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Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha MP Sanjay Deshmukh suffered minor injuries after his car was hit by a tipper truck on Thursday evening, a police official said. The incident took place in Sakhara area of Digras taluka when the Shiv Sena-UBT MP was travelling with five other party workers, he...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday grilled Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani for more than nine hours during the second round of questioning in connection with an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering case related to his group company RCOM, officials said. He has been called...
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday decided to retire the head granthi of Golden Temple, Giani Raghbir Singh, days after he flagged corrupt practices and irregularities in the apex gurdwara body.On February 19, the SGPC had served him a notice to substantiate his...
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A week after he was discharged from hospital, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has left for Bengaluru for a seven-day naturopathy treatment, sources said on Thursday.Mann (52) is staying at a private nature care centre. He left for Bengaluru on Wednesday evening after inaugurating the...
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Hashish oil worth around Rs 225 crore was seized from a forest in Odisha's Koraput district on Thursday, the police said.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by SP Rohit Verma busted a manufacturing unit inside the Jholaput forest near the state's border with Andhra Pradesh, they said.During the bust,...
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Calling the Partition of India a well-planned conspiracy, speakers at a literary event held at a Delhi University college on Thursday said the 1947 division was a political move that deepened hatred and violence along religious lines.Various dignitaries spoke at the valedictory session of the...
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A joint team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday carried out on-site probe into the Pawan Hans helicopter crash near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andamans. The team, comprising Jose Mathew, consultant...
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Two youth were arrested for allegedly attempting to run over police personnel with a car during a late-night vehicle inspection in Kochi, the police said on Thursday. A police statement said the incident occurred at around 1.30 am on Wednesday, when a team from Ernakulam Town North Police...
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Seven people, including the president of a local outfit, were booked on charges of unlawful assembly and creating public nuisance after they allegedly offered namaaz inside the electricity department office of the Malegaon Municipal Corporation (MMC) in Maharashtra's Nashik district, police said...
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The engineers of the three power corporations in Uttarakhand have warned of a mass-scale resignation over the state government's attempt to eliminate the criteria of engineering background for appointment as managing director. The development comes after managing director of the Power...
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Following the ire of Supreme Court, the NCERT is ascertaining the process of making textbooks which led to the error in judgement about inclusion of a chapter on judicial corruption, sources said. The Council is also identifying the persons responsible for inclusion of the text. The...
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Nearly 200 judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha are likely to come to West Bengal soon for the ongoing SIR exercise, special rolls observer of the Election Commission, Subrata Gupta, said on Thursday. Gupta said the poll panel will shortly be informed about the joining of the...
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The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) nabbed a man wanted in a case related to cross-border smuggling of heroin as well as grenades and pistols in Punjab, officials said on Thursday. The ATS identified him as Rehmat Ali Sheikh, a resident of Amritsar in the northern state. He was...
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The rupee slipped 1 paisa to settle at 90.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a rise in global crude oil prices and a firm greenback against major rivals. However, foreign fund inflows supported the local unit and prevented the decline, forex traders...
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The Gauhati high court on Thursday issued a notice to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in connection with a bunch of PILs, accusing him of giving hate speech and making communal comments against the 'Miya' community.Notices were also issued to the state government and the DGP in connection with...
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Benchmark BSE Sensex slipped by 27.46 points to close at 82,248.61 in a volatile session on Thursday, dragged down by selling in HDFC Bank and other blue-chip stocks. Investors remained cautious amid the proposed US-Iran nuclear talks, AI-related developments and tariff concerns. The...
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Indian Youth Congress state secretary Karandeep Singh was detained in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Thursday after he climbed atop a five-storey water tank to protest the arrest of national president Uday Bhanu Chib, officials said. Carrying a Congress flag and a banner displaying...
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The Andhra Pradesh government stepped up surveillance and enforcement measures across the state following the detection of cases of acute renal failure in East Godavari district, allegedly linked to adulterated milk.The inspections and surveillance follow five deaths and hospitalisations reported...
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The CBI has registered a fresh case against industrialist Anil Ambani and Reliance Communications (RCOM) for allegedly cheating the Bank of Baroda during 2013-17 causing a wrongful loss of more than Rs 2,220 crore to the bank, officials said Thursday. The case stems from a complaint received...
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Three persons were arrested in Gujarat's Rajkot district for their alleged involvement in a Rs 1500 crore cyber fraud racket, taking the total number of those held in the case to nine, a police official said on Thursday. Telangana resident Adiluddin Mohammed, who was involved in transferring...
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Aviation regulator DGCA, which is facing significant staff shortage, is looking to hire 38 consultants for airworthiness, air safety and other directorates. Applications have been sought for 24 consultants at the Directorate of Airworthiness and 6 consultants at the Directorate of Air...
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The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the legislative assembly that the population of stray dogs has increased significantly across rural and urban parts of the state in the last six years.As many as 30 lakh dog-bite cases were reported and 30 persons died of rabies infection in the state...
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Apple on Thursday opened its second store in Mumbai and sixth in India. Located in Sky City Mall in Mumbai's Borivali, the new store brings Apple's full lineup of products and services to even more customers in one of the city's key growth corridors. At Apple Borivali, customers can explore...
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Credit card spending in January stood at 2 trillion, moderating from 2.05 trillion in the previous month when there were several festivals. Spending increased more than 8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). The number of outstanding credit cards increased to 116.65 million in January from 115.78...
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India and Israel are set to sign a series of economic, security and diplomatic agreements after the conclusion of the delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the official account of Israeli PM said on Thursday. In a post on X,...
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The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department said on Thursday that the focus of its probe into the Baramati plane crash that killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others is to ascertain if it was sabotage or criminal negligence.Addressing a press conference, Sunil Ramanand, ADG...
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The BJP on Thursday termed the controversial chapter in an NCERT textbook talking about judicial corruption a sensitive matter, and said it respects the country's judiciary and takes pride in its impartial functioning.The comments came after the Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on the Class 8...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the two leaders explored avenues to further enhance cooperation in education, start-ups, innovation, tech and connectivity. Prime Minister Modi thanked President Herzog for his steadfast support in strengthening the...
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A nine-year-old girl died of a suspected cardiac arrest at a private school in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Monday morning in the Gotan town. Police said, Divya Bapedia, a Class 5 student and resident of Talnapur, was playing with other children...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly criticised the police action against his party's youth wing activists over the shirtless protest, drawing a sharp parallel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the authoritarian regime in North Korea. This is India, not North...
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The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted an interim stay against the release of the film The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond, saying that prima facie there is non-application of mind by the censor board while certifying the movie. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas passed the order on two pleas challenging...
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Amid allegations from the Congress party that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised in relation to the India-US interim trade arrangement, BJP MP Sambit Patra strongly responded, turning the criticism toward India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, whom he referred to as compromised...
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India's GDP could grow between 6.8-7.2 per cent in the next fiscal, EY Economy Watch report said on Thursday. It suggested that to attain the Viksit Bharat goal by 2047, India may have to increase its tax-GDP ratio largely by improvement of tax compliance as major tax reforms have already...
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The Congress on Thursday said the Supreme Court is rightly agitated over critical references to the judiciary in National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks and claimed that the rewriting of such books over the past decade has been an Rashtriya Swayamsevak...
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Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday distanced himself from slogans raised by his supporters in Tumakuru, projecting him as the next Chief Minister, and asserted that he would not fuel speculation or lobby for the post as any decision rests with the party high command.Speaking to...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday exuded confidence that the BJP will win the upcoming assembly polls in West Bengal, and drive out every single infiltrator from the state after coming to power. Shah made the remark while addressing a function of the Sashastra Seema Bal in Araria...
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A sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday allowed the revision application of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, acquitting him in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. The BJP leader's wife had dragged the Rajya Sabha member to court, claiming he made baseless...
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In a significant legal standoff on Wednesday, the Shimla Police registered an alleged abduction case at the Chirgaon Police Station against personnel from the Delhi Police, where three people were taken away by individuals in civilian clothes with out-of-state vehicle numbers. A dramatic...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday virtually inaugurated the Tardeo-Nagpada-Mumbai Central flyover, a key east-west connecting link in south Mumbai that offers commuters a smoother alternative route. The earlier 130-year-old British-era bridge at Mumbai Central had...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a blanket ban on class 8 NCERT book carrying a chapter on corruption in the judiciary, and ordered a seizure of all physical copies, along with takedown of its digital forms.The apex court ordered that the Centre and state authorities comply with its...
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NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar and his cousin Yugendra Pawar on Thursday approached Baramati police, seeking registration of an FIR against VSR Ventures over the January 28 plane crash that claimed the life of their uncle and then Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. The move comes a day after Rohit...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Jerusalem and highlighted Israel's innovative tech scene, showcasing AI, Quantum, healthcare, and more. He met with Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu and urged Israeli companies to invest in India, collaborating with local talent. This visit...
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Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for a second round of questioning in connection with an alleged bank fraud-linked money laundering case. The 66-year-old businessman entered the federal probe agency's office in central Delhi...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday warmly responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praising him for wearing traditional Indian attire ahead of a joint dinner that the Israeli PM had hosted on Wednesday.In a post on X, Netanyahu wrote, Before our joint dinner, I surprised my...
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Police in Thane have registered a case against a man and his family members for allegedly harassing his pregnant wife for dowry and assaulting her, leading to a miscarriage, officials said on Thursday. The victim, hailing from Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, got married to a...
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The Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his address to the Israeli Parliament, saying it was an unabashed defence of his host premier Benjamin Netanyahu.The opposition party also recalled India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru's July 1947 reply to Albert Einstein's letter...
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India delivered a sharp rebuttal to Pakistan at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which is being held from 23 February to 31 March, accusing Islamabad of spreading propaganda and asserting that Jammu and Kashmir's development trajectory stands in stark contrast to...
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has provided additional details on the early return of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut Mike Fincke, who served as Crew-11 pilot and commander of ISS Expedition 74, disclosed that his own...
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is attempting to retrieve the 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science Part 2 textbook that were sold, sources in the Education Ministry told ANI on Wednesday. Of the 2.25 lakh copies printed, only 38 were sold...
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services company, wants employees to proactively use artificial intelligence (AI) even if it means ''cannibalising revenue streams, nudging them at a time when the industry is worried about the technology's impact on billing models and jobs.We...
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A wanted Maoist leader allegedly killed his commander Anwesh, who was carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, for intending to surrender before the Odisha Police, a senior officer said. The police in Kandhamal district on Wednesday exhumed the decomposed body of Anwesh, alias Renu, at...
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Ahead of a new round of talks on Thursday aimed at ending Russia's invasion, US President Donald Trump held discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Zelenskyy thanked Trump and his envoys for their active involvement in the negotiations, noting that their discussions focused...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed the massive milestone of 100 million followers on Instagram, making him the first world leader and politician to achieve this feat on the platform, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi joined Instagram in 2014, and over the past decade, his...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday reconstituted a three-member committee set up to probe the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after burnt wads of cash were recovered from his residence in New Delhi in March last year.The speaker had constituted the committee on August 12...
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A man allegedly slit the throats of his two-month pregnant wife and three daughters at their residence in outer north area of the national capital, with police suspecting that his preference for a son could be behind the killings, officials said.First responders at the Prem Chand Park area house...
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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday filed a complaint at a police station in Mumbai against VSR Ventures and its directors in connection with the January 28 plane crash in which his uncle and then Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died.As the...
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