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Chandrapur district in eastern Maharashtra on Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius, highest in the region, the Nagpur Regional Meteorological Centre said. Chandrapur has been recording a maximum temperature above 40 degrees for the last three days. On...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit four states in the three days from Friday as he spearheads the BJP's drive to tone up its organisation machinery and boost public outreach in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls next year. Party leaders said Shah will visit Birbhum in West Bengal on...
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Ram Madhav
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Ram Madhav on Thursday sent a legal notice to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik, who alleged that he (Ram Madhav) was involved in corruption. Madhav through legal notice stated, Malik made untrue and defamatory statements to stay relevant in a...
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Families of the victims of the Jaipur serial bomb blast case of 2008 on Thursday moved to the Supreme Court, challenging the Rajasthan high court order, which acquitted four accused. The families have challenged the Rajasthan high court's March 29, 2023, order, which acquitted the accused...
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PM Narendra Modi being felicitated by Union minister L Murugan during Tamil New Year celebrations, in New Delhi/ANI
Asserting that India is the world's oldest democracy with numerous historical references to democratic principles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said an over 1,100-year-old inscription from Tamil Nadu talks about rules for a local body, including provision for disqualifying a...
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Instant messaging platform WhatsApp users may need to switch on their old phone to verify themselves for using the app on a new device, the company said on Thursday. In addition to this, the company will be rolling out two new features, including device verification to help prevent malware...
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The Bombay high court on Thursday allowed the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of the Shiv Sena-UBT, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress to hold its scheduled rally at a ground in Darshan Colony area in Nagpur on April 16. Local functionaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party and some residents...
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Goa police on Thursday issued a notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to appear before it on April 27 in a case related to the illegal sticking of posters on public properties during the 2022 assembly elections campaign. Inspector Dilipkumar Halarnkar of Pernem police...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday raised the issue of security of Indian diplomatic establishments in the United Kingdom in a telephonic conversation with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and called for strong action against anti-India elements, officials said. Modi also sought...
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SS Rajamouli
Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan, film director SS Rajamouli, author Salman Rushdie and television host and judge Padma Lakshmi are among the world's 100 most influential people of 2023, Time magazine said on Thursday. The list also includes US President Joe Biden, King Charles, Syrian-born...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Brahmapuram fire incident, alleging a nexus between the Left Democratic Front government and a private company in handling waste at the dumping yard. The party alleged corruption in awarding the...
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Permission has been granted to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to hold route marches on April 16 in 45 places across Tamil Nadu, the police said on Thursday. The 'traditional' rallies would be held in 45 places including Chennai, Vellore, Hosur, Salem, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram,...
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Right-wing activist Kajal Hindustani, who was arrested for allegedly delivering a 'hate speech' that caused a communal clash in Una town of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, was on Thursday granted bail by a sessions court. Una additional district and sessions judge Rekha Asodiya granted bail...
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A special court in Mumbai on Thursday extended till April 15 the police remand of IIT Bombay student Arman Khatri who has been accused of abetting the suicide of his hostel mate Darshan Solanki. Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of the B Tech...
19:30
Satyendar Jain
A Delhi court on Thursday sought the response of the Enforcement Directorate to an application moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain seeking transfer of a money laundering case to another judge. Principal district and sessions judge Vinay Kumar Gupta issued notice to the ED on...
19:13
Amritpal Singh
Two men were arrested for allegedly harbouring radical preacher Amritpal Singh who has been on the run following a crackdown by the Punjab police last month, said sources on Thursday. Hardeep Singh (22) and Kuldip Singh (30), both brothers and residents of Rajpur Bhaian village were produced...
19:09
K Annamalai
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai on Thursday said he would release DMK files, on April 14. The leader had months ago said he would release on April 14, the Tamil New Year Day, documents on corruption related to DMK ministers. The state BJP chief, on his Twitter...
19:02
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ally Jitan Ram Manjhi set political circles abuzz following a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, more so as the development came amid the Janata Dal-United leader's talks with several opposition leaders as part of his effort to forge an...
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Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi
Tamil is far more older than Hindi, closer perhaps to Sanskrit, and Hindi can't be imposed on any language, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi said on Thursday. Unfortunately, over a period of time, out of ignorance or whatever one might call, there were certain policies which in 1960 tried to...
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Surat court to pronounce order on April 20 on Rahul Gandhi's plea for stay on conviction in defamation case. The Congress leader had filed a plea for a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his Modi surname remark in which he has been sentenced to two years in jail. BJP MLA and...
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Uddhav Thackeray's son and former Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray claimed that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, before joining hands with Bharatiya Janata Party last year, cried at Matoshree fearing being jailed by the investigative agencies if he did not ally with BJP.It is pertinent to...
16:57
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday expressed confidence in resolving dissidence in the party stating that senior BJP leaders were engaged in attempts to convince leaders who are disgruntled on not being tickets to contest the upcoming Assembly election.Change is normal, it...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a high-level meeting in the national capital. The meeting started at 3 pm at the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Jammu and Kashmir...
16:05
The encounter spot
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of carrying out a 'fake encounter' to kill the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associate in Jhansi.Yadav said that the BJP was trying to divert the attention of the people from the real...
15:31
Umesh Pal's mother and wife
Shanti Devi, mother of slain lawyer Umesh Pal on Thursday thanked Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and expressed her full faith in the Uttar Pradesh government, for giving justice' after the son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was shot dead in a police encounter.I thank CM...
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BJP MLA Nehru Olekar on Thursday quit the party after being denied a ticket to contest in the May 10 Assembly elections. The 65-year-old two-time MLA from the Scheduled Castes community hit the streets along with his supporters to protest against the party overlooking him for the...
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Taking a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after the veteran socialist met up with opposition leaders in the national capital on Wednesday, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said the PM post for 2024 is not vacant. Asserting that the Prime Minister's job will remain with BJP...
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Parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar may experience heatwave conditions over the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. Earlier this month, the Met office predicted above-normal maximum temperatures for most parts of the...
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Atiq Ahmed
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya hailed the state Special Task Force on the encounter of former MP Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his aide in Jhansi on Thursday, and termed the action, message to criminals.While speaking to ANI, Maurya said, I congratulate UP STF for this...
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State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Adani-Total Gas Ltd and Shell were among the 29 companies that bid and bought natural gas to be produced from the deepest field in the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries Ltd and bp, sources said. IOC walked away with almost half of the 6...
13:36
Atiq Ahmed
Update: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad's son Asad, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday, officials said. Another accused, Ghulam, was also shot dead during the encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special...
13:15
Gangster Atiq Ahmed
Asad Ahmed, the son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ghulam, the son of Maksudan, both wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case and carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each, were killed in an encounter with the UPSTF team. The team was led by Deputy SP Navendu and Deputy SP Vimal at Jhansi....
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A massive hunt was underway Thursday to nab the assailants behind the killing of four soldiers at the Bathinda Military station even as the base reported the death of another personnel due to gunshot wounds. The Army said the death of the soldier on Wednesday afternoon has no...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media post, and directed him to tender an unconditional apology. Observing that Lalit Modi is not above the law and institution, a bench of Justices MR...
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Indian singer Mika Singh, on Wednesday, expressed gratitude towards PM Narendra Modi for enabling the usage of Indian currency like dollars.Taking to Twitter, Mika shared a video which he captioned, Good morning. I felt so proud to be able to use Indian rupees whilst shopping at #Dohaairport in...
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Unseasonal rain coupled with lightning and thunderstorm lashed parts of Mumbai in the wee hours of Thursday, bringing some respite from the hot and humid weather in the city, civic officials said. In the last 24 hours, Mumbai recorded 14.8 mm rainfall, the highest precipitation so far in...
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The Odisha government suspended internet services in Sambalpur district for 48 hours from 10 am today even as prohibitory order was in force after violence broke out during the Hanuman Jayanti rally, an official said. At least 10 police personnel including a woman cop were injured...
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Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother were produced before a court here on Thursday in connection with the Umesh Pal murder case. They were presented in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Dinesh Gautam around 11:10 am amid security deployment. While Atiq Ahmed was...
11:29
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 75 lakhs of Indian and foreign currency as well as some documents pertaining to nearly 200 bank accounts and 50 shell entities from the premises of jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his associates.The seizure followed a massive raid...
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M P Kumaraswamy
Mudigere BJP MLA M P Kumaraswamy on Thursday announced his resignation from the party, after he was denied ticket to contest the Karnataka Assembly polls, and blamed national General Secretary C T Ravi for not getting nominated. The three-time MLA said he will also be submitting his...
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Seven pilgrims on their way to celebrate Baisakhi at Khuralgarh Sahib in the district were killed while 10 were injured after being run over by a truck near Hoshiarpur early Thursday, police said. Garhshankar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Daljit Singh Khakh said the deceased...
10:33
MS Dhoni
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is nursing a knee injury, which is hindering his movement somewhat, said head coach Stephen Fleming after the four-time IPL champions lost a last-ball thriller to Rajasthan Royals by three runs. Adding to the injury worries, CSK's South...
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Benchmark indices declined in initial trade on Thursday after eight days of rally amid weak trends in the US equity markets triggered by fresh concerns over recession. IT counters took a beating in the morning trade which resulted in weak trend in the benchmark indices. The...
10:02
The Bhatinda army camp
Another soldier has died of a gunshot wound in Punjab's Bathinda, the Army said today, adding that the incident has no link to yesterday's shooting at an army base that left four soldiers dead. The jawan died of a bullet injury as his service weapon went off accidentally. The deceased jawan...
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India reports 10,158 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours; the active caseload stands at 44,998. -- ANI
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Unseasonal rain coupled with lightning and thunderstorm lashed parts of Mumbai in the wee hours of Thursday, bringing some respite from the hot and humid weather in Mumbai, civic officials said.The island city and eastern suburbs received light rain, while the western suburbs witnessed heavy...
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The national capital on Wednesday reported 1,149 new coronavirus cases, marking a sharp jump from Tuesday when 980 cases were reported, according to a daily bulletin issued by the Delhi Health Department.According to the Delhi Health Department, one death was reported in the national capital but...
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Days after a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA raised objection against the Maha Vikas Aghadi Vajramuth' rally planned to be held at a playground in Nagpur city on April 16, four local residents on Wednesday filed a petition in the Bombay high court against the scheduled public meeting. This...
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Ajit Pawar
Amid frenzied speculations of Ajit Pawar stepping away from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, the Opposition alliance in Mahatrashtra comprising Shiv Sena-UBT, NCP and the Congress, a war of words has broken out between the senior NCP leader and Congress state chief Nana Patole. ...
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Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Kerala will visit the residences of Muslim community members in the state to exchange greetings on the occasion of Eid next week, a party source said on Wednesday. The party had last Sunday conducted sneha yatra, reaching out to Christians on the occasion of...
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