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An explosion rocked the Naopukuria area in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday evening, weeks ahead of the October 6 Rejinagar assembly bypoll, the police said.The police also recovered bombs from a container in the area which falls under the Rejinagar assembly constituency, according...
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The election for the president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir would be held on September 24, the region's Election Commission announced on Tuesday.The office of the president has remained vacant since January following the death of Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry.Speaking at a press conference in...
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In fresh violence, suspected militants on Tuesday gunned down two women and burnt a few farmhouses outside a village in Manipur's Tamenglong district, officials said.The killing came two days after four people, including two women, were shot dead in Tamenglong and Noney districts.Armed militants...
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Two 13-year-old boys drowned during immersion of Goddess Hartalika (Gaurai) idols in a lake in Nagpur district on Tuesday morning, the police said.The deceased were identified as Ayush Harish Kumre and Darshan Dhanraj Lad, residents of Zilpa village in Katol tehsil of the eastern Maharashtra...
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Two foreign nationals were arrested in Greater Noida allegedly with 600 grams of suspected MDMA, valued at around Rs 50 lakh on Tuesday, police said.DCP (Central Noida) Shailendra Kumar said the two accused were arrested by Surajpur police from the Tilpata outpost area.The police said two packets...
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A 36-year-old woman, who was known for sharing traditional fishing videos on YouTube and social media, was found hanging inside her rented house near Vaikom, police said here on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Thamburu of Katthathara in Thuruth, Chembu, they said.She had been living...
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India had extended two separate invitations to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman -- for a bilateral visit and to attend the BRICS Summit in his capacity as the Chair of BIMSTEC, the ministry of external affairs said on Tuesday.The remarks were made by the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...
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Senior Maoist member Nakka Susheela Rani, who has been associated with the outlawed group for the last 34 years, surrendered before the police on Tuesday.Susheela Rani alias Latha, a divisional committee member (DCM) of CPI (Maoist) at Maad in Chhattisgarh, joined the mainstream in the presence...
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Fifteen leopards and two crocodiles have been rescued and released into Bahraich's Katarniaghat forest since July 21 after they strayed into populated areas due to flooding and waterlogging in the forest, officials said.Continuous rains in Nepal and the release of water from barrages caused water...
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Gold prices fell by Rs 1,000 to more than a month's low of Rs 1,54,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid weak global trends and a strong US dollar.The precious metal previously traded around these levels on August 7, when it stood at Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the local...
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India's current account deficit widened to $7 billion in July from $3.2 billion a year ago, mainly due to a higher merchandise trade deficit, according to the Reserve Bank data released on Tuesday.The preliminary data on India's balance of payments (BoP) for July 2026 released by the central bank...
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An ex-employee among four individuals was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the theft of gold ornaments and cash from a jeweller's showroom in Kosikalan, the police said.The entire stolen jewellery and cash, including 7.12 kg of gold jewellery worth around Rs 12 crore and Rs 11 lakh in cash,...
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Consumer watchdog CCPA has imposed a Rs 10 lakh penalty on ride-hailing platform Rapido for unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements, the government said on Tuesday.The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) mentioned that the action against Rapido is based on a sector-wide...
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) of White Knight Corps Lieutenant General P K Mishra on Tuesday visited operational locations in the Surankote area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation and ongoing focused counter-terrorism operations, the Army...
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Karnataka Congress chief B K Hariprasad on Tuesday called the jailed student activist Umar Khalid a nationalist.He said the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), which has opposed the screening of a documentary film on Khalid at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), has no...
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An 18-year-old female student's refusal to marry a young man, a fellow pupil, took an ugly turn when he stabbed and injured her in a government college in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, a police officer said.The officer said the police have arrested the accused, Ganesh Thakur...
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The Union finance ministry on Tuesday clarified that Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions between individuals will remain completely free, irrespective of the transaction value. It said no charges would be imposed on person-to-person (P2P) payments. However, a nominal Merchant Discount...
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Several schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails on Tuesday, prompting evacuation of students and extensive security checks, with bomb disposal teams and sniffer dog squads deployed at the affected premises, officials said.The schools include British School in Chanakyapuri, Army Public School...
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The Andhra Pradesh police on Tuesday recovered 46 gelatin sticks, weighing around five kg, from a passenger's bag following an apparent baggage mix-up at Pandit Nehru Bus Station in Vijayawada, the police said.The police suspect that the material was being transported to a stone quarry, though...
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The rupee depreciated 38 paise to close at 95.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by escalating Middle East conflict and soaring Brent crude oil prices, which hit $108 per barrel.Forex traders said surging dollar demand from oil importers has sparked fresh concerns...
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India on Tuesday reiterated the call for free and safe navigation in international waters and the unhindered flow of commerce through international waterways in the region after the Panama-flagged commercial vessel MT El Gaia came under attack off the coast of Oman, with 13 of the 14 Indian...
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Nationalist Congress Party leader Idris Naikwadi on Tuesday said he had asked his party to make clear its stand on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).Naikwadi, a Governor-nominated Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), said he had written to party chief and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Sunetra...
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The Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID has arrested a man from Rajasthan for allegedly creating and circulating an AI-generated deepfake video of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay to defraud the public, the police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Shayabu Khan (28), a resident of Lachhmangarh in...
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Benchmark Sensex tanked 778 points while the broader stock index Nifty closed at a five-month low on Tuesday amid surging oil prices, geopolitical tensions and weak trends in global markets.The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 777.94 points, or 1.04 per cent, to settle at a three-month low of...
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In a major legal turn in the death investigation of Disha Salian, her father Satish Salian on Tuesday submitted statements to officials naming several high-profile public figures and demanding severe legal penalties, including life imprisonment or the death penalty, for those responsible. The...
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Sia Chauhan has alleged that the Bainsla was drunk
Kalyan Bainsla, arrested near Rajasthan's Dausa on Tuesday, passed indecent comments against the woman biker before he allegedly hit her with his car, sending her skidding for metres on a Gurugram road, according to police.Bainsla was arrested two days after he allegedly hit the biker riding an...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the last opportunity of two weeks to actor Rajpal Yadav to come out with a concrete proposal to pay an outstanding amount to a private firm and directed him to deposit Rs 2 crore with the apex court registry.The complainant alleged that, in 2013, Yadav tendered...
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Seven people died when the PG accommodation Satya Niketan collapsed
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government has decided to construct fully equipped and secure hostel facilities for 10,000 students enrolled across colleges and universities in the city.According to a press release issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO),...
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Delhi court grants 3 weeks interim bail to Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj accused of assault at Jantar Mantar.A Delhi court had earlier this month sent Bhardwaj to 14 days in judicial custody in an assault case. Bhardwaj had been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on the...
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A panel comprising representatives of banks, service providers and various associations would soon take a call on charges to be levied on UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to merchants.The UPI & Services Steering Committee has 22 members, including Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and Payments Council...
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Calling upon the Gen Z and Gen Alpha generations to assume leadership and shoulder responsibility, Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged young graduates to put the nation first and ask what they can contribute to the country rather than asking what the country has done for...
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The donation box, or dan peti, at Mumbai's iconic Lalbaugcha Raja opened on Tuesday, a day after the first day of Ganeshotsav, with devotees' offerings including Indian currency, dollars, gold chains and wooden bats being found inside.The counting of donations began after the dan peti was...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday accused Rahul Gandhi of remaining 'silent' on corruption allegations against Congress leaders and functionaries, citing the Enforcement Directorate's action against close associates of former chief ministers in Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh.The BJP also...
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil left Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district on Tuesday to march towards Mumbai, aiming to stage a decisive final protest and press forward with an indefinite hunger strike demanding reservation benefits for the Maratha community.On Tuesday,...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday alleged that the CBI's first information report (FIR) in the Disha Salian death case is a political conspiracy orchestrated by the Centre to tarnish the Thackeray family's reputation.Speaking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP pointed out that Mumbai...
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Tata Group stocks were in the limelight on Tuesday, with Tata Chemicals surging 20 per cent, amid reports that the Reserve Bank has rejected Tata Sons' application to surrender its core investment company registration, killing the Tata Group holding company's attempt to avoid a mandatory...
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For five Mumbaikars who were teenagers or in their 20s during the 1980s, the decade was not a sepia-toned Instagram filter. It was their everyday life, they tell Rediff's Rishika Shah.And while they remember its limitations, what they seem to miss most is something technology can't recreate --...
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The BJP on Tuesday named Hasirani Rath, the mother of slain former aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, as its candidate for Nandigram bypoll, and fielded the party's former Murshidabad district president Sakharav Sarkar from Rejinagar assembly seat.The nomination of Rath gives...
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Around 200 SpiceJet passengers protested at the Delhi airport as their flights to Dubai were rescheduled multiple times and faced inordinate delay since Monday, according to a source.Two flights SG 5111 and SG 5105 were scheduled to depart for Dubai in the morning and evening on Monday,...
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A Kishore Kumar song, a birthday cake, a prince's break from protocol to thank his driver, a Persian painting on the ceiling of the presidential residence -- the BRICS Summit had many memorable moments, writes Archana Masih. Read it here.
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One of the few survivors rescued from a tunnel in Nepal during the flash floods
Nepal and India's joint rescue teams have reached the final stage of efforts to clear the blocked portion of the Chilime tunnel and reach an underground powerhouse, where six workers are believed to be trapped, authorities said.The tunnel face is being cleared using wheel loaders. Once the...
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Sia's father said she hadn't told him about the accident initially
The father of Sia, the victim of the Gurugram hit-and-run incident, on Tuesday said it was fortunate that his daughter survived with no severe injuries, alleging that the accused showed no remorse and that the case required stricter charges.He said that he has sought the addition of charges...
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Naveen Bainsla, advocate of accused Kalyan Bainsla
Gurugram's Golf Course Accident Case: Accused Kalyan Bainsla has been arrested, says Gurugram Police.Naveen Bainsla, advocate of accused Kalyan Bainsla, says, This is not a hit-and-run case; it is a matter of negligence. It happened purely due to over-speeding and reckless behavior -- they were...
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A woman in Delhi allegedly received a call in the name of Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar, demanding Rs 200 crore as extortion money, police sources said on Tuesday.According to the sources, the demand is the highest extortion amount sought in the national capital so far.Following a preliminary...
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Arunima in Bamiyan
An Indian travel vlogger, Arunima, who claimed to have been detained by unknown gunmen while travelling through Afghanistan, is now safe and was released after being held for several hours.Arunima said that she arrived in Bamyan around 7:00 PM after hitchhiking on a truck. Upon arrival after...
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The power ministry on Monday said the government has given approval for the export of 654 Megawatt (Mw) electricity to Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours every day till the end of December 2026.'Approval has been given for up to 600 Mw of export through Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar 400 Kilovolt...
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The woman sports bike rider hit by a car in Gurugram has released a new video on social media, levelling serious allegations against accused Kalyan Bainsla after he claimed it was merely an accident.In the video, Shivani Chauhan, who identifies herself as Sia (insta handle rebelwheels_sia_),...
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Two days after being a victim of a horrific hit and run on the Gurugram Golf Course Road, Sia has questioned the Gurugram Police for not being able to arrest the alleged accuse. Sia alleged that the driver of the car which had hit her was seen speaking to news channels but the cops had been...
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Gurugram's Golf Course accident case: Victim Sia says, In the video I posted yesterday, you can see a car chasing me--I usually go for a bike ride on Sundays, and I was riding along Golf Course Road. At the time, I hadn't really noticed the car moving along the road or following me. The first...
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Gurugram's Golf Course accident case: Brother of biker Sia who was hit by a car says, She is physically okay, but she has started experiencing significant pain now. Initially, the adrenaline in her system masked it, but now she is suffering from severe muscle pulls and widespread body pain. She...
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The government on Monday paved the way for banks to levy charges on UPI (Unified Payments Interface) transactions above Rs.2,000, through a notification under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007.The Centre specified RuPay-powered debit cards and UPI transactions of up to Rs.2,000, and...
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Breaking her silence over the road incident on Gurugram's Golf Course Road, the victim, Sia, on Tuesday released a video statement strongly refuting the claims made by the accused driver, accusing him of putting on a sympathy-seeking act after deliberately chasing and knocking down her...
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In a major breakthrough against the terror ecosystem in the Pir Panjal region, Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted an overground worker (OGW) network allegedly linked to the proscribed terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) with the arrest of three persons, an official said.Zakir Hussain and Mohd...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has narrowly defeated the Congress party by a margin of less than one percentage point in the recently concluded Rajasthan urban local body elections.Out of the total votes polled across 309 civic bodies, the BJP secured 35.18 per cent (37,35,567 votes) compared to...
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United States President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that Iran wants to strike a deal with Washington, DC 'quickly and badly', asserting that global energy costs will fall rapidly once the conflict resolves, while taking credit for blocking Tehran's nuclear ambitions.In a series of posts...
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The government on Tuesday said Meta has agreed to report cases involving child sexual abuse to appropriate law enforcement agencies, amid continued scrutiny of social media platforms over child safety and the circulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).Government sources said online safety...
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday insisted that nations benefiting from security in the Strait of Hormuz must reimburse Washington, DC for protecting the vital oil transit corridor, alleging that foreign countries offered 'no help whatsoever' amid hostilities with Iran.In a series of...
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A Keralite woman travel vlogger, who had earlier claimed that she was arrested by the 'Mujahideen' in Afghanistan, has now said that local authorities threatened to arrest her in Bamyan, citing the country's law that women cannot travel without a male companion or guide.According to the law of...
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The United States military on Monday dismissed assertions from Iran's Revolutionary Guards alleging that an oil tanker collided with a naval mine within the Strait of Hormuz.According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the command authority responsible for American military deployments throughout...
