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An Indian-origin Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with one count of attempted rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of intentional strangulation, Scotland Yard said in London on Friday. Police Constable (PC) Harman Singh, attached to the Met Police's North Area command...
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Hundreds of CJP supporters and members of student organisations carrying the national flag held a series of flash protests in central Delhi's Connaught Place and Mandi House on Friday evening amid heavy police deployment.The protesters walked through the inner circle of Connaught Place,...
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Prithviraj and S S Rajamouli, Photograph: Kind courtesy S S Rajamouli/X
Prithviraj Sukumaran turned 44 on October 16, with fans and celebrities taking to social media to wish him on his birthday. Among those who sent their wishes was director S S Rajamouli, who is directing the Malayalam star in Varanasi, arguably the biggest film of his career.Taking to X, Rajamouli...
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Food regulator FSSAI has issued notices to Hyderabad-based Gemini Edibles & Fats India Ltd, BigBasket and Flipkart for selling rice bran oil with misleading claims related to health benefits.In a social media post on Friday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that...
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The Madras high court on Friday directed the police to grant permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to conduct route marches and public meetings across the state on October 25 and November 1, 2026, on the eve of Vijayadasami.Justice V Lakshminarayanan issued the directive while allowing a...
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A collage of screen grabs of the gutted Adi Badri Maa Bhagwati temple in Badiyakot, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand
An ancient wooden temple belonging to Adi Badri Maa Bhagwati, the patron shrine of Badiyakot, a remote area in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district, was gutted in fire (external link) Friday due to the unavailability of fire services in the village.Known for its intricate carvings and traditional...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the second straight day on Friday, driven by strong buying in IT stocks amid firm global trends.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 413.66 points, or 0.56 percent, to close at 74,729.27, with 17 constituents up, 13 down, and one unchanged. During...
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The Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon organisers on Friday announced that runners at this year's edition will not pass through Rail Bhawan, Sansad Marg and Patel Chowk and unveiled a revised route amid ongoing protests against the Election Commission of India.The protests have led to heavy police...
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Robert Pattinson in The Batman
In an interesting development, acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has stepped in to help complete the production of The Batman Part II. The move comes after the film's director, Matt Reeves, reportedly had to take a break from the project due to an undisclosed family matter.When rumours began...
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke and AISA chief Neha Bora were detained in New Delhi on Friday ahead of the proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' protest at Connaught Place, the police said.During the interaction, teh police told Dipke he could not go to New Delhi and was being detained....
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The Bombay high court has refused to temporarily restrain the release of Kangana Ranaut-starrer Queen Full Power, holding that the proposed film has no prima facie similarity with the 2014 film Queen, which also starred Ranaut.In an order passed on Wednesday, Justice Sandeep Marne, said a...
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Five people were killed and three others injured after a car crashed into a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Friday, the police said.The accident occurred around 2 pm when an Eeco car went out of control and rammed into a tree in the Narora police station area, according to the...
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A case has been registered against six toll plaza employees in Olavanna in Keralam for allegedly diverting around Rs 7 lakh to private accounts using QR codes, the police said on October 16, Friday.The case was registered on Thursday at the at Pantheerankavu police station under various sections...
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A blast occurred at an alleged illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Varanasi on October 15, following which, the owner of the house Raju Khan was arrested after an encounter with the police. The house in the Paigambarpur area collapsed following the blast.Khan suffered a bullet injury in his...
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Delhi Police has urged Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke to abide by the law over the party's proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' rally at Connaught Place, warning that restrictions under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) remain in force.Speaking to ANI, DCP...
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After two acres of illegal ganja (marijuana) cultivation concealed amid a maize field was uncovered, six people were arrested. A total of nine suspects are connected to this case, as per police officials. The investigation revealed that principal accused had previously been involved in ganja...
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Lekha Washington with Imran Khan. Photo Courtesy: @lekhawashington/Instagram
Actor Imran Khan's girlfriend, Lekha Washington has posted her picture with boyfriend on Instagram and send a message to all those supported him.'I just want to thank my friends who walk the walk especially my friend @Imran Khan who are currently going through some unlawful and unethical...
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A court in Meerut on Friday sentenced a woman and her lover to death for killing her husband and leaving a live snake beside his body to make it look like a case of snakebite, officials said.Additional District and Sessions Judge Jaiveer Singh Nagar awarded the death penalty to Ravita and...
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The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) has rusticated six students over allegedly assaulting the VC and staff members, vandalism at the VC's office and other disciplinary violations.An institute official said that the action came as a student agitation over campus security...
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Bharat Dynamics cited 'urgency' to justify the single tender to Aindri Defence Advisory; the firm then cleared the technical stage and bid Rs 56.8 cr, with a financial evaluation now underway. Read more here.
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Abhijeet Dipke responds to the New Delhi Traders Association which urged political parties and protesters to hold demonstrations at designated sites instead of Connaught Place, saying repeated protests and traffic restrictions have severely affected businesses in the commercial hub ahead of the...
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The Alan Alexander Milne-created teddy bear character, Winnie-the-Pooh just turned 100. In 1926, the brilliant London-born author -- who learned to read on his own at the age of one -- spun the wonderful plot of a children's story based on his son, his son's stuffed animals and a bear. In the...
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Anger at electoral roll changes has boiled over, sparking a crisis for Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government. Read more here.
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Update: Delhi Police officials visited the residence where Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke was staying in the national capital and served him a notice warning against holding an unauthorised march at Connaught Place.The notice, served in the presence of a police official,...
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Legendary Hockey goalkeeper says if there was ever a biopic made on her life and career, she would want Priyanka Chopra Jonas to play her. Savita said that Chopra would do justice to the role, and that she finds her journey inspirational. Priyanka has earlier played Mary Kom in the boxer's...
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Vijay Deverakonda in Ranabaali
While the original Telugu version of Ranabaali released on October 16 in India, the dubbed versions, including Hindi, have been postponed.Mythri Movie Makers and international distributors confirmed that due to unexpected technical delays in finalising the dubbed content, the multi-language...
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The Supreme Court on Friday declined to issue urgent directions to stop the Cockroach Janta Party's proposed protest at Central Park in Connaught Place, even as traders warned that the demonstration could hurt business during the festive season.We hope better sense will prevail, a bench...
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The police investigating a possible terror link in an arson attack near a synagogue in Kochi are examining electronic devices seized from the accused.The Kochi city police commissioner Arun K Pavithran said on October 16, Friday said that Bin Paul, 32, a native of Puthencruz, was arrested for...
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Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was on Friday added to India's squad for the series-deciding fifth and final T20I against the West Indies as cover for Arshdeep Singh, who has sustained a shoulder injury.The final match of the series, which is currently locked at 2-2, will be played at the M...
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Delhi Police personnel arrive at the residence of Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar spokesperson Anish Gawande, where Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke is staying.The cops served notice barring him from holding protest march.More details awaited.
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Beleaguered Bollywood actor Imran Khan has found support from within family. A day after he was asked to leave the country by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) in Mumbai for participating in demonstrations against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, film director Kiran Rao has stepped up in his...
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Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued a critical advisory after autonomous artificial intelligence agents were found accessing without any authorisation, the live systems and confidential data that belonged to Indian organisations.India's cybersecurity agency identified two...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the sale of loose and unpackaged spice powders and mixed spices. This step has been taken to make packaging and sealing at the place of production mandatory to curb adulteration and contamination.The use of ethylene oxide for spice...
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up an application alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pushed a pregnant journalist during a march held on the court premises on October 12.The issue was raised before a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justice Joymalya...
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) held its Lehra Do Tiranga protest at Mumbai's Azad Maidan on Friday, with supporters gathering to express solidarity with fellow activists Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who have been arrested.The party had also called for a similar demonstration at Central Park in...
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The police in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh have arrested a married couple for allegedly killing a 28-year-old man who was in a relationship with the woman, and dumping his body in a canal, officials said.An unidentified man stuffed in a plastic sack was found by the police on the banks...
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A protestor holds up the Tricolour. Video grab: @abhijeet_dipke
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist Abhijeet Dipke on Friday defended the party's protests, saying that demanding accountability from those in power was not an act of anarchy but a basic democratic right. He also criticised the restrictions imposed by the authorities in the national capital,...
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A prohibitory order banning the shooting and circulation of photographs or videos of floating or half-submerged Durga idols during immersion from October 20 to 22, has been issued by the Mumbai police.The deputy commissioner of Police (Operations) Akbar Pathan under Section 163 of the Bharatiya...
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Jishad Shamsudeen with Mohanlal. Photograph: Kind courtesy Jishad Shamsudeen/Instagram
Malayalam actor Mohanlal's limited screen time in the recently released Jailer 2 has not only disappointed his fans, but also the film's stylist, Jishad Shamsudeen. Jishad took to Instagram to express his dissatisfaction over the actor's reduced presence in the Rajinikanth-starrer directed by...
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Rahul Gandhi with student protestors
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday accused those he described as dimagi Naxals of standing against patriotic Indians, saying the country's battle lines had been drawn between the two groups. He also urged people not to forget those he called traitors.His remarks came a...
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Cricket great and now minister for Public Enterprises & Minority Welfare, Mohammed Azharuddin, shares this image on X and says: High tea and a great conversation with @rahulgandhiji at his residence in Delhi.The times are challenging, but the fight to protect our democracy goes on.
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The Directorate of Government Examinations (DGE), Tamil Nadu has announced the timetable for the 2027 public examinations for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examinations for Class 10 and Class 12.Students will be able to check the subject-wise examination dates and timings on the...
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Yash and Ranbir Kapoor. Photograph: Viral Bhayani
Ranbir Kapoor and Yash may be on opposite sides in their upcoming epic film, Ramayana, but the actors share a warm camaraderie off screen.The actors posed for pictures recently, as the English version of the film's trailer released on October 15. The new trailer shows more action sequences from...
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Air India has extended the cancellation of all its flights to and from Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah until October 20, 2026, citing the evolving security situation in Saudi Arabia amid recent attacks on civilian airports and aviation infrastructure in the Kingdom.The development comes as the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday took a dig at the Centre over US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit to India, claiming that officials in the Ministry of External Affairs appeared confused about the purpose of the trip.In a post on X, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok...
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A fan performs aarti of the poster of Rajinikanth outside a movie theatre during the celebration of the release of superstar Rajinikanth's new movie, Jailer 2, in Chennai on October 15, Thursday. Image Credit: ANI Photo
Rajinikanth's latest release Jailer 2 has crossed the mark of Rs 100 crore on the day of its release at the global box office. Produced by Kalanithi under the banner Sun Pictures, the sequel to Rajinikanth's 2023 release Jailer released in theatres on October 15, Thursday. The film trade...
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Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot welcomes Governor-designate Dr Sudha Yadav at Lok Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Thursday. Image Credit: Lok Bhavan/ANI Photo
The new governor of Karnataka has taken over.Thaawar Chand Gehlot passed the baton to Sudha Yadav, who was sworn in as the new governor of Karnataka. Gehlot held the office since July 11, 2021.Sudha Yadav was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of the Karnataka high court Vibhu...
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FBI director Kash Patel. Image Credit: Reuters/ ANI Video Grab
The United States has extradited Manjeet Singh Bedi, a most-wanted fraud suspect accused of defrauding a US government food assistance programme, from India, the US Department of Justice has informed.Bedi was arrested in India last month. He was brought back to the US on Wednesday night, Acting...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday accused the Congress and its allies of trying to engineer a change of government in India along the lines of Bangladesh, alleging that they were using the energy of young people to fuel unrest instead of directing it towards nation-building.Addressing a...
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Luna, who went missing in the enormous Yellowstone National Park. Photograph: Kind courtesy Norris Ark Rescue and Training Center/Facebook
On September 3, a 10-year-old Jack Russell-chihuahua mix named Luna escaped from her family's cabin in the Montana section of Yellowstone National Park. The owners, who were from Sacramento, California, were visiting the park and had left her back in the cabin, before going exploring, after...
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Last night at the Passerine restaurant in New York City, at a fundraising dinner for the Asian American Writers Workshop, the writer Salman Rushdie said, There is something going on in India right now. India is boiling. And I would feel wrong not to say--maybe not the thing to say in a...
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Delhi Police has deployed more than 6,000 personnel, along with 220 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), across New Delhi ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) proposed 'Lehra Do Tiranga' march at Connaught Place on Friday. CCTV surveillance has also been strengthened in the area...
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Discover-Tech's Controlium software lets clients mass-profile internet users then covertly hack targets, say researchers at University of Toronto. Read more here.
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Akhilesh and Dimple Yadav with Ankita Bhandari's parents
SP MPs Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav meet Ankita Bhandari's parents:'When our daughter did not give up, how can we, as her parents, give up?' The words of Ankita Bhandari's parents reflect the agony of all the parents in India today, who are witnessing the merciless crackdown of goons on the...
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A 30-foot-tall cockroach effigy will go up in flames alongside those of Ravana, Kumbhakarna and Meghnad during Dussehra celebrations in Delhi this year. The Shri Keshav Ramlila Committee has chosen the insect to represent filth and unhygienic conditions.Ashok Goel Devaraha, president of the...
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Rajinikanth in Jailer 2
Megastar Rajinikanth and Director Nelson reunite for Jailer 2, the sequel to their 2023 blockbuster, Jailer, delivering another fun, thrilling entertainer powered by the superstar's swag, albeit with its share of flaws.Tiger Muthuvel Pandian, the former jail warden who possibly has more...
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The Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ march at Central Park in Connaught Place on Friday, asking commuters to avoid several roads in the area.According to the advisory, traffic movement around Connaught...
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Neha Bora and Abhijeet Dipke at a press conference yesterday
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday night claimed that police and intelligence personnel were keeping watch on him at his home and said he could be detained later in the night or on Friday morning.Addressing a press conference, Dipke said he was prepared to go to jail...
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Congress leader Kumari Selja on Thursday criticised the BJP over the appointment of a leader at a senior post whose name has figured in connection with the Ankita Bhandari case accusing the party of undermining democracy and denying the victim's family justice.Selja said the Congress was among...
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Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Vipul on Thursday urged Indian nationals in the country to remain calm, follow instructions issued by local authorities and stay indoors during aerial attacks, while highlighting flight disruptions and assuring assistance to Indians affected by the recent...
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Top United States lawmakers, leaders and civil society members have strongly condemned the plot to attack a Hindu temple in Illinois, calling for efforts to combat growing anti-Indian and anti-Hindu prejudice in America.Alexandros Paporakis (19) from Palatine was arrested on October 11 for...
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Uma Raghuvanshi, the mother of the deceased Raja Raghuvanshi, on Friday demanded the death penalty for prime accused Sonam Raghuvanshi and five other co-accused, citing the capital punishment recently awarded by the Supreme Court in the 'Meerut Blue Drum' murder case.Speaking to ANI, she urged...
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The Mumbai police issued a prohibitory order banning the shooting and circulation of photographs or videos of floating or half-submerged Durga idols during immersion from October 20 to 22, an official said on Thursday.The order was issued by deputy commissioner of police (Operations) Akbar Pathan...
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Senior IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir Kumar Rajeev Ranjan has courted controversy after he allegedly used abusive language against a woman JKAS officer and threatened to recommend her dismissal from service.The heated argument, which came to light through a purported video, took place between...
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Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged espionage conspiracy involving Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIO), the police said on Thursday.The arrested were identified as Bongu Ravi and Kadari Srinivas.The Andhra Pradesh Police Counter Intelligence Cell has apprehended...
