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Upping the ante against the DMK government, TVK chief Vijay on Saturday alleged that nearly 30 per cent of Tamil Nadu's Rs 4.39 lakh crore budget goes to Chief Minister M K Stalin and his Cabinet colleagues, dubbing it as the Stalin sir tax.Addressing the party women at an event near Chennai to...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Saturday postponed the Class 12 board exams scheduled on March 9, 10 and 11 in the Middle East region amid the Iran-Israel conflict, officials said. Due to the current situation in parts of the Middle East--Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman,...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday claimed that AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami would meet the same fate as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at the hands of the BJP.Only till 2026 TN Assembly polls, Palaniswami will be AIADMK chief, and later the BJP would ease him out of...
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Netflix is all set to open its Hyderabad hub focusing on high-value post-production, VFX, and virtual production capabilities on March 12.Hyderabad already hosts some of the world's renowned firms in the VFX space. Warner Bros. Discovery, Walt Disney, Skyline VFX, Mattel, Barnstorm VFX,...
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Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi has advised Nitish Kumar to stay in Bihar.BJP Nitish ko Bihar se bhaga raha hai (BJP is driving Nitish Kumar out of Bihar), Rabri Devi, who is Rashtriya Janata Dal Lalu Prasad's wife, said on Saturday.While Lalu, who arrived in Delhi from Patna on Saturday...
19:09
Rashtriya Swatantrata Party leader and rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli by a huge margin of about 50,000 votes in Nepal's Jhapa-5 constituency, the Election Commission said here. The RSP leader and former Kathmandu Mayor,...
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Two media persons and a boat driver were arrested for allegedly trespassing into the high security zone of Cochin Port harbour in Kochi and taking photos and videos of an Iranian ship on Saturday, police said.They allegedly took photographs and videos of the Iranian ship that anchored here as...
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National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday lashed out at the Centre over a US waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil, saying that the country should take decisions on its own and nobody should decide for it. We are not dependent. The tragedy is I do not know...
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday said pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of democracy and the SIR of electoral rolls was conducted with the clear objective of ensuring that no eligible voter is excluded and no ineligible person is included.Addressing a press conference in...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the Indo-US deal essentially handed over India's data to the United States of America, and nobody, except him, uttered a word about it.The claim by Rahul came while fielding queries on data protection during a dialogue with the Information...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the people and government of Nepal for the successful conduct of elections in the Himalayan nation, and said the historic milestone is a proud moment in Nepal's democratic journey.Modi also said that as a close friend and neighbour, India...
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United States President Donald Trump on Saturday warned that more Iranian officials would become targets in the war, saying: Today Iran will be hit very hard!Iran, which is being beat to HELL, has apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors, and promised that it will not shoot at them...
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Northern Railway will operate a special train from New Delhi to Ahmedabad on Saturday at 11.45 pm for cricket enthusiasts who wish to watch the T20 World Cup final. Due to an increase in flight ticket costs and unavailability of train tickets following a surge in the number of passengers...
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Police have initiated the process to issue a Look Out Circular against rapper-musician Badshah to prevent him from leaving the country, a day after he was booked over alleged objectionable lyrics and visuals in his recently released Haryanvi music video, Tateeree. Panchkula Police has issued...
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A dispute between a pet owner and a group of senior citizens over walking a dog inside an apartment complex here allegedly escalated into a scuffle, with both sides filing complaints accusing each other of assault, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred around 7.30 am on March 3 when Tarun...
15:53
As the West Asia conflict entered Day 7 on Saturday, Iran appeared to have struck a note of reconciliation with its Gulf neighbours. In a televised address Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that a decision has been taken by the leadership council not to attack neighbouring...
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The Trinamool Congress would support the no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla listed to be taken up when the Budget session of Parliament resumes on Monday, party leaders said. A senior TMC leader said the party was always on board with the no-trust motion sought by...
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party's huge mandate in the recent elections is more a reflection of the people's determination to keep Islamist radicals out of power than of the party's popularity, said Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin.She said that having Pakistan-backed radicals like...
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Telugu actor Allu Sirish married his long-time girlfriend Nayanika in a star-studded wedding in Hyderabad. Sirish, brother of Telugu superstar Allu Arjun and son of prominent producer Allu Aravind, shared the news through his Instagram story, where he uploaded glimpses from the wedding.The...
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Amidst escalating tensions in West Asia, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir travelled to Saudi Arabia and met Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to discuss the security situation. Saudi Arabia has come under attacks by Iran, putting in cross hairs...
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Jaishankar described the sinking of IRIS Dena as unfortunate and said India took the humane approach when the Iranians send out a request for another Iranian frigate, IRIS Lavan. Speaking at the 2026 Raisinia Dialogue in New Delhi, Jaishankar outlined the sequence of events involving the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that if he was not in politics, he would probably be doing some entrepreneurship in the aerospace world.Rahul was responding to a query during a dialogue with the Information Technology Fraternity at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram.He said he has...
13:24
The makers of Dhurandhar: The Revenge unveiled the much-awaited trailer of Aditya Dhar's directorial on Saturday, featuring Ranveer Singh on a quest to seek vengeance in a high-stakes mission to dismantle a terror network.The 3-minute-25-second trailer starts with Singh returning with ferocious...
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A helicopter flying to Kaushambi, with Uttar Pradesh's Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on board, had to undertake an emergency landing after it developed a technical snag soon after take off from Lucknow, sources said on Saturday. According to a BJP leader close to Maurya, the deputy chief...
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Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a landslide victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties. The RSP has won 34 seats...
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Life returned to normal across Kashmir on Saturday as authorities lifted restrictions which were in effect the whole week in the wake of protests in many parts of the valley following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Restrictions have been lifted from all parts of...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is all set to formally join the Janata Dal-United on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said. Nishant's joining will take place at the party's headquarters in Patna in the presence of senior leaders,...
12:16
A case has been registered against a man for allegedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a traitor on a social media post at Sreekandapuram in Kerala's Kannur, police said on Saturday.According to police, the case was registered against Rajan C Kottoor, a native of Kottoor, on Friday following...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls for the second consecutive day on Saturday, after she spent the night at the sit-in site in Kolkata. Banerjee had begun the demonstration at Metro Channel in...
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The prices of domestic LPG and commercial cylinders were hiked by a steep Rs 60 and Rs 114.5, respectively, amid rising energy costs linked to the West Asia conflict.Non-subsidised LPG, the one that common household users other than the Ujjwala beneficiaries use in their kitchens, will now cost...
10:58
Uber India said on Friday its shuttle business had been challenging as it continued to face regulatory hurdles, preventing expansion of its operations beyond Delhi and Kolkata.The ride-hailing giant announced plans in 2024 to launch the service in Bengaluru but has so far not seen the light of...
10:57
Actor-politician Vijay, who will participate in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's International Women's Day celebrations at Mamallapuram near Chennai on Saturday, will announce key welfare schemes for women for the upcoming Assembly election, the party said.He will participate in the party event...
10:55
The Punjab and Haryana high court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, sect head's lawyer Jitender Khurana said on Saturday.The court acquitted the Dera chief more than seven years after he was convicted and sentenced to life...
10:53
Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, the government is monitoring the situation of Indian-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. 'All 35 Indian-flagged vessels in the Persian Gulf region (24 west of the Strait of Hormuz and 11 east of the Strait, including the Gulf of Oman and adjoining...
10:43
The Indian Navy's first submarine equipped with advanced technology to enhance its underwater endurance and stealth is expected to be ready by the end of 2026, when the second of the six French-origin Kalvari (Scorpene)-class submarines in its fleet will have been fitted with an indigenous...
10:42
Flipkart has asked about 250-300 employees to leave this year following performance reviews, according to people familiar with the matter.The cuts represent roughly 2 per cent of the companys workforce -- same as the typical 1-2 per cent of employees the firm parts with annually, as part of...
10:37
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has initiated the 23rd phase of 'Operation True Promise 4', deploying a new generation of missile technology against American regional bases and targets within the occupied territories, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported on Friday.According to...
09:53
Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah's newly formed Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) was on Saturday heading towards a sweeping victory in Nepal's first general elections since the violent Gen Z protests, shattering the dominance of established political parties in the politically fragile...
09:12
Saudi Arabian air defences successfully neutralised a fresh wave of aerial assaults targeting the strategic Shaybah oil field early Saturday, according to reports from Arab News citing the Ministry of Defence.In a series of updates on X, ministry spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki...
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As the crisis escalates in West Asia, Reuters reported, citing Iraqi security sources on Saturday, that a rocket attack targeted a military base housing a US diplomatic centre near the Baghdad international airport, as per Iraqi security sources.Meanwhile, the Israeli Defence Forces shared that...
08:57
A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been convicted here for plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump and other American politicians to avenge the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020.Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was convicted by a federal jury in a...
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Satellite imagery and expert analysis suggest that a deadly explosion at a school in southern Iran last week was likely caused by a United States airstrike that also targeted a nearby compound linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to media reports.The February 28 blast...
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