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A 19-year-old school student was apprehended by Mumbai police from Nanded in central Maharashtra on Tuesday after a threat to blast Mumbai was posted on Twitter by an unidentified person. A tweet stating I am going to blast Mumbai very soon was posted by tagging Mumbai police on...
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The Odisha government on Tuesday said it will strictly enforce the ban on ganja at Shiva temples across the state. A direction regarding this was issued to all districts, and the police by the Odia language, literature and culture department. 'Ganjan' or marijuana in no form be used in...
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Lawyer Vijay Mishra, who represented the slain mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, has been booked after a man accused him of extortion, police said on Tuesday. Attarsuiya police station SHO Yogesh Pratap Singh said Saeed Ahmad, a resident of Dariyabad, filed a case against Vijay Mishra on...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
As part of his efforts to drum up opposition support for his government's fight against the Centre over an ordinance on the control of administrative services in the national capital, Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet Shiv Sena-UBT leader Uddhav...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, an accused in the National Herald case, moved a Delhi court on Tuesday seeking a no objection certificate to secure a fresh ordinary passport after having surrendered his diplomatic travel document upon his disqualification as an MP. Additional chief...
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A Sri Lankan fishing boat with a crew of five was detained for poaching in the Indian waters, the Indian Coast Guard said on Tuesday.The ICG vessel Vajra, which was patrolling in the Gulf of Mannar apprehended a Sri Lankan fishing boat along with 5 crew for poaching in Indian waters, the Coast...
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The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a medium range surface to air missile from its frontline guided missile destroyer INS Mormugao, officials said on Tuesday. It successfully carried out the engagement of a sea-skimming supersonic target, they said. Sea skimming is a technique...
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A man has been arrested in Amritsar for allegedly smuggling two pistols and over 1 kg of heroin using a drone from across the border, the police said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Lakhwinder Singh alias Lakha, a resident of a border village of Ajnala town, an official of...
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Tapping into the growing popularity of Unified Payments Interface, Google Pay in conjunction with the National Payments Corporation of India on Tuesday announced the capability for users to make UPI payments with RuPay credit cards. With this development, users can link their RuPay...
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Prannoy Roy
The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted permission to NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy to travel abroad for three weeks for business purpose and personal reasons. Justice Prathiba M Singh said owing to the professional standing of the petitioners, they do not pose a flight...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday vowed to put an end to moral policing in the state, and asked police officials to ensure that there is no discrimination between religions, while maintaining law and order. In his maiden meeting with top police officials after the Congress...
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President Droupadi Murmu will begin her three-day visit to Jharkhand on Wednesday, officials said. During the tour, she will be visiting Deoghar's Baba Baidhyanathdham temple, inaugurating the new complex of Jharkhand high court, attending 2nd convocation of IIIT in Ranchi and participating...
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A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Tamil Nadu government's decision to construct an offshore memorial to legendary DMK leader M Karunanidhi modelled after a pen in the Bay of Bengal. The state government plans to construct a 134 feet tall 'pen' statue off the Marina...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said 52 deaths have been reported so far due to pre-monsoon rains in the state, along with damages to properties, and directed officials concerned to provide immediate relief. He said authorities have been warned of strict action in case of...
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Shireen Mazari, Pakistan's former human rights minister and a close aide of ousted prime minister Imran Khan, on Tuesday quit the party and announced her retirement from active politics following her arrest over the recent violence. Mazari, 72, made the announcement after she was released...
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The Kerala high court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by actor Unni Mukundan seeking to quash the FIR registered against him in connection with a sexual assault case. The court also allowed the trial proceedings against the actor to continue in the lower court in the case pertaining to...
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NDTV's senior journalist Sarah Jacob has resigned after working with the news channel for over two decades. Announcing her decision to quit the organisation, Sarah said, Last night, I resigned from NDTV. To Dr (Prannoy) Roy and Radhika Roy, Thank you for building what was one of India's...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday summoned former Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede asking him to appear again before the agency in Mumbai on Wednesday in connection with Aryan Khan drugs-on-cruise case. Wankhede has been booked by the CBI for allegedly...
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Tribals from Maharashtra's Thane district took out a protest march to the district collectorate on Tuesday to press for their demands regarding forest land rights. Protestors carrying banners, placards and flags shouted slogans against the government and marched from Chintamani Chowk till...
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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi, one of the close aides of late Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray -- has been admitted to the Hinduja Hospital at Mahim in Mumbai after his health deteriorated. Joshi was admitted on Monday night. As per the...
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A Delhi court on Tuesday allowed Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, accused in a money laundering case also involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekar, to travel abroad from May 25 to June 12. Special Judge Shailendra Malik allowed the application moved by Fernandez claiming she...
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The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh on information leading to the arrest of a Khalistani terrorist wanted in a case of conspiracy to wage war against the country, an official said. ...
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As part of a nationwide tour to garner support for his fight against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with his party's CM for Punjab Bhagwant Mann met their West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday. They were...
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Amid the opposition objection to Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building on May 28, the official invitation put out by the Lok Sabha Secretariat shows that the ceremony will be performed by PM Modi in the presence of the Speaker of the Lower House, Om Birla.The...
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A cheetah's cub died at Kuno National Park, the officials said on Tuesday. According to the Kuno forest officer, the number of young cubs in the park decreased from four to three. The forest department team is engaged in ascertaining the cause of death, he added.A female cheetah named Jwala...
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CBI summons former Mumbai NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede to appear before it tomorrow. The CBI will interrogate him for allegedly framing Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in a drugs case and allegedly demanding a bribe. The CBI has already interrogated Sameer Wankhede twice.
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Amid speculations that a power sharing or rotational CM arrangement has been brokered by Congress high command between Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar ahead of the government formation in Karnataka, a senior minister's statement that the former would remain the Chief Minister for the full five...
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A tiger takes a dip in the cool water of a pond inside Mumbai's Byculla zoo. Pic: Sahil Salvi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is The Boss, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday at a grand community event in Sydney for the Indian diaspora.At a special community event held at the Sydney Qudos Bank Arena, Albanese compared PM Modi's mass appeal with that of the famed...
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Complaining about the heat? This man, probably has more to complain about, as he quenches his thirst in peak summer heat. There's always some less fortunate than you are; count your blessings. Pic: Sahil Salvi
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Malala Yousafzai is in Brazil with her husband. The Nobel Prize winner shared this image alongside, tweeting, Ol Brasil (Brazil flag emoji). How wonderful to be back in this beautiful country.
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Exchange facility for Rs 2000 notes will be available only at bank branches and cannot be done through post offices, according to sources. Exchange facility is available only at banks. Customers can make deposits since Rs 2000 note is legal tender, the sources said. Members...
14:45
Madhya Pradesh police booked a man in Indore for allegedly forcing a woman, he was in a live-in relationship with, to convert to Islam. According to police, the due reportedly had an altercation after watching 'The Kerala Story' movie. Khajrana Police Station in-charge, Indore,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted at Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park with Vedic chanting and other traditional types of welcome as he arrived in the company of Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese to address Indian diaspora at a community event in the Australian...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese arrived at the venue in Sydney on Tuesday to attend a special community event to celebrate the country's dynamic, diverse Indian diaspora, amid immense enthusiasm among the community members.Modi, who is visiting...
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'Welcome Modi' spelt by a recreational aircraft's contrails posed a mersmerising sight in the clear blue sky over Sydney ahead of the community event organised to greet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Australia. Modi arrived in Sydney on Monday as a guest of the Australian...
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As part of a nationwide tour to garner support for his fight against the Centre's ordinance on control of services in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be meeting his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. Kejriwal who will...
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The AAP on Tuesday alleged that a policeman misbehaved with former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia at the Rouse Avenue court in New Delhi. The Delhi Police dismissed the charge as propaganda. Sisodia was produced before the court in a money laundering case related to the...
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PM Modi meets MasterChef Australia 2022 Runners-up Sarah Todd. Modi tweeted, The celebrity chef is very passionate about India, which was reflected in her deep knowledge about our cuisine, spices and more. Had an excellent interaction with her in Sydney.
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The heatwave conditions are likely to persist in the national capital on Tuesday with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 43 degrees Celsius, even as the weather office has forecast light rain or drizzle later in the day. Delhi is reeling under scorching heat for the past...
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Distressed upon seeing his mother walk every day in the sun to fetch water for the house, 14-year-old Pranav Salkar dug a well in his front yard with the help of his father. The family lives in Dhavange Pada near Kelve, Maharashtra. Pranav's parents, Darshana and Vinayak Salkar work as...
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A Delhi court on Tuesday extended till June 1 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. The judge also directed the jail authorities to consider providing the politician a chair and a table along with books inside the...
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All Adani Group stocks extended their rally, with Adani Enterprises climbing nearly 18 per cent on Tuesday morning, after a Supreme Court-appointed panel found no evidence of stock price manipulation in the group companies while a separate Sebi probe into alleged violation of money flows from...
11:53
All Adani Group stocks extended their rally, with Adani Enterprises climbing nearly 18 per cent on Tuesday morning, after a Supreme Court-appointed panel found no evidence of stock price manipulation in the group companies while a separate Sebi probe into alleged violation of money flows from...
11:49
PM Modi meets the Indian diaspora in Sydney
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a grand welcome when he landed in Sunday to commence his three-day visit to Australia.Among those who had gathered to greet PM Modi included 91-year-old Dr Navamani Chandra Bose who journeyed from Melbourne to meet the Indian prime minister in Sydney,...
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At least six people were killed and several injured after a bus rammed into a container in Maharashtra's Buldhana on Tuesday.The incident happened near Palaskhed Chakka village of Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district at around 7 am on Tuesday. The Maharashtra State Road Transport...
10:28
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hitched a ride on a truck from Delhi to Chandigarh.@INC has posted several pictures of the former Congress MP saying, Your Rahul Gandhi. In your midst. The Congress party handle also said that according to media reports there are 90 lakh truck drivers in India...
10:04
The BBC documentary titled India: The Modi Question, released in January 2023, is set to be screened at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra. The two-part documentary, which focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, was banned in India immediately...
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Director SS Rajamouli on Tuesday remembered actor Ray Stevenson, who played the villainous British governor in RRR, as someone who brought infectious energy to the film's sets. Stevenson died in Italy on Sunday, four days before his 59th birthday, his publicist confirmed with entertainment...
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The driver of a truck which crashed into security barriers near the White House on Monday has been detained by United States Secret Service officers, a spokesperson said. Vehicle collision at Lafayette Square: Roadways and pedestrian walkways are closed as teams investigate, Anthony...
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Mumbai Police received a threat around 11 am on May 22, after a person posted a threatening message on Twitter saying, I am gonna blast the Mumbai very soon. The police have started investigating the concerned account and the police.have identified the person and taken him into custody for...
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The second day of the G20 Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting began on Tuesday in Srinagar.The meetings are being held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar from May 22-24. The people of Kashmir welcomed the G20 summit meetings which aim to boost the tourism...
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Union minister Arjun Ram Meghwal claimed that the law and order situation in West Bengal was 'not good at all'.The newly appointed Union Minister of State for Law and Justice was on an official visit to Kolkata on Monday.Asked by reporters about some recent incidents in the state, including a...
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Security forces carried out a comprehensive area domination patrol in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri town, in an exercise that involved a large number of personnel, officials said. The patrol commenced from the district police lines in Rajouri and traversed through key locations such as Gujjar...
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A traffic constable on bandobast (security) duty for a visit of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was injured in Vakola area of Mumbai after being hit by a scooter carrying three persons, an official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday night and the three persons on the...
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The Border Security Force intercepted a fifth Pakistani drone in the last four days that intruded into India from along the International Border in Punjab to drop a drugs consignment, officials said on Monday. The latest drone was downed in the Amritsar sector. The Border Security Force...
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