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The US Department of War ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment in Minnesota, The Washington Post reported, citing defence officials. The soldiers are assigned to two infantry battalions with the Army's 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska...
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Kangana Ranaut has called him prejudiced', Javed Akhtar says he disagrees with him, Varun Grover describes him as a great composer attacked for stating an opinion. On Sunday, A R Rahman attempted to step away from the raging debate over a remark on declining work from Bollywood with a...
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President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will visit India on Monday to explore new frontiers in further boosting the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.His visit to India comes amid the volatile situation in the Middle-East arising out of...
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Eight soldiers of the Army were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Sunday, officials said. The intense exchange of fire between the two sides lasted several hours before the guns fell silent....
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Two bullets were found inside separate flats of a residential building in Oshiwara in western Mumbai on Sunday night and a probe is on to find out how they managed to reach there, a police official said. These did not cause injuries to anyone, the official added. One bullet was...
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A 70-year-old retired assistant sub-inspector allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself from his licensed weapon at his residence in Punjab's Phagwara on Sunday, the police said. The incident happened at Guru Nanakpura locality, they said, adding that the former policeman, Karamjit...
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A fire broke out on Sunday at Thambi View Point near the Nathula Pass along the Indo-China border in Sikkim's Gangtok district, triggering concern due to the area's strategic sensitivity, the police said. The blaze, reported near an Indian Army base close to the zero line, is suspected to...
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At least seven people, including five women, were killed and over 80 others injured after a bus carrying wedding guests overturned in Jharkhand's Latehar district on Sunday, police said. The accident occurred at Orsa Bangladara valley under Mahuadanr police station limits. A bus...
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The Punjab police arrested two persons involved in the murder of a 26-year-old man following an encounter Jalandhar on Sunday, the police said. The accused, Chandra Shekhar, a resident of Davida Ahrana village, and Jaspal Singh, a resident of Drolli Kalan village, suffered bullet injuries in...
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Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday announced an annual literary award for best works in languages including Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi. The award, under the auspices of the state government, will carry Rs 5 lakh cash prize, he said, adding it is named as Semmozhi Illakiya Virudhu...
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The police on Sunday took the girlfriend of a businessman missing since 2019 on remand, suspecting her involvement in the case, an officer said. The girlfriend, identified as Rasmita Swain, was arrested by police a fortnight ago on charges of having a role in the disappearance of her...
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Former CPM MLA S Rajendran (third from left) being welcomed by Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar./Courtesy BJP Keralam on X
Former Communist Party of India-Marxist MLA S Rajendran on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after accepting party membership from state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Thiruvananthapuram. Rajendran, a veteran leader from Idukki district, represented the Devikulam Assembly...
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif (left) and Field Marshal Asim Munir meets US President Donald Trump at the White House./Courtesy White House
Pakistan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been invited by President Donald Trump to join the Board of Peace for Gaza. The White House released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace on Friday as the country moved to the second...
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The poll in Ward 1A of Parbhani Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra got as close as possible with a Shiv Sena-UBT candidate winning by a margin of just one vote, the verdict lending itself nicely to the oft-repeated electoral clinch that voting matters as every vote counts. Vyankat Dahale...
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Light snowfall persisted in isolated places of the higher hills of Himachal Pradesh, leading to a cold wave situation in many places of the state. The Shimla meteorological office on Sunday stated that light snowfall occurred in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti's Koksar and Hansa...
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An incursion by a Chinese military drone near Taiwan-controlled islands has raised renewed concerns over China's expanding pressure campaign in the South China Sea, with Taiwan warning that such actions threaten regional peace and stability.According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence, a...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress government of 'playing with national security by aiding infiltrators' for vote-bank politics, and said it was necessary to end its 'maha jungle raj' in West Bengal to pave the way for development and good governance.Addressing...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut claimed on Sunday that many newly elected Shiv Sena corporators, who originally belonged to the Bal Thackery-founded party before its division, do not want a Bharatiya Janata Party mayor in Mumbai.As the mayoral race heats up in Mumbai after...
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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay left for Delhi on Sunday to appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation on January 19 in connection with the Karur stampede case.The actor-turned politician left by a chartered plane for the national capital by 4.15 pm, airport officials said.Vijay, who...
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has dubbed the additional tariffs threatened by United States President Donald Trump over European countries opposed to his Greenland takeover as 'completely wrong'.Starmer joined other European allies on Saturday night to object to the proposed move after...
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Police have detained 12 people in a village in Bareilly district for allegedly offering namaaz at a empty house 'without permission', officials said on Sunday.A video purportedly showing people offering prayers inside the house has surfaced and is being circulated on social media, they said.SP...
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Twenty-two Bharatiya Janata Party candidates in the just concluded Amravati Municipal Corporation polls have written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding expulsion of former MP Navneet Rana for allegedly campaigning against the party.Out of the 22 complainants, two won,...
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An IndiGo Airlines flight en route from Delhi to Bagdogra, West Bengal made an emergency landing at the Lucknow airport on Sunday morning following a bomb threat, police said.Bomb disposal squads, security agencies and airport authorities are carrying out thorough security check of the flight...
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An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote forest area in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.The gunfight started during a cordon and search operation at village Sonnar near Mandral-Singhoora in Chatroo area around noon, the officials...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of handing over Assam's land to infiltrators for votes during its rule in the northeastern state.Modi, while addressing a rally in Kaliabor, alleged that infiltration kept increasing during the Congress rule in Assam for decades,...
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United States President Donald Trump on Saturday called for an end to 37-year rule of Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime, saying, 'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran,' as anti-government protests in the Islamic Republic escalate, driven by soaring inflation, economic...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 6,957-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, and virtually flagged off two Amrit Bharat trains in Assam's Nagaon district.Modi, who arrived here from Guwahati in the final leg of his two-day visit to the state, performed...
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The Goa government has told the legislative assembly that the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, where 25 persons died in a fire last month, had been flagged for illegal construction by revenue officials in 2024. Twenty-five persons were killed last month in a fire at the Birch by Romeo Lane...
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Noted music composer A R Rahman shared a video post on his social media on Sunday, addressing the backlash following his comments in one of the recent interviews and said the intentions can 'sometimes be misunderstood', but he didn't wish to cause any pain with his words.Rahman, known for his...
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Authorities have confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in Edakkanam area of Iritty in this district, with the infection identified in crows, officials said.The district administration said no cases have been reported so far among domestic birds, and no culling is required at this...
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An incident of ragging and assault by senior MBBS students on their juniors has come to light at Government Doon Medical College, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, leaving the affected students in shock.Juniors were allegedly beaten with belts.A student from the 2025 batch of Government Doon Medical...
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A dense fog enveloped the national capital on Sunday morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 5.3 degrees Celsius, 2.3 notches below the season's average.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has also placed the city under a yellow alert, warning of dense fog at many isolated places...
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent nationwide protests, marking an unusual admission from the clerical leadership amid a fierce crackdown that has drawn international attention, reports Fox...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday lay the foundation stone for the Kaziranga elevated corridor, flag off two Amrit Bharat Express trains and address a public rally during the second day of his Assam visit.Modi said he was looking forward to the 'Bhoomi Poojan' of key development...
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A woman from Maharashtra's Beed district has approached the police, claiming that she was taken to Pimpri Chinchwad and made to 'vote' for a particular party in the January 15 civic polls there, an official said on Saturday.The woman, who submitted a complaint to the Beed superintendent of...
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Eight separate cases have been lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi against those allegedly spreading AI-generated images and misleading information on social media regarding the redevelopment work at the Manikarnika Ghat, officials said.The cases have been registered against eight individuals and...
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