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A 21-year-old man, who shot a social media reel allegedly showing an air rifle while travelling in an open-top vehicle in Hyderabad was apprehended along with the driver, the police said on Friday. The accused, a videographer by profession, used the air rifle and shot the video around 10...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that Waqf Amendment Bill, on which JPC has given its report, will be tabled in the Budget session of Parliament. The Budget session is slated to conclude on April 4. Speaking at the Times Now Summit, Amit Shah spoke of the government's...
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A case has been registered against three students of Government Medical College in Nagarkurnool district, Telangana, after a first-year MBBS student accused them of ragging, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on March 26 in the college hostel, where the junior student alleged he...
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Gold prices rallied by Rs 1,100 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 92,150 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid rise in precious metal rates in the overseas markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had finished at Rs 91,050 per...
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US President Donald Trump has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to continue the deportation of illegal Venezuelan migrants from the country, reported Politico. The justice department, in an appeal, argued that a lower court judge unconstitutionally intruded on the president's...
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Several flights at the Srinagar airport were either cancelled, diverted or delayed due to speedy winds, officials said. They said nine flights were cancelled, while two were diverted due to strong winds caused by steep pressure gradient. Several other flights were delayed, they...
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An elderly couple in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, died by suicide after falling victim to cyber fraud and alleged harassment, the police said on Friday. Diogjeron Santan Nazareth (82) and his wife Flaviana (79), residents of Beedi village in Khanapur, had no children, police...
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Four members of a family were found dead at their home in Ponnampet taluk of this district on Friday, the police said. The deceased have been identified as Nagi (32), her seven-year-old daughter Cauvery, and Nagi's parents, Kariya (75) and Gauri (70), police added. The police suspect...
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The rupee appreciated 24 paise to close at 85.50 against the US dollar on Friday, logging the best monthly gain in over six years, supported by a resurgence of foreign fund inflows. In March this year the local unit appreciated 2.17 percent, the maximum since November 2018 when the local...
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Security was tightened across Mumbai after police received a social media message warning of Hindu-Muslim riots, arson and bomb blasts during Eid in areas like Dongri by illegal Rohingya/Bangladeshi/Pakistani infiltrators, an official said on Friday. The warning was received on X on Thursday...
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The Enforcement Directorate Friday raided the premises of a Noida-based couple who allegedly shot adult videos of models over a webcam at their residence and supplied it to a Cyprus company known for hosting international pornographic sites, official sources said.The federal probe agency also...
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Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati
Three donors including a Sri Lankan national donated Rs 2.45 crore to various wings of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. Jineshwar Infra Ventures from Chennai and the Sri Lankan national donated Rs 1 crore each to SV Annaprasadam Trust respectively while Pacific BPO Pvt Ltd from Noida...
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Actor Salman Khan wearing a 'Ram Edition' watch/Image courtesy Instagram
Barelvi cleric and All India Muslim Jamaat president Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi has declared Bollywood actor Salman Khan wearing a 'Ram Edition' watch, which intends to promote the Ram Mandir, as haram (forbidden in Islam).In a press statement issued on Friday, Maulana Razvi said he had received...
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The AIADMK members were evicted en masse from Tamil Nadu assembly on Friday after they created ruckus immediately after the Question Hour, leading to Speaker M Appavu order their eviction and barring them from attending the day's proceedings. Shortly after the Question Hour, Leader of the...
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An Army officer has been charged with raping a female police constable on the pretext of marriage in Bhopal city, the police said on Friday. Varun Pratap Singh (48), a Lieutenant Colonel currently posted in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, was booked on Thursday under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)...
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Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma
Strongly opposing the transfer of Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma to the Allahabad high court, its Bar Association president on Friday called it the darkest day for India's judiciary and announced they will boycott his swearing-in ceremony. Justice Varma's transfer notification comes...
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India imported gold from 48 countries in 2023-24 and different import duties on the precious metal are due to the country's strategic trade interests under FTAs, Parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin...
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A local court in Punjab's Mohali on Friday convicted self-styled Christian preacher Bajinder Singh in a 2018 sexual harassment case. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on April 1. Pastor Bajinder Singh had been booked on sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to...
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The Reserve Bank on Friday permitted banks to increase charges on ATM cash withdrawals beyond the free monthly usage by Rs 2 to Rs 23 per transaction from May 1. Customers are eligible for five free transactions (inclusive of financial and non- financial transactions) every month from their...
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The country's forex reserves jumped by $4.529 billion to $658.8 billion during the week ended March 21, the RBI said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased by $305 million to $654.271 billion. This is the third consecutive week of rise in the...
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A 30-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu was arrested for allegedly killing her 14-day-old daughter at their residence in Hyderabad, the police said on Friday. The woman took the extreme step, as her husband, who was suffering from kidney failure, was undergoing treatment in a hospital. She...
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The Madras high court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to comedian Kunal Kamra, who is facing the heat over his jokes on Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The court granted Kamra the relief on the condition that he should execute a bond to the satisfaction of the...
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Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran's directorial L2: Empuraan, starring Mohanlal, earned Rs 22 crore across India on its opening day, according to trade tracking website Sacnilk. L2: Empuraan, which released in theatres on Thursday, is the second installment of the action franchise...
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In a first, Varanasi Municipal Corporation has said that all fish and meat shops within its limits will remain closed during Navratri. A proposal regarding this was passed unanimously at an executive council meeting of the municipal corporation on Thursday. Announcing the decision on...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on the last trading day of the 2024-25 fiscal on Friday, mirroring weak trends in global markets amid uncertainties over Trump tariffs. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 191.51 points or 0.25 per cent to settle at 77,414.92 in a...
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With Prime Minister Narendra Modi joining social networking site Truth Social on March 17, sharing a picture of himself with US President Donald Trump on stage in 2019, the app's popularity has surged in India, with downloads hitting new highs in the country. Truth Social is owned by Trump...
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The Indian Embassy in Thailand issued a statement on Friday, assuring that it is closely monitoring the situation after powerful earthquake tremors were recorded in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand. According to the embassy, no untoward incidents involving Indian citizens have been...
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Thai King's volunteers work near the site of a collapsed building. Ann Wang/Reuters
The powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar was not an unexpected event, Shengji Wei, principal investigator at the Earth Observatory of Singapore told CNN's Rahel Solomon.Friday's earthquake occurred along a segment of the Sagaing Fault, a major geological fault line that has...
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A worker reacts to the earthquake in Bangkok. Ann Wang/Reuters
Tremors were felt in various parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka and Chattogram, when an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 hit Myanmar on Friday. However, no casualties were reported so far. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the earthquake with the epicentre at Mandalay in...
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Thailand says at least 90 people are missing and three are confirmed dead at the site where a high-rise building under construction collapsed when a powerful earthquake hit the capital. First responders said that seven people had been rescued so far from outside the collapsed building. The...
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Alvida Jumma Namaz, the final Friday prayer of Ramzan, was offered peacefully in mosques across Uttar Pradesh, with heightened security arrangements in place, government officials said. Security measures were intensified across the state in anticipation of the Friday namaz, with additional...
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A powerful earthquake has rocked central Myanmar, causing tremors and aftershocks across hundreds of miles of south-east Asia. It toppled a building in Thai capital, Bangkok, and sparked a race to save civilians and infrastructure near the epicenter, reports CNN.The quake hit near Mandalay,...
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Mild tremors were felt in Kolkata, Imphal and Meghalaya's East Garo Hills district on Friday after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Thai capital Bangkok. The epicentre was in central Myanmar, about 50 km east of the city of Monywa.
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A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar midday on Friday, police said, and possible casualties are not yet known. A dramatic video circulated on social media showed the multi-story building with a...
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A worker cries in the wake of the earthquake. Ann Wang/Reuters
India is willing to send assistance to Myanmar following Friday's massive earthquake, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.Concerned by the situation in the wake of the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand, Modi said on X. India stands ready to offer all possible assistance.Myanmar's junta has...
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Jubilant FoodWorks, the master franchise for Domino's in India, looks to expand the pizza chain to 3,000 outlets in the next three years. This comes on the back of demand momentum remaining upbeat despite concerns of a consumption slowdown. Jubilant, which also operates Dunkin Donuts and...
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Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting in Beijing on Friday and discussed bilateral issues, including trade and investment. Shariqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor, termed the meeting between the two leaders as most important and...
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Six suspected illegal Bangladeshi migrants, disguised as transgender women to avoid detection, were arrested from Delhi's Jahangirpuri area, a police official said on Friday. They underwent minor surgeries and hormonal treatments too to change their appearance and blend into the local...
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I have to start this article on Living Will on a personal note.After my husband was diagnosed with metastasised Stage 4 cancer and in the next five months, we discussed death many times.I then promised him that I would not put him in an ICU or a ventilator, and that I would take care of him at...
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Bharti Airtel announced landing in Mumbai a subsea cable that will connect India to Africa and Europe via West Asia. It is part of the 2Africa system, which will be the world's longest subsea cable system when completed, spanning over 45,000 km.The 2Africa Pearls that Airtel announced is India's...
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Mild tremors were felt in Kolkata and Imphal on Friday after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Thai capital Bangkok. The epicentre was in central Myanmar, about 50 km east of the city of Monywa. Mild tremors were reported from Kolkata and its adjoining areas. According to official...
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Calling it 'premature', the Supreme Court on Friday junked a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking Delhi Police to register a first information report (FIR) over the alleged discovery of burnt wads of cash from the official residence of Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma.A bench of Justices...
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Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar walked out of a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) on Friday due to a 'lack of decorum', House sources said.However, according to a source in an opposition party, the Chairman walked out as there were sharp differences between ruling and...
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Hrithik Roshan is set to don the director's hat for the highly anticipated 'Krrish 4', the latest installment in the superhero franchise. Hrithik, who has starred in the previous three blockbuster films of the franchise, will also act in the movie. Rakesh Roshan, Hrithik's father and a...
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A Bastar Fighters jawan was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 10 am near Bedmakoti village under Kohkameta police station limits when a joint team of...
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US President Donald Trump has asserted that his administration is keeping its promises to the Muslim community and is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East. Trump made these remarks on Thursday as he hosted the annual Iftar dinner at the White House,...
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When you imagine Bollywood fashion in the '90s, one of the names that undeniably come to mind is Karisma Kapoor. Known for her fashion-forward personality, she graced the FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week 2025 runway in a chic belted sari. With her hair styled in a sleek pony, her...
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During Question Hour in Lok Sabha, responding to a question on 'Crime and atrocities against minorities in Pakistan', External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar says, We follow very closely and track the treatment of minorities in Pakistan. In February (2025), there were 10 cases of atrocities...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will travel to the US from April 19. According to sources, he will visit Brown University and interact with the Indian diaspora in Boston.Earlier in September 2024, Rahul Gandhi was on a three-day visit to the US. During his visit, he travelled to...
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Delhi police on Friday informed the Rouse Avenue court that they have registered an FIR on a complaint against Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal and others. The complainant has alleged a Violation of the Defacement of Public Property Act in the Dwarka area. The Rouse Avenue court...
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A 13-year-old Ohio girl was discovered murdered, raped and with her hands cut off inside an abandoned home, and police shot and arrested her animal' father -- who had appeared on TV to raise awareness about her disappearance -- the next day.In a report by the New York Post, Keimani Latigue's...
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Nirupama Menon Rao shares this image with her husband writing on X: Our 50th wedding anniversary on March 27. Half a century..This past year has been perhaps the most challenging I've had . Surgery in April followed by three months of chemotherapy and radiation, with family as strength. I'm...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bangkok from April 3 to 4 to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, hosted by Thailand, the current BIMSTEC Chair, and for an official visit. Following the Thailand visit, the Prime Minister will travel to Sri Lanka on a State Visit from April 4 to 6....
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The WB CM was heckled during her address in London
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pradeep Bhandari on Friday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said that the latter is following the footsteps of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for speaking against the country. Leaders of the INDI alliance abuse Bharat whenever...
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The incident has shades of the Asunta case where a couple killed their adopted daughter
A couple from Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district has been arrested for allegedly killing their adopted 4-year-old daughter, an official said on Friday. Sillod residents and accused Fauzia Shaikh (27) and her husband Faheem Shaikh (35) also tried to hush up the alleged crime by...
09:55
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has put forth a proposal to limit equity derivatives expiries to either Tuesdays or Thursdays for each exchange. Effectively, exchanges will have to opt for either of these two days. Currently, the BSE and National Stock Exchange use...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced protests by a group of people at Oxford University's Kellogg College in London on Thursday, where she was questioned regarding the RG Kar College case and post-poll violence in West Bengal.Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya shared a video...
09:38
Tribeca Developers, the licensed partner for the Trump Organization in India, has announced the launch of the Trump World Centre in Pune, marking the US-based conglomerate's foray into the commercial real estate space in India.Estimated to be finished by 2029, the 1.6 million square foot centre...
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Security forces on Friday resumed an anti-terrorist operation in a remote forested area in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, a day after three terrorists and an equal number of policemen were killed in an encounter there, officials said.Seven others, including an officer, were injured in...
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Monika Yadav, Business StandardIt was not in response to the tariff war unleashed by American President Donald Trump that India reduced Customs duties on many items and withdrew the equalisation levy of 6 per cent, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. Replying in the...
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In a dramatic shift in Canada's foreign policy, Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday declared that the long-standing economic and security relationship between Canada and the United States has ended, responding to US President Donald Trump's announcement of new auto tariffs that could severely...
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Salman Rushdie
Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie is set to return with a new work of fiction, The Eleventh Hour, his first since the release of Victor City in 2023, Penguin Random House India announced on Thursday. The collection of stories, scheduled to release on November 4, is touted to be...
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Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma
The Supreme Court-appointed three-member in-house inquiry committee, probing allegations of alleged discovery of wads of cash from Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma's residence, met Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg in New Delhi on Thursday. According to sources, Garg deposed before...
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