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From Sensex firms, Eternal dropped the most by 4.10 per cent.Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid, Nestle, Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Unilever and Asian Paints were also among the laggards. HDFC Bank dropped by 1.26 per cent and index major Reliance Industries...
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Investors' wealth eroded by Rs 5.64 lakh crore on Tuesday as markets fell sharply, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling 873 points, dragged down by decline in blue-chips HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and ICICI Bank. Retreating from early highs, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 872.98...
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A first information report (FIR) was registered on Tuesday against Bharatiya Janata Party IT cell head Amit Malviya and Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami for allegedly running false information, police said.The case was registered at High Grounds police station on the complaint of the...
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After a gap of 12 days, the beating retreat ceremony resumed on Tuesday at the joint check post of the Punjab Frontier, Attari in Amritsar.The retreat ceremony was held for media personnel whereas the general public was not allowed at the ceremony.During the flag lowering ceremony, there were no...
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Elon Musk, a major donor to President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, announced on Tuesday that he is planning to reduce his political contributions going forward, reported the Associated Press.Speaking via video conference at a Bloomberg forum in Doha, Qatar, Musk stated, I'm going to do a lot...
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Pakistanis are 'celebrating peace, not victory,' reflecting the nation's preference for stability, a senior army general here has said, emphasising his country's commitment to peace.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, in an interview...
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Aditi Khanna, PTIThe United Kingdom on Tuesday said it imposed sanctions that target what it classifies as the persistent cycle of serious violence undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and paused ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with Israel.Prime...
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The Army Tuesday said no air defence guns or any other air defence resource were deployed within the Golden Temple premises during Operation Sindoor.The assertion came in the wake of reports that the Golden Temple management had allowed the Army to deploy the air defence guns within the shrine to...
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A court in Bengaluru on Tuesday granted default bail to Kannada actress Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju, both accused in a gold smuggling case. The Special Court for Economic Offences stated that the two are entitled to statutory bail and ordered their release upon execution of a...
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Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir was on Tuesday promoted as the Field Marshal for 'successfully' leading the armed forces in the recent conflict with India, state-run TV reported. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.The state-run PTV reported...
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Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has bought an apartment for Rs 69 crore in DLF's super luxury housing project in Gurugram, according to CRE Matrix. Real estate data analytic firm CRE Matrix has reviewed the registered agreement for sale dated February 4, 2025. Dhawan has bought a 6,040 square...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday evening upgraded the earlier warning to red alert in seven coastal and south interior districts of Karnataka. Meanwhile, Bengaluru, despite consistent rainfall throughout the day is still under the Orange alert category.The state capital...
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Ali Khan Mahmudabad
A court in Sonipat (Haryana) on Tuesday remanded in judicial custody till May 27 Ali Khan Mahmudabad, the head of Ashoka University's political science department who was arrested for his social media posts related to Operation Sindoor, his lawyer said. One of Mahmudabad's lawyers, Kapil...
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Days after it raised a call for boycotting all-party delegations, the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Tuesday said the party would support India's global outreach on terror in the 'national interest' after Union Minister Kiren Rijiju called up Uddhav Thackeray.The Sena-UBT also stated...
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Visa processing platform Atlys on Tuesday said there is a 42 per cent decline in visa applications to Turkiye and Azerbaijan, following recent developments that shifted Indian traveller sentiment. Both countries had publicly expressed their support for Pakistan after India launched...
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Tuesday refuted the statement of Indian Army's in-charge of air defence Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D'Cunha, that Golden Temple head granthi had permitted the deployment of air defence guns in the shrine complex to counter potential drone and missile threats...
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) is coming down hard on online platforms that violate customer rights, either by using dark patterns or not providing full information about the money they seek from customers. Recently, the CCPA served a notice to a popular online ticket...
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Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Board on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, recently launched by Indian military forces to destroy terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, will be included in the curriculum of madrasas in the state. We will include the saga of...
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Tapan Kumar Deka was on Tuesday given a one-year extension till June 2026, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Deka is a 1988-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved...
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The ministry of heavy industries (MHI) is building a new web portal with enhanced features, comprising real-time data and payment mechanism to help electric vehicle (EV) users find charging stations across national and state highways and inside cities with ease, according to government...
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Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah who is facing a probe for his objectionable remarks about Col Sofiya Qureshi was not seen at the state cabinet meeting held in Indore on Tuesday. Shah did not arrive at the historical Rajbada palace to attend the meeting chaired by Chief Minister...
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The National Investigation Agency, Intelligence Bureau and military intelligence officials are questioning Haryana YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra, who has been arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, police said on Tuesday. A probe into her financial transactions and travel details is...
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Five people, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Dumka district, police said on Tuesday.They were apprehended on Monday evening and would be produced before a court here on Tuesday, an officer said.The incident occurred on May 16 under the...
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After the faculty association of Sonipat-based Ashoka University, its students have termed the arrest of associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad a stark violation of not just academic freedom, but of the very principles he taught them and stood for. The students also joined the call...
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Abhishek Banerjee
Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee will represent the party in the all-party delegations that would visit different countries to convey India's stand post Operation Sindoor, sources said on Tuesday. The decision came after Parliamentary Affairs...
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Fabless semiconductor company MediaTek will begin production of world's smallest 2 nanometre chips from September this year, a senior official of the company said on Tuesday. At present the smallest chip in production is of 3 nanometre size. We are now moving into 2 nanometres. We will...
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Online fashion retailer Myntra has forayed into the international market with the launch of Myntra Global, marking its first direct-to-consumer expansion outside India. The Walmart-owned company is entering Singapore in a move targeted at the 650,000 Indian diaspora. It will...
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Pre-monsoon rains in B'luru
The southwest monsoon is likely to reach Kerala in the next four-five days, much earlier than the usual date of June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.The weather department had earlier forecast that the monsoon would onset over Kerala by May 27.If the monsoon arrives...
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The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to confine the hearing on pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act for passing interim orders to three issues, including the power to denotify properties declared as waqf by courts, waqf-by-user or waqf by deed. A bench...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that fresh law graduates cannot appear in judicial services examination, mandating minimum three years of legal practice for candidates applying to entry-level posts. The verdict will have far-reaching implications for judicial service...
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The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army has completely destroyed military infrastructure at Leepa Valley in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said.Indian Army officials estimate that it will take Pakistan 8-12 months to rebuild the infrastructure.During a visit by PTI to the Line of Control...
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The news genre contributed 16 per cent of television (TV) viewership during the three critical days of Operation Sindoor (May 7 to May 8) compared with its usual contribution of 6 per cent. According to the weekly data released by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), 507 million...
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The question papers in JEE Advanced-2025 exam, held in two shifts on Sunday, were moderate-to-difficult, with the second shift paper particularly lengthy, aspirants and experts in Kota said. India's premier engineering entrance test, JEE Advanced 2025 exam, organised by IIT-Kanpur,...
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Heavy downpour in Bengaluru for the past 36 hours threw life out of gear on Tuesday as well. People were seen walking through knee-deep water and traffic jams were reported in many places. The rain-related toll went up to five in the state, officials said. Sai Layout in the city continued to...
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Actor Preity Zinta called out media outlets for using morphed image of her and Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi.After the match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals on Sunday, Preity Zinta was seen interacting with Suryavanshi.Rajasthan Royals' social...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday expanded his five month-old cabinet, with the induction of NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal as a minister. Bhujbal, 77, was sworn in by Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan. Bhujbal, who has had a distinguished and...
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Customs officials in Delhi have confiscated a painting by a Pakistani artist that was routed through London, according to a government official. The central government has imposed a ban on all imports from Pakistan, directly or through any other route, following the terror attack in...
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Former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman MR Srinivasan passed away at the age of 95 on Tuesday. The Padma Vibhusan recipient had played a key role in the development of India's nuclear power programme. Srinivasan joined the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) in September 1955 and began his...
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has said the public flag-lowering retreat ceremony at three locations in Punjab along the Pakistan frontier will begin on Wednesday, about two weeks after it was stopped following Operation Sindoor by India in response to the Pahalgam attack. The Jalandhar...
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After the success of Operation Sindoor, Indian Army's in-charge of air defence Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D'Cunha revealed that during the Op Sindoor the Golden Temple management allowed the Indian Army to deploy air defence guns within the shrine to counter potential drone and missile threats from...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Delhi government has reduced the annual MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund from Rs 15 crore to Rs 5 crore, officials have said. In October last year, the previous AAP government in Delhi enhanced the MLA LAD Fund from Rs 10 crore to Rs 15 crore, months...
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A 63-year-old man was electrocuted while trying to drain rainwater that had entered his house, police said on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Manmohan Kamath, they said.According to Mico Layout Police, Kamath, a resident of Madhuvan Apartment in NS Palya near BTM 2nd Stage, had tried...
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Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D'Cunha, Director General of Army Air Defence, on Monday highlighted the country's military capabilities and stated that India possesses the arsenal capability of striking targets across the full depth of Pakistan in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor.In an interview with ANI, Lt...
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The Madhya Pradesh Police has constituted a three-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe state Minister Vijay Shah's remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi in compliance with a Supreme Court order, an official said.The SIT comprises Inspector General of Police Pramod Verma, Deputy Inspector...
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The Uttarakhand high court on Monday refused to intervene in a matter concerning the demolition of the house of rape accused Mohammad Usman. A division bench comprising Chief Justice G Narendra and Justice Alok Mehra termed it a civil matter and called on the development authority to take a...
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