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A day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the Bhojshala complex was a Saraswati temple, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday issued orders granting the Hindu community an unrestricted access to the place for worship, an official said.The HC on Friday also quashed the...
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The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday claimed that the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque case is contrary to historical facts, official records and archaeological evidence, and asserted that the mosque committee will challenge it in the...
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The Centre on Saturday appointed two each joint secretaries and joint directors in the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is under the heat over the NEET-UG paper leak.Anuja Bapat, a 1998-batch officer of Indian Statistical Service, and Ruchita Vij, a 2004-batch officer of Indian Revenue...
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A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur, observing that the ED had not arrested him during the investigation and his detention was not necessary.Earlier on April 15, the court took cognisance of an...
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The CBSE has made the study of three languages, including at least two native Indian languages, compulsory for Class-9 students beginning July 1, according to a circular issued by the board.The move is part of the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) alignment of its Scheme of Studies...
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The Indian rupee showed mixed movement against major global currencies during the week ending May 15, according to RBI data.The rupee weakened against the US dollar, with the exchange rate moving from 95.20 to 95.93 per dollar, reflecting sustained demand for the American currency amid global...
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Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the Head of Hamas' military wing and one of the last senior commanders involved in the planning of the October 7 attacks in Israel, was eliminated in a precise airstrike in Gaza City on Friday, Israel said.'Following the elimination of Mohammed Sinwar, Haddad assumed his...
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Indian equity markets ended the week on a weak note, with benchmark indices declining sharply on May 15 amid broad-based selling pressure.BSE Sensex fell to 75,237.99 from 76,015.28 earlier in the week, while the Nifty closed at 23,643.50 after touching higher levels around May 13-14.Foreign...
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The ashes of Prateek Yadav, the younger son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, were immersed in the Ganga at the Chaudhary Charan Singh VVIP Ghat in Haridwar on Saturday.Prateek, who, unlike most members of the Yadav family, chose not to enter electoral politics, passed away at the...
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In his maiden government, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will handle key portfolios including police, general administration and welfare of women, youth and children, while veteran leader K A Sengottaiyan has been designated as the Finance Minister, the Lok Bhavan said on Saturday.By...
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A husband and wife from the East Midlands region of England have been convicted of child marriage offences after arranging to take their two teenage sons to Pakistan for nikah.The United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the British Pakistani couple from Nottingham, who cannot be...
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Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday said he has always remained an obedient Congressman, amid ongoing discussions over cabinet formation in Kerala.He was speaking to reporters after meeting All India Congress Committee general secretary K C Venugopal at his residence in...
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The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said its fact-finding teams have visited several areas of three districts of West Bengal, where party workers were allegedly attacked by Bharatiya Janata Party-backed goons in post-poll violence.The party formed three such teams to visit South 24 Parganas, Purba...
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The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday rolled out a set of austerity measures, including restricted use of convoy vehicles for the chief minister, ministers and heads of state-run bodies, besides curbs on foreign travel at government expense.The state has decided to implement the cost-saving...
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The Delhi Police has arrested a man and apprehended a juvenile in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old youth in central Delhi's Anand Parbat area, an official said on Saturday.The arrestee has been identified as Virat alias Gattu (22), a resident of Baljeet Nagar, police said.According to...
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday issued a strongly worded clarification on his 'parasites' remarks, saying he was 'pained' by media reports that suggested he criticised youth.I am pained to read how a section of the media has misquoted my oral observations made during the hearing of...
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The Karnataka government on Saturday reiterated its demand before the Centre to scrap the NEET-UG examination from the academic year 2026 onwards and restore the powers of states to conduct their own transparent and merit-based Common Entrance Tests.State Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash...
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The Cyberabad police have issued a look-out circular against Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son Bandi Bageerath, who has been booked under the POCSO Act, to prevent him from fleeing the country.A police official told PTI on Saturday that searches are being conducted to nab...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation conducted searches on Saturday at multiple locations New Delhi in connection with the murder of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's aide Chandrakant Rath, officials said.The search operation was conducted late Friday night which continued till the...
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The Election Commission has ordered a probe into the allegations of foreign nationals 'deceitfully' voting in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election, an official said on Saturday.The EC's action follows a report submitted by the police recently after they arrested ten foreign nationals who...
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Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan had called him and invited him to the swearing-in ceremony of his Cabinet scheduled for May 18.In a Facebook post, Chandrasekhar said he conveyed his thanks and wishes to Satheesan.He...
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United States officials suspect Iranian hackers may be behind a series of cyber intrusions targeting systems that monitor fuel levels at gas stations across multiple US states, as reported by CNN, citing multiple sources briefed on the matter.According to CNN, compromised systems, known as...
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IUML Kerala chief Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal/ANI Photo
Indian Union Muslim League state president Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal has said that although the party has not staked any formal claim for cabinet positions in the state government, it expects to get five berths.Thangal was speaking to reporters late Friday night before boarding a train to...
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The Kempegowda International Airport here crossed the 400 million passenger milestone in April since commencing operations, as strong international traffic growth and cargo expansion helped drive overall performance in FY 2025-26, officials said on Saturday.This was noted at the 134th Board...
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A Chennai-based devotee on Saturday donated an electric bus to TTD, which the temple body promised to utilise for freely ferrying pilgrims.Vardhaman Jain handed over the keys of the bus to TTD additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdhary.Jain donated an electric bus to TTD on Saturday...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) stated that the US military, in coordination with the Armed Forces of Nigeria, eliminated the second-in-command of the global terrorist organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a complex and precise military operation.In a post on...
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The police on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district in connection with a UAPA case against the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), officials said.Search operations were carried out at more than 15 locations including Jamia Qadeem, Naseem Bagh,...
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A bomb threat email received at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad on Friday evening turned out to be a hoax after a thorough security check, airport police officials said.According to an RGI Airport Police official, the threat email was received at around 6:30 pm on Friday....
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted five persons, including the alleged mastermind, in a case related to trafficking and cyber slavery of Indian youths in Cambodia, officials said on Saturday.The alleged kingpin of the human trafficking syndicate -- Anand Kumar Singh alias...
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In a swift operation, the police have rescued a five-year-old boy abducted from Maharashtra's Thane district and arrested the accused within five hours of the crime, an official said on Saturday.The accused, Iqbal Guddu Ansari (34), a textile worker from Bhiwandi, was cornered and arrested from a...
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Devotees offer prayers at Bhojshala complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh on Saturday./ANI Photo
Devotees entered the Bhojshala complex in Dhar district on Saturday to offer prayers after the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court declared the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex a temple and granted the Hindu side the right to worship at the site.A few devotees gathered and offered...
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A four-year-old boy fell into a newly dug borewell while playing near his house in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district on Friday evening, and rescue operations at the site are on, officials said.The incident took place at Chak Samana village near Bhikhowal on the Hoshiarpur-Dasuya road.The boy has been...
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Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajkumar Bhati/Courtesy X
Another FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party spokesperson Rajkumar Bhati in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur district over allegations of hurting sentiments and making objectionable remarks against the Brahmin community, the police said on Friday.Earlier, the police in Ghaziabad and...
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Fire broke out in an AC coach of the Hyderabad-Jaipur Express at a railway station in Hyderabad on Friday evening.The incident took place at Nampally station in the city in which the air-conditioned coach caught fire while the train was halted at the platform.There is no report of injuries or...
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The US State Department on Friday (local time) informed that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasfire for the next 45 days amidst the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon, as per Al Jazeera.US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott described the peace talks, which concluded in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being greeted in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Friday/Courtesy X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Netherlands on Friday on the second leg of his five-nation tour, during which he will hold talks with his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten to further deepen bilateral cooperation in areas such as trade, technology, defence and renewable energy.The prime...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi/@DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo
Highlighting New Delhi's growing influence as a global peacemaker, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday asserted that India can play a greater role in de-escalating the volatile situation in West Asia.Addressing a press conference in the national capital following a meeting of the...
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