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The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) on Thursday held a candlelight vigil here demanding justice for two Naga civilians killed in a recent ambush in Manipur.The vigil, held at Naga Solidarity Park under the theme 'We Rise Together: Unbreakable, Unafraid', was organised in memory of Chinaoshang...
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The Karnataka high court on Thursday stayed a magisterial order directing the registration of an FIR against state Home Minister G Parameshwara and the deputy commissioner of Tumakuru district over their alleged involvement in a Rs 500 bet.The context in which the alleged...
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India on Thursday advised its nationals not to travel to Iran by air or land in view of reports of commencement of some flights between the two countries.The Indian Embassy in Tehran in its latest advisory also said that the airspace restrictions and operational uncertainties...
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The Kodagu district administration has cancelled the licence of a homestay here following the alleged sexual assault of a foreign tourist, officials said on Thursday.Deputy commissioner Somashekar ordered the cancellation of the licence issued to Devi Villa homestay, stating that...
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The Amritsar police on Thursday said it had busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling module by arresting three men and recovering from their possession 915 grams of ICE (methamphetamine).Director general of police Gaurav Yadav said five sophisticated pistols with two live...
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A huge fire broke out near to the Mukkunnimala Air Force radar station here on Saturday morning, gutting 4-5 acres of dry brush, fire and rescue officials said.The fire was finally extinguished around 5pm after several hours of firefighting, they said.The fire was reported close to 11 am, an...
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A youth kidnapped five days ago was rescued by police in Hapur on Thursday and six people, including a woman, were arrested, officials said.The police also recovered part of the ransom money, weapons and a car used in the crime, the officials said.According to superintendent...
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The Allahabad high court has held that a man cannot escape the responsibility of maintaining his wife due to financial hardship, observing that one who believes he cannot maintain should not get married in the first place.A bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Vivek Saran rejected a plea filed...
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A 17-year-old boy died on Thursday at a hospital in Pakistan's Karachi city after contracting the Congo virus, becoming the first confirmed victim of the disease this year, health authorities said.The boy died today. He was brought to the hospital on Monday with high fever, Sindh Infectious...
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TN Chief Minister M K Stalin along with his wife Durga Stalin after casting their votes at a polling station in Chennai./ANI Photo
Saluting voters for their active participation in the festival of democracy, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Thursday that West Bengal and Tamil Nadu recorded the highest-ever voter turnout since Independence as polling concluded at 6 pm.Highest ever percentage of polling...
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The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has constituted seven special teams to ensure security measures are in place to prevent any irregularities during the vote counting process on May 4.Following discussions between AICC general secretary and Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh and APCC...
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A 32-year-old man involved in construction work and property dealings was shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city on Thursday, with the police suspecting it to be the fallout of a land dispute.The incident took place around 8 am near Shiv Shakti Tiraha in Sanjay Nagar when Clarence Atkins was...
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to six cricket stadiums across the country, including Arun Jaitley Stadium here, asking them to explain why their activities should not be stopped for failing to disclose the source of water used to maintain the pitch and grounds.The green body...
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The police have registered a case after an unidentified foetus was discovered in a women's toilet at the Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Private Limited premises in Devanahalli here.The incident occurred on Tuesday night.According to the police, the incident came to light at the A41...
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Reza Pahlavi attacked by ketchup in Berlin/ Image courtesy Iranian state media/ANI Photo
Iranian state media broadcaster on Thursday shared a video where exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi was seen getting attacked with tomato ketchup.In a 47-second clip posted by IRNA, it was seen that Pahlavi was exiting a building in Berlin when he was attacked by a man who threw a red liquid on his...
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The rupee extended its losing streak for the fourth consecutive session, settling 33 paise lower at 94.11 (provisional) on Thursday and breached the 94-level for the second time in a month amid soaring crude oil prices as West Asia peace talks moved to an uncertain trajectory.Massive selling of...
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat found laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said there should be no hesitation in dealing with such vessels, while claiming that enemy naval...
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Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring./ANI Photo
Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking a ban on the airing of ZEE5 docu-series on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, 'Lawrence of Punjab'.Warring has been opposing the web series, claiming that it would glorify gangster culture.In a...
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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar president Sharad Pawar was on Thursday discharged from a hospital in Mumbai.The 85-year-old leader had been admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in the city on April 19.Sources close to the veteran politician said the hospitalisation was for a follow-up...
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Actor Rajinikanth shows his inked finger in Chennai
Assembly elections: TN records 82.24 per cent polling till 5 pm, says Election Commission, with West Bengal at a whopping 89.93%. Polling for the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and 152 constituencies in West Bengal began amid tight security this morning. The voting will...
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday reacted to reports of US President Donald Trump resharing a video that referred to India and China in derogatory terms, saying it had seen some reports but declined further comment.Addressing a weekly media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir...
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The Delhi police with Rahul Meena
Delhi's Saket court granted four days' custody of the accused Rahul Meena to Delhi Police to investigate the alleged rape and murder case of the IRS officer's daughter. Rahul was produced before the court on Thursday after his arrest from a hotel in Dwarka on Wednesday.An FIR has been lodged at...
17:41
The Iran Embassy in Zimbabwe says: 'The price of this addiction is life.'
Amid the developing security situation in West Asia and the Gulf, a senior government official said that over 12 lakh people have returned to India from the region. He further highlighted that regular flights continue to operate from several countries to various destinations in India.The details...
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The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Thursday said that all Indian seafarers operating in the region are safe following recent firing incidents involving foreign-flagged vessels.Addressing an inter-ministerial press briefing here, Additional Secretary of the Ministry, Mukesh Mangal,...
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The Iran Embassy In Malaysia posts this taking one of the several jibes that the country has been taking on the US and President Trump every day. Maybe if you dreamed less, the world would suffer less, the post says.
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The US military seized another tanker Thursday associated with smuggling Iranian oil.The US Defence Department said it seized the oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean.We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to...
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra takes a dig at PM Modi after US President Donald Trump's reposting of India being called a hell hole. Moitra writes, Hello @narendramodiji your Phraand Trump just called India a hell hole and all Indians gangsters with laptops. Are you going to protest or are you just...
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Accused Rahul Meena has been sent to 4 days police custody
In the ongoing investigation into the murder of an IRS officer's daughter, the autopsy report findings have revealed multiple injury patterns suggesting a violent physical struggle prior to death, according to Dr Sudhir Gupta, Head of Forensic Medicine at AIIMS Delhi.Dr Gupta stated that the...
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The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 205.05 points, or 0.84 per cent, to end at 24,173.05.From the Sensex pack, Trent, Bajaj Finserv, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys and HDFC Bank were among the major laggards.In contrast, Adani Ports, Larsen & Toubro, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel and...
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Embassy of France in India says: With effect from 10 April 2026, Indian nationals possessing an ordinary passport are no longer required to hold an airport transit visa when passing through the international zone of airports located on French territory. This measure applies to passengers...
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Stock markets fell for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with the benchmark Sensex tumbling 852.49 points, as crude oil prices once again breached the USD 100 per barrel mark amid stalled US-Iran negotiations.Sustained foreign fund outflows, along with a weak trend in Asian and European...
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Rahul Meena raped the woman while she was unconscious
Multiple abrasions and abraded contusions on both arms, hands and legs, besides a nasal-bone fracture were found on the body of a senior IRS officer's daughter, who was killed in her upscale southeast Delhi residence on Wednesday, indicating struggle and assault, while the cause of death has been...
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The monster who raped and killed Delhi IIT grad
Delhi Police on Thursday sought four days of custodial interrogation of accused Rahul Meena after he was produced before the Saket Court in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 22-year-old daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in South Delhi's Kailash Hills area.Police...
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TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha casts his vote in the first phase of voting for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections.
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BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul's car was pelted with stones and its rear windowpanes were shattered near Rahmat Nagar in her Asansol Dakshin Assembly constituency on Thursday, police said.Stones were thrown at my moving car as I was exiting a polling booth premises. The rear window was shattered....
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West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari votes
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal witnessed massive voter turnout in Assembly polls on Thursday recording 62.18 per cent and 56.81 per cent respectively at 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.In Tamil Nadu, the highest turnout of 62.97 per cent was in Tiruppur district, followed by...
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The Iranian Embassy in Thailand has launched a fresh verbal assault on Donald Trump, following the exit of United States Navy Secretary John C Phelan. In a social media post on X, the diplomatic mission highlighted the departure and remarked that Regiment change continues.This latest jab follows...
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The last rites of the victim being performed in Delhi
The probe into the rape and murder of the 22-year-old daughter of a senior Indian Revenue Officer in southeast Delhi's upscale Kailash Hills locality on Wednesday has revealed some chilling facts.According to police sources, the accused, 19-year-old Rahul Meena, headed straight to the rooftop...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a sharp attack against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the second phase elections in West Bengal, saying that his jhalmuri gave a thunderous shock to the ruling party.Accusing the TMC of sheltering infiltrators and promoting maha jungle raj,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in Nadia, West Bengal: This is the first election of its kind in the last 50 years in which violence has been kept to an absolute minimum. Previously, it was common practice to hang someone every week and simply claim it was a suicide. In many respects,...
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The government on Thursday dismissed reports suggesting petrol and diesel prices may be hiked by Rs 25-28 a litre soon after assembly elections, saying there is no such proposal under consideration.There are some news reports suggesting a price hike of petrol and diesel. It is hereby clarified...
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US President Donald Trump has amplified a provocative critique of birthright citizenship by sharing a video of prominent conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who claimed the current legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the ninth month of their...
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VK Sasikala votes
The states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are seeing mega voter turnout even during the first few hours of voting. The voter turnout in West Bengal (Phase 1) was recorded at 41.11 per cent, while in Tamil Nadu it was recorded at 37.57 per cent at 11 am on Thursday, according to Election Commission...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, after casting his vote, urged people to exercise this democratic right, stating that it is a banner you are raising to protect Tamil NaduIn a post on X, Stalin highlighted the necessity to cast vote, which, he said, will determine the future of every single...
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The cash holding of equity mutual fund schemes declined to its lowest level in nearly two years as fund managers 'bought the market dip' last month. According to a study by BNP Paribas, equity MFs deployed 13 per cent of their cash reserves in March, taking total cash holdings...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed companies planning initial public offerings (IPOs) to reduce their fresh issue component by up to 50 per cent without having to refile their draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).The move is expected to provide issuers greater flexibility to...
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A spike in volatility and weak trailing returns have prompted many retail investors to pause their equity market participation, dragging down activity levels across several leading brokerages.The National Stock Exchange (NSE) saw its active client base shrink by 3.5 million in financial year...
11:52
India is witnessing a substantial consolidation of passenger vehicle (PV) exports with two global car makers, Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor India, now cumulatively accounting for 70.03 of the total exports of 905,200 PVs from the country in FY26.In FY25, they accounted for a much lower...
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India is a tough nut to crack, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said here as a delegation from New Delhi wrapped up negotiations on the bilateral trade agreement with Washington.The 12-member delegation, led by Darpan Jain, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, held talks on...
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram says, Not just youngsters, all those who are registered to vote must vote. Voting, while it's our privilege, is also our right and duty. All people in the world don't have the right to vote. Many countries are not democracies, we should be proud that India is a...
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The Donald Trump administration has reportedly developed a naughty and nice list categorising NATO allies according to their contributions, a move viewed as an effort to reward or penalise nations based on their support for the US military engagement with Iran, according to the Politico.The...
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DMK MP Kanimozhi speaks to the electorate after voting: Think about your future. Think about the future of the state. Think about who will fight for the rights of the state and for the language, what we stand for, and then vote...This election's narrative is that we have performed well. We have...
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Iranian military boarding a vessel. Video grab: IRIB
The Iranian government has published footage purportedly documenting the seizure of a commercial container ship within the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Al Jazeera.The visual evidence shows armed members of the Iranian military, wearing masks, scaling the hull...
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DMK MP Tiruchi Siva votes
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday expressed confidence that DMK will emerge victorious in the Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise here, the DMK youth wing secretary urged people to come and vote.To a question on how confident he...
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Eight per cent voter turnout was recorded in Baramati and six per cent in Rahuri in the first two hours of voting on Thursday as polling was underway for bypolls to the two assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, election officials said.Voting began at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm, they...
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Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Thursday expressed confidence that DMK will emerge victorious in the Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters after exercising his franchise here, the DMK youth wing secretary urged people to come and vote.To a question on how confident he...
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday urged the Election Commission to deploy public transport for people stranded at bus terminals in Chennai and other cities of Tamil Nadu, and extend the duration for polling by two hours.Writing to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh...
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BJP leader K Annamalai votes in Coimbatore
The voter turnout in West Bengal (Phase 1) was recorded at 18.76 per cent, while in Tamil Nadu it was recorded at 17.69 per cent at 9 am on Thursday. Tiruppur district recorderd the highest turnout with 20.38% voting while Chennai district registered a turnout of 16.51% and Erode recorded 19.55%...
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West Bengal's Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari cast his vote in Nandigram on Thursday morning, and hailed the arrangements made by the Election Commission.Adhikari reached booth number 79 at Nandanayakbar Primary School in Purba Medinipur district shortly before 8 am and exercised his...
09:51
The Pentagon has reportedly informed the US Congress that clearing naval mines allegedly positioned by the Iranian military could take up to six months, highlighting a significant hurdle to regional stability despite a precarious ceasefire. According to a House Armed Services Committee...
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A 19-year-old woman died after falling into the gap between a moving train and the platform at Bhiwandi Road railway station in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred at 7.25 pm on Tuesday on platform no. 4 as the train slowed down, they said.The victim,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal to enthusiastically take part in the voting for the Assembly elections in their states. Modi especially urged the youth and women of the two states to vote in record numbers. Polling has...
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Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Sunetra Pawar, contesting the Baramati assembly seat bypoll, cast her vote on Thursday and appealed to electors to turn out in large numbers and support her as a tribute to her late husband Ajit Pawar. The byelection to the seat located in...
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Voting for Tami Nadu and West Bengal Assembly elections has commenced at 7 am on Thursday, April 23.In the first phase, over 3.60 crore electors are eligible to vote in 152 constituencies in Bengal .The election is being seen as the BJP's best opportunity to make an early breakthrough and the...
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The Rajasthan Food Safety and Drug Control Department has prohibited the distribution and sale of seven medicines found not of standard quality during testing conducted earlier this month, officials said on Wednesday.The list pertains to samples collected between April 1 and April 15,...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday rejected the Unnao Rape victim's plea to lead further evidence against former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Sengar is a life convict in the gang rape case of the minor in 2017.Sengar's appeal against conviction is pending before the Delhi high court.Division...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that Iran had halted the planned execution of eight women protestors following his intervention.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said four women would be released immediately, while four others would face one month in...
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