march to the...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana till August 13. Special Judge Chander Jit Singh passed the order after Rana was produced before it through video conference after expiry of his judicial custody granted earlier....
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Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi
Vadodara (Gujarat) bridge collapse: Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi says, Nine bodies have been recovered and 6 people have been rescued. CM sent a high committee to the spot in the morning itself and he has sought a report at the earliest. We are taking this very seriously, the CM has...
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Apollo AyurVAID, one of the largest Ayurvedic hospital chains in India, aims to have 1,000 beds across the country by 2028, as it sees demand for Ayurvedic treatment rising. The chain, which currently operates 12 hospitals and had 185 beds in operation by the end of FY25, handles around...
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Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad on Wednesday issued a clarification after a purported video of former allegedly beating a poor helpless canteen worker went viral on social media. Gaikwad, an MLA from Buldhana stated his repeated pleas to the canteen staff to serve quality food fell to deaf...
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Take stock! Are your meals nourishing? Healthy? Above all, balanced? It should, Healthline advises, have fresh produce, proteins, unprocessed ingredients and some of these 9 foods. Bite in!
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The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) has denied the accuracy of rumours circulated by some local and international media outlets and websites regarding the United Arab Emirates granting lifetime Golden Visas to certain nationalities.ICP clarified that...
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Alia Bhatt's former personal assistant, Vedika Prakash Shetty, has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for allegedly cheating the actress and embezzling money from her production company's account. According to the police, Vedika, who was arrested in Bengaluru, had been working as a secretary...
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Three persons were killed and five others rescued after several vehicles fell into a river when the portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. Five to six vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river after a slab of the...
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A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight carrying around 175 passengers returned to Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport in Patna after takeoff on Wednesday morning as one of its engines developed a technical snag due to a bird hit, airport officials said. All the 175 passengers and crew were safe,...
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The US State Department on Tuesday (local time) criticised India's stance on the US playing no role in the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, describing such claims as potentially misguided. During a press briefing, US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce responded to...
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In a move that provided relief to millions of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) account holders, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that the retirement fund body has credited interest for financial year 2024-2025 (FY25) in nearly all member accounts, completing the...
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Elon Musk's X's global government affairs team on Tuesday said it had blocked access to Reuters and Reuters World's accounts on the platform, citing notices issued by the Indian government under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. 'The Ministry of Electronics and Information...
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Cngress workers participating in 'Bihar Bandh' lie down on the road
Public transportation was disrupted in various parts of the country on Wednesday following the 'Bharat Bandh' protests, called by ten central trade unions, intensified.In Odisha, members of the Khordha District unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) blocked the national highway at...
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US-based trading firm Jane Street has criticised the Securities and Exchange Board of India, describing its recent order alleging market manipulation as 'fundamentally mistaken' in an internal letter to employees.The firm defended its trading activity as 'basic index arbitrage', rejecting Sebi's...
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The main bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara districts has collapsed. Many vehicles may have fallen into the river, raising the possibility of heavy casualties. Citizens are requesting the administration to carry out immediate rescue operations and make alternative arrangements for traffic.
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The Chakka Jam began in Bihar on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, to protest against the Election Commission's ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state.The Chakka Jam affected normal life as thousands of leaders, workers, and supporters from the RJD, Congress, Left parties, and...
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The Chief of Staff of China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), Lt General Wang Gang, met Pakistan's Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, in Islamabad, officials said on Tuesday.According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Air Force, matters of mutual...
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The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed higher education institutions to monitor any informal WhatsApp groups created to harass juniors, saying it will be treated as ragging and attract strict action under anti-ragging rules, according to officials.The UGC receives dozens of...
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A parliamentary panel on Tuesday asked the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a safety audit of the entire fleet of domestic airlines, put in place a mechanism to check the erratic surge in air fares, especially after incidents such as the Pahalgam terror...
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Home-cooked meals became cheaper in June, as the cost of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis declined year-on-year, according to the latest report by credit rating agency CRISIL on Tuesday. The price of a vegetarian thali fell 8 per cent in June 2025 compared to the same month last...
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The Reserve Bank of India plans to conduct a two-day variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) auction on Wednesday for a notified amount of Rs 1 trillion.This move comes as system liquidity remains in surplus of Rs 3.4 trillion (as of Monday), despite two seven-day VRRR auctions by the central bank.The...
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Amid the language controversy, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has prohibited his party members from interacting with media or posting personal reactions on social media platforms.Even the party's official spokespersons should not speak to the media without his prior...
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A man has been arrested for allegedly waving Palestinian flag during Muharram procession in Agra, the police said on Tuesday. Itmad-ud-Daula station house officer Devendra Dubey said that a video, which clearly showed a man waving the Palestinian flag during a Muharram procession on...
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'Vatsala', considered to be Asia's oldest elephant, died on Tuesday at the age of more than 100 years at the the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, an official said. The female elephant was brought to Narmadapuram from Kerala and later shifted to the Panna Tiger Reserve. Vatsala was...
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The University Grants Commission has directed higher education institutions to monitor any informal WhatsApp groups created to harass juniors, saying it will be treated as ragging and attract strict action under anti-ragging rules, according to officials.The UGC receives dozens of complaints...
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