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Sajjad Hussain, PTIPakistan army on Friday said that 18 of the 26 hostages killed by Balochistan Liberation Army militants, who ambushed a train in Balochistan, were army and paramilitary soldiers.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, during...
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Fourteen persons were arrested for allegedly attacking commuters and vandalising vehicles with sticks and swords in Vastral area in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city, a police official said on Friday.The incident took place on Thursday night and a video shot by an eyewitness showed a mob of some 20 men...
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At least five people were injured after a clash was reported inside the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar on Friday.Doctors said that one victim was in serious condition and admitted to ICU.An assailant attacked people with iron pipes in Shri Guru Ramdas Sarai which is a lodging facility for...
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A 23-year-old woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Kannur district, police said.The accused has been identified as Sneha Merlin, a native of Pulimparamba near Taliparamba.The matter came to light during a counselling session conducted by Childline...
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United States President Donald Trump's special envoy for Russia-Ukraine negotiations, Keith Kellogg, has been excluded from high-level discussions aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, according to a report in NBC News.The news outlet, citing a Russian official, said that Kellog did not attend the...
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A Special Court of Economic Offences in Bengaluru on Friday rejected the bail plea of gold smuggling accused Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao.The second accused in the case, Tarun Raju, has been remanded to judicial custody for 15 days as probe continues.Ranya, stepdaughter of...
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The Holi festival, celebrated on Friday by the majority Meitei community in violence-hit Manipur, was low-key for the second year in a row.One of the biggest festivals of the community, Holi or Yaosang is held for five days in the northeastern state and it officially commenced on Friday evening...
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Fifteen patients admitted to civil hospital in Sangrur reported having 'mild reactions' after they were administered intravenous glucose, leading to authorities withdrawing the stock of a particular batch of medicines.Ruling Aam Aadmi Party MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj visited the hospital to enquire...
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Pakistani Hindus celebrated Holi with great fervour amid high security at Krishna Mandir in Lahore. The event on Thursday evening was organised by the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) which looks after the minority worship places.Krishna Temple was decorated with illuminated lights,...
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A special court dealing with Economic Offences on Friday remanded hotelier Tarun Raju to judicial custody for 15 days.It is alleged that Raju was also an accomplice in gold smuggling case involving actress Harshavardhini Ranya alias Ranya Rao.Raju was arrested on Wednesday by the Directorate of...
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The festival of colours was celebrated peacefully with traditional fervour in this district amid tight security arrangements in view of Holi and the Friday prayers of the Muslims falling on the same day.The traditional 'chaupaai kaa juloos' (procession) was also taken out in Sambhal city on the...
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The Enforcement Directorate's Rs 1,000 crore scam claim in state-run liquor retailer Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) has no basis and it was a generalised allegation and the government was prepared to face the matter legally, Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji said on...
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M Zulqernain, PTIA Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flight landed on the Lahore airport with one of its wheels missing, an official said on Friday.However, no untoward accident was reported due to the Thursday morning incident, the official said.One of the rear wheels of PIA flight...
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Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was on Friday placed under house arrest and not allowed to offer the congregational prayers at Jamia Masjid here, officials said.Mirwaiz, who is Kashmir's chief cleric, was kept in detention at his residence in Nigeen area of Srinagar, they...
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Udisha Srivastav, Business StandardIndia's quick commerce (q-com) market is evolving rapidly and is expected to grow by 75 to 85 per cent in 2025, reaching a gross merchandise value (GMV) of $5 billion.The number of monthly transacting users in the sector grew by over 40 per cent in 2024, while...
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The search operation to locate seven persons trapped inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel here continued at a rapid pace for the 21st day on Friday.The personnel of different organisations involved in the operation went inside the tunnel on Friday morning, taking the necessary equipment...
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After signing an agreement to sell A 10 per cent stake in Haldiram Snacks Foods to Singapore-based Temasek, valuing the company at $10 billion, the Indian ethnic snacks major is looking to sell another 5 per cent in the company for around $500 million, according to sources in the know. This stake...
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A woman was killed on the spot and four others sustained injuries when a speeding car driven by a 20-year-old law student crashed into their two-wheelers in Gujarat's Vadodara city in the early hours of Friday, police said. The accident occurred around 12.30 am near Muktanand cross roads in...
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A truck was hit by Mumbai-Amravati Express at Bodwad Railway station between Bhusawal and Badnera sections of the Bhusawal division in Maharashtra on Friday morning. The incident occurred when the driver of the truck tried to cross a closed railway crossing. Nobody was injured in the...
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The district president of a Shiv Sena group has been shot dead in Moga while a boy was injured in the attack, the police said on Friday.The incident occurred on Thursday night when the outfit's district unit president Mangat Rai Manga was buying milk, according to PTI Videos.Three unknown persons...
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The blast in the ordnance factory in Maharashtra's Bhandara district on January 24, which claimed nine lives, was the result of alleged negligence in repairing machines and instruments, an official has said. Four officials from the defence production unit, where trainees were allegedly made...
10:27
Electronics major LG Electronics India (LGEI) has obtained the green light from the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), to launch its maiden share sale, said sources. The Indian arm of the Seoul-headquartered home appliances and electronics company could roll...
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The Delhi police are on high alert and security measures have been beefed up in view of Holi celebrations that coincide with the second Friday prayers of Ramzan, an official said. Over 25,000 security personnel have been deployed in Delhi to maintain law and order, the official said on...
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India has strongly denied suggestions made by the Pakistan foreign office that India had a hand in the Jaffar Express attack. MEA official spokesperson Rahdnir Jaiswal said, We strongly reject the baseless allegations made by Pakistan. The whole world knows where the epicenter of...
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Four militants of different Imphal Valley-based proscribed outfits were arrested in separate operations, police said on Friday. A member of the People's Liberation Army was arrested from her house in Sagolband Sayang Kurao Makhong in Imphal West district on Thursday. She was identified...
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Infosys will on March 18 assess about 1,200 trainee engineers, after indefinitely postponing the test last month, according to a person privy to the development. India's second largest IT services company had on-boarded about 1,200 engineers between October and November. These trainees...
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Indian origin Astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to leave the International Space station by March 19 at the earliest, said NASA. The American Space agency said that, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 now is targeting no earlier than 7: 03 PM on March 14 as the window for launch...
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Bharatmala projects covering a total length of 26,425 km have been awarded and out of this 19,826 km have already been constructed, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha in a written reply earlier this week. The Bharatmala Pariyojana was...
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Paramilitary forces conduct a flag march in Sambhal on Friday/ANI on X
Sambhal superintendent of police KK Bishnoi on Friday addressed arrangements for Holi celebrations in Sambhal, stating that processions for the festival will be permitted across the city. He further said that Friday prayers would be offered after 2:30 pm. Processions for the...
08:53
The Champions Trophy final match, where India defeated New Zealand to win its third trophy, witnessed 1,242 million views on JioHotstar, the official streaming platform of the tournament. The tournament saw a total of over 5,400 million views, with a cumulative watch time of close to 110...
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US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that the United States would annex Greenland, emphasising that North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) secretary general Mark Rutte could play a key role in facilitating the acquisition.Speaking to reporters during a meeting with Rutte at the White...
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Sambhal MP and Samajwadi Party leader Zia ur Rehman Barq urged people of all the communities to maintain peace and harmony ahead of the Jumma and Holi celebrations. He appealed to Hindus to celebrate Holi with enthusiasm while being mindful of mosques and requested Muslims to offer...
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People celebrate Holi in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh on Friday/ANI on X
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manoj Tiwari on Thursday appealed to the people not to compare Holi with Jumma, emphasising that while Jumma is observed 52 times a year, Holi is a once-a-year festival that should be celebrated on a grand scale. There is no need to compare Holi and Jumma,...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has made his first public remarks on Ukraine's willingness to negotiate a ceasefire, expressing gratitude to world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, for their efforts in...
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A road rage incident in East of Kailash here turned violent on Thursday after a man was allegedly beaten up by a group of people following an argument over throwing colours during Holi celebrations, an official said on Thursday. The altercation began when a man confronted the victim for...
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Maharashtra's forest department on Thursday demolished a residence of Satish Bhosale alias Khokya, who faces multiple criminal cases and is considered a close aide of Maharashtra BJP MLA Suresh Dhas, in Beed district, officials said. Bhosale, who faces three criminal cases, including an...
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CPI-M MP K Radhakrishnan (right) with Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan/ANI Photo
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned CPI-M MP K Radhakrishnan for questioning on March 15 in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank, official sources said on Thursday. The 60-year-old MP from Alathur is understood to have been...
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