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In a major drug haul, personnel of Assam Rifles seized 6.86 kilograms (70,700 tablets) of Methamphetamine worth Rs 21 crore at Zokhawthar in Champhai district on the Mizoram-Myanmar border, Assam Rifles said in a statement on Tuesday.The seizure was made during a search operation in a border...
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The government is planning to introduce three bills in Parliament on Wednesday for the removal of a prime minister, a Union minister, a chief minister or a minister of a Union Territory when arrested or detained on serious criminal charges. These bills are the Government of Union Territories...
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Local train services between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai and Thane stations resumed on Tuesday evening, eight hours after torrential rains brought the city's lifeline to a halt. The services on the main line of the Central Railway between CSMT and Thane, suspended at...
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A parked passenger coach of domestic carrier IndiGo caught fire at the Mumbai International Airport on Tuesday, the airline said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. One of our coaches caught fire while it was inactive for a few hours and parked at Chhatrapati Shivaji...
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The proposed promotion and regulation of online gaming bill, cleared by Union Cabinet on Tuesday, prohibits online money gaming or its ads, and prescribes imprisonment or fine, or both, for those offering or advertising them, as it seeks to differentiate such games from eSports or online social...
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Ten students of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have been booked for allegedly raising slogans in support of Palestine during protest marches over a fee hike and restoration of the AMU Students' Union, police said on Tuesday. The protests, which continued for nearly three weeks, saw...
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An 82-year-old man was killed in a crocodile attack at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Tuesday, an official said. The incident took place at Malatipatna village when Panchanan Das, a cattle grazer, was dragged by the reptile in Brahmani River. His body was later fished out...
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The Delhi high court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict on Delhi University's plea challenging a CIC order directing disclosure of information with respect to the bachelor's degree of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Justice Sachin Datta, who reserved the judgement on February 27,...
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Tension mounted in Khajuria and Rahpura Chaudhary villages here on Tuesday after locals opposed a chadar procession headed to the Ala Hazrat Dargah. A video that surfaced on social media showed villagers shouting slogans against police and accusing them of bias. Additional SP (city)...
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The NCERT has released a special module on Operation Sindoor for students of Classes 3 to 12. The module describes the operation as not merely a military exercise but a pledge to safeguard peace and honour the martyrs. It states that the Pahalgam terror attack was directly ordered by...
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Three minors have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a vagabond to death following a scuffle in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, the police said on Tuesday. A PCR call was received on Monday about an injured man lying in the Wazirpur Industrial Area. A police team reached the...
20:55
Indian Army troops of Spear Corps, in coordination with Assam Rifles and Manipur Police, recovered arms, ammunition, and warlike stores during intelligence-based joint operations in the hill and valley districts of Manipur.According to a post on X by Spear Corps, the operations were conducted...
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A Monorail train came to a halt between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park stations in Mumbai amid downpour on Tuesday evening with fire brigade and other agencies carrying out a rescue operation using cranes, officials said. The train, which runs on an elevated track, was stuck for at least one...
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BookMyShow Live on Tuesday announced that the fourth edition of Lollapalooza India, a multi genre music festival, will take place in Mumbai from January 24 to 25 next year. Lollapalooza has in its past runs featured a plethora of artists from India and abroad. The show will be produced...
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India-Chins relations have made steady progress guided by respect for each other's interests and sensitivities in the last 10 months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Modi said this in a social media post after visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on him. The...
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The rupee appreciated 40 paise to close at 86.99 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by optimism over GST restructuring and positive domestic equity markets. Forex traders said rupee is expected to trade with a positive bias as easing worries over additional tariffs by...
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A policeman was on Tuesday hit by the jeep in which Rahul Gandhi and other Mahagathbandhan leaders were travelling in Bihar's Nawada, prompting the Congress leader to make him sit in the vehicle and enquire about his well-being. As the police personnel was struck by the vehicle that was...
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The Delhi high court on Tuesday denied bail to former Amtek Group chairperson Arvind Dham in a Rs 2,700-crore bank fraud case. Justice Ravinder Dudeja dismissed Dham's regular bail application, finding no sufficient ground to grant the relief. The Supreme Court in April denied interim...
18:28
The Uttar Pradesh government is set to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to make social welfare schemes more effective, transparent and free from irregularities, an official statement said. The Social Welfare Department is moving towards technologically strengthening the...
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A veterinary department team of the MCD was allegedly assaulted by a group of dog lovers who also forcibly released the captured stray dogs and vandalised their van in north Delhi's Rohini area, an official said on Tuesday. According to the FIR lodged at K N Katju Marg Police Station, the...
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Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of Pune on Tuesday led to the discharge of water from Khadakwasla dam, prompting the authorities to alert localities around the Mutha River. Pune city and the ghats around the region, including the catchment areas of Khadakwasla, Panshet, Warasgaon and...
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A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 weeks' imprisonment and a two-year restraining order for sending racist death threats to Rishi Sunak in June last year, when he was still the British prime minister. Liam Shaw from Birkenhead in Merseyside, north-west England, pleaded guilty to...
17:04
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped by 370.64 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 81,644.39. During the day, it spurted by 482.13 points or 0.59 per cent to 81,755.88. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 103.70 points or 0.42 per cent to 24,980.65.
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Congress leader Umang Singhar on Tuesday alleged votes were stolen in more than 27 seats in the 2023 Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was given unethical benefit.Talking to reporters in Bhopal, the Leader of Opposition in the assembly also claimed,...
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The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to set up Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Guwahati with the Union government providing capital support of Rs 550 crore. The Indian Institutes of Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 -- which was passed amid din in the Lower House -- will help set...
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Himachal Pradesh Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Tuesday informed that the state has suffered reported losses worth Rs 2,000 crore so far due to incessant rains, landslides, road accidents and flash floods. Heavy monsoon rains continue to batter...
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A private helicopter carrying six persons, including two pilots, made an emergency landing near a village in Maharashtra's Pune district due to poor visibility as a result of fog, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on August 15 and the helicopter took off again in 15 minutes, they...
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Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty advanced on Tuesday, marking their fourth consecutive day of gains, mainly driven by Reliance Industries and Tata Motors. Rising for the fourth trading day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 370.64 points or...
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Nanded, Maharashtra: Nanded District Collector Rahul Kardile says, Due to the heavy rainfall yesterday, 4 villages in Mukhed taluka faced difficulties. The SDRF team rescued 300 people, but unfortunately, 5-6 people died in Hasnad village. Their bodies were recovered today. The rain has reduced...
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Six persons have died and hundreds have been displaced over the last couple of days as heavy rains battered several districts of Maharashtra, bringing Mumbai to its knees on Tuesday. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who reviewed the flood situation with the disaster management department,...
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The low-lying Hindmata area in Parel, Mumbai, yesterday. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Amid heavy rains, a 75-year-old woman died after a landslide hit her house in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident took place at Mithekhar village in Murud tehsil. The deceased was identified as Vitha Motiram Gaikar. Murud tehsildar reached the spot...
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Waterlogged Veera Desai Road at Andheri yesterday. Pic: Sahil Salvi
Heavy rains pounded Mumbai on Tuesday, with Santacruz in the western suburbs recording the highest rainfall at 151.4 mm in just six hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Between 8.30 am and 2.30 pm, Vikhroli received 141.5 mm rainfall, Juhu 110.5 mm, Byculla 92 mm, Bandra 89...
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The second round of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme's pilot programme saw only 30 per cent of the total offers made by companies accepted by the candidates, according to a statement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.This is less than the number of offers (34 per cent) accepted...
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Waterlogging at Hindmata, Parel yesterday. Pic: Sahil Salvi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a red alert for Konkan, including Mumbai and ghat areas of central Maharashtra, forecasting extremely heavy rainfall till August 20. The red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Palghar districts will be in place till...
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The CM at the Yamuna Bazar area in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday asserted that there is no flood-like situation in the city and that Yamuna water level will recede in a couple of days. Gupta inspected the low-lying areas around Yamuna Bazar, where water has entered homes. She waded through flooded streets and...
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Waterlogging at Hindmata, Parel. Pic: Sahil Salvi
At least eight flights were diverted and many were delayed at the Mumbai airport as heavy rains battered the city, inundating several areas on Tuesday. Airlines informed passengers about flight delays due to persistent rain, and low-visibility procedures were put in place...
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The Central Railway announces that due to ongoing heavy showers, train services on Harbour line and Central line from CSMT to Thane have been suspended until further notice. Passengers are advised to plan travel accordingly. For any emergency assistance, please dial 9136967378, CR posted on...
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A flooded road in Mumbai yesterday.
Krishna and Godavari rivers, along with several other irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh are receiving heavy floodwater inflows due to downpours across many places in the state, said an official on Tuesday. Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) managing director...
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A flooded road in Kurla today
Incessant rains continued to pound Thane and Palghar in Maharashtra on Tuesday, flooding houses, triggering wall collapses and cutting off villages in both districts, officials said. According to officials, 14 houses along the riverbank at Gorat Gawari Pada in Wada taluka of Palghar were...
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Waterlogging at Wadala in Mumbai
Nearly 350 persons from Mumbai's Kurla area were shifted to safer locations as the Mithi river in the city swelled after torrential rains on Tuesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office said. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reviewed the situation and said the civic chief told him that...
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Former Supreme Court Judge B. Sudershan Reddy named INDIA alliance candidate for the Vice President post.Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge says, B. Sudershan Reddy is one of India's most distinguished and progressive jurists. He has had a long and eminent legal career, including as...
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There were no trains from Thane station at 11:30 this morning. Pic: Mayur Sanap
At least 20 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra's Thane district over the last four months, with 1,842.9 mm rainfall recorded this monsoon season, a senior official said on Tuesday.These fatalities reported since May were due to tree falls, drowning, lightning...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China to attend the upcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said on Tuesday during his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In his televised opening remarks at a new edition of...
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Dadar station on the WR this morning. Pic: Hemant Waje
Update: The Central Railway on Tuesday suspensed its local train services on the harbour line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla stations due to submergence of tracks in a section after heavy rains, officials said.It also suspended the services on its main line between...
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Central Railway suspends local train services on harbour line due to submergence of tracks; main line fast services also hit. Several parts of Mumbai received more than 200 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, with Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs reporting the highest downpour at 255.5 mm, the...
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Actor Achyut Potdar, best known for his roles in TV shows and films like Bharat Ki Khoj, Pradhan Mantri, 3 Idiots, has died at a hospital in Mumbai. He was in his 90s. Achyut Potdar was admitted to Jupiter Hospital around 4 pm. He was declared dead on Monday a source said. Potdar played...
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A waterlogged road at Hindmata in Parel, Mumbai
A man was missing after being swept away in an overflowing stream following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said on Tuesday. Two national highways, a state highway and five other roads passing through the district were closed due to flooding, they said. The...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to all parties, including the Opposition, for unanimous election of NDA's vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan, as he praised his life of public service at a meeting of the ruling alliance MPs.Radhakrishnan was felicitated at the meeting...
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The distant Mumbai suburb of Nala Sopara today.
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A damaged bridge over the raging Beas river in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh following heavy rainfall in the region. All educational institutions in Kullu will remain closed on Tuesday following continuous heavy rainfall, landslides, and road blockages.
10:28
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that there is a lot of interest about India's Gaganyaan mission around the world and scientists were keen to be part of it. In an interaction with the prime minister on Monday evening, Shukla also shared his experiences about his...
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The National Democratic Alliance's vice presidential candidate C P Radhakrishnan was felicitated at a meeting of the ruling bloc's MPs here on Tuesday in the presence of their top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and many Union ministers.Radhakrishnan is likely to file his nomination...
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All government and semi-government offices in Mumbai will remain closed on Tuesday in view of the extremely heavy rainfall warning issued by the weather department, the city civic body said. It also appealed to all private establishments across Mumbai to allow their employees to work from...
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday invited public feedback on a proposal to stagger the implementation of concentration norms for non-benchmark indices such as the BSE's Bankex and NSE's Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services.In May, Sebi had issued rules capping the...
10:01
The Securities and Exchange Board of India on Monday proposed lowering the minimum dilution requirement for mega initial public offerings (IPOs), a move expected to benefit large listings such as Reliance Jio Infocomm and the National Stock Exchange.Under the proposed norms, companies with a...
09:59
The National Stock Exchange's reliance on its top 10 brokers in the cash segment has eased, signalling broader diversification of its client base.According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India's annual report, the share of clients contributed by the top 10 brokers on NSE fell to 48.3 per...
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All educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu will remain closed on Tuesday following continuous heavy rainfall, landslides, and road blockages, according to an order issued by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The order, issued by Deputy Commissioner and DDMA...
09:47
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday embarked on a three-day visit to Moscow to further strengthen the time-tested India-Russia partnership. The visit comes against the backdrop of strains in India's ties with the US following President Donald Trump doubling tariffs on Indian...
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A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his mother and burying her in a field near their home in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district, police said on Tuesday. According to police, Jayamanti Devi (51), a resident of Chadech village in Sarahan gram panchayat under Pachhad sub-division,...
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The ceiling plaster of a house in a four-storey building collapsed early on Tuesday in Maharashtra's Thane city which has been witnessing heavy rains since the last couple of days, officials said.No person was injured in the incident which was reported at 3.20 am in the house located on the first...
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Several parts of Mumbai received more than 200 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, with Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs reporting the highest downpour at 255.5 mm, the the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. In the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday, the Santacruz...
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BMC has declared a holiday today for all private offices and establishments in its jurisdiction, except for essential/emergency services. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area (Mumbai...
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The water level in Yamuna river at Delhi's Old Railway Bridge reached 205.79 metres, slightly short of the 206-metre evacuation level, at 8 am on Tuesday. The water level in the river had touched 205.55 metres on Monday afternoon, breaching the danger mark of 205.33 metres and has been...
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The water level of the Ganga in Haridwar has crossed the warning level due to incessant rain in the city, officials said.The water level, already 10 cm above the warning level on Monday, was rising, prompting the adminstration to ask people near the floodplains to remain alert.If the water level...
08:57
A flooded Mumbai road. Photograph: Hemant Waje/Rediff.com
Mumbai witnessed severe inundation in low-lying areas, delayed local train services and traffic snarls at various places on Tuesday morning as there was no respite from heavy rains in the metropolis and neighbouring areas.Schools and colleges were shut in Mumbai in view of the relentless rains...
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Six people have been arrested in Meerut following the assault of an Indian Army personnel at the Bhuni Toll Plaza on the Meerut-Karnal section of NH-709A, officials said on Monday.Meerut SP Rural, Rakesh Kumar Mishra, said that the soldier identified as Kapil was returning after completing his...
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In a major rejig in the Gujarat police force, the state government on Monday night transferred 85 IPS and 31 State Police Service officers, including superintendents of police of 25 out of the 33 districts. Senior Indian Police Service officer Manoj Agarwal, who belongs to the 1991-batch and...
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Heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides at several places in the Jammu region on Monday, damaging multiple structures and roads, while two persons, including a minor, were washed away in the gushing torrent in the Rajouri-Poonch belt. Over a hundred people have been moved from the...
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