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Havan performed at Bhojshala complex after HC ruling

 Sun, 17 May 2026
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Havan performed at Bhojshala complex after HC ruling

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Following the Madhya Pradesh High Court's verdict on the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula complex, devotees on Sunday performed havan in the havan kund of Bhojshala complex in Dhar.Bhojshala Mukti Yagya convener Gopal Sharma on Sunday said the complex would now be known as Maa Saraswati Kanthabharan, while...
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FPIs pull out Rs 27,000 cr from Indian equities in May

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Foreign investors continued to pare their exposure to Indian equities, withdrawing Rs 27,048 crore so far this month, indicating cautiousness among global investors amid an evolving global macroeconomic and geopolitical environment.With this, total outflows by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)...
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Grief has no deadline: Consumer panel orders SBI to pay woman Rs 5 lakh

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A Nagpur consumer commission has ordered SBI to pay Rs 5 lakh to a widow despite a six-year delay in filing the insurance claim, saying mental shock following a spouse's sudden death is natural and it takes time to recover from the grief.A bank cannot use the 90-day claim...
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Kerala CM-designate Satheesan meets church head ahead of swearing-in

Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister-designate V D Satheesan met Cardinal Baselios Cleemis at the Bishop House in Pattom Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.Satheesan has been meeting various prominent personalities after the AICC announced him as the next chief minister of the state.Cleemis is the head of the...
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FIR over posters against Rahul, Priyanka in Wayanad

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The police registered a case after posters targeting Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge appeared on the walls of  Congress office and nearby areas in Wayanad, officials said on Sunday.Officials at Kalpetta police station said the case was...
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Kamal Haasan demands TN govt to launch state-owned OTT platform

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Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and submitted a memorandum to him with six demands for the Tamil film industry, including to launch a state-owned OTT platform.Haasan's party, the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), an ally of the DMK, did not contest the...
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CNG price hiked by Rs 1 per kg in Delhi-NCR, second rise in two days

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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices were raised by Rs 1 per kg across Delhi-NCR with effect from Sunday, marking the second hike in two days.Following the revision, CNG will now cost Rs 80.09 per kg in Delhi. In Noida and Ghaziabad, the price has gone up to Rs 88.70 per kg.This comes after rates...
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Russian President Putin to visit China from May 19 to 20

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China from May 19 to 20 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the official Telegram channel of Russia's foreign ministry.The ministry said the visit is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the...
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India rejects 'illegal' Indus ruling, keeps pact in abeyance

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India on Saturday rejected the so-called award by the illegally constituted Court of Arbitration (CoA) on May 15 and said its decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains in force.The illegally constituted so-called Court of Arbitration (CoA) has, on 15 May 2026, issued what it...
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TMC cries foul over 'selective FIR' against Abhishek Banerjee

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TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee/File image
Trinamool Congress leader Tanmoy Ghosh on Sunday cried foul play days after an FIR was filed against TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over alleged inflammatory remarks and said such selective FIRs are unacceptable.We have heard many provocative statements from BJP leaders. I believe that...
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Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's son sent to jail in POCSO case

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Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar./ANI Photo
The son of Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Bandi Sai Bhageerath, was remanded to judicial custody until May 29 regarding allegations against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Cyberabad Police arrested Bandi Sai Bhageerath, alias Bhageerath, following a...
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Iran prepares 'professional mechanism' to manage Hormuz

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Head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security Committee Ebrahim Azizi on Saturday said that Iran has prepared a professional mechanism to regulate maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz through a designated route, which will be unveiled soon.In a post on X, Azizi said the proposed...
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Fire breaks out in coach of Rajdhani Express, no casualties

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Fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district early Sunday, railway officials said.No casualties have been reported in the blaze that broke out at 5:15 am in the Kota division of the railways.The fire broke out in...
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No Maoists left on wanted list after Op Antim Prahar: Gadchiroli SP

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Security personnel during an anti-Maoist operation in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra/File image
Gadchiroli Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have arrested eight Maoists and secured the surrender of five senior cadres during the anti-Naxal drive 'Operation Antim Prahar', marking a major breakthrough in the fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the...
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'Addressing issues': CBSE defends OSM amid concerns; review period from May 19-22

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has reiterated the key benefits of On Screen Marking amid concerns over certain students worrying about lower marks in certain subjects, saying that all the concerns are being addressed accordingly.CBSE said that certain social media posts showed...
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Search op launched in Poonch after foiled infiltration bid

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Security forces have launched a multi-area search operation to track down suspected terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Saturday, officials said.The operation was launched in various parts of Poonch after an infiltration bid was foiled in the Mankote area of Mendhar...