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A 17-year-old Class 12 student died under suspicious circumstances, with his family claiming he collapsed allegedly after consuming food from school canteen in the Jhotwara area of the district, officials said on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Prince Soni, a resident of Brijmandal...
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At least three workers were feared trapped and 16 rescued on Thursday after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, officials said.Some of those rescued sustained minor injuries in the incident that occurred at the...
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In an alleged security breach, five case files related to FIRs registered by the Rajasthan Police SOG were removed from the High Court's Jodhpur bench's electronic system using an employee's ID, resulting in their deletion from the cause list and forcing the hearing to be stalled on August 5,...
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Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the apex student organisation of Assam's Mising community, on Thursday night temporarily lifted the economic blockade of Arunachal Pradesh, giving a 48-hour ultimatum to nab the four accused in the August 10 firing incident and hand them over to Assam Police.TMPK...
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed visit to India has yet to be finalised, with the timing depending on his 'schedule' and the 'progress' in bilateral discussions, a junior minister said on Thursday.The government is positive about visits to all countries. But it will depend on...
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A new report by the White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy on Thursday accused more than 40 countries of helping Chinese exporters evade US tariffs by routing goods through third-party territories, relabelling them, or falsely claiming a non-Chinese country of origin, a practice it...
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Police have arrested a social media influencer for his alleged role in a 'digital arrest' scam in which Rs 10.74 crore was extorted from an 82-year-old Pune resident, an official said on Thursday.Rohan Jadhav (26), a resident of Pimple Nilakh in Pune who is a 'reel-star' (known for his Instagram...
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The rupee depreciated 12 paise to 95.45 against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed by weak domestic markets and persistent foreign fund outflows amid lingering geopolitical risks.Forex traders said investor sentiment remained fragile on the delay in the deal between the US and Iran and the broad...
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In less than 24 hours of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari issuing a strict warning against anybody making derogatory remarks and social media posts targeting Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a statue of the freedom fighter in Kolkata was found allegedly vandalised on Thursday.The incident...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said it has not appointed any agent, intermediary, third party or organisation through which food and drug licences can be obtained.No agent or intermediary is required to obtain licences and the administration has not appointed...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered a probe into the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal in Nanded.Fadnavis called up Badal and enquired about his health, sources said.Badal was injured in a kirpan attack by a...
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Not content with two PhDs and an MBA, a 51-year-old man from Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district cleared NEET to realise his dream of becoming a medical doctor.On Thursday, he was allotted a seat at the Nagapattinam Medical College, which is close to his home, making his dream take shape 34 years...
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Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, an apex gurdwara body, condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal inside the Gurdwara Mata Sahib Devan Ji complex in Nanded, Maharashtra, around 1.45 pm on Thursday.The...
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India has recorded 12.5% below-normal rainfall since the southwest monsoon began on June 1, with the country receiving 491.8 mm against the normal 561.9 mm as of August 13, according to the India Meteorological Department.Of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 13 have recorded deficient rainfall,...
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The selection committee for the appointment of the first full-time chief executive officer (CEO) of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has completed the interview process for the 18 shortlisted candidates and is now expected to recommend names for the post, sources said on...
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West Bengal's Bharatiya Janata Party government on Thursday withdrew and annulled Banga Bibhushan, the state's highest civilian award, previously bestowed upon the party's Rajya Sabha MP Nagendranath Roy aka Ananta Maharaj, in the wake of his alleged derogatory remarks about Netaji Subhas Chandra...
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DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday reviewed the security measures taken for smooth celebrations of the Independence Day in Jammu and Kashmir.The security review meeting was attended by top officials of all wings of the police department, including Special DGP Coordination S J M Gillani.The DGP chaired...
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Benchmark indices ended mixed on Thursday, with the Sensex rising nearly 114 points and the Nifty sliding over 40 points, as elevated crude prices and geopolitical uncertainty made investors cautious.Fag-end buying helped the BSE Sensex end the session in the positive territory. The 30-share...
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The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday said party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was fine and in hight spirit after a man in a 'nihang' attire attacked him with a knife inside a gurdwara in Maharashtra's Nanded.Badal, the former deputy chief minister of Punjab, was attacked by the man around 1.45...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday ordered a probe into the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal in Nanded.Fadnavis called up Badal and enquired about his health, sources said.A man attacked Badal with a knife when he was...
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United States President Donald Trump has acknowledged the constitutional prohibition against seeking a third presidential term in 2028, stating that while he would welcome another campaign, legal boundaries prevent him from doing so.Interacting with media personnel at Joint Base Andrews in...
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Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh has revealed that his decision to switch from the AAP to the BJP was driven by the frustration of not being heard at his former party, which has a lot to explain on Punjab's debilitating drug abuse problem.In a podcast interview with PTI at its...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday blamed the Congress for unfairly disrupting House proceedings during the Monsoon Session and said it was for the first time in the country that the opposition was running away from debate when the government wanted discussion.Addressing a...
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Air India, Air India Express has announced that they will conduct psychoactive substance tests for all pilots. Psychoactive substance testing for all Air India, AI Express pilots to start today after Phuket-Delhi flight pilot tested positive. The pilot-in-command of Air India's Phuket-Delhi...
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The death toll in the landslide in Mumbai's Sakinaka area rose to eight on Thursday after the recovery of the body of a 28-year-old man from the debris, officials said.During the search and rescue operation a day after the incident, a man, identified as Saddam Wazir Ali Khan, was pulled out from...
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A day after the arrest of a suspected Pakistani national and his associate by the West Bengal STF, investigators were examining how they obtained a map and photographs of Fort William, the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters here, a senior official said on Thursday.Rana Rauf Khalid alias...
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Former Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal attacked in gurdwara at Nanded in Maharashtra, rushed to hospital. A security personnel deployed in Badal's security was also injured in the attack. Sukhbir Singh Badal had earlier in the day visited Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Nanded with his...
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N Chandrasekaran stepped down as Tata Sons chairman yesterday
The Tata Trusts on Thursday initiated the process of finding N Chandrasekaran's successor to lead the diversified conglomerate's holding company, Tata Sons.The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) respects Chandrasekaran's decision not to offer himself for re-appointment. We place on record our deepest...
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The carmakers' emails show they are privately worried about contaminants in E20, which they say are hurting vehicles, even as they publicly back the government's fuel rollout. Read more here.
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A 30-year-old female nurse was found unconscious inside a washroom at NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata during her night shift and was later declared dead, police said on Thursday.The incident was reported last night after Entally Police Station received information from the NRS Out...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah, questioning his attendance in Parliament and saying he had come on the final day of the Monsoon Session only to sing 'Vande Mataram'.Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die today, bringing...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday criticised the Centre over the washout of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were not ready to come to the House and hear the Opposition.Speaking to reporters, Kharge...
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A tigress pounced on a man in a Bandhavgarh forest in Madhya Pradesh, but in his near death ordeal, help came from an unexpected source - his buffaloes, who charged at the big cat and drove it away, the survivor said on Thursday.The tigress attacked Ramnaresh Singh in the Panpatha core area of...
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The Assam CM has called for peace
A fresh clash erupted between protesters from Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in Dhemaji district on Thursday, forcing the police from the neighbouring state to fire in the air to control the mob even as the indefinite economic blockade against the Himalayan state entered its second day.The Takam...
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Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused the Opposition of running away from discussions, alleging that disruptions during the Monsoon Session affected parliamentary productivity.He said the Monsoon Session was successful in terms of legislative business, with...
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A man died after his hand was accidentally caught in a machine at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office here, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred on Wednesday when the installation of a note-shredding machine was underway at the apex bank complex, they said.The deceased, identified as...
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Kerala Chief Minister VD Satheesan on Thursday admitted that he knew two youths, including a Youth Congress activist, arrested with MDMA, but denied allegations that his office had recommended to Meta the removal of news reports criticising him.Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan on...
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On a 'shuddhikaran' (purification) havan performed at the Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani (Uttarakhand), following a Congress rally addressed by Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, party MP Rajeev Shukla says, This is absolutely wrong. Stooping to this level in politics is deplorable. If...
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Heavy rain lashed Odisha for the last 24 hours as the low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has become well marked, the IMD said on Thursday.The IMD has issued a 'red warning' (take action) of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across Odisha.The national weather agency in its morning message...
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Ruling NDA and Opposition INDIA bloc MPs came face-to-face near Parliament's Makar Dwar on Thursday -- with security personnel forming a cordon between them -- as they staged protests and raised counter-slogans over police action on job aspirants in Jharkhand and issues surrounding the alleged...
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The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Thursday, drawing curtains on a stormy Monsoon session which saw noisy protests by the opposition on the police action on agitating students and alleged theft of Ram temple donations, and passage of several key bills without a debate.As soon as the House...
11:08
AI clones are becoming more common, but the early-stage technology is not without risks. From rogue clones to workplace doppelgangers, here's what you need to know.Read more here.
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As India gears up with fervour and enthusiasm ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar shared a selfie with the national flag on Thursday.Reposting his X post, the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, Tiranga in every heart,...
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A 25-year-old woman and her fiance, both employees of a nationalised bank, were found dead in Kerala and Karnataka within hours of each other, police said on Thursday.P Anushree, a native of Poochakkad in Kasaragod, and V Amal (26), hailing from Iritty in Kannur, had recently got engaged and were...
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A special MP-MLA court has allowed the prosecution to withdraw a case against 25 BJP leaders and Hindu activists, including Uttar Pradesh minister Kapil Dev Agarwal, former Union minister Sanjeev Balyan and former state minister Suresh Rana, in connection with a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots-related...
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V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras
A petition condemning the reported derogatory reference to V Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has gathered more than 14,000 verified signatures on Change.org.As per the press note, the petition, launched on August 1, has rapidly become a significant...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought details from technology company Meta on its criterion for granting creators access to the Rights Manager tool, after allegations that fraudsters were misusing the platform to lodge bogus copyright claims against original content.Justice Anup Jairam...
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A new report by venture capital firm Speciale Invest and startup association Startup Policy Forum finds that homegrown semiconductor startups have raised approximately $206 million across 51 rounds since 2022.The report titled Indian Semiconductor Startup Landscape 2026, mentioned that...
09:56
Nearly 46 per cent of the workforce at global capability centres (GCCs) in India will require significant upskilling or reskilling over the next three years as artificial intelligencechanges the nature of jobs and the skills required, according to a PwC India-Ficci report released on...
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Uber is extending its ride-hailing network into 100 more Indian cities, taking its total footprint to 225 cities in one of the company's largest domestic expansions.The rollout, anchored by Uber Bike, pushes the company deeper into Tier-II, III markets, where it will compete more directly with...
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Prem Nayak, a protestor, has been on hunger strike for 11 days
Prem Nayak, a protestor who has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 11 days over alleged irregularities in JPSC-JSSC examinations, on Thursday vowed to continue his hunger strike until the government fulfils the students' demands, even as his health continues to deteriorate.Speaking to ANI...
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Oil slicks along the shores of Qeshm Island
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Thursday called for environmental protection to be made a core part of any future administration of the Strait of Hormuz, citing recent oil pollution along Iran's coast.In a post on X, Baqaei referred to videos that circulated in recent days...
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) put the Delhi government's bicycle purchase under scrutiny by placing a bicycle distributed to schoolgirls alongside an identical bicycle bought at retail, highlighting a stark price difference.In a press release, Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said...
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A purported post-flight maintenance report for Air India flight AI2379 has revealed a series of technical warnings involving the aircraft's hydraulic systems, flight controls, and autopilot during its journey from Phuket to Delhi on August 4.The report generated for Airbus A320 VT-EXO operating...
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The students' protest over alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations entered its 20th day on Thursday, with the agitators refusing to call off the stir until their demands were met.The 'JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch' has been demonstrating at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium here,...
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A 17-year-old Indian-origin boy has been charged with murdering his mother and younger brother in their suburban home in Massachusetts, officials said.Arjun Aravind, a resident of Acton, has been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of assault and battery on a household or family member,...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her young children and family.In a post on Truth Social, Trump described Leavitt as one of his most trusted...
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook Leh in Ladakh early Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.The tremor was recorded at at 6.05 am at a depth of 10 km, according to the NCS. Further details, including any reports of damage or casualties, were awaited.
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United States intelligence agencies intercepted multiple inputs indicating that Iran possessed precise information regarding President Donald Trump's whereabouts in Ankara during the NATO summit last month, that prompted his secretive departure, according to a New York Times report.Two US...
