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A judge of the Allahabad High Court on Monday recused himself from hearing a plea related to the alleged dual citizenship controversy involving Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and requested the Chief Justice to assign the matter to another bench.Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, while passing the order,...
23:16
US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that a high-level American negotiating team, including Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, is en route to Pakistan to initiate critical negotiations with the Iranian leadership.In an interview with the New York...
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The Allahabad high court on Monday rejected a plea seeking quashing of prosecution proceedings against Sarfaraz Ansari alias Munni, an alleged sharpshooter linked to deceased gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, in connection with the Usri Chatti massacre case in Ghazipur district.Justice Rajiv...
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Prayagraj with 44.4 degrees Celsius recorded the highest temperature in Uttar Pradesh as heatwave conditions gripped several parts of the state, the Meteorological Department said on Monday.Several cities across the state witnessed maximum temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius, indicating intense...
22:28
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, has unearthed a major smuggling racket involving 'watermelon seeds' and 'green peas' at Nhava Sheva Port, a release said on Monday.Acting on specific intelligence, officers intercepted 132 containers containing approximately 3,029 metric...
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FBI director Kash Patel has escalated his war with the media by filing a massive $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick.The 19-page civil complaint, filed in the District of Columbia, centres on an April 17 report that alleged Patel's behaviour,...
21:45
Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik on Monday said that the surveillance teams have so far seized cash, gold and silver articles, gift materials, liquor and drugs, worth over 1,200 crore across the state, where assembly elections are scheduled on April 23.As on April 20, a total of Rs 169.85 crore in...
21:38
Central Bureau of Investigation notices from May 1 will carry a special QR code, allowing people to verify their genuineness through an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ABHAY, a first-of-its-kind initiative by any agency to deter the public from falling prey to cybercriminals, officials...
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An empty coach of a local train coming out of a car shed derailed near Dombivli station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday morning, disrupting services on Mumbai's busy suburban network and causing hardship to commuters during rush hour, officials said.No one was injured in the incident,...
21:04
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera on Monday moved the Gauhati high court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a criminal case filed by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma over allegations related to multiple passports and undisclosed overseas...
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Two cases of alleged suicides by youths have been reported in separate locations in Rajasthan, with a 20-year-old woman nursing student and a 21-year-old B.Sc student ending their lives in different incidents, officials said on Monday.Vinita Saini, a resident of the Dhanwara area under Jhalawar...
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A PIL was filed on Monday before the Calcutta high court seeking its intervention over an alleged apprehension that nearly 800 TMC workers and leaders may be arrested after their names were reportedly identified on directions of the EC.Mentioning the matter before a division bench headed by Chief...
20:23
US President Donald Trump has said his decision to confront Iran was not influenced by Israel, asserting that his long-held position on Tehran's nuclear ambitions guided his stance.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, Israel never talked me into the war with Iran. IRAN...
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Flight operations at the Mumbai airport will remain suspended for six hours from 11 am on May 7 as the two runways will be shut for pre-monsoon maintenance works.During the period from 11 am to 5 pm on May 7, both runways -- 09/27 and 14/32 -- will be non-operational and stakeholder coordination...
20:06
Sri Lanka on Monday repatriated 19 Indian fishermen, days after the island nation's navy arrested 16 Indians for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters.The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka.19 Indian fishermen are being repatriated from Sri Lanka...
19:39
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz for normal passage of ships, as Beijing described it as an international waterway amid assertions by Iran that it has an inalienable right over it.The Strait of Hormuz should remain open to normal navigation,...
19:35
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unscheduled stop to buy Bengal's favourite snack 'jhalmuri' during poll campaigning in Jhargram was just a drama.How come cameras were present when he made the unscheduled stop? The entire episode was...
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Uncertainty prevailed over the much-touted second round of peace talks between the US and Iran on Monday, amidst exhibitory brinkmanship by both sides.The two sides are expected to meet in the coming days in Islamabad, for which Pakistani authorities have taken elaborate security measures.A...
18:44
The Supreme Court has dismissed activist Umar Khalid's plea seeking a review of a verdict denying him bail, while observing that there are reasonable grounds to believe the allegations levelled against him in connection with a conspiracy behind the 2020 Delhi riots.A bench of Justices Aravind...
18:27
A local court on Monday did not grant interim protection from arrest to Nida Khan, an accused in the sexual harassment and religious coercion case at the Nashik unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), directing the police to submit their response to her plea by April 27.The Special Investigation...
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Pointing out that several states have enacted laws against religious conversion, with some specifically criminalising conversion for marriage, Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha Leader Derek O'Brien on Monday compared these to a Nazi-era law, as he drew parallels between events transpiring in India...
17:29
Visitors from across the country have started arriving in the Kashmir valley, showing renewed confidence in the region's stability just days before the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack. Speaking to ANI, Vishal, a tourist said, My father used to live here earlier, and he only...
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Heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail over isolated pockets of northwest, central and the adjoining parts of east India for the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.It said isolated pockets of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, East Rajasthan,...
16:31
More than 39,000 piped natural gas (PNG) consumers have surrendered their LPG connections following a government appeal amid concerns over LPG supply due to the ongoing West Asia crisis, a senior official said on Monday.Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary (Marketing & Oil Refinery) at the Ministry...
16:20
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed almost unchanged in a volatile session on Monday as investors turned cautious amid mounting geopolitical headwinds and rising crude oil prices.The 30-share BSE Sensex closed marginally up 26.76 points or 0.03 per cent at 78,520.30. During the day, it hit...
15:52
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel before war broke out in Iran complying with what he was told by US President Donald Trump.Addressing an election rally here, targeting the BJP, Gandhi reiterated his allegation that PM Modi will jump...
15:36
From derogatory slurs against religion to a team leader's inappropriate touch during training sessions, a woman engineer at a Nashik unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has revealed in harrowing detail the alleged harassment and religious coercion she faced at the office of the IT major.In a...
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Operations manager of TCS Nashik, Ashwini Chainani being taken from the court
She joined the Nashik unit of IT giant Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS, as an associate. Newly married, she claims she had to face taunts like player, zero figure, comments about Hindu gods and other lewd comments by her fellow colleagues, reports NDTV.She is among more than half a dozen women...
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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran currently has no plans to participate in talks with the United States, though he did not rule out the possibility.Officials in Islamabad have been preparing for another round of discussions that could take place there...
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Iran's Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, has asserted that the Iranian nation stood as a united front against recent external aggression, claiming that the country has not made any concessions regarding its core demands, according to the Iranian state media ISNA.Ejei highlighted the...
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The Congress on Monday said the striking down of the Modi government's delimitation push in the garb of women's quota was a defeat of bulldozer politics and that the Centre's agenda was not women's reservation but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's preservation.The opposition party also demanded...
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A residential building damaged by a strike in Tehran. Thaier Al Sudani/Reuters
Iran on Monday released an updated death toll from its conflict with Israel and the United States, with officials reporting that at least 3,375 people have been killed.The figure was provided by Abbas Masjedi, head of Iran's Legal Medicine Organisation, and reported by the judiciary-affiliated...
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Actor Adarsh Gourav, known for his performance in movies such as The White Tiger, Kho Gaye Hum Kahan and Tu Yaa Main, is all set to reprise his role in the second season of Ridley Scott's Alien: Earth.Games of Thrones star Peter Dinklage also joins the star studded cast of the series, which is...
12:41
Terming the petitioner incorrigible, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking to declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose a National Son and to credit the Azad Hind Fauj (INA) for India's independence.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi rebuked the...
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A French shipping company, CMA CGM, reported that one of its vessels was targeted by warning shots in the Strait of Hormuz. According to US President Donald Trump, Iran had opened fire on both French and British ships in the region.The International Maritime Organization confirmed that a...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it would call for a report from the chief justice of the Calcutta High Court today itself after it was alleged that the appellate tribunals constituted for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal were not functioning.Senior advocate Devadatt...
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At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus rolled down a hill in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Monday, officials said.The accident took place when the bus was negotiating a blind curve near Kagort village in Ram Nagar area around 10 am.Locals were the...
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a new video showing Marines boarding the Iranian-flagged vessel Touska in the Gulf of Oman.In the footage shared on X, Marines are seen deploying from the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship by helicopter before descending via ropes onto the container...
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Baby food company HiPP baby food has issued a recall of certain baby food jars after samples in Austria, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic were found to be contaminated with rat poison, officials reported Sunday.Authorities say the suspected tampering involves 190-gram jars of carrot-and-potato...
10:18
Iran has asserted that it will never surrender its authority over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with a senior legislator describing the waterway as an integral component of the nation's sovereignty.According to a report by Iranian state media Press TV, Ebrahim Azizi, who chairs the Parliament's...
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A 45-year-old man was allegedly killed by his nephew following a dispute over chicken curry at Koundanur in Kerala, police said on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Senthil Kumar of Koundanur, Ozhakapathy, under the limits of Kozhinjampara police station.Police said the accused,...
09:48
The Israeli military has launched an investigation after a photograph circulating on social media showed an Israeli soldier damaging a statue of a crucified Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon, CNN reported.According to CNN, the image, taken in the predominantly Christian village of Debel, shows the...
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Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref on Sunday warned that stability in the Strait of Hormuz comes at a cost, stating that the country cannot be expected to ensure maritime security while facing restrictions on its own oil exports, amid escalating tensions with the United States over...
09:33
Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the European Union to sever its Association Agreement with Israel, saying the bloc cannot maintain ties with a government that violates its core principles.In a post on X, Sanchez said, The time has come for the EU to break its Association...
09:17
The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled model to automate and fast-track company name approvals, a senior government official said.The system will assign a confidence rating on a scale of one to five to each proposed company name. This...
09:16
The hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has effectively seized control of Iran's military apparatus and diplomatic negotiation teams over the weekend, according to a report by The New York Post citing regional analysts.IRGC Commander Maj. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle have...
09:04
Guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney at the blockade
Iranian forces launched drones towards US warships following an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iranian media.Meanwhile, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has claimed that US forces stationed in the Sea of Oman were forced to retreat...
08:39
Flexicap funds, the largest mutual fund category, emerged as the most popular offering in financial year 2025-2026 (FY26). These diversified equity MF schemes raked in nearly Rs.90,000 crore last year, 16 per cent higher than the Rs.76,860 crore tally in FY25.Meanwhile, smallcap and midcap funds,...
08:38
Global energy prices surged on Monday as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the imminent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing a failure by the United States to adhere to ceasefire conditions. Monday morning saw Brent Crude rising by 4.72 per cent to USD 94.65 per barrel, while...
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Iran has rejected claims that it has agreed to participate in a second round of peace talks, which the United States said were scheduled for tomorrow, Al Jazeera reported.Al Jazeera reported, citing the IRNA news agency, which criticised what it described as 'Washington's excessive demands,...
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