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During a verification drive against illegal immigrants, a Bangladeshi woman was caught here for allegedly living illegally, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Rubina Akhtar, had been living as 'Ruby Devi' in the Rodi Belwal area near Har ki Pauri for the last several years, Pramendra...
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In yet another controversial claim by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Madhya Pradesh, an MLA of the ruling party has said the military strikes against Pakistan were stopped because of an order from the United Nations. The BJP-led Union government has categorically stated that...
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said it has booked 23 terror associates and miscreants under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar. The accused have been detained and lodged in district jails of Poonch, Udhampur and Kot Balwal Jammu, a police spokesperson said. In a...
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Former Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal
A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly demanding Rs 1 crore from senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former minister Chhagan Bhujbal over the phone by posing as an Income Tax officer, police said on Saturday.Bhujbal's PA Santosh Gaikwad had received multiple calls from an...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday slammed the BJP-led Centre, alleging it halted education funds to the state for its petty politics. Addressing a book release event, Stalin said since Tamil Nadu has not agreed to the 3-language policy, the Centre has not released Rs 2,152...
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The Mumbai police received an email threatening to blow up the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the city and Hotel Taj Mahal Palace with a bomb but it turned out to be a hoax, an official said on Saturday. The email was received at the email address of the Airport Police...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday stood by his decision to accept the Centre's invite to lead a multi-party delegation abroad to put across India's stand against Pakistan on terrorism, saying I see no politics in it.At the same time, he denied any knowledge about any names being suggested by...
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A delegation of the 16th Finance Commission will visit the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and the Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi during its tour to Uttar Pradesh beginning June 5, officials said on Saturday. The Finance Commission delegation will arrive in Lucknow on June 5 and meet Chief Minister...
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The Madras high court has granted an interim stay restraining authorities from releasing NEET-UG-2025 results after hearing the plea of several students who were affected due to power cut at an examination centre in Chennai. Justice V Lakshminarayanan, hearing the plea, granted interim stay...
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In a new political twist at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, 13 AAP councillors resigned from the party on Saturday and announced the formation of a breakaway outfit - Indraprastha Vikas Party - citing stalled development work and growing internal discontent.Senior councillor Mukesh...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the government for informing Pakistan about targeting terror infrastructure as part of Operation Sindoor, saying it was a crime and asking who had authorised it. In a post on X, Gandhi questioned External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for...
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Jammu and Kashmir police's State Investigation Agency on Saturday conducted raids at 11 locations in Kashmir and detained several suspects for questioning as part of its investigation into sleeper cell modules in the valley, officials said. In continuation to the raids conducted across South...
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The BSF arrested two persons in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for allegedly smuggling 10 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.1 crore into India from Bangladesh, an official said on Saturday.BSF personnel of the 143 battalion of South Bengal Frontier were on high alert after receiving information...
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A Haryana-based YouTuber has been arrested on the espionage charge, Haryana police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Jyoti, was arrested from New Aggarsain Extension in Hisar, they said. She has been booked under the relevant sections of the Official Secrets Act and the...
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A 53-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 79 lakh over the last four-and-a-half years by her Facebook 'friend' who lured her into investing in a cryptocurrency scheme, the police said on Saturday.The accused, identified as Zuber Shamshad Khan, allegedly lured the woman, a resident of...
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday drew similarities between Operation Sindoor and the killing of Osama bin Laden by US forces in Pakistan.Describing attacks on nine terror sites in Pakistan as the deepest-ever cross-border strike by India, the vice president recalled the September 11,...
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The Bangalore Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association has decided to cease all import and export of textiles to and from Turkey and Azerbaijan, with immediate effect, citing their recent support for Pakistan in the wake of 'Operation Sindoor'.The BWCMA have declared their unanimous decision in this...
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An Indian tourist has been jailed for three months in Singapore for molesting a 12-year-old girl at a swimming complex and sending her inappropriate messages on Instagram.Pramender, 25, who goes by only one name and was a tourist here, pleaded guilty on Friday to one charge of attempting to...
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The southwest monsoon has further advanced over some more parts of south Arabian Sea, Maldives and Comorin area, South Bay of Bengal, remaining parts of Andaman Islands and Andaman Sea and some parts of eastcentral Bay of Bengal.According to India meteorological department, conditions are...
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Just a week after their wedding, a 44-year-old man in in Amauli village of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district thrashed his wife to death, police said on Saturday.According to police, Aarti Pal (26), from Jaunpur district, was the third wife of Raju Pal. After two broken marriages, Raju married...
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The CBSE has directed affiliated schools to establish sugar boards to monitor and reduce sugar intake of children, according to officials. The Central Board of Secondary Education has noted that there has been a significant increase in Type 2 diabetes among children, a condition once...
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
Asserting that the Congress is not going to change the names of four MPs for the government's proposed delegations to foreign countries to explain India's stance on terrorism emanating from Pakistan, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that this is dishonest on the...
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An object resembling a hand-grenade was found outside a liquor shop in the Batala town in Punjab's Gurdaspur district on Saturday, the police said. A bomb disposal team was called in and the area was cordoned off, said a police official. We got information about an object which looks...
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The heli ambulance after crash-landing in Kedarnath/Courtesy DM Rudraprayag on X
An AIIMS Rishikesh heli ambulance crash-landed in Kedarnath after the rear part of the helicopter was damaged.Fortunately, all three passengers on board - a doctor, a pilot, and a medical staff member escaped unharmed.Garhwal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey told ANI, The helicopter crash-landed...
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Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Saturday said he will not be able to join the government's diplomatic outreach delegations being sent to different countries after Operation Sindoor due to health reasons. The government has announced it will send seven all-party delegations to...
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A shocking incident has surfaced from Meliyaputti mandal in Srikakulam district, where three individuals lost their lives under suspicious circumstances. The incident occurred late on the night of May 16 near Dinabandhupuram village at a quarry site.According to the police, the three men...
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A 40-year-old foreigner was arrested for allegedly peddling synthetic drugs to college students and IT employees, police said on Saturday.MDMA worth Rs 4 crore was seized from Daniel Arinze Okwosha by the sleuths of the Central Crime Branch, they said.Police officials said Okwosha is from an...
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Security forces on Saturday launched a search operation after getting information about the movement of three suspected terrorists near a forest area in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. They said a joint team of police and paramilitary forces cordoned off Nangal,...
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Civic authorities in the Pimpri Chinchwad suburb of Pune district on Saturday started demolishing 36 bungalows built illegally along the Indrayani River, an official said. Officials and personnel from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation reached the site in Chikhali village in the...
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NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule
NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule on Saturday expressed her gratitude after being appointed to the all-party delegation representing India globally to convey the country's message on terrorism. In a tweet, Sule said, I am honoured to join the all-party delegation representing India on the global...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
With the government nominating him to lead a diplomatic outreach delegation after Operation Sindoor, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that when national interest is involved and his services are required, he will not be found wanting. Tharoor also said he is honoured by the...
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Ukraine's Air Force lost an F-16 fighter jet on Friday morning when an incident occurred on board. However, the pilot ejected the fighter jet, Reuters reported, citing a Ukrainian air force statement. In a statement shared on Telegram, Ukraine's air force said, According to...
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 58 of IPL 2025 on May 17 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.KKR leads the head-to-head with 20 wins in 35 encounters against RCB.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two absconders allegedly part of a sleeper cell of terrorist outfit ISIS from Mumbai airport, officials said on Saturday.The duo were wanted in a 2023 case related to fabrication and testing of IEDs in Pune, Maharashtra, they said.The accused,...
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Yoshita Singh, PTIUnited States President Donald Trump has said his talking to India and Pakistan and bringing them back from the brink is a 'bigger success' than he'll ever be given credit for, saying there was 'great hatred' among the two nations and tensions got to a point where the next phase...
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Sohini Das, Business StandardAmid geopolitical tensions and escalations between India and Pakistan, Mercedes Benz India sees 2025 to be a relatively 'tough year' but bets on the resilience of the Indian economy to drive demand for luxury cars.The German luxury carmaker, which leads India's...
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Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of China, Xiao Jie, referred to Mount Everest by its Tibetan name, 'Chomolungma,' while addressing the inaugural session of Nepal's flagship event, the Sagarmatha Sambaad om Kathmandu.While addressing the event, the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee...
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Gaya town in Bihar will now be known as 'Gaya Ji'.The decision was taken into a state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Briefing the reporters after the meeting the State's additional chief secretary S Siddharth said that the decision was taken in view of local...
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A 42-year-old manager at a Gurgaon-based IT multinational company, who went missing under mysterious circumstances last week, has been found alive in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.The man had allegedly staged his disappearance to escape mounting financial liabilities, they...
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Anjali Kumari, Business StandardThe Reserve Bank of India has imposed monetary penalties on Deutsche Bank and YES Bank for non-compliance with specific regulatory directions. A penalty of Rs 50 lakh was levied on Deutsche Bank for violating RBI directives on the 'Creation of a Central...
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif admitted that India's ballistic missiles hit Nur Khan Airbase and other sites on May 10, a rare acknowledgement that contradicts Pakistan's usual stance of denial when it comes to Indian military action.Sharif said Army Chief General Asim Munir called him...
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A tiger killed a man in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district on Friday and ate a sizable part of the body, a forest department official said. The incident took place in Katangi forest, some 45 kilometres from the district headquarters, when Anil Aghansingh (33) was collecting tendu leaves used...
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A case has been registered against a man from Karimnagar district in Telangana for allegedly posting an objectionable morphed photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, the police said on Friday. The morphed image depicts the PM being arrested by two policemen, with his hands...
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