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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India's approach to the conflict that has been going on in West Asia since last year is balanced as it looks at the issues in all their complexities and also has a fundamental commitment to justice and equity. Jaishankar, 69, also...
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Online beauty services platform YesMadam drew flak on Monday after a purported internal email leaked on social media suggesting the termination of those staff who had indicated workplace stress, although many dubbed it a marketing gimmick for a possible campaign. An email sent to the...
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Three persons died and 17 others were injured after a bus of the Mumbai's civic transport body BEST dashed into pedestrians as well as some vehicles on Monday night, a municipal corporation official said. It is suspected the accident near the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation L Ward in...
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Eminent filmmaker Shaji N Karun has been selected for the JC Daniel Award for 2023, recognising his lifetime contribution to Malayalam cinema, an official release stated on Monday. The award, the highest honour in Malayalam cinema instituted by the state government, includes a cash prize of...
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Maharashtra BJP MLC Yogesh Tilekar's uncle was allegedly abducted and murdered by unidentified persons in Pune district on Monday, a police official said. The victim, Satish Wagh (55), was bundled into an SUV near Shewalwadi Chowk in Hadapsar area of Pune city by four to five persons when he...
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Mumbai recorded its coldest day on Monday since December 24, 2015, with the temperature dipping to 13.7 degrees Celsius, an India meteorological department official said. On December 24, 2015, the lowest temperature was recorded at 11.4 degrees Celsius. The 13.7 degrees recorded on Monday...
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Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light on Monday secured two nominations at the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction - Motion Picture. The film, which scripted history by becoming the first Indian movie to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes...
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A 34-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh died by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence on Monday, the police said.Atul Subhash, who worked in a private firm in Bengaluru, left behind a 24-page death note alleging harassment by his wife and her relatives, they added.The incident occurred...
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An anonymous person made calls threatening to kill Andhra Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and his office received those calls, officials said. Targeting the deputy CM, the person sent derogatory text messages, an official release said on Monday. Deputy Chief Minister Pawan...
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The Mumbai police seeking the remand of 13 accused in the Baba Siddique murder case told the MCOCA court on Monday that jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's role in the killing has not been found as yet, while his brother Anmol Bishnoi is running a separate gang. Siddique was shot dead on...
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The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday passed a resolution urging the Centre to immediately cancel tungsten mining rights granted to Hindustan Zinc Limited in the state, following an intense debate in the Assembly House. Chief Minister MK Stalin, who intervened during the debate, asserted he...
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Film director Ali Abbas Zafar and two others were booked for allegedly duping producer Vashu Bhagnani of Rs 9 crore, a police official said on Monday. As per the First Information Report registered on Sunday, Zafar and his associates Himanshu Mehre and Ekesh Randive are accused of siphoning...
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A resident of Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru, was awarded Rs 5,000 by the city's consumer disputes redressal commission after he complained that OnePlus India Technology Pvt Ltd failed to provide a user manual along with his smartphone. SM Ramesh, the resident, purchased a OnePlus Nord CE 3 for Rs...
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A doctor was beaten up by four unidentified persons in Mumbra in Thane district, a police official said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night when two women at his clinic raised an alarm that something wrong had happened to a girl there, the official said. When the...
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Allu Arjun-starrer blockbuster Pushpa 2 has led to a poster war between the ruling AAP in Delhi and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the assembly polls scheduled early next year. AAP recently issued a poster on the lines of the movie, titling it in bold letters Kejrwal Jhukega...
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The Agra airport received a bomb threat through an email on Monday, prompting a thorough search by security agencies but nothing suspicious was found, the police said. The Kheria Airport serves as a civil aviation facility as well as a base station for the Air Force. An email was...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the two-day debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, parliament sources said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to initiate the debate on the Constitution, among the key demands of the opposition alliance for the...
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Seven persons, including four college students, headed to a village to appear for an exam, were killed when two cars collided in Gujarat's Junagadh district on Monday, the police said. The incident occurred on the Junagadh-Veraval Highway around 8 am when a car jumped the road divider at...
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An IndiGo flight makes first validation flight for Noida Airport/ANI on X
The first validation test flight for the upcoming Noida International Airport was conducted successfully on Monday, with an Airbus 320 of IndiGo receiving a ceremonial water cannon salute upon the maiden landing at the greenfield facility, officials said. The airport is being built in the...
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Sanjay Malhotra with Nirmala Sitharaman
Just In: The government has appointed Revenue Secretary Sanjay Malhotra as the next Reserve Bank governor, according to sources. Malhotra, a 1990 Batch Rajasthan cadre IAS Officer, will replace Shaktikanta Das, whose tenure comes to an end on Tuesday (December 10, 2024). Malhotra will...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, dragged down by selling in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, Hindustan Unilever, Axis Bank and mixed global trend. After oscillating between highs and lows during the day, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined...
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India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday raised the issue of attacks on minorities, including Hindus, with Bangladesh leaders and officials in Dhaka. ...I emphasised that India desires a positive, constructive and mutually beneficial relationship with Bangladesh. I have underlined...
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INDIA bloc to move no-confidence motion against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar due to the partisan functioning of the House. INDIA bloc parties --- including Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party have signed the...
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A fire broke out in a building in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden market on Monday, authorities said. We received a fire call near Rajouri Garden Metro Station at 2.01 pm. 10 fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the site to control the blaze, Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg...
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Taking a dig at a section of Bangladeshi politicians, who said the country has legitimate claims over Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wondered whether Indians would have lollipop when external forces would try to occupy Indian...
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The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for a third time till 3 pm on Monday as the treasury benches accused top Congress leaders of collusion with billionaire investor George Soros to destabilise the country.The Upper House witnessed two adjournments during the pre-lunch session, with...
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Emphasising preparing the youth for leadership in every field of nation-building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the youth should lead the country in politics, adding that politics cannot be left to those who consider politics as their family's property.We need to prepare youth...
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The Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry on Monday sailed through a trust vote in the Maharashtra assembly. The trust motion, tabled by Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant and others, was passed by a voice vote. Speaker Rahul Narwekar announced that the trust motion has been approved by the House. The...
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Two students died after falling from the fourth floor of their PG (paying guest) accommodation in Delhi's Rohini on Monday, an official said. The police had earlier said the students had jumped from the fourth floor. The deceased have been identified as Ishaan, a resident of...
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Himachal Pradesh witnessed its first snowfall of the season which led to the closure of at least 87 roads in the state, including Atari-Leh National Highway 3 near Manali's Rohtang Pass, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said. A total of 58 roads were closed in Shimla, followed by 17...
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds a delegation-level talk with Bangladeshi counterpart Md. Jashim Uddin, in Dhaka.
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A day after Islamist rebels captured power in Syria, India on Monday called for a peaceful and inclusive Syrian-led political process to bring stability in that country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it is monitoring the unfolding developments in Syria. We are...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to immediately clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Manmohan said the matter is already pending...
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The district administration in Maharashtra's Nanded verified 75 VVPAT machines with votes on EVMs and found no difference in the tally, an official said on Monday.The counting and verification exercise was conducted on the Election Commission's instructions.The candidate-wise votes obtained...
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin, amid strained bilateral ties since August following the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Misri arrived in Dhaka earlier in the day on an Indian Air Force jet for a day-long visit,...
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Amitabh Bachchan on Monday expressed gratitude to Allu Arjun after the Pushpa 2: The Rule star described himself as an ardent fan of the megastar who is a source of inspiration for actors like him. At an event last week, Arjun, 42, was asked which Hindi cinema actor inspires him the...
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Shares of One97 Communication, which owns the Paytm brand, on Monday jumped over 3 per cent on the bourses after the company approved the sale of stake in Softbank group's fintech firm PayPay Corporation. The shares of the company rose over 3 per cent to hit its 52-week high of Rs 1,007 each...
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BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected Maharashtra assembly Speaker.The Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's election was formally announced in the House on Monday. BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected as the Speaker unopposed after Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties refused to file nomination. The...
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US President-elect Donald Trump described Italy's conservative Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as a 'real live wire' after meeting her and other world leaders in Paris.Trump, 76, told The New York Post that his meet-and-greet with the Italian leader at the reopening of the iconic Notre...
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At least three persons were killed and a few others injured in an explosion when they were allegedly manufacturing illegal crude bombs in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, police said on Monday. The incident happened late Sunday night at Khoyertala village under Sagarpara gram...
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri arrived in Bangladesh on Monday on a day-long visit, the first high-level trip from India after a massive uprising ended deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule in August. Misri's visit comes amid increasing strain in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka...
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Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Monday, criticized PM Modi's visit to Haryana, questioning whether the PM will claim his party's election wins as proof of his development approach being effective.Pandher also cited that farmers are still unhappy with both the INDIA alliance and the...
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More than 40 schools in the national capital received bomb threats via e-mail and demanded a ransom of USD 30,000, Delhi Police said on Monday.I planted multiple bombs (lead azide, explosive compound used in detonators) inside the building. I planted multiple bombs inside the building. The bombs...
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Shabana Azmi shares this picture with Javed Akhtar saying, It's 40 years today since we got married and he still makes me laugh (heart emojis).
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Syrians celebrate. Pic: Andreea Campeanu/Reuters
There was a snarl of cars when we arrived. We could hear chanting. Someone was waving a rebel flag. Overnight news that Damascus had fallen and Syria's president had fled spurred Syrians in Lebanon to rush to Masnaa, the border crossing closest to their capital, reports the BBC.We'd been planning...
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Two private schools in Delhi received bomb threats on Monday morning, an official of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said. The DFS official said calls of bomb threats were received from DPS RK Puram at 7.06 am and GD Goenka Paschim Vihar at 6.15 am. The fire officials, including the dog...
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Social media platforms are flooded with advertisements for online stock market tutorials and crash courses. These courses often lure students with low fees but later charge extra for stock tips.However, providing unregistered investment advice is illegal under Sebi regulations. To...
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The National Stock Exchange, has announced changes to the 'expiry day' for its index derivatives contracts. Starting January 1, all monthly contracts for Bank Nifty, Nifty Financial Services, Nifty Midcap Select, and Nifty Next 50 will expire on the last Thursday of each month.Currently, expiry...
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Subrata Panda/Business StandardState Bank of India, Indias largest lender, is looking to sell bad loans worth Rs 2,732.5 crore related to Odisha-based ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd through a Swiss challenge auction and has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from entities interested in...
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Ruchika Chitravanshi/Business StandardReserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday evening, a day after the meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee and just ahead of his term coming to an end on Tuesday.The meeting took place at the FMs North...
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Following the political crisis in Syria, Russia has granted asylum to Bashar al-Assad and his family, TASS reported citing a Kremlin source.The situation in Syria remains a focal point for all the neighbouring nations after Syrian rebels on Sunday entered the capital Damascus, forcing Assad to...
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