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Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on Saturday batted for the release of jailed Waris Punjab De activist and Lok Sabha MP Amritpal Singh, considering the huge support people have given to him. The Khalistani sympathiser, who won the Khadoor Sahib...
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After a tumultuous Parliament session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said he expects all members to uphold the dignity of the House by following rules and procedures.The three-term Lok Sabha from Kota parliamentary seat received a rousing welcome in his constituency after being elected...
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The devastating flood in Assam's famed Kaziranga National Park (KNP) has claimed the lives of 114 wild animals while 95 others have been rescued till Saturday, an official said.The animal mortality in the KNP has increased from 77 till Friday.The dead animals include four rhinos and 94 hog deer...
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A six-storey residential building collapsed in Pal area of Surat city in Gujarat on Saturday afternoon and at least four to five people are feared trapped under the debris, officials said. While one woman was pulled out alive from the debris, the search and rescue operation...
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was accorded a grand welcome by his Telangana counterpart A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad on Saturday when the former came to attend a meeting aimed at resolving long-standing issues related to bifurcation of undivided Andhra. The deliberations...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran president. He said in a post on X, Looking forward to working closely with you to further strengthen our warm and long-standing bilateral relationship for the benefit of our peoples and the...
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A soldier was killed in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said.They said security personnel were conducting a cordon-and-search operation in Modergam village of the south Kashmir district when the terrorists opened fire at them.The...
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A court in Delhi on Saturday extended till July 16 the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar. Kumar is accused of assaulting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on May 13 at the Chief Minister's official residence.Kumar was produced through...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke to newly elected British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the two leaders agreed to work towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial India-UK free trade agreement, a statement said. Modi congratulated him on assuming charge and a...
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Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama turned 89 on Saturday and in his birthday message said he is physically fit and is determined to continue his service to Lord Buddha's teachings.The Dalai Lama is in the US where he is recovering from a knee-replacement surgery. I am nearly 90 now but...
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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday lashed out at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comment that the three new criminal laws were drafted by part-timers, terming it as inexcusable and urging him to withdraw his derogatory, defamatory and insulting observation. Dhankar said...
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Heavy rain lashed parts of Himachal, including Kangra's Dharamshala and Palampur where rainfall levels exceeded the 200-mm mark. According to the emergency operation centre, 150 roads, including 111 in Mandi, 13 in Sirmaur, nine in Shimla, eight each in Chamba and Kullu, and one in...
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Parliament's Budget Session will be held between July 22 and August 12, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on July 23.Rijiju said, Hon'ble President of India, on the recommendation of Government of...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal alleged on Saturday that he was made the victim of a deep political conspiracy and arrested by the ED in the excise policy case based on a false statement by a witness. In a video message, she said Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by...
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Opposition Congress and Shiv Sena-UBT in Maharashtra have raised question marks over the Eknath Shinde-led dispensation's announcement of giving Rs 11 crore reward to the T20 World Cup-winning Indian team, and alleged that by doing so, the government wants to pat itself on the back.The opposition...
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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said here on Saturday that his party will defeat the BJP in Gujarat in the next election the same way it did in Ayodhya in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha made the remark while addressing a party workers'...
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The counselling process for the medical entrance exam National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 which was expected to start on Saturday has been delayed. The counselling session was expected to start on July 6 even though the Medical Counselling Committee had not...
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Streaming platform Netflix on Saturday announced a documentary film, titled Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli, on the celebrated filmmaker best known for pan-India blockbusters Baahubali and RRR. The upcoming biographical documentary is produced by Applause Entertainment and Film Companion...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of trying to hide its failure in the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people by making minor arrests. Yadav, in a post on 'X', said that it looks like such accidents will continue to happen since the...
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The Congress demanded Saturday that the medical entrance exam NEET-UG be conducted again and all paper leak scams thoroughly investigated under the Supreme Court's supervision. Amid the growing clamour for the cancellation of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 over alleged malpractices,...
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The All India Loco Running Staff Association's South Zone president said Saturday loco drivers handed a memorandum to Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, blaming poor working conditions for recent train accidents.R Kumaresan, who played a crucial role in organising the...
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Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in the July 2 Hathras stampede that claimed 121 lives, had fled to Delhi after the deadly episode before Uttar Pradesh Police got him into its custody late last night, officials said. Madhukar's lawyer A P Singh late Friday night claimed his client had...
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The health condition of former Railway minister Mukul Roy, who was admitted to a hospital a couple of days back following a fall at his residence, is critical, an official of the medical establishment said on Saturday.Roy, who got injured in the fall, is still in the Intensive Care Unit at the...
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Assam's flood situation remained critical on Saturday with over 24.50 lakh people reeling under the deluge in 30 districts and major rivers flowing above the danger mark at several places, an official bulletin said.The toll in this year's flood was 52 and 12 others lost their lives due to...
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The first session of the 17th Odisha assembly will commence on July 22 with the address of Governor Raghubar Das and will continue till September 13. According to a notification issued by the assembly secretariat on Friday, discussion on the motion of thanks on the Governor's address will...
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Another case of amoebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection caused by a free-living amoeba found in contaminated waters, has been reported from Kerala. A 14-year-old boy, a resident of Payyoli in this north Kerala district, is afflicted with the disease, according to sources in the...
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Police stop protesting BSP workers from entering the hospital in Chennai/ANI on X
Supporters of Bahujan Samaj Party's Tamil Nadu unit president K Armstrong gathered outside the Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital mortuary in Chennai raising slogans, demanding the arrest of the culprits. The protesters said they did not have faith in the Tamil Nadu government and have...
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NDRF and fire brigade team after rescuing five children near a dam, in Thane/ANI on X
Five children who were trapped on a hill near the Mumbra Khadi Machine Dam here have been rescued, an official said on Saturday. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force and Fire Brigade rescued the children who got trapped while catching crabs. We received a call...
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The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended on both routes to the cave shrine on Saturday as a precautionary measure due to heavy rainfall, officials said. Intermittent heavy rainfall has been seen along the Baltal and Pahalgam routes since last night, they said. The decision to...
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Preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba/ANI on X
As the Uttar Pradesh government agencies launched intensive searches for preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba for questioning in the Hathras stampede case, the preacher in a video message said that he believed that anyone who created the chaos would not be spared. In a...
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BSP workers protest outside Rajiv Gandhi Government Hospital in Chennai against murder of TN party president Armstrong/ANI on X
The Chennai police on Saturday said that they have secured eight suspects so far in connection with the murder of Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party president Armstrong. Armstrong was hacked to death by an unidentified mob of 6 people near his residence in Perambur, Chennai on Friday...
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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Ahmedabad on Saturday, Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil said. Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting with Congress workers at noon, he said. Giving details about Rahul Gandhi's visit...
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President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump during the debate, June 27, 2024/Brian Snyder/Reuter
US President Joe Biden on Friday said he had a bad night and he was exhausted and sick during his first presidential debate with his Republican rival Donald Trump. He asserted that only the Lord Almighty could make him drop out of the race to win the November 5 election. Biden, 81, said...
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The NIA on Friday said it has filed a fresh charge sheet against a prominent Maoist leader in connection with a probe linked to alleged recruitment of vulnerable youths to the banned organisation in Kerala. Sanjay Deepak Rao alias Vikas, a central committee member from Western Ghats special...
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Over 25 people were detained in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Friday on a complaint that some people were being allegedly forced to convert their religion and workers of a right wing group had created ruckus at a religious congregation. Alleging that some people were lured to attend the religious...
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Maharashtra director general of police Rashmi Shukla was admitted to hospital on Friday evening after she fainted in her office. Shukla, who had not been keeping well for the last couple of days, was immediately taken to a private hospital in south Mumbai, a senior police official...
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Three people, including a toddler, died in a wall collapse following heavy rain in Rajasthan's Bikaner and as many were rescued after being stuck while crossing a stream overflowing with rainwater in Tonk. Light to moderate rain was recorded in many districts, including Jaipur, Tonk, Sawai...
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