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The Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has cancelled the licenses of 50 pharmaceutical firms and issued closure orders to two units, health minister Praful Pansheriya said on Wednesday.The state has a zero tolerance policy towards counterfeit and illegal medicines, he said at a...
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India on Wednesday delivered a fifth tranche of over five tonnes of essential medicines to flood-ravaged Nepal, alongside an 11-member rescue team.The death toll from last week's flash floods in Nepal has risen to over 1,000 after rescue workers recovered more bodies from affected areas,...
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IAF tests indigenous long-range glide bomb Khagantak-243./Courtesy IAF on X
The Indian Air Force has successfully conducted a trial of an indigenously designed and developed Long Range Glide Bomb, Khagantak-243, marking a significant milestone for the force and Indian defence industry. The IAF announced the development in a post on X on Wednesday, saying the trials...
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Five persons were killed and 30 others injured after a bus collided with a truck on a national highway in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, the police said.The accident took place around 4.30 pm on National Highway 39 near Badwar located under the Gudh police station area, about 30...
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday directed the Gujarat government to pay Rs 7.5 lakh as compensation to a woman, who had been paraded in public after her arrest in an alleged forgery case, for the violation of her human rights.Payal Goti, arrested in the 2024 Amreli fake...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea against the closure of Visakhapatnam Airport for commercial flights.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the petitioner should have approached the Andhra Pradesh high court with his grievance as it...
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Bikaner Congress president and former IPS officer Madan Gopal Meghwal was assaulted allegedly by party workers during the inauguration of a candidate's election office on Wednesday, police said.Meghwal had gone to inaugurate the office of Congress candidate Navratan Daga in Ward 50 for the...
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Incessant rains lashed several parts of Bihar over the past 24 hours, causing water levels in major rivers to rise and prompting authorities to remain on alert, officials said on Wednesday.All 69 gates of the Sone Barrage at Indrapuri in Rohtas district have been opened to facilitate the flow of...
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Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra./ANI Photo
Retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, said he considered his selection for the post a matter of great fortune. Reacting to his appointment, Mishra said he felt blessed to have been chosen from among several...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of two establishments in Mumbai and proposed action against two others for alleged violations of food safety, hygiene and health standards, an official release said on Wednesday.Inspections found several lapses at...
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The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has dismissed as withdrawn a writ petition challenging Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship, observing that the petitioners failed to produce any concrete document to substantiate their allegation that he was a British citizen.A bench of...
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Tamil Nadu Forest Minister R V Ranjithkumar on Wednesday said the tiger suspected of killing two people in the Gudalur region of Nilgiris district would be captured soon, as a massive search operation is underway to track down the elusive big cat.Addressing the assembly during the Question Hour,...
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Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday claimed that two Delhi police constables took away former bureaucrat Ashish Joshi from Nehru Park during his morning walk, and that his whereabouts remained unknown.The Delhi police have not officially confirmed Joshi's detention or arrest, or issued...
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The rupee traded in a tight range and settled for the day at 94.97 (provisional) on Wednesday, recording a marginal loss of 2 paise as the support from foreign capital inflows was negated by weak local equities and a strong US dollar.Forex traders said the RBI is keeping a tab on the rupee's fall...
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A college student was allegedly abducted and assaulted by a group in Bengaluru, the police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at around 12.10 pm on September 1 when the student was parking his scooter near this college back gate, they said.The police said the exact motive behind the incident...
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A woman allegedly beat her husband to death with a stick in Jharkhand's Gumla district following a domestic dispute, the police said on Wednesday.The incident took place at Fori Ambatoli village within Toto outpost limits on Monday night.The victim, identified as Gangu Oraon (43), was a resident...
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The Delhi police busted an inter-state illegal arms smuggling racket with the arrest of two persons and recovered six country-made pistols, 10 live cartridges and a car, an official said on Wednesday.The accused have been identified as Honey Nihal (20), a resident of Ghaziabad, and Jatin Bhati...
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An IAF veteran has this to say about Air Marshal Mishra: Very upright guy and a danda master. Very good choice!
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The Congress on Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi's 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' event in Indore, earlier planned to be held on September 12, has been postponed to September 19 due to the state government's denial of permission to use a city-based stadium as the programme venue.State Congress...
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Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh and Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday inaugurated a post office passport seva kendra (POPSK) here, expanding passport services closer to people in the remote district and adjoining areas.The POPSK, established by...
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Air Marshal (retd) Jeetendra Mishra, who headed the Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor, was appointed the first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday, officials said.Mishra's name was selected from a shortlist of three candidates picked from 5,585...
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Manipur home minister Govindas Konthoujam on Wednesday said nearly 55 km out of 398 km of the state's international border with Myanmar has been fenced.Konthoujam was responding to a calling attention motion raised by Congress MLA K Ranjit Singh on the reported proposal for a land swap deal...
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The 50-share NSE Nifty slumped 141.35 points, or 0.59 per cent, to end at 23,914.45.Among the 30 Sensex firms, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Tech, Bharat Electronics and Infosys were the major laggards.Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, NTPC and Titan were among the...
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Men perform last rites for missing family members in Trishuli
Families performed the cremation of the victims on Wednesday, a week after the devastating flash floods hit Nepal.The families used kush, a sacred grass, to make the effigy.Additionally, the Nepal Police and rescue team carried the bodies from Dhunche for burial beside a river on the outskirts of...
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Stock markets declined for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with the benchmark Sensex closing lower by nearly 374 points following a bearish trend in global equities and higher oil prices due to escalating conflict in West Asia.The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 373.93 points, or 0.49 per...
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The CJP team was attacked when it went to visit this school which is now being razed
A government school building whose rickety condition was exposed by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) members last month was razed, officials said on Wednesday.The old building of Government Primary School, Rampura (Kanwarpura), was bulldozed in the presence of district administration and...
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In the wake of Nepal flash floods, the Bihar Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department has issued a public advisory urging caution over consumption of unknown and unusual fish species entering the state's water bodies along with floodwater from the neighbouring country.The advisory states...
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India's petrol and diesel consumption rose sharply in August from a year earlier, while liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) demand registered a steep decline, according to provisional data from the ministry of petroleum and natural gas' Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).LPG consumption fell...
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The post office passport seva kendra (POPSK) was inaugurated in Ladakh's Kargil on Wednesday to provide residents easier access to passport-related services, officials said.Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh inaugurated it in the...
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People work during a search and rescue operation near hydropower project sites
Nepal Prime Minister Balen Shah on Wednesday detailed the government's response to the devastating flash floods in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, saying rescue of people was the top priority.We are with the country in these difficult times. The incident took place around 8:30 AM. As soon as we got to know...
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A mass burial in Gokarna forest near Kathmandu.
Nepal Flood survivors in Nuwakot have found a crucial refuge at the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Bhawan, where an India-supported hospital is providing shelter, medical care and essential assistance to people displaced by the devastating flash floods that struck the district on August 26.For many...
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Two brothers allegedly beat up their elderly parents after being angry over the sale of land owned by their mother in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred on the evening of August 30 at Tarangwadi village in Indapur tehsil.According to the complaint filed by...
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Kuki MLAs on Wednesday attended a session of the Manipur Assembly in Imphal for the first time since ethnic strife erupted in the state over three years ago, officials said.Saikul MLA Kimneo Haokip Hangshing of Kuki Peoples' Alliance (KPA) and Independent legislator Haokholet Kipgen of Saitu seat...
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Naveen Srivastava, Ambassador of India in Nepal met Rajendra Dawadi, Principal, Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School
India's Ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, met with Rajendra Dawadi, the principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Bidur, Nuwakot, whose split-second evacuation saved more than 1,600 children just moments before the campus was obliterated by flash floods.In a post on X, Ambassador...
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The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday quashed the National Security Act (NSA) detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, a 25-year-old Delhi University history graduate who has been in custody for around 5 months in connection with the Noida workers' protest of April 2026. Allowing her habeas corpus...
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Following the Bombay High Court's order for the CBI to register an FIR and take over the investigation into the death of Disha Salian, her father, Satish Salian, who has pursued the case for years, alleging foul play, was visibly emotional.I have been waiting for this for 6 years. I've been...
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Air India Express has rolled out new uniforms for its cabin crew and frontline staff across its network from 1 September. Through the initiative, the airline has introduced distinctive aircraft tail art inspired by India's indigenous art forms, crafts and cultural heritage.Drawing...
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The Congress on Wednesday cited former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg's reported remarks on GDP numbers to attack the Modi government, saying it must understand that PR can polish the picture of the GDP but not the economy itself.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam...
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Three brothers and their cousin died within 10 days from an unknown illness after visiting a waterfall in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri city, prompting the health department to launch a probe into the deaths, officials said on Wednesday.The health of the victims, three of whom were minors,...
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Bombay High Court orders CBI probe into the death of former celebrity manager Disha Salian. A Bombay HC bench of Justice Sarang V Kotwal and Justice Ranjitsinha Raja Bhosale pronounced its order today in a petition filed by Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, alleging lapses by Mumbai...
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A forensic team from India has been sent to Nepal
A 19-member Indian forensic team has begun analysing DNA samples alongside forensic experts to assist in identifying people affected by the recent flash floods in Nepal, the Indian Embassy stated on Tuesday.The team has commenced the analysis at the Nepal Police Central Forensic Science...
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A 60-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Keshavpuram's Hasanpur, possibly killed during a robbery bid, police said on Wednesday.Uma Kushwaha was found dead seated on a chair on Tuesday. A dark bluish mark around her neck suggested strangulation. Household articles were also found...
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A damaged building near the Trishuli river
Bollywood star Sonu Sood on Tuesday visited Trishuli Bazar, one of the areas worst hit by the devastating floods in Nepal.He visited the area to see and understand the situation on the ground. He also met with several locals, spoke to them about their experiences, and expressed his concern for...
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The health condition of social activist Anna Hazare, admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, has improved, and he is now taking proper meals on the doctor's advice, his close associate said on Wednesday.According to the latest information received from doctors, the 89-year-old activist will remain...
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Driven by block deals and the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) rejig, the Nifty India Internet has emerged as the standout performer, rallying 8 per cent even as the benchmark Nifty 50 slipped 1.3 per cent to 24,055.8, underscoring a sharp divergence between new-age digital businesses...
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JioHotstar will begin streaming content to the UK, Canada and Singapore from Wednesday, the popular OTT platform said, targeting the South Asian diaspora in its global foray.JioHotstar's entertainment catalogue will include over 160,000 hours of content in more than 12 languages and multiple...
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The death toll from Nepal's devastating flash floods rose to 1,127 on Wednesday as rescuers are racing to find thousands still missing a week after the Himalayan disaster, police said.According to the Nepal Police, 348 more dead bodies were recovered from Chitwan, 217 from Nawalparasi East, 190...
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Volunteers remove sludge from a house in Nepal
A 13-member team from the US-based Crisis Response International has arrived in Nepal to assist in search and rescue operations at critical hydropower tunnel sites in Syabrubesi's Chilime area of Rasuwa district, where rescuers believe survivors may still be trapped.The team plans to use...
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A fifth Indian aircraft carrying emergency assistance has departed for Nepal with an 11-member specialised rescue team and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.In a post on X, Jaishankar said, The fifth Indian aircraft has departed for Nepal....
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Dehradun, Nainital and Bageshwar districts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday, while a yellow alert has been issued for the remaining districts.The weather department has warned of...
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India will build 100 new airports in the next 10 years under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme UDAN with an outlay of Rs 30,000 crore, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has said.He inaugurated India's third 'hub & spoke' operations from Ahmedabad airport on Tuesday.While there...
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IIT Mandi has conducted a study on 2,000 glacial lakes and classified nine to twelve lakes as critical amid the expansion of water bodies due to glacial melting.Dericks P Shukla, founding chairperson and Associate Professor at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, IIT Mandi, told ANI...
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will participate in the 18th BRICS Summit later this month in New Delhi.As the chair this year, India will be hosting the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The summit will bring together leaders of BRICS member...
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United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that the United States has 'almost total control' of the Strait of Hormuz, while saying Iran's economy is 'totally collapsing', amid escalating tensions in the region.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was not seeking to force Iran...
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The West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Department on Tuesday served a notice on the Camac Street office of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, citing six alleged fire safety lapses and seeking a reply within 48 hours, a senior official said.The notice, issued a day after a fire safety inspection...
