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Shirish B Pradhan, PTIAs many as two million people from 450,000 households may be affected this year by monsoon-related disasters in Nepal, according to an official forecast on Sunday.The forecast was made in the proposed Monsoon Preparedness and Response National Action Plan, prepared by...
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A Shiromani Akali Dal councillor was allegedly shot dead by some unidentified assailants in the Chehertha area in Amritsar on Sunday, police said.Harjinder Singh was the councillor of Ward No. 2 under the Jandiala Assembly constituency.ADCP Harpal Singh Randhawa said three to four...
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Police have registered a first information report (FIR) after the tourism department received an e-mail threatening to blow up the Taj Mahal with RDX, officials said on Sunday.The e-mail received on Saturday claimed that RDX and IED were planted inside the Taj Mahal, prompting a thorough search...
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Congress leader Salman Khurshid, who is part of an all-party delegation in Seoul, said India is in a different league today as the world now sees it as a major global power.Khurshid is a member of the all-party delegation sent to project India's national consensus and resolute approach to...
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A clothing shop owner has been arrested in Shahdol district for allegedly installing a hidden camera in the changing room of his shop and filming women, police said on Sunday.The man's minor son, who allegedly shared some of the videos with his friends, too was detained, police said.The matter...
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Vinay Shukla, PTIIndia's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected in Moscow early next week to attend a major security meeting organised by Russia's Security Council.Doval is invited for the 13th international meeting of high representatives for security issues on May 27-29 under the...
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A 27-year-old woman who had checked into a resort in Maharashtra's coastal Palghar district died after reportedly choking on food, an official said on Sunday.The incident took place on May 23.The woman had arrived at the resort with her boyfriend, said inspector Vijaya Goswami of Kelwa police...
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A 58-year-old sub-inspector died early Sunday when the roof of the Assistant Police Commissioner (ACP) Ankur Vihar Loni's office collapsed in rain, an officer said.Virendra Kumar Mishra was sleeping inside a room and was found buried under the debris.Additional Police Commissioner Alok...
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The weather department on Sunday issued an alert for parts of Konkan and western Maharashtra for the next few days, warning of 'extremely heavy to very heavy' rainfall. While the monsoon has arrived in southern Maharashtra, Mumbai and Konkan are receiving pre-monsoon showers.In its forecast...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit West Bengal on May 29 to attend a meeting in Alipurduar district, a senior state Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Sunday.Union Home minister Amit Shah is also likely to visit the state on May 31 for a two-day visit, the BJP leader said.Till now...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday expelled his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from the party for six years for 'irresponsible behaviour', and also snapped all family ties with him. Prasad made the announcement in a post on X in the afternoon.'The activities, public...
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A 45-year-old tribal woman died of grievous injuries after being raped by two men in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, police said on Sunday. The police have arrested the two accused in connection with the incident that occurred on Saturday under the limits of the Roshni...
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The southwest monsoon has arrived in Maharashtra and is expected to advance to Mumbai and some other parts over the next three days, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday.The monsoon advanced into some more parts of the Arabian Sea, Karnataka, entire Goa, parts of Maharashtra, north...
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A resolution praising the valour of the armed forces and the brave leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was passed at a meeting of National Democratic Alliance chief ministers and deputy CMs in New Delhi on Sunday.The resolution proposed by Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath...
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Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and his wife, actress Anushka Sharma, visited Ayodhya with their family on Sunday, praying at both the Ram Temple and the Hanumangarhi Temple.Hanumangarhi Temple Mahant Sanjay Das confirmed that the celebrity couple came to the temple this morning before proceeding...
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A 21-year-old COVID-19 patient who was undergoing treatment at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kalwa Hospital in Thane after testing positive died, Thane Municipal Corporation said. The 21-year-old from Mumbra was admitted for treatment at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Kalwa Hospital in Thane on...
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An all-party Parliamentary Delegation from India led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will be visiting Guyana from Sunday to convey India's strong message of zero-tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. During the three-day visit, the delegation will be interacting with the...
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Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal in Hera Pheri.
Actor Paresh Rawal said that his lawyer sent an appropriate response to his exit from Hera Pheri 3 amid row with director Priyadarsarn and co-actor Akshay Kumar. My lawyer, Ameet Naik, has sent an appropriate response regarding my rightful termination and exit. Once they read my response all...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend NDA CMs' meet in New Delhi/ANI on X
A day-long conclave of the NDA chief ministers and deputy CMs began here on Sunday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his senior Cabinet colleagues attending the event. Operation Sindoor, caste enumeration, the first anniversary of the Modi government in its third term and good...
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Two people lost their lives and four others were injured in a fire at an E-Rikshaw charging station at Moti Ram Road, in the national capital's Shahdara area. The Delhi fire department said they received a call from the e-charging station on Sunday morning reporting a fire at the...
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Bypolls to five assembly seats in four states will be held on June 19, the Election Commission said on Sunday. While two assembly bypolls will be held in Gujarat, one each will take place in Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab. The counting of votes will take place on June 23, the poll...
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At least four people were killed, and three others of the family sustained injuries when they were run over by a speeding car at Kunjampatti near Usilampatti in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district, the police said on Sunday.The incident happened when a car hit the family when they were crossing the...
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NITI Aayog chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam said that India has overtaken Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy, citing data by the International Monetary Fund. Addressing a press conference of the 10th NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting on 'Viksit Rajya for Viksit...
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Assam police with accused and seized drugs/Courtesy X
The Assam police seized drugs worth over Rs 11.5 crore in two separate operations in Karbi Anglong and Cachar districts on Saturday.The Cachar police apprehended one person, Ikbal Hussain Mazumder, and recovered 84 grams of heroin of an undisclosed amount from his possession in Silchar.Karbi...
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Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav claimed that his Facebook page had been hacked, after a post on the social media platform said he was in a relationship with a young woman. The elder son of RJD president Lalu Prasad, whose Facebook post has since been deleted, wrote on X on Saturday...
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Flight operations were disrupted at the Delhi airport early Sunday due to heavy rains and winds.The Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital is the country's largest airport.In a post on X at 3.59 am, IndiGo said adverse weather conditions over Delhi had led to temporary...
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AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi speaks during an interaction with prominent personalities in Bahrain, on Saturday/ANI on X
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi, part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, said that terrorist groups wrongly use religion to justify killing innocent people. He said that Islam condemns terrorism and the Quran clearly says that killing one...
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Congress MP speaks on Pahalgam terror attack at the Indian Consulate in US/ANI on X
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday (local time) highlighted how India responded in a measured and calibrated manner towards terror bases and headquarters in Pakistan, following the dastardly Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.He gave a call for the world to come together to...
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