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The flood situation in Assam remained critical on Sunday, with two more persons losing their lives, taking the death toll in this year's deluge to 100, according to an official bulletin.One person each drowned in floodwaters in Golaghat and Karbi Anglong districts during the last 24 hours, the...
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The Centre has extended the tenure of Enforcement Directorate director Rahul Navin by a year beyond August 13, a government order said.A 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Income Tax cadre, 59-year-old Navin has been leading the federal anti-money laundering agency as its full-time...
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Unauthorised entry of outsiders, YouTubers and persons associated with social media channels into government and aided basic education schools in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district has been prohibited, officials said on Sunday.District Basic Shiksha Adhikari Manish Singh said an order to this effect...
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A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly engaging with and sharing provocative and objectionable social media posts and videos that could incite hatred, police said on Sunday.The accused was identified as Mohammed Sahil, a resident of Raichur city, they said.The arrest was made on Friday...
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People crossing a road amid strong winds ahead of Typhoon Dolphins arrival in Shanghai, China, on Sunday/Reuters/ANI Photo
China's national observatory on Sunday issued a red alert, the highest classification in the country's meteorological warning system, as Typhoon Dolphin approached the eastern coastline.According to the National Meteorological Centre (NMC), the typhoon is forecast to make landfall along the...
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All three members of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) resigned on Sunday amid the massive protests over the alleged irregularities in recruitment tests conducted by the agency.Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar accepted the resignation of Ajeeta Bhattacharya, Anima Hansda and Jamal...
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The Kerala forest department arrested six persons and seized an elephant tusk from them at Narikuni in Kozhikode on Sunday, officials said.The arrested persons were Aseel and Muhammad Rihan, both from Palath in Kozhikode; Dinsad of Mangalapuram in Thiruvananthapuram; Vincent K V of Pampady in...
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Three kanwariyas who had come to fetch Ganga water here went missing after being swept away by the river's strong current in two separate incidents in the past two days, police said on Sunday.The police said a search operation is underway to find the missing kanwariyas.The first incident took...
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Six new additional judges of the Karnataka high court were sworn in on Sunday, with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administering the oath of office at a ceremony in Bengaluru.The newly appointed additional judges are Raghavendra Seetharam Shrivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subrahmanya Rangarao, Tadagawadi...
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Four persons allegedly involved in the transportation of mephedrone, a banned narcotic substance, were arrested in Telangana's Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, the police said on Sunday.The police seized 27 kg of the contraband, valued at Rs 54 crore.The contraband was being transported to Nagpur in...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced a fresh probe into the 2024 rape and murder of the doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital that shook the country.Adhikari said the government took the decision on the request of the deceased doctor's mother, who...
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Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre, accused of assaulting doctors at a civic hospital in Thane district, was released from jail and has moved to neighbouring Goa to comply with his bail condition of staying outside Maharashtra.Mhatre walked out of the Adharwadi jail in the Kalyan area on...
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The organisers, who had called for 'shankhnaad' (blowing of conch shells) and 'karseva' for the construction of the temple at the Krishna Janmabhoomi site on Sunday, cancelled the event, stating that many followers are participating in the Kanwar Yatra.Swami Dr Sachchidanand, president of the...
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A 35-year-old kanwariya was killed and eight others, including seven children, sustained burn injuries when they came in contact with the electrically charged generator powering a DJ setup accompanying a group of kanwar yatris in Budaun district, police said on Sunday. Superintendent...
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A 24-year-old man committed suicide by jumping from his 13th-floor flat in the western suburb of Bandra in Mumbai after his former girlfriend and her sister allegedly threatened to frame him in a false police case, an official said on Sunday.The police have registered a case of abetment to...
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All India Congress Committee general secretary K C Venugopal on Sunday said Congress leaders should exercise caution and avoid making statements that could please the Bharatiya Janata Party, while responding to remarks attributed to senior party leader Shashi Tharoor on Rahul Gandhi's student...
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Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday held a meeting with senior officials, including the education secretary, to discuss matters related to the National Testing Agency (NTA).The meeting focused on measures to strengthen institutional mechanisms, streamline examination processes and...
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Delhi Aam Aadmi Party president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday alleged corruption in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Delhi government's procurement and sale of subsidised rice, claiming that the proposed arrangement could result in a Rs 22,000 crore scam over three years.Addressing a press...
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Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Sunday urged the students protesting against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams to solve the matter through 'dialogue' and not agitation, while saying that the government's doors were always open for them.Chief Minister Hemant Soren is...
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday pledged to deliver justice with transparency to youths protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment exams while asserting that dialogue, not batons, can solve all problems at home.Alleging that vested interests were working at full force to...
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Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) recorded 889 serious technical defects in flights compared to 692 such faults in 2024, according to official data.The number of serious defects recorded stood at 487 and 528 in 2023 and 2022, respectively. In 2021, the count was at...
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Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee faced protests in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday while she was on her way to the residence of a deceased Trinamool Congress worker, with protesters raising chor (thief) slogans and allegedly smearing mud on her car.The incident took place in...
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The Delhi high court will on Monday hear the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the bail granted to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the 2021-22 excise policy-linked money laundering case.The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) petition, filed in 2024, is listed for hearing before...
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Iran is not currently engaged in direct negotiations with the United States, while messages between the two sides are being exchanged through intermediaries, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.According to his statement carried by Iranian state media, Islamic Republic...
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A seized truck loaded with stone chips went missing from the premises of Mufassil police station in Bihar's Munger district, an official said on Sunday.The truck loaded with stone chips was seized by the district mining officials last month and handed over to the Muffasil police station.Munger SP...
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A book discussion on Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power, authored by Umar Khalid, scheduled for Monday at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been shifted from its originally designated venue, the students' union said on Sunday.The discussion on the book authored by...
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Hindu Raksha Dal has announced that its members will visit Darul Uloom in Deoband here on August 11 to offer Ganga water, claiming a Shivling exists beneath the Islamic seminary's premises.According to a video message released on Saturday, Lalit Sharma, Uttarakhand state president of the Hindu...
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A fresh round of talks between the Jharkhand government and students protesting the alleged irregularities in recruitment exams began on Sunday.The sixth round of talks is being held at the state guest house in Ranchi as the protest entered its 16th day with six demonstrators on indefinite hunger...
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The makers of Varanasi have unveiled the first look poster of Mahesh Babu, who is set to essay the role of Rudhra in the film.The film is directed by S S Rajamouli and also features Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran alongside the actor.It is to release on April 7, 2027 and revolves around...
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A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of an Indian national last December, local media reported.Abdul Ghafoori was arrested at a Toronto airport on Friday after returning to Canada following more than seven months on the run, CBC...
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday said that the trend of spirit and intoxicants flowing into the state during the Onam festival will not be permitted under any circumstances.In a Facebook post, Chennithala said strict directions in this regard have been issued by state Excise...
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A fire that broke out at dawn on Sunday at a Saudi Aramco facility in the country's southwestern region of Jazan was extinguished by the company's industrial security firefighting teams, with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy reporting no injuries in the incident.The ministry said the fire...
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The United States Defence Department has asked American defence contractors to urgently increase weapons production and speed up deliveries amid concerns over a shortage of critical munitions linked to the war with Iran, The Washington Post reported while citing a memo.Deputy Defence Secretary...
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Days after Israeli media claimed that Iran's Supreme Leader was in critical condition and had been rushed to a hospital, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency released an undated video showing Mojtaba Khamenei appearing to be in good health.The video of Mojtaba Khamenei was published for the...
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The national capital has crossed its average monthly rainfall for August in just the first eight days of the month, with the Safdarjung Observatory recording 230.1 mm of rain so far.Safdarjung, the city's prime observatory, had recorded 225.7 mm of rainfall between the start of the month and till...
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Police searched multiple locations in the Sopore area of Baramulla district on Sunday as part of an investigation into a terror case, officials said.The searches -- part of an investigation into a UAPA case registered by Sopore police -- were conducted in more than 20 residential houses linked to...
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A mild earthquake followed by tremors hit Maharashtra's Nashik, causing cracks in houses in some areas of the district, officials said on Sunday.There was no report of any loss of life, they said.An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude struck Nashik at 10 pm on Saturday, followed by a tremor of 3.3...
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Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal's daughter Cara Tejpal has linked his conviction by the Bombay high court to his investigative journalism, claiming he was targeted because of the magazine's work and the rape allegation was used as a means to 'silence' him.In a statement issued on...
