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A section of a nearly 75-year-old overbridge in Indore has collapsed with a member of the civic corporation's mayoral council blaming rat infestation for the cave in, a claim junked by civil engineering experts who said it was caused by lack of maintenance and traffic surge.Officials said a...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has been keeping indoors because of fragile health, on Tuesday undertook a drive to Phulwari Sharif constituency, in what is being seen as a 'road show' by the greatest crowd puller of his generation.The reserved constituency, which also has a...
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United States President Donald Trump continued his tirade against New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, calling him a 'self-professed Jew Hater'.Trump has endorsed former New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent candidate, for the city's top...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday created a flutter by claiming that 'opponents of the ruling National Democratic Alliance had dug up helipad and the road' leading to the venue of one of his rallies in poll-bound Bihar.The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader made the remark...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said India stands out as a fast-growing economy and will soon be the third-largest in the world. Delivering the Diamond Jubilee Valedictory Lecture at Delhi School of Economics (DSE), she said India is moving fast on so many different...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with possessing a 'fake degree', and blamed it for the latter's alleged indifference towards education.The Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha made the jibe at the PM in one of his rallies in Bihar, where he addressed...
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As many as 14 delegates from seven countries will witness up close the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls on Thursday as part of an international visitors' programme of the Election Commission.Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioner Vivek Joshi held an...
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A girl was allegedly gang raped in Assam's Tinsukia district when she was returning home from school, police said on Tuesday.The incident happened in the Bordubi police station area on Monday afternoon, they said.As per the girl's statement, three men raped and dumped her on the roadside while...
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A minor school-going boy has been held for attacking a 40-year-old married woman with a sharp-edged weapon and a stick after she resisted his attempts to allegedly sexually assault her in Himachal's Hamirpur district, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place on Monday evening when the woman...
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Former US Vice-President Richard Bruce Cheney, hailed as America's most powerful modern vice president and oft called the chief architect of the Iraq war, passed away at the age of 84 due to medical complications, CNN reported citing a statement by his family.His beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne,...
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At least 4 persons were killed and many injured after a passenger train collided with a goods train near Bilaspur station in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, railway officials said. Police officials said that several other passengers sustained injuries in the accident and some of them were still...
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A 30-year-old man in West Bengal's Howrah district died allegedly by suicide on Tuesday, as he was reportedly distressed over errors in his identity document amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, a police officer said.Jahir Mal, a resident of Khalisani in Uluberia...
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Film shootings have resumed in the Kashmir Valley six months after the deadly Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 persons were killed.The crew of a Telugu film has begun shooting at the Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir's Anantnag district -- the site of the April 22 terror attack. The...
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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday took aim at the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav mocking him for making 'tall' poll promises stating that the latter is bound for electoral loss in upcoming Bihar Assembly poll and thus should announce his post-retirement plans.Criticising...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the people of Bihar have made up their mind to ensure that the NDA breaks the record of its scale of victory in the last 20 years, while the jungle raj people would suffer their worst defeat at the hustings in the state. Modi said he is...
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At least nine climbers, including two Nepalese guides, have been killed in two separate avalanches in Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. Seven climbers were buried in an avalanche near Mt. Yalung Ri (6,920m) under Gaurishanker Rural Municipality at around 10 am on Monday while attempting to...
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Hinduja Group Chairman Gopichand P Hinduja dies in London hospital, say sources close to family. He was 85.Fondly known as 'GP' in business circles, Gopichand P. Hinduja was unwell for past few weeks and died in a London hospital, they said. Gopichand, who belonged to the second generation of...
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Janshakti Janata Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav who is contesting from Mahua constituency in Bihar has said that his younger brother Tejashwi Pratap Yadav was still a child and that the time to give him a rattle (a metaphor for giving him responsibility) will come only after the Assembly elections...
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Reiterating his stance on no leadership change in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday hit out at the Mahagathbandhan, emphasising that neither the CM post in Patna is vacant, nor the PM's seat in New Delhi. He accused the Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and...
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A street becomes expensive when shop rental prices soar far above the average. As per 2024 figures shared by global real estate brokers Cushman & Wakefield, these streets are the priciest global retail destinations.Take a look
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Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' on Tuesday landed in a fresh controversy with the surfacing of a video in which he can be purportedly heard asking NDA supporters to intimidate the opponents on polling day.The video is said to be of Mokama, which falls under Lalan's Munger Lok Sabha...
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Eating enough fibre is a prescription for good health. According to Healthline, it may help steady glucose levels, ease bowel troubles, support a strong heart. Plenty of everyday ingredients naturally provide this essential nutrient. Let's cook with them...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will secure a decisive victory in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, asserting that the ruling alliance will win more than 160 seats and form the next government under the leadership of...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the youth to remain busy in making social media reels, so that they stay distracted from pressing problems about education, health and employment.Addressing a poll rally in Bihar's Aurangabad, Gandhi charged...
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Sebi has approved IPOs of seven companies, including Meesho, Shiprocket, Manika Plastech, Allied Engineering Works, Rajputana Stainless, Skyways Air Services, and German Green Steel and Power.Meesho and Shiprocket had filed for IPO via the confidential route.On the other hand, IPO application of...
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Fintech platform Dhan has launched A stock lending & borrowing mechanism (SLBM) feature, a move that will allow long-term investors to earn passive income from their idle stock and ETF holdings.The new feature gives investors a choice to lend their unutilised shares to borrowers for a fixed...
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Referring to the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance as Anje, Panje, Ganje, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has urged voters in Bihar, which is heading to Assembly polls this Thursday, to support the candidate of the National Democratic Alliance, which he said will generate an electric current powerful...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday claimed that there is not a single corruption case against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and asserted that only the NDA can make the state 'viksit' (developed).Addressing an election rally in Vaishali district, Singh claimed that INDIA bloc leaders...
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Fintech firm Pine Labs has reduced the size of its upcoming IPO as existing shareholders opted to sell a smaller portion of their stake at the set price band, and the company decided to lower its net proceeds to manage debt in light of its current financial position, CEO Amrish Rau...
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Pakistan Cricket Board has removed the head coach of the national women's team, Muhammad Wasim in the wake of the side's disastrous campaign in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup recently. Though Pakistan qualified for the showpiece event in April by topping the qualifiers held in Lahore, they...
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Expressing confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will return to power in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rituraj Sinha on Tuesday hit out at Opposition's Mahagathbandha alliances, asserting that the impact of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the election is shoony (big...
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A Bengaluru surgeon, charged with the murder of his dermatologist wife, reportedly sent a text message to his mistress soon after the alleged crime, stating: I killed my wife for you.NDTV reports that authorities revealed that Dr. Mahendra Reddy, a general surgeon, communicated this message...
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Lucknow was named a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy at their 43rd conference in Uzbekistan. This global honour recognises the city's centuries-old Awadhi cuisine, rich food traditions, diverse cultural gourmet heritage. Rediff brings you 11 must-try Lucknowi eats.Chomp chomp
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The SIT investigating the cough syrup tragedy that claimed the lives of 24 children in Madhya Pradesh has arrested the wife of accused Dr Praveen Soni, an official said on Tuesday. Chhindwara-based Dr Soni, who allegedly prescribed the contaminated cough syrup 'Coldrif' to most of the ailing...
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The incident happened on board an Akasa Air flight
A passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained after he allegedly tried to open the aircraft's emergency exit before takeoff, officials said on Tuesday. The incident took place aboard flight QP 1497, which was scheduled to depart for Mumbai at 6.45 pm on Monday from...
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New York City witnessed record-breaking voter enthusiasm during the latest election cycle, with more than 735,000 ballots cast during the nine days of early voting, Fox News reported. According to the New York City Board of Elections, Sunday alone saw a historic turnout of 151,212 early...
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Rahul with fishermen in Begusarai
Union Minister Giriraj Singh made a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he was seen catching fish during his visit to Begusarai. Singh said that it seems his recent trip to Malaysia hasn't satisfied him, so even during the Bihar election tour, he couldn't resist taking a dip and...
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Three people suspected to have been involved in the brutal sexual assault on a college student in Coimbatore were shot at and nabbed by the police.All three, who were responsible for the heinous crime near the Coimbatore international airport on Sunday, were found to have been involved in...
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The Delhi govt's attempts at cloud seeding failed
The much-talked-about artificial rainfall experiment by the Delhi government in partnership with IIT Kanpur wasn't India's first cloud-seeding attempt. A Kolkata scientist carried out a similar experiment ' with nearly 100 per cent success -- over seven decades ago.Dr Sudhanshu Kumar Banerji, the...
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A mild earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Alluri Sitharama Raju district and tremors were also felt in neighbouring Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning. However, no casualties or property damage were reported, authorities said. According to the Andhra Pradesh State...
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The rabies pathogen is part of the Rhabdoviridae family, falling under the Lyssavirus genus, which consists of 15 known viral types. Every member of this group is capable of triggering a rabies infection in humans. Rabies, a disease affecting the CNS, is transmitted amongst most mammals....
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Diabetes cases across India have skyrocketed over the past 3 decades, climbing from 162 to 265 per lakh people between 1990 and 2021, marking an alarming 60 per cent rise. As per a Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2021, these are the states with the highest diabetes burden.Take a look.
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A 33-year-old woman was allegedly sexually harassed and subjected to public indecency while walking her dog in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in Indiranagar here on November 1, they said. According to the complaint filed by the victim, around 11:57 a m, when she was...
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Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday hit back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's bete ki shaadi remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign in Bihar. Responding to Kharge's comments, Singh took to the social media platform 'X' and said, Kharge ji, if the Congress Yuvaraj's...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday sharply reacted to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's recent remarks on NDA, saying that Kharge once referred to Bihar as a 'Chhota-mota' state.He also called out Kharge's helplessness by saying two elderly leaders (Mallikarjun...
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Bitter gourd or karela, eaten in India, Philippines, Japan, China, is a low-calorie, nutrient-rich vegetable. WebMD says, an average piece contains just 21 calories, 1 gm protein, no fat. Its carbohydrate content is modest 5 gm. It has 3 gm fibre and zero sugar.Bite into the...
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Israel's Holocaust remembrance centre, Yad Vashem, has identified the names of five million Jews who were killed by the Nazis during World War II. Officials said this marks a major step in restoring the memory of the six million Jewish people who lost their lives in the Holocaust, Times of...
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China has denied US President Donald Trump's claim that it is secretly conducting nuclear weapons tests, rejecting the allegation and calling it completely false. Responding to Trump's remarks made during a CBS interview on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on...
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United States President Donald Trump has warned voters that New York City will be a complete and total economic and social disaster and its survival will be at risk if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral race, as he officially endorsed former governor Andrew Cuomo for the city's...
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An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru with 172 persons on board was diverted to Bhopal due to a technical snag and made a safe landing under emergency conditions at the Raja Bhoj Airport in Bhopal on Monday night, an official said. The flight (AIC 2487, A320 Neo, VT-EXO) was diverted...
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President Draupadi Murmu will visit the Kainchi Dham in Nainital on Tuesday morning, in view of which, the temple management appealed to the devotees to visit the shrine after 12 pm. She arrived in Nainital on Monday, the second day of her three-day visit to Uttarakhand. For security...
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A senior team of negotiators from the European Union (EU) is in New Delhi from November 3 to 7 for negotiations with the Indian counterparts on the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the ministry of commerce and industry said on Monday in an official statement.As per the statement, the...
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