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23:56

OMCs reject Karnataka's claim of excess ethanol in petrol

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Public sector OMCs on Friday rejected Karnataka's claim that petrol sold at some retail outlets in the state contained up to 31 per cent ethanol, saying the findings were not based on testing carried out under the prescribed procedures.The Karnataka government alleged that major oil marketing...
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Pak to decide on SCO meet participation in India

PM Narendra Modi addresses the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026./DPR PMO/ANI Photo
PM Narendra Modi addresses the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026./DPR PMO/ANI Photo
Pakistan on Friday said it will take a final decision on whether to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's (SCO) Civilisational Dialogue Forum in India later this month after consultations among relevant institutions.Foreign Office Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan confirmed at his...
23:44

Telangana female student goes missing in US; parents seek help to trace her

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A woman student from Telangana has gone missing in the US, causing concern among her parents in Nalgonda district.Expressing concern over the disappearance of Sreeja Reddy Koya, state roads and buildings minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy urged the Consulate General of India in Boston, the...
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Horse-trading' bid to topple TVK govt: Former Madurai Deputy Mayor held

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The Madurai City Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Friday arrested former deputy Mayor and AIADMK functionary P M Mannan on charges of attempting to bribe a ruling TVK MLA to vote against the state government during a possible no-confidence motion.Mannan was taken into custody in the morning for...
22:35

US national found dead in hotel room in Hyderabad

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A 41-year-old US national was found dead in a hotel room here, police said on Friday. The man from California, was found dead in the hotel room located in an area under the limits of Gachibowli Police Station.The man had arrived in Hyderabad on November 2, and was accompanied by his business...
22:24

IAF's SDI partners with IIT-Madras to develop digital communication system

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The Indian Air Force's Software Development Institute (SDI) has signed a memorandum of agreement with IIT-Madras and IITM Pravartak Technologies Foundation for the joint design and development of an indigenous digital communication system for airborne applications, officials said on Friday.The...
21:56

Fire breaks out at high-rise at Mumbai's Ghatkopar; nobody injured

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A fire broke out in a 25-storey residential building in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai on Friday, officials said.No injuries have been reported in the incident.According to preliminary information, the fire erupted on the 23rd floor of Kukreja Palace Building on Vallabh Baug Lane at Pantnagar in...
21:46

Ready to issue visa to Punjab CM Mann for visit: Pak

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann/File image
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann/File image
Pakistan on Friday said it would consider issuing a visa to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann if the Indian politician wished to visit the country.Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan made the remarks during his weekly media briefing in response to a question about the...
21:32

Reprieve for Derek O'Brien as RS privileges panel gets more time to submit report

TMC member Derek O'Brien
TMC member Derek O'Brien
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha has granted an extension to the House's Privileges Committee to submit its report on the alleged breach of privilege and contempt of the House by TMC member Derek O'Brien.The committee has been given time till August 31, 2027, to submit its report, according to a...
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World's highest Shiva temple, Tungnath, closed for winter

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The portals of Tungnath, regarded as the world's highest Shiva temple, were closed for the winter season on Friday amid religious rituals and Vedic chanting.Located at an altitude of around 3,680 metres above sea level in the Chopta region of Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, the shrine was...
20:39

60 YC leaders suspended for skipping Rahul's Ramlila rally

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi addresses a gathering at INDIA bloc's rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, November 1, 2026./Amit/ANI Photo
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi addresses a gathering at INDIA bloc's rally at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, November 1, 2026./Amit/ANI Photo
The suspension of 60 Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress leaders for failing to attend a rally led by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi has sparked discontent within the party's state unit, with several leaders calling the decision unilateral and undemocratic.Affected leaders...
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Rahul hosts party leaders for tea ahead of Diwali

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday hosted party general secretaries, in-charges, CWC members and senior leaders for tea ahead of Diwali during which discussion on the roadmap for cornering the government on vote chori is likely to take place.Congress general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,...
19:54

MNC executive attacked, robbed of iPhone in Gurugram

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A senior executive at a multinational company was injured in the face with a sharp object by two motorcycle-borne men who snatched his iPhone 17 while he was waiting for friends in Gurugram's Sector 29, the police said on Friday.The accused snatched the phone and fled the spot after attacking the...
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CBSE class 10, 12 board exams to begin on Feb 16

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The CBSE class 10 and 12 board examinations will begin on February 16, 2027, the board announced on Friday.The Class 10 exams will conclude on March 9, while those for Class 12 will end on April 9.In Class X, students will appear in 83 subjects and in Class XII, students will appear in 121...
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FDA suspends food licence of Blinkit, Zepto, 103 others

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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it has suspended the licences of 105 food business outlets, including those linked to Blinkit and Zepto, and ordered seven establishments to shut operations over multiple violations found during a special inspection drive...
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India's forex reserves drop by $2.69 bn to $717 bn

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 India's forex reserves dropped by $2.691 billion to $717.056 billion during the week ended October 30, the RBI said on Friday.In the previous week, the forex kitty had reduced by $1.269 billion to $719.748 billion.The reserves had touched an all-time high of $785.706 billion during the week...
18:55

Lalu Prasad granted bail in 2011 poll code violation case in Siwan

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Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was granted bail by a court in Bihar's Siwan district on Friday in a 2011 case related to the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the assembly election campaign.Prasad appeared before the court of additional chief judicial magistrate-I...
18:44

Sharad Pawar's health improving, to be discharged on Saturday: Supriya

NCP leader Praful Patel called on Pawar in hospital
NCP leader Praful Patel called on Pawar in hospital
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar's health was improving and he would be discharged from Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday morning, his daughter and MP Supriya Sule said.He could be discharged at 11 am on Saturday, she told PTI.Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Maharashtra...
18:41

Gauhati HC Quashes Pranab Doley's NSA Detention

IMAGE: Pranab Doley.. Photograph: X
IMAGE: Pranab Doley.. Photograph: X
The Gauhati high court has quashed the preventive detention of indigenous land rights activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act 1980, citing three major procedural lapses and violations of constitutional safeguards.A division bench of the high court set aside the detention order,...
18:37

Tsunami feared as 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan

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An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the North Pacific Ocean, off the eastern coast of the Kanto region, on Friday afternoon, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The seismic event was recorded at 4:09 PM IST on Friday, about 145 km from Choshi, Chiba, Japan....
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Rupee surges 52 paise to close at 93.89 against US dollar

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The rupee surged 52 paise to close at 93.89 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, as a softer US dollar coupled with declining crude oil prices and easing concerns over import costs supported investor sentiments.Forex traders said a surge in domestic markets and fears of a slowdown in AI...
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Ananya Panday Calls Akshay Kumar's Son, Aarav Bhatia 'My Heart'

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Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram
Ananya Panday and Aarav Bhatia are giving us a little festive bestie moment! The duo was spotted together at Manish Malhotra's star-studded Diwali bash in Mumbai, looking perfectly coordinated in ivory and silver.While Aarav kept things elegant in a white embroidered kurta-sherwani, paired with...
17:51

Bomb threat to HC, BSE, Big B's 'Jalsa' turns out to be hoax

A view of the Bombay high court/File image
A view of the Bombay high court/File image
Police were put on high alert on Friday after an email threatened bomb blasts at the Bombay high court, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's residence 'Jalsa' in Mumbai, but it turned out to be a hoax.Police, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads...
17:20

Fire breaks out in train coach in Punjab, passengers escape unhurt

A fire-gutted train coach in Patiala, Punjab on Friday./ANI Photo
A fire-gutted train coach in Patiala, Punjab on Friday./ANI Photo
A fire broke out in a train coach near Sarai Banjara railway station in Patiala on the Rajpura-Sirhind railway section on Friday, but passengers escaped unhurt, officials said.According to officials, the incident occurred in a general coach of a train headed from Amritsar to New Jalpaiguri in...
17:16

Eknath Shinde meets Sharad Pawar in hospital

Eknath Shinde. Pic: ANI Photo
Eknath Shinde. Pic: ANI Photo
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday visited Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and enquired about his health.Pawar (85) is undergoing treatment for chest infection at the private hospital, where he was admitted three...
17:07

Stock markets on fire; Sensex jumps 1,718 points, Nifty reclaims 25,000

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Benchmark indices registered their seventh day of rally on Friday, defying a global market rout, with the Sensex climbing 1,718 points and the Nifty regaining the 25,000 level, as sustained foreign fund inflows and easing crude oil prices boosted optimism among investors.The 30-share BSE Sensex...
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The scrips on fire today...

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Among the 30 Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra climbed 6.15 per cent after the automaker on Thursday reported a 25 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the second quarter ended September to Rs 4,587.88 crore, backed by strong revenue growth, particularly for the auto segment,...
16:53

Al Falah univ chairman gets 7-day custody parole to see ill wife

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IMAGE: This is an AI-generated image and has been used only for representational purposes.
Al Falah University group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui has been granted seven-day custody parole by the Delhi high court. In a custody parole, a prisoner is escorted by armed police to the place of visit.Siddiqui is in custody in two money laundering cases. He filed a plea seeking interim bail...
16:44

How Nora Fatehi and Sukesh first met...

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Actor Nora Fatehi told a Delhi court on Friday that she was first introduced to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar over the phone by his wife, Leena Paulose, after she attended an event in Chennai in December 2020.Fatehi appeared as a listed witness before Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep...
16:43

Salman Khan's 'Maathrubhumi' to release on Dec 4

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Superstar Salman Khan on Friday announced that his much-delayed war drama movie Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace will finally make its debut in theatres across the country on December 4.Salman, who headlines the Apoorva Lakhia-directed movie, based on the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between Indian...
16:41

Juhi Chawla Dances On 'Roop Suhana Lagta Hai' For...

Kind courtesy Raw Mango/Instagram
Kind courtesy Raw Mango/Instagram
What happens when Indian textiles, technology and a '90s Bollywood favourite come together? A rather beautiful Diwali film! Raw Mango and Apple have collaborated on Step Into the Light, a film shot entirely on the iPhone 18 Pro and directed by Raw Mango founder Sanjay Garg.Featuring a special...
16:33

CBI books Big Bazaar owner Kishore Biyani in Rs 904 cr fraud

Kishore Biyani
Kishore Biyani
CBI books noted industrialist Kishore Biyani and Future Retail Ltd in alleged bank fraud case of Rs 904.32 crore.  Biyani, the founder of the Future Group, faces multiple legal, regulatory, and financial cases brought by market regulators, public sector banks, and creditors. The penalties stem...
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Assam: 1 dead in fire at Oil India Ltd's intermediate tank farm

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: Unsplash
An employee of a private firm engaged by the PSU died in a fire that broke out at Oil India Ltd's Intermediate Tank Farm in Assam's Dibrugarh district on November 6, Friday. The company said the fire at the Intermediate Tank Farm in Tengakhat erupted around 9.05 am during maintenance work in...
16:06

EC offers fresh chance to electors left out of SIR in 7 states

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The Election Commission on Friday decided to provide another opportunity to electors in seven states who were marked as Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate (ASDD), and whose Enumeration Forms were issued but not received back, resulting in their exclusion from the Draft Electoral Rolls during the...
16:02

3 suspects killed in encounter in Patna

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IMAGE: This is an AI-generated image and has been used only for representational purposes.
Patna's Maner locality in the Sherpur region saw an exchange of fire between three suspected criminals and the police on November 6, Friday. When a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and district police was out on a patrol after getting information about the suspects, they rushed to the...
15:46

When LA mayor Nithya Raman worked with Chennai's waste-pickers

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The roots of Nithya Raman's political philosophy can be traced not to Los Angeles but to Chennai -- its streets, the banks of the Cooum River and the southern suburb of Nanganallur. Long before her victory in the Los Angeles mayoral election made headlines, the city had shaped her understanding...
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Videocon's Venugopal Dhoot declared bankrupt over Rs 12,668 cr default

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: Unsplash
Former Videocon Industries promoter and director Venugopal Nandlal Dhoot has been declared as 'bankrupt' by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).The NCLT admitted the petition filed by public sector lender State Bank of India over a default of Rs 12,668 crore.A Bankruptcy...
15:39

Air India resumes non-stop flights to New York

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Air India re-started direct flights to New York [JFK] and Newark from Mumbai/Delhi, via the Iraqi airspace, reducing flying time from 21 to 18 hours, reports the New Indian Express.Air India has four direct flights to the US, two to JFK airport and two to Newark International Airport.Earlier, the...
15:34

Diljit Dosanjh to perform in Las Vegas for Latin Grammies

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Image: @diljitdosanjh/ X
The 2026 Latin Grammy Awards will see Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh perform at the event, marking another milestone in the actor-singer's career.The El Sueño singer's participation at the 27th edition of the awards was confirmed by the Latin Recording Academy. The event will be held at the MGM...
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RJ Balaji wishes Mookuthi Amman 2 'blockbuster success'

Photograph: Kind courtesy RJ Balaji/Instagram
Photograph: Kind courtesy RJ Balaji/Instagram
Actor-director RJ Balaji recently wished the team of Mookuthi Amman 2 as the film released in theatres today.The former radio jockey shared a picture with the lead actor Nayanthara along with her husband Vighnesh Shivan on Instagram and extended his best wishes to the team.'Wishing my favourite,...
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Daughter of Keralam shines: CM hails Nithya Raman's LA win

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Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Friday congratulated Nithya Raman on her victory in the Los Angeles mayoral election, saying her achievement was a source of inspiration for people in the state.In a post on X, Satheesan called Raman's victory historic, pointing out that she would become...
15:05

CAT 2026 admit card released; where to get it

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Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy RDNE Stock Project/Pexels
The Indian Institute of Management, Indore, has officially released the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026 admit cards.Registered candidates appearing for the management entrance exam can now download their hall tickets directly from the official portal at iimcat.ac.in.To access the hall ticket,...
14:57

Madurai: Ex-dy mayor arrested for trying to bribe ruling MLA

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IMAGE: This is an AI-generated image and has been used only for representational purposes.
Former deputy mayor and AIADMK functionary PM Mannan was arrested on November 6, Friday by the Madurai City Central Crime Branch (CCB).Mannan faces charges of attempting to bribe a ruling TVK MLA to vote against the state government during a possible no-confidence motion.He was taken into police...
14:54

CA Foundation exam results declared; two girls top

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Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy George Pak/Pexels.com
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has declared the CA Foundation September 2026 examination results.Kansika, who is from Hisar, and Mahek Gupta from Hyderabad jointly secured All India Rank 1, scoring 361 marks out of 400.The overall pass percentage was 18.93 per cent; of the...
14:47

What to wear to bed? Nothing!

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Photograph: Kind courtesy rachel CALAMUSA at the Wayback Machine/Wikimedia Commons
Experts say you may get the best sleep when you go to sleep nude. Getting a good night's sleep is more often than not about temperature and making sure your 'sleep microclimate' is what you desire. To that end having multiple layers is not efficient, because they trap air of different...
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One more body found, U'khand trek death toll rises to 7

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The body of one more trekker who went missing along the Kedartal trek route in Uttarkashi district eight days ago was recovered on Friday, taking the number of bodies retrieved so far to seven with one person still missing, officials said.A joint search and rescue operation by the State Disaster...
14:23

Nora Fatehi appears in court in Sukesh Chandrasekhar case

Image: @norafatehi/ Instagram
Image: @norafatehi/ Instagram
Actor Nora Fatehi appeared as a listed witness in a Delhi court in connection to the Rs 200-crore extortion case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar.She was summoned twice before by the court, proceedings of which are currently underway. She appeared before additional sessions judge...
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'Mouth on fire': Sonia recalls trying tandoori chicken with Rajiv

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From fiery tandoori chicken to everyday arhar dal, Sonia Gandhi's upcoming memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' offers a personal glimpse into how Indian food, family traditions and the sari became part of her journey from Italy to India.Food can often become the first language of belonging, and...
14:13

US Congress can't stop Trump: Tharoor on Iran war ending

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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday said that the Democrats sweeping the midterm elections would have no bearing on Washington's position on its war with Iran. He said that the US Congress or anybody else can't stop the Donald Trump administration from striking Iran again. He has the right to do...
14:10

Delhi: One arrested for possession of 30,000 counterfeit cigarettes

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: Unsplash
39-year-old Mohammad Faizan has been apprehended for possession of 30,000 counterfeit cigarettes of a brand. The police in Delhi's Rohini seized the cigarettes during a raid conducted in Sector 4 on November 4.After a tip-off about the movement of a supplier allegedly involved in the distribution...
14:05

Murder accused on bail posts celebrations on social media, re-arrested

Accused Mansigh in white t-shirt with his associates. Image Credit: ANI Photo
Accused Mansigh in white t-shirt with his associates. Image Credit: ANI Photo
Social media has its uses, but it also has a downside. As murder accused Mansingh alias Betu Singraul, took out a celebratory procession on the roads of Satna, MP, after he was released on bail, realised. Mansingh's fault? He chose to conceitedly post this on social media, intending it to act as...
14:02

SC refuses to suspend Tarun Tejpal's sentence

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to suspend the 10-year sentence handed down to journalist Tarun Tejpal in a 2013 rape case.A bench of justices M M Sundresh and Prasanna B Varale passed the order while hearing Tejpal's application seeking suspension of sentence.The bench, after hearing the...
13:49

Maha cop booked for deleting CCTV evidence of helping accused escape

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IMAGE: This is an AI-generated image and has been used only for representational purposes.
The Bhiwandi police in Maharashta's Thane registered a case against police naik Umesh Chandrabhan Nagare for allegedly deleting CCTV footage and tampering with evidence from inside a police station. Nagare and a technician have been booked under sections 241 (destruction, hiding, or alteration of...
13:40

Hyd airport ops disrupted amid low visibility, IndiGo issues advisory

Image: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Image: Vivek Prakash/Reuters
Flight operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad were impacted due to low visibility. On account of this, IndiGo Airlines issued a travel advisory alerting passengers about the inconvenience caused by the adverse morning weather conditions on November 6, Friday.The airline...
13:22

Will Trump Sack Pete Hegseth?

IMAGE: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and US President Donald Trump at the White House, October 21, 2026.  Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
IMAGE: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and US President Donald Trump at the White House, October 21, 2026. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is likely to be sacked.Hegseth will take the fall for the Republican party's electoral catastrophe this week.Vice President J D Vance has already blamed the Iran War -- which Hegseth prosecuted at the Pentagon -- as the cause for the Republicans losing control of...
13:20

We keep talking, AQI is 400: SC on Delhi pollution

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The Supreme Court on Friday flagged vehicular emissions as a major source of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, stressing the need for immediate, medium and long-term measures to bring down the rising air quality index (AQI).Hearing a suo motu case on the regulatory framework for tackling air pollution,...
13:16

Drinking coffee on an empty stomach

Photograph: Kind courtesy Julius Schorzman/Wikimedia Commons
Photograph: Kind courtesy Julius Schorzman/Wikimedia Commons
Always an issue of controversy, opinion on it is not divided in the medical fraternity. Recently social media posts revived this issue, according to New York Post, when it was declared that coffee unnaturally jacks up cortisol, a stress hormone that can hurt your gut. But Dr Asma Khapre, a...
13:01

Now a book on Vijay's meteoric rise!

Thalapathy: The Inside Story of Vijays Meteoric Political Rise, coming soon. Photo: Hachette India
Thalapathy: The Inside Story of Vijays Meteoric Political Rise, coming soon. Photo: Hachette India
Movie superstar Vijay topsy-turvied the political campaign playbook to win a tremendous victory and become Tamil Nadu chief minister in May 2026. The story of his staggering success can now be read in Thalapathy, The Inside Story of Vijay's Meteoric Political Rise by journalists Vasudha Gopal and...
12:59

'Ramayana' pulls in Rs 155 crore on opening day

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Ramayana: Part One, the big-screen adaptation of the epic, opened to an impressive response at the global box office, earning Rs 155 crore gross on its first day, the makers said on Friday.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film hit theatres worldwide on November 5, with Ranbir Kapoor playing Lord...
12:56

Shehzad Poonawalla wins Rise & Fall Season 2

Kind courtesy Shehzad Poonawala/Instagram
Kind courtesy Shehzad Poonawala/Instagram
Rise & Fall, season 2, is done and dusted with former BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla emerging as the winner.Poonawala has been in the news for other reasons as well. To know more, click here.After surviving six intense weeks of strategy, shifting alliances and power dynamics between...
12:56

Nam Helped Ranbir Get The Body To Play Lord Ram

Ranbir Kapoor with his gym trainer Nam, Photo, Kind Courtesy, @trainingwithnam/Instagram
Ranbir Kapoor with his gym trainer Nam, Photo, Kind Courtesy, @trainingwithnam/Instagram
Ranbir Kapoor worked on his physique to play Lord Ram in Ramayana: Part One.Ranbir's South Korean fitness trainer Nam posted a picture of Ranbir on his Instagram handle, noting, 'Part 1 DONE! #ramayana #ranbirkapoor #trainingwithnam'.'Saw the film last night and excited for everyone to witness...
12:50

CCTV captures 'delivery man' snatching woman's gold chain in Mumbai

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: Unsplash
A 76-year old woman in Mumbai's Kandivali area was recently robbed inside her building. An unidentified man allegedly snatched the gold chain off her neck when Aruna Anilkant Rupani was standing near the elevator outside her flat in Uman Society on Mathuradas Extension Road.The man posed as a...
12:47

Regina Cassandra Has A Problem With Janhvi Kapoor

Regina Cassandra, Photo: Kind Courtesy, @regenacassandrra/Instagram
Regina Cassandra, Photo: Kind Courtesy, @regenacassandrra/Instagram
Actress Regina Cassandra has sparked off a controversy over North-South films provoked by Janhvi Kapoor's comments on Koffee With Karan about South Indian films objectifying women.'I really have a big issue when a North Indian actor talks about South Indian cinema like that because you are making...
12:41

Elephant calf flown from Kerala to Vantara for treatment

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: ANI
An 18-month-old elephant calf weighing around 125 to 130 kg will receive specialised treatment after being flown from the Kodanad elephant centre, Keralam, to Vantara, Gujarat, on November 6, Friday.The calf, suffering from a genetic bone disorder and unable to stand or walk, will be flown to...
12:31

AMU gets its 1st woman students' union VP in 105 years

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Women candidates made history in the Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union elections, winning six of the 13 posts, including that of vice-president. The results were announced on Friday.Nashra Naim became the first woman to be elected vice-president of the students' union in the institution's...
12:17

Abdul El-Sayed's victory has laid bare a truth about America's view on Israel

Soon-to-be Michigan senator Abdul El-Sayed. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Soon-to-be Michigan senator Abdul El-Sayed. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Among the things that Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the Michigan Senate race revealed is this: the debate over US policy toward Israel does not primarily pit the left versus the right. It pits the top versus the bottom.There was no grassroots enthusiasm in the state for maintaining US military aid...
12:09

Man shoots woman, sister, after she ends relationship

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Image used for representational purpose only. Image Credit: Unsplash
A man allegedly opened fire at a 20-year-old woman and her elder sister in Navi Mumbai after the woman decided to end the relationship with him. The two sustained bullet injuries after the attack.The police officials informed that 22-year-old Arjun Chavan was taken into custody hours after the...
12:05

Why did the Nasdaq plunge?

Microsoft, Nasdaq and Amazon stocks during the trading day, Nov. 5. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Microsoft, Nasdaq and Amazon stocks during the trading day, Nov. 5. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Global markets tumbled after a Wall Street rout wiped out roughly $2.5 trillion in market value Thursday on fears that Democrats' midterm gains could put the brakes on the AI buildout, reports CNN.South Korea's Kospi plunged by almost 9% at the market open on Friday, triggering a trading halt on...
12:04

Diwali festive hiring: Gig jobs rise by 20 per cent

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Image posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters
Ahead of the festive season, companies across India are stepping up hiring for temporary and gig roles. E-commerce, logistics and retail are driving the demand with tier II and tier III cities reporting a sharp rise in job postings.According to Varun Sachdeva, CEO, India, NLB Services, Gig and...
11:53

Donald Trump to celebrate Diwali in White House

Image: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Image: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
The United States of America is celebrating Diwali this year across cities, with governors of five states and at least 20 mayors celebrating Diwali. United States President Donald Trump is also set to participate in a Diwali celebration in the Oval Office at the White House on November 6,...
11:49

Pope Didn't Bat An Eyelid When Bob Dylan Turned Up In A Hoodie

IIMAGE: Pope Leo meets Bob Dylan at the Vatican, November 4, 2026.  Photograph: Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters
IIMAGE: Pope Leo meets Bob Dylan at the Vatican, November 4, 2026. Photograph: Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters
Why did Bob Dylan, the legendary singer and Nobel laureate, turn up in a hoodie when he met Pope Leo at the Vatican this week?'I asked his entourage whether it would be better to take off the hood to meet the Pope but they said it was his way to be normal -- taking it off would have meant...
11:48

No safety rekha in Delhi: After blgd collapses, now a fire

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday sought an update on the massive fire that broke out at Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh, gutting shops spread across two buildings.Around 150 firefighters, assisted by 27 fire tenders, were pressed into service after the blaze was reported in the early hours...
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Gautam Adani meets Sharad Pawar in hospital

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Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on Friday morning arrived at Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai to meet NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar.NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule, daughter of Pawar senior, also arrived at the hospital to meet her ailing father.  Pawar was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy...
11:24

Satyajit Ray film institute's campus closure extended to Dec 11

Image Credit: srfti.ac.in
Image Credit: srfti.ac.in
The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) had been closed with classes shifted to online platforms due to the ongoing student protests. On November 6, Thursday, the institute authorities extended the closure of the campus till December 11.The students are protesting since September...
11:23

SRK struggled to remember Ed Sheeran's lyrics in 'Tu Mil Jaaye'

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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said it wasn't easy for him to remember the English lyrics of his track Tu Mil Jaaye from King, which was sung by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.Sheeran, the voice of tracks such as Shape of You and Thinking Out Loud, among others, collaborated with Arijit...
11:20

Unprecedented Diwali Celebrations In US Pacific Northwest

IMAGE: Diwali celebrations at the Idaho state capitol rotunda in Boise, Idaho. Photograph: Kind courtesy Consulate General of India Seattle
IMAGE: Diwali celebrations at the Idaho state capitol rotunda in Boise, Idaho. Photograph: Kind courtesy Consulate General of India Seattle
In one of the largest-ever Diwali celebrations hosted across the US Pacific Northwest, the governors of Idaho, Nebraska, Montana, North Dakota and Washington hosted first-ever Diwali celebrations at their respective governors' mansions and state capitol rotundas, in the presence of US senators,...
10:43

Meet the amazing Delhi cop who found 119 missing kids in a year

Head Constable Chanchal
Head Constable Chanchal
A Delhi Police head constable has traced and reunited 119 missing children with their families over the past year, including 41 children below the age of 14, making her eligible for an out-of-turn promotion.Head Constable Chanchal, posted at Jaitpur police station in south-east Delhi, carried out...
10:21

Nifty, Sensex open flat amid bloodbath in global markets

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Indian benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Friday, shrugging off a sharp sell-off in global markets, though losses in US technology stocks and weakness across Asia kept investors on edge.The Nifty 50 opened at 24,538.20, up 1.60 points or 0.01 per cent. The BSE Sensex began the session...
10:05

Saba Haider wins Illinois State Representative election

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India-born Democrat Saba Haider has won election to the Illinois House of Representatives, becoming the first South Asian woman to be elected to the state's General Assembly.Haider won the November 3 US mid-term elections from the 84th District with 70.9 per cent of the votes, securing 20,756...
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Electricity restored to 29 lakh consumers in cyclone-affected areas in Andhra

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Andhra Pradesh power utilities have restored electricity to nearly 29 lakh consumers in cyclone-affected areas, with restoration work progressing across coastal districts.Special Chief Secretary (Energy) K Vijayanand reviewed the restoration operations at the State Load Dispatch Centre (APSLDC)...
09:49

UPSC Civil Services Mains result 2026 declared

Image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: ANI Photo
Image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: ANI Photo
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has published the results for the Civil Services Mains Examination 2026 on November 5. Candidates can check the result PDF on the official website, upsc.gov.in, under the 'Written Results' section, using their roll numbers. A total of 2,526 candidates...
09:46

Praful Patel meets his former boss Sharad Pawar

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Thursday met NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and enquired about his health.In a post on X, Patel said, I visited the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai to pay a courtesy call on the esteemed Shri Sharad Pawar Saheb...
09:37

Grinding stone murders: Cabbie bludgeons wife, six of her kin

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A cab driver allegedly murdered six members of his wife's family, including a seven-year-old boy, over domestic disputes in Bengaluru's Srirampura locality, police sources said on Friday.The accused, Shekhar, allegedly carried out the killings over two days at his house near Basroom Circle before...
09:20

Trump weighs fresh strikes on Iran, meets national security team

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US President Donald Trump met with his national security team on Thursday to discuss the possibility of resuming military operations against Iran, Fox News reported, citing senior officials.The officials said key meetings were held at the White House on Wednesday and Thursday as the...
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Three children among seven dead after truck runs over them in Jharkhand

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Seven people, three of whom were children, died when an 18-wheel truck ran over them while taking a sharp bend in darkness in Jharkhand's Khunti district, police said on Friday.Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expressed grief over the incident and paid condolences to the bereaved...
09:04

Old Delhi building collapse: 3 contractors held

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Three contractors have been arrested from Faridabad in connection with the collapse of an under-construction building in Delhi's Chawri Bazar area that killed two people and injured at least four.The accused, identified as Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan, were apprehended from village Sirohi in...
09:02

Deeply honoured: Nithya Raman makes history

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Kerala-born Nithya Raman has won the Los Angeles mayoral race, becoming the first Indian-American elected to lead the city, as incumbent Karen Bass conceded defeat and pledged a smooth transition.Raman's victory propels the urban planner and city council member to the leadership of America's...
08:58

Trump displays red 'VETO' cap on Oval Office desk

Photo: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Photo: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
US President Donald Trump has appeared to have given the Oval Office a pointed political makeover on Thursday (local time), displaying a massive red cap emblazoned with the word 'VETO' on the historic Resolute Desk, days after Democrats secured control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm...
08:56

'Would rather not ...': Trump's Iran war tone changes

Photo: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Photo: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
United States President Donald Trump has indicated that he would rather not destroy what remains of Iran but acknowledged that he may have to, adopting a more hesitant line than his previous threats against Tehran following his Republican Party's setback in the US midterm elections.Addressing...
08:53

No negotiations till US fulfils 7 conditions: Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian security council chief Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexei Babushkin/Pool via Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Iranian security council chief Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexei Babushkin/Pool via Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the United States and Israeli strikes against Iran and its nuclear facilities, Iran's security chief, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, said as Russia offered support to end the ongoing war in West Asia, as per IRNA.Rezaei met Putin at the Kremlin Palace...
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MIAL Orders Gulf Carriers To Shift Flights To Navi Mumbai

IMAGE: Navi Mumbai airport. Photograph: Rediff Archives
IMAGE: Navi Mumbai airport. Photograph: Rediff Archives
Adani group-controlled Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Thursday ordered select Gulf carriers to shift flights to Navi Mumbai from the 2027 summer season as Mumbai’s Terminal 1 (T1) has to be redeveloped.If they don’t want to shift, these airlines will have to discontinue flights and...
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CJP to hold protest against SIR in Kochi on Nov 7

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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will hold a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kochi on November 7, with activist Abhijeet Dipke and other key party members set to participate in the demonstration.Titled Jantar Mantar at Kochi, the protest will be held at...
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SRFTI campus closure extended till Dec 11 after protests

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The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute authorities on Thursday extended the closure of the campus till December 11, amid protests by students, who have accused the administration of adopting coercive measures instead of resolving the crisis.The institute has been witnessing protests since...