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India declared a one-day national mourning on Monday as a mark of respect for former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani who died at the age of 74.The national flag will be flown at half-mast on the day of mourning throughout India on all buildings where it is flown regularly and...
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A security guard was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl inside a restroom in south Mumbai's Pydhonie area on Sunday, a police official said.The girl is undergoing treatment in a hospital after the ordeal, he added.The security guard was arrested soon after a complaint...
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Former Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai on Sunday asserted that a true Hindu treats everyone equally and embraces everyone and does not regard someone as high or low.Addressing his foundation's first anti-drug conference at Pollachi near Coimbatore, Annamalai said he is a...
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said it had successfully carried out three major tests of the Gaganyaan crew module systems.The first test pertained to ensuring an upright position for the crew module after splashdown in the sea, considered one of the most important crew...
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A 21-year-old woman, married just 16 days ago, was found dead in a river here on Sunday, with her family alleging that her in-laws killed her over dowry demands, police said.The body of Sridevi, a resident of Raghuvipura village under the Bisharatganj police station limits, was recovered from a...
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Legendary playback singer S Janaki was cremated with full state honours at her Kaniyanahundi farm house in Mysuru on Sunday evening.The singer died in a private hospital at the age of 88 following respiratory problem on Saturday evening.As announced by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, a police team...
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An AI engineer allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death inside his PG accommodation in Gurugram before committing suicide by jumping in front of a train, police said on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Shreshth Malik (25), a resident of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, and his girlfriend Ishara...
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Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has been placed under house arrest ahead of Martyrs' Day observance here, her daughter Iltija Mufti claimed on Sunday.'We have been placed under house arrest on the eve of Martyrs' Day for reasons best known to J-K Police,' Iltija posted on X.July 13...
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Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu thanked the audience for the response to her latest film Maa Inti Bangaram, which has crossed over Rs 100 crore at the global box office and said producers were sceptical about the film.The film is directed by B V Nandini Reddy and released on June 19 globally. It...
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday (local time) issued a stern response to the US attacks, stating that the 'one-sided' Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two sides was 'over'.In a post on X, the Speaker highlighted the fifth point in the MoU, which...
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Heavy rain triggered landslides across Uttarakhand on Sunday, blocking 126 roads, including two national highways, while a wall collapse in Dehradun left a woman injured and forced seven families to evacuate.Repair work is underway on the Yamunotri Highway, which has been closed for the past...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday expressed 'grief' over the alleged irregularities in the counting of donation box offerings at the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya and voiced confidence that the ongoing SIT probe and police action would reach a 'decisive turn'.The issue figured during the...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday defended the National Conference's decision to invite moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to a proposed protest in Delhi next week, and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party and sections of the media of deliberately...
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Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra on Sunday stated that the responsibilities and powers of the first-ever Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ayodhya temple will be determined by the temple Trust.The primary responsibility of the CEO will be to uphold the faith of the...
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Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has been booked after a woman complained that she lost a leg following treatment for knee pain at a Sebaashray camp, a healthcare outreach initiative launched by the leader in West Bengal a few months ago, officials said on Sunday.The Diamond Harbour MP...
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A delivery person working with Flipkart was arrested for allegedly making an obscene gesture at a woman, police said here on Sunday.The police said a case was registered at Marathahalli Police Station under Crime No. 345/2026 under Sections 75, 79 and 329(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)...
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Sixteen Indian tourists who survived a boat accident off Vietnam's Phu Quoc Island that claimed 15 lives have been discharged from hospital and are on their way back home, the Indian mission said on Sunday.One surviving tourist is still in the hospital.Fifteen Indian tourists were killed when a...
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India on Sunday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman.The MEA said that of the 11 Indian nationals on board, 10 are rescued, while the whereabouts of the remaining person remains unknown.In an official statement, the MEA said, We condemn the attack on the commercial...
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Indian American Sheetal Wrzesien, a former Google executive, was shot dead by her husband in Cobb County in Georgia in the United States, a local media report said.Wrzesien's son Jason was injured in the shootout that took place at the couple's home at Laurel Creek Trail.The accused, 56-year-old...
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United States Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died after a 'brief and sudden' illness, according to his office. He was 71.Graham, a senator from South Carolina, died on Saturday, his office said in a post on X.'On the evening of Saturday, July 11, US Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from...
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The United Arab Emirates on Saturday said its air defences are dealing with missile threats from Iran as tensions heightened in the region.UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority advised citizens to follow the warnings and updates on official websites.In Bahrain, the...
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A self-professed godman has been arrested in Nagpur for allegedly raping a woman after luring her family with the promise of securing a job for their son by performing religious rituals, an official said on Saturday.The complainant and her husband first met the accused, Sanjay Shirode, on June...
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A mild earthquake of magnitude 4.5 struck the Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast early on Sunday, with tremors being felt in several parts of Visakhapatnam city.According to the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), the earthquake occurred at 5:05:46 am IST at a...
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday (local time) completed a third round of strikes this week against Iran, saying they were holding Iranian forces accountable for attacking another commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, an official statement by CENTCOM said.US forces hit...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday condoled the passing of legendary playback singer S Janaki, and said the country has lost a musical icon in her demise.Janaki (88) passed away at a private hospital in Mysuru, Karnataka, on Saturday due to age-related ailments, family sources said.In the passing...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet the heads of public sector banks (PSBs) on Monday to review the progress of the foreign currency deposit mobilisation campaign being undertaken by the lenders.In a bid to attract foreign currency deposits by Non-Resident Indians, Overseas Citizens of...
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The body of a seven-year-old girl was found at an under-construction mall in Raj Nagar Extension area in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, with police arresting one accused and apprehending a juvenile in connection with the rape-murder case, an officer said on Saturday.Assistant commissioner of police...
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As part of his foundation's Drug Free campaign, former Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai is all set to address a public meeting at Pollachi near Coimbatore on Sunday.Speaking to reporters, Amar Prasad Reddy, a noted supporter of Annamalai, said that the alleged drug menace...
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Social media platform Meta has scrapped a controversial feature in its recently-announced Muse AI image generator after concerns over data privacy and image-scraping sparked an outcry.The new feature announced this week enabled users to create AI images using public Instagram accounts. Met now...
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A 40-year-old tribal woman was allegedly raped by robbers who broke into her house in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, and sustained serious injuries after they pushed a wooden object into her private parts, the police said on Saturday.The woman has been referred to a hospital in Indore for...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the demise of legendary playback singer S Janaki Amma and extended his condolences to her family and admirers, recalling her multi-linguistic and vast career in the field of music and entertainment. The Prime Minister emphasised...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday (local time) announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until further notice, stating that the strategic waterway would remain shut until the United States ends its interference in the West Asia region, Press TV reported.According to...
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Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Saturday condoled the demise of veteran playback singer S Janaki, describing her as one of the greatest personalities in South Indian film music whose timeless songs would continue to resonate across generations.In a condolence message, Satheesan said...
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Several hotels and houses were inundated in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on Saturday after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in a stream, officials said.A sudden spell of intense rainfall, possibly caused by a localised cloudburst, struck the forest areas of Awoora and Dehwathu in Pahalgam, in...
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The police registered a case against a man in this Uttar Pradesh district after it came to light that he had allegedly obtained three passports using different dates of birth and personal details, officials said on Saturday.The alleged irregularity came to light during the police verification of...
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A massive wildfire has broken out near the border region of Jaisalmer, triggering widespread alarm and prompting rescue operations to control the raging blaze.According to reports, the fire broke out suddenly in Raimala village, and within a short time, flames began engulfing a large area owing...
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A 53-year-old man was shot dead while working in a paddy field in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Saturday evening.Haolal Singsit, a resident of Govajang village in the Kuki-majority district, was working in the fields with his wife Nemneikim Singsit when armed men fired at them, an official...
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The United States on Saturday (local time) launched a third round of strikes against Iran after alleging that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attacked the Cyprus-flagged container vessel M/V GFS Galaxy in the Strait of Hormuz.According to an official post on X by US Central...
