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Tension prevailed at Malappattam in this north Kerala's Kannur district on Wednesday evening after clashes between CPI-M and Youth Congress workers during a march led by Youth Congress state president and MLA Rahul Mankootathil. The march was organised in protest against the alleged...
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A 41-year-old traffic police constable was crushed to death after a truck driver knocked him down while he was trying to stop the heavy vehicle in Pune district, an official said on Wednesday.The police said constable Mithun Dhende was alerted about a truck being driven dangerously on the...
23:36
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday demanded immediate sacking of her party colleague and Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah from the state cabinet for embarrassing the people of India with his controversial remarks against Colonel Sofia Qureshi. Bharti is probably the only BJP leader...
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A 17-year-old boy died by suicide by jumping from the 15th floor in Tata Primanti society in Sector 72 on Wednesday, the police said.The deceased studied in a private school in Sector 49 in class 12, they said.According to police, Shaurya Sandilya was reportedly upset because he scored 75 percent...
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A Muslim man was allegedly forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and subjected to religious harassment by a group of youths in Mathura's Jamuna Par police station area, the police said on Wednesday. The accused also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it online. A case has been...
22:53
The terrorist attack site in Pahalgam, J-K
A team from India is here to meet the 1267 sanctions committee of the UN Security Council in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack for which 'The Resistance Front' had claimed responsibility. The TRF is a front for the UN-proscribed Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayiba. Sources...
22:42
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India, expressing hope that it will restore calm between the two neighbours. Prince Mohammed made the remarks while delivering a speech during a meeting of leaders from the Gulf...
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A fire broke out in a forest area near Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said.The fire was noticed in the Chajla forest area of Mankote sector around 7.15 pm and had engulfed a vast area, they said.They said fire and emergency services,...
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The terror attack site in Baisaran, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir/ANI Photo
An FIR was registered on Wednesday against a missing soldier after a video appeared on social media in which he had claimed that the Pahalgam terror attack was an inside job. The soldier, Dlhair Mushtaq Sofi, is a sepoy of 29 Rashtriya Rifles and a resident of the Tral area of Jammu and...
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Security forces on Wednesday launched a search operation after a woman reported suspicious movement of two persons at her village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said. The joint search operation by police and paramilitary forces was underway at Gaghwal and its adjoining...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to cancel the bail of a man booked under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA for allegedly sympathising with terror group ISIS.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh upheld the Delhi high court order granting bail to Ammar Abdul Rahiman and said...
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A suspected spy was arrested in Panipat district on Tuesday for allegedly supplying sensitive information to some individuals in Pakistan, the Haryana police said.The suspect, Nauman Ilahi (24), is from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, who had been working as a private security guard in the district,...
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor
The Congress is a democratic party in which leaders express their views freely, but Shashi Tharoor has crossed the 'lakshman rekha' with his repeated comments on the India-Pakistan conflict, party sources said on Wednesday. The sources made the assertion after a meeting of senior leaders,...
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Wholesale price inflation dropped to a 13-month low of 0.85 percent in April with softening in prices of food articles, fuel and manufactured products, with experts projecting further easing in the data of next month, government data showed on Wednesday.
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A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit Kutch district of Gujarat on Wednesday evening, the Institute of Seismological Research said. No casualty or damage to property was reported due to it, a district disaster response official said. The 3.4 magnitude tremor was recorded at 6.55 pm with its...
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Two more Pakistani soldiers have succumbed to injuries, raising the death toll of military personnel during the recent confrontation with India to 13, the army said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the army, two more soldiers succumbed to...
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The rupee pared most of its initial gains and ended the day higher by 10 paise at 85.26 (provisional) against the American currency on Wednesday, supported by gains in domestic equities and positive macroeconomic data. Forex traders said the weakness of the American currency in the overseas...
19:32
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the first since the halt in the India-Pakistan military standoff, and is learnt to have discussed the security situation in the wake of the pause on Operation Sindoor. He was joined by Defence...
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Delhi University's Shaheed Bhagat Singh College urged its students and staffers to follow the official X handle of vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh and share his posts expressing solidarity with the armed forces but withdrew the notice later in the face of criticism. The college's Principal Arun...
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The Kerala police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation following a complaint from the public relations officer of 'Jehovah's Witnesses', a Christian religious group, that he received a threatening international phone call. The caller allegedly warned that members of the group...
18:51
Jawaharlal Nehru University has suspended the memorandum of understanding with Turkiye's Inonu University after Turkey's support to Pakistan in the attacks against India. Due to National Security considerations, the MoU between JNU and Inonu University, Turkiye stands suspended until further...
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Baloch representative Mir Yar Baloch on Wednesday declared independence from Pakistan, citing decades of violence, enforced disappearances, and human rights violations in the region. In a post on X, he said the people of Balochistan have given their national verdict and that the world must...
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Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad fruit traders have decided to boycott Turkish apples and other imports in response to Turkey's support for Pakistan amid tensions with India. Shadab Khan, a local fruit trader, has expressed strong opposition, stating that any country supporting Pakistan in...
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A day after she resigned from a Shiv Sena-UBT post, former corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar on Wednesday met party chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, and later said she was still with the party. Ghosalkar said Thackeray called her and that she put forth her concerns before him. She...
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A 45-year-old tourist from Maharashtra died after collapsing inside the Taj Mahal complex on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The man, identified as Shivling Babayya Swami from Latur district, was visiting the monument with his family when he suddenly felt unwell. He lost...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday as retail inflation eased to a nearly six-year low of 3.16 per cent in April, creating enough room for the RBI to go for another rate cut in the June monetary policy review. A cooling US April inflation data and a pause in...
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Madhya Pradesh High Court suo motu directs registration of FIR against BJP Minister Vijay Shah for his comment calling Colonel Sofiya Qureshi a sister of terrorists. HC says prima facie offences under BNS are made out.Shah has sparked a major controversy with his objectionable comments on...
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With boycott calls for travel to Turkey and Azerbaijan trending on social media, MakeMyTrip on Wednesday said it has witnessed a decline in bookings to the two nations by 60 per cent in the last one week while cancellations have jumped 250 per cent. Calls for boycotting travel to Turkey and...
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His son's Board result
An Aligarh education officer showed the parents how it's done by celebrating his son's passing the class 12 Board exam with 60 per cent marks. My son Rishi has passed his intermediate examination with 60 per cent marks. Many many congratulations and best wishes son, Aligarh Basic Shiksha...
16:31
Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change & Forests, Government of Tamil Nadu, shares this heartwarming news: Today, a dream comes true! The Elephant whisperers of India get a village dedicated to them at Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve....
16:23
If the Indian government won't use the incidence of Pakistani sponsored terrorism to territorially diminish PoK, there is no disincentive whatsoever to the ISI to divert from its strategy that has pushed India to the wall, asserts Dr Bharat Karnad, a well-known contrarian voice on national...
16:19
The International Monetary Fund has disbursed a second tranche of USD 1.023 billion under the Extended Fund Facility programme for Pakistan, the central bank said on Wednesday. The disbursement of the second tranche comes on a day when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is holding virtual...
16:02
Former Indian diplomat Mahesh Sachdev has questioned the actions of US President Donald Trump in claiming his role towards the cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan. He hinted that the claims might come from a place of personal motives and said that such remarks by the...
15:34
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday assured every possible help to rebuild homes of people affected by Pakistani shelling near the Line of Control, and said the pain of my people is deeply personal. Abdullah, who visited the shelling affected areas of Uri, including...
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The Change of Guard Ceremony on the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan will shift to the summer timing i.e. between 7:30 am and 8:30 am with effect from this Saturday.
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A 45-year-old man here was on Tuesday sentenced to 30 years' rigorous imprisonment for raping his two minor daughters and a minor son. Delivering the sentence, judge Anuj Kumar Sangal of the POCSO (protection of children from sexual offences) court in Champawat also imposed a fine of Rs 1.25...
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Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shukroo forest area of Keller in South Kashmir's Shopian district on May 13. This is the massive cache of arms and ammunition recovered in the operation.
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The helicopter service to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for a week due to the military standoff between India and Pakistan, officials said.This came a day after flight operations recommenced at 32 airports, including...
14:24
The competitive landscape for private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds is getting more intense, with the number of players going up to grab a piece of the pie. According to India Private Equity Report 2025, released by Bain & Co and the Indian Private Equity and Venture...
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Wholesale price inflation dropped to a 13-month low of 0.85 per cent in April with softening in prices of food articles, fuel and manufactured products, with experts projecting further easing in the data of next month, government data showed on Wednesday. WPI-based inflation was 2.05 per...
14:06
Vijay Shah
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday condemned Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah's controversial remarks about Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, a senior Army officer who briefed the media along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh during...
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The National Commission for Women has strongly condemned the purported derogatory remarks made against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, calling for respect for women in uniform.Though Commission chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar did not name anybody but her remarks come a day after Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay...
13:31
The BSF jawan's father
The family members of Border Security Force constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was released by Pakistan from its custody on Wednesday, expressed immense relief and gratitude to the central government and BSF authorities for securing his return. The constable, who hails from Rishra in West...
13:23
The Delhi branch of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bar Association has raised serious concerns over an increasing backlog of cases at the tribunal's Delhi benches, in a letter to the ITAT president, highlighting a deteriorating judicial environment marked by frequent adjournments.There...
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Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president VD Sharma on Wednesday said that the party took cognizance over state Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah's remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and warned him about the matter. He emphasised that the party leadership is very sensitive and no...
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A 'gopniya sainik' allegedly committed suicide at a police camp in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-affected Sukma district on Wednesday, police said. Gopniya sainik or secret troopers are recruited by the police from among local youth for intelligence gathering and to assist them in anti-Naxal operations...
12:58
Unlike Pakistan, India belongs to all religious communities, including Muslims. Pakistan has already lost the war of ideas primarily because India has refused to become a Hindu Pakistan, writes Hilal Ahmed. Read the column here.
12:36
There is a whole range of sounds that many of us grew up hearing. They were the soundtrack of our early lives. Many are slowly fading away, going mute and may be only still heard in little quiet corners of India. Dominic Xavier goes looking. Or rather listening... Lend us your ears
12:34
Can you imagine what Kashmir looked like in the 1930s? Don't scramble around, we've got the perfect pictures for you right here.
12:27
DGMO Air Marshal AK Bharti
Director General Air Operation (DGMO) Air Marshal AK Bharti played a crucial role in the success of Operation Sindoor which successfully dismantled terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Air Force and the other armed forces showcased their valour and...
12:21
The X account handles of Global Times and Xinhua on Wednesday showed that it has been withheld in India in response to a legal request. An email query sent to the Ministry of Electronics and IT elicited no immediate reply in this regard. This development comes in the backdrop of Beijing...
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The changing speed of technology and impact of artificial intelligence on their roles has left Indian accountants overwhelmed, who are finding it difficult to keep pace with the rapidly evolving scenario, according to the findings of a survey by a global accounting body. The third...
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Schools in five Punjab districts bordering Pakistan reopened on Wednesday, six days after they were ordered to be closed in view of the military standoff between India and Pakistan, officials said. The state government on May 8 ordered the closure of academic institutions for three days as...
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General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Defence Staff, along with General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, and Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, called on President Droupadi Murmu and briefed her about Operation Sindoor....
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Pakistan on Wednesday handed over BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, apprehended on April 23, to India via the Attari-Wagah border front in Punjab, the force said. The constable was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) by Pakistan Rangers at 10:30 am. The handover was conducted...
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Today BSF Jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, who had been in the custody of Pakistan Rangers since 23 April 2025, was handed over to India: BSF
11:23
US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim that Washington got involved with India and Pakistan, saying he didn't like what was happening and that he did a good job as he convinced the two countries to let's have peace and let's go and make trade deals. Trump was speaking to Fox News...
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In a bid to fuel its investment in content, Amazon's Prime Video will introduce limited advertisements on its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming platform starting June 17.The move aims to enable the platform to continue investing in compelling content over the long term.According to an...
10:53
Trump again claimed credit for stopping Indo-Pak conflict during the Saudi visit
With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, the Congress on Wednesday asked what do the typically loquacious Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar have to say about this revelation and did they...
10:41
The deals being struck by other nations should be instructive of the zeitgeist. This is a time to grab a hand offered without animus, not strike a truculent posture. Read MK Bhadrakumar's column here.
10:35
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai sworn in as 52nd Chief Justice of India. The CJI greeted President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, former President Ram Nath Kovind and other dignitaries at the Rashtrapati Bhavan after he took oath.
10:08
The US said it encourages direct communication between India and Pakistan and commends Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for choosing the path of peace.India and Pakistan reached an understanding on Saturday to end the conflict after four days of intense...
09:59
Col. Sofiya Qureshi
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai slammed Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his objectionable remark on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Calling Kunwar Vijay Shah's remark an insult to women, the army and the people of the country, Ajay Rai requested Prime Minister...
09:52
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Tuesday proposed regulatory relaxations for foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) investing solely in Indian government bonds under the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) and Fully Accessible Route (FAR). Sebi has suggested easing registration and...
09:47
Two more persons have been apprehended in Assam for sympathising with Pakistan, taking the total number of arrests to 58 so far in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Both the arrested persons hail from Sonitpur district, Sarma said in a post on...
09:29
The security cover of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has been strengthened with the addition of two bullet-resistant vehicles following a review of his Z category armed central protection recently, official sources said on Wednesday. The move comes days after a military conflict...
09:24
A Chinese village in Arunachal Pradesh
MEA on China renaming parts of Arunachal Pradesh: We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically. Creative naming will not...
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Yoshita Singh, PTIWith India and Pakistan having reached an understanding to end hostilities 'we're in a better place,' a spokesperson for United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said and hoped the countries would use it to deal with their 'outstanding issues'.India and Pakistan reached...
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Pakistan on Tuesday declared a staff member of the Indian High Commission here 'persona non grata' for engaging in activities what it called incompatible with his privileged status.A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that the concerned official has been directed to...
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The police registered a case against members of a group for waving pro-Palestine posters and staging a protest outside an outlet of a popular pizza chain in Pune city on May 8, an official said on Tuesday. The police also booked some Hindutva activists and locals for thrashing the protesters...
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The police on Tuesday carried out searches at 11 locations in Srinagar as part of a crackdown on the terror ecosystem in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack. So far, searches of residences of around 150 terrorists or terrorist associates have been conducted by the police since the April 22...
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