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The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday registered a zero FIR against the lawyer who allegedly attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in his courtroom in the Supreme Court, officials said.A zero FIR can be registered anywhere, irrespective of where the alleged offence...
22:51
Colleges across Leh district opened on Wednesday, after remaining closed for two weeks following the September 24 violence, officials said.Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta chaired a security review meeting and ordered lifting of other restrictions to restore complete normalcy in the Union...
22:05
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said the traffic congestion is a global and national challenge, citing London and Delhi as examples.He asserted that the traffic issue in Bengaluru is receiving traction due to the vibrancy of the state's traditional and social...
21:58
A 28-year-old software engineer allegedly hanged himself in his house in Bhondsi in Gurugram, police said on Wednesday.Subham Meena had a love marriage just six months ago with a Delhi-based woman and had been living with her near Mata Colony in the Nayagaon area. He left behind no note to...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday passed an interim order allowing a plea of self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati to have access to food without onion and garlic, spectacles and medicines.Earlier on October 3, judicial magistrate Animesh Kumar had sought a response from Delhi Police on...
20:57
The Mumbai police have registered a case against an employee of a prominent courier firm after he fled with over 80 parcels meant to be delivered to customers along with some cash, an official said on Wednesday. The incident took place on September 29 and the case in this connection was...
20:29
Security forces launched a massive search operation in the forests of Kokernag area in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag to locate two missing soldiers after losing contact with them during a combing exercise in the area to track down terrorists, officials said on Wednesday.The combing operation was...
19:51
Tamil Nadu Government will take criminal action against a drug manufacturer, whose cough syrup has been banned in the wake of children's deaths in Madhya Pradesh, state minister Ma Subramanian said here on Wednesday.The government has issued its second notice against the drug manufacturer for the...
19:33
The rupee witnessed range-bound trade on Wednesday and settled for the day lower by three paise at 88.80 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking a negative trend in domestic equities amid a rise in risk-off sentiments.Forex traders said the US dollar is holding its ground, yet beneath the...
19:07
A scene from 'Jhund'
Actor Priyanshu alias Babu Ravi Singh Chhetri, who became famous for his onscreen character 'Babu Chhetri' in Hindi film Jhund, was allegedly murdered by his friend following a drunken brawl in Nagpur, in the wee hours on Wednesday, the police said.The accused, identified as Dhruv Lal Bahadur...
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Conrad Sangma. Pic: ANI Photo
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is scheduled to arrive in Manipur on Thursday on a two-day visit. During the visit, he will meet functionaries of his NPP in Manipur and discuss the prevailing political situation in the state, party leaders said. He will also meet...
18:19
Majoti Sahil Mohammed Hussein, a Gujarat resident who had travelled to Russia for further studies, enlisted in the Russian military to avoid a prison sentence in a drug-related case.The idea of joining the Russian army was not to fight the adversary but to surrender the moment he got a chance to...
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The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Wednesday petitioned the state police seeking permission for party president Vijay to visit Karur to meet the families of the 41 people who died in the stampede during his rally on September 27. Speaking to reporters after making the representation to...
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Geetanjali Angmo on Wednesday said she had visited her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, in Jodhpur jail, where he was lodged in the wake of the September 24 Leh violence. Angmo met the climate activist on Tuesday along with lawyer Ritam Khare, she said on X. She said Wangchuk's legal team has...
17:11
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As Dinesh lay asleep in his Madangir house, his wife poured boiling oil and red chilli powder on him, sending him into screams that rent the dead calm of the night. On October 3, a 28-year-old pharmaceutical firm worker was brought to Safdarjung Hospital with severe burns and was admitted to...
16:53
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that chances of war with India are real and claimed that his country would achieve even bigger success in the case of any armed conflict in future. Asif made the remarks in an interview with Samaa TV on Tuesday, where the anchor asked him...
16:41
The BJP and its youth wing held protests at various places in Kerala over the alleged irregularities in the gold-plating of 'Dwarapalaka' idols at the Sabarimala temple. Meanwhile, the Congress continued its criticism and accusations against the Left government in the matter with Leader of...
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Six persons suffered burns when a man inadvertently threw a matchstick onto spilled petrol after lighting a beedi in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Wednesday, officials said. Some of the injured persons have been admitted to the District Civil Hospital, while the others are receiving care at a...
16:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Phase 1 of the Navi Mumbai International Airport, built at a cost of around Rs 19,650 crore. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Union MoS Murlidhar Mohol, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Governor Acharya...
15:44
Hairstylist Javed Habib and his son Anos Habib have been booked in 23 cases of fraud for allegedly swindling Rs 7 crore from the people through an investment scheme, police said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Vishnoi said the two ran a scheme under the banner of FLC...
15:41
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi for the development of metal-organic frameworks.'
15:26
Bhaskar Rao
Former Bengaluru Police Commissioner and BJP leader Bhaskar Rao has admired advocate Rakesh Kishore, who had attempted to hurl a shoe towards Chief Justice of India B R Gavai. As his post drew sharp reaction, Rao apologised. Even if it is legally & terribly wrong, I admire your courage,...
15:15
While India remains a key market for US-based payments giant PayPal, the company has no plans to enter the domestic payments space. Instead, it will focus on cross-border transactions, aiming to connect India with the rest of the world.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest 2025, Alex Chriss, CEO of...
15:12
A probe by the Central Railway has concluded that a commuter's protruding backpack led to the fall of eight travellers from two trains in Thane district in June, of whom five lost their lives, officials said on Wednesday. The probe team ruled out any technical fault, quarrelling among...
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The Tamil Nadu government has sealed the factory of a drug manufacturer located in neighbouring Kancheepuram district after 20 children from Madhya Pradesh died after consuming a contaminated cough syrup. A Special Investigation Team formed by the Madhya Pradesh Police is also expected to inspect...
14:49
Actor-director Rishab Shetty's Kantara: Chapter 1 has taken the box office by storm, grossing Rs 427.5 crore worldwide within six days of release, the makers said in a statement. The movie is a prequel to Shetty's 2022 blockbuster Kantara, which became a cultural phenomenon for its rooted...
14:11
The police will issue fresh summons to 10 people associated with Assam Association Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death as they failed to appear before the investigating agency within the deadline, a senior officer said on Wednesday. Altogether 11 NRIs from the state were...
14:05
The Raymond Group will set up two global manufacturing units in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh at a cumulative investment of around 1,000 crore, a move which will strengthen the company's foothold in aerospace and automotive sectors.The aerospace manufacturing unit will come up at...
14:03
The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) attracted almost 34,000 crore worth of investment in a bid to boost indigenous aerospace and military-ware production under the Make in India scheme. The nodal agency UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has allocated...
13:59
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said, Nitish Kumar is NDA's CM face in the Bihar Assembly elections. The union minister ruled out any differences between NDA partners over seat-sharing arrangements for Bihar assembly polls and said talks are underway and the final...
13:55
A 28-year-old man allegedly beat his nephew to death after finding him with his wife in a compromising situation at the couple's home in Baburi village in Sultanpur, UP, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened Tuesday night after Ramesh Kori returned home from a feast and allegedly...
13:18
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer interacted with business leaders here in the financial capital on Wednesday as he commences his first official visit to India. In a light-hearted moment, he was seen taking a selfie with a disposable camera during an interaction with business leaders at the...
13:06
Zubeen and Sandipan Garg
Zubeen Garg's cousin and Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last month, a senior officer said. The DSP was booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including culpable homicide not amounting to...
13:04
An advocate has sought the consent of Attorney General R Venkataramani to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishore for attempting to throw a shoe at Chief Justice of India B R Gavai inside the courtroom on Monday.In a shocking security breach, Kishore (71) attempted...
13:01
In a remarkable incident, the Indian Army and civil administration averted a potential tragedy from occurring with their quick and coordinated actions on Tuesday evening. Reportedly, a fire erupted in the Tulail area of the larger Gurez Valley, located in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora...
12:31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday highlighted India's growth in the technological sector, underlining its achievements in developing indigenous technology, emphasising the impact of initiatives like 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and Make in India. Addressing the India Mobile Congress (IMC)...
12:12
Tamil actor Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Madras High Court order constituting a SIT to probe the Karur stampede that killed 41 people. The apex court agreed to hear the plea on Friday. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai...
11:57
The Election Commission on Wednesday said the provisions of model code of conduct are also applicable to the Central government as far as announcements and policy decisions on Bihar are concerned.The poll code came into force immediately after the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule...
11:30
The Delhi HC issues a notice to Shahrukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix on former Narcotics Control Bureau officer Sameer Wankhede's suit alleging defamation in a web series, The Ba**ds of Bollywood. The HC has asked Red Chillies Entertainment and others to file a reply to the...
11:24
Despite the crisis surrounding rare-earth magnets affecting the production of many players and leading to a sharp fall in sales of market leader Ola Electric, India's electric two-wheeler registrations have shown an 18 per cent increase in the first six months of 2025-26 (FY26) over the same...
11:21
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved four projects worth Rs 24,634 crore to decongest key trunk routes of the railway network. This would be done by adding track capacity across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh.The projects include Wardha-Bhusawal (3rd and 4th line in...
11:19
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Four workers were killed and six others injured after a lift collapsed from a height at a power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district, officials said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday night at RKM Powergen Pvt Ltd's plant in Dabhra area of Ucchpinda village in the district,...
11:14
The US Department of War, in a press statement released towards the end of September, announced that Pakistan is among the list of countries that are set to receive American manufacturer Raytheon's Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles. In a press release dated September 30, the US...
11:01
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar meets BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Shankar Ghosh in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, highlighting an increase in political violence in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government. Ghosh alleged that the Trinamool...
10:46
ICICI Pru MF is the second asset management company to cross Rs 10 trillion in assets under management (AUM) across its MF schemes.The country's second-largest fund house achieved this milestone during the September quarter. Its AUM grew the fastest among the top five, rising 7.5 per cent...
10:40
The Securities and Exchange Board of India is developing an artificial intelligence-powered system to detect and review illegal or misleading advertisements and social media content.The tool, called Regulatory AI-Driven Advertisement Reviewer -- R(AI)DAR -- is aimed at bolstering the stock market...
10:34
Search Operations are still underway for an 8-year-old boy after a landslide struck a private bus in the Balughat area of the Jhandutta assembly segment in Bilaspur, killing 15 people, police said on Wednesday.SP Bilaspur Sandeep Dhawal informed that the rescue operation commenced today at 6:40...
10:19
Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have the option to increase grammage in products instead of reducing price to pass on the benefits under the latest round of rationalisation in GST rates, despite a recent ruling by the Delhi high court on an old dispute, according to government...
10:10
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the cow named Alia Bhatt
Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shares this image on X, writing: Met a group of dairy farmers at a dairy farm run by the loveliest family (and even encountered a cow named Alia Bhatt!!, due apologies to Ms.Bhatt @aliaa08, but she was really a cutie pie!). Unfortunately dairy farmers are...
10:02
BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh
BJP MLA Sankar Ghosh, who was injured alongside party MP Khagen Murmu in a mob attack in Jalpaiguri, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of indulging in a cynical and disgusting photo-op during her brief visit to the hospital. In a video posted on Facebook from his hospital...
09:48
The initial public offering (IPO) of LG Electronics India got off to a strong start on Tuesday, with its share sale fully subscribed on day one, while WeWork India's IPO sailed through on the final day of subscription.Meanwhile, Tata Capital's mega share sale was three-fourths covered, reflecting...
09:23
The United States Senate has confirmed Sergio Gor as the next Ambassador of the United States to India. Gor, 38, was among 107 nominees confirmed by the Senate in a single en bloc vote on Tuesday, with 51 senators voting in favour and 47 against. The confirmations came despite the current US...
08:58
In a historic development for the Indian diaspora, California has designated Diwali as an official state holiday, becoming the third state in the US to officially recognise the Indian festival of lights as a holiday.California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday announced that he has signed a bill by...
08:56
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate phase one of the Navi Mumbai International Airport and the final phase of Mumbai Metro Line-3 during his two-day Maharashtra visit beginning Wednesday.Modi will also launch Mumbai One, India's first integrated common mobility app for 11 public...
08:49
The United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday, ahead of his meeting with PM Narendra Modi in India's financial capital. Starmer, who flew in from London along with a business delegation, was greeted at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International...
08:30
A truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire following a collision with a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Tuesday night, police said.The collision triggered multiple explosions as the gas cylinders began to burst. Some exploded cylinders were seen several meters away from the spot. Flames and...
00:47
The Allahabad high court has directed all judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh not to record any abusive words or filthy language spoken during the submission of evidence and statements during trial. The court cautioned trial courts across the state to be careful in future and take...
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An encounter broke out between terrorists and a police party in a remote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Tuesday evening, a senior police officer said. Inspector general of police, Jammu Bhim Sen Tuti, said a joint search operation is underway following the encounter in the...
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A country-made rocket, containing explosives, was recovered from Manipur's Churachandpur district, police said on Tuesday.The rocket was 9 ft long and weighed 200 kg, they said.It was recovered on Sunday from the vicinity of S Lonphai and Tuikong villages, they added.An elderly man was killed in...
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