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A case of alleged negligence at a hospital in Nangloi here has came to light, after a family cremated the wrong body mistaking it for their relative's, police sources said on Friday. According to a source, two bodies were brought to the hospital's mortuary on Thursday. One was Pankaj Kumar,...
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The three-day Indraprastha Dance Festival being organised by the Delhi Tourism Department commenced at the historic Purana Qila on Friday. The event brings together leading artists from across the country, presenting performances in Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Odissi, Mohiniyattam and...
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A long-standing dispute over the management of the Mehtabgarh Sahib gurdwara at Goluwala in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district turned violent on Friday when a group of people allegedly tried to forcibly enter the premises and take control of it, the police said. The group clashed with the...
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The police in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district have registered a case against a local leader of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena for allegedly extorting Rs 10 lakh from a road construction contractor and further demanding Rs 9.5 crore from him. A First Information Report for extortion under...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday meets Brazil's Ambassador Celso Amorim./Courtesy X
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Ambassador Celso Amorim, special advisor to the President of Brazil, in New Delhi.Sharing details of the meeting in a post on X, he wrote, A pleasure meeting Amb. Celso Amorim, Special Advisor to President of Brazil, today in New Delhi. Had a...
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The Tamil Nadu government has banned the sale of cough syrup 'Coldrif' and ordered its removal from the market following suspicions linking it to the death of 11 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. With effect from October 1, the sale of the cough syrup manufactured by the city-based...
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IndiGo will launch flights from the national capital to Manchester in the UK from November 15 and start services from Delhi to Denpasar in Indonesia and Krabi in Thailand this month.The airline on Friday said the Manchester service -- which will be four times a week -- marks the start of its...
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The police said they arrested a key member of a racket that allegedly swindled over Rs 3.43 crore from a doctor in Ulloor in Thiruvananthapuram in an online investment scam on Friday. The arrested individual, Dhanush Narayanaswamy, a Bengaluru native, was taken into custody there on...
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Chhattisgarh Congress legislator Baleshwar Sahu and one more person were booked in Janjgir-Champa district for allegedly cheating three persons after promising to get them Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan, a police official said on Friday. Jaijaipur MLA Sahu and one Gautam Rathore have been...
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Two persons died and two others went missing in rain-related incidents triggered by a depression in Odisha's Gajapati district, officials said on Friday.The deceased were identified as Trinath Nayak of Bastriaguda gram panchayat and Laxman Nayak of Meripalli gram panchayat, the district...
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A farmer from Madhya Pradesh was allegedly assaulted and robbed by two women in Maharashtra's Nagpur city, police said on Friday.While the police have managed to apprehend one of the accused, the other woman has been on the run since the attack that took place in the Ganga Jamuna area of the city...
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Mumbai's civic body on Friday announced a 10 percent water cut for three days next week due to electrical meter upgradation work at Pise and Panjrapur water treatment plants in adjoining Thane district. In a release issued on Friday evening, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said the...
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The agriculture ministry has withdrawn approval granted for 11 biostimulants derived from animal sources, citing ethical and religious concerns raised by Hindu and Jain communities, a senior official said on Friday. The products, made from animal-based protein hydrolysate, were previously...
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A 26-year-old man died by suicide after allegedly being beaten and forced to strip by forest officials for grazing goats in a restricted area, the police said on Friday. Following the suicide, the villagers took to violent protests and vandalised a forest office and later clashed with...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 31.80 lakh on American Express Banking Corp for non-compliance with certain directions on 'Credit Card and Debit Card - Issuance and Conduct'. The central bank has also imposed a penalty of Rs 4.2 lakh on HDB Financial...
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The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 88.78 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, near its all-time low level, on dollar demand from importers and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is hovering around its all-time low level, weighed down by...
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The Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department are likely to join the Assam Police in investigating alleged organised financial crimes and acquisition of benami properties by event manager Shyamkanu Mahanta, an accused in the death of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg. The Criminal...
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Renowned journalist and author Thayil Jacob Sony George, popularly known as T J S George, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Friday. He was 97. A Padma Bhushan awardee, George was widely respected for his incisive writings, often marked by satire and sarcasm. He was the...
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Friday said it has seized nearly six kilograms of mephedrone drug worth Rs 30 crore from a house at Vapi in Gujarat's Valsad district, and arrested one person in this connection. In a joint operation carried out with the Daman Crime Branch on...
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A police inspector and a staff member of a senior Uttar Pradesh minister were involved in a road rage incident in Lucknow, officials said on Friday. The altercation occurred around 9 pm on Thursday near Khargapur in the Gomti Nagar Extension area when the vehicles of the two brushed against...
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday called on Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in New Delhi. Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the vice president last month. The Vice President's Secretariat shared photograph of the meeting on its social media handle.
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The CPI and CPI-M on Friday demanded a total of 35 seats in the upcoming Bihar polls as part of the Mahagathbandhan, stressing the need for the opposition alliance to finalise the seat-sharing agreement without delay. The two Left parties also demanded that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav be...
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Five members of an inter-state robbery gang were arrested in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Friday, the police said. The gang members were wanted in over a dozen cases registered in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. They were arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Anand...
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A Delhi court on Friday remanded self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati in 14 days' judicial custody. The Delhi police produced him before judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar at the Patiala House Courts on the completion of his five-day police custody. The police had sought judicial...
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India's forex reserves dropped by $2.334 billion to $700.236 billion during the week ended September 26, according to the RBI data on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty had declined by $396 million to $702.57 billion. For the week ended September 26, foreign currency...
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Prince William has given his first indication of plans when he succeeds his father, King Charles III, as British monarch in a rare candid interview for a light-hearted international travel documentary. The 43-year-old Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne told Canadian actor Eugene...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher for the second day in a row on Friday, propelled by buying in metal stocks and a rally in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 223.86 points, or 0.28 per cent, to settle at 81,207.17. During the day, the index hit a high of...
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The Madras High Court on Friday ordered setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under senior IPS officer Asra Garg to probe the September 27 stampede during actor-politician Vijay's rally in Karur that killed 41 persons and left over 60 dead. Garg is presently Inspector Genera of...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to devise measures, including purchasing more agricultural products and medicines from India, to soften the trade imbalance with New Delhi, which is due to the heavy import of crude by the country. Speaking at the Valdai plenary session on...
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Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati was produced before a Delhi court on Friday on completion of his five-day police custody. Delhi Police produced him before judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar. The 62-year-old, who was apprehended from Agra on September 28, is accused of sexually...
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A DTC bus marshal was arrested for allegedly biting off the conductor's finger following a quarrel over the route of an electric bus, an official said on Friday. The incident occurred on the evening of September 28 when conductor Jitender Kumar Puniya (34), a resident of Munirka, was on duty...
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant and eight other major corporations have been questioned by US Senators for filing thousands of H-1B skilled labour visa petitions after conducting mass layoffs of American employees. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and ranking...
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Indian Air Force Chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Friday dismissed Pakistan's claims of shooting down Indian fighter jets during Operation Sindoor, calling them Manohar Kahaniyan (fanciful stories). Singh said there was no evidence to support Pakistan's claims, while India had...
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Even as the years roll on, I know this: Whenever the history of the Indian Air Force is written, my name will always soar. By Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (Retd).Read the story here.
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Actor Akshay Kumar on the danger of children playing video games with strangers: I want to tell you all a small incident which happened at my house a few months back. My daughter was playing a video game, and there are some video games that you can play with someone. You are playing with an...
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India launched Operation Sindoor with a clear aim and the termination of the conflict in quick time after the objective was met is a lesson for the world to learn from, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Friday. At a press conference ahead of the Air Force Day, the Air...
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...Canada has a high commissioner in India after two years -- Christopher Cooter -- who presented his papers to President Murmu. Following a severe diplomatic crisis in 2023'2024, India-Canada relations are on a path toward normalization driven by a change in Canadian leadership.
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For a long time, the history of tiny Ladakh - a stunning region popular with tourists, nestled high in the Himalayas - has been shaped by notions of spirituality, mysticism and a sense of otherworldliness.But now, its fabled tranquillity has been shattered by deadly violence.Protests for greater...
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On whether she is getting judicial help to get in touch with her husband, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, Gitanjali Angmo says, Not at all. I only got a call from a member of an apex body that he recieved a call from the DSP saying that some people could meet (Sonam Wangchuk). I told him...
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The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court, Guwahati, on Friday sent Zubeen Garg's co-musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta on 14 days' police custody in connection with Zubeen Garg's death case. The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Assam police arrested...
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Broadcast journalists around the world are being targeted amid an explosion in deepfake scams. Are social media platforms doing enough to counter them? Read more here.
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The Karur stampede has left 41 people dead
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the Karur stampede tragedy for political mileage, saying the party's response was driven by upcoming elections rather than genuine concern and added that the BJP survives by sucking someone else's...
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Suspected miscreants from Nagaland allegedly set ablaze several houses in Golaghat district of Assam on Friday, a senior official said. The incident took place at Tengatal of Uriamghat in Sector B in Sarupathar along the interstate border during the early hours, he said. The villagers were...
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A former National Security Guard (NSG) commando has been found involved in a drug smuggling network. Bajrang Singh had participated in the 26/11 anti-terror operation in Mumbai, reports NDTV.Rajasthan Police have now declared him the kingpin of a ganja smuggling racket. He was arrested on...
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The Assam Police SIT investigating the death of singer Zubeen Garg on Thursday arrested his bandmate Shekhar Jyoti Goswami and co-singer Amritprava Mahanta, taking the total arrests in the case to four, reports NDTV.Both Goswami and Mahanta were with Garg at the yacht party during the North East...
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Zubeen Garg death: The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has extended a copy of the autopsy report of Zubeen Garg and SPF's preliminary findings on his passing to the High Commission of India upon their request. Police investigations into the matter are ongoing. Members of the public are advised not...
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The White House on Thursday warned that thousands of federal workers could lose their jobs if the ongoing government shutdown drags on, adding to mounting political tensions in Washington.White House Press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters outside the White House that administration...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader, Rahul Gandhi, who is currently on a visit to Colombia, hailed the performance of Indian automobile brands Bajaj, Hero and TVS, saying that through innovation rather than cronyism, these companies are doing well in Colombia. In a post on...
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Karur stampede: Saktivel, whose wife and daughter died in the Karur stampede, said, I don't know who to blame for this. I have no idea what exactly happened. No one should suffer the kind of loss I have gone through. He said, My wife and daughter went to Vijay's campaign on the 27th at noon. At...
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Janata Dal-United MLA Sanjeev Kumar on Friday morning revealed in a social media post that he plans to quit the JD-U and join the Rashtriya Janata Dal.Sanjeev Kumar, an outspoken JD-U MLA from the Parbatta assembly seat in Khagaria district, hails from the powerful Bhumihar caste.I will join the...
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Former US president Barack Obama pays tribute to Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall had a remarkable ability to inspire us to connect with the natural wonders of our world, and her groundbreaking work on primates and the importance of conservation opened doors for generations of women in science....
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Former Pakistan cricketer Sana Mir faced heavy trolling and criticism on social media for using the term 'Azad Kashmir' to describe a player's hometown during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Colombo. After the backlash, Sana responded on her...
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Gitanjali Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, moves the Supreme Court seeking his release. Gitanjali Angmo, on Wednesday, had reached out to President Droupadi Murmu as well, to seek her intervention for the release of the climate activist, who has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in...
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that in India, one can say 'I love Modi' but not 'I love Mohammad', responding to the controversy over the circulation of I Love Mohammad posters and signs.His remarks come amid continuing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, following a protest over the...
09:05
A mysterious email threatening a bomb blast was received at the Chennai Airport Manager's Office on Thursday at midnight. The email claimed that powerful bombs had been hidden inside garbage bins at the airport and that they would explode. Shocked by this, airport officials immediately...
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The rise and rise of Pakistan's field marshal The 'family photo' from the White House after an almost-90-minute meeting last Thursday between the US President Donald Trump, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir would have stunned the...
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Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, whom his father Lalu Prasad Yadav recently expelled from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, asked his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav to show him the respect that Lord Ram had got from Laxman.The Hasanpur MLA, who has now floated his own party, Jan Shakti Janata Dal,...
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Several units of blood and plasma have been stolen from the blood bank of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal, according to the police.Following a complaint by AIIMS blood bank in-charge Dr Gyanendra Prasad to the Bagh Sevania police station, a case was...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (local time) hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, calling him a 'wise leader' and stating that Modi thinks first about his country, according to Russia Today.Putin was speaking at the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi...
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