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A 28-year-old woman from Mumbai was beaten and locked up in a flat here by three women who allegedly tried to force her into prostitution, police said on Monday. After receiving a distress call on Dial-100 from the woman, a police team reached the premises, unlocked the door, and rescued her...
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A security guard was killed and three persons were injured after a fire broke out in a 13-storey residential building in Mumbai's Vidyavhihar area on Monday morning, an official said. The blaze erupted at 4.35 am in the Takshshila Co-operative Housing Society, located on Nathani Road...
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A gas agency truck caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district on Monday afternoon, triggering a series of explosions in more than 300 LPG cylinders loaded on it, officials said. No casualties were reported in the incident, but frightened villagers evacuated the area near the gas agency...
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Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra
The studio in Khar in which stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra filmed his show containing the controversial traitor jibe at Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the basement in which it has been created were on Monday checked by Mumbai's civic body. The action by the Brihanmumbai...
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A total of 133 aircraft are grounded of the total 813 aircraft in the fleet of various domestic airlines, Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha also said that of the remaining 680 operational aircraft,...
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Five persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a sessions court in Mhow in Madhya Pradesh on Monday for looting, assaulting and abducting two Army trainee officers as well as their two female friends and gangraping one of them. The incident, which had taken place at Jaam Gate on...
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A private school in Shimla on Monday withdrew its decision asking students to wear 'kurta-pajama' with a small cap and bring 'roti' roll with 'paneer', 'sevaiyan' and dry fruits for Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations after it sparked a row. The school was forced to roll back its decision after a local...
21:05
Mahayuti's candidate Anna Bansode/Image courtesy X
Election for the post of Maharashtra assembly deputy speaker will be held on March 26 and ruling Mahayuti's candidate Anna Bansode is likely to get the position unopposed. Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar told the house on Monday that the election for the post of his deputy will be held on...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a general manager of the National Highways Authority of India and three others, including a general manager of a private company, in connection with alleged bribery of Rs 15 lakh, officials said on Monday. Ram Prit Paswan, the accused general...
20:51
Justice Yashwant Varma
Lawyers of Allahabad High Court Bar Association will stage an indefinite strike from March 25 onwards following Justice Yashwant Varma's proposed transfer to Allahabad high court, a senior office bearer of the body said on Monday. Lawyers of the High Court Bar Association, Allahabad will go...
19:53
Rising for the seventh straight session, the rupee appreciated 31 paise to close at 85.67 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, wiping off all its losses in 2025, supported by a positive trend in domestic equity markets and fresh foreign capital inflows. Besides, lower global crude...
19:46
A total of 18.19 lakh new employees were added under the ESI scheme in January, a year-on-year rise of 2.34 percent, an official statement said on Monday. Of this, 8.67 lakh employees up to the age group of 25 years constituted 47.66 percent of the new registrations, ministry of labour &...
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The state government has earned Rs 94.19 lakh in revenue from the sale of liquor to employees working at Gandhinagar-based Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) where alcohol consumption has been permitted since December 30, 2023, the assembly was informed on Monday. In a reply...
19:08
A woman Intelligence Bureau officer was found dead on a railway track in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, the police said. The body of Megha, 24, was discovered on the railway track near the Chakka area of the Kerala capital at around 9.30 am, they said. The body has been shifted to the...
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Senior bureaucrat Ajay Seth was on Monday designated as the new finance secretary, according to an official order. Seth, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Karnataka cadre, is currently the secretary of the department of economic affairs. The Appointments...
18:33
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A pastor in Punjab facing a sexual harassment case is back in the news after a video of him purportedly arguing and slapping a woman and a man has been distributed widely on social media platforms. Pastor Bajinder Singh (42), a self-styled Christian preacher had been previously booked on...
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates Araku Coffee stall in Parliament/Courtesy N Chandrababu Naidu on X
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said the setting up of an Araku Coffee stall in the Parliament is a moment of pride for all, especially the tribal farmers producing the commodity. On Monday, an Araku Coffee stall was inaugurated in the Parliament in New Delhi by...
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The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Monday ordered a stay on the demolition of the houses of two accused, including Fahim Khan, in the violence case, rapping the administration for high-handedness. While Khan's two-storey house was razed before the high court passed the order in the...
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The Maharashtra police on Monday said they have arrested Nagpur journalist Prashant Koratkar, booked for making derogatory remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji, from Telangana.Koratkar was taken into custody in Telangana and is being brought to Maharashtra,...
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Justice Yashwant Varma
The Supreme Court collegium on Monday confirmed the transfer of Delhi high court's Justice Yashwant Varma, facing an enquiry over the alleged discovery of huge cash from his official residence and from whom judicial work was withdrawn, to his parent Allahabad high court. The transfer...
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Six women were arrested for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation in a residential area in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, the police said on Monday. Based on a tip-off, a police patrol team raided the location in Sanjay Nagar in Baradari area and caught the accused while gambling with...
17:05
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor holds forth on taxation in verse which even saw the hint of a smile from the finance minister. Tharoor tweeted to say, My little homage in light verse today to our tax regime: When we ask you to fix it/ you point and say, You will be Viksit!' #FinanceBill2025.Watch it...
16:45
Indian stock markets witnessed a strong rally on Monday, driven by positive economic indicators and improving global sentiment. Both key indices, Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex, registered impressive gains of over 1.3 per cent by the closing bell.The Nifty 50 index surged by 307.95 points, or 1.32...
16:42
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Novak Djokovic share a passion for tennis along with their beliefs about vaccines. Kennedy, the nation's top health official, posted a photo on X on Sunday of himself and Djokovic standing on a tennis court holding tennis rackets.Novak Djokovic. First in tennis....
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The Centre on Monday notified a 24-per cent hike in the salaries of members of Parliament with effect from April 1, 2023 on the basis of the Cost Inflation Index. The notification, issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, also increased the daily allowances for sitting members and...
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Former Union Minister and technocrat-turned-politician Rajeev Chandrasekhar assumed office as the BJP's state president on Monday, declaring his mission to bring the NDA government to power in Kerala, a state largely dominated by the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF.Addressing party...
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Comedian Kunal Kamra has told Mumbai Police he does not regret his 'gaddar', or 'traitor', comment, seen as referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, NDTV reports. He also said he would only apologise - an apology has been demanded by Chief Minister...
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Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com took his camera and his appetite this time to Mumbai's famous Mohammed Ali Road to sample a range of exotic street foods, especially the sumptuous sweets, after the sun went down on a Ramzan evening. Join in right here.
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The charming town, which was once a Portuguese fort, is dotted with beautiful colonial bungalows, quaint streets and gorgeous views of the sea, discovers Archana Masih/Rediff.com.Take a walk.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aditya Thackeray on Monday likened Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) MP's threat to standup artiste Kunal Kamra with the Taliban after his remarks during a show in Mumbai triggered a massive row. Yesterday, I saw Kunal Kamra's clip, after the protest, after the vandalism. The...
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Eknath Shinde is yet to react to the row
Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday threw his weight behind stand up artist Kunal Kamra amid the controversy over his remarks, asserting that Kamra's statements were truthful and reflective of public sentiment. Thackeray said that calling a 'gaddar' a 'gaddar' was not an attack...
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The country will be destroyed if the RSS takes full control of the education system, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said on Monday. The former Congress chief said the INDIA bloc constituents may have some slight differences in its ideologies and policies but they can never compromise on the...
13:53
In the ongoing row over stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's recent remarks, several political figures, including Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan and Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs, have come forward to defend Kamra's freedom of expression and criticize the actions of those who vandalized the Mumbai venue...
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A man was booked in Bareilly for allegedly posting I Love You Pakistan on social media, an officer said on Monday. According to Izzatnagar Station House Officer (SHO) Vijendra Singh, the accused was identified as Tabrez Alam, a resident of Shikarpur Chaudhary Gautia, who made the post...
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The BJP on Monday forced repeated adjournments in the Lok Sabha over Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's remarks suggesting changing the Constitution to accommodate four per cent reservation for Muslims in the state.BJP members were on their feet, apparently raising the issue of...
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Mumbai police on Monday arrested Shiv Sena functionary Rahul Kanal and 11 others for ransacking the venue at a Mumbai hotel where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra made the controversial traitor' jibe against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, an official said. During his performance at the...
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Monday demanded that stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra withdraw his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and apologise for it, or else face the wrath of the party workers. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Nirupam said the Shiv...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis comes out in support of his ally and deputy CM Eknath Shinde. Fadnavis said that comic Kunal Kamra should apologise for his remarks against the Shiv Sena leader, which prompted party workers to vandalise a studio in Mumbai where the comedy show was...
12:21
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 56th Raising Day Parade of the Central Industrial Security Force in Tamil Nadu to announce the recruitment of over 100,000 youth in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF). Shah said that 14,000 positions were filled in CISF last year while 50,000 more...
12:01
In a bid to curb investment frauds on social media platforms, the Securities and Exchange Board of India directed all intermediaries to register with platform providers such as Google and Meta for publishing advertisements.The move is aimed at bringing in transparency and verifying authenticity...
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The Delhi High Court on Monday announced that judicial work from Justice Yashwant Varma, from whose official residence a large stash of cash was allegedly discovered after a fire, has been withdrawn with immediate effect, till further orders. The announcement was made in a note issued by...
11:38
Police bandobast in Nagpur
After the Shinde Sena youth group vandalising a comedy club, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi condemned such actions on Monday, claiming that the party had ignited a fire in Nagpur and now they are trying to do the same in Mumbai. They ignited fire like this in Nagpur. They are now...
11:03
The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a criminal case against a man accused of uploading an intimate video of himself and his wife on Facebook, observing that marriage does not grant a husband ownership or control over his wife, nor does it dilute her autonomy or right to...
10:34
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has removed over 70,000 misleading online posts and accounts since October 2024 as it collaborated with social media platforms to curb misinformation, the regulator's whole-time member Ananth Narayan said on Friday.The crackdown reflects Sebi's...
10:20
An FIR has been registered against Kunal Kamra
Shiv Sena Yuva Sena (Shinde faction) General Secretary Rahool Kanal on Monday gave a strong message to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his comments on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and said that Abhi tak toh ye trailer hai, picture abhi baki hai.It is not about taking any law...
10:05
Security presence has been increased in Kathua
The search operation against a group of infiltrating terrorists in the dense jungles of Kathua district of Jammu region entered the second day on Monday, officials said.The operation led by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat was intensified with additional deployment of commandos, drones...
09:49
All that glitters is gold
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a dip in demand in February but still pulled in nearly Rs 2,000 crore in net inflows, the second-highest monthly tally on record.In January, investments in gold-tracking ETFs had surged to a record Rs 3,751 crore, four times the average inflow over the...
09:35
The Mumbai police on Monday registered an FIR against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for allegedly making defamatory remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a show, officials said. The police also registered a case against nearly 40 Shiv Sena workers for...
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A man accused of blackmailing and raping a government hospital nurse here has allegedly shared her objectionable videos and photos on social media to extort money, police said on Monday. A police official said that based on the complaint of the nurse's father, a case has been lodged against...
09:25
The body of a 20-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree near a village in Ballia, with the police launching an investigation into the matter, officials said Monday. The body was found in Sarayan Gulab Rai village under the Nagara police station area on Sunday, triggering concerns of...
09:08
Shiv Sena leaders on Sunday took umbrage at stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra targeting their party head and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Shiv Sena workers vandalised Hotel Unicontinental in Mumbai's Khar area where Kamra's show with 'gaddar' (traitor) jibe at Deputy CM...
09:02
Fifty-three children who illegally entered Pakistan through the Khyber district have been sent back to Afghanistan, an official said. The children had cut the border fencing to enter the country in search of work, the official said. He said they were handed over to Afghanistan authorities on...
08:39
Mobile phone exports from India crossed a whopping ₹1.75 trillion ($21 billion) in the first 11 months of 2024-25 (FY25) -- higher than the projection of Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, who had estimated exports would touch $20 billion.This figure is 54...
08:32
Shiv Sena workers on Sunday vandalised a hotel in Mumbai's Khar area where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's show with gaddar' (traitor) jibe at Deputy CM Eknath Shinde was filmed, police said.The vandals ransacked Hotel Unicontinental in the Khar area where the show was shot and sought an FIR be...
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