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X owner Elon Musk appears to have reignited his long-running rivalry with fellow tech entrepreneur and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Recently, an X user Geiger Capital shared that he had deleted his Instagram account, describing the platform as an app made for women. This post caught Musk's attention...
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A 27-year-old postgraduate medical student was found dead in a hotel room here on Friday, while the male friend who had accompanied her was absconding, the police said.The woman's body was found in a decomposed condition on the bed in the hotel room.In a complaint lodged with the police, the...
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Newly appointed Punjab Congress chief Pargat Singh/ANI Photo
The Congress on Friday appointed Pargat Singh the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee after Amarinder Singh Raja Warring submitted his resignation earlier in the day.The appointment came days after the party leadership replaced its AICC in-charge Bhupesh Baghel with Sachin Pilot...
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Entry and exit gates of all 12 Delhi Metro stations that were closed earlier on Friday amid protests at Jantar Mantar were opened later in the day, the DMRC said.The DMRC had earlier closed entry and exit at Janpath, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba, Seva Teerth, Mandi...
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Two persons were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district on Friday allegedly with 440.63 kg of ganja worth around Rs 2.20 crore, a police official said.Mohammad Wasim (28) and Mohammad Asif (34), residents of Mundera village in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, were held at Lavakera police...
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Driven to Madhya Pradesh after business losses, a couple from Uttar Pradesh struck a fortune by unearthing four precious stones worth Rs 12 lakh in two days at a leased mine in Panna.Jhansi resident Guddi Devi and her husband Rajkumar Shrivas unearthed four raw diamonds weighing a total of 5.16...
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Three new judges are likely to be appointed to the Supreme Court next week, sources said on Friday.The Supreme Court collegium had on September 29 recommended the elevation of three high court chief justices to the top court.Sources aware of the appointment procedure said the elevation of Justice...
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Foreign and Indian airlines will have to reduce a total of 265 weekly international flights to Mumbai airport from October 25 as the airport operator prepares for the redevelopment of Terminal 1, according to sources.Mumbai International Airport, one of the busiest in the country, has two...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached a plot worth Rs 53.46 lakh belonging to an Uttar Pradesh madrasa teacher who allegedly continued to draw state government salary and pension after acquiring British citizenship.The land parcel measuring 189.75 square metres and located in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gandhi Smriti/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a special interfaith prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in the national capital on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.The prime minister offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, honouring his enduring ideals of truth, peace, and non-violence.During the...
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Former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged that her predecessor Mamata Banerjee's leg injury during her 2021 assembly poll campaigns in Nandigram was fake, and asserted that he had documentary evidence to prove it.Speaking at Birulia bazaar in Nandigram II development block,...
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Nine persons including seven students have been apprehended in connection with the violence on the Lovely Professional University (LPU) campus, the police said on Friday.DIG Jalandhar Range Naveen Singla told reporters on Friday that two FIRs were registered in connection with the incidents of...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it has cancelled the drug sale and distribution licences of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences Ltd's carrying and forwarding (C&F) warehouse at Wadki in Pune following detection of alleged violations.The action was taken after...
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A six-foot-long python was found inside an Eicher Canter truck here when the driver opened the bonnet to clean the engine, the police said.The driver had parked the truck overnight at a CNG pump. Before driving off, he suddenly spotted the python coiled around the wires in the bonnet while...
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Among the thousands gathered at Mumbai's Park for the CJP rally against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Friday, this protestor caught one's eye.The sign reflects perfectly the mood of the gathering.Tres chic!-- Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff
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A group of IIT Bombay students protesting the alleged suicide of second-year student Sahil Wakode on Friday started a hunger strike demanding accountability from the institute administration and the resignation of its director.The students, who have been protesting for the past 15 days, decided...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday announced a Rs 30 lakh cash incentive for sailor Nethra Kumanan, who won a bronze medal in the women's dinghy event at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan.Vijay conveyed his appreciation and greetings to Kumanan through a social media post, saying...
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Gunshots were fired near the office of the Jalalabad deputy superintendent of police during a row between two groups, the police said on Friday.The incident took place around 6.15 pm on Thursday when a fight broke out between two groups at a chowk, leading to a bike chase that ended near the...
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Among the thousands gathered at Mumbai's Shivaji Park to protest against the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, was a familiar face.Actor Amin Hajee, of Lagaan fame.To know more about the actor, do read Patcy N's interview with him on Rediff, here.-- Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Shivaji Park
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CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke arrives at the Mumbai Shivaji Park rally one hour after the protest began, with half a dozen policemen surrounding him.In the meantime the speaker on stage goes on: Gyanesh Kumar must be thrown in jail. Dharmendra Pradhan toh jhaanki hai, Gyanesh Kumar...
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Among the protestors, whose numbers have now swollen to around 8000, is comedian Raunaq Rajani.He said he was at Shivaji Park to show solidarity, despite his wife Henna suffering a broken rib at the last protest held by the CJP at Shivaji Park.She was there as well today, but refused to...
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Abhijeep Dipke at a school in Hingoli, Maharashtra.
A group of students held a protest in Latur on Friday against Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke for abandoning the NEET exam paper leak fight and moving on to other issues.They sought answers from Dipke on the assurances the government had given after the CJP's agitation in Jantar...
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Saurav Das, co-convenor of the CJP, arrives at the Shivaji Park rally.Meanwhile, a speaker goes full throttle from the makeshift stage: Form 6 changes done dictatorially by Gyanesh Kumar.Spotted among the protesting crowds is film director Vishal Bhardwaj who is there to show his solidarity,...
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Tanya Verghese, one of the protestors at Shivaji Park says, Karo Ya Maro -- remembering Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. Gyanesh Kumar istifa do!In the meantime Sonu Nigam's chartbuster from the new Border movie is being played: 'Sandese aate hain.'Has the message reached, but?-- Syed Firdaus...
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The CJP's Mumbai protest began at 4 pm, with rousing cries of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai', seguing into 'Vande Mataram', before raising slogans of 'Gyanu Baba, rajinama dya, rajinama dya'.Oh yes, there was also 'Mumbai Police Zindabad', which was raised three times with full volume.-- Syed...
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Some 5000 people have gathered for the Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke's protest rally in Mumbai's Shivaji Party to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The Mumbai police have not given permission to erect a stage to hold a meeting, so...
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'Gondhal', the Marathi psychological thriller selected as India's official entry for the 99th Academy Awards, will have exclusive preview screenings in six cities from October 9, ahead of its worldwide theatrical release in six languages, the makers announced on Friday.Written and directed by...
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Shiv Sena-UBT and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena have shortened the route of their joint protest against the Election Commission on October 4 after a request from the Mumbai police, a party leader said on Friday.Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anil Parab said that the parties agreed to alter the route and...
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Police detain protesters seeking CEC ouster at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Friday./Sumit/ANI Photo
The Delhi police detained more than 700 people, including AAP leaders and members of various student organisations, at Jantar Mantar and in surrounding areas on Friday, during a protest against the CEC.Prohibitory orders were imposed and additional security personnel deployed to prevent any...
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Bollywood actor Dino Morea appeared before the Mumbai Police on Friday in connection with the alleged Rs 65 crore Mithi river desilting scam, a police official said.The investigation pertains to alleged financial irregularities in a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sanitation contract...
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A fresh signboard in two languages on a state highway in Tamil Nadu/ANI Photo
Two officials were suspended for violating the official two-language policy of Tamil and English, and using Hindi words on a signboard on a State Highway, the Tamil Nadu government said in Chennai on Friday.The Hindi words were erased from the signboard and departmental action has also been...
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Actor Walton Goggins/Image courtesy X/ANI Photo
Actor Walton Goggins is set to feature in Universal's Miami Vice '85.The Boyd Crowder actor will join the previously announced cast comprising Austin Butler as James Crockett, Michael B Jordan as Ricardo Rico Tubbs and Andrew Schulz (his role isn't announced), among others. Goggins will...
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The proposed meeting between the Joint Parliamentary Committee on 'One Nation, One Election' and Supreme Court judges will not take place, sources told Live Law.InThe JPC had earlier proposed to meet the Chief Justice of India and Supreme Court judges on October 6 for 'informal discussions' on...
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Police personnel being deployed at Shivaji Park in Mumbai ahead of CJP protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Friday./ANI on X
Security forces were deployed in large numbers around Shivaji Park on Friday as the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) prepared to launch a protest demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, despite the police denying permission for the agitation.Police and railway...
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The police on Friday arrested two key suspects, including the shooter, allegedly involved in gunning down Shiv Sena-UBT leader Pradeep Purnekar in Maharashtra's Thane city, the police said.Acting on technical surveillance, the police nabbed shooter Nikhil Yadav and accomplice Nitesh Pawar near...
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National Payments Corporation of India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Dilip Asbe recently said the proposed merchant discount rate (MDR) would fund a sustainable Unified Payments Interface (UPI) ecosystem, with the money flowing to the banks and UPI platforms.An NPCI circular shows...
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The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at 12 stations on Friday, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat and Patel Chowk, after the AAP and student unions announced protests.They are demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged irregularities in the...
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Israeli flag carrier El Al flight/Reuters/ANI Photo
Israel's premier carrier El Al announced that repatriation flights intended to transport stranded citizens back from Dubai have been called off after the United Arab Emirates rescinded landing permissions for the services.Overnight reports indicated that the UAE had revoked its clearance, though...
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Actor Nushrratt Bharuccha has suffered a fracture in her spine following an accident in Indonesian capital Bali and arrangements are being made to bring her back to Mumbai where she will undergo a surgery, her publicist said on Friday.The actor is under medical observation at a hospital in Bali,...
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Foreign capital inflows into India dried up in 2025-2026 despite the economy's strong performance, according to a report released by S&P Global and Crisil.Net foreign portfolio inflows declined 16.6 percent in FY26, the report, India Forward: Reimagining Growth, said. Foreign portfolio...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually speaks to Captain Smit Machchhar./ANI Video Grab
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Captain Smit Machchaar, who foiled an attempt by his co-pilot to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flydubai flight, and applauded his bravery.During the telephonic conversation, Machchaar gave details of his experience and what gave him courage during...
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The Delhi police allegedly detained AAP Delhi president Saurabh Bharadwaj and MLA Sanjeev Jha on Friday during a protest at Jantar Mantar, as the party called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the alleged...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Edappadi K Palaniswami are all set to campaign on Friday for the October 6 bypolls.As the campaign intensifies for the high-stakes bypolls in Madurantakam...
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An FIR has been registered against Karnataka BJP leader Ravi Patil and others for allegedly attempting to get the names of 198 voters belonging to the minority community deleted from the electoral roll in Belagavi district using Form-7 applications during the ongoing SIR process, the police said...
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The central government will direct private fuel retailers across the country to stop putting a limit on sales of diesel and petrol at retail outlets, Petroleum Secretary Neeraj Mittal said on Thursday.Indian private refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy have restricted fuel sales at...
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Accused of disenfranchising crores of eligible citizens during the Special Investigative Review (SIR) exercise, the Election Commission has directed its state poll officials to launch a special drive to immediately include 'left-out' and new voters in areas where the poll roll revision is...
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India's electricity shortage rose to 544 million units (MUs) in September, more than five times the 98 MUs recorded in August 2026, according to fresh data sourced from the Grid Controller of India (Grid-India).The rise comes amid high power demand due to below-normal monsoon rainfall and...
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An ordinary journey transformed into a desperate fight for survival when an Israeli dentist aboard a FlyDubai service sprang into action, combining quick thinking and medical expertise to save the severely injured captain after a mid-air cockpit attack.Dr Shota Musaev recounted that upon rushing...
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over an incident aboard a flydubai flight in which an Indian pilot sustained serious injuries while foiling an alleged attempt by his co-pilot to crash the aircraft.The Dubai to Tel Aviv flight, carrying 174 people,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 'very good ideas' on a mutual settlement of the Ukraine conflict and raises the issue at 'every meeting', Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.Putin made the remarks on Thursday at the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club, according to...
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Following a terrifying mid-air security breach wherein a Flydubai co-pilot launched a violent bid to bring down a commercial passenger jet before being overpowered by passengers and crew members, shocking new footage and details regarding the heroics of the Indian captain have emerged.The service...
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United States Vice President J D Vance has branded the H-1B visa programme as 'completely broken', indicating he would back its total abolition on the grounds that corporations exploit the framework to substitute American personnel with cheaper international staff.Sharing his stance via a video...
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Delhi Police has denied permission for a proposed protest at Jantar Mantar against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Gandhi Jayanti and deployed additional security personnel in and around New Delhi on Thursday, officials said.Entry and exit at 11 Delhi Metro stations shut on Friday in...
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The NIA on Thursday filed a chargesheet against two persons in a special court here in connection with a bomb blast in Bhubaneswar in January that left two people dead and damaged a building, an official statement said.The accused have been identified as Sanu alias Rohan Ranjan Rout and Amiya...
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke was detained at Marine Drive police station for a brief while on Thursday after he was spotted with placards along the iconic promenade.Dipke had gathered at Marine Drive along with a group of supporters holding placards, an official said.A team...
