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Several parts of Mumbai experienced light to moderate rains on Tuesday, marking the fourth consecutive day of unseasonal showers in the metropolis due to a depression over the Arabian Sea. The skies remained overcast for most of the day with brief appearances of the Sun between passing...
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The police in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday busted a fake call centre and detained 116 people, including a juvenile, allegedly involved in stealing the data of US citizens and duping them, an official said. The police took the action based on intelligence inputs, he...
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The Mumbai police on Tuesday conducted a raid at a spa centre in Chembur of the city and rescued six Thai women, officials said. Based on specific information, a team of Chembur police station raided the spa centre, where these women were forced to work illegally, an official said. A...
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Prakash Solanke, the five-term NCP MLA from Majalgaon in central Maharashtra, has triggered a controversy after a viral video showed him admitting that to win elections, voters have to be offered inducements such as liquor, meat and cash. Solanke was apparently speaking at a party workers'...
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Aviation regulator DGCA may put in place certain restrictions on the use of power banks onboard flights after studying global practices, according to a senior official. In the wake of the incident of a passenger's power bank catching fire onboard an IndiGo flight on October 19, the...
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Tiruvallur district received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, leading to overflowing of Nathamedu lake and flooding of residential areas in Thiruneerpakkam. Residents of the area complained that flooding has become a recurring problem whenever there is heavy rain. We have been complaining for...
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A Ladakhi officer has been included in the judicial commission constituted to probe the September 24 violence in Leh, ensuring local representation in the high-level inquiry. The move comes amid growing demand from the Leh Apex Body (LAB) for inclusion of a Ladakh-based member in the panel...
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Four persons, including a married couple from Gandhinagar district of Gujarat -- who were allegedly held hostage in Iran while on their way to Australia -- returned home safely on Tuesday, police said. Gandhinagar Superintendent of Police Ravi Teja Vasamsetty said the four, residents of...
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The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at 88.29 against the US dollar on Tuesday on weak domestic stock markets and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said a weak US dollar and softening of crude oil prices cushioned the downside. Investors are also keeping a watch on the Federal...
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Suryakumar Yadav-led India will take on Australia in a five game T20 series, starting in Canberra, on Wednesday. Here is the schedule.
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A cop at the scene where a plane crashed into buildings in Nairobi, Kenya./Reuters/ANI Photo
A plane with 12 people on board has crashed in Kwale near Kenya's coast, Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said on Tuesday. The aircraft with registration number 5Y-CCA was on its way from Diani to Kichwa Tembo in Maasai Mara crashed at 0530 local time (02:30 GMT) the aviation authority said in...
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The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Montha has begun off the Andhra Pradesh coast and it will continue for the next three to four hours, the IMD said on Tuesday. In a post on 'X' at 7:23 pm today, the India meteorological department said the latest observations indicated that the...
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In a bid to tackle the deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council has intensified its anti-pollution measures, with 14 anti-smog guns now operating on high-rise buildings across the Lutyens' area, including several five-star hotels. According to NDMC...
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Senior Army officers joined the Ram Mandir Trust on Tuesday for a rehearsal of flag-hoisting atop the spire of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, officials said. Ram Mandir construction committee chairman Nripendra Mishra said the temple Trust had sought assistance from the Army to ensure proper...
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The Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday said emails claiming that bombs have been planted at the residences of actors Rajinikanth and Dhanush here were received by the state director general of police. According to Teynampet police, under whose jurisdiction the actors' homes fall, the first...
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Gold prices dropped by Rs 4,100 to Rs 1,21,800 per 10 grams in the national capital and slipped below $4,000 an ounce in the global markets on Tuesday as easing US-China trade tensions dampened safe-haven appeal. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal had closed at...
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A 32-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Beed district on Tuesday morning over the Banjara community's demand for reservation in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category, police said. Before hanging himself from a tree at Kekat Pangri village in Georai tehsil, Pravin Baburao...
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Tejashwi Yadav. Pic: @yadavtejashwi/X
The Bihar Opposition Mahagathbandhan on Tuesday released its Bihar poll manifesto 'Tejashwi Pratigya Pran' in Patna.The manifesto talks about employment, and the introduction of the Old Pension Scheme. It is a roadmap for the development of Bihar, and a resolution to make state...
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President Droupadi Murmu will take a sortie in Rafale fighter jet in Haryana's Ambala on Wednesday. On April 8, 2023, the President took a sortie in Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft at the Tezpur Air Force Station, Assam. The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, will visit Ambala, Haryana...
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Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala and the opposition Congress on Tuesday accused the state BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar of being involved in a land scam in Karnataka and demanded action against him. The state BJP chief has dismissed the allegations as baseless and...
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The Delhi government on Tuesday afternoon carried out cloud seeding across several parts of the city, Environment Minister in Chief Minister Rekha Gupta cabinet said, adding that it was part of efforts to explore artificial rainfall solutions aimed at reducing pollution levels. The operation...
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A 28-year-old Indian national allegedly stabbed two teens with a metal fork and slapped a co-passenger on board a Chicago to Germany flight, according to American authorities. The incident occurred on Saturday on a Lufthansa flight that had to be diverted to Boston Logan International Airport...
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the law and order situation has completely collapsed in Bihar, and the NDA government in the state was least bothered about the situation. Addressing back-to-back poll rallies in Saran, Yadav asserted that the INDIA bloc needs to be voted to power...
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An Australian paraglider who crashed on Monday evening near the Seven Sisters Peak located at an altitude of 13,500 feet in Manali subdivision of Himachal's Kullu district has been rescued after 20 hours, officials said. The paraglider, identified as Andy (51) from Australia, is believed to...
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A fire broke out in an Air India bus parked near Terminal 3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI) Vichitra Veer, in a statement, said the bus was not carrying any passengers or luggage at the time of the...
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A Punjabi businessman and NRI with roots in Rajgarh, a village near Doraha in Ludhiana, was shot dead in front of his house on Monday. Darshan Singh Sahsi (68), who lived in the Ridgeview Drive area of Abbotsford -- a Punjabi-populated city near Surrey -- was about to get into his car...
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Anilkumar Bolla, a 29-year-old Indian national and long-time Abu Dhabi resident, struck gold in The UAE Lottery's 23rd Lucky Day Draw #251018 held on Saturday, October 18, becoming an instant multimillionaire. Recounting the event, he confirmed that he was absolutely stunned to learn that he...
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A court in Sambhal, UP, on Tuesday reserved its judgment in a case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged fighting the Indian state remarks made earlier this year. Additional District Judge (ADJ) II Aarti Fauzdar at the Chandausi district court fixed the verdict for...
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The residents of the quiet, leafy Park Hall neighbourhood in England's Walsall are in shock after an Indian-origin woman was allegedly raped in a racially aggravated attack over the weekend. A 32-year-old man arrested on suspicion of rape remains in custody as police continue to question him...
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Anchit Gupta, who has worked on IAF history shares this post on X: General Manekshaw, but this one was with the @IAF_MCC ! Air Vice-Marshal Jemji Harmusji Framji Manekshaw, was the younger brother of the great Sam Manekshaw. And he too served with distinction, pioneering aviation medicine in...
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The NDRF is on standby in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Bengal
Severe cyclonic storm Montha will bring heavy rainfall in several districts of West Bengal till October 31, the IMD said on Tuesday. Montha, which is currently situated over westcentral Bay of Bengal and is moving in the north-northwestward direction, is likely to make landfall near Kakinada in...
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Bengal will go to the polls next year
The website of the chief electoral officer of West Bengal was unavailable since this morning, less than 12 hours after chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar listed the state among those where the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls is to start from Tuesday, reports the...
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A woman has accused a group of men of molestation and assault at a nightclub inside a five-star hotel in Kolkata, police said on Tuesday. No person has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident, they said. The complainant was reportedly with her husband, brother, and friends when...
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The girl said she was attacked by three men which turned out to be false
A twist in the tale: Yesterday, a 20-year-old woman claimed that she had suffered burn injuries while trying to protect her face in an alleged acid attack by a man, who had been stalking her for days, and his two accomplices, while she was on her way to attend class in New Delhi.Naturally, the...
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The much-awaited third season of hit spy action-thriller series The Family Man will premiere on Prime Video on November 21, the streamer said on Tuesday. Created by filmmaker duo Raj & DK, the new chapter will raise the stakes for Manoj Bajpayee's Srikant Tiwari, an elite undercover agent...
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Mid-tier IT services company, L&T Technology Services (LTTS), expects its headcount to drop in the third quarter, as AI is helping it do more with less, effectively decoupling the linearity between revenue growth and headcount addition as more work gets automated.LTTS, which focuses primarily...
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Venture-capital firm Accel is partnering investment group Prosus to co-invest in early-stage Indian startups focused on breakthrough technologies including robotics, advanced manufacturing, and AI applications.The firms will match investment up to $2 million each through Accel's Atoms X...
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Amazon on Monday said the company has surpassed the target of $20 billion in cumulative exports from India in the last 10 years and is now eyeing $80 billion worth of outflows by 2030.Under the Amazon Global Selling programme, which was launched in 2015, the company has so far registered over...
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Yes, there are countries where people have never seen snakes ever! According to WorldPopulationReview.com, these countries don't have any snakes. Slither away
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Satish Shah may have been stuck in comic roles, but he brought his own wit, intelligence and understanding to the characters he played, that made so much of his work memorable -- most of his best performances were on television. Take a look
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US President Donald Trump began a packed day of diplomatic engagements in Asia on Tuesday with a warm meeting with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo. The two leaders exchanged greetings as Trump smiled and said, That's a very strong handshake, while meeting Japan's...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on behalf of the Government of India, has announced the sale (re-issue) of four dated Government Securities for a total notified amount of Rs 32,000 crore.The auction is scheduled to be held on October 31, 2025 (Friday), while the settlement will take place on...
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A medium banana, 7-8 inches in length, provides 105 calories and 1 gm protein. It also vitally delivers 422 mg potassium, 32 mg magnesium and a substantial 0.43 mg vitamin B6, according to Healthline. Chomp down here.
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader and Mahagathbandhan's Chief Minister nominee Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday demanded that the National Democratic Alliance reveal their CM face for the Bihar elections, while highlighting the release of their manifesto named 'Tejashwi Pran Patra' today.Tejashwi said that he...
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Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur shares this lovely tte--tte with a security personnel at the airport: Heart warming interaction at International security at Mumbai airport just now. The security officer started to hum a tune. 'You're humming a tune from my film' I said.'I know Sir, it's from your...
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Uppada beach road closed, 269 rehab centres set up in Kakinada, AP
Rain lashed eight southern Odisha districts as cyclone 'Montha' in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday morning, IMD said. Keeping in view the impending situation, the Odisha government has evacuated people from low-lying areas and also hilly terrain prone to...
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OpenAI on Tuesday said it will offer 'ChatGPT Go' -- that supports higher query limits and more image generation -- free for one year to users in India who sign up during a limited-time promotional period beginning November 4. ChatGPT Go is OpenAI's recently launched subscription tier that...
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The Delhi CM offers prayers for Chhath
Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra on Tuesday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), asserting that the people themselves have rejected those who used to impose bans on Chhath Puja during their regime.Taking a jibe at former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Mishra praised the current government's...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading with gains early on Tuesday, driven by hopes of rate cut by the Federal Reserve and prospects of a USChina trade deal.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 125.93 points to 84,904.77 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 39.8 points to...
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Cyclonic storm 'Montha' over the west-central Bay of Bengal moved north to northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph during the past six hours and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm by 5.30 am on Tuesday, said the Meteorological Department. The weather system lay centred 190 km south to...
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IT services major LTIMindtree on Monday announced a multi-year strategic agreement, valued at a little over $100 million, with a leading US-based global manufacturer of chemicals and polymers.Under the agreement, the company will deliver comprehensive IT services, encompassing core business...
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The government on Monday approved seven projects under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), involving investments worth Rs 5,532 crore and a production target of Rs 44,406 crore.These projects are expected to generate over 5,000 direct jobs.Union Electronics and IT Minister...
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Smartphone exports hit a new record in September this year, with exports touching $1.8 billion -- an increase of 100 per cent, the highest ever jump in a single month for smartphone exports -- from $923 million in the same month of 2024.In fact, September this year saw a jump not just over the...
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US President Donald Trump has kept the possibility of running for a third presidential term in 2028 open. When asked about former White House strategist Steve Bannon's recent suggestion that he seek an unconstitutional third term, Trump, during his interaction with the media aboard Air Force...
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta joined scores of devotees in offering 'Arghya' to the rising Sun along the banks of the Yamuna River on the concluding day of Chhath Puja on Tuesday. Invoking the blessings of 'Chhathi Maiya' for a 'Viksit Bharat' and 'Viksit Delhi', Gupta said she was...
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal has expelled 27 leaders -- including two MLAs, four former legislators and an MLC -- for anti-party activities and defying the organisation's ideology in the run-up to the Bihar assembly elections. According to a statement issued by RJD state chief Mangani Lal...
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a man from Kondhwa area of Pune city for his alleged involvement in radicalisation activities and connection with a banned organisation, officials said.Zuber Hangargekar was booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention)...
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Delhi Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said Tuesday the first cloud seeding trial will be conducted in the capital today after the aircraft equipped to carry out the exercise arrives from Kanpur once visibility improves there. Speaking to PTI, the minister said the...
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Marathi actor Sachin Chandwade, who appeared in the popular Hindi OTT series Jamtara 2, has allegedly died by suicide, police said on Tuesday.The 25-year-old actor was found hanging at his residence in Undirkheda village, located in the Parola area of Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, on the...
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Punjab on Monday witnessed the season's highest single-day spike of 147 farm fires, pushing the total number of incidents since September 15 to 890, official data showed.Tarn Taran and Amritsar districts accounted for the bulk of the farm fires, Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) data showed,...
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India's ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, who suffered a ruptured spleen and rib cage injury during the third ODI against Australia, has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a Sydney hospital and is now in a stable condition, easing concerns over his health.He has been shifted out of...
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Notorious gangster Jagdeep Singh alias Jagga, wanted in multiple criminal cases in Rajasthan and Punjab, has been arrested in the United States, officials said on Monday. Jagga, a close associate of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and currently linked to the Rohit Godara network, was apprehended...
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Actor Chiranjeevi has lodged a complaint with the Hyderabad Cybercrime Police after AI-generated deepfake videos featuring him in obscene content surfaced on pornographic websites, officials said on Monday.Based on his complaint, the police have registered a case under Sections 67 and 67A of the...
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Kabeer Biswas, Vice President of the quick commerce arm of Flipkart, has resigned to pursue other opportunities, and Flipkart veteran Kunal Gupta will now lead Flipkart Minutes to ensure a seamless continuation of the business and operations. Biswas, who was the cofounder of hyperlocal quick...
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