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A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Tokyo's Haneda Airport was diverted to Kolkata on Sunday due to 'persistent warm temperature' in the cabin.The aircraft, however, landed safely, Air India said in a statement. Alternative arrangements are being made to fly our passengers to Delhi at the...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut said the joint protest by his party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on July 5 stands cancelled after the Maharashtra government withdrew GRs on Hindi and the three-language policy for state schools on Sunday.Amid a growing chorus against...
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A 40-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for offering namaaz in the temple premises in Dataganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district, police said. Circle Officer K K Tiwari said that a video went viral of a man offering namaz in the premises of an ancient temple named Brahmadev Devasthan...
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Amid a growing chorus against the introduction of the Hindi language in Maharashtra schools from classes 1 to 5, the state cabinet on Sunday decided to withdraw two GRs (government orders) on the implementation of the three-language policy.Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Chief Minister...
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Search and rescue operations are underway in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district after a cloudburst triggered a massive landslide near Barkot on Sunday, killing two workers and leaving seven others missing.Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the State Disaster Response Force...
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The meteorological centre in Shimla issued a 'red' alert on Sunday for very heavy downpour in 10 districts of Himachal Pradesh, while services on the Shimla-Kalka rail line were suspended for hours till the debris and trees fallen on the tracks following overnight rains were removed.A landslide...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday ruled out any talks with Maoists and said the cadre of the proscribed outfit should give up arms, surrender before the police, and join the mainstream. Addressing a rally after inaugurating the National Headquarters of the Turmeric Board in Nizamabad...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and former cricketer Tejashwi Yadav showcased his quick reflexes when he ducked to avoid being hit by a drone which crashed into his podium during a rally at Patna on Sunday. The incident took place when the former deputy chief minister was addressing the 'Save...
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The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department will plant 1.14 crore saplings along roadsides, to mark Van Mahotsav from July 1 to 7, an official statement said on Sunday.The move comes as a part of the state's monsoon plantation target of 35 crore trees during the 2025 year.According to the statement, the...
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A view of the Tirupati Balaji temple/ANI Photo
Chennai-based businessman Gopal Srinivasan has donated Rs 51 lakh to the Sri Venkateswara Vidyadana Trust, which supports educational initiatives.The cheque was handed over to TTD additional executive officer Venkaiah Chowdary in Tirumala, according to an official press release.Srinivasan donated...
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The trust managing the Ekvira Aai Temple at Lonavala in Maharashtra will enforce a dress code for devotees from July 7, banning Western attire and revealing clothing. As per a release from the office of MP Suresh Mhatre, who is the chief trustee of the Karla Ekvira Aai Trust, a resolution...
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Aamir Khan-starrer Sitaare Zameen Par has collected over Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office. Directed by RS Prasanna, the film is produced by Aamir alongside Aparna Purohit and Ravi Bhagchandka. Billed as a spiritual sequel to the critically acclaimed movie Taare Zameen Par, it...
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Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to create a unique family identification for every household in the Union territory, in a move to streamline the delivery of public services.Officials said on Sunday that the initiative will also enhance beneficiary outreach and serve as a unified source...
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Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to create a unique family identification for every household in the Union territory, in a move to streamline the delivery of public services.Officials said on Sunday that the initiative will also enhance beneficiary outreach and serve as a unified source...
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A three-day-old girl has been found abandoned in a basket in Navi Mumbai, with her parents leaving a note in it, apologising and expressing their inability to raise her due to their poor financial condition, police said on Sunday.A local resident on Saturday alerted the police about the infant...
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced a financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri. According to a press note by the Odisha CMO, the incident occurred during the...
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The monsoon on Sunday covered Delhi two days after the normal date of June 27 and advanced over the remaining parts of the country nine days before the usual date of July 8, the India meteorological department said. According to IMD data, this is the earliest the monsoon has covered the...
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Partially decomposed bodies of a minor girl and a young man were found near the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, police said on Sunday.According to the police, seeing the degree and extent of decomposition, it appears that the two died about a week ago. The bodies were...
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A third earthquake within 24 hours jolted Pakistan on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.The earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter Scale occurred at a shallow depth of 15km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on X, the NCS said, EQ of M: 3.8, On:...
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Maa, headlined by Bollywood star Kajol, has collected Rs 11.19 crore nett at the domestic box office in two days, the makers said on Sunday. Also starring Indraneil Sengupta, Kherin Sharma and Ronit Roy alongside Kajol, the film released in theatres on Friday. Presented by Jio Studios...
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Relatives of stampede victims at a hospital in Puri./ANI on X
In a punitive measure following the Puri temple stampede that left three people dead and nearly 50 injured on Sunday, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi ordered the transfer of district collector Siddharth Shankar Swain and SP Vineet Agrawal. Terming the negligence leading to the stampede as...
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The second and concluding volume of Abhishek Choudhary's two-part biography on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will hit the stands on July 20, announced publishing house Pan Macmillan India on Sunday. Believer's Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu Right's Path to Power, sequel to the...
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The Thrissur police in Kerala have launched an investigation after a man arrived at a local station in an inebriated state early on Sunday, carrying a bag that he claimed contained the skeletal remains of two newborn babies. According to the police, the man told officers at Pudukad...
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A robbery attempt on the Visakha Express, which runs between Secunderabad to Bhubaneswar was foiled near Tummala Cheruvu in Palnadu district early on Sunday, said the police. According to the police, two unidentified suspects pulled the alarm chain between 3:30 and 3:45 am on Sunday. As...
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At least 162 students trapped in an inundated residential school in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district after heavy rain were rescued by the police on Sunday, a senior officer said. The students were trapped in the school since Saturday night after the premises got flooded due to heavy...
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Relatives of stampede victim at hospital in Puri./ANI on X
Odisha director general of police YB Khurania rushed to the Gundicha Temple to assess the situation after the stampede during the Jagannath Rath Yatra on Sunday, which claimed three lives.The visuals showed DGP Khurania arriving at the Gudicha Temple, while the police managed the crowd.Earlier,...
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The India meteorological department has issued orange alerts for multiple districts in Himachal Pradesh, as the state continues to witness heavy rainfall, particularly in the capital city, Shimla, over the past 24 hours.According to the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, an orange alert has been...
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday sought forgiveness from devotees of Lord Jagannath for the stampede near a temple in Puri, and tendered an apology on behalf of his government for the incident that left at least three people dead. Around 50 others were also injured in the...
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Two workers died while five others are feared trapped after soil caved in during pipeline excavation work in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday morning, the police said. According to officials, some labourers were filling a 10-foot-deep trench dug to lay a pipeline near Jangi ka Nagla village...
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Security forces arrested two militants belonging to proscribed outfits from Manipur's Bishnupur and Tengnoupal districts, the police said on Sunday. The arrests were made on Saturday. One active cadre of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Taibanganba) was apprehended from his...
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The authorities have seized hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 26 crore from two different locations in Mumbai and arrested three persons, officials said on Saturday.Acting on inputs, a team from the Oshiwara police station intercepted two Indonesian nationals in the western suburb of Jogeshwari...
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A day after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remark on the gang rape of a law student, senior party leader and MLA Madan Mitra on Saturday said that the incident would not have happened had the student taken a couple of friends with her or informed people before going...
10:28
Pimpri Chinchwad Police arrested a self-proclaimed godman for allegedly practising black magic, cheating people and secretly keeping a watch on them through a mobile phone, stated a senior police official.The accused, identified as Prasad Bhimrao Tamdar (29) was running an ashram in the Bavdhan...
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The Char Dham Yatra has been suspended for the next 24 hours following a heavy rain alert, officials said on Sunday.While speaking to ANI, Garhwal division commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that the pilgrimage had been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure. I have given...
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A passenger was caught with 16 live snakes, including Kenyan sand boas and Honduran milk snakes, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, an official said on Saturday. The Customs staff intercepted the flyer after he arrived in the city from Thailand capital...
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The mourning relatives of the stampede victims at a hospital in Puri, Odisha.ANI on X
At least three persons were killed and around 50 others injured in a stampede that took place near Shree Gundicha Temple in Odisha's Puri on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident took place around 4 am when hundreds of devotees gathered near the temple, Puri district collector...
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The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday suspended seven engineers including two chief engineers of the Public Works Department for the `faulty design' of the new rail over bridge in Aishbagh area of Bhopal with an unusual 90-degree turn. I took cognizance of the serious negligence in the...
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India blasted Pakistan on Saturday night for attempting to blame it for a suicide attack in the Waziristan area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 13 security personnel were killed and 24 injured in the attack.We have seen an official statement by the Pakistan Army seeking to blame...
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As many as nine road construction labourers are feared to have been swept away following a cloudburst along the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district early Sunday, the police said. The labourers went missing following heavy rainfall and cloudburst near Silai Bend in Barkot area...
08:25
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Pakistan in the early hours of Sunday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 03:54 hours (Indian Standard Time), at a depth of 150 km.The earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred at latitude 30.25 N and...
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Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa, one of the masterminds of October 7 attack/ Courtesy IDF on X
The Israel Defense Forces has announced that they eliminated Hakham Muhammad Issa Al-Issa--one of the founders of Hamas' military wing.The IDF in a late Saturday night post said that Issa was one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attack.In a post on X, the IDF said, ELIMINATED: eliminated...
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