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Delhiites are facing increasingly toxic air quality each day, with pollution levels crossing the 400 mark in several parts of the city on Saturday, making the national capital one of the most polluted cities in the country.The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), reported at 4 pm every day,...
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Stray dogs have bitten at least 40 persons over two days in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district, including 35 attacks by just two canines, officials said on Saturday.The Patera primary health centre received 25 dog bite cases on Friday and Saturday, said block medical officer Dr Ashok Badoniya,...
20:51
The money that was allegedly siphoned by fraudsters from Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's dormant account with a nationalised bank earlier this week has been credited back to him by the bank authorities, the politician said.The bank authorities could not be contacted for further comments...
20:29
A 40-year-old woman allegedly strangled her newborn son to death, just hours after giving birth at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Churu district, police said on Saturday.According to police, the accused, Guddi Devi, gave birth to her fifth child on Thursday night.A few hours later, while...
19:36
It was with the help of British spy call intercepts that the Canadian authorities drew alleged links between India and the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June 2023, a new documentary released this week has claimed.'Inside the Deaths that Rocked India's Relations with the West' by 'Bloomberg...
18:45
An assistant returning officer was suspended on Saturday and a case registered against him after a large number of VVPAT slips were found on the roadside in Bihar's Samastipur district, said a statement.The VVPAT slips were found scattered on the roadside near a college in the Sarairanjan...
17:37
Pakistan on Saturday brought in a Constitutional amendment to create a new post of chief of defence forces to ensure greater coordination and unified command among the three services.The 27th Constitutional Amendment bill presented in parliament proposes changes to Article 243 of the...
17:23
Five days after a 40-year-old married woman was grievously injured while resisting a rape attempt by a 14-year-old boy, she died at a hospital in Hamirpur, while the accused has been apprehended, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on November 3 in a village in Hamirpur,...
17:07
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has set up teams of party leaders to reach out to the families of those who died allegedly due to anxiety linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a party functionary said on...
16:04
The Winter session of Parliament will be held from December 1 to 19, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday.'The Hon'ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the proposal of the Government to convene the #WinterSession of Parliament from 1st December...
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A college student set himself ablaze on Saturday, after being allegedly not allowed to appear in an examination over non-payment of fees, in Budhana town of the district, police said.Ujjwal, who suffered 70 per cent burns, was taken to a hospital in a critical condition. He was later referred to...
15:55
A 32-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter were found dead with severe injury marks on their bodies in their rented house in Kota's Rojadi area, officials said on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Jyoti (32) and her daughter Palak (8). According to Jyoti's family members,...
15:17
Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that he won't be surprised if the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) loses the Bihar assembly elections, as people of the eastern state want change.Speaking to reporters, Pawar said Bihar is a...
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A young woman was allegedly forced to smoke beedi and drink alcohol while being subjected to hours-long physical and mental torture in the name of black magic in Kottayam district of Kerala, police said on Saturday.Her partner and his family brought a sorcerer to their home last week, allegedly...
13:37
More than 65 per cent of the people who bought a property in the last three years admitted to paying a part of the transaction in cash, alongside bribing agencies and individuals, according to a survey by LocalCircles.'While in the purchase of flats from a builder in a metro [city] the use of...
13:31
Swiggy, a platform for delivering food and groceries, on Friday said the companys board had given the nod to raise Rs 10,000 crore via public or private offers, including qualified institutional placement (QIP).The company is raising capital to expand its operations in quick commerce (qcom) while...
13:30
Airline operations at the Delhi airport, the country's busiest airport, were slowly returning to normalcy on Saturday morning, a day after a glitch with the air traffic control system delayed more than 800 flights. The technical problem with the Automatic Message...
11:41
After Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's announcement that the sale deed executed by his son Parth Pawar's firm for a prime land in Pune has been cancelled, it has come to light that Amadea Enterprises LLP will now have to pay double stamp duty, which comes to Rs 42 crore, for...
11:33
The final turnout in the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls is 65.08 per cent, the highest in the state's history, the Election Commission said.A total of 3.75 crore people were eligible to cast their votes at 45,341 polling stations, including 36,733 in rural areas, on November 6 to decide...
11:25
Goldman Sachs has promoted 49 employees in India as managing directors -- a record number for the country where the Wall Street bank sees substantial opportunities.The bank said 638 people at its 54 offices globally will become MD, the highest position after partner.There were 38 promotions in...
10:57
Back-to-back weak listings have taken some shine off Indias ongoing IPO boom.On Friday, shares of helmet maker Studds Accessories ended 5 percent below their issue price, a day after food company Orkla India closed 3 per cent lower on debut.The subdued market response came despite strong investor...
10:55
Chairman of Piramal Group Ajay Piramal and Reliance Foundation Founder and Chairperson Nita Ambani, with their family members, during the Piramal Finance's listing ceremony at National Stock Exchange, BKC, in Mumbai on Friday. (ANI Photo)
Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Piramal Finance, which listed on stock exchanges on Friday, achieved a market capitalisation of around ₹30,000 crore.The listing followed the merger of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL) with its wholly owned subsidiary, Piramal Finance Limited, creating...
10:45
The IPO of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of digital investment platform Groww, garnered nearly 17.6 times subscription, attracting bids worth around ₹64,000 crore.The qualified institutional buyers (QIB) category was subscribed 22 times, while the non-institutional...
10:44
Cases were registered against four persons in Bihar for allegedly clicking photos of EVMs during voting and sharing them on social media, officials said.These cases were filed in Ara, Gopalganj and Saran, where polling happened in the first phase of the assembly elections on Thursday, they...
10:42
The Supreme Court on Friday said that property transactions were traumatic in India and asked the Centre to take the lead in adopting blockchain technology to make the property registration process seamless nationwide.Calling for a complete overhaul of Indias land registration and titling system,...
10:27
The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mark-1A (Mk1A) programme received a boost on Friday, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signing an agreement with American engine manufacturer General Electric (GE) for the supply of over 100 fighter jet engines to power the second tranche of...
10:20
The Trump administration has launched about 175 investigations into H-1B visa abuse, including lapses such as low wages, non-existent work sites and the practice of benching employees. According to the US Department of Labour, the probes were part of a broader effort for the protection of...
10:16
United States President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Indian-origin Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, saying he will be a great governor of Ohio. Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur-turned-politician, had an unsuccessful run during the Republican presidential primary last year. Later,...
09:50
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off four new Vande Bharat Express trains in Varanasi from the Banaras railway station. The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes. The...
09:37
Two unidentified terrorists were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps said an operation was launched on Friday based on specific intelligence...
09:27
Janshakti Janata Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav and BJP MP Ravi Kishan were seen together at the Patna airport on Friday, raising eyebrows amid the assembly elections.As they exited the airport chatting, journalists surrounded them, speculating whether the appearance of the former RJD leader, once...
08:37
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted BJP veteran and former deputy prime minister L K Advani on his birthday, hailing him as a statesman with a towering vision. Advani, who scripted BJP's rise as a formidable force in national politics, turned 98 on Saturday. He was...
08:35
Operation Sindoor has been a very big inflection point as far as India's policy is concerned, former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (Retd) has said.Speaking at the CNBC-TV18 Global Leadership Summit 2025 in Mumbai on Friday, Gen Naravane also said India made it clear that it will not...
00:56
After a search spanning several days, the body of Ajit Chaudhary, a 22-year-old Indian student from Rajasthan's Alwar district, has been recovered from a dam near White River in Ufa city, Russia. Ajit, a resident of Kafanwada village in Alwar and was pursuing MBBS course at Bashkir State...
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Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's son Parth Pawar/ANI Photo
A Pune-based social activist had alerted the joint district registrar that stamp duty on the Rs 300 crore Mundhwa land deal was illegally waived, seeking action just 15 days after the sale deed was executed by Amadea Enterprises LLP partner Digvijay Patil. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's...
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