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The delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet the members of the multi-party delegations on their return from abroad, sources said on Monday. The seven all-party delegations travelling to different countries will start returning from Tuesday and will be meeting External Affairs Minister S...
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The BJP won eight of the 12 zonal committees of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi also grabbed a decisive mandate in the Standing Committee of the civic body in the internal elections held on Monday. One member each from the BJP and the AAP was elected to the 18-member Standing Committee --...
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Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency on Monday questioned the owner of a Kolkata-based travel agency in connection with a Pakistan espionage case, an official said. Mohammed Masood Alam, owner of the travel agency, was questioned by the NIA about some suspicious money transactions...
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The flood situation in Tripura has started improving as not much rain was received on Monday and the rivers have started flowing much below the danger mark, officials said. However, over 10,000 people continued to remain in government relief camps. Water is receding across Tripura and...
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Karnataka recorded 87 Covid-19 cases on Monday, pushing the state's active cases count to 311, according to a bulletin issued by the health department. While the positivity rate in the last 24 hours is 17.2 percent, total tests done in Karnataka in the last 24 hours is 504, including 464...
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The son or daughter-of-the-soil politics in Mumbai, so far restricted to humans, has taken an interesting turn with BJP leaders demanding that Penguin chicks born in a city zoo be given Marathi names, arguing that the flightless birds are domicile of Maharashtra by birth. While a protest by...
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Basic military training will be imparted to students from Class 1 in Maharashtra in a move to instill sense of patriotism, discipline and promote habit of regular physical exercise among them, state school education minister Dada Bhuse has said. Retired soldiers will be roped in for training...
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The India meteorological department issued a yellow alert for Delhi on Monday and Tuesday, warning of possible thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds in the region. The maximum temperature in the capital on Monday settled at 36.1 degrees Celsius, 3.9 degrees below the season's average,...
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The Kerala high court on Monday directed authorities to issue a gender-neutral birth certificate for the child of a transgender couple, ruling that both parents should be identified simply as parent instead of mother or father. Justice Ziyad Rahman A A issued the order on a plea filed by...
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Forty-eight years after trundling on tyres used for Boeing aircraft, the chariot used during ISKCON's Rath Yatra in Kolkata has got new tyres that are used for Sukhoi 4th generation fighter jets.The chariot, with the new set of tyres, will carry Lord Jagannath on this year's Rath Yatra which will...
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The rupee appreciated 16 paise to settle at 85.39 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, supported by a weak American currency and on expectations of a further reduction in key interest rate by the Reserve Bank.However, a sharp gain in the local unit was prevented due to volatile equity...
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Altogether 1,678 tourists, stuck in north Sikkim's Lachung and Chungthang towns following rain-triggered landslides there, were evacuated on Monday, and more than 100 others are still stranded in Lachen, DGP Akshay Sachdeva said. The evacuation of stranded tourists began after the Border...
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A court on Monday extended till June 5 the police custody of mechanical engineer Ravindra Verma, arrested for alleged spying and sharing sensitive information about warships and submarines to Pakistan after the prosecution submitted that his colleagues need to be questioned.The 27-year-old junior...
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Over 60 unexploded shells have been successfully located and neutralized in forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesperson said.The shells were defused in villages Chajla, Jhulas, Mendhar, Mankot and Lower Krishna Ghati as part of...
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International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq said on Monday that people have misunderstood Kannada and Kannadigas.Mushtaq was speaking at a felicitation gathering for her organised by the Karnataka government at the Vidhana Soudha on Monday.She said she is often asked by national media outlets...
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The Southwest Monsoon 2025 is advancing steadily across India, reaching central and eastern regions ahead of schedule.As of June 2, its northern limit extends across Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and West Bengal.Key cities like Kolkata, Raipur, and Hyderabad have already experienced onset,...
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The body of a man from Indore in Madhya Pradesh who had gone missing along with his wife in Meghalaya recently was found on Monday, while search for his wife continues, a police official said in Indore.Raja Raghuwanshi and his wife Sonam had gone missing on May 23 in Sohra (also known as...
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The counsel of the 22-year-old female influencer, arrested for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments, on Monday filed a petition in the Alipore Court here, alleging that she was denied basic amenities in the correctional home where she is lodged. The court has sought a report in...
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The village of Simauli in Meerut witnessed a startling sight in which over a 100 live snakes crawled out of the courtyard of a farmer's house, sparking panic and fear among the locals. But fear was soon replaced with grit as the villagers joined the farmer and his family in killing over 50...
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The Union Council of Ministers is scheduled to meet on June 4 at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan in the national capital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the meeting, which comes just days before the Modi 3.0 government marks the completion of its first year in office on June 9.Last year, the...
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Ranchi-bound IndiGo flight suffers bird hit, makes emergency landing, all 175 passengers safe. The IndiGo aircraft suffered damage after being hit by a vulture around 4,000 feet altitude. It made an emergency landing at Ranchi airport.
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday ended marginally lower, following sluggish trends in global markets amid renewed global trade concerns. Besides, the Russian-Ukraine conflict, sharp jump in Brent crude oil prices and foreign fund outflows dented investors' sentiment,...
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Veteran actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan marked director Mani Ratnam's birthday with an emotional message that celebrated their decades-long cinematic partnership. The note, shared publicly, struck a deeply personal tone, reflecting on their journey from the iconic Nayakan to their...
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The Delhi High Court recently observed the next Covid pandemic was far from over as it asked for details on the Centre's preparedness for the collection of samples, centres and transport policy. Justice Girish Kathpalia said though it was sanguine that the steps and protocols would be in...
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings will be hoping to end their long wait for a maiden IPL title when they clash in the final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.In-form RCB will be the big favourites for Tuesday's final, having beaten Punjab Kings in two of their three matches this season,...
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NCP (SP) leader Anil Deshmukh on Monday downplayed speculation about a political reunion following recent meetings between Sharad Pawar and his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar, asserting there was no discussion on the rival NCP factions coming together. NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and Deputy...
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Actor Kamal Haasan has moved the Karnataka High Court on Monday requesting protection to ensure the smooth release of film 'Thug Life' in the state. The move comes in response to the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce's (KFCC) recent announcement that it would not permit the screening of the...
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Ukraine's large-scale drone attack on Russian air bases thousands of miles behind the front lines is the latest in a long line of daring missions by Ukraine's forces against its giant neighbor, reports CNN.The operation, more than a year and a half in the making, involved drones...
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
The Congress on Monday alleged there is a systematic infiltration of the RSS into professional institutes which are being destroyed, while citing irregularities in the Indian Council of Historical Research which are being probed by the CVC.Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh...
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The high-value Rs 2000 notes worth Rs 6,181 crore are still in circulation after two years of the Reserve Bank withdrawing the currency, according to official data released on Monday. Rs 2000 banknotes continue to be legal tender. On May 19, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
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Global EV giant Tesla is not interested in manufacturing cars in India but keen on establishing showrooms in the country, Union Heavy Industries Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday. United States President Donald Trump has said that if Tesla were to build a factory in India to...
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The Army authorities in Kolkata have decided to alter its training schedule a little bit to accommodate Eid ul Adha prayers at Red Road later this week, sources said on Monday.West Bengal Minister Javed Ahmed Khan said that though there was some issue about the permission owing to the Army's own...
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Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan responded to his party's request to contest the upcoming Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections, stating that he will respect the party's decision, whatever it may be.I will obey my party's wishes. For now, we are yet to discuss it...,...
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Seven facts about Operation Spiderweb -- a Ukrainian strike that will go down in history as one of the most successful special operations ever conducted. Read more on this link here.
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Andhra Pradesh is emerging as a key hub for solar module and cell manufacturing in India, challenging established leaders like Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.Since the N Chandrababu Naidu government assumed office last year, the state has witnessed a surge in investments in this sector.The...
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Domestic mutual funds have emerged as the third-largest investor group in listed Indian companies.The National Stock Exchange's latest India Ownership Tracker report shows MFs' stake in total market capitalisation crossing the 10 per cent mark for the first time in the fourth quarter of...
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Roads have been washed away in Sikkim
At least three persons died and six security personnel went missing after a landslide hit a military camp at Chhaten in Sikkim, a defence official said on Monday. The landslide, which occurred at 7 pm on Sunday, was triggered by heavy rainfall in the area, he said.Three bodies have been...
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Heavy rains caused havoc in Sikkim
The first batch of 18 tourist vehicles from North Sikkim's Lachung, carrying more than 100 stranded tourists, have reached Phidang in Lower Dzongu, officials said on Monday. Mangan District Collector Anant Jain led the convoy to ensure that the tourists are safely transported back. From...
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It is being hailed as the largest ever laptop procurement through a single tender in India, aimed at providing free laptops to 1 million college students in Tamil Nadu.According to sources, nearly all major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the country -- including Dell, HP, Lenovo,...
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It is now official now: Union Minister Chirag Paswan, who is Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and an ally of the BJP, will contest the Bihar Assembly elections. LJP(RV) MP Arun Bharti, who is the brother-in-law of Chirag Paswan confirmed that he will contest assembly elections from a...
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Actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay announces the birth of their baby boy. He is married to Piya Chakraborty. As we welcome our first child into this world, we wish to thank each and everyone for their warm wishes and prayers! the actor posted on Facebook.
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It is believed that one of the reasons why cows -- Gau Mata -- are regarded as sacred in India is because they provide life-giving doodh. Take a look.
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Megha Vemuri
An Indian-American student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was barred from attending her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza, according to media reports. Megha Vemuri, the 2025 class president of MIT, is the latest in the list of...
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Parrots are part of Indian life. If they aren't screeching obtrusively outside your window, they pop up in the designs on your sari pallu or in the mythological tales you might be reading.Take a look
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Veteran cricket administrator Rajeev Shukla is set to replace Roger Binny as BCCI president in an interim capacity after the latter turns 70 next month, BCCI sources told PTI on Monday. Binny, who had replaced Sourav Ganguly as the Board president in 2022, turns 70 on July 19, crossing the...
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Gnanasekaran, a biryani vendor convicted in the high-profile sexual assault case has been sentenced to life imprisonment. He has also been fined Rs 90,000 as a Mahila Court in Chennai read out the punishment for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old student at Anna University in Chennai.The convict...
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The worker says had there been jobs in TN they wouldn't have come to Delhi
The Tamil Nadu government has announced comprehensive support for residents of Madrasi Camp in Delhi's Jangpura, who wish to return to their native districts in Tamil Nadu following a demolition drive on June 1. The demolition, carried out to clear illegal encroachments along the Barapullah...
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Struggling with a deep economic crisis and crippling foreign exchange shortages, Pakistan continues to block $83 million in airline funds, delaying the repatriation of revenues that international carriers earn from ticket sales and other operations.In its latest update released on the sidelines...
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Chennai: World Chess Champion D Gukesh's grandfather, Shankar Rajesh, says, We are very proud of him. He is improving day by day. His aim is to become number 1. This is one of the proudest moments beating World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen.On World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen's reaction after D Gukesh defeated...
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This is Ukraine's message to Russia and the US
Ukrainian forces have destroyed dozens of Russian warplanes parked at air bases thousands of miles from the front lines, according to a source in the country's security services, in one of Kyiv's most audacious and sophisticated counter assaults since the beginning of the war, reports CNN.The...
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Transactions on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) touched an all-time high of 18.68 billion in volume and Rs 25.14 trillion in value in May, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data revealed on Sunday.The May numbers were up 4 per cent in volume and 5 per cent in value, compared...
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A caretaker at a school in Uttarakhand's Dehradun has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and beating two differently-abled minor students, police said on Sunday. The 29-year-old man was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint by the children's mother, they said. In her...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday morning tumbled following weak trends in Asian markets and renewed global trade concerns. Moreover, foreign fund outflows also dented investors' sentiment, experts noted. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 762.24 points to 80,688.77 in early...
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The West Bengal government on Sunday criticised the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision to relocate the playoff and final matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) from Kolkata to Gujarat, claiming that it was influenced by political considerations. I previously...
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Reigning world champion D Gukesh finally got his revenge on Magnus Carlsen, defeating the No.1 player for the first time in a classical game in Round 6 of Norway Chess here on Sunday.Days after Carlsen, the five-time world champion, inflicted a huge blow to Gukesh's chances in the opening round...
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Udisha SrivastavThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority in Maharashtra has suspended the food business licence of quick-commerce unicorn Zepto in Dharavi, Mumbai, on account of non-compliance with the food safety standards.In an inspection, the agency noted fungal growth on certain food...
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Sanket KaulDoctors have said that a combination of mild but infectious variants of COVID-19, lower testing rates and the current viral season are behind the sudden rise in cases -- from just 35 on April 28 to over 3,700 within a month.India has recorded 3,758 active cases up to June 1.Five states...
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Mohamad Soliman is being linked the 'terror attack'
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged a 45-year-old man, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, for carrying out a targeted terror attack that occurred in Colorado's Boulder on Sunday, where several peaceful Israeli supporters were burned, Fox News reported. The FBI said six people aged between 67...
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