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One of the accused arrested for the gangrape of a tribal woman allegedly put his hand inside her body after the assault following which her intestines came out and she died of excessive bleeding in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday. No iron or wooden rod has been...
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked a couple engaged in divorce proceedings to go on a dinner tonight to iron out their grievances and settle the dispute amicably.A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a plea filed by a fashion entrepreneur seeking...
23:37
Expelled NCP leader Rajendra Hagawane
Five more people, including a son of a former Karnataka minister, have been arrested for allegedly sheltering expelled NCP leader Rajendra Hagawane and his son Sushil in the Vaishnavi Hagawane dowry harassment-suicide case, police said on Monday. Vaishnavi, the daughter-in-law of Rajendra...
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A 28-year-old constable part of a Noida Police team out to catch a wanted criminal in Ghaziabad was shot dead by his associates, police on Monday said. The incident took place in Masoorie area's Nahal village late Sunday night, when the team raided a location looking for Qadir, wanted in a...
22:41
Pakistan carried out 413 drone attacks in Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, and Sri Ganganagar districts but all of them were neutralised mid-air by India's air defense system, Border Security Force inspector general (Rajasthan Frontier) ML Garg said on Monday. In an interaction with media at the...
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Six trainee jawans at the Police Recruit Training Centre (PRTC), Jahankhelan, in Hoshiarpur have tested positive for a dope test. According to a letter issued by the commandant of PRTC, the trainees, who were part of Batch No. 270, have been relieved from training. The dope test was...
21:35
A Bangladeshi national was arrested after his car collided with a bike and injured a Kolkata police officer in Kalighat area of the metropolis, an official said. Following his arrest, initial investigation revealed that the accused was residing in India illegally without valid documents, he...
21:31
South Mumbai recorded extremely heavy rainfall, with over 250 mm in just 13 hours ending at 11 am on Monday, officials said. According to data shared by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Nariman Point received the highest rainfall at 252 mm, followed by the BMC headquarters (216 mm)...
20:48
Six persons drowned and two others went missing in the Godavari river on Monday in Konaseema district after attending a function, said an official. Friends from Kakinada, Mandapeta in Konaseema district and other places had gathered for the event. Post-event, they entered the river for a...
20:27
Ten Bangladeshis, including six women, were apprehended along with newborns from Kulgachhi village in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday, a senior police officer said. According to Somnath Jha, deputy superintendent of police (border), the arrests were made by Dhantala police under...
20:12
Amid an uptick in Covid cases in some parts of the country, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Rajiv Behl Monday said the severity of infections as of now is generally mild and there was no cause for worry.Speaking about new Covid variants being traced, he said...
20:04
The Central government on Monday extended the tenure of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Samir V Kamat by one more year, till May 2026.This is his second extension in the post. A distinguished scientist, Kamat was appointed as secretary of the Department of Defence...
19:32
Rising for the second straight session, the rupee jumped 35 paise to close at 85.10 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, buoyed by a positive trend in domestic equity markets and a weak American currency overseas. According to forex traders, the inflow of foreign funds and the...
19:27
The people of Pakistan should understand that their government and Army are supporting terrorism for their own benefit so they must come forward to end the menace which is ruining their lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.On his first visit to Gujarat after Operation Sindoor, the...
19:20
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh on Monday said it would hold a three-day training camp for its leaders from June 14 in Pachmarhi in Narmadapuram, the move coming amid the party facing flak for some statements from its leaders post Operation Sindoor.However, a senior BJP leader...
19:11
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) observed that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of the central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, along with some parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Likewise, it said the weather...
18:51
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval's planned trip to Moscow this week has been called off as he is indisposed due to seasonal flu, sources said on Monday.Doval was scheduled to attend the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues to be held in Moscow from May 27 to...
18:48
A court in Hisar on Monday remanded YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra to judicial custody after the end of her police remand in a case of alleged espionage. The 33-year-old travel influencer was produced in the court.A police spokesperson said that they did not seek her further remand after which...
18:28
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday placed a flowerpot on the head of a senior IAS officer who gifted it to him during a programme, prompting the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal to raise questions about his 'mental state'. The incident happened at the L N Mishra Institute in Patna, where...
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Ahead of next year's Assam assembly elections, the Congress on Monday appointed Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi as the new president of its state unit, replacing Bupen Kumar Borah.The Congress also appointed three new working presidents -- Jakir Hussain Sikdar, Roselina Tirkey and Pradip Sarkar -- to...
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The Bombay high court on Monday in an interim order restrained Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) from taking a final decision on tenders invited to replace Turkish firm Celebi for ground and bridge handling services at the international airport in Mumbai. A vacation bench of...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday told a parliamentary panel that Pakistan was informed by the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) about Indian strikes on terror camps in their territory only after they were executed, sources said.He also said he never spoke to Pakistan...
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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said that while the rise in India's per capita income under the BJP-led NDA government is broadly correct, the rate of growth was higher during the tenure of the Congress-led UPA government. Responding to recent remarks by the CEO of NITI Aayog,...
16:58
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Monday due to a host of positive triggers like India emerging as the fourth largest economy in the world and US President Donald Trump delayed 50 per cent EU tariffs to July 9. The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge Sensex jumped 455.37 points or 0.56 per...
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A waterlogged Dadar TT. Pic: Sahil Salvi
One person died in a lightning strike, while 48 people were rescued from inundated areas as heavy rains battered several places in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, on Monday, the office of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said. Pune, Satara, Solapur, Raigad, Mumbai and MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan...
16:32
Aaditya Thackeray tweets on the Mumbai rains:We are seeing absolute absence of governance in Maharashtra today. Mumbai has collapsed in the rains, and it's only May. Last week, it was Andheri Subway and Saki Naka that was flooded. Today, it is South and Central Mumbai facing the brunt of...
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The underground metro 3 line was flooded today and closed
IMD data shows the Colaba observatory saw the highest rainfall at 295 mm, recorded earlier in the day, during May, shattering the previous record of 279.4 mm reported in the same month in 1918. The Santacruz observatory reported 33 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Monday, IMD said, adding that...
15:50
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar places a plant on the head of ACS Education and LN Mishra Institute for Social and Economic Change Director Dr. S. Siddharth at an event in Patna. Mishra had presented the plant to Nitish on stage.
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Congress on Parliamentary consultative committee meeting held today on cross-border terrorism: The government was unable to explain on why is it that India-Pakistan hyphenation is now a reality. The Congress also raised the issue of IMF (International Monetary Fund) loan to Pakistan and the...
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Our aim is no casualties. We are on alert mode, says Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde during his visit to the Disaster Management department as 'Red' alert for heavy rains is issued for Mumbai. Regarding heavy rains in Mumbai, Shinde says, All agencies, including BMC, Army, and Navy, are on...
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Update: Operations on the Metro line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli were suspended on Monday, after heavy rains inundated an underground station, officials said. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) was forced to suspend the operation after flooding was reported at the underground...
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The southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on Monday, more than a fortnight before its normal date, with IMD officials saying it is the earliest arrival of rains in the country's financial capital in 75 years.Southwest monsoon made its onset over Mumbai on May 26. This is the earliest...
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India on Monday reported a total of 1,009 active COVID-19 cases in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. As per the Health Ministry, India's COVID-19 update showed a total of 1009 active cases, with 752 new cases recently confirmed. According to the government data,...
14:22
IMD issues red alert for 5 days
Operations on Mumbai Metro line 3 between Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli suspended as underground station gets inundated amid rains. IMD issues red alert for heavy rainfall in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri. A few hours of incessant rainfall caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas of...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a CRPF personnel for allegedly sharing sensitive information with Pakistan intelligence officers, officials said on Monday. The accused, Moti Ram Jat, was actively involved in espionage activity and had been sharing classified information...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people as he arrives at the public meeting in Dahod. Modi flags off Ahmedabad-Veraval Vande Bharat service and Valsad-Dahod express train and launches development projects costing Rs 24,000 crore, including locomotive manufacturing plant, at Dahod in...
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The PM at his home state Vadodara today
With the Modi government completing 11 years in office, the Congress on Monday alleged that undeclared emergency had turned 11 and the promise of achche din had proven to be a nightmare in reality. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that every section of the 140 crore people...
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Listen up, read up:India Meteorological Department tweets:Update on advance of Southwest Monsoon 2025, today on 26th May 2025: Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Karnataka including Bengaluru, ,...
12:29
A 29-year-old man and his wife, who have been touring Meghalaya, have gone missing in East Khasi Hills district, police said on Monday. Raja Raghuvanshi and his wife Sonam, both from Indore, hired a two-wheeler and visited the scenic Sohra area before their disappearance, a senior officer...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited Baramati tehsil in Pune district on Monday to take stock of the rains, which he said were unprecedented for May. Heavy rains lashed Baramati, Indapur and Daunda tehsils on Sunday, prompting the National Disaster Response Force to deploy...
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Hindmata in Parel was flooded as usual. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, leading to suspension of suburban train services between Vadala Road and Chhatrapati Shivaj Maharaj Terminus on Central Railway's Harbour line from 10:25 am, while waterlogging was reported from several areas in the metropolis. According to...
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Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Monday said that the Union Home Minister is determined to end Maoism and Naxalism in the country.Speaking on the ongoing efforts, Seth said, A huge campaign is going on in the country. Rewarded Naxalites are being killed. The Home Minister has asked...
11:05
A few hours of incessant rainfall caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas of Mumbai and on railway tracks, affecting traffic on roads and local train services on Monday morning, officials said. Amid the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) warnings about thunderstorms and gusty...
10:54
On PM Modi's roadshow in Vadodara, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi's twin sister Shayna Sunsara says, We felt good meeting PM Modi. PM Modi has done a lot for women's empowerment. Sofia is my twin sister. When your sister does something for the country, it inspires not only me but others as well. She is...
10:36
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Vadodara on Monday morning upon his arrival in Gujarat for a two-day visit. The prime minister is scheduled to take part in public events in Dahod, Bhuj and Gandhinagar and inaugurate various projects worth Rs 82,950 crore, an official release...
10:14
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during which the two leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and reiterated their resolve to elevate the strategic partnership, according to media reports on Monday.Sharif arrived in Turkiye on...
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Maharashtra: Waterlogging witnessed in parts of Mumbai following heavy rainfall.
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Thunderstorms coupled with lightning and gusty winds lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, affecting suburban rail services and slowing down traffic due to poor visibility in several parts of the city, officials said. With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of thunderstorms, heavy...
09:48
Mumbaikars stepping out to work? Read this...Indian Meteorological Department has told Mumbaikars to take precautions while moving out for work on Monday. In a post on 'X' IMD tweeted, Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph...
09:26
Gulveen Aulakh, Business StandardBharti Airtel Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Gopal Vittal has written to peers Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), proposing a platform where all telecom firms could work together to curb the growing menace of malicious...
09:05
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand held their first phone conversation on Sunday and discussed strengthening the relationship between the two countries. Anand assumed charge as Canada's foreign minister this month in Prime Minister Mark...
08:53
An email claiming that a bomb had been planted at the Himachal Pradesh State Secretariat in Shimla sent security forces into a tizzy.Nothing suspicious, however, was found during a search, officials said.On Sunday, after information about the explosive was received, bomb disposal and dog squads...
08:23
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday called Russian President Vladimir Putin, crazy for launching one of the biggest airstrikes on Ukraine since the start of the war. I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has...
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