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A 70-year-old man belonging to the Matua community died after being hit by a train near a railway station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, with his family claiming that anxiety over a scheduled SIR hearing drove him to suicide.The deceased, identified as Nikhil Chandra Das, was a...
23:44
A video showing rats moving freely inside the orthopaedic ward of the Gonda medical college here has surfaced on social media, prompting the district magistrate to order a probe into the incident.The video, reportedly recorded by patients admitted at the autonomous institution and said to be...
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Three new cases of diarrhoea were reported on Wednesday from Bhagirathpura in Indore, India's cleanest city which is battling an outbreak of vomiting and diarrhoea caused by contaminated drinking water, a Madhya Pradesh health department official said. Indore chief medical and health...
23:10
An alleged fraud of about Rs 21.5 crore has been detected at the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank headquartered in Gonda, following which an FIR has been registered against 16 people, including three former branch managers and a former cashier, the police said on Wednesday. City circle officer...
22:34
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday requested External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to evacuate a woman student from Hyderabad, who is stranded in Iran amid widespread violence in the Islamic Republic. Owaisi was responding to a request made by the woman's father to him on X,...
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Two more nurses were on Wednesday admitted to the Beliaghata ID Hospital in Kolkata after they showed symptoms of the Nipah virus infection, a health department official said.The two were engaged in the treatment of a health worker who tested positive for the Nipah virus at Burdwan Medical...
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Six women were killed, while three were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on National Highway 52 in Rajasthan's Sikar district on Wednesday, the police said.The accident occurred in the evening near Harsawa village in Fatehpur sub-division when the car, returning...
21:29
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A man allegedly killed his eight-year-old daughter over a dispute over her custody with his estranged wife on Wednesday morning, the police said.The tragic incident took place in Wathoda area of Nagpur.The victim Dhanashree Shendre lived with her father Shekhar Shendre (46) and grandmother Kusum...
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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he received a telephone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the evolving situation in and around Iran. Received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. We discussed the evolving...
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A 38-year-old farm labourer from Uttar Pradesh died on Wednesday after a kite string cut his throat in Sangareddy district, the police said.The incident occurred while he was riding a two-wheeler in Fasalwadi village on his way to buy vegetables.Preliminary investigations suggest the kite string...
20:28
The police in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Wednesday rescued a one-month-old baby girl, who was allegedly sold for Rs 35,000 by her parents due to financial distress, officials said. A team led by Bhandaripokhari police station inspector-in-charge Rajalakshmi Nayak conducted a raid in...
20:13
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India on Wednesday underlined the need to take positive steps to create the right environment for improving ties with China as foreign secretary Vikram Misri hosted Sun Haiyan, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), focusing on initiatives to rebuild the relations. Sun, the...
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About 50 people, including women and children, fell ill after consuming 'prasad' distributed at a religious place at a village in Ludhiana on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday, the police said. According to the police, devotees started vomiting shortly after eating 'gajar ka...
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The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day 6 paise lower at 90.29 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, as the likely central bank intervention was negated by a strong dollar, foreign outflows from capital markets, and elevated crude oil prices. Forex traders said the...
19:28
A couple was killed and another person injured in a blast at Habibinagar area in Jharkhand's Hazaribag on Wednesday, the police said.The reason behind the explosion could not be immediately ascertained, and a forensic team has been rushed to the spot, they said.A husband and wife were killed in...
19:02
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A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in a village in Ayodhya, the police said on Wednesday.According to the police, the incident occurred on Tuesday when the girl was playing outside her house. The accused, who is a neighbour of the girl, allegedly...
18:47
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Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor is still ongoing and every move of the enemy is being closely monitored. Speaking at the investiture ceremony at the South Western Command in Jaipur, he said the Army, Navy and Air Force jointly engaged nine terrorist...
18:44
Three journalists of a Telugu TV news channel here were on Wednesday detained for questioning in connection with a case registered for alleged broadcast of defamatory content against a woman IAS officer, the police said. The BRS and BJP hit out at the Congress government in Telangana,...
18:27
President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit of Punjab and Rajasthan from Thursday, her office has said. The President will grace the 50th annual convocation ceremony of Guru Nanak Dev University at Amritsar on Thursday, it said. On January 16, Murmu will grace the 21st...
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A case has been lodged against unidentified people who posed as operators of an e-commerce company and allegedly duped an Azamgarh constable of Rs 5.43 lakh by promising high returns on an online investment, the police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the FIR under Section 66D of...
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Security was stepped up, and a thorough search was undertaken at the Ludhiana court complex and a school in Moga on Wednesday after both places received bomb threats through email, which later turned out to be hoaxes, the police said. The police said that after thorough searches, nothing...
17:34
Influencer and professional host Harsha Richhariya/Image courtesy Facebook
Influencer and professional host Harsha Richhariya, who created a buzz on social media with her appearance at the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj, on Wednesday said she has decided to stop promoting Sanatan Dharma. Everybody speaks of Hindu Rashtra. But any youngster coming forward to propagate...
16:53
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday, extending their previous day's losses, due to weakness in IT, consumption, and select banking blue-chip stocks amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Besides, persistent foreign fund outflows and fresh tariff-related...
16:42
The Calcutta high court on Wednesday disposed of the Trinamool Congress' petition praying for protection of its data, saying the ED has informed that it has not seized anything from I-PAC director Pratik Jain's office and home during its raids last week. TMC had moved the court seeking an...
16:20
Pithe or the sankranti special sweets posted by the Bangladesh envoy
Bangladesh High Commissioner in New Delhi, Riaz Hamidullah, on Wednesday extended Makar Sankranti greetings to all Hindu brothers and sisters in his country and in India, and said may the light of the sun illuminate every life. He posted the greetings -- in Bengali and Hindi -- on his X...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Wednesday, extending their previous day's losses, due to weakness in IT, consumption, and select banking blue-chip stocks amid escalating geopolitical tensions. Besides, persistent foreign fund outflows and fresh tariff-related uncertainties...
16:07
A burnt car in Tehran. Pic: IRIB via WANA via Reuters
India issues its second advisory for its citizens in Iran.In continuation of the advisory issued by the Government of India on 5 January 2025, and in view of the evolving situation in Iran, Indian nationals who are currently in Iran as students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists are advised...
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Pakistan is indulging in mischief along the borders, including sending drones, in an attempt to divert attention from its internal problems, particularly its poor financial situation, Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta said on Wednesday, asserting that its disintegration is inevitable.Talking to...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday made it clear that the BJP-led Mahayuti will not seek any future political alignment with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) or Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, asserting that his alliance is fully capable of winning elections on its...
15:17
The Thackeray cousins at Bal Thackeray's memorial
A day before the crucial Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray visited the iconic Mumbadevi temple here on Wednesday. The cousins visited the temple with their wives and children to offer...
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A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi in a UAPA case. Additional Sessions Judge Chanderjit Singh ordered their conviction under sections 18 (Punishment for conspiracy) and 38 (Offence relating to membership of a terrorist...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday asserted that his party has never sought votes by flaunting Hindutva, describing the ideology as its very soul.Speaking to ANI, Fadnavis said Hindutva is deeply ingrained in Marathi society and that his party respects the traditions and...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday clarified that there is no message from Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi as being reported in the media, and that the latter has only asked the state government to continue the good work. Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress...
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World No.3 Anders Antonsen on Wednesday said he has withdrawn from the ongoing India Open due to extreme air pollution in the national capital and copped a USD 5,000 fine from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for his decision. A four-time World Championships medallist, Antonsen's remarks...
13:44
United States Ambassador to India Sergio Gor presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday, according to an official statement.Gor, 38, was sworn in as the US Ambassador to India in mid-November last year.The US Senate confirmed his...
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Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Lin Jian, said on Wednesday that China supports Iran in maintaining its stability, adding that Beijing has always opposed the interference in other countries' internal affairs and the use of force in international relations. Chinese...
12:11
As Maharashtra heads to the elections on Thursday for 29 municipal corporations, the spotlight is on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti is locked in a battle with the united Thackeray front for control of the cash-rich BMC. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has predicted that MNS leader Raj...
11:42
Members of the Iranian police in Tehran
At least 2,403 protesters have been killed in Iran since anti-government demonstrations began in late December, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).The total includes 12 protesters under the age of 18, HRANA's spokesperson confirmed to CNN. HRANA also reported at...
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To boost industrial growth in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Yogi Adityanath government plans to develop about 3,000 square kilometre (sq km) of land flanking the 165-km Yamuna Expressway in western Uttar Pradesh.The expressway's robust connectivity with Delhi, Agra, and the NCR has...
11:10
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A train traveling from Thailand's capital to the country's northeast was derailed on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on top of one of its carriages, killing at least 12 people and injuring at least 30, police said.The accident took place on Wednesday morning in the Sikhio district of...
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Iran has formally appealed to the United Nations Security Council and the UN Secretary-General, accusing the United States of inciting violence, interfering in Iran's internal affairs, and threatening military action, according to an official letter circulated by Iran's Permanent Mission to the...
10:26
Particles from Earth's atmosphere have been carried into space by solar wind and have been landing on the moon for billions of years, mixing into the lunar soil, according to a new study. Read more here.
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The Department of Economic Affairs has created a three-year public-private partnership (PPP) project pipeline announced in the Budget for 2025-2026, comprising 852 projects at a total cost of Rs 17 trillion. 'The pipeline provides early visibility of potential PPP projects to enable...
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Iran is set to witness more brutality as the administration has decided to execute its first protester on Wednesday amid mass arrests of anti-regime protesters, New York Post reported, citing human rights groups. 26-year-old Erfan Soltani is allegedly scheduled to be hanged to death after...
09:48
Mutual funds recorded over 18 per cent growth in assets under management (AUM) in 2025, going by the increase in average AUM between the December quarters of 2024 and 2025.The industry managed an average of Rs 81 trillion during the October-December 2025 period compared to Rs 68.6 trillion in the...
09:30
Electors in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls will be required to present either a voter photo ID card or any one of the 12 alternative identity documents approved by the State Election Commission to cast their vote, officials said. Polling will be held across 227...
09:26
The Maharashtra State Election Commission has prohibited civic poll candidates from using microphones and moving in large groups during door-to-door canvassing, citing its decision to allow only limited personal outreach after the end of the public campaign. Opposition parties have...
09:23
An Iranian doctor has given a rare account to CNN of chaotic scenes in both hospitals and on the streets following the regime's brutal crackdown against protesters, sharing how he treated scores of patients with bullet and pellet wounds over multiple days. Read more here.
09:09
Samir Seksaria, chief financial officer at Tata Consultancy Services, believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually impact deal structure.This shift is starting to take shape. Traditionally, information technology services contracts were largely effort-based. However, as AI...
08:46
Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery. Read more here.
08:43
Social media conglomerate Meta and instant messaging platform WhatsApp have moved the Supreme Court against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that upheld the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) penalty of Rs 213.14 crore on Meta for abuse of dominance under the...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is now providing free internet access via its Starlink satellite service to users in Iran as the country's regime continues its bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, according to a tech expert in touch with Iranian Starlink users.Starlink accounts in Iran that...
08:25
Anti Khamenei protests in London
As protests continue to rise in Iran, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) warned the country of consequences if it continues violent actions against its own citizens, saying Tehran better behave. Trump said that the United States would review the situation in regard of reports...
08:15
Reacting to remarks by the Premier of Greenland expressing a preference to remain with Denmark over the US, United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) dismissed the statement and warned that it could create a big problem for the latter. Trump's comments come after...
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Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe on Tuesday said money was distributed in some civic wards in Pune ahead of the January 15 municipal corporation elections and sought the intervention of the State Election Commission. Addressing a press conference after the campaigning for elections concluded....
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The police detained two men after a video purportedly showing them, wearing 'sheikh' attire (kandura), roaming around at Har Ki Pauri and bathing at Ganga ghat surfaced online, officials said on Tuesday. The police said that the video of the men roaming around Malviya Ghat and its...
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Supporters of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party clashed in civic ward No. 29 during campaigning for the Kalyan-Dombivali municipal corporation, leading to the arrest of five Shivsainiks, the police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday late at night. According to a complaint...
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