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The finger tip found inside an ice cream cone recently in Mumbai's Malad area is that of an employee of an ice cream factory in Indapur in Pune as per DNA tests conducted during the probe, a police official said on Thursday. The Forensic Sciences Laboratory report that was received during the day...
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The row over the venue for the swearing in ceremony of two newly elected Trinamool Congress MLAs intensified on Thursday as Speaker Biman Banerjee wrote to President Droupadi Murmu requesting her intervention to resolve the deadlock even as the legislators refused to take oath at Raj Bhavan as...
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The Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory, which manufactures railway coaches, achieved a significant milestone on Thursday with the production of 75,000th coach. Inaugurated by the late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955, ICF, as it is popularly called, has been producing several coaches...
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The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational.At present, only Gatiman Express and two Vande Bharat trains run at 160 kmph between Hazarat Nizamuddin (New...
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has bought an apartment in a upscale residential building at Pali Hill in Bandra West, Mumbai, for nearly Rs 10 crore.According to property registration documents accessed and analysed by real estate consultant SquareYards.com, Khan has executed the deed of transfer of...
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Not a single drop of water has dripped from the roof in the sanctum sanctorum where Lord Ram is seated nor has water entered there from anywhere, Ram temple trust general secretary Champat Rai said on Thursday.He said water entered through all the junction boxes and the same water fell on the...
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The country's top telecom operator Jio will increase mobile services rates by 12-27 per cent from July 3, according to a company statement. This is the first hike in mobile services rates by Jio after a gap of about two-and-a-half years. The introduction of new plans is a step in the direction of...
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The top United Nations human rights official on Thursday voiced concern over the use of anti-terror law in India to silence critics and urged authorities to drop cases against author Arundhati Roy over comments on Kashmir.'#India: We are concerned by the use of #UAPA anti-terror law to silence...
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Benchmark Sensex breached the historic 79,000 mark while Nifty scaled the 24,000 peak for the first time on Thursday as buying in blue-chip stocks like Infosys, Reliance and TCS helped markets extend gains to the fourth straight day and close at lifetime high levels.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...
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A 17-year-old medical aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his rented accommodation in Kota, police said on Thursday.This is the twelfth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January.The number of student suicides in Kota stood at...
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Screen grab from NSUI video
Members of NSUI, the Congress party's student wing, barged into the headquarters of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is under the scanner over alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG and UGC-NET exams, and locked its doors as a sign of protest. The police have reached the spot...
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Ajit Pawar
A BJP office-bearer from Shirur in Maharashtra's Pune district has sought the removal of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and his NCP from the ruling alliance, which also consists of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena. A video of Sudarshan Choudhary, the BJP's Shirur tehsil vice president,...
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The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday asked its spokespersons to refrain from making comments that could cause discord among allies. The NCP is part of the ruling alliance comprising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party.The notice issued by...
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The crime investigation department probing molestation charges against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the special court dealing with POCSO cases. After the Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru registered a case of molestation in March this year...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to apprise it whether there is any time limit for raising grievances regarding the OMR sheets provided to the candidates who appeared in NEET-UG 2024. A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti, which issued notice...
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A video grab of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi meeting Speaker Om Birla today. He voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was clearly political and could have been avoided. He was accompanied by Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav...
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An accidental encounter between Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in a lift in Vidhan Bhawan on Thursday caused ripples in state political circles. On the first day of the state legislature monsoon session, Fadnavis and Thackeray found themselves...
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The 1st India bloc meeting after the poll results was held on June 5
INDIA alliance partners to meet at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's residence at 5 pm today.The 1st India bloc meeting after the election results was held on June 5. Mallikarjun Kharge told opposition leaders that all INDIA bloc partners fought well, unitedly and resolutely in the Lok...
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TMC MP Sagarika Ghose tweets, After 30+ years as a journalist I am humbled to be part of India's democratic opposition fighting for the Constitution and India's parliamentary democracy. #JaiSamvidhan.
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On the President Murmu's address to Parliament mentioning the Emergency, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says: It is a matter of pride for us that the President the condemned Emergency period in her address today. Congress talks about saving the Constitution, but has Rahul Gandhi said even word on...
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Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing the threat of prosecution over historic comments on Kashmir 14 years ago, was on Thursday honoured with the prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024 for her unflinching and unswerving writings. The prize, established in 2009 by the charity...
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RJD MP Misa Bharti, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi and SP MP Dimple Yadav at the Parliament complex in Delhi.
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On President Droupadi Murmu's address, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says: There was no logic of talking about Emergency in the address after 49 years. She should have spoken about today's issues. We did not hear anything about the NEET exam or unemployment. The word Manipur did not come out from...
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Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who was admitted to the AIIMS here last night, was discharged on Thursday, a hospital official said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister was evaluated by a team of doctors from different specialities including urology and geriatric medicine and is...
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MPs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi arrive in Parliament
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was clearly political and could have been avoided. It was a courtesy call during which Gandhi also raised the issue of...
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A public interest litigation has been moved in the Supreme Court against the newly amended Criminal law bills Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023. The petitioner has urged the top court to issue a notice seeking...
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The 'Sengol' found its prominence in Parliament on Thursday amid the ongoing political controversy ignited by Samajwadi Party (SP) Member of Parliament (MP) RK Chaudhary's recent comments calling it a symbol of monarchy. The Constitution is the symbol of democracy. The BJP government, under PM...
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Akhilesh Yadav had met Atishi in hospital
Delhi Minister Atishi was on Thursday morning discharged from the LNJP Hospital where she was admitted after her health deteriorated during a hunger strike against the water scarcity in the city. The minister was discharged from the hospital at 10.30 am, said a hospital official. The AAP leader...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday introduced his Council of Ministers in the Rajya Sabha, amid clapping and thumping of desks. The prime minister had introduced his Council of Ministers in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after the election of the speaker. Leader of the House J P Nadda,...
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The government has decided to conduct feasibility studies for bullet train corridors in the country's north, south and east, President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to the joint session of the parliament on Thursday. Highlighting infrastructure development in the country, which according to...
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President Murmu leaves Parliament. That's the sengol in front
Opposing policies and obstructing Parliament are two different things, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday as she addressed the first joint sitting of the 18th Lok Sabha. She said making India a developed nation is the aspiration and resolve of every citizen of the country and no obstacle...
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Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah thump their benches
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday described the imposition of Emergency in 1975 as the biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack on the Constitution, and said the country emerged victorious over such unconstitutional forces. Addressing a joint sitting of the Houses after the Constitution...
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The government is fully committed to investigating the recent incidents of paper leaks and ensure that the guilty are punished, President Droupadi Murmu said in her address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Addressing the 18th Lok Sabha for the first time, the president said her government is...
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PM Modi and Union Minister JP Nadda in Parliament
President Droupadi Murmu addresses a joint session of both Houses of Parliament, she says, It is possible to build a developed India only when the poor, youth, women and farmers of the country are empowered. Therefore they are being given top priority by my government. Our aim is to provide the...
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President Droupadi Murmu addresses a joint session of both Houses of Parliament. She says, ...For the development of the northeast, my government has increased the (budget) allocation by over 4 times in the last 10 years. Government is working to make this region Strategic Gateway under Act...
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Criticising the Centre over the alleged paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar claimed that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has less than 25 permanent employees but was conducting over two dozen exams. Kumar, the Congress in-charge for Odisha, Tamil Nadu...
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President Droupadi Murmu addresses a joint session of both Houses of Parliament. A stable government with a complete majority has been formed in the country after six decades. People have shown trust in this Govt for the third time. People are aware that only this Govt can fulfil their...
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President Droupadi Murmu addresses a joint session of both Houses of Parliament, congratulates all newly-elected MPs.
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President Droupadi Murmu being accorded the Guard of Honour upon her arrival at the Parliament. She will address a joint session of both Houses shortly. She is welcomed by the VP Dhankar and the PM.
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Benchmark indices rebounded after falling in early trade on Thursday, with the Sensex breaching the historic 79,000-mark for the first time and the Nifty hitting its fresh record high, amid buying in blue-chip stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 339.51 points to hit its new lifetime peak of...
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AiADMK's C Ponnaiyan wants the Stalin government dismissed
Led by party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, AIADMK MLAs and party workers commenced their hunger strike in Chennai on Thursday to seek a CBI investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Clad in black shirts, the AIADMK legislators, who have been suspended from the ongoing Assembly session...
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President Droupadi Murmu will be addressing the joint sitting of Parliament today, which will be her first presidential address after the formation of the third National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.Following the President's address, a motion of thanks will be moved in both Houses of...
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On Thursday, parts of Delhi received spells of heavy rainfall, bringing much-needed respite from the sweltering heat. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted the weather for the next seven days, predicting generally cloudy skies and varying intensities of rain accompanied by...
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A chapter explaining the excesses and repression committed during the 1975-77 Emergency in the country and a spirited fight by those opposed to the drastic measure will be included in the school syllabus in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. Speaking on Wednesday, Yadav also...
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There has been a concerning increase in anti-conversion laws, hate speech, and demolitions of homes and places of worship for members of minority faith communities in India, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. In his remarks at the release of the annual State Department report on...
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a 'Hindu Rashtra'. Sen, who arrived in Kolkata from the US in the evening, also expressed displeasure over the continuation of putting people behind bars without trial even under...
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Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS in New Delhi late on Wednesday night, sources said. He is stable and under observation, a source said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the All India Institute of Medical...
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Security forces were put on high alert after a villager claimed to have spotted two suspicious-looking' men in Punjab's Pathankot. The Punjab police, along with the Army and the BSF, carried out a massive search operation in the Bamial area of Pathankot that lasted around six hours, police said....
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The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to set up a sprawling 120-acre central public park of international standards at the Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai. At a weekly cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai, it was decided that no construction...
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A court in Bihar's Patna on Wednesday sent two accused in the NEET paper leak' to CBI remand for three days. The CBI had on Sunday filed an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG held on May 5 on a reference from the Union education ministry. The probe...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar/File image
Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari has sparked speculation regarding the possibility of the Mahayuti members contesting the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls independently if each constituent insists on demanding 100 seats, drawing the ire of BJP. Speaking at an event on Tuesday...
