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23:32

Ankita Bhandari murder: U'khand court hears plea for narco, polygraph tests of accused

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A local court in Uttarakhand on Tuesday heard a petition seeking its permission to conduct narco and polygraph tests of the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Judicial Magistrate (first class) Bhavna Pandey fixed January 5 as the next date of hearing in the case after hearing the...
23:13

Will answer all charges after Jan 5: Tunisha's uncle

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Sanjeev Kaushal, deceased TV actor Tunisha's 'uncle' refuted the claims made by Sheezan family members and advocate Shailendra Mishra, and said that they would answer the accusations after January 5.      We will answer all these allegations after January 5, all the...
22:29

Hindu body asks theatre management in MP city not to release Pathaan

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As protests against Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan continued, workers of the Hindu Jagran Manch, a right wing organisation, staged a demonstration at INOX theatre in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday, demanding that the management not release the movie here.       ...
21:56

Bus hits vehicle in Union minister Prahlad Patel's motorcade in MP; 3 cops hurt

Union minister Prahlad Patel
Union minister Prahlad Patel
A speeding bus hit a police vehicle which was part of the motorcade of Union minister Prahlad Patel in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday evening, leaving three police personnel injured.           The incident occurred near the Piparia...
21:41

Nitish won't join ally Cong's yatra, RJD yet to decide

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Terming that the Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' is its internal matter, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said his JD-U will not participate in the padayatra. Lalu Prasad's RJD, the largest constituent of the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' to which the Congress is an ally, also said the...
21:01

Resident doctors in Maha call off strike after dialogue over demands: Minister

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Resident doctors in government colleges who had struck work over various demands have called off their agitation after a positive dialogue on the issues raised by them, Maharashtra Minister Girish Mahajan said on Tuesday. At least 7,000 resident doctors under the aegis of the Maharashtra...
20:27

JP Nadda to get extension as BJP chief

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The national executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party will meet in New Delhi for two days on January 16-17 and is likely to endorse an extension in its national president JP Nadda's tenure, according to party sources on Tuesday. The key organisational body of the party will deliberate on its...
20:10

Modi's 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on January 27

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with students, parents and teachers during his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha on January 27, the ministry of education announced on Tuesday. The sixth edition of the interaction will be held at the Talkatora Indoor stadium in New Delhi, it...
19:45

Maha CM Shinde to visit Ayodhya

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said he will visit Ayodhya to offer prayers to Lord Ram, but did not specify any date. A grand temple of Lord Ram is being constructed in the Uttar Pradesh city. Speaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport, Shinde said some religious...
19:15

Kanjhawala victim cremated amid tight security

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The mortal remains of the 20-year-old woman who was killed after being hit and dragged by a car here were cremated amid heavy security on Tuesday evening. The remains were carried to the crematorium in an ambulance while her family members and neighbours walked alongside. Scores of...
18:57

Maha BJP MLA Jagtap dies after battling cancer

BJP MLA Laxman Jagtap/Twitter
BJP MLA Laxman Jagtap/Twitter
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Laxman Jagtap died at 59 on Tuesday after suffering from cancer, sources said. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde termed Jagtap's death as mind-numbing, while deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis called it heart-wrenching. Jagtap, the legislator from Chinchwad in...
18:10

Kanjhawala death: Victim's body handed over to family

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The body of the 20-year-old woman, who was killed after being hit and dragged by a car here, was handed over to her family members on Tuesday, officials said. The body was handed over after the autopsy was conducted at the Maulana Azad Medical College in central Delhi, following which family...
17:48

Night curfew imposed along IB in J-K's Samba

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Authorities on Tuesday imposed night curfew on a kilometre-long stretch along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district to ensure better area domination by Border Security Force troops, according to an official order. The step was taken in view of the threat of...
17:27

Actor Gayathri Raguramm quits BJP, claims women not safe in TN unit

Gayathri Raguramm/Twitter
Gayathri Raguramm/Twitter
Actor-politician Gayathri Raguramm, who was suspended from the Bharatiya Janata Party in November last year, announced on Tuesday that she is resigning from the party and claimed that women are not safe in the Tamil Nadu unit as nobody cares about true karyakartas. She blamed state BJP chief...
16:57

Siblings on a yatra

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Rahul Gandhi smooshes his sister Priyanka with a kiss and a hug during the Yatra which entered UP today. 
16:47

Kanjhawala: Death due to injuries on head, spine

The victim's body was entangled under this car
The victim's body was entangled under this car
Kanjhawala death case: Post-mortem of the deceased woman conducted at the Maulana Azad Medical College is over. The autopsy report states the provisional cause of death as shock and haemorrhage due to antemortem injury to head, spine, left femur, both lower limbs.SP Hooda, Special CP Law...
16:22

Farooq Abdullah joins Rahul, Priyanka on Yatra

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National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah joins the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier today, Amarjit Singh Dulat, former Chief of the Research and Analysis Wing and former special director of the Indian Intelligence Bureau, joined the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra the Uttar...
16:11

'Jungle Raj' has returned to Bihar: Nadda

JP Nadda
JP Nadda
BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday alleged that 'Jungle Raj' has returned to Bihar, alluding to the formation of the 'Mahagathbandhan' (Grand Alliance) government in the state around five months ago.  Addressing party workers in Vaishali district, Nadda claimed there has been a complete...
16:06

17-km march today but Jairam Ramesh prevails

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh clearly has a sense of humour. The senior leader who is walking with Rahul Gandhi on the Bharat Jodo Yatra tweeted this image alongside, writing, Today #BharatJodoYatra' resumed after a 9-day break from Hanuman Mandir near Delhi's Kashmere Gate. The nonstop 17km...
15:32

Kanjhawala: Victim, friend had a fight at hotel

The manager of the hotel
The manager of the hotel
In another significant development in the Kanjhawala case, the hotel manager has revealed that the deceased woman, Anjali, and her friend, identified by the police as Nidhi, had a fight in the hotel after which they left the hotel on a scooty.Both of them were arguing. When I told them not to...
15:28

Unemployment rate in India

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Urban jobless stands at a whopping 10.09 per cent. 
15:06

Former RAW chief joins Yatra

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Former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat joins Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi.
15:04

China tried to unilaterally change LAC: Jaishankar

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China did not observe agreements with India on border issues and that is why there is a tense situation between the two neighbours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pointed out as he explained how Beijing tried to unilaterally change LAC. During an interview to Austria's national...
14:31

Priyanka: Rahul doesn't feel cold because ...

Rahul Gandhi with KC Venugopal and Ambika Soni
Rahul Gandhi with KC Venugopal and Ambika Soni
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday called her brother Rahul Gandhi a warrior and said he is not afraid of the might of the government which spent thousands of crores to destroy his image.Welcoming Rahul Gandhi and the Bharat Jodo Yatra at the Loni border as it entered Uttar Pradesh...
14:24

Kanjhawala: Victim was not sexually assaulted

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The preliminary postmortem report of the 20-year-old who died after she was dragged under a car for 12 kilometres shows that there were no injury marks on her private parts, police sources said on Tuesday. This indicates there was no sexual assault, they said. The medical board in...
14:15

What dissenting judge on demo said on hate speech

Anurag Thakur
Anurag Thakur
A hate speech strikes at the foundational values of our Constitution, Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna said on Tuesday and held that such statements can be vicariously attributed to the government in case a minister makes disparaging statements in his official capacity.  A...
14:03

Adani offers Rs 48.65 per share of NDTV

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Adani Group decides to pay additional price of Rs 48.65/share for NDTV shares bought under open offer, as transfer price for shares bought from another promoter was higher than the open offer price which was Rs 294/share and the promoter transfer price was Rs 342.65/share.
13:48

Delhi stuck in traffic jams as Yatra leaves for UP

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The city witnessed snarls in several places on Tuesday as the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi progressed towards Uttar Pradesh with hundreds of supporters in tow.  As the Yatra moved across central Delhi, a huge police force was deployed to ensure there is no...
13:18

Don't be untruthful... Jaishankar raps Europe

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that he could have used much harsher words than epicentre for Pakistan for its role in promoting cross-border terrorism as he underlined that the world needs to be concerned about terrorism.  Jaishankar, who has often described Pakistan as...
13:08

Rajnath's message to neighbours from Arunachal...

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that India has every capability to thwart challenges along the border to protect the country's territory.  Singh also said India never encourages war, and always wants to maintain cordial relations with its neighbours. However, the...
12:57

Govt hikes windfall tax on crude oil, export of diesel, ATF

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The government has raised the windfall profit tax levied on domestically produced crude oil as well as on the export of diesel and ATF, in line with firming international oil prices, according to an official order.  The levy on crude oil produced by companies such as Oil and Natural...
12:31

BJP demands NIA probe into attack on Vande Bharat

The damaged glass of a coach on the Vande Bharat Express
The damaged glass of a coach on the Vande Bharat Express
Just a few days after its inaugural run, the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express was pelted with stones in West Bengal's Malda district, prompting the BJP to demand an NIA investigation into the incident.  No injuries, however, were reported in the incident that took place near...
12:12

Kanjhawala: Top cop Shalini Singh visits stretch

The five accused in the incident
The five accused in the incident
Special Commissioner of Police Shalini Singh with her team has inspected the 12-km-long stretch from Sultanpuri to Kanjhawala along which a 20-year-old woman was dragged after her two-wheeler was hit by a car in outer Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has sought a...
11:33

Journalist Hopes Coverage on Ethiopias Tigray Will Bring Justice

Lucy Kassa never expected to be a war correspondent. Working for a Norwegian magazine, the freelance journalist wrote about issues related to development and the economy in Ethiopia.But then fighting broke out in her home region of Tigray, in Ethiopia's north.I had a different dream for my life....
11:28

Kanjhawala: Victim was riding pillion initially

A video grab of the two women riding away on the scooty
A video grab of the two women riding away on the scooty
Investigation into the Kanjhawala case has revealed that the 20-year-old woman who was killed after her scooter was hit by a car was accompanied by a friend at the time of the accident who had fled the scene out of fear, police said on Tuesday.  The woman has been called to record her...
11:12

Elon Musk has lost a bigger fortune than anyone in history

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The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter is worth $137 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, good enough for second place on the list of the world's richest behind LVMH (LVMHF) Chairman Bernard Arnault. But at its peak in November 2021, Musk's net worth was $340...
11:09

Remembering RK Krishna Kumar

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RK Krishna Kumar, one of the stalwarts of the Tata group, passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023, evening. A close lieutenant of then Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, for over two decades, he spoke to Rediff.com's Vaihayasi P Daniel in a rare interview in 2012. Read...
10:59

Demonetisation verdict: Six years later, farce after tragedy

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Demonetisation was a shockingly cruel policy enacted under false pretences. It did not achieve any of its stated objectives: A cashless economy, a revenue bonanza for the government, cleaning the system of illicit money, or stopping terror finance. It inflicted needless suffering and made...
10:49

Amit Shah to hit 11 states this month

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In a mega outreach plan ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will travel to 11 states this month, reports R Rajagopalan.He is expected to go to Tripura on January 5, Manipur and Nagaland on January 6. He will then travel to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on January 7, and...
10:41

Covid 2nd booster dose not required: Govt

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No second Covid-19 booster dose is required as of now, government sources said amid an apparent increase in Covid-19 cases.First we have to complete the booster drive in the country, said government sources. India's active caseload currently stands at 2,582, with 134 new cases recorded in...
10:32

Shah not equal to Deve Gowda's toenails: HDK

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that the beginning of the end of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has begun in the state.  Kumaraswamy's remarks came after Shah made a remark about the former chief minister and...
10:31

Kanjhawala horror: Was accused drinking?

The accused were driving this car
The accused were driving this car
The blood samples of all the five accused in the Kanjhawala death case in the national capital were sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory Division for examination to determine if they had consumed alcohol, sources said on Monday.Earlier, according to the FIR lodged by the Delhi Police in the...
10:23

Marvel star Jeremy Renner undergoes surgery

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Marvel star Jeremy Renner underwent surgery after he sustained blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries following the snow ploughing accident over the weekend in Nevada's Reno, his spokesperson said.  The 51-year-old actor, who is in the intensive care unit of a local hospital,...
09:43

Kanjhawala horror: Victim had a pillion rider

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In a major development in the Kanjhawala road accident case, the Delhi Police while tracing the route through which Anjali (20) was dragged by the killer car driver, found that she was not alone on the scooty when the incident happened. Another girl was also present with her when the scooty...
09:34

Traders: Note ban move was short-term pain but...

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Traders in Maharashtra's Pune city feel the government's demonetisation decision in 2016 caused temporary hardships, but the move led to a spike in digital transactions in the subsequent years.        The Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority verdict on Monday upheld the...
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US not discussing joint nuclear exercises with S Korea: Biden

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The United States is not discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea, President Joe Biden said Monday. No, Biden said when a reporter asked him if he was discussing joint nuclear exercises with South Korea right now.  Biden arrived at the White House from his New Year...
09:28

Ahmedabad-Delhi Sampark Kranti to be renamed Akshardham Express: Railway Minister

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the Sampark Kranti Express train between Ahmedabad and Delhi will be renamed as Akshardham Express as a tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha.        Vaishnaw made the announcement...
08:58

Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express in Bengal

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Stones were pelted at the newly-launched Vande Bharat Express in West Bengal's Malda district.Window panes of the train were shattered in the incident.The incident comes just four days after the launch of the train in the state.On December 30, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off...
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Gen Bajwa called me playboy: Imran Khan

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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has said that retired Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called him a playboy during their last meeting before his ouster from the Constitutional position last year through a no-confidence motion.  In his interaction with media persons on...
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Delhiites guzzle over 1-cr liquor bottles worth Rs 218 cr from Dec 24 to 31

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Delhiites guzzled over one crore bottles of liquor worth more than Rs 218 crore during week-long celebrations and partying spanning Christmas eve to New Year eve, officials said on Monday. The highest liquor sale of 20.30 lakh bottles was reported in the national capital on the New Year eve...
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Schools in Lucknow to remain closed from Jan 4 to 7 in view of cold wave

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Schools in Lucknow will remain closed from January 4 to 7 in view of the cold wave conditions, an official order said on Monday. In view of the MeT department issuing a cold wave alert, a holiday has been announced in all government and private schools of urban and rural areas of all boards...
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Ahmedabad-Delhi Sampark Kranti to be renamed Akshardham Express: Vaishnaw

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Sampark Kranti Express train between Ahmedabad and Delhi will be renamed as Akshardham Express as a tribute to Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha....
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Ayodhya chief priest wishes Rahul success for yatra

Acharya Satyendra Das
Acharya Satyendra Das
A day before Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra' is set to enter Uttar Pradesh, the chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on Monday wished that the blessings of Lord Rama be always upon the Congress leader. In a letter to Gandhi, the chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das extended...