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Cyclone 'Montha', which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has begun, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority managing director Prakhar Jain said on Monday.
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Five more children drowned at various places in Jharkhand, taking the toll to 11 in two days, mostly during the Chhath festival, police said on Monday. A teenage boy and two men also went missing in waterbodies on Monday. Five children died in the state's Hazaribag, Garhwa and Simdega...
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Irked over poor implementation of compensatory afforestation in Mumbai, the Supreme Court on Monday warned the Maharashtra government that it will revoke all earlier permissions for felling trees for projects like Mumbai metro rail and Goregaon-Mulund Link Road (GMLR). The top court directed...
22:41
A 21-year-old delivery agent was arrested for allegedly molesting a Brazilian model at her apartment in Bengaluru, the police said on Monday. The accused was identified as Kumar, a diploma student at a private college. The incident occurred on October 17 when the model, who works with a...
22:20
The father of the 20-year-old Delhi University student who alleged an acid attack near Laxmi Bai College was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping the wife of the prime accused in the latest case, the police said. On Sunday morning, a 20-year-old second-year BCom student enrolled in DU's...
21:49
A pregnant bison died in Chhattisgarh's Balodabazar-Bhatapara district after it came in contact with live wire laid in a forest by poachers, officials said on Monday. The poachers chopped off the head and legs of the wild animal and took out a fully developed foetus from its womb, they...
21:40
A joint team of officers from different security and intelligence agencies on Monday visited Border Outpost Octroi along the International Border here and reviewed the infrastructure and technological assets deployed for effective border monitoring, an official spokesperson said. The...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
The proposed law against polygamy will have a punishment of at least seven years, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. The bill will be introduced in the assembly on November 25, the first day of the winter session, he said at the launch of the second phase of the 'Mukhya...
21:04
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday said separate provisions of the Citizenship Act apply in Assam, and a special order will be issued for the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. Assam did not figure in the list of 12 states and Union Territories where...
20:41
A Delhi court on Monday sought a response from the CBI after former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi moved a plea seeking four weeks' time to prepare for the examination of witnesses in the alleged IRCTC scam case. Earlier, the court had framed charges against RJD...
20:26
Unseasonal rains lashed several parts of Gujarat on Monday, with the meteorological department forecasting more showers in the next few days due to a depression in the Arabian Sea. Heavy rains were recorded in Amreli, Gir Somnath and Bhavnagar districts of the Saurashtra...
19:49
The rupee plunged 43 paise to close at 88.26 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as broad strength in crude oil prices and month-end dollar demand from importers weighed on investor sentiment. Forex traders said the rally in crude oil prices was driven by a potential US-China...
19:31
Hundreds of members of the Ahir community blocked a key highway in Gurugram on Sunday with their foot march in a protest against Farhan Akhtar's film 120 Bahadur. The protesters walked from Kherki Daula Toll Plaza to the Delhi border demanding that the name of the movie, based on the 1962...
19:14
The Election Commission on Monday asserted there will be no hurdles in the implementation of special intensive revision of the voters' list in West Bengal as states are constitutionally obliged to provide the poll authority with personnel to carry out the electoral roll clean-up...
18:58
The CBI has booked a Aligarh-based man for allegedly setting up a 'Centre for Narendra Modi Studies' without obtaining permission from the Central government or the Prime Minister's Office, officials said Monday. The CBI acted on a complaint lodged by the Prime Minister's Office, which...
18:35
Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay/Screengrab
Citing 'unavoidable circumstances', Sahitya Akademi cancelled one of its programmes in Kolkata, in which popular Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay had initially been invited as one of the speakers. The development took place in the wake of objections raised by a section of people on social...
18:01
Three people have been detained for allegedly damaging the statue of B R Ambedkar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said on Monday. An FIR was registered under section 196 and 324(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Bani police station following a complaint about the...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said his government is considering registering a case against Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge for allegedly stating that there is no talent in the Northeastern state for setting up big industries like a semiconductor unit. Sarma also...
16:52
Benchmark BSE Sensex jumped by nearly 567 points and broader Nifty closed above 25,900 on Monday following a sharp rally in global markets, as softer-than-expected US inflation reignited hopes of Fed rate cuts this year. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 566.96 points or 0.67 per cent to settle...
16:50
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar says, The second phase of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is about to be carried out in 12 States/UTs.The voter list of all those states where SIR will be done will be frozen at 12 am tonight. All voters on that list will be given Unique Enumeration...
16:42
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will address his first political rally in poll-bound Bihar along with RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan Chief Minister face Tejashwi Yadav on October 29.The duo will hold a joint rally in Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
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The landfall of Cyclone Montha, which is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, has begun, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Managing Director Prakhar Jain said on Monday. Coastal districts are experiencing rain and strong gales, he added. Cyclone has...
15:50
A female patient was allegedly raped by a sanitation worker at a hospital in Shahjahanpur, UP, on Monday, police said. The man, who has been detained by police, allegedly took the 35-year-old victim to a spot by claiming doctors would be present there and raped her, they said. According...
15:32
A Delhi court, hearing the bail plea of self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati on Monday, was informed by the police that they had examined nine out of the 16 victims in the case. Chaitanyananda, a former chairman of a management institute in southwest Delhi, is in judicial custody...
15:02
A 19-year-old man died by suicide after he was allegedly blackmailed with his three sisters' (Artificial Intelligence) AI-generated obscene pictures and videos, demanding lakhs of rupees, in Haryana's Faridabad, reports NDTV.Rahul Bharti, a second-year DAV College student, had been distressed...
14:48
Vishal Kalita's collection of music cassettes has turned his residence in India's Assam state into a private museum.For more than a decade, the 30-year-old has been travelling across the country buying obsolete tapes, which he has carefully stored at his home in Guwahati city.The collection,...
14:40
US President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed reports of Russia testing a nuclear-powered missile stating that the US also had nuclear submarines located close to Russia.Russian President Vladimir Putin had yesterday in his address to the Federal Assembly (Russia's bicameral parliament) stated...
14:34
The suitcase with the packets hidden at the bottom
Delhi Customs officials at IGI Airport intercepted an Indian passenger who arrived from Bangkok by Flight No. 6E-1054 yesterday. The passenger was stopped after crossing the green channel. During an X-ray screening of his baggage, customs officers noticed suspicious images. A detailed...
14:24
Actor-politician Vijay on Monday met the families of the Karur stampede victims in Mahabalipuram near Chennai, a month after the tragic incident, a TVK source said. A total of 37 families were brought in from Karur to the meeting venue-- a resort where the party had booked about 50 rooms,...
13:41
President Trump and Melania with Japan's Emperor and Empress. Pic: Reuters
China sent a group of H-6K strategic bombers near Taiwan for 'confrontation drills,' Chinese state media reported late Sunday, just days ahead of an expected meeting between US President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping. H-6K bombers are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, reports...
13:07
Justice Surya Kant, who is set to take oath as the 53rd chief justice of India, brings to the top judicial office a wealth of experience spanning two decades on the bench, marked by landmark verdicts and orders on abrogation of Article 370, Bihar electoral roll revision, Pegasus spyware case,...
12:38
Lawyer Rakesh Kishore had hurled a shoe at the CJI
The Supreme Court says it is not inclined to initiate contempt action against lawyer who hurled shoe, notes CJI himself refused to proceed against him.Shouting slogans in court, hurling shoes are clear cases of contempt of court but it depends on judge concerned. Issuing contempt notice will give...
12:13
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday reiterated that the fight is between NDA and Jan Suraaj in the Bihar Assembly polls and Mahagathbandhan will finish at third position. Asked about Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's poll promise, the Jan Suraaj founder said that...
12:10
In a major relief to Vodafone Idea, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Central government to reconsider the issue of additional adjusted gross revenue (AGR) demands raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the period up to FY 2016-17.The apex court took note of the Centre's...
12:08
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred to October 31 hearing on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria...
11:44
Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, has come down heavily on the Trinamool Congress government in the State over the alleged molestation of a 15-year-old girl at the state-run SSKM Hospital. He alleged that no hospital in the state is safe for women under the...
11:28
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan surprised fans by sharing a picture alongside the action icon Jackie Chan. Roshan uploaded two pictures on his Instagram handle on Monday, which featured him posing alongside Chan outside a hotel in Beverly Hills, US. Fancy meeting you here, sir @jackiechan....
11:16
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the chief secretaries of states and Union Territories, other than West Bengal and Telangana, to appear before it on November 3 to explain why compliance affidavits were not filed in the stray dogs case. An irate court observed multiple stray dog attacks...
11:05
Chief Justice of India B R Gavai has proposed the name of Justice Surya Kant, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor to the Centre. He has made the recommendation to the Union Law Ministry.CJI BR Gavai will retire on November 23.Once notified by the government, Justice Surya...
10:44
IndiGo on Monday said it has restarted flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou, marking the resumption of direct air services between India and China after a gap of more than five years. The first flight, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, took off from Kolkata at around 10 pm (IST) on...
10:33
Actor and content creator Ishitta Arun found herself at the centre of a social media storm after a video from her uncle, veteran adman Piyush Pandey's funeral, went viral.The clip, which showed Ishitta smiling and talking to others during the ceremony, led many online users to slam her for being...
10:26
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday, mirroring a sharp rally in global markets, as softer-than-expected US inflation report has reignited hopes of Fed rate cuts.Prospects of a US-China trade deal and fresh foreign fund inflows also added to the markets' optimism....
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Bodies of three girls were found floating in a pond in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said on Monday. The incident happened at Nimtur village under the Bano police station limits. Police suspect the children aged between 5 and 7 years old somehow went to the water body and drowned....
09:57
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Anticipating that thousands of devotees would gather at various ghats for Chhath Puja in the next two days, Delhi Traffic Police has announced restrictions and diversions across several parts of the city. According to the advisory, traffic flow is expected to be affected from Monday...
09:42
Days after the charred body of a 32-year-old UPSC aspirant was found in his flat in Gandhi Vihar area, the Delhi Police has arrested three persons including his live-in partner in connection with the murder, sources said on Sunday. The 21-year-old woman, pursuing BSc in Forensic Science, her...
09:26
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The Odisha government has started evacuating people from vulnerable places and deployed 128 disaster response teams in eight southern districts of the state as the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal on Monday intensified into a cyclonic storm named 'Montha'. Keeping in view the formation...
09:19
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here and discussed bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues, amid ongoing trade negotiations between the two countries. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Association of...
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Actor-politician Vijay will meet families of the Karur stampede victims in Mahabalipuram near Chennai on Monday, a month after the tragic incident, a source in the party said. Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has arranged the meeting at a resort where the party has booked 50 rooms to enable...
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The cousin of a woman doctor who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Satara has called for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe, claiming that she had faced immense political and police pressure for over a year and was forced to falsify postmortem and fitness...
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