Say Jai Ram, Jai Krishna, to live in India: MP CM

 Mon, 26 August 2024
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23:51

Uddhav Sena, BJP workers clash during Aaditya Thackeray's visit; 60 booked

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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Aaditya Thackeray's visit to Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city on Monday triggered a clash between workers and local leaders of his party and those of the rival BJP. The police registered two separate cases against 60 people in...
23:38

Apple's iPhone 16 to make it's debut on Sep 10: Report

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In a recent update, the much-anticipated iPhone 16 series is set to make its debut on September 10, aligning with Apple's tradition of announcing new iPhones in September. GSM Arena has reported that the release date for the new devices will likely be September 20, just ten days after the...
23:31

Say Jai Ram, Jai Krishna, to live in India: MP CM

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav/File image
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said those who want to live in Bharat will have to hail Hindu Gods Ram and Krishna. He asserted citizens are free to practice their respective religions, but they have to be patriotic as they can survive only when India remains intact as a...
22:56

Vande Bharat train hits slab placed on tracks in Rajasthan, none hurt

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The Ahmedabad-Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express hit a cement slab, placed on the railway track in Rajasthan's Pali district last week, the police said on Monday. The cattle guard of the engine hit the cement slab, causing the train's detention for eight minutes, NWR CPRO Shashi Kiran...
22:35

More body parts recovered from landslide-hit Wayanad

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Five more human body parts were recovered from the landslide-hit areas of Wayanad during a search mission carried out in the hilly district on Monday, district authorities said. As many as six body parts were recovered in the search, and of these five were confirmed to be those of human...
22:19

Modi-Biden discuss situation in Ukraine, Bangladesh

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening spoke to US President Joe Biden. We had detailed exchange of views on various regional, global issues, including situation in Ukraine, Modi said of the phone conversation with Biden. Discussed the Bangladesh situation; stressed on...
22:00

Man held for raping, killing 70-year-old, staying with corpse

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A man was detained on Monday for allegedly raping and murdering a 70-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Latur district, a police official said. The incident came to light after a foul odour started emanating from the house of 35-year-old Mansur Shaikh in Bheta in Ausa tehsil this morning and...
21:32

Kanpur journalist, YouTuber arrested over land grab attempt: Police

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A journalist and a YouTuber were on Monday arrested on charges of rioting and causing grievous hurt in an attempt to grab property, the police said. TV journalist Neeraj Awasthi, who is also a former vice-president of the Kanpur press club, and Muntazir Ansari were produced before a local...
20:58

Plan scrapped to build Kedarnath replica in Delhi

A view of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand/Rameshwar Gaur/ANI Photo
A view of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand/Rameshwar Gaur/ANI Photo
The proposed construction of a replica of Kedarnath in Delhi which had created a controversy recently has been withdrawn. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had attended the foundation stone laying ceremony of the temple in Burari. We decided not to construct the temple as...
20:53

Have outlasted marriage pressure for 20-30 yrs: Rahul to Kashmiri students

LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a chat with a group of women in Kashmir/ANI Photo
LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during a chat with a group of women in Kashmir/ANI Photo
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had to yet again address that one big question -- when will he get married? The place this time was Srinagar and the keen questioners were Kashmiri women students. In his interaction, shared on his YouTube channel on Monday, Gandhi is seen asking them about...
20:27

NC to contest 51 seats in J-K polls, Cong 31

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Following hectic negotiations, the National Conference and the Congress Monday agreed on a seat-sharing formula for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, with the parties set to contest 51 and 32 seats respectively. The alliance partners also allotted one seat each to the CPI-M and the...
19:43

Girls attack schoolgirl in Mumbai; cops counsel attackers, victim and parents

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A video has surfaced online showing a school-going girl being assaulted by a group of minor girls in Mumbai's Versova area following an argument over some issue, prompting police to counsel the attackers, the victim and their parents. A Versova police station official on Monday said the...
19:37

HC temporarily restrains Pune eatery from using the name 'Burger King'

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In an interim relief to US giant Burger King in a trademark infringement suit, the Bombay high court on Monday restrained a Pune-based eatery from using the brand name till September 6. The company moved the high court last week, challenging an order passed by a Pune court dismissing its...
19:22

Rupee settles on flat note, closes 1 paisa higher at 83.89 against US dollar

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The rupee pared its initial gains and settled for the day on a flat note, rising just 1 paisa to 83.89 (provisional) against the American currency on Monday, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices. Forex traders said the Indian rupee gained in morning trade on rise in domestic markets...
19:20

Prove you are Hindu, Madurai temple tells Namitha

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Actress Namitha on Monday complained that she was asked to furnish proof of being a Hindu during her visit to the renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwar temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai, and expressed disappointment over the alleged rude behaviour of temple officials. The actress, who is a...
18:57

Rajasthan city shuts over communal tension

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Shopkeepers downed shutters Monday after communal tension erupted in Rajasthan's Bhilwara city, a day after a chopped portion of a cow's tail was found near a temple, the police said. The police resorted to cane-charge to disperse a crowd that hurled stones at them. Additional forces...
18:33

4 killed in bomb attack in northwest Pakistan

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At least four people were killed and over 10 others injured on Monday when a blast ripped through a busy market in a tribal district bordering Afghanistan in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The bomb explosion occurred in the Razmak Bazar in the north Waziristan district of...
18:07

Will Modi attend SCO summit in Pakistan? MEA says...

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With Pakistan inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other world leaders, to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's summit of the Council of Heads of Government in October, speculation has been rife in New Delhi if Modi will cross the western border. With various reports claiming...
17:31

JNU agrees to hold caste census of students

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The ongoing stalemate between the Jawaharlal Nehru University administration and its students' union, which has been staging a hunger strike for the past 15 days over various unresolved issues, may soon come to an end as the two sides have reached a consensus on several...
17:16

Cow slaughter suspect drowns in U'khand as he jumps into pond to evade arrest

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A man suspected of being involved in illegal cow slaughter drowned in a pond after he jumped into it while trying to run away from the police. The incident happened in Madhopur area near Roorkee late on Saturday night, Haridwar's senior superintendent of police Pramendra Dobhal said on...
16:54

Maoists murder villager in kangaroo court after branding him police informer

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A man was killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district after they accused him of being a police informer, an official said on Monday. Situ Madvi was killed near his native Jaigur village under Bhairamgarh police station limits in a kangaroo court held by the Maoists on Sunday...
16:47

BJP shuts up Kangana: 'Not authorised to speak'

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BJP MP Kangna Ranaut/File image
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday expressed disagreement with its MP Kangana Ranaut's controversial remarks on the farmers' protest and said she has been directed to not make such remarks in future. This came after Ranaut stoked a controversy by suggesting that the farmers' protests could...
16:12

RG Kar ex-principal undergoes round 2 of polygraph

RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh
RG Kar ex-principal Sandip Ghosh
The CBI on Monday started a second round of polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) principal Sandip Ghosh and five others as part of their investigation into the rape-murder of a woman doctor at the institution.  According to an officer, over the last 10...
15:53

CBI names RG Kar ex-principal in corruption FIR

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Sandip Ghosh, former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in the FIR the agency has filed in connection with its probe into the alleged financial irregularities at the institution during his tenure.The agency has slapped Section...
15:48

Why did Yogi just say: 'Batenge toh katenge'

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here on Monday urged people to stay united to reach the pinnacle of prosperity, saying the mistakes in Bangladesh should not happen in India.  Batenge toh katenge (if divided, we will be cut up), he said during an event in Agra. Bangladesh recently saw...
15:25

Doc rape: March to secretariat illegal, says police

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 West Bengal ADG Police (Law & Order) Manoj Kumar Verma called the Nabanna Abhijan Rally scheduled for August 27 to reach the Nabanna or State Secretariat illegal and an attempt to incite widespread unrest in Kolkata.He said, Nabanna is a restricted area. If any programme is organised...
15:01

Chief secretaries of 18 states, UTs to appear in SC

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The chief secretaries of 18 states and UTs are scheduled to appear personally on Tuesday before the Supreme Court which has summoned them for non-implementation of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission's (SNJPC) recommendations on payment of pension arrears and retirement benefits to...
14:29

Kyiv wakes up to massive Russian missile attacks

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A building on fire in Kyiv. File pic
Explosions were heard in Kyiv, and other cities across Ukraine in the early morning hours on Monday, as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack, reported The Kyiv Independent. Air raid sirens sounded across the country just before 6 a.m. Mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, first...
14:02

Champai Soren, Hemant Soren should join BJP: Sarma

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Hemant and Champai Soren. File pic
Assam CM and BJP Jharkhand in-charge Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren must join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He emphasised that the biggest problem that the state of...
13:14

Try panic buttons: Maha min after Badlapur assault

Sena UBT workers protest the incident
Sena UBT workers protest the incident
Amid the outrage over the alleged Badlapur sexual assault case, Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Monday said that just like CCTVs in schools, panic buttons can also be installed to ensure women's safety.  ...Just like CCTVs in schools, panic buttons can also be...
12:42

PM explains why Ladakh now has 5 new districts

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the creation of five new districts in Ladakh as a step towards better governance and prosperity. Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang will now receive more focused attention, bringing services and opportunities even closer to people, he said,...
12:10

Hours later, BJP withdraws J-K candidates list

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BJP withdraws first list of 44 candidates released for upcoming J&K Assembly Elections; BJP to amend and release the list of candidates again.The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana...
11:41

Ladakh to get five new districts: HM

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweets, In pursuit of PM Narendra Modi's vision to build a developed and prosperous Ladakh, the MHA has decided to create five new districts in the union territory. The new districts, namely Zanskar, Drass, Sham, Nubra and Changthang, will take the benefits meant for...
11:31

Massacre in Pak: Terrorists shoot bus passengers

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Unidentified gunmen in a targeted attack shot and killed at least 23 people from Pakistan's Punjab province in the restive Balochistan province after offloading them from buses and checking their identities, according to media reports on Monday.  The incident happened in Balochistan's...
11:07

Truck runs over pavement dwellers, 3 dead

The clothes of the victims on the footpath
The clothes of the victims on the footpath
Three persons died after a truck allegedly ran over five people sleeping on a footpath in the Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi in the early hours of Monday, police said. The alleged incident occurred around 5:30 am, the police said. An officer said the victims were homeless and sleeping on...
10:47

What Did Modi's Ukraine Visit Achieve?

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In retrospect, it appeared that the bitterness of the war was still strong and the Ukrainian success in occupying Russian territory just a few days ago had added to the complexity of the situation.The positive US response to the visit, however, remains a silver lining in the dark clouds, notes...
10:45

BJP names 44 candidates for J-K Assembly polls

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The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota. The candidates include 15 for the first phase of polls, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase.  The...
10:35

On the burning Bangla deck

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He may well have been the unanimous leadership choice of protesting students who overthrew the Sheikh Hasina government. But popularity alone cannot help Muhammad Yunus. Devadeep Purohit lists the many challenges he faces. Read the column here. 
10:28

Tractor swept away in Guj floods; 10 rescued, 7 missing

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A search operation by NDRF is underway in Gujarat's Morbi district to trace seven persons swept away along with their tractor trolley while crossing a flooded causeway on a river amid heavy rains, an official said on Monday. Ten out of 17 persons on board the tractor-trolley were rescued in...
10:07

Sensex, Nifty surge in early trade on rally in US markets

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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday following a rally in the US peers and foreign fund inflows. Markets began the trade on an optimistic note following the US Fed Chair Jerome Powell's recent speech at the Jackson Hole meeting, where he said that...
09:47

Old actors losing teeth: DMK reacts to Rajinikanth

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Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan hit back at veteran actor Rajinikanth over his comments on the senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders. In a sharp attack on Rajinikanth, the minister said young actors are losing opportunities because of old actors who continue to act even after...
09:34

WB doc murder: BJP launches series of protests

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Stepping up the attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar has announced a series of programmes to protest the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata over two weeks back.  The programmes will be held...
09:17

That's a JCB with 17 people stuck in floodwaters

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Gujarat: Search & rescue operation carried out for 17 people stranded after a tractor's attached trolley overturned near Morbi's Dhavana village.
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Maha Congress MP Vasant Chavan passes away

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Congress MP Vasant Chavan passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Hyderabad after prolonged illness, party sources said. Chavan (69) breathed his last at the hospital around 4 am, the sources said.He was undergoing treatment for renal issues there since last week. The Congress veteran...
08:58

TISS student found dead at Mumbai flat after party

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A student of Mumbai's Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was found dead at his apartment, police said on Sunday. According to the Mumbai Police, the student, Anurag Jaiswal, who is from Lucknow, was found dead at his rented apartment in the city. He had gone to a party with his...
08:43

IMD warns of intense rains in MP, Raj, Guj, Maha

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A depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining east Rajasthan has intensified into a deep depression, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday and warned of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in parts of the two states and Gujarat, Goa and Maharashtra over the next two to three...