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Three cases of coronavirus infection have surfaced in Haryana's Gurugram and Faridabad, an official said on Thursday.Two cases were reported from Gurugram and one from Faridabad. In Gurugram, a...
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The UAE and Japan on Thursday expressed solidarity with India in the war against terrorism as multi-party delegations started reaching out to world capitals to sensitise global leadership about terror emanating from Pakistan, a month after the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people dead. A...
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Two devotees died of heart attack during their pilgrimage to Gangotri and Yamunotri -- part of Uttarakhand's Char Dham, the police said on Thursday. Barkot SHO Deepak Kathait said that 83-year-old Moti Lal Sahu, a resident of Sindri in Jharkhand, suddenly fell ill while going to Yamunotri on...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that state legislatures and Parliament can levy entertainment tax and service tax respectively on DTH services provided to consumers. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh said broadcast was a service and liable to service tax imposed by...
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The India meteorological department on Thursday issued an orange alert of heavy to very heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, and lightning, at isolated places in Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial and other districts in Telangana, followed by thunderstorm and lightning during the next few...
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A Turkish firm involved in the ticket issuing mechanism of Indore's Bus Rapid Transit System is being probed for alleged links to a company from that nation which supplied drones to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav said on Thursday. Several firms from Turkiye are...
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The authorities on Thursday transferred 606 policemen in Maharashtra's Beed district, which had come under the spotlight after the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh last year. Of these cops, in the ranks of constables to police sub-inspectors, 226 have completed 12 years in the same...
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Rupee depreciated 36 paise to close at 85.95 against the US dollar on Thursday, on dollar demand from importers and foreign banks as well as surge in crude oil prices.Forex traders said surging US bond yields are rattling global investors. Moreover, the narrowing yield differential between...
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The Centre on Thursday defended its decision to revoke the security clearance of Turkey-based Celebi without warning given the 'unprecedented' threat to aviation security.Appearing before Justice Sachin Datta, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said during 'unprecedented' times, giving a hearing or...
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India on Thursday once again asserted that the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan will remain in 'abeyance' until Islamabad 'credibly and irrevocably' abjures support to cross-border terrorism as 'water and blood' cannot flow together.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal also...
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The Allahabad high court on Thursday refused to quash a first information report (FIR) lodged against Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair by the Ghaziabad Police, accusing him of promoting enmity among religious groups.The FIR against Zubair was lodged following a complaint by an associate of...
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K J M Varma, PTITalks to resolve border issue with India and Bhutan 'continue to advance', a new white paper on China's national security has said, identifying a host of internal and external threats faced by the country and its one-party political system.The 23-page security paper released...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued 'red' and 'orange' alerts for several districts in Maharashtra for the next few days and predicted extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall.A red alert, forecasting the likelihood of extremely heavy rainfall, has been issued for Raigad on...
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In an era marked by multifaceted threats ranging from traditional military aggression to cyber warfare and climate change, the concept of national security has evolved beyond mere territorial defence.In this article, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan delves into the intricate...
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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday received a bomb threat email, prompting the Chandigarh Police to get the court premises evacuated for a brief period and launch a search.However, it later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The police personnel evacuated the court complex and...
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Security forces are on high alert after intelligence reports indicated that over two dozen Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals are attempting to infiltrate the India-Nepal International Border, officials said.The suspected infiltrators are believed to have reached Nepal amid a pause in...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted before a special court 65 names they have dropped from the list of witnesses to be examined in the Sheena Bora murder case, including Peter Mukerjea's former wife Shabnam Singh. Bora's mother Indrani Mukerjea is the prime...
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From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries and Maruti were the biggest laggards.IndusInd Bank, Bharti Airtel and UltraTech Cement were the gainers.
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Benchmark Sensex declined by nearly 645 points due to selling in IT, oil and FMCG shares amid a global equity rout triggered by surging bond yields and US debt concerns.The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 644.64 points or 0.79 per cent to settle at 80,951.99 with 27 of its constituents ending...
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A soldier was killed in an encounter with terrorists during a cordon and search operation launched by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. The gunfight took place when the security forces were conducting a search operation following a tip-off...
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A month after the deadly terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam, locals in the south Kashmir resort town stare at mounting livelihood losses, even as the perpetrators have managed to evade the massive crackdown launched by security forces to track them down. While several top terrorists have...
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Former Miss World, actor and Cannes regular for over 20 years, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan once again owned the red carpet of the film festival gala in a Manish Malhotra ivory saree. But what got everyone talking, both online and elsewhere, was the vivid 'sindoor' in her hair parting. Was it a...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Thursday mirroring weak trends in global equities due to rising bond yields and US debt concerns.The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 644.64 points or 0.79 per cent to settle at 80,951.99. During the day, it dropped 1,106.71 points...
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Israeli embassy staffers Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky
India on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar saying that the perpetrators of the crime must be brought to justice. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were shot dead outside a...
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Tata Motors is set to ignite the premium hatchback segment with the highly anticipated launch of its All-New Altroz, reports Rajesh Karkera/Rediff. Mumbai will be among the first cities to welcome this star hatchback, with an attractive inaugural price of Rs 6.89 lakh.The Altroz, which...
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Police have arrested a man and a woman for allegedly separately trespassing on actor Salman Khan's building in Mumbai's Bandra area over the past two days, an official said on Thursday.Two FIRs have been registered in connection with the incidents that took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, said...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday condemned the Centre's move to deploy a contingent of 296 CISF personnel to secure the Nangal dam.Questioning the Union government's move, Mann asked what was the need to deploy CISF personnel when Punjab Police was already providing security to the...
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A court in Hisar on Thursday extended the police remand of content creator and social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra by four days, a police spokesperson said. The 33-year-old YouTuber -- arrested on suspicion of espionage -- was produced before the court at the end of her five-day police...
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The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday received a bomb threat e-mail, prompting the Chandigarh Police to launch a search of the court premises, officials said. Most parts the court complex have been evacuated and public entry has been restricted for the time-being, they said.An...
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Former Union minister Subramanian Swamy on Thursday asserted that Pakistan should have been thrashed more during Operation Sindoor.Speaking to reporters at the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport in Patna, the former Rajya Sabha MP said the Pahalgam terror attack was one of the most brutal incidents in...
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A CoBRA commando of the CRPF and a Naxalite were killed during an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday, officials said. The operation is ongoing in Tumrel village area of the district. The operation is being led by the 210th battalion of CRPF's CoBRA and has...
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A fresh COVID-19 case has been detected in Odisha after a gap of two-and-a-half years, and the condition of the patient is stable, a senior government official said here on Thursday.Health and Family Welfare Secretary S Aswathy said, The patient is stable at present but the only concern is that...
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Not blood but sindoor runs in my veins, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday at a rally in Bikaner, Rajasthan.There will be neither trade nor talks with Pakistan; if talks, then only about Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Modi emphasised, adding that India is not going to be scared of nuclear...
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The Enforcement Directorate is crossing all the limits and violating the federal concept of governance, the Supreme Court on Thursday said while staying the money laundering probe against Tamil Nadu-run liquor retailer TASMAC over alleged corruption in grant of wine shop licences. ...
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The land on which a 100-year-old Shiv temple stands near Tando Jam town of Pakistan's Sindh province has illegally been occupied by grabbers who have begun construction around it, a Hindu community representative said on Thursday, appealing to the government to stop the illegal...
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Aashish Aryan, Business Standard The artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle will have some elements right now that will not come to full realisation in the time to come, but the technology is more well-grounded and better than other other recent ones like cryptocurrencies or non-fungible...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that the cessation of firing and military action was negotiated directly between India and Pakistan. He said that India had made it clear to every nation, including the United States, that Pakistan needs to call India's general and say that if...
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With United States President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he settled the recent conflict between India and Pakistan through trade, the Congress on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not rejected this claim even once and asked what does this silence mean. Congress' media...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his claim that he settled the recent conflict between India and Pakistan through trade. If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India. We settled that whole, and I think I settled it through trade, Trump said in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday offered prayers at the Karni Mata temple in Bikaner district. During his visit to Bikaner district, Modi is also set to inaugurate the redeveloped Deshnoke railway station, and lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation multiple development...
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Tamil cinema star Dhanush is set to essay the role of former president and aerospace scientist APJ Abdul Kalam in a biopic directed by Om Raut. The film, titled Kalam: The Missile Man of India, was unveiled at the Cannes Film Market on Wednesday. Dhanush shared the announcement along...
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Sanjeeb Mukherjee, Business StandardIndia is likely to export around 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-2026 marketing year, thus cornering around 40 per cent of the market share, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).USDA follows a marketing year, which starts in...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday mirroring weak trends in global equities amid the US fiscal worries along with debt concerns. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex tanked 578.3 points to 81,018.33 in early trade. The NSE Nifty...
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Police have arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly molesting a minor girl by scaring her with a cobra he kept illegally at his home, and cheating people, officials said.Police have seized the cobra and counterfeit Indian currency notes valued at Rs 7.20 lakh from his possession in Rajasthan's...
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Shiva Rajora, Business StandardFresh formal hiring in India increased slightly in March, reversing a three-month streak of declines.The number of new monthly subscribers under the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) rose around 2 per cent to 754,000 in March from 739,000 in February, according to...
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Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, were shot dead on Wednesday evening near the Jewish Museum.The shooting occurred just steps away from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Washington Field Office, located in Northwest DC. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
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Sundar Sethuraman, Business StandardForeign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) bought the shares of financial services, capital goods, and oil and gas stocks the most in the first two weeks of May.Foreign investors bought finance stocks worth Rs 4,728 crore, followed by capital goods stocks worth Rs...
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An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Singhpora area of Chatroo in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, police said.According to some media reports, two to three terrorists are believed to be trapped in the encounter.The exchange of firing is going on and further...
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Sundar Sethuraman, Business StandardMorgan Stanley expects the benchmark Sensex to reach 89,000 by June 2026, implying an upside of 8 per cent from current levels.The Sensex last traded half a per cent higher at 81,642.A report by the foreign brokerage identified strong fundamentals for domestic...
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Pakistan government on Thursday announced expulsion of a staffer of the Indian high commission. India on Wednesday expelled a Pakistani official working at the Pakistan high commission on charges of involvement in espionage, in the second such expulsion in a week, people familiar with the...
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A garments association based in Indore has announced a Rs 1.11 lakh fine on any member shopkeeper selling clothes made in China and Bangladesh.Our organisation believes that the business of clothes made in China and Bangladesh is against Indian interests. Therefore, we have decided that if any of...
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The police registered a case against a female student in Pune for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad in a viral video posted on social media, an official said on Wednesday.The video clip, allegedly shared from the handle @Sharmishtha_19, triggered an outrage online...
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