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TMC supremo and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at Sonarpur, alleging that the BJP was behind the incident.Abhishek was roughed up by locals when he visited Sonarpur area in South...
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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma called out FWICE's ban on Bollywood star Ranveer Singh and said actors like him create employment for lakhs of cine workers, not industry unions.The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issued a non-cooperation directive against actor against the actor on...
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The newly elected CLP leader in Karnataka, D K Shivakumar, met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Lok Bhavan here on Saturday and staked claim to form a new government, official sources said.Shivakumar was accompanied by outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other senior state leaders.Earlier,...
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More than 3,700 CUET (UG) 2026 candidates who left their examination centres after a technical glitch delayed the start of Shift 1 of the test on Saturday will be given a one-time opportunity to reappear for the entrance exam for undergraduate admissions, the National Testing Agency...
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Actor Manoj Bajpayee says the huge controversy over the title of his upcoming film Ghooskhor Pandat affected the entire team for some time, while he himself faced a lot of threats.The 57-year-old actor said the team promptly responded to the uproar over the title, which was dubbed casteist by...
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There is currently no proposal under the Centre's consideration to declare the cow the national animal or impose a nationwide ban on cow slaughter, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has said, noting that such demands continue to be raised by various groups.Meghwal noted that laws relating to...
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Karnataka state Congress President D K Shivakumar was elected leader of the legislature party on Saturday, paving the way for him to take over as the next chief minister of the state, party sources said.Senior leader Siddaramaiah, the outgoing chief minister, proposed Shivakumar's name as the new...
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TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was roughed up on Saturday, allegedly by locals, when he visited West Bengal's Sonarpur area to meet families of post-poll violence victims, police said.Stones, shoes and eggs were hurled at the TMC MP by unidentified people who even attempted to...
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Vinesh Phogat was knocked out of the Asian Games selection trials in New Delhi on Saturday after losing to Meenakshi Goyat 4-6 in a tense semifinal bout of the women's 53kg event.The loss will dash Vinesh's hopes of a comeback and her chances of securing a berth at the Asian Games in...
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A Delhi court on Saturday ordered framing of charges against actor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar and 15 others in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case.Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Prashant Sharma said that prima facie, there is sufficient material on record based...
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The Maharashtra FDA has seized 5,929 kg of toxic methanol from a warehouse in Thane district that allegedly supplied the chemical to bootleggers involved in making spurious liquor that claimed 14 lives in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, officials said on Saturday.A Food Drug Administration (FDA) team...
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The CBSE revaluation portal's payment system was hit by a malicious attack, with around 50 students getting affected, government sources have said.There were some unauthorised attacks on the portal. The payment gateway was with respect to HDFC… about 50-odd children had got in after the hack, a...
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The West Bengal CID on Saturday served a notice to TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, asking him to appear before its sleuths here in connection with a probe into the alleged use of forged signatures of party legislators in a communication submitted to the Assembly Secretariat...
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AIADMK whip Agri S S Krishnamoorthy met Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at Lok Bhavan here on Saturday and requested him to take action against the alleged horse-trading by the ruling TVK, following the resignation of four AIADMK MLAs.AIADMK legislators -- K Maragatham Kumaravel...
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Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, a Buddhist pilgrimage place and a Unesco World Heritage site, in Bihar's Gayaji district.Hlaing, accompanied by a high-level delegation, including several cabinet ministers and business leaders, arrived...
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American President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany visited the iconic Taj Mahal with her husband Michael Boulos on Saturday and spent about an hour exploring the monument, officials said.Trump arrived at the Taj Mahal around 11 am along with Boulos and a few close friends. During her visit, she...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having completely destroyed the country's education system and said the government has been unable to conduct even a single examination properly while making claims of being a vishwaguru.His remarks came after the...
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The new Chief Minister of Karnataka will take oath on June 3 at the Glass House of Lok Bhavan in Bengaluru, Congress state unit working president G C Chandrashekhar said on Saturday.Addressing a press conference here, the Rajya Sabha member said, initially, there was confusion regarding the...
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Vinesh Phogat made a stupendous start in her pursuit of a spot in the Indian team for the Asian Games, beating Jyoti 7-1 in her opening bout at the selection trials here on Saturday.Vinesh was cautious in the beginning and largely involved in standing wrestling but comfortably made her moves as...
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of academician Madhu Purnima Kishwar in a case registered against her for allegedly retweeting a video clip on social media.The bench of Justice Aman Chaudhary on Friday observed that there was a distinction between...
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The Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested nine suspected operatives linked to a ISI-Mumbai underworld network that was allegedly planning attacks on vital installations and security personnel in the national capital, an official said on Saturday.Police said arms and explosives have been...
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The armed forces are fully prepared for 'Operation Sindoor 2.0' if the need arises, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi said on Saturday, asserting that all three services are enhancing synergy for modern multi-domain warfare that extends beyond land, air and sea.Speaking at a press...
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IMAGE: Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah, Shekhar Kapur, Urmila Matondkar, Aradhana Srivastav and Jugal Hansraj. Photograph: Kind courtesy Shekhar Kapur/Instagram
Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and Academy Award-winning composer A R Rahman are joining forces for Masoom: The New Generation, a contemporary reimagining of Kapur's beloved 1983 classic.Rahman, who earlier collaborated with Kapur for his Hollywood movie Elizabeth: The Golden Age as well as...
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The CUET-UG 2026 for admissions into undergraduate degree programmes across India was delayed at some centres on Saturday due to a technical glitch, the National Testing Agency said.The issue has since been resolved and the examination is being conducted with full compensatory time so that no...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the state is set to implement the National Health Mission, and the Centre has sanctioned Rs 2,103 crore for the scheme.Addressing a programme of the health department in Kolkata, Adhikari also said that over 1.36 crore families will be...
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Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange launched his ninth indefinite fast under a scorching summer sun in Jalna district on Saturday, intensifying pressure on the Maharashtra government over the quota issue.As the protest commenced at Antarwali Sarati village, Maratha Reservation Cabinet...
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As many as 22 personnel from the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad police, along with the Maharashtra excise department, have been suspended for failing to curb the illegal supply of suspected spurious liquor that claimed 14 lives, officials said on Saturday.Eight persons, including a key bootlegger,...
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Police have registered a case against the executing agency and contractor of the Betwa river bridge in Hamirpur, where a concrete slab collapsed killing six labourers, officials said on Saturday.They have been accused of negligence and laxity in the execution of government work, police said.The...
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India's forex reserves dropped $7.511 billion to $681.384 billion during the week ended May 22, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the kitty had dropped $8.094 billion to $688.894 billion.The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion during the week ended...
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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president D K Shivakumar arrived at Lok Bhavan, the official residence of Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, in Bengaluru on Saturday ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, amid heightened political activity over the...
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Akshardham Temple of New Delhi featured prominently during a private visit to India by US President's daughter Tiffany Trump and his son-in-law, Michael Boulos, with both the couple and the temple sharing posts about the cultural visit.In a post on X, Tiffany Trump described the experience at...
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In a shocking incident, seven Dalits sustained injuries after they were allegedly attacked by a gang in Tenkasi district on Friday, police said on Saturday.A nine-member masked gang came to Nettur village in two-wheelers on Friday and attacked the people indiscriminately with sickles, they...
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The Congress Legislature Party is scheduled to meet on Saturday evening in Bengaluru to elect its new leader, who will succeed Siddaramaiah as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.D K Shivakumar, who served as Deputy CM under Siddaramaiah, is widely expected to be elected as the new leader of the...
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A prominent astrologer has predicted a long tenure for Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar at the helm of the state administration.His prediction assumes significance as Shivakumar is widely expected to be elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka.Astrologer...
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Digital payments are increasing in India, but a 'strong preference' for cash continues among households and small retailers, said the Reserve Bank of India annual report.The central bank conducted a survey to understand the usage and preference for cash and digital payments. 'The survey results...
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The Delhi high court on Friday upheld the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai's) regulations restricting television advertising to a maximum of 12 minutes in every clock hour, dismissing a batch of petitions filed by broadcasters against the cap.A division bench comprising Justices Anil...
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The government has directed State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) to expand liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage capacity to meet country's minimum 30-day requirement, a senior official said on Friday.We are working on strategic reserves. We have asked OMCs to maintain LPG reserves at minimum...
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Five people were arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar on Friday while allegedly transporting more than 50,000 bottles of illicit liquor from Haryana to Bihar, which is a dry state, the police said.Sub-divisional police officer Sandeep Kumar Gupta said that, acting on a tip-off, the...
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A woman employee of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and members of a census survey team were allegedly assaulted while carrying out National Census 2027 duties in Pune's Minatai Thackeray Colony area, police said on Friday.According to officials, the incident took place under the...
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