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RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh/ANIPhoto
A special CBI court on Monday framed charges against RG Kar Medical College and Hospital's former principal Sandip Ghosh and four others in a financial irregularities case.Ghosh was the principal of the medical college when an on-duty doctor was raped and murdered on the campus on August 9.He was...
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Tension gripped a prominent women' degree college in Aligarh district on Monday after an undergraduate student was allegedly stabbed by unidentified attackers within the college premises. The incident triggered protests outside the college, prompting police intervention. The victim, an...
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West Bengal fisheries minister Biplab Roy Chowdhury was rushed to the state-run SSKM Hospital after he suddenly fell ill during a cabinet meeting, an official said.Roy Chowdhury complained of dizziness during the meeting, following which doctors were immediately called to attend to him, he...
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Liquor consumers in Andhra Pradesh are collectively saving nearly Rs 116 crore per month, following a reduction in alcohol prices from Rs 10 to Rs 100 per bottle, the first such cut in the state. During a review meeting with officials, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu instructed...
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Noted journalist Ajit Anjum, whose YouTube channel is running a series on special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, has been accused of spreading communal tensions in Begusarai district by the local administration. Anjum denied the allegation and shared a screenshot of an FIR...
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An Indian commerce ministry team has reached Washington for another round of talks from Monday on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said. Chief negotiator of India and special secretary in the department of commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, will join the team on...
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Come November, residents of Delhi will be able to enjoy cruise services along the Yamuna, between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur, as part of the government's efforts to rejuvenate the river, officials said.Under the plan, an eight-kilometre stretch of the Yamuna has been developed from the Wazirabad...
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Uttar Pradesh's Anti-Narcotics Task Force has arrested four suspected inter-state drug traffickers in Lucknow and seized a cache of narcotics, including morphine and MDMA, worth over Rs 10.29 crore in black market, officials said Monday. According to ANTF officials, their operational unit...
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Indian Pilots Guild, an association of Air India pilots, on Monday slammed the preliminary report on Boeing 787-8 plane crash on June 12, saying that the crew of AI171 deserves a thorough, fact-driven investigation and not conjecture or sensationalism. In a communication to its members, the...
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Four Maoists were arrested in Jharkhand's Ranchi district on Monday, the police said. The Maoists allegedly sought Rs 1 crore from an employee of the Central Coalfields Limited as extortion, they said. They were arrested from Khalari and McCluskieganj police stations areas of the...
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About 35 students of a state-run social welfare residential school for ST girls in Nalgonda district of Telangana complained of vomiting and other symptoms due to suspected food poisoning, a government official said on Monday. They were treated at a hospital and all of them except five were...
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The rupee depreciated 22 paise and fell below 86 level to close at 86.02 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid a rise in global crude oil prices and a strengthening greenback.Foreign fund outflows and delay in any breakthrough in the India-US trade deal further pressured the local...
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The names of over 6.60 crore out of the total 7.89 crore electors of Bihar will be included in the draft electoral roll, the Election Commission (EC) said on Monday amid the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the voters' list. The poll authority said with 11 more days left for the...
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Classes in a school in Thane district's Shahapur, which was in the news for checking girl students to find out who among them was menstruating, is set to resume on Tuesday, officials said.On July 8, girl students were checked by a female staffer after blood stains were found in the school's...
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Three kanwariyas were injured when a school bus hit them in Meerut on Monday as their fellow pilgrims angry by the incident vandalised the vehicle, broke its window panes and beat up the driver, police said.The area witnessed tension when the incident happened around 11 am on Delhi Road near...
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Lok Sabha is set to introduce a new attendance system for its members from the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament that will require them to punch in their presence at the seat allotted to them instead of doing so in the lobby. Official sources said it will help save time as lobbies...
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The Income Tax Department on Monday conducted a 'large-scale' verification operation across 150 locations in the country as part of a tax evasion probe against individuals and entities facilitating fraudulent claims of deductions and exemptions in Income Tax Returns (ITRs).Official sources told...
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A Bird Group's cargo vehicle hit the wing of a stationary Akasa Air aircraft at Mumbai Airport on Monday, causing some damage to the right winglet, according to sources.However, there was no impact to passengers or the employees in the incident, which took place early morning on Monday after the...
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The Kanwar Yatra got into high gear on the first Monday of the Hindu month of Shravan with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewing preparations and Delhi's Rekha Gupta saying her government would ensure secure passage for the Shiv devotees.Reports also came in of an eatery...
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Retail inflation declined to over six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, nearing the Reserve Bank of India's comfort zone, on account of subdued prices of food items, including vegetables, driven by widespread monsoon.The Consumer Price Index-based inflation was 2.82 per cent in May and 5.08 per...
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Influential Sunni Muslim cleric Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar has stepped in and is making 'all possible efforts' to save an Indian nurse facing execution in Yemen, as her scheduled execution draws near, informed sources said in Kozhikode on Monday.They said the 94-year-old Musliyar, who is...
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a directive mandating all Indian-registered operators of certain Boeing and McDonnell Douglas aircraft to complete inspections related to engine fuel control systems by July 21, 2025.The order follows a Special Airworthiness Information...
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The toll in the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant explosion in Sangareddy district rose to 45 on Monday after the death of a person who was undergoing treatment in a hospital, police said.The person who was injured in the June 30 explosion succumbed in the hospital while undergoing treatment,...
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Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora and chair of Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation on Monday said India should regulate unhealthy foods sold by multinational companies, along with Indian snacks such as jalebis and samosas, to deal with rising obesity problems.The Union health ministry has...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Monday, extending the losing run to the fourth day amid selling in IT shares and foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 247.01 points or 0.30 per cent to settle at 82,253.46. During the day, it fell 490.09 points or 0.59...
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Consumer price inflation in India hit an over six-year low in May, in respite to common people. According to the statistics ministry, the year-on-year inflation rate based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) for May was 2.82 per cent (provisional). It is the lowest year-on-year inflation since...
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Martina Navratilova, nine times Wimbledon Ladies winner, responds to a picture of her with Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. This was pretty special:), says Martina of the meeting.
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The Axiom-4 (Ax-4) crew has undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) after almost 20 days in space. The hatch of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft 'Grace' was closed, and the indicator was aligned, marking the final preparations for the undocking. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla,...
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Axiom-4 mission to undock from space station at 4:45 PM IST, a 10 minute delay from original plan: NASA
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Russia will import up to 1 million workforce by the end of this year to address labour shortage in the country's highly industrialised areas, a business leader said. As far as I know, by the end of the year, 1 million specialists from India will come to Russia, including the Sverdlovsk region.A...
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The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya for his objectionable caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) while terming his conduct inflammatory and immature. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar...
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A group of kanwariyas allegedly vandalised a dhaba in Muzaffarnagar, alleging that the owners who were Muslims had not displayed their identities at their establishment, police said on Monday. The incident occurred at Lucky Shudh Dhaba Bhojnalaya near Saini Bhatta Chowk on a highway in...
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Chief Justice of India B R Gavai was diagnosed with a severe infection during his recent official visit to Hyderabad and is responding well to treatment in a Delhi hospital, an official source on Monday said. The CJI is responding well and is expected to be discharged and resume duties in a...
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Wholesale inflation (WPI) in India turned negative in June at (-) 0.13 per cent as against 0.39 per cent in May, official data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Monday. In April 2023, the wholesale inflation went into negative territory. Similarly, in the initial days of...
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As India's auto industry moves through the first half of the calendar year, a clear divergence has emerged in the way discounts are being offered. While passenger vehicles (PVs) are being sold at steep discounts to clear last year's inventory, two-wheeler (2W) manufacturers are taking a more...
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A man in Assam's Nalbari district bathed himself in milk to mark his freedom, recording the video of this unique celebration. Manik Ali was celebrating the divorce with his wife, who had a history of eloping following extra-marital affairs. Ali can be heard saying, I am free from today in...
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Govern Research Services has flagged concerns over potential governance lapses at Religare Enterprises (REL) over an undeclared conflict of interest at its health insurance arm, Care Health Insurance (CHIL), and the continued opacity around the clawback of employee stock ownership plans (Esops)...
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Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three other crew members are scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on July 14 at 4:30 pm. Their arrival is scheduled for July 15 at 3:00 pm.The crew was slated to embark on a return journey on July 10. However, the crew...
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JK CM Omar Abdullah and NC chief Farooq Abdullah along with party leaders offered prayers at the Naqshband Sahib graveyard in Srinagar to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The day is commemorated as 'Martyrs Day' in Jammu and Kashmir as a tribute to those...
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A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and...
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President Murmu
The President of India has accepted the resignation of Brig. (Dr) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) as Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Ladakh. The President of India has also made the following appointments of Governor/Lieutenant Governor: (i) Prof. Ashim Kumar Ghosh...
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Popular stunt master Mohan Raj alias S M Raju (52) died during the shooting of an action scene for a film in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam, a source close to him said on Monday.Raj, who was driving an SUV in a high-octane stunt scene for director Pa Rajnith's Vettuvam, in Nagapattinam on July 13,...
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Himachal Pradesh continues to face a grim monsoon season, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) confirming a total of 98 fatalities between June 20 and July 13, 2025, across the state. Of these, 57 deaths have been caused by rain-related disasters like landslides, flash floods,...
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The brother said doctors were treating her but her organs were damaged
The victim student who attempted self-immolation in Odisha's Balasore district is suffering from 95 per cent burn, according to her father. The student self-immolated allegedly in protest against sexual harassment by a Professor of her college, sparking widespread outrage. Following...
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Three persons, among them two from Karnataka, have been arrested for alleged possession of 120 bottles of codeine syrup in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. The trio were apprehended with the banned substance near the APMC market in Kalyan last month, an official said. He...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparations for the kanwar yatra, and directed officials to maintain surveillance in sensitive areas, asserting any attempt to disturb the yatra must be met with strict action.Maintaining that the...
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The Government of India is doing whatever is utmost possible in the matter pertaining to an Indian nurse who is facing execution for murder in Yemen on July 16, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court. Attorney General R Venkataramani told a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...
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Back-to-back killings targeting businessmen, politicians, lawyers, teachers and ordinary citizens have raised serious concerns about Bihar's law and order, with police blaming the surge on the widespread availability of illegal firearms and ammunition. Over the past 10 days, a string of...
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Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson on Monday said AAIB's preliminary report on the Ahmedabad plane crash last month found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or engines, and that all mandatory maintenance tasks had been completed. Amid speculations in various quarters...
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Former Miss Puducherry and an advocate for inclusivity in the fashion industry, San Rachel, died on Saturday at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). Rachel, 26, had reportedly attempted suicide on July 5 by consuming sleeping pills.Rachel was known...
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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking the lifting of the stay over the release of the movie 'Udaipur Files'. The plea was mentioned by Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia on behalf of the producer of the movie, who stated that the CBFC has already approved the said film and its...
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Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for his questioning in connection with the UK-based arms consultant Sanjay Bhandari linked money laundering case, official sources said. The businessman's...
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Ten months old Neetika, who lost her parents in the flash floods triggered by the recent cloudburst in Mandi district, will now be raised by her father's younger sister. The infant was orphaned after a cloudburst struck Talwara village of Parwara panchayat in Mandi district on the...
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Militants have abducted three Indians from Mali. File pic
The family of Prakash Joshi (61) from Jaipur, who is among the three Indian nationals abducted in West African country Mali on July 1, has requested the Government of India to intensify efforts for his release. Suman Joshi, wife of Prakash Joshi, said that he joined as general manager at Diamond...
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Real estate major DLF on Sunday said it is banking on a strong launch pipeline of housing as well as commercial projects and is on track to achieve its targets. In a letter to shareholders in its latest annual report, DLF Chairman Rajiv Singh said that this is on the back of robust...
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Veteran South Indian Actor B Saroja Devi died here on Monday, film industry sources said. She was 87 years old. She died due to age-related ailments at her residence in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, according to sources.She was fondly called 'Kannadathu Paingili' (Kannada's parrot) in Tamil. The actor,...
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A young couple was found dead with bullet wounds at a homestay in Kotwali area of Ayodhya, a senior police officer said on Monday. Ayodhya Superintendent of Police (SP) Chakrapani Tripathi said the bodies were recovered from the homestay named Gauri Shankar Palace on Sunday evening. On...
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EAM S Jaishankar met Chinese VP Han Zheng
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing on Monday and said that the resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra is widely appreciated in India.He extended India's support for China's Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) presidency. Known for its...
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As IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, along with his crew from Axiom-4 mission, is set to undock from International Space Station (ISS), his family in Lucknow is eagerly waiting to welcome him with a grand welcome. Shubhanshu Shukla's father, Shambhu Dayal Shukla told ANI that they...
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A 52-year-old man with an upset stomach died after falling from the 18th floor of a building here on Sunday while defecating from the edge of a shaft, an official said.The incident occurred at the 18-storey Matoshree Sadan building, Wadala, in central Mumbai, said the official from RAK Marg...
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Flipkart is allowing employees to cash out stock options worth millions of dollars. This is a liquidity event that highlights the e-commerce giant's confidence amid intensifying competition with Amazon and quick-commerce rivals.The Walmart-owned company will let all active employees sell up to 5...
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In another incident a couple was tied to a plough for 'inappropriate' marriage
A young couple was allegedly tied to a wooden plough and paraded through their village in Odisha's Koraput district for marrying within the same clan, police said. This is the second such incident in a few days. The incident took place at Nadimeitiki village in Narayanpatna block in the...
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A 57-year-old man from Palakkad district in Kerala, who died on July 12, is suspected to have been infected with the Nipah virus, prompting the government to ramp up contact tracing and field-level surveillance in the area. The man had been undergoing treatment at...
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Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal and husband Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a top former shuttler, have announced their decision to part ways mutually.Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Saina shared the personal update that has taken the sporting world by surprise.Life takes us in different...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party, currently with 99 members in the Rajya Sabha, could soon hit the century mark in the Upper House.Late on Saturday evening, the government nominated four individuals, including two who had previously contested elections on BJP tickets, to the Rajya Sabha. The party...
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Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave on Sunday announced he was quitting the legal profession after 48 years. Dave, who turned 70 in June this year, began his legal journey in 1978, enrolling at the Bar in Gujarat after completing his studies. His father, Justice Arvind Dave, was a judge in the...
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A 42-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead in West Bengal's Birbhum district, and three persons, including two women, were detained in connection with the murder, police said. The incident occurred early on Sunday when gunmen shot at Piyush Ghosh, the Srinidhipur panchayat...
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