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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's residence 'Savarkar Sadan' in Shivaji Park area of Mumbai could be redeveloped as several residents of the building are reportedly in discussions with a private developer.The Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak Trust owns one room on the ground floor, which...
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Even though the monsoon onset is more than a month away, the number of Chikungunya cases in Maharashtra has risen by 185 to 658 during the January-April period, compared with 473 cases recorded during the corresponding period in 2024.Chikungunya is a viral disease spread through mosquito bites,...
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The Delhi government is likely to hold a meeting to discuss preparations for mock drills, following a directive from the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) to the states to conduct them on Wednesday amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack. According to...
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A youth has been arrested for posting a provocative message on social media targeting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and attempting to incite communal disharmony, police said on Monday. The accused, identified as Sampath Salian from Karkala, who was employed at the Home Guard office...
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Pakistan Army chief Gen Asim Munir
Pakistan will respond with full force to preserve its national prestige and wellbeing of its people, Army chief Gen Asim Munir said Monday. General Munir made the comments during his interaction with participants of the 15th National Workshop Balochistan at GHQ, according to a statement...
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A 26-year-old post-graduate student of forensic science at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur allegedly committed suicide at his rented flat in Raipur, the police said on Monday. A suicide note, purportedly written by him, was found in the flat and it contained four words --...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take steps to stop sinking of apprehended Indian fishing boats by Sri Lanka. The chief minister demanded necessary steps to bring back 229 fishing boats seized by Sri Lanka and ensure the security...
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India has conveyed its concerns in strongest terms to Canada over a parade that featured unacceptable imagery against the Indian leadership, official sources said on Monday.India also called on Canadian authorities to act against anti-India elements who are spreading hatred and advocating...
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Mohammed Shami
India national cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami has allegedly received a death threat through email along with a demand for Rs 1 crore, officials said on Monday. A case has been registered at the cyber police station, and an investigation is underway, Amroha police...
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India national cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami has allegedly received a death threat through email along with a demand for Rs 1 crore, officials said on Monday. A case has been registered at the cyber police station, and an investigation is underway, Amroha police...
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Five persons were arrested from Rajasthan's Jaipur for allegedly attempting to appear in the NEET-UG 2025 examination through forged documents, the police said on Monday.Based on a tip-off, the suspects were placed under surveillance and a raid was conducted at a flat in a township in Karni Vihar...
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A 22-year-old bride-to-be died of cardiac arrest a day before her wedding here, police said on Monday.The incident took place in Noorpur Pinauni village under Islamnagar police station limits.According to the family, the woman, Diksha, was dancing with her sisters and relatives during the 'Haldi'...
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Renowned Kerala-based cinematographer Sameer Thahir was arrested on Monday in connection with a recent drug seizure case involving noted directors Khalid Rahman and Ashraf Hamsa, Excise officials said. Thahir was arrested under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday voiced concern over tensions between India and Pakistan being at at their highest in years and called for maximum restraint and stepping back from the brink. Make no mistake: A military solution is no solution, Guterres said in a brief...
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The release date of Suniel Shetty starrer Kesari Veer has been postponed once again after it was earlier scheduled to release in theatres on May 16, 2025. Panorama Studios, the film's official distributor, announced that the release date of Kesari Veer has been pushed to May...
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Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Monday said the monthly financial assistance under the Ladki Bahin Yojana cannot be raised to Rs 2,100 as promised by Mahayuti alliance before the assembly polls, given the severe financial stress caused by the scheme.Noting that the...
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The Border Security Force has apprehended a Pakistani national who intruded into the Indian territory, officials said on Monday. On May 3 night, the BSF troops on duty in the area of Border Out Post Sahapur, a flanking BOP of Dariya Mansoor, observed suspicious movement near Falku Nala ahead...
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Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Monday announced that Thane city will soon see the launch of pod taxis, offering residents a modern, eco-friendly, and congestion-free commuting alternative. To address traffic congestion, a convenient and economical transportation system of...
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The rupee surged 24 paise to 84.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, supported by a sharp decline in crude oil prices and a positive trend in domestic equities. Robust equity inflows -- totalling Rs 2,769.81 crore -- reflect continued foreign investor interest in Indian assets,...
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The Union home ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday. The measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena had decided to demand Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation at the all-party meeting held in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, but purposely skipped attendance, believing its stand would cause discomfort to other Opposition parties. Interestingly, in...
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Gujarat Titans' on-song top three will face a stern test against Mumbai Indians' potent bowling attack when the two teams that are favourites to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs clash at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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The traffic police have initiated the process to suspend licences of more than 28,800 taxi and autorickshaw drivers for refusing to ferry passengers wanting to undertake short-distance trips in Mumbai, officials said on Monday. The traffic wing of the Mumbai police conducted a special drive...
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The terrorist attack site in Baisaran near Pahalgam
China would always support Pakistan to secure peace and stability in South Asia, Chinese ambassador Jiang Zaidong said on Monday as he met President Asif Ali Zardari amid tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi over the Pahalgam terror attack. Jiang called on President Zardari and exchanged...
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Benchmark BSE Sensex climbed nearly 295 points to close at an over four-month high on Monday following sustained foreign fund inflows and a sharp correction in global crude oil prices. Rising for the second in a row, the 30-share BSE barometer gained 294.85 points or 0.37 percent to settle...
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Monday said that Mumbai won't face a water cut for now, even as only 22.66 percent of the water stock remains in its dams. The civic body said it has planned in such a way that the stock in the seven reservoirs supplying water to the country's...
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India has demanded that the Asian Development Bank cut funding for Pakistan, as New Delhi continues to extend its punitive moves against Islamabad in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a meeting with Asian Development Bank President...
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In a continued wave of cyber offensives, the account on X Pakistan Cyber Force has revealed that the group has allegedly gained access to sensitive data from the Indian Military Engineering Service and Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. According to the sources, the...
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The Congress' Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai mocking the Centre by hanging 'nimbu-mirchi' on a toy jet over alleged inaction in wake of the Pahalgam attack has kicked up a political storm, with the BJP on Monday calling it an insult to the armed forces.BJP MP Amarpal Maurya said the Congress had...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Monday, supported by sustained foreign fund inflows and a sharp correction in global crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE benchmark climbed 294.85 points or 0.37 per cent to settle at 80,796.84, extending its previous day's rally....
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday said that Mumbai won't face a water cut for now, even as only 22.66 per cent of the water stock remains in its dams.The civic body said it has planned in such a way that the stock in the seven reservoirs supplying water to the country's...
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If you're in Kashmir, soak in the beauty and the love.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accepts PM Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India for annual high-level meeting, reports TASS. Putin and Modi emphasized during the call which took place on Monday that relations between Russia and India were not affected by external influence and continue...
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Pakistan has claimed to have conducted the training launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile with a range of 120 kilometres from its Fatah series, local television channel PTV News reported on Monday.PTV aired archival visuals of the training launch test as part of Exercise Indus as per a...
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Pakistan Rangers perform during a parade at the Pakistan-India joint check post at Wagah border, near Lahore, yesterday. The parade was held against a backdrop of heightened tensions between Pakistan and India, following a deadly attack on tourists in south Kashmir. Mohsin Raza/Reuters ...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called PM Narendra Modi and strongly condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, says the MEA. He conveyed deepest condolences on the loss of innocent lives and expressed full support to India in the fight against terrorism.He emphasised that the perpetrators of the...
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How many types of mangoes does India have? According to the National Horticulture Board about 1,500 varieties. Many are regional gems that are quietly vanishing. Take a look.
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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the presence of five social media influencers, including India's Got Latent host Samay Raina, on a plea of an NGO which alleged that they ridiculed persons with a rare disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) on their show. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and...
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A child's shoe at the site of the attack
Few Indians have such a deep knowledge and understanding of Pakistan's military as Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency, does.A frequent contributor to Rediff, Mr Banerji spent 28 years of his 38-year career...
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These days children (adults too, of course) have just about one toy -- a cellphone. Or else something similarly electronic using a screen. Remember the toys one saw youngsters playing with, in the Golden Pre-Cellphone Era (PCE). They were so cheery and bright. Intriguing. Handcrafted, they...
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India had stepwells and temple tanks from many centuries ago, where people bathed, swam and did their rituals. But when did India get its first formal Western-style pool? Take a look
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Singer Adnan Sami discloses that the Pakistani Army wasn't a good force which had prompted him to move out of the country. He shared an interaction he had with a group of young men from Pakistan during his trip to Baku, Azerbaijan.Met some very sweet Pakistani boys while walking on the beautiful...
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The Israeli military has begun calling up tens of thousands of reservists to intensify and expand its operations in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was increasing the pressure with the aim of returning hostages held in Gaza and defeating Hamas militants. Critics say the recent...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking safety of tourists in remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh pulled up advocate Vishal Tiwari for filing...
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The civil and military leadership of Pakistan has briefed the country's political parties on tensions with India in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. All political parties barring former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf party attended the in-camera briefing on...
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Police arrested a domestic help here for allegedly sexually assaulting the house owner's wife and minor daughter, an officer said. The woman had lodged a written complaint with Badagada police station on Saturday and the accused identified as Saroj Kumar Behera of Jajpur district was arrested on...
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The PM helmed the CCS meeting last week
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh is meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held a series of high-level meetings at his official residence over the past week, signaling potential decisive action following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Sultana Begum, claiming to be the widow of late Mirza Mohammed Bedar Bakht, the great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, seeking possession of the Red Fort on account of being the legal 'heir'. A bench of Chief Justice of India...
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All the gates of Salal Dam on Chenab River were closed resulting in a significant drop in water levels in the Reasi district on Monday. Water was seen flowing from the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on Chenab River in Ramban. In a post on X BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya lauded...
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India and the United States may resolve contentious non-tariff barriers (NTBs) by signing the so-called 'side letters' outside the framework of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). In recent months, the US has flagged certain provisions of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection...
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani on Sunday said the terrorists who killed tourists in Pahalgam cannot be considered human, but targeting the entire Muslim community on this context is also wrong. Speaking at a press conference held after a two-day working committee meeting of...
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Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin drew parallels on Sunday between the Pahalgam terror attack and the 2016 terrorist strike in Dhaka, and said terrorism will stay so long as Islam is there. Speaking at a session at the Delhi Literature Festival, the Lajja writer also said Islam...
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Three more people have been apprehended from different parts of Assam for defending Pakistan on Indian soil following the Pahalgam terror attack, taking the total number of arrests to 42 so far, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. In a post on X on Sunday late night, Sarma said one...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Monday amid sustained foreign fund inflows, a sharp drop in crude oil prices and firm trends in the US markets.The 30-share BSE benchmark gauge climbed 386.95 points to 80,888.94 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 114.05 points...
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In a joint operation carried out on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch Police and Army's Romeo Force busted a suspected terror hideout in the Surankot village of Poonch, recovering five Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), multiple radio sets, wires and binoculars and blankets.Poonch police...
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The Union finance ministry is planning a one-stop portal for all government sponsored schemes (GSS) in areas such as loan sanction, disbursement, interest subsidy and claims processing. This is set to boost efficiency and reduce redundancy while providing greater convenience to bank...
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Parmarth Niketan Ashram President Swami Chidanand Saraswati on Sunday emphasized the importance of national unity and adherence to the Constitution, while voicing support for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Speaking to the media at Sanatan Sanskriti Jagaran...
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Saturday laid the foundation of the country's first artificial intelligence (AI)-based data centre park in Sector-22 of Nava Raipur.The data centre park spread across 5.5 hectares, to be operated by RackBank Datacenters Private Limited, will include a...
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After Instagram accounts of Pakistani artists, including actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Ali Zafar, were no longer accessible in India, Pakistani singer Abida Parveen's Instagram account has also been blocked in the country. Account not available in India. This is because we complied with...
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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nishikant Dubey on Modnay criticised Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai's big talk and no action charge against the Central government following the Pahalgam terror attack. Dubey alleged that Rai is trying to break the morale of the India army just to protest...
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Himanshi Narwal was trolled for her comment supporting Muslims and Kashmiris
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has extended its support to Himanshi Narwal, wife of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal who was among those killed in a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, saying it is not right to troll a woman based on her ideological expression or personal life. Himanshi Narwal...
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US President Donald Trump has announced that he has directed the Department of Commerce and the US Trade Representative to immediately start the process of imposing a 100 per cent tariff on all movies coming into the US that are produced in other nations. He said that the movie industry in...
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India's vote at a key International Monetary Fund (IMF) board meeting on Pakistan on May 9 will be cast by Parameswaran Iyer, its executive director at the World Bank, following Krishnamurthy Subramanian's abrupt recall from his IMF post with six months left in his term.A senior government...
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Security is on high alert along the LoC
A 30-minute rehearsal for blackout was conducted in the entire Ferozpur Cantonment area on Sunday amid the heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.The rehearsal was conducted on the guidelines of the President and the Cantonment Board/Station...
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Will the cardinals follow Francis's path or return to a more conservative doctrine? The white smoke will tell us which faction has won. Ariel Beramendi worked at the Vatican for 18 years as an official in the Dicastery for Communication. Read more here.
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The musician on her love of cheesy R&B, hating karaoke 'with a fiery passion', and the people who have sex to her sister Norah Jones's music. Read the interview here.
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Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing in eight forward sectors along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, violating ceasefire agreements and prompting retaliation from Indian troops, officials said on Monday. This marks the 11th consecutive night of Pakistan's unprovoked firing...
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