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Twenty-two Maoists, including six carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 11 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, a police official said. Of these, Ayatu Punem, Pandu Kunjam, Kosi Tamo, Sona Kunjam and Lingesh Padam carried rewards of Rs 2 lakh each of their heads,...
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Former Rajya Sabha member and Kolhapur royal family descendant Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to remove a dog's memorial near that of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Raigad Fort.In a letter dated March 22, he stressed that the dog's memorial should...
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Three persons were arrested and a minor detained for allegedly gangraping a 20-year-old collegian in Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Sunday. The incident took place when she returned from college and was walking towards her home at 6pm on Saturday after...
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Noted social worker and Gandhian Pasala Krishna Bharati passed away at her residence in Hyderabad on Sunday due to old age, sources said. She was 92. Known for her work in promoting education among less privileged, especially Dalits, and donations to educational institutions and...
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A group of people in Odisha's Mayurbhanj on Sunday hurled stones at a vehicle, which forms a part of the cavalcade of a state minister, as they sought to know why officials did not visit areas affected by a recent hailstorm in the district and assess damages.A constable was injured in the attack,...
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Bollywood star Salman Khan on Sunday took a jibe at those who talk about the 31-year age gap between him and his Sikandar co-star Rashmika Mandanna, asking if the heroine doesn't have a problem with it, why do social media users. Directed by AR Murugadoss, Sikandar is slated to be...
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Two security personnel sustained injuries as Maoists triggered an improvised explosive device to blow up a vehicle they were travelling in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, the police said. Two personnel of the Special Task Force, a unit of state police, were injured due to...
20:32
Former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is likely to become the state president of the saffron party, as he is the sole nominee for the post, party sources said.A formal announcement will be made following the party's state council meeting on Monday.BJP's...
20:20
A Bangladeshi national who entered India illegally was apprehended from Mahipalpur area of southwest Delhi, the police said on Sunday.The accused, Ashrafulalam Rayhad Thalukther, was detained and later sent to a deportation center after completing legal formalities, they said.According to the...
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A screengrab of the cash allegedly discovered at a storeroom at Justice Varma's house.
Sanitation workers have said they have found burnt pieces of currency notes near the official residence of Delhi high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma who is facing a probe over cash allegedly recovered from his residence. We work in this circle. We collect garbage from the roads. We...
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An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, officials said. The encounter started when security forces launched a search operation in Sanyal village near the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector following...
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The Delhi police arrested fugitive gangster and former national-level wrestler Manjeet Dalal, from the Singhu Border area in Delhi, an official said on Sunday. The accused, a sharpshooter associated with the Neeraj Bawana-Amit Bhura gang, had been absconding and was wanted in multiple cases,...
19:27
Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance after a month-long absence, at the hospital's balcony before making his way back to his residence, Casa Santa Marta. During his appearance, the Pope bestowed his blessing upon the gathered crowd and addressed them in a heartfelt...
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A group of people entered a Lord Ayyappa temple here on Sunday without removing their shirts, protesting against the long-standing practice that requires male devotees to do so before entering the shrine. Visuals showed the protesters -- members of the SNDP Samyuktha Samara Samithi --...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Curfew has been lifted in Nagpur as the situation in the city is completely peaceful, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday. The CM was speaking to the media in the Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune where he attended an event organised by the non-profit Paani...
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A drug trafficker, wanted in several cases, was arrested in Arunachal Pradesh's capital region after an exchange of fire between the criminal and police personnel, a senior officer said on Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, a police team apprehended him from Hollongi near here on Saturday evening and...
18:22
Kerala cultural affairs and fisheries minister Saji Cherian
Kerala cultural affairs and fisheries minister Saji Cherian has indirectly said that the state's declining mortality rate is increasing the government's pension liability. Addressing a meeting of the State NGO Union in Alappuzha on Saturday, Cherian claimed not only is the birth rate low,...
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The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Sunday dismissed a bus driver, who allegedly watched a cricket match on his mobile phone while driving. The transport authority took action on the direction of state transport minister Pratap Sarnaik after a passenger sent him a video of...
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All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday announced a nationwide agitation against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. A statement issued by Mohd Vaquar Uddin Latifi, Office Secretary of the said, Following a massive and successful protest in Delhi on March 17, the All India Muslim...
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The National Investigation Agency has chargesheeted four terror operatives of the Babbar Khalsa International terrorist organisation in the 2024 Chandigarh grenade attack case, officials said on Sunday. As per a release by the NIA, the chargesheet filed before the Special NIA Court in...
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At least four people were killed, six people were injured and some 1,500 people were evacuated as wildfires fueled by strong winds have scorched areas of the nation's southeastern region, disaster authorities said Sunday. The fire began in Sancheong County, about 250 kilometres...
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Curfew was lifted from the remaining four areas of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Sunday, six days after violence rocked the city, officials said. Following the violence on March 17, curfew was imposed in Kotwali, Ganeshpeth, Tehsil, Lakadganj, Pachpaoli, Shanti Nagar, Sakkardara, Nandanvan,...
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Two women were killed and four others sustained injuries after an SUV carrying a group of doctors from Maharashtra hit a culvert in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Sunday morning, the police said.Sub divisional officer of police Vijay Yadav said the SUV carrying six doctors hit a culvert...
15:18
India's foreign exchange reserves rose $305 million to $654.271 billion in the week that ended on March 14. The previous week witnessed the highest weekly gains in over three years. Prior to that, forex reserves had slumped for about four months, recently hitting an 11-month...
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The police on Sunday registered an attempt to murder case based on the complaint from a minor boy, who sustained bullet injury after a security guard opened fire at a Mahayajna being conducted in Kurukshetra. The yajna is being organised at Keshav Park in Kurukshetra by Shri Shri 1008 Swami...
14:59
After the director of a private hospital was shot dead inside her cabin a day ago, the father of the deceased demanded a high-level inquiry into the case, alleging a conspiracy in her death. Speaking to ANI, Rajesh Sinha, father of the slain Asia Hospital director, said, I saw her only...
14:32
The Special Investigation Team of the local police took Zafar Ali, the president of the Shahi Jama Masjid here, into custody to record his statement in connection with the November 24 violence case. The Mughal-era mosque here has been at the centre of a major row after a petition claimed...
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Delhi Capitals will take on Lucknow Super Giants in the fourth IPL match in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
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The police said that the accused, Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, who allegedly killed Saurabh Rajput and sealed his body parts in a drum filled with cement, are facing drug withdrawal system and are being treated through de-addiction centres and counselling in jail. Muskan...
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As many as 1,243 forest fires were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the 2024-25 financial year, more than double than the previous fiscal but almost identical compared to 2022-23, forest minister Javed Ahmad Rana has said. However, most of the incidents are ground fires where only grass and...
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An idol of Lord Shani Dev was vandalised by some unidentified people in the Mirhachi area of this district, the second such incident in a week that sparked tension in the locality, the police said on Sunday. According to officials, the incident took place on Saturday evening in Datei...
12:43
At least four militants of the banned United National Liberation Front-Pambei outfit were injured in a clash with members of Meitei radical organisation Arambai Tenggol in Manipur's Imphal East district, the police said on Sunday. The four injured UNLF-Pambei militants were taken into police...
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In a relief to Samajwadi Party member of Parliament, Zia-ur-Rahman Barq, the investigation to determine the legality of the MP's house has been paused till April 5, sub-divisional magistrate Vandana Mishra said on Sunday. The pause comes as the Sambhal MP submitted an application to...
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A 56-year-old Indian-origin man and his 24-year-old daughter were shot dead at a convenience store in the US state of Virginia and police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting, according to media reports. Pradipkumar Patel and his daughter were working at the...
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A 20-year-old Dalit man was allegedly held hostage, attacked and faced casteist abuses after his bike collided with another two-wheeler in Bhadohi, the police said on Sunday. Sangam Lal Gautam was riding a bike home to Handia in Prayagraj on March 10 when the accident...
11:39
The Punjab police Sunday said it has busted a narco-terror module with the arrest of four people and recovered 4 kg of heroin from them. Punjab police chief Gaurav Yadav said an FIR has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at the State Special Operations...
11:22
Cars are set to get costlier from April, with various automakers like market leaders Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Hyundai, announcing price hikes due to rising input costs and operational expenses.Maruti Suzuki India, which leads the domestic passenger car segment in the country,...
10:38
United States special envoy Steve Witkoff said that 'the elephant in the room' for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine is the status of Crimea and four mainland Ukrainian regions 'occupied' by Russia, CNN reported.He made the remarks during the interview with podcast host Tucker...
09:49
A prominent Muslim body in Bihar announced that it was turning down Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's invitation for 'Iftaar', in protest against his 'support' for the Waqf Bill.The Imarat Shariah, which claims to have followers across Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, shared a copy of the letter in...
09:25
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned Hamas that Israel will maintain a permanent presence in parts of Gaza unless the hostages in Gaza are released, CNN reported.The wobbly ceasefire collapsed on Tuesday when Israel bombarded Gaza, shattering two months of calm that also saw dozens of...
09:03
Actor Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer Satish Maneshinde on Saturday welcomed the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the alleged suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.We are grateful to the CBI for having thoroughly investigated every aspect of the case...
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Army troops in Bangladesh on Saturday intensified their patrols on the streets of Dhaka as the country witnessed rising tensions with the newly formed student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) accusing the military of political interference.The NCP staged protest rallies at the premier Dhaka...
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