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Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel's daughter Anar Patel on Monday said Patel girls are increasingly marrying outside the community because many young men are not 'capable enough' and went on to cite issues like drinking alcohol and lack of work.Anar Patel, president of Shree Khodaldham Trust...
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United States Charge d'Affaires Natalie A Baker on Monday held discussions with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, focussing on the 'regional situation' and bilateral ties.According to Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO), Baker called on Dar to 'discuss the evolving regional situation and the...
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Actress Trisha Krishnan on Monday shared a cryptic post on social media, a day after attending actor-turned-politician Vijay's swearing-in ceremony as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in Chennai.Trisha attended the ceremony in a teal-and-gold saree paired with a cream blouse. Soon after the...
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Mumbai's civic body on Monday announced a 10 per cent water cut in the metropolis from May 15 as a precautionary measure amid declining levels in reservoirs.The water cut will also apply to supplies made by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to Thane, Bhiwandi and nearby areas, a BMC release...
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Among the 30 Sensex firms, Titan was the biggest loser, dropping by nearly 7 per cent. InterGlobe Aviation, State Bank of India, Bharti Airtel, Eternal and Reliance Industries were among the major laggards.Sun Pharma, Hindustan Unilever, Adani Ports, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday opposed actor Jacqueline Fernandez's plea seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar, saying she remained in contact with the accused despite knowing his criminal antecedents.Earlier,...
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After winning the polls and assuming office as the chief minister, Vijay meets Stalin for a courtesy call. Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin accorded a warm welcome to CM Vijay.
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A Nashik court on Monday remanded TCS sexual harassment-forced conversion case accused Nida Khan in judicial custody till May 24.Khan was produced in the court of Additional Sessions Judge K G Joshi after her police remand ended during the day. She was arrested on May 7 from Chhatrapati...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday called on his predecessor, DMK President MK Stalin at the latter's Alwarpet residence in Chennai, days ahead of the crucial floor test the government is slated to face.After winning polls and assuming office as the chief minister, this is the...
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Indian equity markets witnessed sharp selling pressure on Monday as renewed tensions in the Gulf region and concerns over rising crude oil prices weighed heavily on investor sentiment.The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,815.85, down 360.30 points or 1.49 per cent, while the BSE Sensex settled at...
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PM Modi at the Somnath temple
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday drew parallels to the 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests, asserting that no power in the world can make India bow or succumb under pressure.Addressing a gathering at Somnath Amrut Mahotsav, marking 75 years of the inauguration of the restored temple dedicated to...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday called on his predecessor and DMK President MK Stalin at the latter's Alwarpet residence in Chennai.After winning polls and after assuming office as the chief minister, this is the first time Vijay was meeting Stalin and the visit was being...
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The Centre on Monday announced that the Viksit Bharat -- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act will come into force across the country from July 1, replacing the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.The new Act will have a fresh framework that...
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The Congress party trolls PM Modi on the irony of his 7-point appeal ahead of several trips abroad. @INCIndia posts: In the interest of the nation, please follow what you preach.To tackle the adverse impact of the conflict in West Asia, Prime Minister Modi on Sunday called for judicious use...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and others can file fresh applications regarding their claim that the victory margins were less than the deletion of votes during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in various assembly...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of development for all was the guiding principle for the new BJP government in the state.He visited the BJP office at Salt Lake in the eastern part of Kolkata along with the party's state unit...
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A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is en route to a location on the outskirts of Bengaluru where a suspicious packet containing two gelatin sticks was discovered on Sunday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.The site lies along the route that was scheduled to be used by...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that the state government has begun the process of transferring land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for fencing the India-Bangladesh border. The newly elected chief minister said that the land would be handed over to the Ministry...
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Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is reportedly likely to visit India to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in the capital from May 14 to 15.The visit comes at a time of heightened geopolitical significance and underlines the deepening engagement between New Delhi...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai on Monday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent 'seven appeals' urging people to reduce expenditure and asked why such appeals were being made to citizens.Speaking to ANI, Annadurai said the Prime Minister should explain...
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A sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted a 33-year-old man accused of rape and cheating, holding that a long-term sexual relationship based on a promise of marriage cannot be construed as rape if it was consensual right from the start.Additional sessions judge Ruby U...
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Six tourists from Gujarat were killed while four others sustained serious injuries as the car they were travelling in plunged into a deep gorge at Chamba district's Kakira in the wee hours of Monday, police said.The Toyota Innova vehicle, overloaded with 10 people onboard, was on its way from...
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The BJP on Monday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the prime minister's austerity appeal amid the West Asia conflict, saying the Congress party's politics has remained confined to power and not nation-building.The ruling party's response came after...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks calling for measures to be taken by citizens to overcome the challenges posed by the West Asia conflict, saying that the compromised PM is no longer capable of running the country.The leader of...
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PM's 7-point appeal
India's economic growth is likely to decelerate to 6.7 per cent in the current fiscal, from 7.7 per cent in 2025-26, with the GDP expansion expected to slow significantly due to waning momentum and oil price shock from Iran war, BMI said on Monday.BMI, a Fitch Group firm, also said that the...
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TN ministers N. Anand, Aadhav Arjuna, Dr KG Arunraj, and KA Sengottaiyan take oath
Tamil Nadu Minister S Keerthana could not take oath of office as MLA in the State Assembly on Monday as she did not present her Certificate of Election, a prerequisite for taking oath, an official said.When the Assembly Principal Secretary K Srinivasan invited Keerthana, announcing her name in...
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Heard of Muthukrishnan Dhandapani?No?Neither have we. Turns out, he is the gentleman who handles Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's investment portfolio.Yesterday, Mr Dhandapani wrote a post on X, where he said though he was an avowed BJP supporter, he pointed out that an interesting observation...
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Author Manu Joseph shares this on X: In his first speech as Tamil Nadu chief minister, Vijay said that he grew up in poverty, and that he even knows what hunger is. It's bullshit because he was my classmate in the third standard in Loyola School.His father was a filmmaker who set up his son for a...
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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal regarding an austerity drive amid the West Asia conflict, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the BJP government had failed in handling both the economy and foreign policy, calling its appeal an admission of failure.In a post on X,...
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his seven appeals urging citizens to reduce fuel and edible oil consumption amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, alleging that ordinary people were being asked to bear the burden in the name of...
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Indian equity benchmarks opened in the red on Monday as geopolitical tensions, rising crude oil prices, and concerns over foreign exchange outflows weighed on investor sentiment. Prime Minister Modi's appeals to curb foreign exchange outflows and weak global cues from Wall Street futures added...
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The rupee crashed 139 paise to 94.90 against the greenback in early trade on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to the US's peace proposal, following which crude oil prices surged rapidly.A strengthening US dollar and steep FPI outflows further pressured the local unit,...
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Newly elected MLAs of the 234-member Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will take the oath of office on Monday, a day after TVK chief C Joseph Vijay was sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.This will be the first time for Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay who piloted his TVK to securing 108 seats in...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has raised pointed questions over the electoral process in West Bengal, suggesting that large-scale deletions from voter rolls and delayed verification of appeals may have had a decisive impact on the state's election outcome.Referring to the Special Intensive Revision...
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Congress has allied with TVK in Tamil Nadu
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam accused the Congress of political opportunism, alleging that the party aligns with whichever group is in power.His remarks came after the Congress abruptly ended its years-long alliance with the DMK and allied with the TVK, with its five MLAs, backing TVK chief...
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Two Indian nationals aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, which reported a hantavirus outbreak, were evacuated to the Netherlands and are healthy and asymptomatic, the embassy of India in Spain said on Sunday. The luxury cruise ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, began its journey on...
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US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to end the months-long war as totally unacceptable without sharing details even as a key Republican leader urged him to consider the military option.Trump received the Iranian proposal on Sunday amid hopes that it could lead to a breakthrough...
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United States President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.This will be the first visit to China by a US president in almost nine years.The visit comes in...
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