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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday discussed regional and global developments with his foreign counterparts on the margins of the high-level United Nations General Assembly session.Jaishankar met UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in New York on Thursday and 'discussed global...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday submitted a report to the Calcutta high court on its investigation into an alleged conspiracy in the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the West Bengal government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital here in August, 2024.A division bench,...
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The trade pact between India and the United States is 'done and dusted' and will be executed once the United States gives India the right competitive advantage over its competitors in the American market, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.India and the US in February...
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday expressed apprehension that he might be killed in an 'encounter' for speaking out against the government, as he demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over last year's violence in Leh that killed four people.Addressing a gathering on...
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Actor Mushtaq Khan, known for his character roles in over 500 films including hits such as Welcome, Gadar and Hum Hai Rahi Pyaar Ke, has died after a battle with cancer, son Mohsin said.The actor was 75.Khan was admitted to Nanavati hospital in suburban Mumbai about a fortnight ago.He passed away...
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Police have arrested a man in Maharashtra's Latur for allegedly raping and impregnating a 17-year-old girl on the pretext of removing a 'dosh' or flaw in her horoscope, an official said on Thursday.The accused, Rameshwar Maharaj, a resident of Thakre Chowk in Latur, convinced the girl she had a...
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The rupee weakened by 26 paise to settle at 95.99 against the US dollar on Thursday, dragged by a surge in crude oil prices and a strong greenback amid geopolitical uncertainties.According to forex traders, the domestic currency was also weighed down by heavy selling in domestic equity markets as...
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A group of students from the city-based NALSAR University of Law organised a screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid on campus, a student of the institute said on Thursday.The screening of the documentary, 'Prisoner No. 626710 is Present', directed by filmmaker Lalit Vachani,...
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United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday highlighted cooperation and their personal rapport as they held talks at the White House, with Trump saying the two countries could achieve much by focusing on common interests.Welcoming Xi on his second formal...
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The government is working on a mechanism to ensure that Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions is not passed on to consumers, ANI quoted government sources as saying.Banks will monitor merchants to ensure compliance, while the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) will formulate a mechanism...
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Amid protests over the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has postponed the mid-semester examinations scheduled for September 26-27 to October 10-11, an official said on Thursday.The IIT-Bombay has been at the center of a controversy for the last six...
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United States President Donald Trump on Thursday appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping following the latter's arrival in Washington, DC, calling him 'strong, vibrant and fit'.Writing in a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed admiration for the Chinese President and his wife Peng Liyuan's...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were 'deshdrohis' (traitors) as they 'destroyed' India's vote, and demanded the immediate resignation of the CEC.The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha...
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Police have registered a case against two persons, including the president of a Ganesh mandal, in Maharashtra's Latur district over alleged use of a high-decibel 'DJ' sound system in violation of noise control norms, officials said on Thursday.The action was taken on Wednesday during an...
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Jailed gangster, Mainpal Dhilla, was released on 12-hour custody parole to marry his Cambodian partner, whom he had met in that country after he fled India using a fake identity before being extradited last year.  Dhilla (50) was brought to a farmhouse in the district on Thursday, where the...
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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday submitted a complaint against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Parliament Street police station in New Delhi, seeking registration of a first information report (FIR) against him over reports that two election commissioners had objected...
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A Hindu College postgraduate student was allegedly harassed by a group of men in a car who followed her and her friend and attempted to pull them into the vehicle in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, police said on Thursday.The incident took place around 9:30 pm on Wednesday, and the car...
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The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 1,247.71 points, or 1.67 per cent, to settle at 73,580.54. During the day, it plummeted 1,264.33 points, or 1.68 per cent, to 73,563.92.The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 383.70 points, or 1.64 per cent, to end at 23,063.10.Among the 30 Sensex firms, 29 ended lower....
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Parts of Odisha were lashed by heavy rain under the influence of a deep depression that made landfall in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, prompting the state government to evacuate people living in low-lying and landslide-prone areas, officials said.Amid fears of floods and landslides in...
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Hunter-gatherer communities are a window on how the human species learned to get a good night's rest. Here's what you can learn from them. Read more here.Â
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The Mahadev online betting app and its sister websites have allegedly generated proceeds of crime worth Rs 94,400 crore over the last 10 years with the main platform still operational and running a huge number of panels, the ED told a Raipur court.The central agency made this assertion in the...
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The Delhi Police has busted an illegal international call centre in Pitampura that allegedly cheated victims in the US of around Rs 100 crore through a tech-support scam, arresting 11 people, officials said on Thursday.The accused also allegedly intimidated victims by sending forged...
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Indian equity markets witnessed sharp selling pressure on Thursday as rising US bond yields, renewed strength in crude oil prices and persistent geopolitical uncertainty weighed heavily on investor sentiment.The Nifty 50 index closed at 23,063.10, down 383.70 points or 1.64 per cent, while the...
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Nine passengers were burnt to death when a bus on its way from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, officials said on Thursday.The bus driver and conductor have been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred late Wednesday night. They...
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India's ability to sustain 7 per cent economic growth in the current financial year could depend significantly on where crude oil prices settle, with oil prices above USD 100 a barrel posing a challenge to the growth outlook, Economist Santosh Mehrotra said in an exclusive conversation with...
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Seeking medical help spurs 38.4 per cent of overnight trips by rural Indians, over twice their urban peers, according to the National Statistics Office's 80th-round domestic tourism expenditure survey (DTES) for July 2025-June 2026. Leisure makes up 36.4 per cent of urban trips, versus 12.5 per...
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has initiated penal action against five major e-commerce platforms over concerns related to food safety and regulatory non-compliances. These platforms include Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket and Zepto.  The development...
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Amid reports of differences within the EC over SIR, the Congress on Thursday alleged that Gen Z is being targeted for exclusion and pressed for its demand that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar must resign immediately.The opposition party also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home...
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Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday announced that the conglomerate would invest more than Rs 1 lakh crore in West Bengal by 2035.Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation for a 2,000-bed hospital in the New Town area near Kolkata along with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari,...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday announced that he would address a press conference at 4 pm, amid the ongoing political row over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.In a post on X, Gandhi said, The enemies of the Constitution have been exposed....
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Disha Salian's father, Satish Salian, along with his lawyer, will visit the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Mumbai after 2 pm on Thursday to submit several pieces of evidence related to the case.Satish Salian is also expected to demand that the concerned officials be called for...
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Shares of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) jumped over 5 per cent during intraday trade on Thursday after a muted debut and entered the elite club of top-10 most valued firms by market valuation.The exchange started trading at Rs 1,800, marginally up by 0.84 per cent from the issue...
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Launching an attack on the functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) supremo Mukesh Sahani on Thursday remarked that if he were pardoned for one murder, the first person he would shoot is Gyanesh...
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Thursday issued a formal apology regarding statements made in an earlier communication concerning the circumstances surrounding the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode.Re-sharing a statement on X originally published on September...
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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that if any illegal acts were committed in the electoral roll revision process, those responsible, including the Chief Election Commissioner, should face criminal prosecution, as she stepped up her attack over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
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Passengers of a bus heading from Rajasthan had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on Thursday morning, officials said.All passengers aboard the private sleeper coach bus managed to evacuate safely in time, they said, adding that no casualties were...
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IIT-Bombay Professor Suryanarayana Doolla
Former IIT-Bombay Board of Governors Chairman Sharad Kumar Saraf and IIT-Bombay alumnus Deepak Birewar F on Wednesday defended Professor Suryanarayana Doolla amid demands for his arrest following the death of student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, while questioning calls for the professor's resignation...
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Former Hollywood filmmaker Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in New York after being convicted of committing a criminal sexual act against former Project Runway assistant Miriam Haley, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The sentence follows his 2025 retrial conviction and...
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National Stock Exchange of India celebrates its stock market debut
Shares of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) climbed nearly 1 per cent on their trading debut on Thursday against the issue price of Rs 1,785.The exchange started trading at Rs 1,800, marginally up by 0.84 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. Further in the trade, shares of the...
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The exam hall where Sahil Wakode was caught cheating
Even as classes resumed at IIT Bombay and the Mumbai Police continues its investigation into the suicide of second year student Sahil Wakode, a CCTV clip purportedly showing students inside an examination hall at the institute has gone viral on social media.The purported CCTV footage which bears...
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Mumbai will be under a thick security cover on Friday, with more than 24,000 police personnel deployed to ensure smooth Ganesh immersion processions, officials said.Idols of Lord Ganesh will be immersed on Anant Chaturdashi after processions, marking the culmination of the festival which started...
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The West Bengal cabinet has taken an in-principle decision to gradually shut down 250 government-recognised private madrasas, most of which have very low or negligible student enrolment and inadequate infrastructure, an official said.These madrasas will be allowed to continue holding classes...
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The deep depression that brought copious rainfall to parts of Andhra Pradesh over the past two to three days, moved west - northwestwards and crossed the coast close to Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam district, the India Meteorological Department said.The IMD noted that the weather system made...
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Two Uttar Pradesh Police personnel and two CRPF personnel have been arrested for the alleged gangrape of a woman from Haryana at a farmhouse in Amroha district, an official said on Wednesday.The alleged incident took place in the Hasanpur area of Amroha. A sub-inspector and a head constable...
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China and the US should be partners, not rivals, Chinese President Xi Jinping asserted upon his arrival in Washington on Wednesday, and voiced confidence that the two can find a right way to get along in the new era.China and the US are both great countries, and the two peoples are both great...
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The United States has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the G20 Summit in Miami in December, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.Rubio made these remarks shortly after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.We think it's...
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Surendra Koli, the accused in the Nithari killings who was acquitted in all 13 cases, died by hanging, according to his post-mortem report, police said on Wednesday.Haridwar City Circle Officer Shishupal Singh Negi claimed that the post-mortem report confirms that Koli committed suicide on...
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Nine passengers died after a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida early Thursday, police said.The incident took place near the 33-km milestone under the Jewar Police Station area, they said.The bus was headed to Bihar from Delhi and it caught fire in the intervening...
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United States President Donald Trump is a very strong believer in tariffs as a tool of national policy and the Russia sanctions act gives him that authority to influence what happens in the Ukraine conflict, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday.Last Friday, Trump signed into law...
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India on Wednesday said the Global South is at the receiving end of 'unprecedented changes' in the world, emphasising that the inability of the UN Security Council to address ongoing conflicts highlights the urgency of reform.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made these remarks as he...
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The Allahabad high court has acquitted a woman, who was sentenced to death for killing her three children, observing that the prosecution has failed to establish her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.The court found that the testimony of the eight-year-old surviving child witness suffered from...
