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An Independent candidate for the Deoli-Uniara assembly bypoll allegedly slapped a sub-divisional officer engaged in election duty as area magistrate on Wednesday, officials said. Following the incident, a Rajasthan Administrative Service association demanded that the candidate be arrested...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has initiated the process to restore funds to a clutch of genuine investors who were allegedly duped in a multi-crore Ponzi scam perpetrated by the Heera Group of companies in Telangana.The Supreme Court issued an order on Monday allowing the...
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President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump during a televised debate, June 27, 2024/File image/Brian Snyder/Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday met President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House to ensure a smooth transition of power, a hallmark of American democracy which took a break four years ago. In a brief meeting, the two leaders assured the nation of a peaceful...
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For the first time ever in the Indian Navy, sister and brother duo of Commander Prerna Deosthalee and Commander Ishan Deosthalee are commanding two different warships at the same time in the force. Commander Prerna Deosthalee last year became the first ever female officer to be handed over...
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A court in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced five members of a family to life imprisonment for killing their relative in 2016 over a land dispute.Special Judge Vinay Kumar Singh found Jitendra Yadav (32), Mohit Yadav (30), Ajay Yadav (20), Ramesh Yadav (26), and Sharda Devi (56) guilty of...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday alleged that the opposition BJP offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs to remove his government. He said none of the Congress MLAs agreed with it, due to which the BJP is now resorting to filing false cases against him. To...
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British news publisher The Guardian on Wednesday said that it is quitting the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, citing billionaire owner Elon Musk's influence during the US presidential election process.In a statement on Wednesday the publication said it will no longer post from...
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More than 8 crore income tax returns for assessment year 2024-25 have been filed this year, of which 74 percent taxpayers have opted for new tax regime, a source said. Also, around 75 lakh updated ITRs have been filed this year in high garnered additional taxes of Rs 8,000 crore. The...
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Jharkhand's Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said on Wednesday that the Congress released its manifesto for the assembly polls in violation of the model code of conduct, and a report regarding this has been submitted to the Election Commission. The Congress released its manifesto on...
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A voter turnout of 90.84 percent was registered in the by-election to Gambegre assembly constituency in Meghalaya on Wednesday, an official said.Voting began at 7 am amid tight security arrangements and ended at 4 pm, he said.Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer BDR Tiwari said voters turned out in...
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Invited or not, Agra Police personnel will now attend every wedding in the district.With an aim to curb incidents of theft at wedding venues, the Agra police formed a special team of personnel to keep an eye on suspicious visitors, including children who are often used by gangs to steal...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday drew a taunt from Tejashwi Yadav, his former deputy, for touching the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was in the state for a function. The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader responded to queries from journalists about the behaviour of the...
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A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday issued a fresh bailable warrant against former Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pragya Thakur, a prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, as she failed to appear before it citing health issues. This was the second warrant issued this month against Thakur...
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Filmmaker Subhash Ghai on Wednesday announced Aitraaz 2, a follow-up to his 2004 film on its 20th release anniversary. Aitraaz, starring Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Kareena Kapoor Khan, was a romantic thriller which hit the screens on November 12, 2004. The romantic thriller...
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IndiGo and Air India on Wednesday cancelled their flights to Bali due to ash clouds from a volcanic eruption in the Indonesian island. The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano located in a remote island in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted earlier this month and has resulted in ash...
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A dance teacher in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh has lodged a police complaint, alleging that she had been receiving rape and death threats from a suspected member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. In her complaint, the teacher alleged that a man, who claimed to be a member of the Lawrence...
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A voter turnout of 64.86 percent was recorded in the 43 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where polling was held in the first phase on Wednesday, officials said. Lohardaga district topped the list with 73.21 percent polling while Hazaribag district recorded the lowest at 59.13, officials...
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Chinese smartphone company Vivo has roped in Bollywood actor Suhana Khan as brand ambassador for Y-series smartphones, the company said on Wednesday. She made her debut in Bollywood with Zoya Akhtar directed film The Archies. As a rising star, Suhana resonates with young audiences,...
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Benchmark Sensex plunged 984 points to close at a more than four-month low on Wednesday following heavy selling in banking, auto and capital goods shares amid retail inflation soaring to a 14-month high in October and unabated foreign fund outflows. The BSE Sensex slid to 77,690.95, down by...
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Delhi's air quality turned 'severe' for the first time this season on Wednesday, with the AQI soaring to 418. In comparison, the national capital's 24-hour average Air Quality Index -- recorded at 4 pm every day -- stood at 334 on Tuesday. At 9 am on Wednesday, the air quality was 'very...
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South Korean actor Song Jae-lim, famed for his roles in beloved television dramas like Moon Embracing the Sun and Two Weeks, has passed away at the age of 39. The actor was found dead at his home in Seoul on November 7, 2024, as per E! News. According to the documents obtained from...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray's convoy was stopped at a checkpost on the Maharashtra-Goa border in Sindhudurg district on Wednesday. The incident was reported days after bags of the former Maharashtra chief minister were checked by poll officials in Yavatmal district ahead of a poll...
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About 30 students of a private residential school fell sick after eating breakfast on Wednesday in the taluka headquarters town of Humnabad in Bidar district, the police said. It is suspected to be a case of food poisoning, they said. The students started vomiting after eating the rice...
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Three Hezbollah field commanders have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Wednesday. The announcement came on the heels of the army's disclosure on Tuesday night that a majority of the terror group's weapons storage and production...
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Benchmark stock indices in India slumped for the fifth straight day, touching a multi-month low. The fall was due to a host of factors, including relatively weak Q2 earnings, sustained foreign fund flows, and rising domestic inflation. Sensex closed at 77,691 points, down 984 points...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties and said affected people need to be given some time to challenge demolition orders before an appropriate forum. Invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the apex court...
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Swiggy's much-anticipated stock market debut on Wednesday catapulted over 500 current and former employees to the crorepati club, with the food delivery and quick commerce major's listing poised to unlock Rs 9,000 crore in ESOPs for 5,000 staffers, people aware of the details said. Swiggy's...
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In a kind gesture, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal on Wednesday congratulated rival Swiggy on its stock market debut, whose shares got listed at a premium of nearly 8 per cent on the NSE. Congratulations @swiggy! Couldn't have asked for a better company to serve India with.., Goyal said in a...
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A Trinamool Congress leader of Jagatdal area in North 24 Parganas district was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Wednesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ashok Shaw, a former TMC president of Jagatdal Ward No 12. Shaw was shot multiple times by miscreants who also hurled...
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Polling was by and large peaceful in six assembly seats of West Bengal where voter turnout of over 45 per cent was recorded till 1 pm during by-elections on Wednesday, an election official said. Polling in Sitai, Madarihat, Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, and Taldangra assembly constituencies...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should remember that even if his fourth generation were to come, Muslims won't get reservations meant for SCs, STs and OBCs.A few days ago, Ulemas met the president of Congress party and said that Muslims should be given...
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Rock band Coldplay and online ticket platform BookMyShow on Wednesday announced a fourth show in Ahmedabad as part of the band's 'Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025' citing 'incredible fan demand'.The new announcement comes following a controversy over reports of black marketing of tickets...
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Milind Deora, the Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha responds to his opponent, Aaditya Thackeray (Sena UBT). They are battling from the Worli constituency of Mumbai. Considering you think someone who is scared of an open debate with rival candidates is not worthy of being in any public forum, I invite...
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The landslide in Wayanad left over 400 people dead
Emotional scenes were witnessed at the polling stations set up for the survivors of the landslides, which hit the hill district in July this year, to cast their votes in the bypoll for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency when they saw their neighbours and close friends after a long time since the...
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Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 29.31 per cent as of 11 am in the first phase of Assembly elections, according to the data of the Election Commission of India. Wayanad recorded 27.04% voter turnout till 11 am, as per the Election Commission of India.Rajasthan: Close to 25 per cent...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Thursday laid down stringent guidelines to curb bulldozer justice and stated that the executive cannot declare a person guilty, nor can it become a judge and decide to demolish the property of an accused person.The Apex Court directed that no demolition should be...
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The Supreme Court lays down pan-India guidelines for demolition of properties. The Executive cannot replace the Judiciary and legal process should not prejudge the guilt of an accused, the Supreme Court said today, taking a tough stand on the issue of 'bulldozer justice'. The court says it's not...
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A voter turnout of over 14 per cent was recorded till 9 am on Wednesday for by-elections to six assembly seats in West Bengal, an EC official said. Polling for by-elections to Sitai, Madarihat, Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur and Taldangra assembly constituencies started at 7 am, amid tight security...
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At least seven flights were diverted and many were delayed at the Delhi airport on Wednesday morning as low visibility conditions impacted operations, according to officials. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that very dense fog began forming around 5.30 am, resulting...
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Bihar: A voter turnout of 9.53 per cent was registered till 9 am on Wednesday in the by-elections to Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj and Ramgarh assembly seats in Bihar on Wednesday, an official said.MP: A voter turnout of 17.86 per cent was recorded in Vijaypur and 16.90 per cent in Budhni till 9 am...
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The Centre has rushed 20 additional CAPF companies comprising about 2,000 personnel to Manipur in the wake of fresh attacks and law and order issues in the state, official sources said Wednesday. The sources told PTI that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued orders on Tuesday...
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Nearly 13.04 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 9 am on Wednesday in 43 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where voting is underway in the first phase, officials said. Polling began around 7 am in these constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 pm. A total of...
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Kerala: Congress candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, My expectation is that the people of Wayanad will give me the chance to repay the love and affection they have shown and to work for them and to be their representative. I hope everyone will exercise their...
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Dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital Delhi with the Air quality dropping down to 361 categorized as 'Very Poor' at 8 a.m., as per the Central Pollution Control Board. AQI 361 is the equivalent of smoking 18 cigarettes over a 24 hour period. Residents have complained of low...
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During the first hour of voting, Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly seats in Kerala witnessed a turnout of 6.96 and 7.2 per cent, respectively on Wednesday. People started arriving early in the morning at the 1,354 polling booths in the hill constituency of Wayanad where there are...
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United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced the nomination of popular Fox News host and Army veteran Pete Hegseth, 44, as his defence secretary.I am honoured to announce that I have nominated Pete Hegseth to serve in my Cabinet as The Secretary of Defense, Trump announced...
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United States President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that Tesla owner Elon Musk and Indian American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will lead the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.'I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot...
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A train's coach caught fire this week when a man accidentally stepped onto a fellow passenger's bag containing matchboxes and inflammable objects which got ignited due to friction, officials said. The incident took place early morning on November 10 in Unchahar Express near Etawah station...
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An MP-MLA court on Tuesday issued a notice to actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on a complaint alleging that she made objectionable remarks against Mahatma Gandhi and the farmers who were agitating against the now-scrapped agri laws, a lawyer claimed. Rama Shankar Sharma, an advocate, said...
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A person died and three others were injured in a huge explosion due to leakage from a gas pipeline in Palwal in Haryana on Tuesday, officials said. The explosion happened near Lala Lajpat Rai Park on Old GT Road while a government earth-moving machine was fixing a water pipeline near a tea...
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