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The legal metrology department, along with the civil supplies and food safety departments, on Thursday conducted joint inspections at multiplex theatres across Keralam following complaints of exorbitant prices, officials said.The inspections were conducted in various districts to ensure that...
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A Malaysian woman has accused a man of raping her under the pretext of marriage at a resort in Haryana's Nuh, police said on Thursday.The victim is six months pregnant, they said.According to the police, the woman was in a live-in relationship with the accused in Gurugram for a considerable...
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The Congress government in Karnataka has ordered that only the first 2 stanzas of Vande Mataram be sung at its programmes, except those attended by the president, vice-president, prime minister or governor.The order follows a decision taken by the state Cabinet on the playing or singing of Vande...
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IndiGo will launch daily direct flights between Mumbai and Tanzania's Dar es Salaam from November 20, expanding its connectivity to Africa.Currently, the airline operates direct services from India to Nairobi (Kenya), Mauritius, and Seychelles in Africa. IndiGo connects more than 45 international...
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A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting an on-duty ticket checker at Jogeshwari railway station, a police official said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon when Western Railway TC Ashish Ranjan Gupta (33) intercepted Ajay Shivkumar Dhiwar, who was travelling...
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At least six people were killed and eight others critically injured as a passenger van collided head-on with a truck on Nanded-Bhokar road in central Maharashtra's Nanded district on Thursday evening, the police said.The accident took place at around 7 pm near Sitakhandi.The Tata Magic van was...
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The BRS on Thursday said it had submitted a breach of privilege notice against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for allegedly making false allegations against BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao.BRS MLAs G Mahipal Reddy and B Laxma Reddy handed over the notice, addressed to the Speaker, to assembly...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will reach India early Friday on a three-day visit during which he will attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Thursday.On Friday, President Putin will address the Plenary...
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The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday approved the elevation of eight judicial officers as Delhi high court judges.The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, took the decision at a meeting held in New Delhi.The eight judicial officers are Gurvinder Pal Singh, Nivedita Anil...
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A special fast-track court for POCSO Act cases in Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Thursday awarded the death penalty to a 24-year-old man for the rape and murder of his six-year-old niece last year, holding the case to be among the rarest of rare, the police said.District and additional sessions...
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Delhi, gearing up for the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, is likely to witness rain on both these days, with the IMD forecasting light to moderate rainfall in parts of the city, even as temperatures remained above normal on Thursday.India is scheduled to host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on...
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Banking services like cash withdrawals and deposits at public sector banks will be impacted on Friday as unions have decided to go on strike to press for five-day banking and other pending demands.With the strike, banking services, especially in public sector banks, would be impacted for four...
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Six people, including five from Myanmar, were arrested after drugs worth over Rs 14 crore were seized from their possession during anti-narcotics operations in three districts of Mizoram, police said on Thursday.During the operations, the police also seized 3.36 tonnes of dry areca nuts,...
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Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will undertake his maiden visit to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu on September 11-12.During his visit, the vice president will attend a public function at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Government College, Silvassa, an official statement said...
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Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani./Jitender Gupta/ANI Photo
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and his family, along with Zerodha founders Nithin Kamath and Nikhil Kamath, are among the prominent names on the notice list for the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Karnataka, official sources said.While Nilekani's family, including his wife and children, has...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said it suspended licences of 10 establishments for alleged violation of food safety and hygiene norms.An FDA statement said action was taken on six establishments in Mumbai, one in the Konkan division, two in the Pune division and...
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The rupee depreciated 38 paise to close at 95.46 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as Brent crude breached the $102 threshold, mounting concerns over the country's import cost trajectory.Forex traders said the currency is currently facing opposing forces, with downside pressure...
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The Bombay high court on Thursday came down heavily on the Mumbai civic body over the garbage piling up on city roads, saying that the whole city is full of filth and warning that it would take action against ward officers if the situation did not improve.Hearing a bunch of petitions on the issue...
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Snapping their three-session losing streak, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty edged higher on Thursday amid fag-end stock-specific buying despite the cautious market undertone.However, elevated crude oil prices above the USD 100-per-barrel mark, amid persistent geopolitical tensions, kept risk...
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Visits to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum and Amrit Udyan will remain closed to the public from September 11 to 13, an official statement issued on Thursday said.The change of guard ceremony will also not take place at the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday (September 12,...
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Bangladesh on Thursday ruled out the possibility of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visiting India this week, saying he was not invited to the BRICS Summit and the invitation was instead extended to the BIMSTEC Chair.As the current chair of BRICS, India will host the 18th Summit of the the...
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The makers of Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legal, purportedly based on actor Salman Khan, on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the movie is not ready for release as it is yet to get the censor board's certification.The statement was made before Justice Jyoti Singh who was hearing an...
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At least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing repairs in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, state media reported on Thursday.The blaze started at around 11.15 am at the state-owned Qingdao Beihai shipyard, state broadcaster CCTV...
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American singer Billy Joel revealed undergoing brain surgery to help relieve symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder that he was diagnosed with in 2025, as per Variety.Speaking on SiriusXM's Billy Joel channel on Wednesday, the singer spoke about the surgery he agreed to after...
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The Delhi Police on Thursday informed a Delhi court that its enquiry into a complaint against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee over his video regarding many revered Hindu figures is still underway, with electronic evidence and account details being sought from Google and YouTube.This comes as police filed a...
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Police have launched a probe after nearly 20 cats were found dead and mutilated in the Chembur area of eastern Mumbai, an official said on Thursday.The disturbing discovery has prompted animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India to announce a reward of up...
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Airport tariff regulator AERA has waived landing charges for international flights at the Navi Mumbai International Airport for one year.Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL), which operates the airport, had sought a revision in the route eligibility criteria to align the incentive more...
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Aviation watchdog DGCA has ordered drug tests for pilots across all airlines and the exercise is to be completed by July 2027, according to sources.Separately, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to finalise the...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India to attend the BRICS summit, official media reported on Thursday.The visit is expected to be a high-profile diplomatic engagement with implications for the ongoing efforts to stabilise bilateral ties between the two Asian powers as well as for BRICS...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that India supports a safe and sustainable space domain anchored in international law, underlining that the promise of space is infinite and our responsibility is collective.Virtually addressing the International Space Summit being held in Paris, Modi...
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The police in Maharashtra's Thane district have filed a chargesheet against Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and four others accused of assaulting doctors at a civic hospital, an incident that had triggered a massive uproar.The chargesheet, which also names co-accused Ramesh Pawar, Pramod...
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October 2027 is still far away, said star Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma on Thursday as he responded to a query on whether he would play the ODI World Cup at that time.The one-line response came on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai, a rare comment from the former captain amid swirling...
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The Unique Identification Authority of India is working on plans to take Aadhaar global, especially to enable non-resident Indians and overseas citizens of India to benefit from the digital identification technology, a senior official of the digital identity organisation said on Thursday.During a...
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BJP MLC Parinay Fuke on Thursday claimed that NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar was considering joining the Congress and had toured Bhandara-Gondia to please senior Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole, prompting the legislator to accuse him of shielding alleged corruption.Fuke said Pawar's...
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Noting that sympathisers of anti-national forces in Jadavpur University require strict medicines, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the government will speak the language of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, and not that of Mahatma Gandhi, if Kashmir wants freedom slogans are...
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BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday targeted Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, questioning why the Congress leader should not face a foreign travel ban and the termination of his parliamentary membership, as he cited a purported letter by first Prime Minister Nehru's...
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Social activist Anna Hazare was discharged from a hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after 10 days of treatment for an acute viral illness and urinary infection, doctors treating him said.The 89-year-old activist was admitted to Bombay Hospital here on the night of August 31 after being brought here...
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As Gujarati influence has grown, something strange has happened to my people. We act like everything is for sale. It's as true of industrialists as it is of Gujarati religious sects, writes Vir Sanghvi. Read the column here.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor shares a throwback image from the eighties. Me in the 80s! [also starring: @ishaantharoor (in red shirt) @kanishktharoor (maroon shirt)] #80sTrend.An AI-generated trend has taken the Internet by storm, with celebrities, politicians, athletes and ordinary users...
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BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday said her nephew Akash Anand has been completely freed from the party, shortly after his father-in-law and former Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth announced his retirement from politics.She questioned whether Anand, whose personal and family interests she said...
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This was meant to be the first piece published here, not the second. What is unfolding in public discussion of official statistics--not disagreement over method, which is normal and welcome, but a growing readiness to treat a disputed number as proof of bad faith--is genuinely bewildering to much...
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India marked 79 years as an independent modern nation on August 15. This is a moment not only for national reflection, but also for revisiting the extraordinary and parallel journeys of two of the world's oldest civilizations. India and China both began their modern nation-building endeavors...
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US President Donald Trump reiterated his remarks of renaming the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz as the Trump Strait, saying Iran's leadership would be thrilled by the move, as he vowed that Washington would not allow Tehran to acquire a nuclear weapon amid the ongoing US-Iran war.Speaking...
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Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has called Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil her brother and invited him for a meal at her home.Jarange has been agitating at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district for 13 days to demand reservation for the...
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Samsung and Apple's long-running rivalry moved to social media as Samsung Mobile US took several digs at Apple during its Surprise and Shine event on X.Samsung posted a series of comments within minutes of Apple's announcements, targeting the iPhone 18 Pro and the newly unveiled iPhone Duo. Some...
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Multiple explosions were heard across Iranian coastal regions, including Qeshm Island as well as Sirik and Minab counties. According to state broadcaster Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the sounds of several explosions were reported along the coastal areas of Sirik and Minab...
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A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy narrowly avoided a collision with an unidentified drone while taking off from Moldova en route to Oslo for the funeral of King Harald V. Speaking to public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store confirmed...
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US President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday (local time) that the war with Iran will end immediately after the upcoming US midterm elections, accusing Tehran of holding out in hopes that a change in political power in Washington will allow it to pursue a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters...
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Two women were allegedly killed by their husbands in separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh, the police said on Wednesday.In Hardoi's Bilgram, a seven-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten to death with a stick by her husband, they said.The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Mayora village,...
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Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said festivals are inclusive and there is nothing wrong if a Muslim person attends the celebrations, even as BJP leader Nitesh Rane has backed VHP's call to bar Muslims from Navratri events.Navratri and garba were very good...
