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Customs officers have seized 2.85 kilograms of marijuana, valued at nearly Rs 1 crore, from an Indian passenger arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, officials said on Wednesday.The passenger arrived from Thailand's Phuket via Bangkok. He was intercepted after landing...
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A forensic team inspects the site after an oxygen cylinder blast occurred at Okhla Phase I, in New Delhi on Wednesday./ANI Photo
The owner of the commercial godown in Delhi's Okhla Phase-I was detained on Wednesday after an industrial oxygen cylinder explosion left one person dead and four others injured, the police said.The cylinder exploded in the morning after it fell onto the road while being unloaded from a truck,...
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The Election Commission on Wednesday called both factions of the Trinamool Congress for separate meetings in New Delhi on September 12 amid their ongoing tussle over control of the party, its name, assets and election symbol.The EC wrote to Ritabrata Banerjee, the Leader of Opposition in the...
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More than 40 lakh people have been affected by floods in 14 districts of Bihar, with several rivers flowing above the danger mark at multiple places, officials said on Wednesday.According to the Disaster Management Department (DMD), around 41.45 lakh people in 517 gram panchayats across 84 blocks...
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A worker died, and another was feared trapped under the debris after an old water tank tower collapsed during its demolition in Ranchi on Wednesday evening, officials said. The incident took place around 6 pm, in the Zila School premises within the Kotwali police station limits, while...
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TN Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay/@CMOTamilnadu/ANI Photo
The Tamil Nadu government has issued a formal order granting 'in-principle approval' for the construction of a new legislative assembly and secretariat complex here at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore.The modern facility will have a built-up area of 20 lakh square feet and will come up on...
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The government is working to permit ethanol blending beyond the existing E20 level, enabled through flexi-fuel vehicles, advisor to the prime minister Tarun Kapoor said on Wednesday.Addressing virtually the fourth edition of The India Sugar & Bio-Energy Conference 2026, Kapoor said the E20...
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LoP in Keralam assembly Pinarayi Vijayan./ANI Photo
Bharatiya Janata Party Keralam president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday asked Communist Party of India-Marxist veteran Pinarayi Vijayan to step down as Leader of Opposition in the state assembly following the ED's latest move in the CMRL-linked alleged bribery case.In a Facebook post,...
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An NIA team on Wednesday conducted searches at two flats in Patna in connection with the attack on the RSS office in Ranchi in June, officials said.The searches were carried out in the flats located in the Chitragupt Nagar police station area, they said.The NIA team came here at noon and is...
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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar will visit Gujarat on September 10 and 11, his first visit to the state after taking charge as the CEC, officials said on Wednesday. During his two-day visit, Kumar will interact with prominent citizens, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and members of...
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India on Wednesday sent a fresh tranche of humanitarian aid comprising 35 tonnes of relief material and equipment onboard a C-17 transport aircraft to flood-ravaged Nepal, officials said.The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal climbed to 1,365 on Wednesday as more bodies were...
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Punjabi singer Ammy Virk/Image courtesy Instagram/ANI Photo
Punjabi singer Ammy Virk escaped unhurt after a vehicle in his concert convoy came under gunfire in Abbotsford, Canada, local media reported.The attack took place soon after Virk's concert at the Rogers Forum on September 5 in British Columbia province.Canadian media outlets Vancouver Sun and...
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Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha/Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday sought clarity from the Election Commission (EC) on the process through which Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha's name was added to the Delhi electoral roll, asking the poll panel to make public the relevant Form 6 and allow time for objections.Addressing a press...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said its three-day search operations at premises linked to TMC Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque resulted in the seizure of various incriminating documents and digital devices, while bank accounts of Urdu daily Akhbar-e-Mashriq, with balances of about Rs 5.25...
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Expanding its partnerships under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the government on Wednesday signed agreements with four spiritual organisations to strengthen grassroots awareness, prevention, recovery and social mobilisation against substance abuse.The Department of Social Justice and...
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Tamil Nadu CM Joseph Vijay along with other leaders during the launch of new alliance in Chennai on Wednesday./ANI on X
A meeting of the allies of the ruling TVK led by Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday formally named the alliance as the Secular social justice victory front.Emerging from the meeting, TNCC president B Manickam Tagore said a new alliance has been formed under the leadership of TVK president...
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The rupee slumped by 34 paise to close at 95.08 (provisional) against the American currency on Wednesday as crude prices crossed the $100 per barrel mark, stoking concerns over inflation and high forex outflows.Weak equity markets and FII outflows also pressurised the rupee, forex traders...
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A family court here on Wednesday fined Bhojpuri actor and Bihar MLC Pawan Singh Rs 1,000 for failing to attend a hearing in a maintenance case filed by his wife, Jyoti Singh.Pawan Singh's lawyer Harivansh Singh told PTI that a hearing was scheduled before Judge Kamalapati Prajapati on Wednesday...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider exempting Class 6 students from its three-language policy for this academic year.A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while deferring the hearing on a batch of...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lays a floral wreath as he pays homage to the soldiers at the IPKF memorial, in Colombo on Wednesday./@rajnathsingh X/ANI Photo
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday visited the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) memorial in Colombo and paid homage to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the call of duty.Singh arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday on a three-day visit.Visited to the IPKF memorial in Colombo and paid...
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A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly using photographs of a college acquaintance taken from her private social media account to create obscene AI-generated images and circulate them through fake social media accounts, police said on Wednesday.The accused, identified as Keshav Bansal, a...
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Senior executives of global social media giant Meta, which runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, appeared before the child rights body NCPCR on Wednesday in connection with its inquiry into alleged advertisements related to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on the...
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A consumer court has directed the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to pay 6 percent interest to a retired employee for a 35-day delay in settling his provident fund claim of over Rs 14 lakh.The Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, in an order passed last...
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A Delhi court sends building owner's son, PG operator and contractor to police custody for two days. The Delhi Police had sought three-day custody of the three who were arrested after the five-storey structure collapsed in Satya Niketan, leaving seven people dead.The submissions were...
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Among the 30 Sensex firms, HCL Tech fell the most, down 4.55 per cent. Infosys dropped 4.43 per cent, Tech Mahindra by 3.87 per cent, and Tata Consultancy Services by 2.26 per cent. HDFC Bank and Hindustan Unilever were also among the major laggards.Adani Ports was the lead gainer, rising by 3.67...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday led a massive procession in south Kolkata, with the BJP saying it was aimed at upholding the dignity of the saffron colour.Chanting 'Jai Shri Ram', a huge number of monks and seers participated in the 'Gerua Samman Yatra', which began at...
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The national capital is in the final phase of preparations for the BRICS Summit, with elaborate security and traffic arrangements being put in place ahead of the three-day international event scheduled to be held at Bharat Mandapam from September 11 to 13.Preparations that began several months...
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Superstar Amitabh Bachchan shared an emotional note reflecting on his experience hosting 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC).In a blog post, Bachchan spoke about contestants who arrive on the show carrying deeply personal and painful stories, admitting that hearing some of these experiences as...
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Delhi Police has directed its station house officers (SHOs) and assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) to regularly interact with students living in paying guest (PG) and other rented accommodations in the city and address their concerns, officials said on Wednesday.The directive follows the...
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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed that every fourth bank account under the Jan Dhan Yojana was inactive, alleging that flawed policies of the Modi government at the Centre have led to rising poverty in the country.In a statement, Gehlot said, Every fourth account...
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The BJP received nearly Rs 1,473 crore at its central headquarters alone during the last five state assembly elections, more than seven times the Rs 207 crore in net receipts reported by the Congress across its central and state units, according to expenditure statements filed with the Election...
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The mortal remains of college student Arpit is brought home
The five-storey building that collapsed in Satya Niketan is the fifth in the city this year, the seven people killed in the congested colony near Delhi's University's South Campus taking to 16 the number of those who lost their lives in the tragedies.According to official figures and police...
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The Delhi Traffic Police has issued a public advisory ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026 motorcade rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday evening, warning commuters of diversions and traffic restrictions on more than 35 roads across the city.The rehearsal will be held from 7 pm to 10 pm on Wednesday, with...
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Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist Prof C N R Rao has been issued a notice under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka over a 'self-name mismatch', with the 92-year-old being asked to appear for a hearing to establish his identity, according to multiple...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice and sought responses from the Union Government, Delhi Government and Delhi University on a public interest litigation seeking adequate hostel facilities for students across colleges run by or affiliated with the University of Delhi.The PIL has been...
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India on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security.The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure on Tuesday,...
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In a tragic incident, a one-year-old boy died after drowning in a water-filled bucket while playing at his home in Jeevan Nagar Part-2, Faridabad, police said on Wednesday.The deceased child was identified as Aryan.Aryan's grandmother, Meena, said that at the time of the incident, the child and...
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Chief Minister of Keralam V D Satheesan on Wednesday made it clear that the PM SHRI was not discussed when he had recently met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the national capital.The CM, at a press conference, contended that media reports of him and Rahul discussing the issue were created from...
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BJP leader and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.Bhatia is aggrieved by a post on X Corp (formerly Twitter) published by Das and Ranka on September...
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She credited her two years in India with teaching her how to listen, organise and build a movement from the ground up. Read more here.
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The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal climbed to 1,365 on Wednesday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, authorities said.Rescue teams continued to search for 5,326 people, including at least 589 foreign nationals, who remain missing, according to a Nepal...
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Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday suspended the licenses of a supplier linked to a railway caterer, a dairy unit and multiple eateries at a rekigious centre in Juhu for alleged violations of food safety norms.According to the Maharashtra FDA, Inspection of food...
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The Gen Z protests at Jantar Mantar in July this year
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would seek explanation from the Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing a notice to a student there over his participation in the CJP-led Jantar Mantar protest.Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant questioned how the executive magistrate could issue...
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In a major crackdown by the Delhi government following the Satya Niketan building collapse that claimed seven lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take strict action against illegal construction, including the use of bulldozers...
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Asian News International (ANI) has approached the Delhi high court against a single-judge decision that declined to grant it interim protection in its copyright infringement case against OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT.The appeal came up before a division bench led by Justice V Kameswar Rao on...
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India's white-collar hiring surged 14 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in August, led by demand from non-information technology sectors and stronger hiring of freshers, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak report released on Tuesday.The Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 3,028 in August, compared...
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A PG operator has been arrested in connection with the collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi's Satya Niketan that left seven people dead, as police are probing the role of the leaseholders of the building on lease and the construction and repair work carried out there, sources said on...
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The southwest monsoon was 14 per cent below normal cumulatively across India until September 7, with the southern peninsula recording the highest deficit at 27 per cent between June 1 and September 7.With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more rain in the coming days, the...
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Mirzapur: The Movie, featuring actors Ali Fazal, Divyenndu and Pankaj Tripathi, among others, has earned over Rs 150 crore at the domestic box office.The film, which released on September 4, marks the first big-screen outing for the Mirzapur universe, which began as a streaming series in 2018 and...
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Indian markets continued their red streak at the opening bell as Brent crude reached near USD 100 amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The BSE Sensex declined 456.78 points, or 0.60 per cent, to stand at 75,120.80, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 119.65 points, or 0.51 per cent, to...
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For students and young professionals who leave their hometowns for Delhi in pursuit of their dreams, a paying guest accommodation gradually becomes much more than four walls and a bed. It becomes a second home where they return after college or work, have their meals, prepare for exams, attend...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided premises linked to Karnataka PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi, his MP daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi and some others as part of an investigation, officials said.They said about 18 premises are being searched, including those of the 64-year-old minister...
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United Nations General Assembly president and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman offered no word on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would attend the BRICS Summit in India later this week, after New Delhi invited him to join an outreach session of the grouping.India is hosting the...
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The United States Department of Labour has frozen permanent labour certification submissions for Cognizant, representing the foundational stage through which enterprises sponsor overseas personnel for permanent residency, as the Trump administration steps up enforcement against alleged visa...
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Responding to reports that female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to avoid certain areas during a visit by a delegation from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday stated that the issue is a matter 'purely between the...
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The United States has announced a fresh round of trade measures against Canada, banning several categories of imports and reshuffling existing tariffs after Ottawa imposed its own retaliatory tariffs on American goods.Speaking to reporters on a background call, a senior US official said President...
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers in the Middle East on Tuesday, noting them as retaliatory strikes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted an American Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over a 48-hour...
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An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude struck Mustang district in northwest Nepal on Tuesday.The epicentre of the earthquake was at Lomanthang in Mustang district, 375 km northwest of Kathmandu, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.The earthquake occurred at 9.53...
