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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying that it was the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government which surrendered India's interest before international organisations including the World Trade...
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The accused involved in the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai wanted to create terror in the city, police told a court on Wednesday while invoking the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.The special MCOCA court remanded the five accused in...
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An Army soldier was injured in a landmine blast near the Line of Control in the Gulmarg sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said.The landmine blast took place near the Line of Control (LoC) in the early hours on Wednesday, injuring one soldier, who has been admitted to the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended his heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in a shooting incident in Canada.A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian...
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A 24-year-old man died after an argument over playing loud music at a wedding function escalated into a violent clash at Harijanpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Munib Chauhan. The incident took place on Tuesday night...
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The rupee depreciated 14 paise to close at 90.70 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, on dollar demand from importers and geopolitical tensions.Forex traders said the rupee is trading with a slight negative bias amid geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices. Dollar demand...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the police have registered a case based on a complaint by Congress leaders over a controversial video featuring him, which was uploaded and later deleted by the state Bharatiya Janata Party.Sarma said that a BJP worker has also filed...
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his 'Qayamat' remark on the Babri masjid, saying a chief minister who opposes Urdu should not use the language for political statements.In a stern warning to those 'dreaming' of...
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Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Eternal, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Titan, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv and Tata Steel were among the laggards.On the other hand, State Bank of India, Maruti Suzuki India, IndiGo,...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed on a flat note in a choppy session on Wednesday as gains in PSU banks and auto shares were offset by losses in IT stocks.In a range-bound trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 40.28 points, or 0.05 per cent, to close at 84,233.64. During the day,...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded a woman lawyer for a 'derogatory' Facebook post targeting another woman who accused Kerala Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil of rape.Being a lady, what sort of comments have you made about other women... Had it been a man who had written all this...
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Multiple murder accused gangster Vijay Palande on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the appointment of lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor (SPP) in his case.In his plea, Palande contended that Nikam cannot continue as SPP in the case due to his nomination as a member of the...
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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday rejected allegations levelled by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi during his speech on the Budget, accusing him of making 'baseless' claims and misrepresenting facts related to India's international engagements and references to the...
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report that 18 workers died after a blast at an illegal coal mine in Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya on February 5, the commission said in an official statement. Reportedly, the incident has...
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Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir on Wednesday began the construction of the much-hyped mosque -- modelled on Ayodhya's Babri Masjid -- in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. Kabir, who recently floated Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), announced that the mosque at Rejinagar in Beldanga would be...
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Grounded Jet Airways has executed an agreement for the sale of three aircraft frames and six engines to a Malta-based entity for USD 46 million. Jet Airways flew for 25 years before stopping operations in April 2019 due to debt woes and is currently undergoing a liquidation process. In a...
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The fare of the Vande Bharat AC chair car for a 300-400 kilometre journey is around Rs 2.19 per kilometre, which is much lower than the fares for similar services in countries such as China, Japan and France, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written statement in the Lok Sabha on...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lok Sabha was full of lies and the ruling alliance will seek to expunge from the House records the lies he has spoken. Soon after Gandhi's speech during a debate on the Union...
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday claimed that 20 to 25 Congress MPs had abused Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in his chamber and they were not stopped by senior leaders K C Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who were present there. The parliamentary affairs minister said that Birla was...
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Have written to top government functionaries, flagging 'factual inconsistencies' in the movie. Read the report here.
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Ritu Tawde was on Wednesday elected as the 78th Mayor of Mumbai, becoming the second BJP corporator to occupy the prestigious post in 44 years, while Shiv Sena's Sanjay Ghadi was elected as deputy mayor. Tawde (53) and Ghadi (57) were elected unopposed at a special meeting of the general...
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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday reiterated his doubts over the circumstances surrounding his uncle Ajit Pawar's plane crash, suggesting it might be a conspiracy. Addressing a press conference here, he raised questions over the aviation...
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The office of the US Trade Representative has removed a social media post that featured a map of India showing the entire region of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as well as the Aksai Chin region as part of the Indian territory. Last week, as the US and India...
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Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned why industrialist Anil Ambani was not in jail, alleging in Parliament that his name appeared in the Epstein-related files.Raising the issue during his speech in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi also referred...
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New Delhi aims to seal the deal during French President Emmanuel Macron's Feb 17-19 visit. Read more here.
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the government has sold Bharat Mata through the India-US interim trade deal and that it was a wholesale surrender with India's energy security handed over to America and farmers' interests compromised. Participating in the debate on...
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Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the government of selling 'Bharat Mata' and dubbed the India-US interim trade agreement as one-sided which has hurt the interests of the farmers. Participating in the debate on the Union Budget, he said, You have sold India. Are you not ashamed...
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In Parliament, Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, I was looking at the economic survey and two points I found there, solid points, profound points that I liked. First point, that we are living in a world of intensifying geopolitical conflict... The dominance of the United...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed regret over remarks made during the Assembly proceedings, saying statements were made in the heat of the moment and that he had no objection if they are expunged from the record. I leave it to the Speaker. If any...
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NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, admitted to a private hospital here following a chest infection, is stable and likely to be discharged in the next two days, doctors treating him said on Wednesday.The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was brought to Ruby Hall Clinic on Monday afternoon from his...
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The Supreme Court has slashed the compensation from Rs 2 crore to Rs 25 lakh, awarded to a woman for a faulty haircut at a luxury hotel salon. A bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan, in a judgement delivered on February 6, held that while deficiency in service was established,...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday criticised Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the controversy surrounding excerpts from former Army Chief General MM Naravane's unpublished memoir, titled 'Four Stars of Destiny', accusing the...
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A special court in Goa on Wednesday acquitted BJP MLA and minister Atanasio Monserrate in a rape case registered against him nearly a decade ago. Monserratte, who holds the revenue portfolio, was booked in 2016 for allegedly raping a minor. Special Judge Irshad Agha has now acquitted the...
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BJP legislators on Wednesday trooped into the well of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and staged a sit-in to press for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's apology over his unparliamentary remarks against them. This happened shortly after the BJP members, barring Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma,...
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The Delhi Police's Special Cell has issued a notice to Penguin Random House India seeking clarifications over the circulation of the unpublished book of former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on social media, an official said on Wednesday. The notice was served as competing claims...
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Shortcomings have been found in the notice for the no-confidence motion submitted by Opposition MPs, seeking the removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, sources said on Wednesday.The notice reportedly mentioned the events of February 2025 four times, which, under the rules, could have led to...
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On the Lancet study claiming that the HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) alone could delay diagnosis of diabetes, Chairman, Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, V Mohan said, This article is a review article... It (HbA1c) is the gold standard for assessing long-term control of diabetes, but it is not...
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India has always negotiated with a clear mindset on sectors that are very sensitive for the country in trade pacts and has protected all those key segments under the interim trade agreement with the US, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said. He also said that both teams are working to...
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Black and white posters have been put up in the Mirpur area of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, ahead of the parliamentary election tomorrow. Colourful posters are prohibited, so candidates have put up black-and-white posters using ropes. However, a candidate can put up colourful billboards in...
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The Union Home Ministry has directed that all six stanzas of the National Song Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, shall be sung first when the National Song and National Anthem Jan Gana Man are to be played together. In an order dated January 28, the home ministry gave...
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The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US interim trade agreement, saying the deal is a steal by the PM's good friend in Washington and reflects an abject failure of our political huglomacy as well as economic diplomacy. Congress general...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that U.S. President Donald Trump has been consistent and kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because he was a creep. While addressing her press briefing, Leavitt asserted that the release of Epstein files now shows the...
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England Test captain Ben Stokes has undergone a successful surgery on his injured right eye after being struck by a cricket ball earlier this month. The 34-year-old all-rounder shared the update on his Instagram story, posting an image of his bruised and swollen right eye and cheek. May not...
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Equity benchmark indices started on a positive note on Wednesday, with Sensex rising over 200 points in early trade, amid mixed trends from global markets. However, both indices later turned volatile as investors booked profits at higher levels.The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 213.42 points, or...
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The White House has removed pulses from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the interim trade deal.On Monday, the White House had issued a fact sheet on 'The United States and India Announce Historic Trade Deal...
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After Bollywood star Salman Khan attended the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) centenary event, Maharashtra Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Abu Azmi claimed that the actor must have been under pressure.On Tuesday, he said that Salman Khan lacked the courage to refuse the ruling side's directives....
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A couple from Gujarat's Anand district was kidnapped and held hostage for ransom in Azerbaijan while en route to the US, and was later rescued with the help of the Indian foreign ministry, the local Lok Sabha MP has said. Dhruv Patel and his wife Dipika have been released and are safe, thanks to...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the introduction of on-screen marking (OSM) for the evaluation of Class 12 board examinations, scheduled to begin on February 17. In a letter to the principals and heads of all CBSE-affiliated schools issued on Tuesday,...
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The Delhi high court on Tuesday urged parties locked in a succession dispute over the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur's estate to explore mediation, observing that the prolonged litigation had taken a heavy personal toll on the family.Hearing a clutch of applications, Justice Mini Pushkarna said...
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Ten people, including the suspected gunman, were killed and dozens were injured in a school shooting in British Columbia, Canadian police said on Tuesday. Six people were found dead inside a high school in Tumbler Ridge, two more people were found dead at a residence believed to be connected...
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Flamboyant Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with a stomach infection, leaving him doubtful for the T20 World Cup match against Namibia here on Thursday. Sharma has been hospitalised here for the past two days. Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine gold melting facility in South Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar area and seized 5.8 kg of smuggled yellow metal valued at Rs 9.22 crore, officials said on Tuesday. Two key members of the syndicate were arrested during the...
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The Punjab police foiled a terror plot backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence with the recovery of an RDX-based improvised explosive device and arrest of one person in Amritsar, DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Rahul Kumar alias Gaju, a resident...
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