Blackout rehearsal in Ferozepur amid India-Pak tension

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'Pro-Pak' slogans: VHP, Bajrang Dal men read Hanuman Chalisa in UP village

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Members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal staged a demonstration and read the Hanuman Chalisa in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district on Sunday, in protest against a video of pro-Pakistan sloganeering allegedly shared on the social media by a boy from the area, a...
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3 dead, 14 missing after two tourist boats capsize in China

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Three people drowned and 14 others were missing after two tourist boats capsized on a river in Guizhou Province on Sunday, official media reported. The tourist boats capsized on a river in Qianxi City, leaving three people dead and 14 others missing, state-run Xinhua news agency...
21:17

Deora mocks Uddhav for 'vacationing in Europe' during Pahalgam attack

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Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Sunday took potshots at Uddhav Thackeray for being on vacation in Europe while bullets flew in Pahalgam.   By contrast, Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde helped the victims, Deora said in a post on X.  From sons of...
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Deora mocks Uddhav for 'vacationing in Europe' during Pahalgam attack

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Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Sunday took potshots at Uddhav Thackeray for being on vacation in Europe while bullets flew in Pahalgam.   By contrast, Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde helped the victims, Deora said in a post on X.  From sons of...
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Deora mocks Uddhav for 'vacationing in Europe' during Pahalgam attack

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Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora on Sunday took potshots at Uddhav Thackeray for being on vacation in Europe while bullets flew in Pahalgam.   By contrast, Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde helped the victims, Deora said in a post on X.  From sons of...
21:13

Woman's body stuffed into trolley bag found in Gurugram

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A woman's body drenched in blood and stuffed into a black trolley bag left on the side of a road near Shiv Nadar School, the police said on Sunday.The police said the body, which has deep injuries on her head, has not been identified yet. The Gurugram police announced a reward of Rs 25,000...
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Blackout rehearsal in Ferozepur amid India-Pak tension

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The Ferozepur Cantonment Board has announced a 30-minute blackout rehearsal on Sunday amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The blackout rehearsal will be conducted in the cantonment area from 9 pm to 9:30 pm, according to a...
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Assam: 5 cops suspended, OC shifted over 'assault' of man in police station

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Five police personnel were suspended on Sunday, and the officer in-charge of a police station in Assam's Tinsukia district was transferred after it was alleged that they were involved in assaulting a man, officials said.An enquiry was also ordered by Superintendent of Police Gaurav Abhijit Dilip,...
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Man jailed for 'pro-Pakistan' comment on social media in UP

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A man has been sent to jail in this Uttar Pradesh district for allegedly posting a comment in support of Pakistan on social media, the police said.The accused, Faizan Khan, allegedly wrote Pakistan Zindabad (Long Live Pakistan) from one of his social media accounts.Circle officer Gyanendra Pratap...
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Sitharaman heads to Milan for 58th ADB annual meet

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lead the Indian delegation of officials from the Department of Economic Affairs to attend the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank, scheduled to take place in Milan, Italy, from May 4-7. The meetings will be attended...
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Man, woman held for assaulting female passenger on express train in Maha

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The Government Railway Police on Sunday arrested two persons, including a woman, for allegedly assaulting a female co-passenger on an express train near Palghar in Maharashtra, an official said.The complainant also alleged that she was molested during the attack.Assistant commissioner of police...
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BJP MLA booked for hate speech at K'taka temple event

BJP MLA Harish Poonja/ANI Photo
BJP MLA Harish Poonja/ANI Photo
A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Harish Poonja for allegedly making a provocative speech during the Brahmakalashotsava (consecration ceremony) at the Gopalakrishna Temple in Thekkaru village in Dakshina Kannada district. According to the police, complainant...
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3 detained in Rajasthan for 'selling' NEET paper for Rs 40 lakh

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Three men were detained by the Special Operations Group of Rajasthan police for allegedly trying to dupe a NEET candidate of Rs 40 lakh by promising him the question paper, an officer on Sunday said. The accused were identified as Balwan, 27, Mukesh Meena, 40, and Hardas, 38, according to...
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Brahmins protest in K'taka over removal of sacred thread at NEET exam centre

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Members of the Brahmin community staged a protest outside a NEET exam centre in Kalaburagi, demanding accountability after some students of the community were asked to remove their sacred thread (Janivara) before entering the exam hall. This incident comes close on the heels of a similar one...
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Cong will back any action by Centre on Pahalgam attack: Priyanka Gandhi

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said her party would fully support any action the central government takes in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam, in which 26 people were killed. She noted that the Congress Working Committee has already passed a resolution affirming this...
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Portals of Badrinath open, temple adorned with 15 tons of flowers

Devotees throng Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand/ANI Photo
Devotees throng Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand/ANI Photo
The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were opened for devotees on Sunday after a six-month closure. Amid Vedic chants, the doors of the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu were opened at 6 am. Fifteen tons of flowers of various varieties adorned the temple...
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SC to hear batch of pleas against Waqf Act tomorrow

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act's constitutional validity, weeks after the government paused two central aspects of the contentious law in the face of probing questions by the top court. The Centre assured the apex court...
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Raj MLA detained in Jaipur on charges of corruption

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MLA Jaikrishn Patel/Image courtesy Instagram
The Anti-Corruption Bureau of Rajasthan on Sunday detained Bharat Adivasi Party MLA Jaikrishn Patel in a corruption case, officials said on Sunday. A team of the ACB went to the MLA's quarters in Jyoti Nagar after a complaint that demanded a bribe. He was detained and brought to the ACB...
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33 Sambhal schools fined for forcing students over book purchases

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The district administration has fined 33 private schools Rs 1 lakh each for allegedly compelling students to purchase textbooks from specific sellers and using textbooks from private publishers, in violation of state regulations. According to an official statement issued by district...
16:54

Missile threat: AI's Tel Aviv flight diverted to Abu Dhabi

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An Air India flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday as there was a missile attack near the airport in the Israeli city, according to sources. The airline has also suspended the Tel Aviv flights till May 6. The attack happened less than an hour...
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India suspends X accounts of Bilawal, Imran Khan

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Following heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the accounts of Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have been suspended in...
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China's Xi to visit Russia from May 7-10, attend V-day celebrations

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Russia from May 7-10, during which he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and attend the Victory Day celebrations, the Kremlin said on Sunday. During the talks, the main issues of further development of...
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3 soldiers killed as Army vehicle falls into gorge in J-K

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Three Army personnel were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a 700-feet deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The army truck was part of a convoy moving from Jammu to Srinagar along  national highway 44 when the...
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'Raid 2' starring Ajay Devgn collects over Rs 50 cr in three days

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Ajay Devgn-starrer Raid 2 has earned Rs 51.31 crore nett at the box office during its first weekend, the makers announced on Sunday.Also starring Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor, the film released in theatres on May 1. It is directed by Raj Kumar Gupta.Production banner T-Series shared the box...
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Four Bangladeshis held from Delhi's Azadpur Sabzi Mandi

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The Delhi police apprehended four allegedly illegal Bangladeshi nationals disguised as transgender people from the Azadpur Sabzi Mandi area in northwest Delhi, an official said on Sunday. The arrests came following a surveillance operation on Saturday and they have been handed over to the...
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After Indus, India cuts water flow through Baglihar dam

A view of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project built on the Chenab River
A view of the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project built on the Chenab River
India has stanched the flow of water through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River and is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River, a source said. The source familiar with the matter said these hydroelectric dams -- Baglihar in Ramban in Jammu and Kishanganga in...
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BTech student found hanging in IIT Kharagpur hostel room

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A third-year BTech student of IIT Kharagpur was found hanging in his hostel room on Sunday, an official said. The body of Mohammad Asif Qamar was found hanging in his hostel room in Madanmohan Malviya Hall in IIT Kharagpur campus, the official said. Qamar was a third-year student of the...
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4 arrested for taking money from NEET aspirants for medical seat

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The police arrested four members of an interstate gang here for allegedly taking money from NEET aspirants for admission to medical college, an officer said.The four persons including two from Odisha were arrested by Bhubaneswar Special Crime Unit on Saturday, Commissioner of Police, S D Singh...
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Pahalgam: IAF chief meets Modi amid India-Pak tension

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Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the backdrop of increasing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack. The Air chief held a meeting with PM Modi, sources said without giving further details. Navy...
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Two killed, one injured after tree falls during storm in MP's Chhatarpur

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Two persons were killed and one sustained injuries when a tree fell on them during a storm in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, the police said on Sunday. The incident occurred at Gunjora village in the Ram Toriya Panchayat on Saturday evening, an official said. Sub-divisional...
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A group of boys threatened me at concert: Sonu Nigam

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Singer Sonu Nigam, who is currently facing an FIR for allegedly offending the sentiments of Kannadigas during a recent concert in Bengaluru, has stated that he was threatened by a small group of boys to sing in Kannada at the event. He also urged people not to generalise or hold the entire...
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hits Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 struck Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Sunday morning, as per the National Center for Seismology (NCS).  According to the NCS, the tremor occurred at 9:30 AM at a depth of 10 kilometers.Earlier on May 3, another earthquake of magnitude 2.8 hit Madhya...
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6 illegal Bangladeshi women detained in Delhi

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The Delhi police detained six Bangladeshi women who were living in different parts of Delhi, allegedly without valid documents, an officer said on Sunday.According to deputy commissioner of police (East), Abhishek Dhania, the operation was initiated following a tip-off received at Mandawali...
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Toll rises to 3 in Jharkhand's hospital corridor collapse

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The toll rose to three in the collapse of a state-run hospital corridor in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district as one more body was recovered from there, an official said on Sunday. Two others, who were injured in the incident, are undergoing treatment, he said. Jharkhand health...
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Two held in Amritsar on charge of spying for Pak

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In a counter-espionage operation, Punjab Police arrested two persons for their alleged role in leaking sensitive information and photographs of army cantonment areas and air bases in Amritsar. Director general of police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday said the Amritsar Rural police arrested Palak...
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Assam: 39 arrested for 'defending Pakistan'

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Two more persons have been apprehended in Assam for 'defending Pakistan on Indian soil', taking the total number of arrested people to 39 since the Pahalgam terror attack last month, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.Sarma also said the two were arrested from Hojai and South...
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India warns commercial ships amid naval drills

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India's maritime authorities have issued a navigation warning for commercial ships to exercise caution in view of the Indian Navy's ongoing drills in the Arabian Sea, even as Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi is understood to have briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the overall...
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Portals of Badrinath open, temple adorned with 15 tons of flowers

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The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district were opened for devotees on Sunday after a six-month closure.Amid vedic chants, the doors of the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu were opened at 6 am. Fifteen tons of flowers of various varieties adorned the temple and an...
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Man breaks into Seema Haider's house, claims she did 'black magic'

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Police have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into Seema Haider's house in Noida on Saturday, officials said.He claimed that she had done 'black magic' on him.Police identified the accused as Tejas, a resident of Surender Nagar in Gujarat.They said that Tejas seemed 'mentally disturbed' and...
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Pakistan shuts ports for Indian ships after import ban

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Pakistan has banned the use of its ports by Indian flag carriers, hours after New Delhi imposed fresh punitive measures, including a ban on import of goods and entry of Pakistani ships into its ports, against Islamabad. India on Saturday imposed a ban on the import of goods coming from or...
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NEET aspirant ends life in Kota a day before exam

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A NEET (National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test) aspirant allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from an iron grille of her room in Parshavnath area of Kota ahead of the national medical entrance exam scheduled on Sunday, police said.While refusing to disclose the name of the student,...
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Pak Ranger apprehended by BSF at Rajasthan border

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A Pakistani Ranger has been apprehended by the Border Security Force from along the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, official sources said on Saturday.The development comes nearly a fortnight after a Border Security Force jawan was apprehended by the Rangers amid rising tension between the two...