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West Bengal reported 82 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases in the current wave to 287 in the state, the ministry of health and family welfare said on Sunday. Six persons were discharged from hospitals during the period after they tested...
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An FIR has been registered against seven policemen, including a sub-inspector, for allegedly killing a man and his 14-year-old son in an alleged fake encounter in Gujarat's Surendranagar district in 2021, officials said on Sunday. Following a court order, the Bajana police registered the FIR...
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The Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing of the Chhattisgarh police arrested businessman Vijay Bhatia in New Delhi in connection with an alleged liquor scam. He was presented in the court of the judicial magistrate first class in Raipur on Sunday, which remanded him to one-day...
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Col Sofia Qureshi (L) and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh (R) at a media briefing/Reuters
The BJP on Sunday said that it has no plans to use Col Sofia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh as party's campaign faces. This came after a media report claimed that Col Qureshi and Wing Commander Singh, who led India's press briefings on Operation Sindoor, will be the faces of an...
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The famous Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala is set to witness a rare consecration ritual after 270 years, an official said. Maha Kumbhabhishekam (Grand Consecration) will take place next week following the recent completion of long-overdue renovation work at this ancient...
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A total of four flights were diverted and scores of flights were delayed at the Delhi airport due to inclement weather conditions on Sunday evening. A source said that due to adverse weather, one flight each to Chandigarh and Amritsar, and two flights were diverted to Jaipur between 5 pm and...
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in coordination with the Central Industrial Security Force, has introduced a Priority Frisking initiative at all metro stations to enhance the travel experience for special category passengers.This initiative will benefit the specially-abled, pregnant women,...
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Four more people were diagnosed with coronavirus infection in Gurugram on Sunday, a health department official said. So far, 23 people have been diagnosed as such during the latest resurgence of the COVID. Twelve of them are active cases. All these people have mild symptoms and...
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Kanimozhi-led delegation pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Spain/ANI Photo
All party delegation-led by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Madrid. The delegation is on the final leg of its multi-nation visit as part of Modi government's big diplomatic outreach following operation Sindoor.The...
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Russia's Irkutsk region governor has confirmed its first-ever drone attack in Siberia by Ukraine, according to a report by state-backed media outlet Russia Today (RT). The attack reportedly targeted a military unit in the region. Authorities have mobilised army and civilian responders...
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Actress-turned-sadhvi Mamta Kulkarni visited the Kalki Dham in Sambhal on Sunday and donated a stone. The former starlet, who was made Maha Mandaleshwar of Kinnar Akhara, was accompanied by Kalki Peethadheeshwar Acharya Shri Pramod Krishnam. She later spoke to journalists detailing her...
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Two minor siblings who suffered severe burn injuries following a CNG cylinder explosion at a godown in northeast Delhi's Sunder Nagri area died during treatment on Sunday, the police said. The blast at the storage and repair unit on the ground floor of a four-storey residential building left...
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The BJP on Sunday slammed the West Bengal government over the arrest of influencer Sharmishta Panoli, accusing the Trinamool Congress dispensation of targeting the young Hindu woman to appease its vote bank. According to sources, the West Bengal police arrested 22-year-old Panoli from...
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Five people were killed and one sustained serious injuries when the pickup vehicle they were travelling in rammed into the railings of a bridge here on Sunday, the police said. The accident took place when the vehicle was on its way from Ludhiana in Punjab to IIT-Mandi. According to...
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Around 1,300 families have taken shelter in government-run relief camps across West Tripura district following incessant rainfall over the past two days that has triggered severe flooding in several parts of the region.Incessant rainfall over the past two days has led to severe flooding across...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized banned methamphetamine tablets worth Rs 9.72 crore from Mizoram, and one person has been arrested in this connection, an official statement said on Sunday. The seizure was made on May 30 as officials of DRI found 10 packets, containing 9.72...
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IndiGo on Sunday announced placing a firm order for another 30 wide-body A350 planes with Airbus, taking the total number of such aircraft to 60. In April last year, the airline placed a firm order for 30 A350 aircraft and there was an option to order 70 more such planes. At a briefing...
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The Punjab police on Sunday claimed to have dismantled a terror and extortion module linked to an operative of proscribed outfit Babbar Khalsa International with the arrest of two people. Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said BKI member Jeevan Fauji was orchestrating an extortion...
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In a significant escalation of the ongoing Baloch insurgency, the Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for a large-scale armed operation in Surab city, asserting complete control over the area and targeting key state installations. According to a statement released by BLA...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a blistering attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of opposing Operation Sindoor and the Waqf Amendment Act to appease the Muslim vote bank. Shah, addressing party leaders and workers in Kolkata, also alleged that the...
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British Airways, which has been flying to India for more than 100 years, will look to further expand routes and frequency of flights as well as tap the cargo opportunities from the India-UK free trade agreement, the airline's chairman and CEO, Sean Doyle has said. Currently, the airline...
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Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday indicted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on several charges, including mass murder, for their alleged role in the violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. Sunday's proceedings marked the start of Hasina's...
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The Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday reverted to the old format of supplying rations through fair price shops. Recently the N Chandrababu Naidu-led government scrapped doorstep delivery of ration through Mobile Delivery Units (MDU...
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The ministry of defence on Sunday announced an essay competition themed on Operation Sindoor that will run from June 1-30.The ministry, in a post on X, said the top three winners will receive a cash reward of Rs 10,000 each and get an exclusive chance to attend the 78th Independence Day...
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UP MLA Abbas Ansari, son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari has been disqualified as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after he was convicted in a hate speech case, official sources said on Sunday. Abbas Ansari was MLA from Mau assembly constituency. The seat...
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A member of the faculty at an Aligarh college was booked for allegedly sending obscene messages to a female student, the police said on Sunday.The matter had been simmering for the past two days, with students led by members of BJP Yuva Morcha and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad calling for...
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Rajkummar Rao-starrer Bhool Chuk Maaf has crossed Rs 50 crore net at the domestic box office, the makers announced on Sunday.Produced by Dinesh Vijan under his banner Maddock Films, Bhool Chuk Maaf is directed by Karan Sharma. Also starring Wamiqa Gabbi, the film released in...
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India will witness the world's fastest growth in the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, with their population expected to surge by 50 percent between 2023 and 2028, according to a report by McKinsey & Company and BoF. The state of fashion luxury report says that the Indian...
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India's foreign exchange reserves (forex) jumped $6.992 billion to $692.721 billion in the week ending May 23, official data released by the Reserve Bank of India showed.Estimates suggest that India's foreign exchange reserves sufficiently cover approximately 10-12 months of projected...
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday expressed disappointment that the Defence minister did not share crucial information with opposition leaders in two all-party meetings, following recent comments made by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan in Singapore.He further questioned why the...
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A high-level all-party parliamentary delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor arrived in Brazil on Sunday to convey India's strong national consensus and resolute stance in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The delegation, which arrived here...
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A group of men allegedly attacked a Dalit family with sticks and rods for holding a wedding ceremony in a hall in Rasra, Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Sunday. Two persons were seriously injured in the incident on Friday, they said. Being from a Dalit community, how can you hold a...
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A man died after he fell into a manhole as incessant rain caused massive inundation across Tripura with the state's capital Agartala witnessing a record rainfall of around 200 mm in just three hours, officials said on Sunday. Normal life was affected as overnight rainfall wreaked havoc in...
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Two more persons, accused of being anti-nationals, have been apprehended in Assam, taking the total number of such arrests to 81, since the Phalgam terror attack in April, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. In a post on X, Sarma said one person each was apprehended from...
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A week after being expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal and disowned by his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday shared a message addressing his parents, Lalu and Rabri Devi, where he pleaded for their love.In a post on X, he also blamed conspiracies for his ouster from both...
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A 46-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting his wife ablaze and leaving her with severe burn injuries following an argument in Mumbai's Chembur area, a police official said on Saturday.Dinesh Awhad wanted to have sexual intercourse with his wife on Friday afternoon but she refused...
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The Delhi high court has dismissed a plea by former rail minister Lalu Prasad Yadav seeking a stay on the trial court proceedings in a corruption case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the land-for-jobs 'scam'. Justice Ravinder Dudeja said there were no compelling reasons to...
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A 20-year-old man has died after falling into the sea in Mumbai while apparently taking photographs with his friends, a civic official said.Anil Arjun Rajput fell into the sea at Juhu Jetty on Saturday evening, the official said.The incident was reported by the Mumbai Fire Brigade at 8.17 pm, he...
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The Meghalaya government is mulling to call in paramilitary forces to assist in the search for the Madhya Pradesh couple who went missing in the state while honeymooning, officials said on Saturday.About 50 police personnel are searching for Indore's Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, who have...
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Metro rail line 3 operations from Acharya Atre Chowk terminal station in Mumbai resumed on Saturday afternoon after being suspended on May 26 due to flooding caused by heavy rains.Metro Line 3 is Mumbai's first fully underground Metro line and is currently under phased construction.In a post on...
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Nearly 1,500 tourists were stranded in various parts of north Sikkim on Saturday as the main road was blocked due to landslides triggered by incessant rains, officials said.On the other side, the search for the missing eight tourists was disrupted by heavy rains, and it was finally suspended...
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