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A special meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday reviewed the steps taken in view of the ongoing conflict in West Asia and assessed the availability of critical needs of the common man. At the meeting, Modi called for all-out...
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Two farmers were killed after being struck by lightning in separate incidents during a sudden spell of unseasonal rains and thunderstorms in parts of Maharashtra's Beed district, the police said on Wednesday. One of them, Vasant Ramrao Raut, a resident of Pali village under Beed tehsil, was...
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Eight women labourers were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tempo on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district on Wednesday evening, police said. The incident occurred when a group of women was returning home after completing cleaning work on...
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The BJP on Wednesday postponed its Jharkhand bandh to April 9 in view of Good Friday and the JEE (Main) examination, according to a statement. The torchlight processions planned to mobilise support for the shutdown have also been rescheduled from April 2 to April 3. Earlier in the day,...
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Ten people were arrested by police in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district for allegedly spreading rumours about gas and fuel shortage, officials said on Wednesday. They were released after completing legal formalities, the officials said. Later, the police also released videos in which the...
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The government on Wednesday announced curbs on imports of gold, platinum and silver jewellery with immediate effect, a move aimed at checking misuse of free trade agreements (FTAs). These restrictions will operate irrespective of any prior contract, irrevocable letter of credit, advance...
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The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a report alleging sexual misconduct by a police officer in Maharashtra's Akola district. The commission's chairperson, Vijaya Rahatkar, has directed the state's director general of police to ensure immediate...
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PM Narendra Modi meets veteran tennis legend Leander Paes, in New Delhi./@narendramodi X/ANI Photo
Olympic medalist and former Tennis star Leander Paes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi just a day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday.Modi, in a post on X, said, Had a great meeting with Leander Paes. India is very proud of his accomplishments in tennis. We...
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The Left Front on Wednesday announced it reached a seat-sharing arrangement with the ISF and CPI(ML) Liberation to contest the West Bengal assembly elections.As per the seat-sharing arrangement reached among these outfits, the ISF will contest 30 seats and CPI-ML-Liberation will field candidates...
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Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei./File image
Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday extolled the sacrifice and martyrdom of senior Iranian armed forces leaders as the conflict in West Asia enters into its second month.In a series of posts shared on the account purportedly attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, the supreme leader...
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Kerala Congress leader VD Satheesan
Kerala Congress leader VD Satheesan on Wednesday said discussions on social media cannot substitute real-time exchanges where immediate responses are required.His remarks come a day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan clarified that he invited the Congress leader for a Facebook...
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The West Bengal government on Wednesday proposed to the chief electoral officer a reshuffle in the state's police ranks to fill vacant posts, to ensure smooth conduct of the upcoming assembly polls. In a letter to the CEO, the Home and Hill Affairs Department said several key positions...
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The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued a fisherman who had gone missing for nearly 36 hours off the Kerala coast, officials said on Wednesday. Ranjumoni Sonowal (40), a crew member of the Tamil Nadu-registered mechanised fishing vessel 'Zion', had gone missing on the night of March 30...
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Iran has dismissed United States President Donald Trump's remarks that Tehran had sought a ceasefire, calling the claim 'false and baseless'.Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said there had been no such request from Tehran, pushing back against Washington, DC's narrative amid...
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IndiGo on Wednesday announced that it will start levying revised fuel charges ranging from Rs 275 to Rs 10,000 on domestic and international flights from April 2, following the rise in jet fuel prices.With higher fuel charges, airfares are set to rise for various domestic and international...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday participated in the self-enumeration initiative for Census 2027 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, her office said.Murmu self-enumerated her household details in the portal (se.census.gov.in) in the presence of Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Registrar General and...
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The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by actor Anita Advani seeking recognition of her alleged relationship with late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna as a marriage.A single bench of Justice Sharmila Deshmukh dismissed the appeal filed by Advani challenging an order passed by...
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that the United Kingdom will not be 'dragged into; the war against Iran as he announced to host an international conference this week to discuss all viable diplomatic and political measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.Speaking at a Downing...
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As developments in West Asia continue to unfold, the shipping ministry on Wednesday said that all Indian seafarers in West Asia are safe, with no incidents involving Indian-flagged vessels reported in the last 48 hours. Speaking at a joint inter-ministerial briefing on recent developments in...
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The national capital has become a mandi for child trafficking, the Delhi high court said on Wednesday and asked the railways and the police to respond to a petition raising concern over such incidents blatantly happening at railway stations and surrounding areas. A bench of Chief Justice D K...
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Two Delhi cops were suspended and arrested for allegedly robbing a Uttar Pradesh-based businessman of Rs 8.4 lakh near Ajmal Khan Park in central Delhi, the police said on Wednesday.The accused, sub-inspector Mahavir and constable Vicky, posted at Desh Bandhu Gupta Road police station, were...
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Sounds of explosion were heard outside the office of the Punjab BJP office here on Wednesday evening. The sounds were heard around 5 pm, said state BJP leader Vineet Joshi. Senior police officers, including senior superintendent of police Kanwardip Kaur, reached the spot to take stock...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti from Madhya Pradesh in a cheating case. Special judge Dig Vinay Singh said that accused Bharti and accused Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati, along with Savitri Devi and possibly other unknown persons, entered into a criminal...
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From the 30-Sensex firms, Trent, InterGlobe Aviation, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics, State Bank of India and Eternal emerged as the major gainers. NTPC, Sun Pharma, Power Grid, UltraTech Cement and Bharti Airtel were the laggards.
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About 5,98,000 passengers have returned to India amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf region, a senior government official said on Wednesday. He also shared that the incident caused by debris from an interception in Dubai yesterday, three Indian nationals sustained...
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India's crude oil inventories remain adequate, with the government securing sufficient supplies for the next two months, said Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, on Wednesday during an inter-ministerial briefing amid the ongoing West Asia crisis. Assuring...
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Iran on Wednesday said its Security Council has approved safe passage to Bangladesh's six fuel-carrying ships waiting to cross the Strait of Hormuz amid continued war in West Asia. As petroleum reserves continue to dwindle in Bangladesh, heavily dependent on imported fuel, five LNG shipments...
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday said that the war in the Middle East was not theirs, and they will not be drawn into the conflict. Starmer in his address said that the war will affect them, but the UK has a plan to emerge as a more secure nation. Impact of war will affect us, but...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 2 per cent higher on Wednesday, in tandem with a sharp rally in global markets on hopes of a potential de-escalation in the ongoing West Asia conflict. Starting the new fiscal year on a high note, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,186.77...
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Crude oil prices fell more than 3 per cent to Rs 9,265 per barrel in futures trade on Wednesday as investors booked profits after US President Donald Trump said the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil for the April...
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The head of the national security commission of the Iranian parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, on Wednesday said that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed for those who follow the new rules. Azizi said that US President Donald Trump has realized the dream of regime change, but in the regime of the...
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A sessions court at Mapusa in Goa on Wednesday granted bail to Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, in a case related to the devastating fire of last December that killed 25 people.The Luthras, however, would remain in jail as they were arrested in a...
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is set to meet at 7 pm on Wednesday in the national capital to discuss developments amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia. The situation escalated in West Asia after a joint US-Israel military strike on February 28 on Iranian territory resulted in the...
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The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced the execution of their third joint operation in coordination with allied groups in Iran and Lebanon, targeting sensitive sites in south of occupied Palestine. In a post on X, the official spokesperson of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Yahya Saree, said the...
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is reportedly preparing to join forces with the United States and other allies to open the strategic Strait of Hormuz, amid fear of escalation in the war in the Middle East. If the UAE, which is on the frontline of Iranian attacks, joins the military conflict, it...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's stand on a plea by the ED challenging his acquittal in two separate cases lodged against him for not appearing before the agency despite summonses issued in the excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma...
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticised the spending of billions of dollars on the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran, arguing that such expenditure comes at a time of a historic affordability crisis in the US, as reported by Al Jazeera. According to Al Jazeera, in a conversation with...
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Iran launched an attack on a tanker off the coast near Qatar and targeted Kuwait International Airport early Wednesday, continuing its aggressive campaign against Gulf Arab neighbours.At the same time, Tehran confirmed for the first time that it had been in direct contact with Washington...
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In West Bengal's election season, candidates are discovering that the quickest way to a voter's mind may well be through the elector's kitchen, courtyard and tubewell, as speeches give way to spatulas and manifestos to water buckets in a new politics of intimacy.One candidate washed utensils in a...
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Rediff.com India Ltd, a subsidiary of listed fintech company AvenuesAI Ltd, has filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) through the confidential pre-filing route, marking an important step towards a potential public listing. Rediff.com...
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India's financial markets are undergoing a significant shift in trading dynamics amid escalating global war-related risks, with the rupee breaching key levels and bond yields hardening, according to a report by Union Bank of India (UBI). The report noted that the last trading session of FY26...
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American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, sources and her media outlet told CNN.The US government is tracking her kidnapping and working with the Iraqis to secure her release, a US official said.It is unclear who is responsible for her abduction,...
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In a move aimed at protecting domestic air travel from a sharp global fuel shock, the government has limited the increase in Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices for domestic airlines to 25%, even as international benchmarks indicated a potential surge of over 100%.The Ministry of Petroleum and...
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The central government is considering a proposal to deploy 10 senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officers in key global economies and business hubs on a pilot basis.The move is aimed at strengthening perception management, narrative building and engagement with global audiences -- areas the...
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Around 53.2 million households received employment under the flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in FY26, the lowest in the past six years, according to preliminary data from the official website.The scheme, which is set to be replaced by the Viksit...
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The Reserve Bank of India's outstanding net short dollar position in the rupee forward market rose to $77.25 billion by the end of February, latest data showed.The net short position by January-end stood at $68.42 billion.Short positions in less than one year remained unchanged at $28 billion,...
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Destruction after an Iranian missile hit Israel. Ammar Awad/Reuters
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Wednesday detailed the scale of its ongoing military campaign against Iran and its regional allies, claiming thousands of targets have been struck as part of a coordinated offensive alongside the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). In a video message...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a sharp rally in global markets on hopes of a potential de-escalation in the ongoing West Asia conflict. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,899.53 points to 73,847.08 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty...
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A boy sits in a tent for displaced people in Beirut. Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy on Tuesday (local time) carried out four operations against the US and Israeli targets in the early hours as a part of its 88th wave of Operation True Promise 4, Press TV reported. Iran said the naval forces launched a heavy offensive...
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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the ongoing military conflict with Iran could conclude within the next two to three weeks, expressing a high degree of confidence in the mission's trajectory.Speaking from the Oval Office, the President indicated that an even swifter...
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India continued to rank among the global leaders in imposing Internet shutdowns, recording 65 connectivity blackouts in 2025, according to a report by Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition.Globally, at least 313 Internet shutdowns were documented across 52 countries last year. Malaysia topped...
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Price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF), or jet fuel, was more than doubled to a record Rs 2.07 lakh per kilolitre on Wednesday while commercial LPG rates were raised by Rs 195.50 per cylinder, mirroring the surge in global oil prices linked to the widening West Asia conflict. ATF price in...
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Lauding enormous accomplishments in the war against Iran, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that the joint Israel-US campaign was systematically crushing the Islamic regime while removing existential threats to the Jewish state. Addressing the nation in...
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Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said in Srinagar. The security forces cordoned off the Arahama area in the district for carrying out searches as part of an anti-terror operation. Officials said...
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A group of women from Jain community in Gujarat's Surat has approached police to demand action against a Jain monk after an alleged obscene video purportedly showing him went viral on social media. The monk, however, dubbed the allegations as baseless rumours, and claimed that misinformation...
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A statue of B R Ambedkar, installed atop a building in Noorpur Jattan village here, was vandalised on Tuesday by some unidentified persons, police said.A rod-like object was used to damage the statue, which was encased in toughened glass, they said.Later in the day, a video surfaced on social...
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