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A hugely popular elephant, which returned to a Jain Math in Kolhapur in western Maharashtra after a long stay in a animal-welfare facility in Gujarat, will take some time to settle into the new surroundings, an office-bearer of the Math said on Sunday.Madhuri, who enjoys almost divine status in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed gratitude to the leaders of all the BRICS member countries for making the Delhi summit of the grouping productive and outcome-oriented.A video reflecting key moments of the two-day summit was posted on the social media handles of the prime...
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India on Sunday condemned an attack on a Panama-flagged oil tanker off the coast of Oman that resulted in one Indian seafarer being reported missing.The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said 13 other Indian crew members of the vessel, MT El Gaia, were rescued.'We condemn the attack on the...
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The Trinamool Congress faction led by Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced that Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) and Rabiul Alam Chowdhury are its candidates for the October 6 bypolls to Nandigram and Rejinagar assembly seats in West Bengal.Sanchita Pradhan (Dey) is a new face, while Rabiul Alam Chowdhury...
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At least 75 students of a private boarding school in Surat fell sick due to suspected food poisoning, with 12 of them needing hospitalisation, an official said on Sunday.All the students are out of danger, he said.Seventy-five students residing in the hostel of P P Savani School in the city's...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday mocked the Nehru-Gandhi family, saying the sea came in the way, otherwise its members would have gone to Arab countries to contest elections.Speaking at a government programme here, Yadav said Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday held talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and discussed the West Asia conflict as well as reviewed bilateral ties.The Saudi foreign minister was in New Delhi to attend the final day's session of the BRICS...
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The death toll in Nepal flash floods climbed to 1,388 on Sunday as more bodies were recovered from the eight affected districts, authorities said.The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated towns and villages in northern and central...
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One person was killed and another critically injured in a violent altercation over parking in Nerul area of Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday.The incident took place near Minimahal Hotel in Shiravane between 7 am and 8 am on Saturday, the Nerul police station official said.An argument...
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Actors Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Kumar-starrer Haiwaan has earned Rs 8.60 crore on the second day of release at the global box office.The film is directed by filmmaker Priyadarshan, known for hit comedies such as Hera Pheri, Hulchul, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Hungama.It also reunites Kumar and Khan...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai during the latter's brief visit to the city.The two leaders met over breakfast, and the meeting lasted nearly 30 minutes, Shinde's aide said.Shah also asked the Shiv...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance governments in 21 states will introduce Uniform Civil Code (UCC) before 2029.Shah was speaking to reporters here while highlighting the achievements of the Centre over the last 12 years and the...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day visit to New Delhi on Sunday after attending the BRICS summit and holding a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on its sidelines.Xi arrived on Saturday accompanied by a large delegation of officials and businessmen.This was his...
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The West Bengal government has ordered the closure of 252 madrassas and sent show-cause notices to around 100 others after a state-wide survey that found that several such institutions lacked requisite approvals and basic infrastructure, officials said on Sunday.Minority Affairs and Madrasah...
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The ABVP on Sunday opposed the proposed screening of a documentary on activist Umar Khalid, at the NLSIU here.In a statement, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Bengaluru said it had submitted a complaint to the NLSIU administration seeking cancellation of the proposed September 14 screening, but...
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BRICS must expand trade in national currencies and work towards an inclusive global economic framework as excessive dependence on existing financial and trade systems has made emerging economies vulnerable to political shocks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday.In an address at...
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The BRICS should leverage its close ties with emerging markets and Global South to safeguard supply chains, and foster a large integrated market, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday as he proposed a five-point initiative to boost trade, manufacturing, investment, and technology...
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Eighty per cent of Indians are non-vegetarian and Indian non-vegetarian food is delicious, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday, a day after an all-vegetarian spread was served at a BRICS Summit gala dinner.Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the dinner for the leaders and delegates of the...
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An Indian-origin CEO has lost his bid to recover SGD 468,000 (over 3.5 crore) he spent on his ex-girlfriend, with a Singapore court ruling that most of the money was given to her as gifts.Chander Agarwal, the CEO of a Mumbai-listed company, sued to recover various sums of money he spent on his...
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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi missed an opportunity at the BRICS summit to reiterate India's historic role as a champion of global human rights.The way our prime minister, as the chair of BRICS and as a host, should have spoken, the intensity with which...
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Sam Altman, CEO of Tech Giant OpenAi has backed the public call made by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to slow the pace of AI Development or risk losing control. In a post on X, Altman said, I agree with Dario that we need to pace the frontier. This has been a primary topic of discussions...
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday said that he was a 'Dimagi Naxal', a term coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and used by the BJP to attack those they accuse of being ideological sympathisers of Naxalism.Sibal referred to himself as a 'Dimagi Naxal' while speaking at a talk in Kochi on...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said decolonisation of the country's history and knowledge does not mean erasing the past, but presenting the historical truth to the world in an authentic manner from an Indian perspective.Indian knowledge, history, traditions, languages, manuscripts and...
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Heavy rain lashed parts of Mumbai on Sunday following a prolonged dry spell, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of intense showers accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in some areas.Rainfall intensity in Mumbai increased from Saturday night, with some low-lying areas...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday departed from New Delhi after participating in the two-day BRICS Summit chaired by India.Xi Jinping attended the BRICS Session spanned two days, at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Chinese President also held a...
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Foreign investors pulled out Rs 13,138 crore from Indian equities in the first half of September, as heightened global uncertainty pushed crude oil prices higher, while rising US bond yields and a firm dollar weighed on risk appetite.The latest outflow comes after Foreign Portfolio Investors...
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India has sent the first consignment of components for a 70-metre Bailey bridge to Nepal to help restore connectivity in the flood-affected Betrawati area, the Indian envoy in Kathmandu said.The consignment was handed over to Nepal's Road Division in Hetauda on Saturday, India's Ambassador to...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that increasing geopolitical tensions are adversely impacting ordinary lives globally, emphasising that BRICS must unite to address these challenges and drive inclusive growth, particularly across the Global South.In an address at the BRICS summit, the...
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A screen displayed at the international media centre shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders pose for a family photo, during the BRICS Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi
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A fire broke out in the battery box of an electric bus from the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) fleet in Mumbai's Chembur area on Sunday morning, officials said.No passengers were injured, they said.The fire was reported at 8.11 am in the battery box of the bus, hired on wet...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for a breakfast meeting here and discussed India-Malaysia ties.Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also present during the meeting.The Congress put out pictures of Rahul...
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Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August, including gasoline refined from Russian crude at a refinery in India that is partly owned by Russia's Rosneft, as Ukrainian drone strikes disrupted Moscow's domestic refining capacity, according to a report by the Centre for...
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Iran and Oman have agreed on the details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and will brief Gulf countries on the outcome of their consultations at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, Iranian officials said on Saturday, according to Xinhua News.The development comes amid...
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West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari eats traditional fish bhog at Kalighat Temple
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, over his purported remarks on Bengalis eating non-vegetarian food...
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A man wanted in connection with the hooch tragedy in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district that recently claimed 16 lives was captured after a brief encounter with police early on Sunday, officials said.The 21-year-old accused, Shivanjay Rajput, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 30,000, suffered a...
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Two incidents of Ganesh idols falling to the ground during processions were reported in Palghar and Thane district on Saturday evening.The first incident took place when volunteers of Moregaon Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal in Nalasopara East in Palghar were taking the idol to their pandal after...
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An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact on Sunday in the Java Sea, according to the Associated Press.A search-and-rescue operation has been launched to locate the ship, which was travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island.Initial information indicated...
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The Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory for Sunday in view of the ongoing BRICS Summit and the India-Afghanistan T20 cricket match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, urging commuters to plan their journeys in advance and avoid affected areas wherever possible.Traffic regulations will...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for the leaders of the BRICS nations, other countries participating in the BRICS Summit and international organisations, sources aware of the matter said.Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled...
