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The Kerala high court on Wednesday stayed for a month, the suspension of a teacher of an aided upper primary school for framing a wrong question with regard to Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar in a quiz.Justice Viju Abraham said that continued suspension of the teacher -- Guruprasad Rai K -- was...
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Eight policemen, including an inspector and a sub-inspector, have been suspended for allegedly travelling to Delhi by flight despite having permission from senior officials to travel by train in connection with a case in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, an official said on Wednesday.A team of eight...
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US envoy to India Sergio Gor speaks to media as J-K CM Omar Abdullah looks on in Sringar on Wednesday./ANI on X
Pakistan on Wednesday summoned US Charge d'Affaires Natalie Baker and lodged a strong demarche over remarks by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor regarding Jammu and Kashmir during his visit to the union territory.In Srinagar, Gor told reporters on Wednesday that Jammu and Kashmir is an important...
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Four armed men allegedly barged into a house in Ashok Vihar in northwest Delhi, tied a 56-year-old woman's hands, taped her mouth, and decamped with around Rs 75 lakh in cash and jewellery, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place in the locality's E-Block when the woman was alone at...
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The police have arrested a 63-year-old man for allegedly raping his four-year-old granddaughter in the Jankipuram area of Lucknow, officials said.He was arrested on Tuesday near Bhawani Bazaar following an investigation into a complaint lodged by the girl's mother on June 30, they said.According...
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The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board to withhold the final results of the constable recruitment tests till September 30.The order came in response to petitions challenging the process over reservation for economically weaker sections (EWS).The...
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The department of telecommunications has directed telecom operators to decline new connections to subscribers already having nine mobile SIMs in their name, according to an official circular.Telecom operators have been asked to put in place appropriate technical and organisational measures from...
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Around 40 students of a government primary school in Kullu district were hospitalised after they fell sick after lunch, with authorities suspecting water contamination, officials said on Wednesday.The incident took place at Government Primary School in Bari on Tuesday.The sick students were...
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Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said Tejashwi Yadav's Lok Bhawan march over last month's police action against NEET paper leak protesters was befitting his role as the leader of the opposition, and he should be done more often.RJD working president Yadav braved water cannons...
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Over 22,000 stray dogs across Chennai have been administered anti-rabies vaccines and endectoparasiticides over the past eight days under a civic mass immunisation drive, officials said on Wednesday.The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) launched the mass drive on August 11 to protect the public...
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Three people were killed and three others injured after a CNG cylinder exploded at a filling station near Tikri Metro Station in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon while CNG was being refilled in a truck.The incident took place at around 3.20 pm. According to eyewitnesses, six people were injured in...
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CISF personnel on Wednesday apprehended two Indian passengers at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying unauthorised cash worth Rs 68.53 lakh, officials said.The passengers were intercepted during baggage screening by an X-ray scanner at the airport. They were travelling to Guwahati in...
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Farmer outfits protesting on the Haryana-Punjab border announced the suspension of their agitation on Wednesday after Haryana officials offered them a meeting with Union Minister Manohar Lal on September 4 to discuss their demands.The development came after a meeting between representatives of...
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A trip to India for his wife's medical treatment ended in tragedy for Bangladeshi journalist Debashis Dutta and his family, who were among the nine people killed in a fire at a hotel in central Kolkata.Dutta (37), his wife Afsana Shirmin (25), their four-year-old son Swarnashis and Afsana's...
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Govinda's wife, Sunita Ahuja, has withdrawn her divorce petition against the Bollywood actor, Govinda's manager Shashi Sinha confirmed on Wednesday.Sunita Ahuja along with her son, Yashvardhan Ahuja, was spotted at Mumbai's Bandra Family Court in Mumbai on Wednesday.According to Govinda's...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay starrer Jana Nayagan is set to stream on Tamil Zee5 on August 21. It will also be available in Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.Despite being a blockbuster at the box office, Jana Nayagan holds a defining place in CM C Joseph Vijay's...
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The rupee fell 2 paise to close at 95.76 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday as a sharp rise in global crude oil prices amid heightened tensions in West Asia kept markets on edge.A sharp decline in domestic equity markets put further pressure on the local unit, while RBI intervention...
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Two doctors -- a physician and a radiologist -- of Mumbai's Parsi community will receive Pakistan's highest civilian award -- Nishan-e-Imtiaz -- for keeping secret Muhammad Ali Jinnah's terminal illness, according to a federal minister.Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal disclosed this in a post on X...
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Food regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said that Amway India, Emami, Bonn Biscuits and three other companies have withdrawn misleading '100 percent' claims from their product labelling and advertisements, following its enforcement actions against these firms.In a social media post, Food Safety and...
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A court in West Bengal's Nadia district on Wednesday ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for non-compliance with its order for her appearance in an alleged hate speech case.The Krishnagar court also directed that an execution report of the arrest...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Wednesday as elevated crude oil prices amid a lack of a diplomatic resolution following the end of the US-Iran ceasefire dented investor sentiment.Falling for the fourth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 325.78 points, or...
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A timely CPR by Keralam police helped save the life of a 17-year-old who attempted suicide by hanging herself following a dispute with her family, the police said.The incident occurred under the Chadayamangalam police station limits in the district, and a video of the dramatic rescue later...
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Three months ago, 19-year-old Sandeep Paswan left his hometown Giridih in Jharkhand for Kolkata to join his first job.On Tuesday night, the hotel that had become his workplace and home, turned into his place of death.Sandeep was at the reception of Shikha Inn on Mirza Ghalib Street when fire...
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An Indian student in Russia sustained minor injuries in a drone attack on Wednesday and is undergoing treatment at a hospital, the Indian Embassy in Moscow said.The Indian national was identified as a student at the Bashkir State Medical University in Ufa.The Indian mission, however, did not...
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Patna Inspector General of Police (IG) Jitendra Rana on Wednesday denied the use of force during the Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lok Bhavan march and said that water cannons were used on the crowd as the protestors were being stopped from proceeding further.Tejashwi Yadav led the foot march with RJD...
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After meeting with CM Omar Abdullah in Srinagar, US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor says, It's a pleasure to be here. US will reconsider its advisories on travel to Jammu and Kashmir. This is an important part of India. I am here, visiting for the first time. It is an incredibly beautiful...
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A section of students wanted the exams cancelled due to irregularities
A tense situation prevailed at the Jharkhand Secretariat on Wednesday after a large number of successful candidates, rendered jobless following the government's cancellation of recruitment examinations, forcibly entered the campus in defiance of a prohibitory order, an official said.The...
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said the PM Cares Fund can be used to improve infrastructure in rural schools and build more than 1,000 new high-tech schools.The national convenor of the CJP, which has launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign to highlight gaps in...
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Ahead of the parliamentary election in Israel, the Palestinian people are once again being made to pay the price for Israeli domestic politics, Palestinian envoy Abdullah M Abu Shawesh said on Wednesday, while asserting that we are monitoring this election.At a press conference held at the...
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On 30 July, the day Pranab Doley was set to be released from jail, his father and lawyer arrived at the prison in Assam to take the activist home.Doley's case has drawn attention to the protest he took part in - and led to a wider debate over land, conservation and development around...
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The department of defence production (DDP), under the ministry of defence (MoD), notified the 6th Positive Indigenisation List (PIL). This latest list adds defence equipment with an estimated business potential of Rs. 3,070 crore to the category of items banned from import after a specified...
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Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Wednesday announced that a drive will begin on Thursday to act against auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers without a working knowledge of Marathi.Action will be initiated against those who do not possess the required certificate or working knowledge of...
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Badrinath-Kedarnath National Highway-07 is blocked near Bhallegaon between Devprayag and Kirtinagar due to rocks and debris falling on the road. Efforts are underway to clear the debris.
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Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said the government will have to bow down as police used water cannon to disperse protesters during a foot march towards Lok Bhavan in Patna.Tejashwi Yadav led the foot march with RJD...
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The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has sought 14 days of judicial custody of former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain, ex-Delhi Jal Board CEO Udit Prakash Rai and three others in the alleged corruption case involving the tendering process for sewage treatment plant projects of the DJB.In its...
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Hundreds of students of a government-run residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao staged a protest on Wednesday over alleged poor-quality food, inadequate drinking water, shortage of teachers and the behaviour of the principal, briefly disrupting traffic at Mohan crossing.The protest by...
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Bihar Police will set up a District Anti-Riot Force (DARF) across the state to effectively deal with sensitive law-and-order situations, communal tensions, protests, attacks on government property and other emergencies, according to an official order issued on Wednesday.Under the initiative,...
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Observing that there is a need to institutionalise the reforms in NEET exams, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Testing Agency to inform it about the steps taken to implement recommendations of the Radhakrishnan panel and the Nandan Nilekani committee.A bench of Justices PS...
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For 17 years, Mani Bhavan was Mahatma Gandhi's Bombay home and nerve centre of the freedom movement. Archana Masih/Rediff takes you inside the house. Come visit
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Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) Martyn Day tied the knot with his partner Nitin Chand, a native of Keralam, at the famed Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple here, fulfilling the bride's long-cherished wish to get married at the shrine, family sources said.The traditional wedding ceremony was later...
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Pakistan on Wednesday extended the closure of its airspace to Indian aircraft until September 24, according to the country's airports authority.Pakistan and India imposed matching airspace restrictions on each other's airlines after the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April 2025.Pakistan airspace...
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West Bengal minister Kaushik Chowdhury on Wednesday said prompt action by the Fire Brigade Department resulted in the rescue of around 80 people from a central Kolkata building that was partially gutted in a devastating blaze, which claimed nine lives.He said that prima facie, the cause of death...
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The ongoing conflict in West Asia could ultimately result in Israel ceasing to exist as a state, Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces' Main Military-Political Department and commander of the Akhmat special forces unit, told TASS.We must realise that the war...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a 'Wanted' notice for Indian national Major Singh in his alleged involvement in a transnational criminal organisation engaged in racketeering-influenced conspiracy and dealing in unlicensed firearms.The FBI said on its official website that...
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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, whose 544-page memoir will be published in November, has said writing about her life meant opening herself up and sharing experiences she had kept deep inside, as she reflected on the heartbreak and loss that drew her into politics.It was heartbreak and loss that...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced official vehicles and a monthly allowance to the MLAs to address public grievances in their respective constituencies.Making an announcement under Rule 110 in the Assembly, he said the new support measures consisting of a vehicle and...
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Protestors rejoice after the Jharkhand govt cancelled the recruitment exams
Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level (JSSC-CGL) qualified candidates held a demonstration outside Project Bhawan on Wednesday to protest the state administration's choice to scrap the test results.Speaking to ANI, the protestors expressed frustration over the cancellation...
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As Donald Trump continued his assertions over control of the Strait of Hormuz through an AI-generated image depicting the strategic waterway as NEW U.S. Territory, Iran hit back at the US President, warning that his claims would be corrected, while labelling his claims as delusions.Sharing the...
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Actor Soha Ali Khan took a firm stand to protect her daughter Inaaya's digital presence, explaining why she and her husband, Kunal Kemmu, have been posting fewer updates about Inaaya.Speaking at an event, Soha acknowledged that earlier she would frequently share photos of their daughter. When...
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Ride-hailing firm Uber on Tuesday announced the launch of a train ticket booking service on its mobile application in partnership with travel platform ixigo.The new offering will enable riders to book train tickets, check their passenger name record (PNR) status, and connect their first and...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced an increase in the annual coverage under Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.Outlining significant new initiatives to improve the state's healthcare system, the chief minister...
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A man allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered a nine-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Pimpalwadi village in Junnar tehsil, they said, adding that the 25-year-old man accused has been taken into custody.The...
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India's crude oil import bill rose 41 per cent to $13.7 billion in July, primarily driven by higher crude oil prices amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, according to the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell.In volume terms, oil imports rose 13 per cent to 21.4 million tonnes (mt) during the...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a three-day pause on the 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports that were due to take effect the following morning, saying the United States and Canada had reached a deal subject to the finalisation of documents.In a post on Truth Social, Trump...
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Students in Assam's Jonai are using boats to cross the Kemi River to reach school after a bridge in the area was damaged on June 28.According to assistant teacher at Kemi-Jelam Middle English School Bhagyashree Saikia, more than half of the students at Kemi-Jelam Middle English School come from...
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CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka on Wednesday challenged Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar to showcase his ten finest educational campuses during his tenure and emphasized that he will visit those schools, with his entire team, following his return from...
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Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday claimed that several IIT directors have been asked to reach out to alumni to interact with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat during his upcoming visit to the United States, calling the move totally unacceptable.In a post on X, Ramesh...
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Amid continued tensions in West Asia, a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has observed that about 8,50,000 displaced persons have returned to areas of origin; however, the crisis remains far from over as humanitarian agencies remain underfunded, thereby posing challenges...
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The Maharashtra government has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all hospitals, medical colleges and healthcare professionals to report every suspected or confirmed case and death.The move comes after three tribal schoolgirls died and three others were hospitalised...
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Maoist leader Azad alias Dana Keshab Rao was released on Tuesday after spending over 15 years in jail as an undertrial prisoner, following his acquittal in all 49 cases registered against him in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.Azad had spent 15 years, two months and a few days in custody before being...
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Two girls were injured in an accident involving a Ferris wheel during a Sawan fair in Lucknow, police said.The incident was reported to the local police station at around 8 pm on Tuesday, following which a police team reached the spot, they said.According to the preliminary investigation, the...
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Former Delhi Water Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain was taken to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital for a medical examination late Tuesday night following his arrest by the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) in an alleged corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to the tendering process...
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The Jharkhand government on Tuesday released a list of 44 recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) that were cancelled following irregularities, amid student protests over the issue.The cancelled...
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United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that more than 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in the 2020 election, citing an ongoing review by the US Census Bureau.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, 'The Census Bureau has begun checking the Voter Records from 2020 against their...
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At least nine people died, and six were injured in a fire at a hotel on Mirza Galib Street in central Kolkata early on Wednesday night, police said.Five fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze that erupted around 1.45 am.Police and Disaster Management Department personnel...
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The Mumbai Police have arrested a 31-year-old man from Bihar for allegedly carrying more than 10 kilograms of high quality charas, valued at over Rs 10 crore, in Bandra area of the city, an official said on Tuesday. The accused, Santosh Saw, was nabbed outside Bandra Terminus, by a team of...
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The police registered a case against eight members of a right-wing outfit for allegedly assaulting a man following an altercation at the popular Sinhagad fort near Pune city over the group members objecting to his friend's young daughter wearing shorts.The police said the incident took place on...
