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The rupee stayed firm for the third straight session and settled with a gain of 13 paise at 87.06 against the US dollar on Wednesday buoyed by a sharp recovery in domestic equities, a weak American currency and falling crude oil prices.Forex traders said US President Donald Trump's tariff...
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Pakistan's first Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Wednesday visited her hometown in the troubled northwest of the country for the first time after being shot by the Taliban and met her family members.She flew by helicopter to Barkana in Shangla district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
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American EV maker Tesla has rented a 4,000-sq ft space in the Bandra Kurla Complex business district to house its maiden showroom in the country, it was revealed on Wednesday.The company, promoted by billionaire Elon Musk, will be paying a rent of over Rs 35 lakh per month for the space which...
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No newly paved road in Mumbai can be dug, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ordered on Wednesday and directed civic officials to finish all road concretisation work in the city before May 31.In a release, BMC said the civic commissioner and state-appointed administrator Bhushan Gagrani...
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A divided Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's request to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress frozen, CNN reported.The court did not immediately say when the funds must be released, allowing the White House to continue to...
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A notorious criminal from Nagpur was arrested for posting an Instagram reel to assert his dominance soon after his bail in a case under MCOCA, an official said on Wednesday.Sumit Thakur, who faces several cases, recently secured bail in a case registered under the Maharashtra Prevention of...
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The Delhi's Patiala House Court on Wednesday reserved order on the custody parole sought by Baramulla MP Rashid Engineer to attend the Parliament Session.He has sought a custody parole to attend Parliament sessions from March 10 to April 4.Special Judge (NIA) Chander Jit Singh reserved order for...
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A four-month old infant boy was bitten to death by bandicoots at Ravvaram village in Palnadu district here on Wednesday, said a police official.The baby was left alone at home, a makeshift tarpaulin tent, when the incident happened around 9 am, police said.The stepmother of the infant went out to...
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Delhi Police on Wednesday opposed a plea seeking first information report (FIR) against Delhi minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged role in the 2020 Delhi riots.Filing its written submissions, the prosecution said Mishra was being 'framed' in the matter as he had no role to play in the...
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Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi, suspended from the Maharashtra assembly over his remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, will be '100 per cent' put in jail, Chief Minister Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative council.Members of the treasury benches asserted in the assembly...
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The Assam government on Wednesday said that at least 263 illegal rat-hole coal mines have been detected in the central part of the state under the jurisdiction of two autonomous councils.The government also informed the assembly that it has seized over 25,630 tonnes of illegal coal in the last...
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With Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly over his comments praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his party MLAs and MPs have unmatched courage and wisdom and such action will not deter them from speaking the truth.He...
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A 30-year-old man from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, committed suicide in Thane, Maharashtra, while on a video call with his girlfriend, police said on Wednesday.Altaf, who had been living in Thane for the past 15 years working as a tailor, consumed poison and slit his wrist on February 22 following a...
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A 19-year-old man allegedly repeatedly slashed a 36-year-old woman after she resisted his attempt to rape her in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, an official said on Wednesday.Accused Abhishek Navpute targeted the woman in the Ghardon area of the district, the official...
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The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday claimed NCP leader Dhananjay Munde's resignation as a minister was an eyewash and that he has been assured re-entry into the Maharashtra cabinet after the Beed sarpanch murder case cools down. An editorial in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana' came down...
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A man from Candolim in Goa, who has been named as one of the four accused in the case involving Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's son Abu Farhan Azmi, has alleged that it was the latter who provoked the fight. The Calangute police have booked Azmi, a man named Sham accompanying him...
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav reacts a day on, to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's comment on his father Lalu Prasad. Yesterday, Nitish Kumar said in the Assembly that he made Lalu Yadav the Chief Minister. Forget about what Nitish Kumar says. But Nitish Kumar should remember that even before him, my...
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BJP leader Amit Malviya on Wednesday shared a video on his official 'X' handle featuring former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar questioning former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's education. Aiyar said that despite failing at Cambridge, where passing is considered relatively easy, he went on...
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From the Sensex pack, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, Power Grid, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, ITC, Nestle India, HCL Technologies, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India, Asian Paints and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the gainers. Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, and...
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After facing a prolonged 10-session losing streak, the Indian stock market staged a sharp recovery on Wednesday, witnessing strong buying sentiments in the closing session. The Sensex surged 740.30 points, or 1.02 per cent, to close at 73,730.23, while the Nifty jumped 250.00 points, or 1.13...
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Kedarnath ropeway project. The ropeway, with a total length of 12.9 kilometres, will come up with a monetary outlay of about Rs 4,081 crore. The ropeway project will be from Sonprayag to Kedarnath. The...
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In an unusually hilarious response to a disciplinary notice for improper conduct, a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constable in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut has put the blame on his wife for the same. My wife gives me nightmares, which keep me awake at night and cause delays, the constable...
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Two consecutive earthquakes, including one of 5.7 magnitude, rocked Manipur on Wednesday and the tremors were felt across the Northeast, officials said. The earthquake of 5.7 magnitude struck the state at 11.06 am. Its epicentre was 44 km east of Yairipok in Imphal East district, and at a...
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Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Parvesh Verma, inspected the Yamuna by boat on Wednesday and said 1,300 tonnes of garbage had been removed from the river in the past 10 days. Later, he held a meeting with officials to assess the progress of the cleanup effort and said, All drains...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday reserved for March 7 its decision on the plea of jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid seeking custody parole to attend the upcoming Parliament session. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments on the plea....
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SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi, who was suspended from the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over his comment praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, said the action against him was taken despite him retracting his remark. In a video statement released by his office, Azmi asserted he had not said anything...
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Shah Rukh Khan commends Anant Ambani for his efforts at animal rehab at Vantara. Replying to PM Modi's post, SRK tweets, Animals deserve love, and they need protection and care' for their health & that of our planet. PM @narendramodi's presence at Vantara reinforces the importance of this....
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Following a pan-masala spitting incident in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday announced a ban on the consumption of pan-masala and gutka within the Vidhan Sabha premises.The consumption of pan-masala and gutka is hereby prohibited on Vidhan Sabha premises, with...
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China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase of its national defence budget totalling to USD 249 billion this year amid its hectic efforts to modernise armed forces, including fast paced development of warships and new generation fighter jets. The planned defence expenditure for the...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday attacked Samajwadi Party and its Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi over his controversial remarks on Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. Addressing the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, CM Yogi while condemning the Samajwadi Party asked them to remove...
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Number of Indian high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), those having assets more than USD 10 million, rose 6 per cent last year to 85,698, according to Knight Frank. Global property consultant Knight Frank on Wednesday released its 'The Wealth Report 2025', which estimated the HNWI population in...
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China said that the US is using fentanyl as a flimsy excuse to raise tariffs on Chinese imports and if war is what the US wants, be it tariff or trade war, Beijing is ready to fight till the end. The statement by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian came as a reaction to the...
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Maharashtra assembly suspends SP MLA Abu Asim Azmi from House membership till end of ongoing budget session. Yesterday, the Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi said, My words have been twisted. I have said what historians and writers have said about Aurangzeb Rahmatullah Alaih. I have not made...
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US President Donald Trump said he has received strong signals from Russia that it is ready for peace and that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written to him saying his country is ready to come to the negotiating table and also sign an agreement on minerals and security.Trump made...
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Australia's stand-in skipper and batting mainstay Steve Smith on Wednesday announced his retirement from ODIs after his team's semifinal loss to India in the Champions Trophy in Dubai. The 35-year-old, who top-scored in the match with a 96-ball 73, informed his teammates of the decision...
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Militants have hurled a grenade at a police post in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, but there was no damage to property or loss of life in the incident, police said on Wednesday. A blast was heard from the rear side of the police post at Old Town in Baramulla around 9:20 pm on...
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President Donald Trump's first address to Congress since returning to power was both a victory lap following a consequential first 43 days in office and an attempt to justify what he's done to an American public that may still be digesting his rapid-pace changes.On tariffs,...
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Americans applied for British citizenship in record numbers last year, with a historically high volume of applications submitted in the last quarter of 2024 -- a period coinciding with US President Donald Trump's re-election, reports CNN.More than 6,100 US citizens applied for UK citizenship last...
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US President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass a bill permanently banning and criminalising sex changes on children. Trump said that his administration is getting wokeness out of US schools, military and society and called wokeness trouble. In his address to the joint session...
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The State Bank of India has decided to divest its entire 17.8 per cent stake in Jio Payments Bank Limited, a joint venture between SBI and Jio Financial Services (JFS).JFS will acquire SBI's stake for 104.5 crore, after which Jio Payments Bank will become its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Reliance...
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The CBI has sent a judicial request to the United States seeking information from private investigator Michael Hershman, who had expressed willingness to share with Indian agencies crucial details about the Rs 64-crore Bofors bribery scandal of the 1980s, officials said Wednesday. Hershman,...
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After speaking for just under 1 hour and 40 minutes, President Donald Trump holds the record for longest first address to a joint session of Congress or State of the Union speech. He spoke for longer than any other president, including himself during his first term. The previous record set by...
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Indian stock markets opened in the green on Wednesday, despite US President announcing reciprocal tariffs from April 2 on Tuesday (Local Time). Companies across Japan to Mexico braced for higher prices, lower demand, and supply chain disruptions, as business and consumer confidence weakened...
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Newly elected Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is delivering her party's response to President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress, as Democrats work to define the party's future following tough losses.She criticized Elon Musk during her rebuttal to President Donald...
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President Donald Trump targeted India's import duties in speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday (local time). Trump specifically targetted India's tariffs on automobile imports saying, India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%, While addressing a joint session of the US...
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President Donald Trump harkened back to his promise of a golden age of America' as he concluded his remarks to a joint session of Congress, repeating the line that began his speech and was also a key theme of his inaugural address.My fellow Americans, get ready for an incredible future, because...
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While addressing a joint session of US Congress, President Donald Trump says, Lots of things are happening in the Middle East. I am working tirelessly to end this savage conflict in Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal...
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In his address to US Congress, President Donald Trump thanked Pakistan for helping apprehend ISIS-K mastermind of 2021 Kabul airport attack that killed 13 American soldiers during the Biden administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan.Three and a half years ago, ISIS terrorists killed 13 American...
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Our country will be woke no longer, US President Donald Trump said in his first address to Congress after returning to power for the second term, adding that the hiring will be based on skill and competence.We have ended the tyranny of the so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies all...
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US President Donald Trump hailed DOGE chief Elon Musk's work in his joint address to Congress.Created the DOGE, perhaps you heard of it... which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight, thank you Elon, you are working very hard... he didn't need this... even this side appreciates...
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United States President Donald Trump again targeted India in his address to joint session of US Congress over tariffs.Calling the tariffs charged by countries like 'India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico and China' 'unfair', Trump touted his tariff plan in his joint address.On April 2nd, I wanted to...
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China on Wednesday announced a 7.2 per cent increase in its national defence budget to USD 249 billion this year.The planned defence expenditure for the country is 1.784665 trillion yuan (about USD 249 billion) this year, according to a draft budget report submitted to China's Parliament by...
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United States President Donald Trump is addressing a joint session of Congress to give an account of his second term since assuming power on January 20.Trump began his joint address to Congress with 'America is back'.The President listed his executive orders since returning to power, from...
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Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Tuesday congratulated team India for their spectacular victory against Australia in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy 2025.'Congratulations to Team India for their spectacular victory against Australia in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy 2025. A...
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