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In a push towards making Uttar Pradesh plastic-free, the state government has decided to replace polythene grow bags with organic pots made from cow dung for plantation activities across the state. According to a press statement, the production of cow dung-based organic pots will be...
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials have busted a trans-border gold smuggling syndicate and seized gold worth over Rs 40 crore and Rs 2.9 crore cash, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.In a statement, the ministry said the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers conducted...
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The car in which Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin was travelling suffered a minor problem while he was proceeding to the city from neighbouring Dindigul on Wednesday, police sources said. According to the police, Stalin was on his way from Dindigul to Madurai after taking part in a...
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Two persons died after a fire broke out in a four-storey commercial building in Mumbai's Chandivali area on Wednesday evening, civic officials said. The fire erupted at 6.36 pm on the third floor of Tex Centre, Narayan Plaza Building, in the eastern suburb of Andheri, they said. A...
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Gulfisha Fatima, one of the accused in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case, walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday, hours after a Delhi court issued her release orders following bail from the Supreme Court, jail sources said. The remaining three accused, for whom the release orders...
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The police arrested a 40-year-old man with a criminal record for committing theft at actor Abhimanyu Singh's residence in Mumbai and recovered stolen valuables worth Rs 1.37 crore, officials said on Wednesday. The accused was identified by police as Manoj Mohan Rathod, a resident of...
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Just In: Russia has demanded that the United States ensure humane and decent treatment of Russian citizens aboard a seized oil tanker in the North Atlantic, according to reports quoting state news agency TASS. The Russian foreign ministry has also sought the crew's swift return...
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China on Wednesday strongly condemned the United States' actions against Venezuela, branding Washington's demands and use of force over the South American nation as bullying that violates international law, infringes on the country's sovereignty, and undermines the rights of its people.Addressing...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-day visit to Gujarat beginning January 10, during which he will offer prayers at the historic Somnath temple and hold discussions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on bilateral cooperation in Gandhinagar, officials said.One of the highlights...
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India's GDP growth over the past 14 years.
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US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor, known to be a key member of President Donald Trump's inner circle, is set to arrive in India in the next few days amid an estrangement in ties between the two countries. Gor, 38, was serving as the White House personnel director when President Trump named...
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Bangladesh's flag carrier will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Pakistan's largest city Karachi from January 29, restoring nonstop air connectivity between the two countries after over a decade, officials said on Wednesday. Initially, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate twice a...
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Bangladesh's flag carrier will resume direct flights between Dhaka and Pakistan's largest city Karachi from January 29, restoring nonstop air connectivity between the two countries after over a decade, officials said on Wednesday. Initially, Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate twice a...
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A group of people on Wednesday allegedly tried to attack a vehicle carrying former AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar while he was campaigning for party nominees for the upcoming civic polls, an official said. The incident took place in the Jinsi area in the afternoon, an...
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A Kerala court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of former TDB president A Padmakumar in a case involving loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala. Kollam Vigilance Court denied the relief to Padmakumar, also a former CPI-M...
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Just In: Media reports said US forces have boarded an oil tanker linked to Venezuela that is sanctioned. The US forces are reported to have tracked the tanker for many days, before carrying out the operation somewhere in the North Atlantic. More details soon.
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A 39-year-old YouTuber from Andhra Pradesh was arrested for allegedly creating, uploading, and circulating child sexual abuse content through social media platforms, the police said on Wednesday.The accused has been active as a YouTuber since 2018 and operated a YouTube channel ViralHub007, ...
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An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote village in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The encounter started at Kahog village of Billawar this evening when security forces launched a search operation following information about...
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he names of 6.5 crore electors were removed from the draft electoral rolls of nine states and three Union territories published in the past days as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission. Before Phase 2 of the SIR, which commenced on...
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The rupee rose 31 paise to close at 89.87 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday on possible intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and a fall in global crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.20 against the US dollar and traded in the...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty drifted lower for the third day in a row on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns about potential US tariff hikes weighed on investor sentiment. Sustained foreign fund outflows also dragged the markets lower, traders...
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Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal./ Image courtesy Katrina Kaif/Instagram
Bollywood couple Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have now revealed the name of their newborn son, calling him their ray of light. The two, on Wednesday, took to their Instagram account to share a joint post announcing the good news. They also posted an adorable picture showing...
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A key member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Aman Bhainswal facing an Interpol Red Notice, was repatriated from the US on Wednesday in an operation coordinated by the CBI, officials said.Wanted by the Haryana police, Bhainswal is facing charges of offences related to murder, rioting and criminal...
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Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to January 8 the hearing of a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, the wife of jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, against his detention under the National Security Act. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice P B Varale deferred the...
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Breaking US laws can have serious consequences for your student visa. If you are arrested or violate any laws, your visa may be revoked, you may be deported, and you could be ineligible for future US visas, the US embassy in India warned in a post on X.Follow the rules and don't jeopardise your...
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A six-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and murdered near Whitefield in east Bengaluru, the police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the victim is the daughter of a migrant worker from West Bengal. The girl's father lodged a complaint on January 6, stating that his daughter...
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The Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2025-26, up from 6.5 per cent in the previous fiscal, mainly on account of better performance of manufacturing and services sectors, as per the government data released on Wednesday. According to the first advance estimates of national...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to folk singer Neha Singh Rathore in a case filed against her over a social media post on the Pahalgam terror attack.The said comments allegedly targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Bharatiya...
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In another incident involving a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, a man identified as Mithun Sarkar died after he was chased by miscreants who claimed he was a suspect of theft. While he was being chased Sarkar was forced to jump into a water body where he drowned and died.In the northern district of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday discussed ways to further strengthen their strategic partnership.In a post on X, Modi said they also reaffirmed their shared resolve to fight terrorism with greater determination.Glad to speak with my friend,...
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Filmmaker Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar has become the highest-earning Hindi film ever with a nett India collection of over Rs 831 crore, the makers said on Wednesday.With its Day 33 earnings on Tuesday standing at Rs 5.70 crore nett, the Ranveer Singh-starrer's total India nett collection climbed to...
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Just In: Congress suspends 12 newly-elected councillors in Maharashtra's Ambernath municipal council from the party for forming an alliance with the BJP.Details soon.
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party to remove within 24 hours social media posts linking Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dushyant Kumar Gautam to the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case.In an interim order passed on a defamation lawsuit by Gautam, Justice Mini...
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Anbumani Ramadoss
The Dr Anbumani Ramadoss-led faction of Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu joined the National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday, with the leader calling on All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, months ahead of the assembly polls in the state.AIADMK leads the NDA...
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Slain Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi's party has rejected the police chargesheet in his murder case and accused the state machinery of being involved in the killing.Inquilab Moncho on Tuesday also warned that those who 'have shed blood' may be forced to 'take blood as well' if...
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Women-only helmet maker Tvarra on Wednesday announced the onboarding of Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues as an investor partner.Under the long-term, equity-led partnership, Rodrigues will be actively involved in shaping the brand's long-term vision, advocating responsible riding, and...
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Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said the mortal remains of Nikitha Godishala, who was allegedly killed in the US, are expected to be brought to the country on January 7 or 8. He said all legal and administrative procedures have been completed. In a post on X, Reddy said,...
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The acrimonious battle between Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena for control of Ambernath municipal council took a new turn Tuesday as rivals BJP and Congress, in a rare move, joined hands to keep out Shiv Sena in its traditional stronghold falling within MP Shrikant...
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The BJP on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Congress, alleging that while the Somnath temple was plundered by Mahmud of Ghazni and Alauddin Khilji in the past but in independent India, the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, hated Lord Somnath the most. In a series of...
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America's next conquest might become Trumpland.President Donald Trump is looking for new acquisitions for his 21st-century empire-building project after removing the head of Venezuela's hateful regime.During his first term, his designs on Greenland were considered a joke -- just...
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Tuesday said she is ready and willing to serve the country, adding that the people of Venezuela have already made their choice. Speaking to CBS News following the capture of Nicolas Maduro, Machado said Venezuela's future depends on the...
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An empty oil tanker, formerly known as Bella 1, has become the latest point of a face-off between the United States and Russia as the latter sent naval assets including a submarine to bring it back, as per a Wall Street Journal report on Wednesday.As per the WSJ report, Bella 1 has been trying to...
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Cricket presenter Ridhima Pathak issues a statement after the Bangladesh Cricket Board says she was dropped from the Bangladesh Premier League. On her Instagram handle, Ridhima writes: Truth matters.In the last few hours, there's been a narrative suggesting I was dropped from the...
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The Indian presenter Ridhima has been removed from the presentation panel of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Local media reported on Wednesday, quoting sources in the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). She was scheduled to host the Dhaka edition of this year's BPL, but she was dropped from...
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When the Maha Kumbh began in 2025 in Allahabad I had no plans to attend it. It looked massively big, full of enormous, thick crowds that would take huge courage to navigate.And although Kumbhs are indeed the most intriguing spectacles of India, unlike the millions who headed there, I had no FOMO,...
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AIADMK leader Edappadi Palaniswami is likely to meet Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi today. He is arriving with PMK leader Dr Anbumani Ramadoss to discuss the alliance with the NDA.
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A woman in Gurugram literally took a cab driver for a ride when she refused to pay the fare after an hours-long drive and threatened him with police action, authorities said. According to police, cab driver Ziauddin filed a complaint alleging that a female passenger, Jyoti Dalal, booked a...
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At least six people, including four members of a family, were trampled to death in two separate attacks by a wild elephant in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, a senior forest official said on Wednesday. The tusker, which had attacked several people in the last few days, entered the...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) boasted about India-US defence cooperation, claiming that India's order for 68 Apache attack helicopters was delayed by five years and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally raised concerns over the long delivery period during a meeting with...
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The family of Nikitha Godishala, an Indian national found dead in the US, has called for the immediate issuance of an international arrest warrant against the primary suspect, who is believed to have fled to India.Godishala's kin are in touch with the US authorities to bring her mortal remains...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday (local time) said India is concerned about the recent developments in Venezuela, marking the first strong public statement after the latest US actions in the South American country. Yes, we are concerned at developments in Venezuela. We would...
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Maharashtra Congress vice president Hidayatullah Patel, who was stabbed at a mosque in Akola district, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Wednesday morning, police said. The alleged attacker has been arrested, they said. Patel (66) was attacked with a sharp weapon by the accused...
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At least five police personnel were injured after an anti-encroachment drive near a mosque in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan area turned violent early Wednesday. The clashes erupted when officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) were carrying out a demolition drive on land adjoining the...
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) request to shift their matches from India to Sri Lanka for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2026, according to ESPNcricinfo.The report said a virtual call on Tuesday took place between the ICC and BCB, during...
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Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday issued a clarification regarding his remarks about late former Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, following a strong reaction from actor Riteish Deshmukh, the son of the former CM.Chavan, while addressing an election rally in Latur on Monday,...
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Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez has declared seven days of mourning for those killed in the US attack in Caracas.I have made the decision to decree seven days of mourning in honor, honor, and glory to the young men and women who died, who gave their lives defending Venezuela,...
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New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani shares an interesting insight into his swearing-in ceremony last week. Sharing some images on X, he writes, When I swore in at midnight at the old City Hall subway station last week, I had the honor of doing so on Arturo Schomburg's 18th-century Qur'an. This...
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A number of economists expect India's economy to expand by 7.4 per cent or more in 2025-26, as the National Statistical Office prepares to publish the first advance estimates of GDP for the ongoing financial year on Wednesday.This will be the final GDP-related data release based on the...
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How the prime minister and his bureaucrats salvaged the economy in 2025. Read the report here.
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US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the interim authorities in Venezuela would turn between 30 and 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States and said that while the oil will be sold at its market price, the money will be controlled by Trump to ensure it is used to...
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Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former US President Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 80.The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced the death saying, ... mourns the passing of Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, and a steadfast guardian...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday strongly condemned sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), saying that the offspring of Sharjeel Imam were born at JNU. He asserted that such wicked...
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will travel to Brussels during January 8-9 to give a final push to the trade talks between India and the European Union. During the visit, Goyal will hold high-level dialogues with EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maro...
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Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India in 2025 grew by 7.71 per cent at 2,81,61,228 units as compared to 2,61,45,445 in 2024, with GST 2.0 helping overcome a subdued start to the year, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Tuesday. Passenger vehicle (PV) retail...
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Wipro has leased approximately 145,000 square feet (sq ft) of office space in Navi Mumbai, a part of the Mumbai metropolitan region (MMR), for five years.The rent for the premises is pegged at Rs 97.25 lakh (Rs 67 per sq ft per month). The space is located in Mindspace SEZ, Airoli East MIDC...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) addressed his concerns over the 2026 midterm elections at a House Republican caucus retreat in Washington, warning that if the Grand Old Party fails to retain control of the House in November, the Democrats will find a reason to impeach...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, along with Prime Minister Modi, will visit the iconic Sabarmati Ashram and participate in the International Kite Festival at the riverfront there during his two-day visit to India beginning January 12, sources said on Tuesday. The visit is aimed at...
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Oxford University Press (OUP) India has issued an apology to Udayanraje Bhosale, 13th descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, over certain unverified statements made about the legendary Maratha king in a book published more than two decades ago. In a public notice that appeared in a...
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