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A Republican lawmaker has nominated United States President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, crediting him with brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons, Fox News reported.Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., in a letter to the Nobel...
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The rupee rebounded from record low level and registered the steepest single-day gain in nearly five years to settle 73 paise higher at 86.05 against the US dollar on Tuesday after global crude oil prices tanked amid expectations of de-escalation in Middle East tensions.A weak greenback and firm...
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Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday said that a nuclear power plant and a 1,000 MW battery storage capacity unit would be set up in Bihar.He praised the Bihar government's initiatives in the power sector such as reducing aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, installing 80...
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Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, alleging that eight per cent rise in voters in five months in his Nagpur South West constituency amounted to electoral fraud.Sapkal alleged that evidence continues to emerge...
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Three youths died allegedly after inhaling methane gas while trying to retrieve a mobile phone that had fallen into a well in Firozabad on Tuesday, police said.According to police, the incident occurred around 1 pm when Dhruv (25) was sitting on the edge of the well with his cousin Ajay (28) and...
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Saurabh Bharadwaj
The Union home ministry has granted approval for conducting an investigation by ACB under the Prevention of Corruption Act against former Delhi health ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain in alleged scam related to delays in hospital projects, Raj Niwas officials said on Tuesday.AAP...
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Hours after United States President Donald Trump's claims of an Iran-Israel ceasefire, India on Tuesday said it stands ready to play its part to resolve the situation and insisted on 'dialogue and diplomacy' as the way forward.New Delhi said it remained 'deeply concerned' about the overall...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held back from launching a more aggressive military response against Iran after a phone conversation with United States President Donald Trump, the former's office said on Monday.According to a statement from Netanyahu's office, the Israeli Air Force...
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A plea in the Supreme Court has sought suspending Air India Boeing aircraft operations pending a safety audit within two weeks in wake of the recent Ahmedabad air tragedy that claimed lives of 241 passengers and crew on board.The London-bound Air India flight, Boeing Dreamliner 787-8, with 242...
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Several MPs at a Parliamentary panel meeting on Tuesday asked why no first information report (FIR) has been lodged over the recovery of unaccounted cash from a high court judge's residence here and told the Department of Justice to prepare a detailed note on the matter, sources said.The MPs also...
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Omar Abdullah. Pic: S Irfan/PTI Photo/Rediff archives
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he has no objections if the legislative assembly has to be dissolved and fresh elections are to be conducted after statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir. I have read in a newspaper that statehood will be restored but assembly elections would...
17:28
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran will never be able to rebuild its nuclear programme following US strikes on its nuclear sites, at a press briefing before he left for NATO meet at The Hague. Iran will never rebuild itself, Trump said at the White House.US vice president JD Vance...
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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday gave up most of their sharp intra-day gains due to the emergence of profit-taking as investors turned cautious amid reports of a ceasefire violation between Iran and Israel. In the morning trade, markets bounced back sharply, mirroring a rally in...
16:57
Ahead of leaving for the NATO summit at The Hague, US President Donald Trump said that both Israel and Iran violated the ceasefire which came into effect early Tuesday. Trump told Israel to bring its pilots home and said he was disappointed about the attacks despite a ceasefire being in...
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Participating in Operation Sindoor doesn't give you immunity from committing atrocity at home, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said while refusing to exempt a convict from surrendering in a dowry death case of his wife. A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod Chandran made the observation...
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Udaipur city
A man allegedly raped a French tourist in Udaipur after luring her from a party to his apartment, the police said on Tuesday. The accused is currently absconding, and efforts are underway to trace him, the police added. The incident occurred on Monday in the Badgaon Police Station area....
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The Adani Group has raised USD 1 billion from global investors led by New York-based Apollo Global Management to refinance existing debt for its Mumbai airport. Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL), a unit which operates India's second largest airport, will use the proceeds to refinance debt...
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The process of shifting the wreckage of the Air India plane, that crashed on June 12 on a medical college hostel in Ahmedabad, to the airport premises here was still on for the third day, officials said on Tuesday. The Gujarat police on Sunday started moving the wreckage on trucks from the...
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As airspaces gradually reopen in certain parts of the Middle East, Air India says it will progressively resume flights to the region starting today, with most operations to and from the Middle East resuming from 25 June. Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iranian missile...
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The Congress on Tuesday said the Israel genocide in Gaza is continuing unabated and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's deafening silence on this catastrophe that has overtaken the Palestinians has diminished India's moral and political standing.Congress general secretary in-charge...
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Actor and filmmaker Aamir Khan called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Khan's Sitaare Zameen Par released to very good reviews last week.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) invited the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for an interaction to discuss the issues related to his allegation on the Maharashtra Assembly Election held last year, sources said on Tuesday. According to the sources, the letter was sent...
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As the national capital gears up for the upcoming Kanwar yatra, the Delhi cabinet has decided that Kanwar committees will be getting funds directly from the Delhi government through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday. CM Gupta also slammed the...
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The strike at Soroka hospital in Israel last week. Amir Cohen/Reuters
As Israel promises vengeance for Iran's ceasefire violation, Iran's military has denied firing missiles at Israel. This is what ISNA news agency reported on Telegram, says CNN: The news that Iran fired missiles at the occupied territories after imposing a ceasefire on the Zionist...
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Before we get to see Kajol's protective mother battling supernatural forces to save her daughter in Maa, Mayur Sanap looks at 10 Hindi films that got the mother-daughter dynamic right. Take a look
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The Indian Air Force will get at least half-a-dozen Tejas Light Combat Aircraft by March 2026, the chief of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, which is manufacturing the cutting-edge fighter jets, has disclosed. He attributes the delivery delays to GE Aerospace missing deadline for supply of its...
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It was Midwinter's Day in Antarctica recently. June 20 or 21 is the day of the southern winter solstice in this gorgeous snowy land, the world's seventh and least-populated continent. Immerse yourself here.
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A child sits in a bomb shelter in Haifa. Shir Torem/Reuters
In light of the severe violation of the ceasefire carried out by the Iranian regime, we will respond with force, the Chief of the General Staff, LTG Eyal Zamir in a situational assessment, the IDF says in a tweet. Israel on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to US President Donald...
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Continuous chest discomfort, unexpected vision loss, intense abdominal pain all require urgent attention. What about less obvious signs? Tricky to decide if an emergency? Here are 7 key warning signs. This is a must read.
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A proposed truce, brokered by President Donald Trump, faced immediate uncertainty on Tuesday as Israel reported missile launches from Iran into its airspace less than three hours after the ceasefire officially commenced. Explosions and sirens had resonated across northern Israel mid-morning...
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Israeli Government issues a statement, Israel thanks President Trump and the US for their defensive support and for their participation in removing the Iranian nuclear threat. In light of having achieved the objectives of the operation, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel agrees...
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif shares this image of a meeting with the Saudi Arabia envoy. Met the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today and discussed the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East. I conveyed my prayers and good wishes for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty...
12:43
A victim of Israeli bombing in Iran is laid to rest
Both Israel and Iran have accepted a ceasefire plan that was proposed by US President Donald Trump. This ends the 12-day conflict that began after Tehran launched a retaliatory limited missile attack on a US military base in Qatar. Tehran launched missiles this morning targeting Israel that...
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The damaged Soroka hospital in Israel.
Israel has reopened its airspace, the Israel Airports Authority said Tuesday, following a night of missile barrages from Iran, reports CNN.Israel's airspace closed due to multiple waves of Iranian missiles hours before a ceasefire came into effect.
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Netanyahu says Israel accepts ceasefire and that it has achieved war goals against Iran. US President Donald Trump had once again reiterated that the West Asia ceasefire is in effect and should not be violated. In a post on Truth Social, the US President wrote, The ceasefire is now in...
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Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport have been severely affected since last night, with 48 cancellations reported across both arrivals and departures, according to airport sources. Among the affected services, 28 were incoming flights and 20 were outbound, with...
11:05
The US bombing of Iran
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, FM Iran: As Iran has repeatedly made clear: Israel launched war on Iran, not the other way around. As of now, there is NO agreement on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations. However, provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the...
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US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in effect. The ceasefire is now in effect. Please do not violate it!, he wrote on his Truth Social media account.Meanwhile, Israeli firefighters said they retrieved four bodies from a building hit by an Iranian missile in...
10:33
Iran's commander-in-chief holds a meeting
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday dismissed reports of a ceasefire agreement with Israel, stating that no such deal would be possible unless Israeli aggression ceased by 4 am Tehran time (6.00 am IST). In a post on X, Araghchi reiterated that the current conflict was...
10:32
Missile launched from Iran towards Israel
The Israel Airport Authority said barrages from Iran forced them to close the country's skies to all passenger planes that were expected to land and depart on Tuesday, including emergency flights. Some flights were forced to circle over the Mediterranean Sea, according to Israeli media....
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Amid the conflict between Iran and Israel, a total of 292 Indian nationals were evacuated from Iran on a special flight that arrived in New Delhi from Mashhad on Tuesday. A total of 2295 Indian nationals have now been brought home from Iran till now. In a post on X, the Official...
10:04
Tata Capital's board is set to meet on Thursday to consider a fresh rights issue, ahead of its proposed $2-billion initial public offering (IPO) slated before September, the firm informed stock exchanges. But it did not disclose details on the size or pricing of the rights...
10:02
JR Toll Road Private Limited (JRTR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra), has settled the entire outstanding debt obligation of 273 crore (including interest) owed to Yes Bank. JR Toll Road Private Limited (JRTR), a wholly owned subsidiary of...
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The board of directors of Sona Comstar on Monday appointed Jeffrey Mark Overly as the chairman of the company. Overly has served as an independent director of the company since February 2021. The appointment follows the death of Sunjay Kapur, chairman and non-executive director of the auto...
09:57
A group of scientists calling themselves the 'Agricultural Scientists Manch' have written to the Prime Minister denouncing the recent release of India's first genetically edited rice varieties, stating that the technology used--CRISPR-Cas9--could face intellectual property rights (IPR) issues,...
09:55
Even as banks continue to expand their physical branch networks, the growth of automated teller machines (ATMs) has stagnated -- largely due to a shift in customer preference towards digital payments. However, branches remain a critical touchpoint for deposit mobilisation and addressing customer...
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The Indian airlines have suspended their flights to the Middle East due to the escalating tensions in the region, impacting thousands of passengers and also resulting in significant financial loss for the carriers. Air India, which is already grappling with operational disruptions,...
09:36
Regulator AERA has allowed levying of user development fee of up to Rs 1,225 at the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport on an ad-hoc basis. The airport is being developed by the Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL). Passengers flying out from the airport, which is to be operational...
08:58
Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla's Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station is now eyeing a launch on June 25, NASA announced on Tuesday. The Axiom-4 mission, which marks the return to space for India, Hungary, and Poland, was earlier scheduled for lift-off from NASA's...
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Moments after United States President Donald Trump announced Iran and Israel agree to a ceasefire, the two countries exchanged missile strikes.Israeli Defence Forces say that they have identified another salvo of missiles launched by Iran towards Israel and that defensive systems were operating...
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Eleven days after the devastating Air India plane crash, officials have confirmed the identity of 259 victims, including 199 Indians and 60 nationals of the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Canada, while 256 bodies have been handed over to their families.The process to send three bodies of British...
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Air India Express on Monday diverted two Doha-bound flights due to the closure of Qatar airspace.'As a result of the ongoing situation in the Middle East and suspension of Qatar airspace, Air India Express has diverted our Doha-bound flight from Kochi to Muscat and returned our flight bound from...
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Two pilgrims were killed after being hit by a landslide that occurred on Monday near the 9 Kainchi Bhairav Mandir on the trek route to the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, officials said.The mutilated bodies of the duo were pulled out of the debris, while one pilgrim from Maharashtra was rescued...
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