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The ruling BJP on Monday won two of the four Rajya Sabha seats from Odisha, while the opposition BJD and a saffron party-backed Independent candidate bagged one seat each in the biennial polls held in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Returning officer and Odisha assembly secretary Satyabrata...
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Bihar's longest-serving chief minister Nitish Kumar and new Bharatiya Janata party president Nitin Nabin were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday. Of the total 37 vacancies of Rajya Sabha,...
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Air India and Air India Express will operate 44 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from the West Asia region on Tuesday. Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, Dubai airport has imposed restrictions on operations by foreign carriers. As a result, IndiGo, Air India group and...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde left for Delhi on Monday evening, sources said. However, they did not specify the reason behind his visit. It is also not clear whether Shinde will meet the top brass of the BJP. Shinde is expected to meet Shiv Sena MPs in the national...
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The government on Monday trashed reports that said Tehran is seeking release of three oil tankers seized by India in return for ensuring safe passage to Indian-'flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. This report is baseless, top sources in the government said, adding there has been no...
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The district supply department raided a house in Maharashtra's Nanded and seized ten empty LPG cylinders during its anti-hoarding and black marketing drive, officials said on Monday. The action followed a tip-off that Maksud Ahmed, a resident of Hanuman Mandir Road, was illegally stocking...
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The special NIA court at Patiala House Court remanded six foreigners for 11 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody. They were produced before the NIA court. It is alleged that three Ukrainians were arrested from Delhi, three from Lucknow and one US citizen from...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday released yet another video of himself interacting with people amid death rumours circulating on social media.This follows a previous video of Netanyahu sipping coffee and showing his five fingers.Sticking to the guidelines and winning together,...
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A scuffle broke out between Biju Janata Dal MLAs and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha amid the voting for Rajya Sabha polls. BJD has accused BJP of indulging in horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha polls. BJP indulged in horse trading and bought some BJD MLAs to get their votes. When...
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that the United Kingdom will not be drawn into a wider war in West Asia, after US President Donald Trump warned that the future of NATO could be at stake unless allies, including the UK, provide military support in the region.Starmer said in his press...
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Two students, five and six years of age, were injured after a ceiling fan inside a classroom at a government school in Barmer district fell on them on Monday morning, officials said. The incident occurred at an upper primary school in Sansiyon Ka Tala area shortly after the students returned...
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The Election Commission of India on Monday transferred five district election officers of Assam, a day after the announcement of the assembly poll schedule. The DEOs of Kokrajhar, Majuli, Baksa, Chirang and Udalguri have been transferred with immediate effect. In a letter sent to Assam...
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The police in Rajasthan's Karauli district have initiated proceedings to attach properties worth around Rs 35 crore allegedly linked to an online betting racket, officials said on Monday. The action was taken under Operation Shikanja, a campaign launched across the state on the directions of...
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A private school operator allegedly jumped from the 23rd floor of a residential building with his two-year-old daughter in his arms in Gurugram on Monday, killing both, the police said. The police said Rahul Vijayran (35), from Delhi's Nangloi area, lived in Tower 9 of the residential...
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Iran has asked India for the exchange of three tankers seized by it in exchange for permitting the safe passage of Indian-flagged or India-bound ships from the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Monday. As per Reuters, India had earlier seized those tankers alleging they had concealed or...
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Sri Lanka on Monday announced a four-day working week with every Wednesday a public holiday as a contingency measure for possible fuel shortages in view of the war in West Asia. Currently, the island nation follows a five-day work week. It was decided to declare every Wednesday a public...
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Former leader of Opposition in Maharashtra legislative council, Ambdas Danve, has received multiple threat calls in the last four days, leading to the registration of a non-cognisable offence against an unidentified person at a local police station.The caller allegedly threatened to kill the Shiv...
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The rupee weakened by 10 paise to settle at a fresh record low of 92.40 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday amid surging crude oil prices and incessant withdrawal of foreign funds triggered by geopolitical uncertainties. The local currency, however, resisted a sharp fall backed by...
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India on Monday said it hasn't engaged in bilateral talks with the US to ensure safe transit of merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The remarks by the ministry of external affairs came against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump calling on several countries to send warships...
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Auto component manufacturers are staring at workforce migration to their native places due to LPG cylinder shortage, which could impact production, a situation not as difficult as the COVID pandemic, but could escalate if not resolved, ACMA said on Monday. The Automotive Component...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education on Monday warned Class 10 and 12 board exam evaluators of legal action for sharing confidential information on social media, officials said. It has come to the notice of the board that certain individuals engaged in the evaluation process of Class 10...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for next month's assembly elections in West Bengal, fielding Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, a seat held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Adhikari has also been fielded to retain the Nandigram seat...
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Indian LPG carrier 'Shivalik', carrying about 40,000 metric tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat on Monday evening.The carrier arrived at the port after safely transiting out of the Strait of Hormuz late last night/early this morning.Earlier on Monday, addressing the...
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An email threatening to blow up the premises of a Madhya Pradesh government office here using cyanide gas cylinders on Monday prompted precautionary evacuation, officials said. The threat turned out to be a hoax after police personnel searched the office of the Weights and Measures...
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The Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday said it will inspect the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar before April 2 in light of the numerous disputes pertaining to the ASI-protected structure.The Hindu community considers Bhojshala to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati,...
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Forty-five flights from various countries in the Gulf region, includng the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the Qatar are expected to land at various airports in India on Monday, an Indian government official said adding that around 2,20,000 Indians have returned to the country since February 28, when...
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Relatives offer prayers for Harish Rana before his final journey
A member of the Rajya Sabha on Monday urged the government to introduce legislation on end-of-life care for terminally ill patients, pointing out that Parliament has failed to act on the issue despite multiple Law Commission reports and Supreme Court directives spanning two decades.Raising the...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded by over 1 per cent on Monday after facing a massive drubbing in the past three trading days, driven by value-buying in blue-chip banking counters. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 938.93 points or 1.26 per cent to settle at 75,502.85....
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Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of United Kingdom, said Monday that Britain is working with international partners on a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while emphasizing that the country does not want to become involved in a broader war. His comments came after Donald Trump, the...
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Hardeep Puri's daughter said the content was all over social media
The daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit before a court seeking permanent and mandatory injunctions, damages, and an unconditional apology against several individuals and online platforms for allegedly publishing and circulating defamatory content...
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ndia on Monday asked its citizens currently in Iran not to approach or attempt to cross any land border for onward travel without prior and explicit coordination with the Indian Embassy in Tehran. In an advisory, the Indian Embassy further said that Indian nationals who attempt to leave Iran...
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India on Monday maintained that there is adequate crude oil inventory in the country, but LPG supply continues to remain a bit concern. Despite concerns around LPG supply, there have been no reports of dry-outs of gas supply at LPG distributorships across India, Sujata Sharma, Joint...
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A 9-foot-long crocodile entered the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay campus early on Monday and was later rescued by wildlife experts, officials said.IIT security staff spotted the reptile on the campus, located in Mumbai's Powai area, and immediately alerted the forest department...
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Haryana has 18 fast track special courts (FTSC) -- including 14 exclusive POCSO courts -- while Punjab has only 12 such courts, of which merely three are exclusive POCSO courts that are meant to expeditiously try cases involving minor victims of sexual offences, the government has told the...
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The govt has categorically said there is no shortage of LPG
Update on how India is handling the crude oil crisis amid the Iran conflict. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Shipping Ministry, GoI says, Shivalik LPG carrier, which sailed from the Persian Gulf, crossed the Strait of Hormuz and headed towards India, will be reaching today around 5 pm, maybe after an...
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A 33-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs in Pune district in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The incident, captured on CCTV, took place at around 2 am when the woman, identified as Shobha Waghmare, was walking on a service road in the Chakan area adjacent to the...
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China on Monday reiterated the importance of maintaining stability and security in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the waterway as a critical route for global trade and energy supplies, reported The Global Times. The remarks came as the administration of Donald Trump is reportedly...
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The Israeli Air Force (IsAF) has successfully targeted and destroyed the aircraft used by the Iranian leadership at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, marking a significant blow to the regime's strategic mobility. In a post on X, the air force confirmed the strike, stating that they...
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The ambassador of Israel to India, Reuven Azar, has addressed ongoing theories regarding the timing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel and the subsequent joint military actions involving the United States and Israel against Iran. Speaking on the geopolitical climate...
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A report by technology firm pi-labs, published in early 2026, has sounded a warning over a 'digital deception epidemic' in India.The study reveals a 900 per cent surge in deepfake content in recent years. It highlights a staggering gender disparity, finding that more than 90...
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When Business Standard looked into the data on women representation in Indian listed and insurance companies, the numbers were underwhelming.Only 15 per cent per cent of the board members are women in Indian banks while number is slightly better for insurance companies but still than 20...
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The Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Monday informed the Lok Sabha of the number of flights cancelled by Indian carriers and foreign carriers due to the West Asia crisis and the number of Indian nationals who have returned during the 6th day of the Parliamentary Budget...
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An Air India A350 aircraft from New York to Delhi was diverted to Shannon in Ireland due to a suspected technical snag on Monday morning. There were around 300 people onboard the plane which was airborne for nearly six hours before getting diverted to Shannon, according to...
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed concern over the shortage of LPG in the country and accused the government of not taking preemptive measures to check the crisis and black marketing of the cooking gas. Union Minister and Leader of the House J P Nadda responded,...
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PhonePe on Monday announced it has temporarily deferred its public market listing process due to the current geopolitical conflicts and market volatility and will resume the listing process once there is some stability in global capital markets. Sameer Nigam, PhonePe's CEO said, We sincerely...
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This video grab of Benjamin Netanyahu's X handle shows him having a coffee
Dismissing viral claims regarding the health and status of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, has confirmed the leader is very much alive and clarified that recent footage of him is authentic.The ambassador addressed the viral social media...
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The Delhi High Court on Monday listed former Union minister M J Akbar's plea challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani in his criminal defamation case over the allegations of sexual misconduct for final hearing on September 24. Trial court record has been received. Written...
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Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday said that neither United States nor Israel intends to invade Iran, stressing that the focus remains on encouraging change within Iran through pressure from its own people rather than through military occupation. Speaking in Delhi at a...
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Investors from smaller towns have taken the lead over those in the country's largest cities in terms of mutual fund investor folios for the first time, signalling a sharper rise in participation from regions beyond the major urban centres in recent years.The MF industry classifies...
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A day after the announcement of the West Bengal assembly poll schedule, the Election Commission on Monday appointed senior IPS officer Siddh Nath Gupta as the director general of police, replacing Peeyush Pandey, an official said. The poll panel also removed Kolkata Police Commissioner...
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The United States International Travel Department, in its updated travel advisory on Monday, said it is closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and advised American citizens in the region that commercial travel options remain available, although sudden flight cancellations are possible.In a...
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Eleven Indian nationals have been indicted in the United States for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent conspiracy to orchestrate staged armed robberies aimed at helping individuals secure illegitimate immigration status. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of...
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan recently met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Mumbai, and the photo of their meeting has been going viral. Akhilesh Yadav took to his Instagram account on Sunday to share a picture posing alongside Khan. While sharing the picture, the politician kept...
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The Israel Defence Forces' (IDF) offensive in the combined military campaign with the United States against Tehran is moving according to plan, outstripping initial timelines, as reported by The Times of Israel.Military officials indicated on Sunday that strikes on the Iranian defence sector are...
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American allies have adopted a cautious stance or issued direct refusals following President Donald Trump's call for roughly seven nations to dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz.The demand comes as the critical maritime oil route faces significant disruption amidst the ongoing conflict with...
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Dubai Airports announces the diversion of some flights from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).Flights were temporarily suspended at Dubai International Airport following a drone-related incident near the airport, authorities said on Monday, as tensions...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has championed direct dialogue with Tehran as the most efficient method for resuming maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as India seeks to protect its energy security amidst intensifying Middle East tensions.In an interview with the Financial...
09:29
United States President Donald Trump announced that he has requested approximately seven nations to deploy warships to assist in maintaining transit routes through the Strait of Hormuz as the conflict with Iran continues to impact the critical maritime corridor. The President's remarks...
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An Emirates flight bound for Dubai from Kochi returned to the airport in Kochi on Monday following a security incident reported from the destination airport, a CIAL spokesman said. Flight EK533 departed Cochin International Airport (CIAL) at 04.30 am with 325 people on board. En route, the...
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The Election Commission has ordered the appointment of Dushyant Nariala as the new chief secretary of West Bengal, which goes to assembly polls in two phases next month. Till now, Nandini Chakravarty was the state chief secretary. EC said she would be kept out of poll-related...
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At least ten patients were killed after a major fire erupted in an ICU in Odisha government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital here in the wee hours of Monday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said. The chief minister, who rushed to the hospital, said that around 11 hospital staff members...
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