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Andhra Pradesh police on Saturday arrested YSRCP Lok Sabha member PV Midhun Reddy in the alleged Rs 3,200-crore liquor scam during the previous YSRCP regime. The Special Investigation Team probing the alleged liquor scam grilled Midhun Reddy for several hours today and followed it up with...
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The Bangladeshi national held for allegedly stabbing and injuring actor Saif Ali Khan has moved a bail application before a court here claiming he was innocent and that the FIR against him was an imaginary story. The 54-year-old actor was repeatedly stabbed with a knife inside his 12th floor...
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An unexploded mortar shell was found and subsequently defused by experts in a forward village near the Line of Control in Jammu's Akhnoor sector on Saturday, officials said. The mortar shell was noticed lying at a secluded place by some villagers in the outskirts of Dhalery village this...
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A 45-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party functionary was found murdered at his home in a village in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, the police said on Saturday. The police have formed multiple teams to crack the case, a senior officer said, adding that some suspects are being...
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China on Saturday formally started the construction of a $167.8 billion dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of the construction of the dam at a groundbreaking ceremony in the lower reaches of...
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A post-graduate student of AIIMS-Patna was found dead in his hostel room on Saturday, the police said.The deceased was identified as Raghvendra Sahu, a native of Odisha. He was a first-year MD student, they said.The police received a call that the deceased was not opening his room in hostel...
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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative. On June 12, Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft...
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Two days after murder convict Chandan Mishra was shot dead inside a private hospital in Patna while out on parole for medical treatment, the police on Saturday pasted notices at the residences of three prime accused, directing them to surrender immediately. The notices were pasted outside...
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Railway Minister Ashwini on Saturday said production at the upcoming rail coach factory in Kazipet, Telangana, would begin next year. Vaishnaw, who visited the unit in Kazipet, about 130 km from Hyderabad, added that the facility is a mega, state-of-the-art factory being built with an...
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BSE, NSE, turnover and FII activity last week.
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The counter-intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir police detained 10 people for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications for coordinating, financing and executing terror activities on the instructions of handlers from Pakistan, officials on Saturday said. The detentions were...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers seized over 4 kg cocaine worth Rs 40 crore at the Bengaluru international airport and arrested one passenger, the finance ministry said on Saturday. The officers of DRI Bengaluru Zonal Unit intercepted an Indian male passenger, who...
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Mcap of top 10 firms as on July 18.
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The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states.The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly...
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An Air India Express flight (IX 110) from Hyderabad to Phuket on Saturday returned to its origin shortly after it took off due to technical snag, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport sources said. The aircraft, Boeing 737 Max 8, which was carrying 98 passengers, landed safely back at 6.57 am,...
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In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa have agreed to a ceasefire, US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, said on Saturday.BREAKTHROUGH ---- Israeli Prime Minister @Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa...
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Bihar's additional director general of police Kundan Krishnan, who recently stoked a controversy by linking the recent rise in violent crimes in the state to crop seasons, on Saturday apologised for his comments. In a brief video message, the ADG (law and order) said he had great respect for...
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Saiyaara, starring newcomer Ahaan Panday, has collected Rs 21.25 crore at the domestic box office on day one of it's theatrical release, the makers announced on Saturday. The romantic drama, helmed by Mohit Suri and produced by YRF has garnered positive reviews from critics and...
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Five policemen were on Saturday suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra in a Patna hospital, a senior officer said. The suspended personnel include a sub-inspector and two ASIs. They have been suspended with immediate effect for...
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Six people, including three from the same family, died and two others were injured when a mini-van rammed into a truck on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, the police on Saturday said. The accident took place at milestone 140 around 3 am. The Agra-bound mini-van...
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Late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunandhi's eldest son, MK Muthu, who was an actor and playback singer, died on Saturday due to age-related ailments, his family said. This 77-year-old actor is the elder brother of Chief Minister M K Stalin. His MP sister Kanimozhi, after hearing...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended an assistant accounts officer and a pay and accounts officer within the Border Security Force in Delhi, while accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from the complainant.The CBI registered the case on Friday against the accused and other unknown...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has questioned the rationale behind the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance if mistakes like delays in finalising seat-sharing agreements and selecting candidates during the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections are repeated.He emphasised that the euphoria following the...
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AAP leader Anmol Gagan Maan on Sunday resigned as a member of Punjab Assembly and said she has decided to leave politics. The MLA from Kharar constituency sent her resignation to Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan. My heart is heavy, but I have decided to leave politics. My...
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A case of burglary has been reported at the Lonavala bungalow owned by Sangeeta Bijlani, wife of former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. The theft took place at their property located in Tikona Peth, Maval Taluka, Pune district, between March 7 and July 18, 2025, said a senior official...
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A second-year BDS student from a private university in Greater Noida allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room on Friday, said the police.Two university staff members were taken into custody in connection with the case, based on a written complaint filed by the student's family.On information,...
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Two Indians were killed and one abducted following a terrorist attack in south-west Niger, said the Indian Embassy in Niamey. In a heinous terror attack on 15 July in Niger's Dosso region, two Indian nationals tragically lost their lives and one was abducted, the Embassy posted on social...
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A 13-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by two teenagers who forced him into oral sex on the campus of a school in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, the police said on Saturday. The victim's family allegedly had to run from pillar to post to get a mandatory medical test done, prompting the...
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A murder convict who had escaped from a prison was apprehended after he was caught riding a stolen motorcycle in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.Based on a tip-off, Anil Meghdas Patenia, who had escaped from the Yerawada Open Jail in December last year, was caught with a...
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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, the official custodian of Sri Venkateswara temple in Tirupati, has suspended four employees based on allegations that they are non-Hindus and practising other religions. The temple body suspended deputy executive engineer (quality control) B Elizar, staff...
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India's forex reserves dropped by 3.064 billion to $696.672 billion during the week ended July 11, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall kitty had declined by $3.049 billion to $699.736 billion. The reserves had touched an all-time high of $704.885 billion...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed a comprehensive overhaul of rules guiding how the 75 trillion mutual fund industry designs its offerings.The redesign -- the first since the introduction of categorisation norms in 2017 -- aims to curb the mushrooming of near-identical...
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A 15-year-old girl was set on fire by miscreants in Odisha's Puri district on Saturday, officials said. She was rushed to AIIMS Bhubaneswar in a critical condition, they said. Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, who is in charge of the women and child development department, confirmed the...
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The Centre has formed a national steering committee, comprising representatives from various ministries and the industry, to come up with guidelines and a broad policy framework to transform skilling infrastructure in India, which include upgrading of 1,000 ITIs and setting up five National...
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At least 18 people have died in Uttar Pradesh over a 24-hour period ending at 8 pm on July 18 due to rain-related incidents such as drowning and snake bite, officials said on Saturday.According to a statement, six people died in Chitrakoot district, while 3 each were killed in Mahoba, Banda and...
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At least five persons have been arrested from New Town near Kolkata in connection with the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra in a Patna hospital, police said on Saturday.The accused were apprehended from a housing complex in the satellite township of the metropolis following raids conducted...
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Axis Bank, India's third-largest private-sector lender, on Friday informed exchanges that Arjun Chowdhury, group executive overseeing affluent banking, cards, payments, and retail lending, has resigned to pursue an entrepreneurial opportunity.The bank said it has elevated Neeraj Gambhir,...
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A schoolgirl was allegedly hacked to death in broad daylight at a village in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place at Samgong village near Williamnagar on Friday, and a manhunt is underway to trace the accused, they said.The teenager was allegedly...
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The US federal agency, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), responsible for the investigation of aviation accidents and significant transportation events in the country, on Friday (local time) issued a strong rebuke of recent media coverage made over the preliminary investigative report...
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Pakistan has extended the closure of its airspace for flights operated by Indian airlines by another month till August 24, the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) said.No aircraft operated by Indian airlines, or military and civilian flights that are Indian-owned or leased, will be allowed to use...
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The Reserve Bank of India received bids worth Rs 2.07 trillion against a notified amount of Rs 2 trillion in the seven-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction, which coincided with the maturity of the previous Rs 2.07 trillion VRRR auction.Banks largely rolled over these funds into the new...
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United States President Donald Trump on Saturday filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, including a note bearing Trump's name and an outline of a...
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Panic has gripped residents of Chhajlat area in Moradabad following the repeated spotting of drones flying over their homes at night.Fearing that organised gangs are using drones to conduct recces to commit burglaries, several residents have begun carrying out night patrols and even resorting to...
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