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A Government Railway Police (GRP) official posted in neighbouring Mandsaur district was arrested here on Friday for allegedly supplying 1.5 kg of opium to a smuggler.The accused was identified as Kanhaiyalal Bhati, the GRP station in-charge at Shamgarh.Jiran Police Station House Officer Umesh...
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Rail connectivity on the Mumbai-Pune corridor will remain crippled till July 17, as the Central Railway has cancelled 30 long-distance and intercity trains, following landslides on the Bhor Ghat section, officials said on Friday.Heavy, torrential downpours on July 6 triggered multiple landslides...
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The third edition of the Kashmir Marathon will be held in Srinagar on October 25. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday launched the official merchandise for the event.The Kashmir Marathon is aimed at promoting sports tourism, encouraging fitness and healthy lifestyles, and showcasing Jammu and...
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A court in Rohtas district of Bihar on Friday awarded the death penalty to a person charged with rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl more than five years ago.Additional District and Sessions judge Arvind Kumar, who is also Special Magistrate for POCSO cases, while awarding the punishment to...
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As Qatari negotiators travel to Iran in an effort to ease tensions and create conditions for the resumption of US-Iran talks following the recent military escalation between them, US President Donald Trump on Friday said that Washington has agreed to continue talks with the Islamic Republic...
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Eight Bangladeshi nationals, who entered India illegally and were working at a construction site in the city, have been detained by the police, officials said on Friday.According to Mangaluru city Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, the police, acting on specific intelligence, searched an...
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The CBI on Friday conducted searches at multiple premises in in Mumbai and Cochin after registering a case against Furnace Fabrica (India) Ltd and its then directors for allegedly causing wrongful loss of Rs 133.52 crore to the SBI, officials said.The agency said the accused persons entered into...
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The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction on Friday filed a petition before the Calcutta high court praying that their July 21 Martyrs' Day rally be allowed in front of Victoria House at Esplanade.Lawyer Sirsanya Banerjee, representing the Mamata Banerjee-led group, said the petition...
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A businessman and his wife from the city allegedly went missing after telling their family they were leaving on a vacation to Switzerland, the police said on Friday.The couple's daughter, in a complaint filed at Cherlapally police station on Thursday, stated that on June 22, her parents had...
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The Madras hgh court on Friday restrained the EC till July 31 from notifying bye-polls to the five constituencies in Tamil Nadu where the winning candidates resigned soon after getting elected in the assembly polls held on April 23 this year.The five segments includes Chief Minister C Joseph...
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SGPC members and employees led by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, take part in a protest march in Amritsar on Friday/Raminder Pal Singh/ANI Photo
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday held a protest march in Amritsar, demanding that the ban on the film Satluj, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, be lifted.The film depicts Khalra's work on alleged human rights violations, his abduction and...
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Nearly three decades after he escaped from police custody in handcuffs, a murder accused was arrested by Odisha police in Jharsuguda district, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Nilamani Mahanand, was wanted in connection with a murder case registered under various sections of...
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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday announced the candidature of Ashutosh Tiwari for the July 30 Datia assembly byelection in Madhya Pradesh.The decision is being seen as a setback for senior leader and former minister Narottam Mishra who, according to party sources, expected the ticket...
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Christopher Nolan's global press tour for his highly anticipated film The Odyssey made its latest stop in Mumbai after premieres in London and Paris.A special media screening in the city brought together journalists and fans, making them among the first audiences in the world to watch the film...
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A bus of the civic-run Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking rammed into 14 vehicles in Mumbai's Andheri area on Friday afternoon, leaving six to eight persons injured, officials said.This is the second major accident involving a BEST bus hired on wet lease model, in which...
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Bharatiya Janata Party's Bankipur assembly bypoll nominee Abhishek Kumar Sinha on Friday withdrew his candidature citing family reasons, a day after filing nomination.The saffron party had on Tuesday named the youth wing leader as its candidate for the bypoll to the assembly constituency in...
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After WhatsApp, messaging platform Telegram has also submitted its reply to the IT Ministry's notice on the 'username' feature, according to sources.Submissions of both WhatsApp and Telegram are currently being examined by the government, sources told PTI.The username feature essentially allows...
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Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill has joined an elite list of Indian cricketers to get an invitation to watch Wimbledon from the Royal Box. Gill will be the fourth Indian captain after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to get the coveted invitation.Gill, who is currently with...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to submit its final report into the death of then deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash by January next year.Pawar died along with four others after their Learjet...
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A court in the Firozabad district of Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to death for killing his one-and-a-half-year-old nephew by repeatedly slamming him against the ground, a government lawyer said on Friday.According to District Government Counsel Rajiv Upadhyay, the court convicted Viraj on...
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From the Sensex pack, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, Bharat Electronics, Axis Bank, Tata Steel and Infosys were among the major winners.TCS ended 1 per cent higher after the country's largest IT services company on Thursday reported a 4.61 per cent increase in its Q1FY27 net profit to Rs...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 1 per cent higher on Friday, extending gains for the second day, aided by a rally in heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, and positive global cues.Easing crude oil prices and buying in IT stocks after TCS reported an...
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The Kerala high court on Friday vacated its earlier order directing the police to provide protection to the young girl who shot to fame during the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela and whose husband is now facing charges of kidnapping her, after the police claimed she could not be traced.The police told...
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India's forex reserves jumped USD 7.26 billion to USD 674.193 billion during the week ended July 3, the Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had dropped by USD 5.654 billion to USD 666.933 billion.The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of USD...
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Following relentless rains in parts of Himachal Pradesh, all government and private educational institutions and Anganwadis remained shut in Sirmaur and Solan districts on Friday, officials said.The MeT department in Shimla has forecast heavy rainfall in many parts of the state, cautioning...
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A Delhi court has allowed the cancellation of proceedings in the Shraddha Walkar murder case on July 20 after accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala informed that he would be appearing for his final MA Sociology examination at Tihar Jail on that day.Additional Sessions Judge Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi...
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A Kalyan court on Friday sent Shiv Sena Corporator Ramesh Mhatre to police custody till July 13 in connection with the case involving the assault on doctors and nurses at Dombivli's Shastri Nagar Hospital.He was produced before the Kalyan Sessions Court earlier today after being discharged from...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended 1 per cent higher on Friday, taking their winning run to the second day, helped by a rally in heavyweights Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank.Easing crude oil prices and buying in IT stocks after TCS reported an increase in its...
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Seventeen global banks, including HSBC, Citi, DBS, BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered, MUFG Bank, UBS and Wells Fargo, are preparing to pilot live cross-border transactions using Swift's blockchain-based ledger, enabling them to support 24/7 cross-border payments with tokenised deposits.The...
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan and Hollywood star Tom Holland arrived in Mumbai on Friday ahead of the India premiere of their upcoming film The Odyssey.Videos shared on social media showed Holland arriving at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel. The actor waved at photographers waiting...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav in multiple cheque bounce cases, affirming the trial court's judgment and refusing to extend the benefit of probation in view of his conduct during the proceedings.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma dismissed Yadav's...
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Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that she, alongside other exiled leaders of the Awami League, intends to return to Bangladesh voluntarily around December, despite facing the stark prospect of arrest or death upon her arrival.In an interview with Reuters, the...
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Rail connectivity on the Mumbai-Pune corridor will remain crippled till July 17, as the Central Railway has cancelled 30 long-distance and intercity trains, following landslides on the Bhor Ghat section, officials said on Friday.Heavy, torrential downpours on July 6 triggered multiple landslides...
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Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Friday said his hunger had stabilised as he entered the 13th day of his indefinite fast and asserted that his constitutional right should not be violated by attempting to remove him from the protest site.He has been fasting in support of the...
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The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has said that E20 petrol is currently costlier to produce than pure petrol at prevailing global crude oil prices, but the ethanol blending programme is helping shield Indian consumers from global oil price volatility while strengthening the country's...
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Amid surging regional frictions triggered by the breakdown of the Washington-Tehran truce, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stern warning to Iran, asserting that the war is not over yet and confirming that Tel Aviv is preparing for all potential eventualities.Delivering an...
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Deploying boats to inspect submerged transformers, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has restored electricity to more than 2 lakh consumers in the flood-ravaged Vasai-Virar region within 12 hours of floodwaters receding, officials said.Heavy torrential rains...
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Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Surendra Jain on Friday said that the CEO of the Ram Mandir Trust must have unwavering faith and dedication to Lord Ram in addition to the administrative qualifications.He noted that the search committee is expected to appoint a suitable and deserving...
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The Assam government on Friday presented a Rs 2,85,084 cr Budget for the 2026-27 financial year and proposed to raise the tax exemption limit for small tea growers by four times and cut VAT on piped natural gas by almost 10 percentage points.Presenting his maiden Budget, Assam Finance Minister...
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Ketan's family with the Maharashtra CM
In the Ketan Agarwal murder case, the victim's father, Vishal Agarwal, has written to President Droupadi Murmu, urging a fast-tracked investigation and speedy justice, stating that the family has been shattered by Ketan's killing and the death of his own father just 20 days later, which he...
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A day after his landmark visit to Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to dominate headlines across Australian newspapers, with one columnist hailing him as Mr India and major publications spotlighting his productive talks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.The strategic...
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The Fundamentum Partnership, the venture capital firm cofounded by Infosys Co-founder Nandan Nilekani and veteran investor Sanjeev Aggarwal, said it launched a Rs.2,200 crore third fund, betting that India's growth-stage startups still need dedicated capital.The fund, which includes a Rs.400...
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The US Central Command on Friday rebutted claims by Iran that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is restricted to routes designated solely by Tehran.The CENTCOM said that the US has facilitated the transit of over 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil, quashing Iran's...
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Merely a fortnight after celebrating a peace deal with Iran as a significant diplomatic breakthrough, US President Donald Trump abruptly decided to walk away from the framework, triggering a massive military escalation in the region.Hours before departing for the NATO summit in Turkey, the...
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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) added 9,279 employees in the first quarter, marking the second straight period when the company increased its headcount after the massive layoffs last financial year.TCS' total headcount stood at 593,798 at the end of June. It added 2,356 people between January and...
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One more body was recovered from the Wayanad landslide site on Friday, taking the total number of persons killed in the disaster to seven, district officials said.The two persons missing till now were Rakesh Guchait, a surveyor from West Bengal, and Vikram Rana, a construction manager from...
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Israel has shared fresh intelligence with the United States alleging that Iran recently developed a new plan to assassinate US President Donald Trump, according to multiple media reports.The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel passed the intelligence to US officials this week. Concurrently,...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday, driven by a rally in IT firms after TCS reported an increase in its June-quarter net profit and guided towards an improvement in demand returning in the ongoing quarter.Positive trend in global markets also drove the...
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Search operations continued on Friday under rainy conditions for the two persons still missing in the Wayanad landslide which claimed six lives.Several teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, fire force officials, and police officers began search operations early in the...
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Five Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after their vehicle met with an accident near Toldi Nallah in the Samroli area on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.The pilgrims were travelling in an Ertiga car on Friday, as part of a batch leaving the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu for Pahalgam,...
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Celebrating the deep-seated cultural connections between the two democracies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, arrived at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday, highlighting a bilateral relationship where shared passion seamlessly blends...
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Following recent US strikes in Iran, President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) updated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on fresh American moves in the Gulf.According to a post shared on X by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, an additional conversation took place between the two...
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Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) will kick off its 2026-27 season in India, with Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium set to host the opening match in December, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday.Albanese made the announcement alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the...
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The police in Indore on Thursday arrested two men and seized about 11 grams of brown sugar besides detaining two others including Nana Patwari, the younger brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari, in connection with the case.The Congress leader claimed that it was a false case and...
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A 61-year-old Amarnath Yatra pilgrim from Nepal died after falling seriously ill in Banihal while on his return journey from the cave shrine on Thursday, officials said.The deceased, identified as Krishan Dev Thakur, a resident of Mohatri in Kathmandu, became unconscious near the Navyuga Tunnel...
