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The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Monday said it has arrested an absconding narco-terror operative in the Jammu region. Manoj Kumar Bhat alias Pintu was arrested during a special operation. A spokesperson of the agency claimed that the arrest marks an important...
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An FIR was registered on Monday against OBC activist Navnath Waghmare in Jalna district of Maharashtra over his alleged objectionable remarks about women from the Maratha community, the police said.Following backlash, Waghmare expressed regret over his statement and sought forgiveness.A complaint...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Telangana failed to find berth in the new national team under party president Nitin Nabin announced on Monday.Union MoS (Home) Bandi Sanjay Kumar served as the National General Secretary, Rajya Sabha member K Laxman headed the BJP's OBC Morcha, while BJP MP D K...
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Elon Musk-owned X will have to follow the law of the land on the social media platform's new rule to make content takedown requests by any government public, a government official said on Monday.Musk, on Saturday, shared a new algorithm introduced in X, saying any censorship required by the...
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Karnataka transport minister Byrathi Suresh on Monday hinted at a ticket price hike in government buses, citing an increase in diesel prices.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the minister said the Public Transport Fare Regulatory Committee headed by former IAS officer Atul Kumar Tiwari has been...
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The police said the forest department's wildlife team arrested a snake charmer in the Palla police station area here for allegedly keeping wild animals in captivity and engaging in illegal trade involving them. According to police, the accused has been identified as Bansi Nath and seven...
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In a significant decision, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday announced that the state government has decided to cancel everything associated with TDPL (TSR Data Processing Private Limited), including the examinations conducted, the results published and the candidates selected.Soren...
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The Kolkata police prohibited the sale of petrol, diesel and kerosene in loose form at open markets and roadside stalls, citing fire and public safety risks associated with the unauthorised handling and storage of inflammable petroleum products.The order, issued by Police Commissioner Ajay Nand...
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Six-year-old NSG dog Donny, who sniffed explosives during the 2025 Red Fort area blast, has been named for the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Card on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day.The male Labrador was inducted into the Black Cats commando force's K9 (canine) unit in February...
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Heavy rainfall across Himachal Pradesh on Monday led to the closure of 87 roads, while a massive flood washed away an iron bridge in a village in Chamba district, leaving scores of pilgrims stranded, and Met office issuing an orange alert for Tuesday.The damage to the bridge at the Baloth gram...
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The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth more than Rs 22 crore in a case where some accused allegedly created six fake Gujarat government offices in the Dahod district and obtained grants from the state government.The ED action came after it took cognisance of an undated Dahod police...
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday warned Oman against getting involved in a deal with Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States would 'bomb the s*** out of them' if Muscat interferes with Washington, DC's position on the strategic waterway.During a phone...
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The construction work on the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydroelectric power project in Chamoli district was halted, and workers were evacuated as a precautionary measure after land subsidence created a 'cavity' (small pit), triggering water seepage in the main tunnel, officials said on Monday.The 520 MW...
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The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has lodged a complaint with police, demanding a detailed probe into a 'fake' picture circulating on social media that shows party national president Nitin Nabin holding the national flag upside down.A delegation of Delhi BJP leaders, following...
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The rupee depreciated 19 paise to close at 95.61 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, amid weak domestic equity markets and a surge in crude oil prices.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is likely to trade with a slight negative bias, pressured by the delay in the deal between the US...
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The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the restoration of the Instagram and Facebook accounts of the Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat unit.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe passed the order on an interim application filed by AAP Gujarat seeking restoration of its Facebook and Instagram...
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Some devotees reportedly suffered minor injuries on Monday amid a heavy rush at the Nagchandreshwar Temple in the Mahakaleshwar Temple complex in Ujjain on the occasion of Nag Panchami though authorities denied any stampede-like incident occurred at the site.Videos circulating on social media and...
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Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Monday summoned the 8th session of the 12th Legislative Assembly from September 2.The session will meet at 11 am, according to an official statement.The number of sittings and agendas are yet to be decided, an official said.The 7th assembly session was...
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Repair works at the government school in the native village of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke in Maharashtra's Hingoli district began soon after he inspected the campus and flagged lack of basic amenities, an official said on Monday.Dipke visited the Zilla Parishad (district...
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India should bring back a petrol variant with a lower ethanol blend to protect millions of older vehicles, according to a government adviser, marking one of the strongest calls yet from a senior official for greater consumer choice amid growing concerns over the country's ethanol policy.E20...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday appointed academic Deepak Mhaskey as its social media department head, replacing Amit Malviya who had been steering the party's social media outreach for 11 years.Malviya congratulated his successor, a chemistry professor from Chhattisgarh, as well as the...
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Former actor Zaira Wasim has questioned the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board's involvement in Independence Day celebrations at a Kashmir school, asking why young girls were made to perform on stage at an event held under its banner.In a post on X on Sunday, Wasim, who shot to fame with the Aamir...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the newly appointed National Office Bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing confidence that the new team will work towards strengthening the party and focusing on public service.Taking to X, PM Modi said that the new team is a...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday amid rising crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions in West Asia.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 281.09 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 77,728.16. During the day, it dropped 555.5 points, or 0.71 per cent, to...
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared a glimpse of his family's late-night sports routine, revealing that he and son Abhishek Bachchan sometimes use headphones while watching matches to avoid disturbing Jaya Bachchan, his wife.The veteran actor shared the story during a recent episode of the quiz...
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Girl students of a government school in Rajasthan's Ajmer district blackened the face of their school principal with ink on Monday in protesting for allegedly molesting them, police said.The incident occurred at a government senior secondary school, where students and their parents gathered and...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday dismissed speculation about a possible shift to national politics following his visit to Delhi, saying he was in the capital to pursue the state's development projects.Speaking to reporters in the national capital after meeting Prime Minister...
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The BJP on Monday launched a fresh attack on the Congress over its senior leader P Chidambaram's proud to be a dimagi Naxal remark, saying it was an acceptance by the main opposition party that it is not just a Muslim League Maoist Congress but a Dimagi Naxal Congress as well.There is no question...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has removed more than 50 of its staff members and is onboarding professionals for key leadership positions as part of measures to reform the overall examination system, the education ministry said on Monday.The development came a day after the NTA ordered a...
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Update: The BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, appointing 13 vice presidents, including Ram Madhav, Lok Sabha MP D Purandeshwari and former Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat.Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been made national treasurer.The...
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As opposition leaders targeted the National Testing Agency (NTA) over lapses in three papers of the UGC-NET examination, agency sources said internal processes and protocols are being reviewed to ensure that all exams are fair and error-free in the future.The agency proactively looked into the...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday accused Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi of openly engaging in anti-national activities and trying to spread anarchy in the country in an attempt to return to power.Sarma also took a swipe at former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over...
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BJP chief Nitin Nibin announces names of new office bearers.Vasundhara Raje Scindia, Tirath Singh Rawat, Ram Madhav, Baijyant Jay Panda, D Purandeshwari, Rekha Verma, Varshaben Narendrabhai Doshi, Bharti Pravin Pawar, Manpreet Singh Badal, Lal Singh Arya, M. Nagaraja, Tariq Mansoor and...
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked a court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya to complete its investigation expeditiously and take it to a logical conclusion.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...
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ArcelorMittal on Monday said the company is working on strategies to restore operations at its steel plant in Ukraine which was hit by a missile strike, killing two people and leaving 13 workers and contractors injured.As a result of the attack, the main production facilities of the energy and...
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AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday posed several questions to the NDA government over the situation on the China border in Arunachal Pradesh, including the PLA.He asked whether the People's Liberation Army (PLA) blocked army patrols from accessing the area where they have been patrolling...
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The CBI has filed a chargesheet against Samarth Singh and Giribala Singh, the husband and mother-in-law of former actor-model Twisha Sharma, who was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12, officials said on Monday.In the chargesheet filed before a...
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In a relief to Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed with a disproportionate assets case against the Congress leader.The top court also asked the CBI and the ED not to file any report before the high court in connection with the case lodged...
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Jan Suraaj party founder Prashant Kishor took oath as Bankipur MLA at the Bihar Legislative Assembly in the presence of Speaker Prem Kumar on Monday.Talking to reporters after taking the oath, he said, To be a member of the House in which people like Krishna Sinha, Karpoori Thakur, Anugrah...
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka on Monday challenged Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar following an official circular restricting external visitors from entering government schools.Rebuffing potential police action, Ranka declared that ongoing inspections of...
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A group of widows in Vrindavan have crafted 1,100 rakhis for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be presented to him on Raksha Bandhan this year.The rakhis feature colourful photographs of the prime minister and have been designed and made by widows living in various ashrams in Vrindavan, according...
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msevak Sangh (RSS) to international terrorist groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Taliban while targeting them over patriotism and legal registration status.Addressing the press conference here, Hariprasad said, There is no difference between Jaish-e-Mohammed, Taliban, and RSS because all three...
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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to personally meet representatives of students protesting irregularities in state recruitment examinations and address their remaining concerns.I am writing to suggest that you personally meet...
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ormer US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has alleged that senior officials at the White House are holding strategy meetings regarding the potential deployment of nuclear weapons against Iran.Taking to social media platform X on Sunday, Greene asserted that the high-level discussions were...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at Ashok Dham Temple in Bihar's Lakhisarai and conveyed his condolences to the families.Pained by the loss of lives due to a stampede in Lakhisarai, Bihar. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in...
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Chapal Rani, The Last Queen of Bengal, the saga of a life, an identity and a gender subsumed by art, is a 500-plus page book on Chapal Bhaduri, a top-paid actor and a product of the earlier and truer era of jatra or Bengali open-air folk theatre. Sandip Roy, writer, podcaster and columnist...
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A devastating stampede-like incident at the Ashokdham Temple complex in Bihar's Lakhisarai district has claimed the lives of seven devotees and left several others injured during the crowded third Monday of the holy month of Sawan.According to official accounts, the tragedy was triggered by a...
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Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi has lashed out at Congress leader P Chidambaram for his swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dimagi Naxal remark, saying this showed why Naxalism prospered during Chidambaram's tenure as Union home minister.Addressing the nation on the 80th...
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Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahato on Monday expressed hope and faith ahead of the fresh round of talks with the state government, saying that if the government fails to meet the students' expectations, the struggle will continue.The student protest at Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi...
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India may have joined a club of three nations with private orbital launch capability following Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 milestone, but three among four of the country's space startups are still waiting on their first funding round.Data from market research firm Tracxn shows that out of...
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The Congress on Monday attacked the government after the National Testing Agency announced the retest for three papers of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination, asking whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will say anything about his own responsibility.The opposition party also questioned why...
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Actress Ananya Raj, who has worked in films like 7 hours to go, The Final Exit and Ghost, has passed away at the age of 27 years.The family of Ananya Raj confirmed the demise of the actress through her Instagram handle on Sunday. The actress passed away after battling physical and...
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Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday asked under what law does RSS exist and under what legal identity does it function.Existence is not the issue, accountability is, he said.The question is why an organisation that claims to shape the destiny of Bharath is so reluctant to clearly...
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Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that she is a dimaagi Naxal as she supports Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.I support Article 370. I'm a dimaagi Naxal, Mehbooba posted on her X handle.The PDP president was reacting to a post...
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dimagi Naxal remark sparked a war of words between the opposition and the BJP, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the PM was not referring to opposition leaders but only to those who support Maoists and separatists and reject the Indian...
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An ASI-rank CISF official was allegedly involved in a scuffle with passengers inside a Delhi Metro coach after a woman accused him of photographing her, police sources said on Sunday.A video of the incident, which took place around 1 pm, has surfaced online. In the video, the woman can be...
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At least seven people have died and several others were injured in a stampede at Ashokdham Temple in Lakhisarai. Seven casualties have been reported. It is being said that an electric pole fell there and people were electrocuted, which led to a stampede-like situation. We can tell you the...
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US President Donald Trump has termed the Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defence agreement a big, bold and important first step towards defending themselves in a more meaningful way.Trump's remarks on Sunday came days after the three nations signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement -- holding any...
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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament, is applicable only to major minerals and will not affect states' existing powers over minor minerals, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday in a bid to calm states' concerns.Reddy said the...
