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Veteran playback singer S Janaki has died at a private hospital in Mysuru due to age-related ailments, sources said on Saturday.She was 88 years old.According to sources, she developed breathing issues last night and was subsequently admitted to the hospital.Known for her versatility, Janaki...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the sale and distribution of some medicines manufactured by Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd and seized stock worth about Rs 2.45 crore across the state over branding similarities despite having different active pharmaceutical ingredients...
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The death toll in the Moshi waste processing unit collapse near Pune has risen to eight while 14 of the estimated 23 persons stuck inside have been rescued, a senior official said on Saturday evening.One person was still missing and search operation was underway three days after the incident,...
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The embassy of India in Vietnam on Saturday confirmed that all 15 people, comprising two women and 13 men, killed in the boat capsize near Phu Quoc Island earlier today were Indian nationals.Sharing the list of the deceased in a post on X, the embassy said the names were received from Vietnamese...
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The Congress on Saturday demanded the dissolution of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and constitution of a new body with seers, as well as a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged theft of donations from the Ayodhya Ram Temple.The party also said the ruling BJP had betrayed Lord...
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The Telangana government on Saturday set up a control room to facilitate coordination and to provide information to the families of the tourists from the state who went to Vietnam, after 15 Indians were killed in a boat accident in the Southeast Asian country, officials said.Telangana Chief...
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After a boat carrying Indian tourists capsized in Vietnam on Saturday, the Congress urged the Centre to work in coordination with Vietnamese authorities to ensure that necessary assistance is extended to the affected families.Deeply saddened by the tragic boat capsizing near Phu Quoc Island,...
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The Indian embassy in Vietnam has released the names of the 32 Indian tourists who were onboard the boat that capsized near Phu Quoc Island. We are ascertaining further details on casualties and would update soon, it said.At least 15 Indian tourists were killed in a boat capsize...
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held separate talks with the leaders of Iran and Qatar in an effort to revive the stalled US-Iran negotiations.The talks were held on Friday night as efforts picked up pace to mend the broken peace bridge between the warring sides after the recent escalation and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of Indian nationals in a boat accident in Vietnam and said that Indian missions are providing all possible help.Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in the incident on Saturday, according to Vietnamese media reports.Extremely...
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Future wars may be fought with Artificial Intelligence, but they will still be won by national resolve, trained soldiers and robust military power, Defence Minister Rajanth Singh said on Saturday.Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of INA Mahendragiri here, Singh also said Andhra Pradesh has...
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At least 88 terrorists were killed in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province since the launch of a major anti-terror operation on July 5, the government said on Saturday.Nine terrorists were killed in the past 24 hours, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said in a statement.The total number of...
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Warning the Maharashtra government of exposing it in public, the Supreme Court has slammed the state for opposing bail plea but not expediting trial in criminal cases.A bench of Justices Ahasanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu was hearing a plea filed by a foreign national seeking bail.Every day, we...
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India has asserted that trade issues with the US should be resolved through bilateral trade negotiations rather than unilateral measures, urging the USTR to reconsider its proposed 12.5 per cent tariff, citing inconsistencies in its Section 301 investigation into forced labour...
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KVN Productions, which is bankrolling Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's Jana Nayagan, on Saturday released a poster of the much-awaited film.The production house, in a post on X, also said that the film has been issued an 'A' censor certificate and welcomed fans to cinemas to view the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed for home after concluding a two-day visit to New Zealand, during which the two nations elevated their ties to a strategic partnership.New Zealand was the final leg of Modi's three-nation visit, which also took him to Indonesia and Australia.Modi...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has issued a fresh order to attach assets worth Rs 1,021 crore as part of a money laundering investigation against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group.The provisional order, issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaches equity...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday accused the BJP of trying to bring down his government by engineering a split in the National Conference.Addressing a workers' convention at the mausoleum of his grandparents at Hazratbal on the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother...
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A boat carrying several Indian tourists capsized near Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island on Saturday, the Indian embassy in Hanoi said.The Indian mission has set up control rooms as search and rescue operations continue.The embassy said the exact details of the incident are being ascertained by the local...
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Food regulator FSSAI on Saturday said it has issued 9 notices to Swiggy Instamart following several consumer complaints, including of alleged supply of rotten and expired food products by the platform.Instamart is the quick-commerce platform of Swiggy.In a social media post on X, Food Safety...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday commissioned Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A indigenous stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet in Visakhapatnam, marking another milestone in India's journey towards defence self-reliance and indigenous warship construction.The...
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The Delhi Police beefed up security at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Saturday after receiving information about a bomb threat, sources said.However, after an extensive search of the premises, the threat was declared a hoax, they said.The threat call was made to the Mumbai Police control room,...
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A committee set up by the Centre to examine the content of the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film 'Satluj' is learnt to have recommended that the ban on its public access through online streaming platforms should remain as the film allegedly goes against India's sovereignty and integrity, government...
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The ruling TVK has renamed the DMK's flagship scheme of free bus travel for women, 'Magalir Vidiyal Payanam', as 'Magalir Payanam', evoking a strong response from the opposition party, which said renaming does not change history.The dropped word -- Vidiyal -- means dawn in Tamil, and it was used...
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Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has said he is just an ordinary citizen, not a modern Gandhi or a hero, urging people to become the heroes of their own lives instead of looking for someone else to lead.The Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar over alleged...
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NSE Indices Limited, the index services subsidiary of NSE, on Monday announced the launch of the Nifty500 Ahimsa Index, a new thematic index that provides exposure to companies from the Nifty 500 universe whose business practices align with the principles of Ahimsa or non-violence.According to...
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Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra on Saturday said the alleged donation theft at the Ayodhya temple was a disgraceful blot (kalank), and everyone felt utterly humiliated because of it.He expressed confidence, however, that the temple management system would be improved...
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A tremor rocked Central Maharashtra's Hingoli district on Saturday morning, and there were no reports of casualties, officials said.A tremor of the magnitude 3.5 was recorded at 11.26 am at a depth of 5 km, they said.The latest tremor has come days after similar jolts were recorded in Hingoli and...
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Commonwealth Games-bound sprinter Animesh Kujur clocked the fastest-ever 100m time by an Indian on foreign soil, finishing second at the Fast Arms Fast Legs meet, a World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger event.The 23-year-old crossed the finish line which a personal best effort of 10.14...
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Three people were arrested on Saturday for their alleged involvement in the lynching of a man following the recovery of the body of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal who was raped, killed and thrown into a pond stuffed in a sack, police said.With this, the total number of arrests in the case...
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The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the retail prices of 39 new drug formulations under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO), 2013.The formulations cover a wide range of medicines, including those used to treat hypertension, diabetes, HIV, heart disease and eye...
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US President Donald Trump threatened to decimate Iran on Friday (local time), saying that the US military is ready.Trump said that 1,000 missiles are locked and loaded, aimed at Iran.In a post on Truth Social, he said, 1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran,...
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'Thamizh Murugan' first look poster/Courtesy Dhanush on X
The first look of actor Dhanush's upcoming film with director Vetri Maaran, Thamizh Murugan.The poster, unveiled on Friday, features the actor riding an elephant, standing before a large army while holding a vel, the sacred spear associated with Lord Murugan.The film marks Dhanush's fifth...
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Nationalist Congress Party-SP leader Eknath Khadse on Friday met Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's residence 'Matoshri' here, triggering speculation about Khadse's political plans. Sena-UBT Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut was also present during the courtesy meeting, sources...
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will lead deliberations on sustainable transport, infrastructure, and clean mobility at the BRICS Transport Ministers' meeting in Nagpur on Saturday.The two-day meeting is being organised under India's BRICS Chairship theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation,...
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Shops and commercial establishments in Masinagudi, near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris, observed a total shutdown on Saturday. The strike was called to protest a recent ban restricting tourist vehicles from plying key local routes, including the Moyar and Singara forest...
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A special community screening of the film Satluj was held on Friday evening at Gurdwara Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Nanak Nagar, Jammu, after the film was taken down from OTT platform ZEE5 within 48 hours of its release following government orders.The screening was organised by the District...
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The highly decomposed bodies of two boys swept away in the swollen Kamwari River in Maharashtra's Thane district last week were found washed ashore in neighbouring Palghar, the police said on Saturday.The victims were among three boys swept away by strong currents in the river in Bhiwandi on July...
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The Bareilly police arrested a man for allegedly organising a gathering to entice people into religious conversion through various allurements in the Meerganj area of Bareilly, officials said on Friday.The accused, identified as Prempal, was arrested following a complaint filed by a local...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that he has left instructions to launch a massive military action against Iran, if Tehran succeeds in the plan of assassinating him, while stressing that the country would be bombed at levels they have never seen before, New York Post...
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An 18-month-old boy who had remained in critical condition for five days after being given anaesthesia to stitch a cut lip died at a private hospital in Kannur on Friday, July 10.Devansh Shouria, who died at Baby Memorial Hospital in Kannur, was the only child of T Suraj and Vijisha of...
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Two deputy commissioners of Kolkata police have been suspended for posting controversial content on social media, a senior officer said on Friday.The two officers suspended are DCP III North Division Bidhan Saha and DCP Port Division II Partha Pratim Das, he said.The senior officer said the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome on his arrival from New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, in Auckland on Friday./DPR PMO/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, in Auckland on Saturday (local time).The bilateral discussions were preceded by a ceremonial welcome at the Government House, where Prime Minister Modi was accorded a Guard of Honour.Later...
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The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Dubai-based Iranian financier Ali Ansari, following Tehran's resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.The US treasury department described Ansari as a key financier for Iran's Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and...
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Kalinga Sena, a city-based social and political organisation, on Friday warned the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) against holding untimely Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath by deviating from tradition and culture.The activists of the Sena, during the day, staged a protest...
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Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall inundated the Ari area of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, damaging several houses and leaving dozens of people stranded, officials said.Police personnel launched a rescue operation and safely evacuated at least 25...
