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As tensions between India and Pakistan rise in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Pakistani military is continuing its build-up on the borders with India and has deployed air defence and artillery units at forward locations.The Pakistani military has deployed radar systems and air...
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A teenager underwent critical surgery at a private hospital after excessive PUBG gaming led to a severe spinal deformity and partial paralysis.The patient, who was brought to the hospital after experiencing difficulty walking and passing urine, had reportedly spent nearly a year isolated in his...
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Amid escalating tension between Punjab and Haryana over a long-standing water sharing dispute, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said his government will not allow the release of any more water to the neighbouring state, claiming it has already utilised its share.Mann on Thursday...
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Pakistan's envoy to the United States has urged President Donald Trump to help ease tensions with India as he simultaneously strives to solve conflicts in Europe and West Asia, Newsweek reported.Pakistan's Ambassador Rizwan Saeed Sheikh said that for a president 'who is standing for peace in the...
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M Zulqernai, PTIPakistani FM radio stations on Thursday stopped airing Indian songs following tensions between the two countries over the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed. The Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) has stopped airing Indian songs on Pakistani FM radio...
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The United States on Thursday said it supports India's right right to defend itself and its fight against terrorism as American Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth dialled Defence Minister Rajnath Singh amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.Singh told Hegseth...
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Pakistan has announced the closure of specific portions of Karachi and Lahore Flight Information Regions for a limited time each day during May, citing security concerns, a media report said Thursday.The announcement by the aviation authorities comes amid heightened tension between Pakistan and...
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Following a week-long heavy rush of people from either side to cross over after the Union government ordered all Pakistani citizens with short-term visa to leave India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Attari-Wagah border crossing point between the two countries was shut completely...
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Shruti Bhardwaj, PTIEverything I had worked so hard for 10 years has vanished overnight, said a shopkeeper who lost his shop in the massive fire that broke out at Dilli Haat. On Wednesday night, a fire broke out in the Dilli Haat INA market, engulfing 30 shops and destroying goods worth...
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National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Thursday criticised the Indian government's directive for Pakistani nationals to leave the country following the Pahalgam attack, calling it 'inhuman' and 'against the spirit of humanity,' especially in cases where individuals have lived in India...
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The United States has cleared a proposal to supply critical military hardware and logistic support assets worth $131 million to India, in line with the strategic ties between the two countries.The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) that operates under the Pentagon has delivered the...
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The Delhi high court on Thursday said Yoga practitioner Ramdev was 'not in control of anyone' and lived in his own world before finding him in prima facie contempt of its order over his controversial 'sharbat jihad' remarks against Hamdard's Rooh Afza.The court previously ordered him not to issue...
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Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Sanam Saeed, and Ali Zafar have been blocked in India following a 'legal request' in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.'Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this...
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The Border Security Force (BSF), in coordination with Punjab Police, foiled a terror plot and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition near Bharopal village in Amritsar district.Acting on credible intelligence provided by the BSF Intelligence Wing, a joint search operation was launched on...
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A woman allegedly facing continuous harassment for dowry by her in-laws died by suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur after getting a phone call from her husband who gave her 'triple talaq', police said on Thursday.Police suspended a sub-inspector and ordered a departmental inquiry for failing to...
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After taking over the investigation related to the Pahalgam terror attack case, National Investigation Agency (NIA) Director General Sadanand Date on Thursday arrived at Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam as the agency began its probe into the matter.Earlier on Sunday, the NIA took over the Pahalgam...
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The United States and Ukraine have signed an 'economic partnership agreement,' giving Washington, DC access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals in return for creating an investment fund in the country, CNN reported. Since President Donald Trump assumed office in January, the US and Ukraine have...
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A Delhi court has allowed the NIA to collect the voice and handwriting samples of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a source said. Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Chander Jit Singh, who on April 28 extended Rana's custody for 12 days, passed the order on...
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A 22-year-old man drowned in a swimming pool during a birthday party at a farmhouse in Wathoda area of Nagpur city, the police said on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Pranjal Nitin Rawle. The incident occurred around 2 am on Wednesday at a farm house in Pandhurna village where...
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Four people were killed after a fire broke out at a hotel in Diggi Bazaar area of Rajasthan's Ajmer on Thursday, officials said. Some of the guests at the five-storey hotel saved their lives by jumping from the windows. Fire incident occurred at a hotel in Diggi Bazaar area today...
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Prohibitory orders were imposed in parts of Manipur's Tamenglong district after a clash between two Naga villages over a land dispute left at least 25 people, including 12 security personnel, injured, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened on Wednesday evening when about 2,000...
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Pakistan has appointed spy chief Lt Gen Muhammad Asim Malik as the new national security adviser amidst raging tension with India. Malik was appointed as the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence in October 2024. According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division...
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India and Egypt held the 4th Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism in Cairo on Wednesday. They agreed to strengthen joint efforts in combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Egypt reaffirmed its full support for India in confronting all forms of...
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The central government has invited applications to fill a position of whole-time member (WTM) of markets regulator Sebi, as the tenure of one of the four members ends this month. Ashwani Bhatia, a WTM Sebi member, will complete his term on May 31, but the possibility of reappointment...
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Communal tension broke out in Uttarakhand's Nainital after a 12-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man, triggering protests and vandalism, officials said. The police said the accused, Osman, who is a contractor by profession, has been arrested but added that...
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The National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) -- which claims to represent over 50,000 eateries -- has paused on-boarding member restaurants to Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) while citing several challenges, including leadership churn and sluggish talks with the government-backed...
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Pakistani troops continued ceasefire violations along the Line of Control for the seventh consecutive night by its unprovoked firing in several sectors across three border districts of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian military responded proportionately, officials said on Thursday. The...
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Adani Power reported a 3.7 percent fall year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in its consolidated net profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of financial year (FY) 2025, owing to increased expenditure.The electricity producer's net profit was recorded at Rs 2,637 crore, down from Rs 2,737.96 crore a year ago.Revenue...
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In a tragic incident, six young members of a family, most of them cousins, drowned in the Meshwo river in Kheda district on Wednesday evening, the police said. Upon receiving information about the incident, a team from the Nadiad Fire Brigade reached the spot near Kanij village and...
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The perpetrators, backers and planners of the Pahalgam terror attack must be brought to justice, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, hours after his phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.The phone conversation came amid escalating tensions between India...
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Indian stock markets will remain closed on Thursday, May 1, in observance of Maharashtra Day. Both the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange have suspended trading for the day. In the broader Asian region, Japan's Nikkei opened on a positive note with a modest gain...
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With the Congress claiming vindication, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhi must stop taking credit for the government's approval for a caste census.BJP IT department head Amit Malviya shared a news report to claim that Home Minister Amit Shah had indicated on September 18,...
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A 69-year-old Pakistani national, who was to be sent back to his nation, died of cardiac arrest here on Wednesday, officials said.Abdul Waheed was brought from Srinagar by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for his repatriation to Pakistan.He had been living in India for the last 17 years and was found...
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