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A group of people assaulted a 38-year-old plumber over suspicion of theft in Jharkhand's Simdega district and he died during treatment in Ranchi, a police officer said on Thursday.The police detained three persons in this connection.The family of the deceased person Sikander Prasad lodged a...
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The family members of a 58-year-old tribal woman on Thursday alleged that she died after standing in a queue for two consecutive days to obtain fertiliser from a distribution centre in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district.The incident occurred late on Wednesday at the Bagri fertiliser distribution...
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Shiv Sena minister Dada Bhuse has said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is the chief minister who resides in the hearts of people and they will see him leading the state again.Addressing a rally for local body polls in Nandurbar on Wednesday, the School Education Minister said,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India's tightly controlled nuclear power sector will soon be opened for private players, a move that will give new strength to the country's energy security.The prime minister made the remarks during a function to inaugurate Skyroot Aerospace's...
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Poll authorities in Bihar have not received any application from candidates who were defeated in the recently-held Assembly polls with a request for EVM burnt-memory or microcontroller verification, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday.It said no similar request was received for the...
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Social media influencer Shadab Jakati was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Thursday in connection with a viral video, in which he was purportedly seen making objectionable remarks while interacting with a minor and women, police said.Station House Officer (SHO) of the Incholi police...
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The United Arab Emirates is not issuing visas to Pakistanis, a senior interior ministry official told a parliamentary panel on Thursday, revealing that the country narrowly escaped a passport ban from the Gulf nation.Additional Interior Secretary Salman Chaudhry made the revelation during a...
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Cyclonic storm 'Ditwah', formed from a deep depression near the Sri Lanka coast, has begun moving towards the north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and south Andhra coasts, Regional Meteorological Centre Director B Amudha said here on Thursday.Strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous sea conditions are...
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The special NIA court at Patiala House on Thursday permitted Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh alias Engineer Rashid to attend the Parliament session while in custody.The upcoming session is commencing on December 1. Rashid is in custody in a terror case lodged by the NIA.Additional sessions...
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party government of subjecting booth level officers to 'inhuman behaviour' by giving them 'impractical' SIR targets, and claimed that the revision of electoral rolls was part of the ruling party's larger 'electoral...
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The Assam assembly on Thursday passed a bill to ban polygamy, making it an offence which may lead to a maximum of 10 years of imprisonment, barring some exceptions.It kept people belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category and areas under the Sixth Schedule out of the purview of the...
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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan is in 'completely good health inside Adiala Jail', the jail authorities said on Thursday, rejecting rumours on social media about his medical condition.The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership has been informed regarding Imran Khan's health. All...
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The Delhi high court on Thursday protected the personality rights of Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn by restraining several websites and online platforms from illegally using his name or images for commercial gain without his consent.The high court also restrained several defendants from using the...
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A shocking case of financial fraud has emerged in Mumbai, where a 72-year-old businessman was scammed out of around Rs 35 crore. Bharat Harakchand Shah, a resident of Matunga West, alleged that a brokerage firm, Globe Capital Market Limited, used his wife's account for unauthorised trading over...
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Indian stock indices settled sharply higher on Wednesday, tracking robust cues from US peers and strong domestic market fundamentals. At the closing bell, Sensex settled at 85,609.51 points, up a whopping 1,022.50 points or 1.21 per cent. Nifty closed at 26,205.30 points, up 320.50 points or 1.24...
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday said authorities cannot blame ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia for air pollution in the metropolis and said the air quality index here has been poor much before that. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad...
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As the global population skyrockets so do skyscrapers -- more and more of them, so onwards and upwards -- across world metropolises, each building boasting its own unique architectural style. Go rambling here.
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh lifetime highs in intra-day trade on Thursday before closing marginally higher amid positive global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Rising for the second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 110.87...
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According to a National Sample Survey (under the Ministry of Statistics) Indians reach for chai far more often than coffee -- nearly 15 times as much.Sip and read.
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A 44-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her inebriated live-in partner, who throttled her with his elbow during an altercation over money at their Chhawla residence in southwest Delhi, police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Virendra (35), was so intoxicated that although...
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A woman constable was injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Thursday, police said. The incident took place on a forested hill at around 1 pm when a team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force,...
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Long before she became one of Bollywood's most iconic dancers, actor Helen faced a personal crisis when her ex-husband, filmmaker PN Arora, threw her out of her own home, eventually forcing her to seek help from an unlikely quarter -- the Mumbai underworld, reveals a new book When It All Began:...
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In 1973-1974, poverty in Kerala was at 59.74%.In 1973-1974, the rate of poverty in India was 54.88%.In 2011-2012, poverty in Kerala came down to 11.3%.In 2011-2012, the national poverty rate came down to 29.5%.In 2023, the NITI Aayog's National Multidimensional Poverty Index stated that only...
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A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment and her two children to five years each over alleged irregularities in allocation of plots under a government housing project after their trial in absentia. Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 handed...
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India's Women's World Cup-winning hero Jemimah Rodrigues will miss the remaining WBBL season in Australia after she decided to stay back in India to support her national team-mate Smriti Mandhana whose wedding got postponed. Jemimah had returned a few days back to attend Mandhana's...
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Amid the ongoing power tussle within the Karnataka Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that he will visit Delhi if the party high command calls him. This comes after Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge stated that a decision regarding the speculated tussle in the state will be made...
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The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 55 with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday. Three men have been arrested for suspected manslaughter in the fire that broke out in Wang Fuk Court on Wednesday, Hong...
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After a private funeral, Dharmendra's family is organising a prayer meet for the actor on Thursday at a hotel in Mumbai for fans and industry members to pay their last tributes to the veteran star, who died on Monday at the age of 89. Called 'Celebration of Life', the prayer meet will start...
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A man and his paramour from Maharashtra's Palghar district in Maharashtra allegedly ended their lives in a suspected suicide pact after their families opposed their relationship, police said on Thursday. Naresh Lahu Nadge (35) and Sarika Shankar Mahala (24) were found hanging from a tree in...
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Two motorcycle-borne men opened fire at the house of a ruling AAP leader near Darvesh Pind village on the Phagwara-Jandiala road in Punjab early Thursday, police said. No one was injured in the incident. Phagwara coordinator of ruling AAP's 'Yudh Nashian Virudh' drive (drive against...
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Amid speculation over the Karnataka Chief Ministerial post, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said a decision will be made after a discussion among the high command, CM Siddaramiah, and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar. The speculation stirred as the Karnataka government reached the...
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India's speedster Mohammed Siraj has expressed his frustration and disappointment over the delay of the Air India Express flight, describing it as the worst airline experience due to the lack of communication and updates from the airline. Siraj was heading back to Hyderabad from Guwahati...
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Veteran actor-politician Hema Malini on Tuesday paid an emotional tribute to her late husband Dharmendra, saying that he was everything to her - a partner, guide and friend whose passing has left an irreplaceable void.In her first post since Dharmendra's death on Monday at the age of 89, Malini...
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Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty scaled their fresh record highs in early trade on Thursday amid optimistic global trends on growing hopes of a US Fed rate cut and foreign fund inflows. Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 416.67 points to hit its...
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A Pakistani intruder was caught hiding inside a cattle shed near the International Border in Rajasthan's Barmer district, police said on Thursday. Barmer SP Narendra Singh Meena said the man, who identified himself as as Hindal (24), a resident of Nayatala village in Mithi area of Pakistan, is...
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Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols, the US government says. The protection and safety of our homeland and of the American people remain our singular focus and...
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In May 2025, CJI Sanjiv Khanna released two documents on the processes behind appointments to the Supreme Court and High Courts. But why have successive CJIs meandered on the question of making judicial appointments transparent? Read more here.
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Nifty touched a new high of 26,285.95 on Thursday, gaining 80.65 points or 0.31 per cent, marking its first new peak in 14 months as bullish sentiment returned to the markets. The Sensex also climbed sharply in early trade, hitting 85,843.82 points soon after the opening session. The...
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Authorities have identified the suspect in the Washington, DC shooting that critically wounded two National Guard members near the White House, according to officials familiar with the case.The development comes as investigators piece together the circumstances surrounding the attack in a...
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A devastating fire has torn through several high-rise apartment blocks in a Hong Kong housing complex, killing at least 44 people and leaving hundreds of people missing, CNN reported, citing an official statement.Firefighters have been struggling to reach residents stranded on upper floors as the...
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The Enforcement Directorate has arrested online money gaming platform WinZO founders Saumya Singh Rathore and Paavan Nanda on money laundering charges, officials said Thursday. They were arrested in Bengaluru on Wednesday following their questioning at the zonal office of the...
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Two United States National Guard members are in critical condition after being shot in Washington DC, just a few blocks away from the White House.A 29-year-old Afghan national was identified as the suspected gunman who shot the two National Guard members. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who gravely...
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A Gurugram resident and Mahindra Thar owner has issued a legal notice to Haryana DGP O P Singh, seeking a public apology and withdrawal of remarks that allegedly portrayed Thar and bullet motorcycle owners as having a criminal mindset. At a press conference on November 8 in Gurugram, the...
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Ayodhya is expected to receive up to 50 crore visitors by the end of 2025, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Wednesday, citing a sharp rise in tourist arrivals following the construction of the Ram temple and the recent flag-hoisting ceremony atop the shrine.According to the government...
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The Nuh police arrested a lawyer for allegedly spying and passing information to Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, following the input by a central investigative agency, officials said on Wednesday. This is the third arrest of an alleged Pakistani spy in the Mewat area this...
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