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A man was allegedly beaten and stripped by a group of people after they intercepted a pickup truck carrying camels in Rajasthan's Behror area on Wednesday, the police said. The incident occurred near Sherpur village along the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway. Police received information that a...
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The Assam government will hand over the state's share of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from the upcoming Assamese film 'Roi Roi Binale', the last movie of Zubeen Garg, to a foundation set up by the singer for the welfare of the underprivileged. Addressing a press conference after the cabinet...
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Workers of the Shiv Sena-UBT and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on Wednesday claimed to have exposed irregularities in voter lists in the Shivaji Park area of the city. MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande said Shiv Sena-UBT's Ajit Kadam and MNS functionary Santosh Sali conducted a survey in Shivaji...
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The recent cloud seeding pilot operation carried out at locations like Mayur Vihar and Burari led to particulate matter reductions as high as 41.9 percent in PM10, along with significant AQI improvements at these sites, said an official statement. However, these promising results are one...
22:56
Around 10 people went missing after a boat capsized in the Kaudiyala river near the remote Bharathapur village in a densely forested area here on Wednesday, officials said. According to locals, four people managed to swim to safety. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken...
22:51
The rupee appreciated seven paise to close at 88.22 against the US dollar on Wednesday, on strong domestic markets and optimism over the trade deal between India and the US. Forex traders said upbeat market sentiment, driven by trade deal optimism and easing crude oil prices, enthused...
22:46
A woman foreign traveller on a solo eight-week tour across eight Indian cities has described Kerala as the most respectful, safest, and cleanest state in the country, giving it the highest score of 9 out of 10, according to tourism department officials.Kerala is the calmest, cleanest, and most...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the renowned Sri Krishna Math in Udupi on November 28, Paryaya Puthige Mutt seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said on Wednesday. The visit, he said, marks a significant occasion that brings national attention to the ancient institution, celebrated for...
21:55
Former minister Eknath Khadse
The police in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district have registered a case for the theft of valuables worth Rs 6.2 lakh from former minister Eknath Khadse's bungalow, while he claimed that some important documents related to corruption too were missing. A burglary was reported at the NCP-SP...
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The Karnataka School Education Department has issued notices to four teachers who participated in an RSS route march in Bidar. The Block Education Officer of Aurad in Bidar district served notices on Tuesday. In its notice, the BEO said, It has been found that you participated in the...
21:27
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Prahar Janshakti Party leader Bachchu Kadu and his supporters to vacate the Wardha Road on the city's outskirts where they are staging a protest seeking full farm loan waiver.Thousands of protesters led by former Maharashtra minister...
20:37
A 50-year-old woman was killed on Wednesday during a dispute between neighbours over a goat entering a house in Chakkhan village of Ballia district, the police said.The victim has been identified as Vikki Devi.The argument broke out between the neighbours after a goat strayed into Devi's house,...
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Speculation is rife that former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin is likely to be inducted into the Telangana Cabinet. Telangana PCC President Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud remained non-committal when asked about the development. It may be possible. I can neither confirm nor deny,...
20:02
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are likely to address around 15 rallies in all in poll-bound Bihar, party sources said on Wednesday, as the electoral contest hots up in the crucial Hindi heartland state. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who recently underwent a...
19:37
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An Aam Aadmi Party leader from Anandpur Sahib was shot allegedly by a former police officer and two others in Agampur Village in Punjab's Rupnagar district on Wednesday. A bullet struck the back of AAP leader Nitin Nanda's head, and he has been hospitalised, the police said, adding they...
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The Congress' youth wing filed a police complaint here on Wednesday, alleging theft of rain and claimed that the Delhi government's Rs 1.25-crore cloud-seeding experiment failed to produce showers over the city. However, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed the...
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The Rajasthan high court has granted six months' bail to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who has been serving life sentence for raping a minor, on medical grounds. Earlier, the 84-year-old had been granted interim bail thrice. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and...
18:52
Actor-politician Vijay on Wednesday announced that a special general council of his political party, TVK, will be held on November 5 to discuss the party's next course of action in poll-bound Tamil Nadu. People were supportive of the party in the past one month, he said in an apparent...
18:29
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B Sriramulu on Wednesday accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of collecting Rs 300 crore from state ministers to fund the Congress party's campaign in the Bihar Assembly polls, allegedly to save his chair. He claimed that the amount was raised...
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A court in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district has framed charges against five accused in the murder case of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was hacked to death in May allegedly by three hitmen in the state, where the Madhya Pradesh businessman came with his wife for their honeymoon. The five...
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As many as 51 Maoists, 20 of them carrying a collective bounty of Rs 66 lakh, surrendered in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said. The cadres, including nine women, have returned to the mainstream citing that they were impressed by the state government's rehabilitation...
17:43
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday spoke over the phone with family members of a woman doctor who allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra's Satara district, assuring them of support in their fight for justice.During the nearly seven-minute telephonic conversation,...
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Cultural icon Zubeen Garg's ashes were immersed in the Brahmaputra River by his wife Garima on Wednesday, 37 days after he was cremated with lakhs of followers mourning his untimely demise. A special ferry was arranged and Garima, along with Garg's sister Palme Borthakur, other relatives and...
16:42
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the positive territory on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 368.97 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at...
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In Darbhanga, Bihar, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi says, Tejashwi is the Chief Minister face of the Mahagathbandhan. The Mahagathbandhan government will be a government for every caste and every religion. There will be respect for every caste and every religion. Whether it's the EBC, backward...
16:10
Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the positive territory on Wednesday, tracking a rally in global peers, amid hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and fresh foreign fund inflows.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 368.97 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at...
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A fact-finding team formed by the All India Democratic Women's Association said in its report that the main reason for the Karur stampede was the delay of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam leader and actor Vijay in reaching the rally site. The last month's stampede at the TVK rally left 41 people,...
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One day, they beat me until the stick broke, recalls a 29-year-old woman from Punjab, describing the horrifying abuse she allegedly faced in Iraq where she was forced to work as a domestic servant after a travel agent lured her with a promise of a tailoring job.The woman, who hails from Moga...
15:23
CM in waiting
Former Congress MP D K Suresh on Wednesday said he desires to see his elder brother and deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar become the CM, and that if it is in his fate, he will occupy the top post. Refusing to comment on speculations about a possible change of chief minister and the...
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President Droupadi Murmu, who undertook a half-an-hour sortie in a Rafale fighter jet on Wednesday from Ambala, posed with Squadron leader Shivangi Singh, just before she took to the skies. Singh, the country's first woman Rafale fighter jet pilot, was claimed to have been captured during...
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The electricity in his village still flickers on and off. But somewhere in that darkness, a young boy once found light. In a chat with Rediff's Rishika Shah, designer Anurag Gupta -- who is now based in Delhi -- remembers how small the world looked then and how a single TV...
15:06
The skincare market is flooded with products featuring buzzwords like vitamin C, retinol and hyaluronic acid, but how do you know which ones actually work for your skin?There is no single type of skincare will suit all skin types. Some people have oily skin, some have dry skin, some have...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday affirmed National Democratic Alliance's victory in the Bihar assembly elections, stating that their victory is certain, stating Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rahul Gandhi's game will be over until 1 pm on November 14.Shah also lauded the crowd that emerged...
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The Assam government has instructed the authorities concerned to probe into alleged singing of Bangladesh's national anthem at a meeting of Congress Seva Dal in Sribhumi district, officials said on Wednesday.A senior official of the district administration said they have 'received oral...
14:10
The cloud seeding scheduled to be held on Wednesday in the national capital has been put on hold, given the insufficient moisture in the clouds. According to a statement issued by IIT Kanpur, the process is highly dependent on the right atmospheric conditions. While rainfall could not be...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said her sortie in Rafale fighter jet was an unforgettable experience and this first flight on the aircraft has instilled in her a renewed sense of pride in the nation's defence capabilities. Murmu is the first President of India to have taken sortie in two...
13:31
Ahead of the highly awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, Trump expressed confidence and said that he is expecting a very good outcome out of the meeting with Xi. He made the remarks to reporters on Wednesday while he was onboard Air...
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After making landfall in Andhra Pradesh coast overnight, severe cyclonic storm Montha left a woman dead, roads inundated and trees uprooted at several places in Andhra Pradesh, officials said. Citing preliminary estimates, the government had noted on Tuesday that standing agricultural crops...
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In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Mumbai on Wednesday, the police have banned the use of drones, paragliders, remote-controlled microlight aircraft, all types of balloons and kites near the airport and nearby areas in the western suburbs.The PM is scheduled to address the...
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The United States and India will sign a long-delayed trade deal, Donald Trump said Wednesday in South Korea, on the last leg of his Asia tour.The US President's remark indicates a deal between two of the world's largest economies is only a question of time. Talks over the deal have dragged on for...
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Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 60 people, including children, after Israel accused Hamas of killing a soldier and staging the discovery of a deceased hostage, reports CNN.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the military to carry out immediate, powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip,...
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President Droupadi Murmu took a flight from Air Force Station in Haryana's Ambala today for a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet. Rafale jets were used during Operation Sindoor, launched by India in response to the April 22 dastardly Pahalgam terror attack. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh was...
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The Congress on Wednesday said former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has been totally silent for 100 days since his resignation and pointed out that the Opposition has been asserting that he deserves at least a farewell function like all his predecessors had. Congress general secretary...
10:51
The mighty Everest
A helicopter belonging to a private airline crash-landed near the Mt Everest region in Nepal on Wednesday morning and the pilot, the only person on board, escaped with minor injuries, according to police. The Altitude Air helicopter had taken off from Lukla without passengers and was on a...
10:47
Which countries are known for their excellent bathing habits? For bathing and keeping clean? World Population Review has the data. Let's find out.
10:45
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Cell chief Amit Malviya on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of neglecting Bihar ahead of the Assembly polls and reducing the Congress to the margins in the Mahagathbandhan.Malviya also shared an animated 'Missing' poster...
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The Indian and Chinese militaries held a fresh round of high-level military talks focusing on maintaining peace and security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The Chinese defence ministry stated this on Wednesday. It said the 23rd round of Corps Commander-level talks...
10:11
The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over US President Donald Trump repeating his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan using trade, and said no wonder the American leader's good friend in New Delhi does not want to hug him any...
09:44
Apple has just joined an exclusive club: It just became one of the few publicly traded companies to surpass $4 trillion in market value, joining fellow tech giants Nvidia and Microsoft, both of which reached that milestone earlier this year, reports CNN.Shares of Apple (AAPL) rose 0.1%...
09:31
Boats safely anchored at Amalapuram in Andhra Pradesh
Heavy rain with gale is lashing Vijayawada city on Wednesday morning and a number of trees uprooted and many roads were inundated as severe cyclonic storm Montha crossed Andhra Pradesh coast near Narasapur in West Godavari district, south of Kakinada overnight, IMD said on Wednesday. After...
09:15
Professionals, such as company secretaries and chartered accountants, have raised several technical issues with the new version 3 portal, which has delayed annual filings.Even though the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has extended the deadline for filing forms until December 31, professional...
09:12
Credit card spends touched a record high of 2.17 trillion in September 2025, driven by festival season demand and increased consumption following GST rate cuts. The figure marked a 14 per cent month-on-month rise over August, according to the latest data.Previously, credit card spends had...
09:11
With the deadline for it two months away, the ministries of commerce and electronics and information technology will start discussions on the future of India's import-management system (IMS) for laptops and other computer-hardware products.The IMS was rolled out two years ago -- in November 2023...
09:07
Time to say 'rain rain go away'
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Yellow Warning for light spells of rain very likely over the next three hours across multiple districts in Maharashtra. The nowcast warning, issued at 0700 hrs IST on Wednesday, and valid for the next three hours, covers the districts of...
08:59
People in India each experienced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024 on average, of which about six-and-a-half days would not be expected were it not for climate change, according to a new global report published by The Lancet journal. Estimates suggest that an exposure to heat in 2024 resulted...
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The Delhi Police has arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities, including links with a foreign-based nuclear scientist, and a fake passport racket operating from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, an official said. The accused, identified as Mohammad Adil Hussaini...
08:38
Efforts to ease tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan suffered a setback after four days of negotiations in Istanbul concluded without any agreement, Tolo News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.Sources familiar with Tolo News said that Afghanistan reiterated its commitment to...
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The police have yet to recover the mobile phone used by a police sub-inspector, arrested for the suicide of a female doctor posted at a government hospital in Maharashtra's Satara district, an official said on Tuesday. Suspended PSI Gopal Badane, arrested on October 25, was being questioned...
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A man and his daughter from Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district were burned to death in front of their family members when a private bus carrying labourers caught fire after coming in contact with a high-tension power line in Jaipur on Tuesday, police said. According to police, several...
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The 'peace meeting' convened by the district administration to discuss permission for a route march by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and similar rallies by nine other organisations in Chittapur on November 2 failed to reach a consensus, official sources said on Tuesday. The meeting...
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