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Haridwar's Mansa Devi temple on Wednesday distributed clothes without pockets to priests and staff, following allegations of misappropriation of offerings and donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple and Badrinath Dham.The move comes amidst an ongoing nationwide debate regarding the need for...
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Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has extended the 10 per cent temporary seasonal fare hike for its ordinary bus services till July 31, citing rising diesel prices and operational costs.The sharp rise in diesel prices has significantly increased the state-run corporation's...
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A woman, her boyfriend and a contract killer were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly murdering her husband while he was travelling on a train in Bihar, police said.Dev Kumar Gunjan, a technician in the state Electricity Department in Jamui, was shot near Badla Ghat in Khagaria district on June...
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Amidst an investigation into alleged irregularities regarding the management of offerings, the Badrinath temple committee has removed its treasurer after 'overwriting' was detected in the donations logbook, officials said on Wednesday.The Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chief...
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The Election Commission, in its preliminary submission to the Joint Committee of Parliament on the proposed 'One Nation One Election', has said it would be ready to conduct simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections if given six months' notice, panel chairman P P Chaudhary said on...
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The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved two major manufacturing initiatives with a combined outlay of nearly Rs 1.9 lakh crore (USD 22 billion) to expand India's semiconductor ecosystem, scale up mobile phone production and strengthen its position as a global electronics manufacturing hub.The...
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Swiggy's quick commerce platform Instamart on Wednesday announced a partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to deliver LPG cylinders.The launch also marks the debut of HPCL's newly launched HP Navya, its 10 kg composite LPG cylinder, on Instamart.The service will first go...
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Over half of internet users surveyed faced fraud over the past year, and 45 per cent became victims of attacks on their devices, accounts or data, according to a new global survey by Kaspersky.The scam landscape continues to evolve rapidly, becoming more sophisticated and targeted, and attacks...
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A police team on Wednesday took Ramashankar Mishra, one of the eight accused persons in the Ram temple donation embezzlement case, to the rented house where he used to live in Ayodhya and recovered important documents from a bag kept in his house, according to sources.The police sealed the room...
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Nine days after landslides disrupted rail traffic on the Mumbai-Pune route, the Central Railway has restored the second railway line in the Karjat-Lonavala ghat section, officials said on Wednesday.The Pune-Mumbai Deccan Queen and Intercity Express will resume services from Thursday, they...
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Nine people arrested in connection with the molestation of a female tourist and assault on her family on a picnic at Bhavli dam in Nashik district of Maharashtra were on Wednesday remanded to police custody till July 18.The prosecution argued for the custody of the accused in a court in Igatpuri,...
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Ransomware group World Leaks has posted on the dark web a huge cache of files related to India's largest nuclear plant, including purported blueprints of parts of its facilities and supplier details -- information it labelled as coming from Reliance Group.The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant,...
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An Indian sailor, who went missing after an attack on the MV GFS Galaxy cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, has died, the Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed on Wednesday.It said the Indian officials are closely coordinating with the UAE authorities and the shipping company to provide all...
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The Lok Sabha secretariat has advised the MPs not to use smart watches, or smart spectacles in ways that may compromise the security, privileges and privacy of members in the Parliament Estate during the upcoming monsoon session.The monsoon session of Parliament in slated to begin July 20, and...
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The United Kingdom government on Wednesday unveiled plans to bring in a midnight curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds accessing social media as part of measures to protect teenagers from the most addictive aspects of such online platforms.The restrictions, which will have an opt-out option, follow a...
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Gold prices remained flat at Rs 1.46 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday, while silver slipped for the third straight session, weighed down by subdued local demand.The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity was unchanged from the previous day's rate at Rs 1,46,300 per 10 grams...
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Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri's brother, Shaligram Garg, and another individual were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting and firing at a man over a land dispute in Chhatarpur district, police said.Garg and his three associates, including an unidentified person, were...
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Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended higher on Wednesday, bouncing back from previous session's sharp decline, led by bank stocks and a softer-than-expected US inflation data reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve may adopt a less aggressive monetary policy stance in the...
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Keir Starmer wrapped up his final Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the lower house of the UK Parliament on Wednesday with an emotional farewell and standing ovation from the government benches.The 63-year-old Labour MP, who announced his resignation last month and has been serving as...
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Nearly 14 per cent of the 267.5 km India-Bangladesh border in Assam is yet to be fenced, state Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora informed the Assembly on Wednesday.Replying to a question by Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar, the minister said a 228.541 km stretch of the border...
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The government is considering amending the IT Rules 2021 for certification of films before release on OTT platforms, a development that comes amid a controversy over the film Satluj that was released without any clearances.Sources said the government is mulling introducing compulsory...
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The rupee fell 16 paise to close at 96.32 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by heightened tensions in West Asia and a rise in global crude oil prices.However, positive sentiments in the domestic equity markets and a weaker greenback prevented a sharper decline in the...
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The central government would be responsible if anything happens to Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 18 days, Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale said on Wednesday in a letter to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.He also urged Pradhan to open a dialogue with the...
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HDFC Bank on Wednesday said RBI has approved appointment of former Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as part-time chairman of the bank for a period of three years.His appointment comes into effect from July 15, 2026, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing.Interim chairman Keki Mistry...
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The Nagpur Cyber Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against multiple social media content creators for allegedly executing a defamatory digital campaign targeting Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.The legal action stems from highly contested online...
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The Election Commission on Wednesday extended the schedule for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in three states and Delhi.In a letter to the chief electoral officer of Delhi, the poll authority said the draft electoral rolls will now be published on August 17...
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NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday said that her party has not taken any official position on the proposed delimitation bill, saying media reports suggesting that it would support the legislation were based on unnamed sources and had led to confusion.Addressing a press conference here,...
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An 11-year-old boy was hit by a school van and dragged for around 1.5 km in Bihar's Gopalganj district on Wednesday, police said.The boy is undergoing treatment, and his condition is stable, they said.The incident took place between Yadavpur Mor and Banjari Mor within Town police station...
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A massive fire broke out at the abandoned Kingdom of Dreams in Gurugram's Sector 29 on Wednesday. At least five fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.According to Fire Officer Naresh Kumar, there were no casualties as the iconic facility has been shut down for a while now. The...
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A 44-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping and assaulting an eight-year-old Class 2 student while she was on her way to school in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on July 13 around 9 am, when the girl was going to her...
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The union government on Wednesday flagged off UK-bound export consignments from Hyderabad, marking the launch of the India-UK trade pact.India and the UK on Wednesday operationalised a free trade agreement under which a host of domestic goods will enter the British market at zero duty.Export...
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The Gujarat government on Wednesday announced a rehabilitation assistance package for traders and businessmen affected by the flood-like situation in Surat on July 6 and 7.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The package includes lump-sum financial...
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India's kharif oilseed and cotton crops could face weather-related challenges in the coming weeks as strengthening El Nino conditions, coupled with forecasts of below-normal rainfall across key rain-fed agricultural regions, raise concerns over crop development and yields, according to a report...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday dismissed the low-level remarks made by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, asserting that it is beneath him to even respond to them.Shinde's reaction follows Raut's explosive statement earlier in the day, where he accused the Deputy CM...
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NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday said that her party has not taken any official position on the proposed delimitation bill, saying media reports suggesting that it would support the legislation were based on unnamed sources and had led to confusion.Addressing a press conference in...
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After weathering months of legal battles, online leak, and a highly publicised standoff with the censor board, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's highly anticipated film 'Jana Nayagan' is finally set to hit the silver screen on July 23 with the production company confirming it on...
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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Amazon's Data Centre and urged the company to invest Rs 1 lakh crore by 2034 in the Bharat Future City, being developed on the outskirts of Hyderabad by the state government.Reddy laid the foundation stone for the...
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NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Wednesday dismissed speculation over party chief Sharad Pawar holding a meeting of his MLAs in Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's office here last week, saying the episode was purely a coincidence.Political meetings should not be viewed with suspicion,...
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A Delhi court has allowed jailed activist Umar Khalid to have two video meetings (e-mulakats) with his family every week after his counsel claimed it was reduced to one from May 2026 without any reason.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai noted that he had been availing the facility for the...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk was under round-the-clock medical supervision on Wednesday as he entered the 18th day of his hunger strike, with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke accusing the government of being cruel for refusing to engage in dialogue with the protesters.The CJP's...
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A woman driving a Thar allegedly hit a domestic worker sleeping in the parking area of a Gurugram society, took the victim to a hospital and subsequently brought her dead body back to be placed at the exact accident spot, police said.The incident occurred at the Ansal Versalia Society in Gurugram...
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AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday urged voters to submit their SIR enumeration forms well ahead of the due date, claiming that the process is linked to citizenship.Addressing a gathering here, he said AIMIM has built an app with the help of Muslim youth from Hyderabad, designed to aid...
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Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday provided his voice sample to a magistrate at the Bidhannagar SDJM court near here in connection with an investigation into his alleged intimidatory speech during the West Bengal assembly election campaign.The Calcutta High Court had, on July...
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Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared at Bidhannagar Court in Salt Lake on Wednesday to give a voice sample to a judicial magistrate.The Calcutta High Court had directed him to cooperate with a cybercrime probe linked to an alleged provocative speech during the...
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India and the United Kingdom on Wednesday operationalised a free trade agreement under which a host of domestic goods will enter at zero duty in the British market.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that a social security agreement too has been operationalised from July 15.With the...
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Expressing concern over students' 'frustration' in CBSE's digital marking system, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sought the assistance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in hearing a PIL which sought directions to the Centre and the CBSE to frame regulations to conduct exams through on-screen...
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The Supreme Court has given the Odisha government a month to decide on the remission plea of a repenting Ravindra Pal, alias Dara Singh, who is serving life sentence for the murders of Australian missionary Graham Stuart Staines and his two minor sons in Keonjhar district in 1999.A bench of...
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Online gaming companies have filed review petitions in the Supreme Court against its May 27 judgment, which upheld the constitutional validity of the 28 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on the sector and sustained retrospective tax demands exceeding Rs.1.5 trillion.According to the Supreme...
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Delhi HC lists for hearing on Thursday the PIL raising concern over the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on hunger strike. The Delhi HC defers hearing after none appeared for Centre amid lawyers' strike.A public interest litigation has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking...
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India Post (Department of Posts) recorded its highest-ever first quarter (Q1) revenue of over Rs.4,000 crore against an annual target of Rs.19,803 crore, registering 22 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth, said Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday.This is the first time...
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A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking urgent directions to the Union Government and the Delhi Government to provide immediate medical treatment and life-saving intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger...
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A 25-year-old woman died at Bikaner's PBM Hospital after battling post-Caesarean complications for over a month, the third maternal death at the facility in recent weeks, officials said on Wednesday.With the death of the woman on Tuesday, the maternal death toll in the state has climbed to 19 in...
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President Donald Trump shocked Gulf allies and many of his own aides with his plan to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, touching off an international scramble to convince him to reverse course on his demand, several sources familiar with the matter told CNN.The abrupt announcement on Monday...
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A late-night meeting of leaders from the ruling NCP and Opposition NCP (SP) at the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has fuelled speculation about a change in political equations in the state.The meeting comes against the backdrop of Congress leader P...
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Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after a sharp decline in the previous session led by bank stocks and a softer-than-expected US inflation data reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve may adopt a less aggressive monetary policy stance in the...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday warned that the oil and gas export routes of the United States' allies could also be targeted after claiming strikes on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain, saying, the region's oil and gas exports are either for everyone or for no...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) warned that the United States would start targeting Iranian power plants and bridges next week as part of its border strikes on the Islamic Republic, unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table.He further cautioned that Iran would not have...
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Swami Avimukteshwaranand on Tuesday alleged that the government had placed 'its chosen people' at the Ram temple trust to facilitate 'theft' and the SIT formed for the probe was bound to give them a 'clean chit'.The construction and management of temples should remain with religious leaders, the...
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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party is wooing the Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to get their support for the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill which the government intends to bring in the Monsoon...
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Amidst the escalating maritime security crisis in West Asia, following attacks on two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed officials to track every Indian seafarer, irrespective of the vessel's flag.The minister also strongly condemned the...
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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday said that it has resumed the naval blockade targeting vessels travelling to and from Iranian ports and coastal areas, hours after announcing an 'additional round of strikes' against the Islamic Republic amid the escalating tensions in West...
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The government is monitoring developments in the West Asia region and will do whatever is necessary on the ground to help domestic exporters continue trade as far as possible, an official said on Tuesday.An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) set up to monitor the West Asia crisis and its impact on...
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Mumbai's iconic Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus service, which began with just 24 buses on a single route in 1926, will complete 100 years on Wednesday.The first service, connecting Afghan Church in Colaba and Crawford Market, began on July 15, 1926.Today, the BEST...
