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The police have registered a case against a woman for allegedly pouring instant adhesive into the mouth of her nine-month-old nephew over a dispute with the infant's mother in Pune, officials said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on July 31 in Lohagaon area of the city. The child is...
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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh on August 5 to attend an event to commemorate the first death anniversary of former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik, party leaders said on Tuesday.The tribute meeting will be held at 10 am at a...
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Two cases of swine flu (H1N1) have been detected in the limits of the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) in Maharashtra's Thane district, civic officials said on Tuesday.Both patients were treated by specialist doctors at a private hospital.Dr Deepa Shukla, Executive Medical Health...
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An Indian-flagged merchant vessel with 13 Indian nationals aboard came under attack off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said.All the Indians have been rescued, it said.New Delhi condemned the attack and said targeting of commercial shipping in the region must...
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In the wake of the party candidate's defeat in the Datia by-poll, the Madhya Pradesh BJP on Tuesday dissolved its entire district unit on the recommendation of the probe committee.The Congress on Monday retained the Datia assembly seat with Ghanshyam Singh trouncing BJP's Ashutosh Tiwari by 6,016...
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A day after FSSAI prohibited Dabur India from using misleading '100 per cent' claims on several products, the homegrown FMCG major said it is seeking legal advice on the future course of action, hinting towards approaching a legal forum against the food regulator.Dabur stated that it had already...
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Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday demanded an apology from the Congress' for its gungi gudiya (mute doll) remark against Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar, and said insulting a woman in suh a manner was unacceptable.It is unfortunate that the...
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An alleged cow smuggler was arrested following a brief encounter in Haryana's Nuh district on Tuesday while his associate managed to flee, police said.The police recovered three cattle being transported a pickup vehicle, along with an illegal firearm and cartridges from the spot.An FIR has been...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and leaders of the National Democratic Alliance allies on Tuesday attended the ruling coalition's weekly meeting of parliamentarians, where the absence of three NCPI MPs stood out amid signs of differences within the 20-member group of Trinamool...
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The Bombay high court on Tuesday permitted the felling of mangroves for the construction of a 13-km power transmission line, crucial for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Corridor, observing that the project was one of national importance.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice...
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The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday proposed free travel for women aged above 60 years in state transport buses, earmarking Rs 100 crore for the scheme in the 2026-27 supplementary budget.According to an official statement, the provision fulfils a promise made by the BJP in its election...
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India and the US are working towards an interim trade agreement, with a few issues requiring finalisation, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said both sides have done lot of work in connection with the proposed trade deal.Both sides have done...
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JioHotstar and Colors on Tuesday unveiled the first teaser of the latest season of Bigg Boss with host Salman Khan dropping cryptic hints about the upcoming edition, which is set to premiere on September 6.The reality show, one of Indian television's longest-running franchises, returns with Khan...
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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has become India's highest-grossing IMAX release, earning Rs 63 crore across 34 IMAX screens in just 17 days and overtaking the lifetime IMAX collections of the filmmaker's previous movie Oppenheimer.The record came after Warner Bros. Discovery, Universal...
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The Rajasthan high court had granted 20-day parole to self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a 2013 case of sexually assaulting a minor, saying the state government failed to justify its decision to reject his parole application.A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice...
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A special NIA court at Rouse Avenue court complex on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Delhi Red Fort blast case accused persons till August 12.This case pertains to the November 2025 Red Fort car bomb blast case. The NIA has already filed a charge sheet against several accused...
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The rupee slipped 3 paise to close at 95.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday amid elevated crude oil prices and weakness in domestic equities.Forex traders said a strengthening US dollar also put pressure on the domestic currency, but recent foreign fund inflows cushioned the...
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India on Tuesday said it has extended an invitation to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the outreach session of the upcoming BRICS summit in his capacity as the current chair of the BIMSTEC grouping.India is hosting the annual BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13,...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is expected to visit the United States at the end of September this year for the G-20 Trade Ministerial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an official said.The two-day ministerial will begin on September 30. The United States holds the 2026 G20 presidency.The...
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WhatsApp is testing new ways for users in India to confirm their age as it prepares to comply with upcoming legal requirements, including those related to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, the Meta-owned messaging platform said on Tuesday.The company, however, said the test is...
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Snapping the four-day gaining streak, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Tuesday following the introduction of a new auction mechanism for shares having futures and options (F&O) contracts.Paring early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 210.08 points, or 0.27...
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India on Tuesday said the so-called local body elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a complete farce and such hollow exercises cannot hide the reality in the region.The ministry of external affairs slammed Pakistan's brutal crackdown on the protesters in PoK and said the world should...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Reserve Bank of India to prepare and circulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with bank accounts linked to cyber frauds, including mule accounts.Issuing a slew of directions aimed at strengthening the response to cyber-enabled financial...
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Two people have been booked for allegedly doctoring Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's photograph and circulating it on social media and using offensive language against Mahatma Gandhi, police said on Tuesday.A case has been registered at the Hamirpur Sadar Police Station...
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A protester died in Jaipur after a Karni Sena rally against the UGC Regulations 2026, with the outfit on Tuesday claiming that the police action during the demonstration led to his death.The rally was held on Monday to press for a rollback of UGC Regulations 2026 and other demands concerning the...
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Twenty people have died due to heatstroke while 4,853 cases have been reported across the country since March 1 this year, with Maharashtra recording the highest number of fatalities and Telangana reporting the most cases, according to government data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.In a...
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Actor Anupam Kher called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday.In a message posted on 'X', Kher termed the meeting memorable and said, I am deeply grateful to him from the bottom of my heart for his affection, warm hospitality and sense of kinship.We engaged in a long and profoundly...
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Leaders of political parties in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday condemned as political vendetta, the arrest of former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin in connection with a case pertaining to his alleged remark insulting the modesty of a woman.In a post on 'X' after Udhayanidhi was escorted by the...
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Hundreds of students and youth activists marching towards Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary's residence to protest the alleged police crackdown on last month's agitation over the NEET paper leak were dispersed with water cannons in Patna on Tuesday.Waving flags of organisations such as the NSUI,...
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JD-U supremo and former chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day after the BJP lost Patna's Bankipur assembly seat in a by-election.Kumar, a Rajya Sabha MP, was accompanied by JD-U leaders -- Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Rajya Sabha MP and...
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Update: Former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin is set to walk free on Tuesday after questioning by police as the state government submitted in the Madras High Court that it has no intent to remand him.When the bail petition of Udhayanidhi came up for hearing before...
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A petition of former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking bail is expected to be taken up for hearing today by the Madras High Court, sources said.Tamil Nadu Advocate General Vijay Narayan tells Madras High Court that DMK MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin was arrested but he will be...
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An Air India flight operating from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi encountered turbulence during cruise on Tuesday, resulting in a brief change in altitude leaving 12 passengers and crew members with minor injuries.Visuals from the airport showed ambulances stationed outside the terminal gate,...
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Tamil Nadu police have booked DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin under nine sections, including allegations that he insulted the modesty of a woman, following an FIR against him over his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Vijay and actor Trisha.He has been arrested by Thanjavur East...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday termed the killing of two migrant labourers in Kulgam district as very unfortunate and said no religion permits the shedding of the blood of innocent people.He also expressed hope that the security grid will ensure such incidents do not...
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Tamil Nadu police have booked Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin under nine sections, including allegations that he insulted the modesty of a woman, following an FIR against him over his alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Vijay and actor Trisha.He has been arrested by Thanjavur...
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Delhi Police on Tuesday stopped AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders from marching towards the Prime Minister's residence with around 100 people to submit over 2.30 lakh petitions against E20 petrol, prompting them to stage a protest on Firoz Shah Road.Kejriwal, along...
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Former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin was on Tuesday arrested for his alleged double-meaning remark alluding to popular actor Trisha and insulting her modesty, police said.Udhayanidhi was arrested and being taken to Thanjavur by police in a van for his alleged remark at a...
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Leader of Opposition and DMK MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin, who was on Tuesday taken into police custody over his alleged remarks over the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's friendship with actor Trisha, alleged that a fake narrative was created against him.The Thanjavur (East) police today...
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Members of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha attempted to enter the Taj Mahal carrying kanwars, claiming the monument was originally a Shiva temple, but were stopped by police, an officer said on Tuesday.The organisation had sought to perform religious rituals at the protected site on the first...
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A CRPF officer shot his two colleagues dead and injured another before he killed himself in Assam's Nagaon district on Tuesday, police said.Nagaon Deputy Superintendent of Police (HQ) Paramita Sarkar told PTI that the incident took place at the 34 Battalion camp in Katimari around 7 am when...
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DMK leader and LoP Udhayanidhi Stalin detained by police from his Chennai residence, following an FIR against him over his alleged defamatory remarks against actor Trisha and CM Vijay. Slogans directed at actor Trisha were raised at his rally yesterday.
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The ruling TVK escalated its protest against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin over his allegedly offensive remarks directed at a film actor, filing complaints with both the local police and the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday.A police complaint was lodged at the Thanjavur East Police...
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The NDA Parliamentary Party's 'Mangal Milan' meeting began in Parliament on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other NDA leaders in attendance.BJP National President Nitin Nabin was also in attendance at the meeting being...
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The interim general secretary of the Ram temple trust reviewed items of gold, silver and other precious metals worth crores of rupees, along with related records, kept in a bank locker here, temple sources said on Tuesday.According to the sources, interim general secretary Krishna Mohan visited...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday carried out an attack on a US military base in Kuwait.Citing a source familiar with the details, The Jerusalem Post reported that the attack was carried out using at least three drones.Heavy blasts were also heard in Iraq's Basra...
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An Indian-origin man is among 25 persons whose US citizenship is being revoked for alleged crimes ranging from falsifying identity to attempted murder and child sexual abuse, authorities said.The US Department of Justice has filed a case against 65-year-old Narinder Singh in the District of...
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Taking strict regulatory action against product labelling, the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) barred a major consumer goods manufacturer from selling items carrying unverified absolute claims.FSSAI, in a post on X, stated that it has issued a Prohibition Order directing...
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A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday.In a post on X, UKMTO said it had received a distress call regarding the incident after the cargo vessel broadcast...
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While temporary supply-side pressures may keep food inflation elevated in the near term, the broader economic impact of the delayed monsoon is unlikely, as per a report by Bajaj Asset Management Limited.The report noted that rainfall improved significantly in the last week of June and remained...
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A 24-year-old delivery boy has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 20-year-old wife in Delhi's Munirka area after he allegedly confessed the crime to a friend and sought help in disposing of the body, police said.According to Delhi Police, a PCR call was received at Kishangarh Police...
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US President Donald Trump on Monday lambasted Iran amid a rapidly evolving situation in West Asia, terming the Iranian leadership duplicitous, saying that while Tehran seeks negotiations with Washington, it publicly denies that any direct talks were taking place. He warned that nothing will get...
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Senior military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, Mohsen Rezaee, on Monday (local time) rejected US President Donald Trump's remarks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and warned that Iran would not permit any shipping route through the strategic waterway other...
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A group of 25 Democratic-ruled states has moved a US court against President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on 60 economies accounting for 99.4 per cent of American imports.Last month, the US imposed a fresh round of tariffs ranging between 10 per cent and 12.5 per cent on these 60...
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that Iran has been given a last chance to reach an agreement, claiming that Washington paused a planned military strike after receiving requests from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Iran to pursue diplomacy...
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose on Monday resigned from the Trinamool Congress, declaring himself 'disillusioned' with mainstream political parties and asserting that he found 'no difference' between the politics practised by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the...
