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Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, who served under ex-chief minister Sheila Dixit, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Noida, officials said on Tuesday.Noida police recovered a purported suicide note in which Mehta, a 1975 batch former IAS officer, cited his 'mental and...
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A Ganesh idol toppled in Mumbai's Kurla area while it was being transported on Tuesday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, police said, marking the second such incident in less than three weeks.The idol, said to be more than 10-foot tall, was being transported from Vidyavihar to...
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Social activist Anna Hazare's health has improved significantly and he is expected to be discharged from the hospital in two days, his close aide said on Tuesday.Anna appeared very fresh today and met many visitors. His health has improved significantly. His food intake has also improved. He...
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A 'technical issue' affecting air traffic control grounded hundreds of flights at airports across the United Kingdom on Tuesday, including cancellations and delays of long-haul flights to and from India. National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK's leading provider of air...
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The ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam will hold its crucial second coordination meeting with its allies in Chennai on Wednesday amidst a cloud of internal friction marked by a boycott from Left parties and growing national leadership tension between the TVK and its key cabinet partner, the...
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Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's flight from Delhi made a go-around before landing at Lucknow airport on Tuesday due to weather conditions, aviation sources said.Gandhi was on his way to Lucknow to proceed to his parliamentary constituency, Raebareli, for a two-day visit.The Air...
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The West Bengal Congress on Tuesday lodged police complaints against Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri over his Durga Puja diktat, asserting that it hurt religious sentiments of Bengalis and was intended to create disharmony.In the complaints submitted to the officers-in-charge of...
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Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena was on Tuesday given additional charge of Jammu and Kashmir during the 'absence, on leave' of incumbent Manoj Sinha.Sinha, who took charge as the LG of Jammu and Kashmir on August 7, 2020, is currently in the US on an official visit, official sources said.The...
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The rupee fell 18 paise to close at 94.74 against the American currency on Tuesday as geopolitical tensions in West Asia and rising Brent crude prices nearing $99 per barrel weighed on investor sentiment.Forex traders said the Indian rupee declined on a surge in crude oil prices amid fresh...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licences of an IRCTC-linked supplier in Kurla and three food establishments at ISKCON, Juhu, for alleged violations of norms.The FDA suspended the licence of R K Associates & Hoteliers in Kurla West after an inspection...
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A student of Gautam Buddha University (GBU), who allegedly participated in a CJP-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, was served a notice by the Greater Noida Executive Magistrate seeking a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh for maintaining peace, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the order was...
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A woman and her father were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the alleged abetment to suicide of her 62-year-old father-in-law in the Baruasagar area in Jhansi, police said.The deceased, Pramod Yadav, allegedly hanged himself at his home in Nai Basti, Baruasagar, on Monday, Circle Officer...
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A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan allegedly shot himself in the head with his service rifle at Jammu Airport on Tuesday, officials said.The incident occurred outside the airport's exit gate, where the jawan identified as Sunil Jasrotia was posted on security duty, the officials...
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Russia on Tuesday said it would welcome any peace efforts by India to end the Ukraine conflict, noting that Moscow's strategy aligns closely with New Delhi's position for a resolution through dialogue and diplomacy.The remarks by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov came days before Russian...
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The death toll in the spurious liquor tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district rose to 15 on Tuesday after two more victims succumbed during treatment, police said on Tuesday.One of the deceased men is an accused in the bootlegging network, while nearly 40 people remain hospitalised, three of...
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Among the 30 Sensex firms, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank were the major laggards.Bharat Electronics, Adani Ports, Hindustan Unilever and InterGlobe Aviation were the gainers.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, jumped 1.45 per...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday, extending losses for the second straight day, as rising crude oil prices and the US-Iran hostilities kept risk appetite subdued.Selling in blue-chip stocks ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries also dragged the...
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Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (retd), the new CEO of Ram Temple Trust, arrived in Ayodhya on Tuesday, little ahead of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to the temple town.Introductory meetings are currently underway. Very soon, I will come before you and talk about my future plans, responding...
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An election petition and the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have delayed bypolls to two Lok Sabha seats, while a by-election to another parliamentary constituency has already been announced.The Basirhat seat in West Bengal, the Shillong seat in Meghalaya and the...
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Human rights activist from Manipur, Binalakshmi Nepram, on Tuesday issued a stern warning against recurring racial violence faced by people from Manipur and the broader Northeast region living in Delhi, following the murder of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh in Kilokri, Ashram.Addressing...
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Two people were detained from the Neeta Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme was scheduled to take place, police said in Pune on Tuesday.According to the information available, one of the detained persons, aged 24, allegedly...
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Joshna Chongtham, the wife of 54-year-old Manipuri music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh wife, says, I am still struggling to come to terms with the loss of my husband, Vikram Chongtham Vikram. He was my husband, my child's father, a son and a brother, a musician, and a person deeply loved by my...
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South East DSP Vineet Kumar on Tuesday said that the investigating authorities in Delhi are prioritising evidence collection to deliver swift justice following the murder of 54-year-old Manipuri music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh in Kilokari Village, Ashram.Speaking at a press conference, Kumar...
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A CCTV grab of the men who likely killed the singer
Hearing a commotion outside her home around midnight on Sunday, a neighbour of Manipuri musician C Vikram Singh briefly stepped out to see a group of people chasing someone before fear forced her to shut her door, only to learn the next morning that the victim was Singh, who had been beaten to...
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The storage status of reservoirs in India
Over 115,000 people in Sri Lanka are facing drinking water shortages as an emerging El Nino condition, coupled with high temperatures and scant rainfall, intensified dry weather across parts of the island, officials said on Tuesday.Meteorology Department Director General Ajith Wijemanna said an...
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The cost of home-cooked meals rose moderately in August, a report said on Tuesday.The cost of a vegetarian meal increased 1 per cent year-on-year and month-on-month to Rs 29.5 per thali, the monthly report by the research arm of domestic rating agency Crisil said.In the case of a non-vegetarian...
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Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for the BRICS Summit that gets underway on September 12 in New Delhi, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has detailed expectations for the high-level engagement, confirming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting...
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The Central Government will issue a Rs 100 coin to commemorate the birth centenary of legendary Bengali actor Uttam Kumar.Born on September 3, 1926, Uttam Kumar, whose original name was Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, was one of the most iconic actors in Indian cinema and is widely regarded as...
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Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said Delhi Police has assured him that a chargesheet will be filed within eight to nine days in the killing of Manipuri musician C Vikram Singh in south Delhi.He called for strictest punishment possible for those involved.Rijiju said he...
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The Delhi Police on Tuesday rejected claims that mobile phone jammers had been deployed at the Satya Niketan building collapse rescue site, saying networks are fully operational and rescue agencies were communicating through mobile phones without any disruption.In a post on X, the police...
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The iconic Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after its staff went on strike over female employees being moved away for a visit by a Hindu religious group, according to the tower's management and staff.The incident took place on Saturday during a visit by around 100 people linked to BAPS...
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Financial stocks accounted for a little over a third of foreign inflows that went into domestic stocks in August -- largely in line with their weighting in benchmark indices.Last month, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) injected Rs.29,628 crore into the Indian securities market, their second...
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange's health worsened on Tuesday, the 11th day of his indefinite hunger strike, as his blood sugar levels dropped significantly, and he agreed to take IV fluids, officials said.Jarange, who is staging a protest at Antarwali Sarti village in Maharashtra's Jalna...
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The Meghalaya High Court has quashed an FIR against six students from Uttar Pradesh, accused of vandalising a homestay here, after they paid Rs 2.06 lakh as compensation, with two of them also directed to pay Rs 25,000 each and perform six days of community service, officials said on Tuesday.The...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a jibe at the opposition while highlighting the benefits of double-stack container freight trains, referring to critics as the naraaz fufa who would question the impact of the Dedicated Freight Corridor on truck drivers.PM Modi said a double-stack...
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Mallikarjun Kharge said Delhi had become the crime capital
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday condemned the alleged mob lynching of 54-year-old Manipuri musician and music teacher Chongtham Vikram Singh in Delhi's Ashram, calling it a chilling reminder of the utter lawlessness under the Bharatiya Janata Party and demanding strict action...
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The Kangan ghat in Patna
The Bihar flood situation worsened as over 34 lakh people across 13 districts have been affected, with the authorities sounding an alert in downstream areas after the water level of the Ganga crossed the flood mark at Sultanganj in Bhagalpur district on Tuesday, officials said.A small boat...
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A 52-year-old woman, allegedly addicted to watching reels on her mobile phone, died by suicide after apparently being upset over repeated disruptions in internet connectivity in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said on Tuesday.The woman, identified as Manglo Bai Sarathi, allegedly consumed...
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The alleged killers leaving the singer's home using the staircase
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Modi government over the beating to death of a musician from Manipur here, asking what Home Minister Amit Shah's ministry is doing to stop this growing lawlessness and demanding a swift investigation into the incident.C Vikram Singh, a...
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Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday expressed grief over the tragic death of 54-year-old Manipuri music teacher, Chongtham Vikram Singh, who was allegedly being assaulted by a group of men in Delhi's Ashram.In a post on X, Gogoi wrote, Rest in peace. May you get justice. The entire...
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Delhi Police have registered an FIR in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse that killed seven people, alleging that additional floors were constructed on the old structure despite concerns over its load-bearing capacity and that further construction work was underway.According to...
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shares this image from Vienna: Was in Vienna on the weekend for a belated Onam celebration at the Malayali-run Prosi restaurant. Borrowed clothes for the occasion and addressed the gathering, which included a fair number of curious Austrians!
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PVR Inox said a preliminary examination of anonymous allegations of impropriety by certain employees did not indicate any evidence of kickbacks. The multiplex chain stressed that the assessment was undertaken despite the allegations lacking specific and verifiable details, according to a stock...
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Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane has supported the Vishva Hindu Parishad's call to bar Muslims from Navratri 'garba' and 'dandiya' events in the state, alleging that love jihad cases tend to increase during such festivals.Attendees at such festivities should undergo identity checks and recite the...
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The owner of the building was arrested in Rajasthan
The Delhi Police said workers were carrying out basement construction work before the Satya Niketan building collapsed, killing seven people, based on the statement of an injured labourer.Speaking to ANI, Additional DCP Abhimanyu Poswal on Monday stated that the accused Hariram Gupta admitted to...
09:29
Vacancies in two senior leadership positions in the Airports Authority of India's (AAI) air traffic management division pose a direct risk to safety oversight and system resilience, the Air Traffic Controllers Guild (India) has told the civil aviation ministry, seeking an...
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In a fillip to domestic arms makers, the government on Monday gave its initial nod for the proposed purchase of about Rs 1.1 trillion worth of materiel, ranging from radars to helicopters, for the three services, with 98 per cent of procurements to be made from Indian industry.The Defence...
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A 17-year-old student, who had scored 95.7 per cent marks in his Class 12 science exams, allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Thane city after failing to secure admission to his preferred higher education institute, police said.The boy, whose family resided in an upscale housing complex in...
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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has launched a sharp attack on the BJP government over the building collapse at Delhi's Satya Niketan, alleging that authorities act only after tragedies occur instead of taking preventive measures.Citing recent incidents in Saidulajab and...
09:02
Delhi would reduce PM2.5 exposure burden by 20 per cent by 2040 if it achieves current national air quality standards on schedule starting in 2026, a new report claims.The report says that if there is a delay of about eight years (the expected average global implementation delay) in reaching the...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Monday directed its executive engineers (building) across all zones to inspect structures under their jurisdiction and submit comprehensive reports by September 10, following the deadly building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan killing seven...
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A newborn girl died after an ambulance got stuck for nearly two hours on a damaged road in a village in the Bah area Uttar Pradesh's Agra, according to a complaint filed by the family. Officials on Monday said the matter is under investigation.The incident purportedly occurred on September...
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A 12-year-old Class 7 student died of suspected cardiac arrest after suddenly falling ill at his school in the Mawana area of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district on Monday, the police said.Mawana circle officer Pankaj Lavania said Kunal Sharma, a resident of the Kabli Gate area, was a Class 7 student...
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Harekala Hajabba at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, November 8, 2021./PIB/ANI Photo
Literacy activist and Padma Shri awardee from Mangaluru in Karnataka, Harekal Hajabba, has been issued an election notice over a name mismatch in the electoral rolls during the ongoing SIR.Official sources said the discrepancy arose because Hajabba's name was listed only as Hajabba in the 2002...
