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A 45-year-old businessman was shot dead by two unidentified bike-borne assailants inside his office in Gurugram on Tuesday, the police said. Two others present in the office were also injured in the firing, which was captured on CCTV cameras, they said. The incident took place around 4...
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The police in Maharashtra's Nagpur have registered a case against some office-bearers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during their protest demanding removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb, officials said on Tuesday. The first...
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The Jammu and Kashmir government will hold a judicial probe into the deaths of two persons from Kulgam district whose bodies were recovered after they went missing last month, deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Tuesday. Three people, including two brothers from Rajouri who were...
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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Activist Snehamayi Krishna on Tuesday informed the special court for MPs and MLAs here that the report submitted by the Lokayukta investigating officer in the MUDA site allotment case lacked clarity. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife Parvathi, her brother and the seller...
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The gold bars and jewellery recovered from flat in Ahmedabad/Image courtesy CBIC on X
In a joint raid by Gujarat ATS and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, about 100 kg of gold including 88 kg gold bars has been recovered from a residential flat in Ahmedabad on Monday, said a PIB release on Tuesday. In a significant breakthrough against smuggling operations, the officers of...
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Kerala sports minister V Abdurahiman on Tuesday reaffirmed his assurance that legendary football player Lionel Messi would visit the state, saying the Centre and Reserve Bank of India have granted neccessary permissions. Addressing the assembly, he said, In connection with Messi's visit, we...
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US President Donald Trump held a crucial phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to secure a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. The Trump administration is pushing for an immediate halt to hostilities after Ukraine agreed to a temporary cessation of fighting, provided Russia does...
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Dal Khalsa and Sikh Youth of Punjab activists plastered state-owned Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation buses, as well as some private ones, with posters of slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, a divisive yet charismatic figure for many. The action came a few days after some...
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Freelance journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was killed for reporting irregularities in road construction work in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district and the murder was planned by a contractor along with his two brothers and a supervisor, as per a charge sheet filed on Tuesday. To mislead the police,...
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The police on Tuesday evening conducted a route march in riot-affected areas of central Nagpur with the police commissioner leading the contingent. Police commissioner Ravinder Singal said that the police are investigating how the violence unfolded and the sudden instigation by some...
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Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was granted bail on Tuesday by a local court in Sitapur, paving the way for his release from jail, according to his lawyer. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court granted Rathore bail on March 11 in a rape case filed under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...
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A pregnant elephant was killed by suspected poachers for its meat and the decomposed carcass was recovered on Tuesday along Assam-Meghalaya border near Guwahati, officials said. According to a senior official, the carcass was spotted inside the East Apricola Proposed Reserve Forest near...
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BITS Pilani in Goa has developed a pathbreaking solution to screen radical content online, and the Union home ministry has lauded the institute's efforts, which can help security agencies in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was recently shown a presentation on the...
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A delegation of six Supreme Court judges-led by Justice BR Gavai will visit relief camps in violence-affected Manipur, on March 22, to strengthen legal and humanitarian support.The delegation comprising Justices BR Gavai, Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, MM Sundresh, KV Viswanathan and N Kotishwar will...
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A 48-year-old Lieutenant Colonel rank army officer was found dead in the parking area of a housing colony in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Tuesday, the police said. The incident occurred in the Khelgaon housing complex under the Khelgaon Police Station limits, an official said. The deceased,...
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The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1,131 points to revisit the 75,000 level on Tuesday, and the NSE Nifty surged 1.45 percent, tracking a bullish trend in global equities and intense buying in market majors ICICI Bank, L&T and M&M counters. Besides, lower crude oil prices in the...
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PM Narendra Modi meets Rajya Sabha MP Ilaiyaraaja, in New Delhi/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met renowned composer Ilaiyaraaja, who is also a Rajya Sabha MP, and said he made history by presenting his first-ever Western classical symphony, Valiant, in London a few days ago. Modi said in a post on X, Delighted to meet Rajya Sabha MP Thiru...
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Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village in Gujarat's Mehsana district are gearing up for Diwali-like festivities on Wednesday morning to celebrate her scheduled return to Earth after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station. Williams has been in the...
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A 22-year-old college student was allegedly murdered in Kerala's Kollam district by his sister's ex-fianc after she ended their engagement, the police said on Tuesday. The victim, Febin George Gomas, was attacked on Monday night, reportedly by Thejas Raj, who was earlier engaged to his...
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In light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the Mahakumbh during his address in Lok Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal questioned the absence of senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the religious gathering.Speaking to ANI, Pal said, This...
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Flying from Mumbai International Airport is set to become costlier from next financial year with the private airport operator MIAL proposing a steep hike of Rs 463 in User Development Fee for international passengers, while domestic passengers will be charged a UDF of Rs 325. At present,...
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday said it won't tolerate any attempts at glorification of Aurangzeb, after protests against the Mughal emperor's tomb triggered violence in Nagpur. The administration should take stern action against those responsible for the violence in Nagpur on...
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The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped 1,131 points to revisit the 75,000 level on Tuesday and the NSE Nifty surged 1.45 per cent powered by widespread buying amid a bullish trend in global equities. Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,131.31 points or 1.53 per...
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha that asked about the number of persons killed and injured during the recent Maha Kumbh Stampede, said that No such data is maintained centrally. MoS Nityanand Rai said that 'Public...
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As National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Sunita Williams is set to return home after nine months on the International Space Station, Dinesh Rawal, Sunita Williams cousin brother in Gujarat, expressed his happiness and said that she is the pride of the nation.Everyone in...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the central government is committed to bringing normalcy to Manipur and assured all support for the economic growth of the state. Replying to a discussion on the passage of the Manipur Budget for the current fiscal and vote of account for...
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After co-founding and exiting Flipkart, Binny Bansal has now come out with a new venture Opptra, a franchising business which aims to help consumer brands expand in Asia markets. Backed by a team of former Amazon and Flipkart executives, Opptra is building a portfolio of franchising...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the violence in Nagpur appears to be premeditated and the mob had targeted specific houses, and stated that the film Chhaava reignited people's emotions against Aurangzeb. Speaking in the legislative assembly, Fadnavis said the...
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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd is estimated to have earned 724 million euros (about Rs 6,850 crore) from exporting fuel made from Russian crude oil to the US in one year, an European think tank said in a report.From January 2024 to the end of January 2025, the US imported EUR...
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The letter
Update: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is scheduled to return to Earth early on Wednesday after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station, and invited her to visit India. The letter, written on March 1 and sent through former NASA...
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Gold prices on Tuesday touched an all-time high of Rs 88,499 per 10 grams in futures trade in line with firm global trends. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, yellow metal contracts for April delivery hit a record high of Rs 88,499 per 10 grams in early trade. Later, the contracts pared the...
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PM Modi writes to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, invites her to visit India. NASA's Boeing Starliner astronauts Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore, along with two others, have undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and are scheduled to splash down on Earth Tuesday...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha, on Tuesday expressed disappointment that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech, didn't pay homage to those who lost their lives in the Mahakumbh stampede. Suggesting that the Prime Minister should speak about...
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The service is currently available as a pilot project in Mumbai, with potential expansion to other cities. Read more here.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its interim order of granting protection from arrest to former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) trainee officer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of forging her documents to obtain eligibility for the 2022 Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) test. A...
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As the Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned amid opposition protests after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on the Mahakumbh, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the LoP should be allowed to speak according to the democratic structure but is not given permission in new...
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Seema Haider -- a Pakistani woman who allegedly entered India illegally with her four children two years ago -- and her second husband Sachin Meena on Tuesday became parents to a baby girl, sources said. Haider gave birth to the girl at a private hospital in Greater Noida at 4 am, and both...
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A curfew has been clamped in Nagpur
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that the violence that erupted in Nagpur looks like a well-planned attack. He said that rumours were spread that things containing religious content were burnt, as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal protested in the winter...
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More than 50 persons have been taken into custody and five FIRs registered in connection with the violence in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police commissioner Ravinder Singal said on Tuesday. Violence erupted in central Nagpur on Monday evening, with stones hurled at police amid rumours that...
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Describing the recently-concluded Mahakumbh at Prayagraj as an important milestone, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that the event is a befitting response to those who questioned India's capability to organise such a large congregation. Making a statement in the...
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Pro-Kannada activists conceal the Hindi name of a station
Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Tuesday that the government would issue circulars to all shops and establishments, directing them to display their names in Tamil. Responding to a plea by Independent member G Nehru alias Kuppusamy, who raised the issue during Zero Hour in Assembly,...
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Curfew has been imposed in Nagpur
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut condemned the violence which erupted in Nagpur earlier on Monday, saying that there is no reason for such an incident to happen in a city where the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is headquartered and is also the constituency of Maharashtra Chief Minister...
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The BSE benchmark index Sensex jumped over 900 points to reclaim the 75,000-mark during the morning trade on Tuesday in-tandem with a positive trend in global markets and buying in bank stocks. Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 901.43 points to 75,071.38...
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India's merchandise shipments witnessed a decline in value terms in the four months between November and February. Merchandise exports were at USD 36.43 billion in January compared to USD 37.32 billion a year ago. In December, it stood at USD 38.01 billion against USD 38.39 billion in December...
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India's exports declined for the fourth month in a row in February to USD 36.91 billion due to volatility in petroleum prices and global uncertainties. The country's exports stood at USD 41.41 billion in the same month a year ago.
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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday searched the premises of US billionaire George Soros-backed Open Society Foundations (OSF) and some linked entities in Bengaluru as part of a foreign exchange violation investigation against them, official sources said. The premises of OSF and some...
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Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday called on New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in the national capital. LoP Rahul Gandhi met with the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in New Delhi, posted Congress on...
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The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting.
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NASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station their home since last spring...
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Concerns over internal control discrepancies in derivative accounts and retail loan stress of IndusInd bank has prompted rating agency Moody's to place the bank's baseline credit assessment under review for downgrade. The bank has discovered a USD 175 million accounting discrepancy related...
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The family of missing 20-year-old Indian student Sudiksha Konanki has asked police in the Dominican Republic to declare her dead, according to US media reports. Konanki, a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States, was last seen on March 6 at the Riu Republic Resort in Punta...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Tuesday in-tandem with a positive trend in global markets and buying in bank stocks. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 490.12 points to 74,660.07 in early trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 162.55 points to 22,671.30. From...
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After being stranded for over nine months, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday and begin their 17-hour journey back to Earth.Wilmore, Williams and two other astronauts are poised to undock from the ISS at...
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PM Modi with Tulsi Gabbard
The interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus refuted US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on the alleged persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh saying her comments were not based on any evidence or specific allegations. They (Gabbard's comments) paint an...
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A curfew has been imposed in multiple areas of Nagpur city under Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) following tensions over the demand to remove Aurangzeb's tomb. According to the official order issued by Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Kumar Singal, the...
09:18
Public sector banks (PSBs) need to prepare a road map for appropriate and timely capital raising, work on efficient allocation of resources, and strive to bring down intermediation costs, said M Nagaraju, secretary, Department of Financial Services. Each bank has its own unique set of...
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Net direct tax collections rose by a robust 13.13 per cent to Rs 21.3 trillion as of March 16 of the current financial year, boosted by a jump in advance tax collections, according to the latest data released by the Income-Tax department on Monday. Advance tax collections so far in the...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday launched a new mobile application for candidates to access the Pradhan Mantri Internship Scheme (PMIS) and urged the industry to participate in the programme. Sitharaman said the scheme helps youth, especially in Tier-II and -III...
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Several houses, vehicles and a clinic have been vandalised in violence in Nagpur following rumours that the holy book of a community was burnt during an agitation by a right-wing body for the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb.Prohibitory orders have been imposed in several areas of the...
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The government is holding stakeholder consultations and assessing the challenges, opportunities, and broader impact of the additional tariffs imposed by the US on Indian exports, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday. While India is proactively engaged with the US administration,...
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Commercial vehicle and passenger vehicle market leaders Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) have announced price hikes for their vehicle range from April, citing rising input costs and operational expenses.While MSIL car prices will go up by up to 4 per cent, Tata Motors CVs will cost up...
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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza early on Tuesday resulted in at least 44 deaths, according to Gaza's health ministry. Israel initiated these strikes, targeting Hamas, and claimed it was their most intense assault since the January ceasefire. Prime Minister Netanyahu attributed the renewed...
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At least two people were killed and 19 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the southern Syrian province of Deraa, Al Jazeera reported, citing Syria's state news agency SANA. The Israeli military confirmed the strikes, stating that it targeted military sites containing weapons belonging...
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Amid the Trinamool Congress highlighting the issue of 'fake voters', the Election Commission has decided to introduce a new option in its software for the detection of 'ghost voters', an official said on Monday. The new option would help the electoral registration officers find out if there...
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