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The investigation into the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has intensified, with a newly constituted probe team questioning people inside the temple premises, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said on Saturday.Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das said...
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China on Saturday issued management measures for the Huangyan Dao National Nature Reserve in the disputed South China Sea, a move likely to further escalate its maritime row with the Philippines, which has counterclaims over the shoal.The measures are a key step in safeguarding the diversity,...
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Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Saturday said her return to Kolkata after nearly two decades was proof that injustice can be long but not permanent, while asserting that her fight has always been for women's rights and freedom of expression, not for or against any political...
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Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met the families that have lost their loved ones to NEET-related suicides in Tamil Nadu and asserted that students are told to work honestly in a system that is not honest with them.Interacting at Mamallapuram with the relatives of those who took...
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Demanding Union Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over the July 20 crackdown on anti-paper leak protesters in Delhi, AISA president Neha Bora said the movement has evolved into a wider campaign seeking accountability from the Centre over the alleged police action.Bora, who observed a 23-day...
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The Central government has approved the advance release of its share of the State Disaster Response Fund, worth Rs 2,117.85 crore, to support seven flood-affected states during the ongoing monsoon season, an official statement said on Saturday.Of the affected states, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and...
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The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has deferred its convocation, where Chief Justice of India Surya Kant was to be chief guest, barely 48 hours before the event due to unforeseen circumstances.We sincerely regret to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, TISS' 86th...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should ask members of his own party - BJP - not to use demeaning language against their opponents.He also sought to know when will those, who ordered police action against students during the...
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The cross-border trade between India and China through Shipki La, known as the ancient silk route joining India with Tibet, resumed on Saturday after a gap of six years.Revenue and Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday flagged off 16 traders after presenting traditional Khataks...
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The Congress on Saturday questioned the change of the Indian hockey team's jersey colour, saying sports and players should not be made a medium for narrow-minded political experiments, and demanded the government reconsider its decision.In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said...
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Former cop Sachin Waze
A special NIA court in Mumbai on Saturday framed charges against former policemen Sachin Waze, Pradeep Sharma, and eight other accused in the 2021 Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiran murder case.They will now face trial under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code for murder as well as the...
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A 37-year-old woman, following a separation from her lover, allegedly strangled her husband to death after drugging him and her family members with a sleeping-pill-laced cold drink, has been arrested, police said on Saturday.Madho Tanda Station House Officer Ashok Pal told reporters that the...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday inaugurated ISKCON's kitchen, where mid-day meals will be prepared for 44,000 students of 500 schools in the city, and said his government decided to provide eggs separately following students' demand, and not because of the opposition's...
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Nirav Modi, wanted in India to face trial in connection with a USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, has joined the chess club in his south-west London prison, a UK court was told this week. The...
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Criticising the collegium for not giving reasons for judicial appointments, Supreme Court judge Ujjal Bhuyan on Saturday said that failure to do so allows space for judges who make unconstitutional remarks like describing groups of people as ants.I have noticed that the last three collegium...
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Veteran Nepalese mountaineer Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Broad Peak, located in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Gilgit Baltistan, local media reported on Saturday.Purja, who was 43 years old, was part of a group of 10 climbers. Three bodies, including a Nepalese mountaineer, have already...
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Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs for allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma and hurting religious sentiments during an opposition protest in Parliament, an official said.According to Gaurav Banswal, Deputy...
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day actor Jacob Batalon has reportedly married interior designer Veronica Leahov.The news was reported by the entertainment magazine People. The reports come days after Batalon indirectly mentioned his marriage during one of his recent interviews, where he said, My wife...
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Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise to the youth who faced police action in New Delhi during the NEET protests and also to families of students who died by suicide following the paper leak.Modi and (Union Home Minister Amit) Shah...
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Security has been tightened along the India-Nepal border in Bihar's Madhubani district in the wake of protests over the recent communal violence on the other side of the international boundary, officials said.Tensions have persisted in several districts of Nepal since communal clashes erupted in...
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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Saturday called upon the country's youth to dedicate themselves fully to national interest and rise above personal gains, urging them make the most of the window of opportunity before India to build a stronger nation.Addressing a gathering after...
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Activist Tehseen Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that he was placed under house arrest, without any written order, in Greater Kailash by the Delhi Police ahead of his proposed solo march and hunger strike against the BJP-led Centre's E20 fuel policy.Poonawalla had announced on July 27 that he...
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Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday demanded the government give the option to choose between pure petrol and E20 at fuel pumps and announced a march to the prime minister's residence on August 4 to submit petitions.Addressing a town hall style meeting on E20 fuel at the...
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Filmmaker Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has earned over Rs 150 crore gross in India at the box office.Featuring Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Zendaya as Athena, Robert Pattinson as Antinous, Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra, Anne Hathaway as Penelope and...
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A foreign national, whose nationality is unverified, cannot be deported unless his home country confirms the nationality and agrees to accept him, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.The submission was made in an affidavit filed before the top court by the Ministry of Home Affairs in a plea...
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A bill that proposes to set up fast-track courts in every state for speedy trials of accused and enhance punishment in public examination question paper leak cases has received the assent of the president.In a gazette notification issued on Friday, the law ministry said President Droupadi Murmu...
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Senior Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Saturday lashed out at the central government, alleging that the concerns of students protesting across the country for the last two months are being ignored.Speaking to ANI, he stated that while the use of abusive language against anyone is wrong, the...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday presented the Lokmanya Tilak National Award to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Pune.According to the Tilak Smarak Trust, Doval has been selected for the prestigious award for his significant contribution to national security.Doval, 81, has handled...
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Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke felt uneasy and vomited while meeting people in the parking area of his residence in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Saturday morning.Dipke came down to meet a group of individuals waiting for him in the parking area of his residence at...
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Over 5.9 crore ITRs have been filed for AY 2026-27 by July 31, the income tax department said on Saturday.The last date for filing income tax returns (ITRs) 1 and 2 -- for assessees who do not have to get their accounts audited -- for Assessment Year 2026-27 without penalty and interest -- was...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport here at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district.The Andhra Pradesh government views the nearly Rs 5,000 crore Bhogapuram Airport, developed by GMR Group, not merely as an infrastructure project, but as a...
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Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley was detained under the National Security Act a day after securing bail in a case linked to protests against a proposed five-star hotel near the Kaziranga National Park.Doley, who was arrested in Guwahati on July 13, was granted bail by a court on Wednesday...
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Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut slammed online users for using clips from her films against her and said such actions mislead the youth.The actor has been in the limelight over the last few days after her comments against those who took part in the Cockroach Janata Party-led protests surfaced, in...
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A 15-year-old girl, against whom a Zero FIR was registered over allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the protest at Jantar Mantar, has issued a public apology.According to media report, the teenager released a video on Friday, in which she said she was...
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A 22-year-old man was killed with a sharp-edged weapon in Shahjahanpur district, allegedly after posting a photo of himself with a woman from another religion on Instagram, police said on Saturday.Superintendent of Police (SP) Saurabh Dixit told PTI that Gautam Maurya, a bicycle mechanic from...
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Friday sharply condemned recent military actions by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, describing them as a direct breach of international law and existing truce commitments and a threat to UNESCO sitesIn a post on X, Prime Minister Salam warned that the...
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Three were killed while several others were trapped following separate landslides in Idukki and Kottayam districts on Saturday, as incessant heavy rain triggered floods and fresh landslides across Kerala, officials said.The deceased was identified as Sumathi, a resident of the Adoormala area near...
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The Congress on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'forgive children' video message and said that while the country was asking the PM to apologise, he had instead 'forgiven the country'.Modi on Friday said he and even his late mother were subjected to abusive language at...
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The rupee appreciated sharply on Friday, tracking a decline in the dollar index and crude oil prices, while dollar sales by State-owned banks, likely on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, provided additional support to the domestic currency, dealers said.The rupee settled at 95.39 against the...
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India's gross expenditure on research and development (GERD), including government and private spending, rose 85 per cent from Rs 1.33 trillion in 2019-20 to Rs 2.45 trillion in 2023-24. However, its share of GDP increased from 0.66 per cent to 0.84 per cent only, still far below India's target...
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The Income Tax department on Friday said more than 55 million income-tax returns (ITRs) were filed for Assessment Year 2026-27.The department said in a social media post at around Friday noon, 'Over 5.5 crore (55 million) ITRs have already been filed for AY 2026-27 with over 4,200,000 filed on...
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India's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States surged to a record 0.91 million tonnes (mt) in July, accounting for more than 73 per cent of total imports, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler.India has ramped up LPG imports from the US as supplies from its...
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The price of a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder has been slashed by Rs 202 in Delhi and Rs 209 in Kolkata, effective Saturday, sources said.A 19 Kg cylinder will cost Rs 2,872.50 in Kolkata from today. No change in domestic cylinder prices.Earlier last month, oil marketing companies reduced the...
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Mumbai police outside Antilia/Sahil Salvi/Rediff/File image
A special court in Mumbai on Friday ordered the NIA to return to the police department a car allegedly used by former police official Sachin Waze in the Antilia bomb scare incident.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had seized the Innova in 2021 and sent it to the Central Forensic Science...
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US President Donald Trump/File image
India and Pakistan were very angry, and screamed and yelled when the US threatened tariffs if they did not end their war, President Donald Trump claimed on Friday, referring to Operation Sindoor last year.In an interaction with the media at Camp David near here, Trump said 11 planes were shot...
