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Two Maoists surrendered before the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Wednesday, while one cadre, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was arrested, the police said. Vichchem Farsi alias Bijju and Sandeep Modiyam turned themselves in, citing disappointment with...
23:41
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Police have found CCTV footage showing an employee of the Sassoon General Hospital, accused of being part of conspiracy to swap the blood samples of the juvenile driver involved in the Porsche car crash that claimed two lives in Pune, allegedly receiving bribe. The footage, recorded in...
23:28
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An upcoming biographical movie will chronicle the inspiring journey of Kiran Bedi, India's first female IPS officer. Titled Bedi: The Name You Know. The Story You Don't, the film will be written and directed by Kushaal Chawla, the makers said in a press release. It will be produced by...
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A fire broke out at a closed chemical factory in Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district on Wednesday morning, officials said. No casualties were reported and the blaze was brought under control in six hours, they said. The unit is located near Amudan Chemicals, where a massive...
22:41
Indian envoy in Kuwait Adarsh Swaika (left) meets an injured in hospital/ANI Photo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a review meeting on the Kuwait fire tragedy, in which many Indians have died, and directed officials to extend all possible assistance. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is rushing to Kuwait to oversee the relief...
22:11
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The Mumbai police recorded statements of Bollywood star Salman Khan and his actor brother Arbaaz Khan in connection with the incident of firing outside the family's residence in Mumbai in April, an official said on Wednesday. A four-member crime branch team visited Galaxy Apartments in...
22:02
Kerala's NORCA ROOTS (Non-Resident Keralites affairs) started a help desk related to the incident of fire in Kuwait. The emergency contact numbers are: +965 90039594, +965 66893942, +965 60615153, +965 66015200, +965 51714124, +965 55575492, +965 99861103, +965 60311882, +965 65589453, +96...
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A policeman was injured on Wednesday evening when terrorists opened fire on a search party in a village in Gandoh area of Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said. The firing was reported from the Kota top area of Bhalesa around 7.41 pm to which security forces retaliated, they...
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The Wildlife SOS Rapid Response unit has rescued and treated a one-year-old male monkey from the Prime Minister's House at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi, a statement said on Wednesday. The monkey was suffering from heat stroke and hyperthermia, appeared dull, dehydrated, and unable to walk,...
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Three recently discovered craters on the surface of Mars have been named for renowned cosmic ray physicist late Devendra Lal and the towns of Mursan and Hilsa in northern India. While the discovery was made by a team of scientists which included researchers working at the Physical Research...
20:43
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee/ANI Photo
Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said he will be taking a short hiatus from the organisation for some pressing medical reasons. Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and considered number two in the party hierarchy,...
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Several museums, including the National Museum and Rail Museum, and two mental health institutes -- Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences and Vidyasagar Institute of Mental Health, Neuro and Allied Sciences -- have received bomb threat e-mails, officials said on Wednesday. The...
20:07
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav/ANI Photo
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday resigned from his Karhal assembly seat following his election to Lok Sabha from the Kannauj constituency. Vidhan Sabha Secretary Pradeep Kumar Dubey said, Akhilesh Yadav as well as the newly elected party member from Faizabad Lok Sabha...
19:49
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India has taken up with Italian authorities the matter concerning the vandalisation of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi's statue by pro-Khalistani elements following reports in the media, the external affairs ministry said on Wednesday while noting that a suitable rectification has taken place. We...
19:25
Retail inflation eased to a one-year low of 4.75 percent in May as prices of some kitchen items declined marginally, according to government data released on Wednesday. The Consumer Price Index based retail inflation was 4.83 percent in April 2024 and 4.31 percent in May 2023 (previous low)....
19:02
BJP leader Pema Khandu/ANI Photo
Pema Khandu will become the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third term in a row, Bharatiya Janata Party sources said. Khandu was elected the BJP Legislature Party leader at a meeting in Itanagar on Wednesday. BJP's central observers Ravi Sankar Prasad and Tarun Chugh...
18:53
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh/ANI Photo
Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh is urgently travelling to Kuwait to oversee assistance to Indians injured in a devastating fire and to ensure early repatriation of mortal remains of those killed. Singh is leaving for Kuwait at the direction of Prime Minister...
18:41
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Leading Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, arrested in connection with a murder case, was on Wednesday taken to Pattanagere in Bengaluru, where the crime was committed, for a spot inspection, police sources said. Pavithra Gowda, a close friend of Darshan and small-time actress, who is...
18:24
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan (right)/ANI Photo
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telugu cinema superstar Chiranjeevi on Wednesday referred to Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, in separate social media posts, as deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Pawan Kalyan was administered the oath of office as a minister in the cabinet of Chief...
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Ajay Singh-promoted no-frills carrier SpiceJet has discontinued its direct flight services to Ayodhya from Hyderabad within two months of its launch, citing demand issue. The Gurugram-based airline had started its three times a week non-stops flight services on the Hyderabad-Ayodhya route...
17:37
KBK Infographics
Benchmark equity indices ended higher on Wednesday, with the Nifty hitting its fresh record closing level, mainly due to buying in power, capital goods and industrial stocks amid a largely positive trend in global equities. Besides, a heavy rush on select index-heavyweight counters like HDFC...
17:32
Shinde Sena candidate Ravindra Waikar
The bureaucratic delay in registering the FIR related to the vote counting controversy that was stoked at NESCO Centre in Mumbai has kept the police on tenterhooks. They have accused the returning officer (RO) of not cooperating in the matter by not sharing the CCTV footage of the...
17:25
BJP leaders Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida take oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Odisha.
17:23
The newly sworn-in Chief Minister of Odisha, Mohan Charan Majhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Bhubaneswar.
17:12
BJP leader Mohan Charan Majhi takes oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha, in Bhubaneswar.
17:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Janata Maidan, in Bhubaneswar. Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CMs-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida and other ministers of the new government to take oath shortly.
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Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy CMs-designate Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo & Pravati Parida and other leaders likely to take oath shortly bow before people and greet them from the stage at Janata Maidan, in Bhubaneswar.
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Bhubaneswar: Outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik arrives at Janta Maidan to attend the swearing-in ceremony of CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi. PM Modi and HM Amit Shah have also arrived. Majhi (52), belongs to the Santali tribe and hails from the state's Keonjhar district. He was elected leader of...
16:33
Ayodhya airport
Ajay Singh-promoted no-frills carrier SpiceJet has discontinued its direct flight services to Ayodhya from Hyderabad within two months of its launch, citing demand issue. The Gurugram-based airline had started its three times a week non-stops flight services on the Hyderabad-Ayodhya...
16:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Bhubaneswar to attend the oath ceremony of Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi. Governor Raghubar Das and Majhi receive the PM at the airport. Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, Odisha Chief Minister-designate Mohan Charan Manjhi said that...
16:11
Adarsh Swaika, Ambassador of India to Kuwait, visited the Al-Adan hospital where over 30 Indian workers were injured in a fire today. He met a number of patients and assured them of full assistance from the embassy. Almost all are reported to be stable by the hospital authorities.
15:59
KPCC chief K Sudhakaran on Wednesday hinted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might relinquish the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Gandhi won both the Rae Bareli and Wayanad seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. At a public event organised in Wayanad for Gandhi to thank his...
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PM Narendra Modi will leave for Italy on Thursday to attend the G7 summit, says Foreign Secretary Kwatra. This is the PM's first international meeting since he assumed office on Sunday, June 9. Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra says, At the invitation of Prime Minister of Italy,...
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The Congress on Wednesday claimed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has become irrelevant and said the Constitution, democracy and society do not need the Sangh or its chief Mohan Bhagwat as they can protect themselves. The opposition party's assertion came after Bhagwat's remarks on a...
14:53
Narendra Modi's third term, which seemed inevitable, did not come with the massive mandate he and his party had been claiming, as the Congress and its allies in the INDIA bloc fought a doughty rearguard battle to shock the BJP in its strongholds such as Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The BJP had to...
14:23
Security forces keep watch
A vigilant villager in Saida Sukhal hamlet prevented a potential tragedy by alerting the locals about two armed terrorists following which they rushed to safety. A suspected Pakistani terrorist and a CRPF jawan were killed following the terrorist attack on the village near the International...
13:40
Last respects to CRPF jawan Kabir Das Uikey killed in the Kathua encounter
The second terrorist holed up in a village in J-K's Kathua district has been eliminated by security forces, say officials. Terrorists and security forces are engaged in an exchange of fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda after they attacked a security checkpost in Chattragala area on...
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Survivors of the Reasi terror attack rest by the wayside
The Congress on Wednesday said the BJP's chest-thumping and hollow claims of return of peace and normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir have been thoroughly exposed by the three terror attacks in the region in the past three days. The Congress leader and in-charge of media and publicity department...
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Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi meets outgoing CM Naveen Patnaik to invite him to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the Odisha government later today.
12:22
Four-time MLA Mohan Charan Majhi is set to be sworn in as the BJP's first Chief Minister in Odisha on Wednesday evening.Two deputy chief ministers-first-time MLA Pravati Parida and six-time legislator Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo will also be sworn in today.Today's swearing-in ceremony will be...
12:14
Rahul Gandhi being welcomed at Calicut airport
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who won the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by huge margin for a second consecutive time, held a road show in this north Kerala district on Wednesday. This is Gandhi's first visit to the state after the LS poll results. Thousands of UDF workers and supporters...
12:06
The members of the Santhal community (a tribal community) welcomed Odisha CM-designate Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers-designate KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida in their traditional way by washing their feet at Maitri Vihar in Bhubaneswar, today.Mohan Charan Majhi says, ...I was...
11:55
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking oath.
11:53
Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Ramdas Athawale, Anupriya Patel and Chirag Paswan; Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, NCP leader Praful Patel and former vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu attend the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief & Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu...
11:47
N Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The swearing-in of Naidu and his cabinet was attended by BJP's top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers, Amit Shah and JP Nadda, among others.A 24-member Cabinet will also take oath today along...
11:28
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh
Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Meitei-dominated Inner Manipur seat, tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com what the way ahead could be in strife-torn Manipur where its two major communities, the Meiteis and Kukis, have been at the centre of violence...
11:21
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Delhi government over the prevalence of tanker mafia and water wastage in the city, and asked what measures it has taken against them. A vacation bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Prasanna B Varale told Delhi government...
10:50
The police sketch of the terrorist responsible for the Reasi attack
Vishwa Hindu Parishad members held a protest in the national capital on Wednesday against the terror attack on a bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district in which nine people were killed. Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal held a protest demanding strict action against terrorists....
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The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24 for oath or affirmation of the newly elected members, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Wednesday. The first three days of the session will see the newly elected leaders taking oath or making affirmation of...
10:42
As the city grapples with a water crisis, Delhi Water minister Atishi has directed Quick Response Teams to inspect major pipelines to ensure there is no leakage. The Quick Response Teams comprising Additional District Magistrate/Sub Divisional Magistrate level officers and tehsildars will be...
10:22
The banged-up Porsche
The Pune police, probing the Porsche car accident case, have prepared a detailed crash impact analysis report with the assistance of a forensic expert from the army.This report aims to correlate the impact of the Porsche car on the bike involved in the accident with the injuries sustained by the...
10:03
Suresh Gopi is MoS in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Wednesday said he has been given a big responsibility and he got a new role as a member of Narendra Modi-led government due to the support of the people from all walks of life. Gopi, who returned to Kerala for the first time after becoming MoS for Tourism and...
09:54
All schools in Jharkhand were closed till June 15 in view of severe heatwave conditions in the state. Temperatures in most parts of Jharkhand hovered above the 40 degrees Celsius mark on Tuesday, with the mercury settling over 45 degrees Celsius in the Palamu region. An order issued by...
09:48
Security personnel in position in an encounter in Kathua
A CRPF jawan was killed and six security personnel were injured in two overnight encounters with terrorists in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. In Doda district, five troopers of Rashtriya Rifles and a special police officer (SPO) were...
08:44
Three security personnel were injured in an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, following an attack on a joint checkpost, officials said on Wednesday. In another terror attack, police and security forces are engaged in an operation to...
01:47
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An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Tuesday night, a senior official said. Terrorists fired on a joint checkpost of the 4 Rashtriya Rifles and police in the Chatergala area of the district, additional director general of...
01:23
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A private law college in Kolkata, where a teacher was forced to resign after she was allegedly not allowed to attend classes wearing a hijab, on Tuesday said she can cover her head with a scarf. The teacher, Sanjida Qadar, however, said she has sought a week from the management of the...
01:18
Ukraine soldiers /Gleb Garanich/Reuters
India on Tuesday said two of its nationals, who were recruited by the Russian Army, have recently been killed in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, taking the number of such deaths to four. The ministry of external affairs said India has strongly taken up the matter with Russia and sought...
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Dasara elephant 'Ashwatthama', died due to alleged electrocution in the early hours of Tuesday, official sources said. The thirty-eight-year-old elephant allegedly came in contact with the solar fencing amid rainfall at the Bhimanakatte elephant camp of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Hunsur...
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