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A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five people, including one of her close relatives, at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the police said on Tuesday. The police have arrested the 29-year-old relative, the husband of the class 10 student's paternal aunt, under various...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against four accused in the 2024 Champaran (Bihar) fake currency seizure case involving a syndicate with linkages in Pakistan and Nepal. The four arrested accused - Md Nazar Saddam, Md Waris, Md Zakir Hushain, and...
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Former India cricketer Suresh Raina is expected to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in New Delhi on Wednesday for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. Once he deposes, the federal probe agency is expected to record...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday conducted coordinated search operations in connection with a case registered at CBI, Bank Security & Fraud (BSFB) Bengaluru Branch on the directions of the high court of Judicature at Madras, the probe agency said on Tuesday.CBI said that the...
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Actor John Abraham on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Justice B R Gavai, urging a review and modification of the recent Supreme Court directive ordering removal of street dogs from the Delhi NCR region. The letter came a day after the Supreme Court directed the authorities to permanently...
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Public sector banks (PSBs) have written off bad loans of about Rs 5.82 lakh crore in the last five financial years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. During 2024-25, the loan write-off of PSBs was at Rs 91,260 crore, compared to Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the previous fiscal, Minister of State...
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The Opposition on Tuesday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha soon after two bills aimed at better sports governance were taken up for consideration in the post-lunch session.As the House reassembled at 3 pm, after an hour-long adjournment, Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya moved The National...
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Actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mithun Chakraborty on Tuesday reacted sharply to Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's comment on the Indus Indus Waters Treaty, and warned that India will respond with a series of Brahmos missiles. His fiery retort was also...
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Robbers slit a 70-year-old woman's throat during a house break-in in the Islamnagar area in Badaun, the police said on Tuesday. The woman, who was alone at the time in her Mausampur village house, has a sub-inspector son posted in the Hapur district. Ratan Rani's husband, Kuber Singh,...
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Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday sent a legal notice to the Kar victim's father for alleging that he settled the rape and murder case with CBI by paying money. The victim's father, on Monday, had alleged that the CBI, which is investigating the crime and has, so far,...
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A 40-year-old transporter allegedly killed himself after being harassed by a bank over a loan in which he had stood guarantor for his friend, the police said on Tuesday.Kishore Singh Jadaun was found hanging at his house in the Ara Machine locality Monday evening, Babina Police Station in-charge...
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A woman was arrested after 13.3 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 13.3 crore was seized from her at the international airport in Hyderabad, the DRI said on Tuesday. Acting on specific intelligence, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Hyderabad Zonal Unit, intercepted an...
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The Rampur district administration has banned the sale and transport of eggs and other poultry products for 21 days after bird flu (Avian Influenza H5 virus) was confirmed at a poultry farm in Sehor village, where over 15,000 chickens have died, officials said on Tuesday. District magistrate...
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The rupee consolidated in a narrow range to settle just 3 paise higher at 87.72 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday amid a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a tight range as a late decline in domestic markets and foreign fund outflows...
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Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao was placed under house arrest for several hours on Tuesday as a preventive measure to avoid any law and order problem over a temple demolition issue in the city, the police said.The house arrest, which lasted from morning to about 4 pm, was part of...
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Parliament on Tuesday passed the new Income Tax Bill, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to the Lok Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the two money bills -- The Income Tax Bill, 2025, and The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025. The Rajya Sabha returned...
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Retail inflation slipped to an eight-year low of 1.55 per cent in July mainly due to subdued prices of food items, including vegetables and cereals, according to government data released on Tuesday. The consumer price index (CPI) based inflation was 2.1 per cent in June and 3.6 per cent in...
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Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to IndiGo for alleged lapses in simulator training conducted for nearly 1,700 pilots, according to sources.The sources on Tuesday said the show cause notice was issued after scrutiny of records and replies received from the airline last...
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The menace of stray dogs may have become serious enough for the Supreme Court to take note of, but in Bihar, a man has discovered, much to his horror, that pet ones posed a threat no less severe. Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Arar More locality in Gopalganj town, had his ear bitten off by his...
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Union IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Union Cabinet has on Tuesday approved four semiconductor manufacturing projects in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh with a total investment of Rs 4,594 crore. Union IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the plants will begin construction shortly, following the fast-track...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a highly volatile trade on Tuesday dragged down by blue-chip bank stocks and caution ahead of domestic and US inflation data. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 368.49 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 80,235.59. During the day, it hit a...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday protected from coercive action owners of diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi-NCR. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria passed the order after Solicitor General...
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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Delhi Police to explain how it computed travel expenses imposed on Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid to attend Parliament's monsoon session. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Anoop Jairam Bhambhani asked the state to explain the break up of the...
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The Pune police have approached a sessions court, challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's decision to reject their request to try a 17-year-old accused in the deadly Porsche car crash here as an adult for the trial in the case, an official said on Tuesday. The boy, son of a well-known real...
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Security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir are grappling with a new and insidious threat in the form of bedroom jihadis -- people who manipulate social media from the safety of their homes to spread misinformation and incite communal discord, officials said.This kind of enemy, far removed from the...
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Three former students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly molesting an MBBS student inside the university campus in the early hours, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Kashi Zone, Gaurav Banswal said the alleged incident took place around...
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Gold prices plunged Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,01,520 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday in line with a sell-off in global markets, according to the All India Sarafa Association. On Monday, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity had settled at Rs 1,02,520 per 10 grams. In the local...
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Authorities continued air operations for the seventh consecutive day on Tuesday to rescue the stranded people in the areas of Dharali and Harsil in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, where flash floods hit on August 5, causing widespread destruction with loss of lives and...
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Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge arrive to cast their vote at the Constitution Club of India election for the secretary's post. Two senior BJP leaders are facing off against each other -- Rajiv Pratap Rudy, a BJP...
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The Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board has directed all mosques, dargahs and madrasas across the state to hoist the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day on August 15. The State Waqf Board chairman, Dr Salim Raj, said a letter was issued on Monday to all mutawallis (those responsible...
14:33
The Centre has no plans to enact any law declaring cows as the national animal, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S P Singh Baghel told Parliament on Tuesday. In his written reply to a question by senior BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister...
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The Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) on Tuesday issued guidelines to all District Magistrates after the Meteorological Department forecast red, orange and yellow alerts across the state for the coming week, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall.According to the USDMA, an...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of not performing its duty of enforcing the 'one man, one vote' principle and said abhi picture baki hai, alluding to the claims of irregularities in the voters' list. Gandhi asserted that his party was engaged in protecting...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday commenced hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi began hearing senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for...
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The Parliamentary committee examining two bills to implement the system of holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections together was on Tuesday granted a fresh extension till the last week of the winter session. A motion moved by chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) P P...
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The Supreme Court starts hearing pleas against the Election Commission's decision for special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Be ready. We will be asking you certain questions with regard to facts, figures on voters, the apex court tells the EC. Exercise of this nature bound...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday restrained Assam Police from taking any coercive action against senior journalist Siddharth Varadarajan in connection with an FIR lodged against him over an article on Operation Sindoor.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice on the PIL filed...
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Former Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said that identification and deportation of those who came from Myanmar and Bangladesh illegally is vital to ensure security and demographic balance in the northeastern state.He also thanked lone Rajya Sabha MP from Manipur, Leishemba Sanajaoba, for...
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Justice Varma
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday admitted a notice for the removal of High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma and constituted a three-member committee to probe charges against him. Making the announcement in the Lok Sabha, Birla said the process of removal of Justice Varma should begin...
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Nitish Katara with Bharti Yadav
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over prisoners languishing in jail even after completing their sentence and directed all states and union territories to immediately release any such convict if he or she is not wanted in any other case. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and K...
12:19
Rahul Gandhi reacts to the Supreme Court's order to relocate stray dogs to shelters in Delhi-NCR: The SC's directive to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR is a step back from decades of humane, science-backed policy. These voiceless souls are not problems' to be erased. Shelters,...
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The RG Kar protests on Saturday
The Kolkata Police on Tuesday issued summons to BJP MLA and former India cricketer Ashok Dinda to appear before it for allegedly threatening policemen during protests to mark the completion of one year of the RG Kar hospital crime, an officer said. Dinda has been asked to appear before the...
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Rajya Sabha proceedings on Tuesday were adjourned till the post-lunch session within minutes of its assembly, as Opposition MPs insisted on a discussion be taken up on the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Soon after listed official...
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In Indian history, three such slogans and visual icons have been the most frequently used -- Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata, and Jai Shri Ram. What's the big deal about this triptych? Read the column here.
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Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif. Reuters/Dawoud Abu Alkas
As a ceasefire in Gaza took hold in January, Anas Al-Sharif began removing his protective gear live on television, piece by piece, while a jubilant crowd cheered, hoping the day marked the end of the suffering of 2 million Palestinians in the enclave.Nearly seven months later, Israel killed...
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The minimum balance requirements for saving accounts does not come under the regulatory domain of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), banks decide it as per their own business needs, stated RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on questions of ICICI Bank raising minimum balance requirement in saving account...
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Bangladesh's interim government is making all possible strides to hold the upcoming general elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner, Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said. The parliamentary polls in Bangladesh are set to take place in February next year....
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The Maharashtra Government has secured the historic sword of Maratha commander Raghuji Bhosale, founder of the Nagpur Bhosale dynasty, after successfully bidding for it at a London auction. Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar took custody of the artefact in London on Monday and...
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Madonna has urged Pope Leo to visit Gaza in a humanitarian mission to help starving Palestinian children, saying there is no more time.The American superstar, who was raised a Roman Catholic, pleaded with the new pontiff to visit the enclave in an Instagram post Monday and said:...
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Experts from the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) on Tuesday began to search for the missing people in flood-ravaged Dharali village in Uttarkashi with the help of Ground Penetrating Radars, officials said. The team of experts will identify and focus on places where there may...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced that he has signed an executive order extending the tariff suspension on China for another 90 days. In a post on social media platform Truth Social, President Trump stated, I have just signed an Executive Order that will extend the...
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Fire erupted in one of the engines of an inbound international cargo flight here on Tuesday, but none was injured as the blaze was put down after the aircraft landed here, official sources said. The flight was coming from the Malaysian city of Kulalumpur. The fire erupted in the fourth...
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Animal Rights Activist and BJP leader Maneka Gandhi reacts to the Supreme Court's order to relocate stray dogs to shelters in Delhi-NCR: It is not a doable order. This is a very strange judgment given by someone who is in anger. Angry judgments are never sensible... She says, There is...
09:33
Legendary Portugal and Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo is finally engaged to his long-time girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, with the latter taking to social media to show the engagement ring. The football legend's partner took to social media, showing off a shiny ring with caption, Yes I...
09:21
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order further modifying reciprocal tariff rates to reflect ongoing discussions with the People's Republic of China (PRC).Citing authority under the Constitution and several US laws, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the...
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Gorakhpur is the UP CM's constituency
An eight-year-old girl drowned after falling into an open drain in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, officials said on Tuesday. The Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation expressed grief over the death of Afreen calling it extremely tragic. The incident took place on Monday in Ghosi Pur locality when...
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Sena-UBT's Sanjay Raut shared the table with the Gandhis
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) SCP MP Supriya Sule, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MP Mahua Maji, among other prominent Opposition figures attended the dinner on Monday in New Delhi hosted by Congress President and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition...
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Several areas of Delhi faced waterlogging following heavy rainfall in the early hours of Tuesday. Water-logging was reported from Rao Tularam Marg where visuals showed vehicles navigating a waterlogged stretch. Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including...
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A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Rajasthan's Kishangarh after he reported to police that she was attacked by robbers, officials said on Monday. Another accused was also arrested and a minor was detained in connection with the incident, police said.According to a police...
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A property dealer was stabbed in the chest when he confronted a man for blowing cigarette smoke on his face at a shop in Nagpur city, the police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday night in the Yashodhara Nagar area and the victim, Lalit Ganesh Mohadikar, is said to be in a...
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The Odisha government has rejected the proposal made by some organisations for sale of Puri Jagannath temple's 'Mahaprasad' on online platform, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan said in Bhubaneswar on Monday.Speaking to media persons here, Harichandan said some organisations recently...
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India and Bangladesh are expected to hold their bi-annual border talks in Bangladesh this month-end. This will be the first time that the Indian delegation will travel to Dhaka post the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government last year. Talks are held between the Indian Border Security...
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