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In a decisive legal action against terrorism and anti-national elements operating from across the border, the Poonch police attached an immovable property belonging to a Pakistan-based terror handler, in compliance with the directions of the Court, according to a release. The attachment has...
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A 16-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly kidnapped, stripped, and brutally assaulted by five men in the Cantt police station area in Bareilly, the police said on Friday. The police said the assault was triggered by a minor dispute between the victim and one of the accused on Instagram a few...
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US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) stated that he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than advised by his doctors, attributing the resulting hand bruises to the regimen as he addressed speculation over his health. They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I...
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Drugs worth Rs 14.84 crore were seized, and 181 people were arrested in Ranchi in 2025, the police said on Friday.A total of 180 cases were registered, out of which 97 were disposed of, they said.SP (City) Paras Rana told PTI that this achievement is a result of the public contribution.They...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth about Rs 3.60 crore of West Bengal's correctional administration minister Chandranath Sinha and his family in connection with the primary teacher recruitment scam, an official said.The ED on Friday submitted the necessary documents before...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Shyam Bihari Lal died on Friday after suffering a cardiac arrest during a meeting at the Circuit House in Bareilly, family sources said.The Faridpur MLA was attending a review meeting of development works chaired by Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh at the...
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The state government on Friday informed the Madhya Pradesh high court that the Bhagirathpura health crisis has been categorised as a public health contingency, and the situation has successfully stabilised following the implementation of emergency measures and continuous monitoring. In a...
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Three persons were trampled to death by a tusker in separate villages under Chaibasa forest division in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district late Thursday night, officials said.Chaibasa divisional forest officer Aditya Narayan told PTI that the incidents took place in different villages...
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Illegal encroachments at around two dozen residences of those accused in a recent stone pelting incident in Chomu were removed by the local municipal council on Friday, officials said. The action was taken on the encroachments made by those involved in the stone-throwing incident. Notices...
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The authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday imposed a ban on trekking, hiking, camping and other similar outdoor activities in the high-altitude and forest areas of Kokernag due to security concerns.The decision followed reports received from police and security agencies...
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Pan masala manufacturers need to apply for registration under the health and national security cess law immediately after it comes into effect from February 1, the finance ministry said on Friday. For manufacturers who have machines installed in more than one factory, separate registration...
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The Shiv Sena on Friday claimed that five of its candidates have been elected unopposed to the 131-member Thane Municipal Corporation.Speaking to reporters, a party spokesperson claimed that Sena candidates Jaishree Phatak, Sukhada More, Ram Repale, Ekta Bhoir, and Shital Dhamale have been...
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The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas on Friday revoked curbs imposed under GRAP 3 following improvement in air quality, officials said. The AQI of Delhi, which was recorded as 380 on Thursday, has significantly improved and recorded 236 at 4 pm on Friday,...
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The Chhattisgarh high court on Friday granted bail to Chaitanya Baghel, son of former chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel, in two cases related to the alleged liquor scam. The HC granted him bail in a case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate and another by...
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of interfering in India's internal matter by writing a note on jailed activist Umar Khalid and asserted that India will not tolerate any such effort.Questioning Mamdani's locus standi of commenting on India's internal...
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India's forex reserves jumped by $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion in the week to December 26, the RBI said on Friday. The overall kitty had increased by $4.368 billion to $693.318 billion in the previous reporting week. For the week ended December 26, foreign currency assets, a major...
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The police initiated security proceedings against ten people, and counselled five minors, in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district for not complying with orders prohibiting the use of virtual private network (VPN) in the Union territory for security reasons.Authorities in Shopian and Kulgam...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday carried out searches in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts as part of its probe into the November 10 blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, officials said. They said the NIA sleuths, assisted by police and CRPF, brought along one of...
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Equity benchmark index Nifty hit its lifetime peak before closing 182 points higher on Friday, and the BSE Sensex jumped 573 points, powered by strong buying in power, banking and metal stocks. Unabated capital infusion by domestic institutional investors amid a sharp rally in Asian peers...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that the United States is locked and loaded to respond if Iranian authorities use violence against peaceful protesters, as demonstrations over worsening economic conditions spread across multiple provinces in Iran.In a Truth Social Post, Trump...
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The Delhi high court has refused interim relief to former Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman YV Subba Reddy against the alleged defamatory publications regarding the adulteration of the Tirupati 'laddu prasadam'. Reddy, who was the chairman of the board of committee of management...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said the next Mumbai mayor will be from the ruling Mahayuti and 'both Hindu and Marathi', amid claims and counter-claims by political parties over who should occupy the city's top civic post.The Mumbai mayor will be from the Mahayuti. The Mumbai...
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Lab tests have confirmed life-threatening water contamination
A child born after 10 years of fervent prayers and vows died within days due to water contamination that has claimed several lives in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city. An eerie silence prevailed in an alley in the Marathi Mohalla of the Bhagirathpura area, where six-month-old Avyan Sahu lived...
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The Indian rupee slipped below the 90-mark and settled the day lower by 22 paise at 90.20 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, amid disappointing macroeconomic data and strengthening of the American currency in overseas markets. Forex traders said persistent foreign fund outflows...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that an alarming trend of white-collar terrorism is emerging in the country, wherein highly-educated people are engaging in anti-social and anti-national activities. Singh pointed at the November 10 car bomb blast near the Red Fort in Delhi,...
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A massive fire has broken out at a store located inside an army camp on the Auli Road in Joshimath, Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
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Three Indian nationals trapped in a job scam in Myanmar have been repatriated to India, according to an official statement on Friday. The Indian embassy in Yangon announced that since July 2024, a total of 1,757 Indians have been repatriated to India. All three who were victims of the Myawaddy...
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Even with growth momentum easing, India's manufacturing industry wrapped up 2025 in good shape, according to the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI released on Friday. Manufacturers signalled robust, albeit softer, expansions in new orders and output. The end of the 2025 calendar year was...
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A group of US lawmakers has written a letter to Indian Ambassador to the United States Vinay Kwatra, urging a fair and timely trial for activist Umar Khalid in accordance with international law. US Representatives Jim McGovern and Jamie Raskin are among eight lawmakers who have expressed...
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BJP leaders have called SRK a 'traitor' for picking Mustafizur Rahman
Amid the ongoing debate over remarks made by Hindu spiritual leader Devkinandan Thakur against actor Shah Rukh Khan over the inclusion of a Bangladeshi player in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate questioned the role of the BCCI and the ICC in allowing...
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Cinema exhibition company PVR INOX is set to re-release Yash Raj Films' Band Baaja Baaraat, featuring Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma, on January 16. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the film, which marked Singh's acting debut, originally released on December 10, 2010. It revolves around...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government today over the contamination of drinking water in Indore which has led to ten deaths. In Indore, there was no water -- just poison being distributed -- while the administration slumbered like Kumbhakarna, the Congress...
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TN BJP general secretary Karuppu Muruganandham added that the BJP will organise joint public meetings with NDA leaders after AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami completes his campaign. Read more here.
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Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) Additional Commissioner Rohit Sisoniya on Friday said that reports of the samples collected four days ago indicate the presence of bacteria in 26 samples out of 50 samples.He also stressed that teams were working round the clock to resolve the contaminated water...
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Pakistan's aviation authorities have issued permission to the Bangladesh national airline, Biman Airways, to start direct operations on the route of Dhaka-Karachi. According to a report on Friday in the Jang Newspaper, permission has been given on a test basis for a period that will last...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said that India will exercise the right to defend itself from terrorism and that no one can dictate how India exercises its defence. Jaishankar, while speaking at the inauguration of Shaastra 2026- IIT Madras Techno-Entertainment fest, said...
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Delhi Police on Friday has registered an FIR following a complaint by the Directorate of Education into the alleged misinformation being spread on social media over a circular to appoint nodal officers for matters related to stray dogs. Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood said the government...
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police has said that they will conduct a 14-day preliminary enquiry after a cricket player named Furqan Ul Haq displayed a Palestine logo on his helmet. Yesterday, a video circulating on social media shows a cricket player, namely Furqan Ul Haq S/o Tajamul Hussain Bhat...
12:32
Bear Grylls shares this post on X: I broke my back in three places. Doctors said my climbing days were over. 18 months later, I stood on the summit of Everest. Here's the lesson that got me there.Read more here.
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has requested Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) owner Shah Rukh Khan to remove Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from his team.During the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, the Kolkata-based franchise picked up Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur for a staggering amount...
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China's recent live-fire military exercise has heightened strains between Taiwan and Beijing.The United States stepped in earlier this week, calling on China to reduce its military pressure campaign against Taiwan, Focus Taiwan reported.China's military actions and statements toward Taiwan and...
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Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani vowed to govern expansively and audaciously and deliver an agenda of affordability for New Yorkers as he thanked his family from Kampala to Delhi after being sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City. Mamdani was administered the oath of office by...
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Aggregate costs of centrally-funded infrastructure projects jumped nearly 21 per cent in October as cost overruns pushed revised estimates to Rs 30.8 trillion from Rs 25.5 trillion across 820 ongoing projects.This reflects an absolute escalation of over Rs 5.3 trillion, data from the latest Flash...
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BJP leader Sangeet Singh Som backed the remarks of spiritual leader Devkinandan Thakur and launched a sharp attack against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan over the inclusion of a Bangladeshi player in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team, calling him a traitor.The way Hindus are being persecuted...
10:57
Grievances registered against life insurers due to misselling rose 14.3 per cent year-on-year to 26,667 in FY25 from 23,335 a year earlier, according to the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India's (Irdai) annual report for FY25.However, overall grievances against life insurers...
10:54
Police in Bhadohi, UP, have launched a probe after a 20-year-old woman accused her husband and in-laws of physical and mental abuse following the discovery, days after her wedding, that her husband had concealed a relationship with another woman whom he later claimed to be his wife, officials...
10:32
India's first bullet train will start operations on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route on August 15, 2027, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday, adding that the high speed corridor will be opened in phases.The bullet train will be ready in 2027. The first section to open will be from Surat...
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An 18-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly killing a middle-aged man with a sharp-edged weapon after he attempted to sexually assault her in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.The incident took place in Murwal village on Thursday afternoon. Station House Officer (SHO)...
09:59
Dense fog enveloped the national capital on Friday morning as cold day conditions prevailed, the Met office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature at Safdarjung was recorded at 9.1 degrees Celsius. Other stations logged similar readings, with...
09:38
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has barred 26 individuals from trading for alleged price manipulation in the scrip of DU Digital Global, an SME stock.In a 142-page order, the market regulator has also directed disgorgement of over Rs 98.78 lakh identified as illegal gains and...
09:31
As India counted down to 2026, New Year's Eve emerged as one of the busiest nights of the year for quick commerce \and food delivery platforms.Swiggy Instamart saw a spike in orders in the last hour of 2025 (11 pm to 12 am) across categories, like food items, party supplies, gifting essentials,...
09:07
The BJP has withdrawn the candidature of Pooja More-Jadhav in the Pune civic polls after a backlash from party workers. She had received her AB form (a key document for filing nomination) from the BJP for ward number 2 under the quota of ally RPI for the January 15 elections. However, her...
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Hindu spiritual leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya has slammed Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan over the IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), co-owned by him, signing a Bangladeshi cricketer amid atrocities on Hindus in the neighbouring country. Asked about the KKR signing Bangladeshi...
08:13
A statement from Air India: Flight AI186 from Vancouver to Delhi on 23 December 2025 experienced a last-minute delay after one of the cockpit crew members was offloaded prior to departure. Canadian authorities raised concerns regarding the pilot's fitness for duty, following which the crew...
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Congress MP Manickam Tagore strongly condemned the 'traitor' remarks made against Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, calling the comments an attack on India's pluralism while saying that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) should stop poisoning society. Taking to X, Tagore on Thursday said,...
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