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Zeeshan Siddique, son of late NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddique./File image
The Bombay high court on Thursday said there seemed to be some malafide behind the scaling down of security cover of Zeeshan Siddique, son of late NCP leader and former MLA Baba Siddique, who was killed in October last year. A bench of Justices A S Gadkari and R R Bhonsale made the remarks...
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A guest professor, booked for allegedly molesting female students at the annual function of a south Mumbai college, has sought anticipatory bail from a city court, arguing the case against him might be due to misunderstanding or personal grudge. However, police on Thursday opposed his plea...
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A 17-year-old Dalit girl allegedly died by suicide over her inability to learn English language here on Thursday, police said. The incident occurred when the student of District Institute of Education and Training locked herself inside the college sick room after her friends briefly stepped...
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Three men, who were arrested for allegedly assaulting two food vendors at a Gita recital event in the city, were released on bail by the Bankshall Court on Thursday, a senior police officer said. The court granted them bail on personal bonds of Rs 1,000 each. Immediately after their...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a four-day visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman beginning Monday to shore up bilateral ties, especially in areas of trade and defence. In the first leg of his trip, Modi will visit Jordan from December 15 to 16 at the invitation of King Abdullah II...
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A view of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya./ANI/X
In a sharp escalation of Bengal's temple-mosque political duel ahead of the assembly polls, posters appeared across Salt Lake on Thursday announcing plans for an Ayodhya-style Ram temple complex on the metropolis's eastern fringes, promising a school, hospital, old-age home and other welfare...
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday on a four-day visit, during which he would participate in a host of programmes in honour of VD Savarkar. This is Bhagwat's first visit to the archipelago as a 'sarsanghchalak'. Nearly two decades ago, he had...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hosted a dinner for MPs belonging to the National Democratic Alliance constituents (NDA) at his residence in New Delhi. The MPs travelled together in batches, boarding buses which took them to Modi's residence at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg. This comes...
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The police in Mathura conducted coordinated raids across four villages on Thursday in a crackdown on cybercrime networks, detaining 42 suspects, officials said. Among those detained, four were found wanted in multiple cyber fraud cases and are being interrogated, additional superintendent of...
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TVK founder Vijay/ANI Photo
The TVK on Thursday authorised its founder Vijay to decide on the alliance and also announced him as the chief ministerial candidate for the Assembly election next year. The party said a special committee will be formed for negotiating the electoral pact, but said the final decision on...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday, cutting short a three-day falling streak following buying in auto and metal stocks and a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Rebounding from its early lows, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 426.86 points or 0.51 percent, to...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Rajeshwar Singh has sought initiation of artificial intelligence (AI) education for school-going children in Uttar Pradesh apart from creation of a state-level commission to equip students for the competitive world and ensure equal opportunities for all. The...
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A booth-level officer (BLO) deployed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Rajasthan's Kotputli-Behror district died after collapsing on his way home, officials said on Thursday.Police said the cause of death will be ascertained only after the post-mortem report is...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke with US President Donald Trump and reviewed the status of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.In a post on X, Modi said the two leaders had a 'very warm and engaging' conversation, during which they assessed progress in bilateral...
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The countdown to the Tata IPL 2026 Player Auction has begun, and the stage is set for yet another high-voltage bidding war in Abu Dhabi on December 16.From a mammoth 1,390 registrations, the list has been pruned to 350 hopefuls, a mix that promises experience, intrigue and the irresistible lure...
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A local court on Thursday awarded one death and life imprisonment to nine people for a murder during communal violence last year in Maharajganj town during a Durga idol immersion procession.Last year on October 13, Ramgopal Mishra, 21, was shot dead when a communal clash broke in the...
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that his party will provide Rs 40,000 annually to poor women in Uttar Pradesh if it returns to power.The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister made the remark during an event hosted by a private news channel on Wednesday.He recalled that the...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said she is aware of the Manipur people's pain because of the ethnic violence, and assured them that the government is committed to strengthen harmony and ensure security. Describing the state as a land of resilience and courage, Murmu said that the...
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A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim bail from December 16 to 29 to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid to attend his sister's wedding.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai granted interim relief to Khalid, who is an accused in the case regarding the larger conspiracy...
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Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on Thursday turned up to cast his vote in the local body polls at Kunnathurmedu ward in Palakkad.The Palakkad MLA turned up to vote after he secured protection from arrest in the two cases of sexual assault against him.Mamkootathil was absconding for the...
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Enhancing oversight, DGCA officials on Thursday began monitoring IndiGo's operations, refunds, and other processes from the airline's headquarters, sources said.They said the officials are expected to submit daily reports on the situation at the airline, which has been grappling with significant...
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The Election Commission on Thursday extended the timeline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in six states and Union territories following requests from the respective chief electoral officers.In a statement, the Election Commission (EC) issued the revised schedule for SIR in...
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The government on Thursday told Parliament that global air quality rankings cited by various organisations are not conducted by any official authority and that the World Health Organisation's (WHO) air quality guidelines serve only as advisory values, not binding standards. Responding...
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum
Mexico has imposed tariff hikes of up to 50 per cent from the year 2026 on import of select products from Asian countries including from India and China in order to protect the national industry and producers, local media reported. As per a report in Mexican news outlet El Universal,...
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized a Pakistani fishing boat and apprehended 11 crew members operating illegally in the Indian waters, officials said on Thursday. The detainees have been handed over to Jakhau Marine Police in Gujarat for further investigation, they said. The Indian...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called Union Home Minister Amit Shah dangerous, and warned that she would sit on a dharna if even a single eligible voter's name was struck off from the list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Launching a...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted multi-state searches as part of terror financing linked money laundering investigation against a highly radicalised ISIS module, officials said. The raids were launched early morning at 40 locations, including in the Padgha-Borivali area of...
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A court in Goa on Thursday sent Ajay Gupta, who claimed to be a silent partner and investor in the fire-ravaged 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, to police custody for seven days. Gupta was brought to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday night on a transit remand for questioning. He was taken to...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday appeared in a court in Thane district in connection with a 2008 rioting case and pleaded not guilty, his lawyer said. A large number of supporters gathered outside as the MNS president appeared before Chief Judicial Magistrate A V...
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Passengers of the IndiGo who were left stranded at the airports between December 3 and 5 will be given a travel voucher of Rs 10,000 which will be valid for 12 months, the airlines said in a statement on Thursday.IndiGo regrettably acknowledges that part of our customers travelling on 3/4/5...
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BJD Rajya Sabha member Manas Ranjan Mangaraj on Thursday appealed to the government to relocate Parliament's Winter and Budget sessions out of Delhi until air quality improves, calling the capital's annual pollution crisis a man-made disaster. Raising the issue during Zero Hour,...
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Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani group, has seen its rights issue oversubscribed, garnering bids for nearly 150 million shares -- about 8 per cent more than the offer size of 138.5 million shares.Most of the additional demand came from public shareholders.The full...
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The Delhi high court on Thursday directed social media intermediaries to act in three days on Bollywood actor Salman Khan's complaint seeking protection of his personality rights. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said she will pass a detailed interim restraining order regarding other...
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President Droupadi Murmu will begin her two-day visit to Manipur from Thursday, during which she will attend a function commemorating women's struggle against the British colonial rule, and may offer prayers at the renowned Shree Govindajee temple, officials said.Security has been beefed up...
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Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Ltd (SAVWIPL), which operates two manufacturing plants in Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, has rolled out a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for employees who are considering retirement or other career opportunities.Claiming that the scheme is entirely...
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The United States has approved the sale of advanced technology and support for F-16 fighter jets valued at USD 686 million to Pakistan.The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), in a letter sent to Congress on Monday, gave the approval, reported Dawn on Thursday.The package includes...
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Ethanol-blended petrol has greatly benefitted farmers and resulted in saving of over Rs 1.40 lakh crore of foreign exchange, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. Amid concerns over the use of ethanol-blended petrol, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said after...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said he directly challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss his press conferences on vote chori in Parliament but did not get any answer.A day after the Lok Sabha witnessed a heated exchange between him and Shah during a debate on election...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday allowed Sun Pharma to manufacture and export its semaglutide-based weight-loss drugs, but restricted its sale in India till Novo Nordisk's secondary patent expires in March 2026.Sun Pharma has been allowed to export the semaglutide-based weight-loss drugs only to...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused an unnamed Trinamool Congress MP of smoking an e-cigarette in the Lok Sabha, with Speaker Om Birla assuring action. During Question Hour, while asking a supplementary, Thakur wondered whether e-cigarettes are allowed in the...
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Chinese national Hu Congtai, who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir in violation of his visa stipulations, has been deported to Hong Kong, officials said here on Thursday. The Chinese national who was detained here last week has been sent to Delhi on the evening of 10th December for...
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday gave to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh a copy of diary entries in Gujarati of Vallabhbhai Patel's daughter that appeared in a book, and told him that there was no mention in them of his claim that Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to build the Babri masjid using...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking seeking suspension of the 20-year jail sentence imposed on him in a 1996 drug seizure case. A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi said it was not inclined to entertain the...
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The eway Bill -- an electronic permit generated for the movement of goods worth over Rs 50,000 under the GST framework -- stood at 129.8 million (in number) in November, the third-highest monthly total so far.It grew by nearly 28 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) and 2.4 per cent sequentially from...
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Crisis-hit IndiGo cancelled 60 flights from Bengaluru Airport on Thursday, as safety watchdog DGCA tightened its scrutiny following large-scale disruptions in services on account of planning failures related to the implementation of new pilot and crew duty norms, a source said. IndiGo...
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Lauren Dreyer, Starlink's Vice-President of Business Operations meets Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday held discussions with satellite communications provider Starlink's Vice-President of Business Operations Lauren Dreyer, following which Elon Musk posted on X that he was waiting to offer Starlink's services to the Indian market.The meeting comes...
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Hrithik Roshan joined the the celebrities who have hailed Dhurandhar, which released in movie theatres last week.While he praised the Aditya Dhar directorial, Hrithink disagreed with the 'politics' of the film.'I love cinema, I love people who climb into a vortex and let the story take control,...
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The Reserve Bank of India has asked authorised dealers to disclose full details of transaction costs, including remittance fees, foreign exchange rates, and currency conversion charges, associated with foreign exchange cash, tom, and spot contracts offered to retail users, in a draft circular...
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Days after a fire at a nightclub in North Goa claimed 25 lives, the district administration has issued an order prohibiting the use of fireworks, sparklers and pyrotechnics inside tourist establishments. The North Goa district administration issued the order on Wednesday evening as a...
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Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra, the main accused and owners of the Goa nightclub where a massive blaze claimed 25 lives, have been detained in Thailand, according to multiple media reports.The Luthra brothers fled to Phuket in Thailand hours after a deadly fire ravaged 'Birch by Romeo...
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United States President Donald Trump has said it is a shame that students from countries such as India and China have to go back to their home countries after graduating from top American universities as he touted that the 'Trump Gold Card' will enable companies to hire and retain such talent in...
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India and Russia have been time-tested partners in the defence sector, with the latter providing not just world-class weapons but also critical technology to manufacture missiles and rifles, amongst others. Read the full report HERE
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United States Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove issued a sharp warning over the current trajectory of India-US relations, questioning whether US President Donald Trump risks becoming the president who lost India amid escalating tensions over tariffs, visa fees and political grievances. She...
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India should prioritise ensuring that organisations and citizens adopt the latest technologies as quickly as possible to maximise benefits from innovations in artificial intelligence, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said on Wednesday.I am a firm believer that...
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Photograph: Kind courtesy The Energy and Resources Institute (Teri)
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems -- water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries.Read HERE how Kolahoi has been shrinking since the mid-19th century.
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The visiting US trade delegation is expected to push India for greater market access in agricultural products, with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer on Wednesday highlighting New Delhi's resistance to certain row crops such as corn and soybeans, as well as meat...
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Ajay Gupta, who claimed to be a silent partner and investor in the fire-ravaged 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, has been brought to Goa from Delhi on a transit remand for questioning. Twenty-five persons, including 20 staff members and five tourists, were killed...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders 'agreed to meet very soon', officials in Jerusalem said.Sharing about the talks between Netanyahu and Modi over the telephone, the Israeli PMO in a social media post said, 'At...
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President Droupadi Murmu will undertake a two-day visit to Manipur on December 11 and 12, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said on Wednesday.On her arrival in Imphal on December 11, the President will be accorded a guard of honour before proceeding to Mapal Kangjeibung to witness a polo exhibition...
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