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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was hospitalised on Friday evening after his health condition did not improve, party sources said. Mann (51) was suffering from viral fever and some digestion-related issues for the past two days. He was taken to Fortis Hospital in Mohali after his...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the BJP got 77 per cent of the votes polled in Kundarki bypoll, while the party's vote bank is only 26-36 per cent, as he insinuated a hand of the Election Commission behind the alleged discrepancy. The bypoll results for the...
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Engraving of the national emblem on the renovation plaque of Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar has sparked a controversy as locals and political leaders maintain that having any figures or shapes at Muslim religious places was against the Islamic concept of monotheism. Devotees who visited...
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The rupee declined 15 paise to close at an all-time low of Rs 88.27 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday amid sustained outflow of foreign funds and fear of additional US tariffs against India. A weak greenback and falling crude oil prices failed to prevent the fall in local...
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An Indian national was arrested while attempting to smuggle in 10.75 kilograms of Kush worth over Rs 100 million (INR 29 million) at the international airport here on Friday, a local media report said. The Indian national was arrested at the green channel of the Bandaranaike...
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Tata Motors on Friday said it will cut passenger vehicle prices ranging between Rs 65,000 and Rs 1.45 lakh effective September 22 to pass on the full benefit of GST reduction to customers. The Mumbai-based auto major said that its small car Tiago will see a price drop of Rs 75,000, Tigor Rs...
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Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 33.2 degrees Celsius on Friday, 0.9 degrees below normal, while the minimum temperature settled at 24 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees below the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The relative humidity oscillated...
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The longest total lunar eclipse visible from India since 2022 will occur on the intervening night of September 7 and 8, astronomers said. They added that this is the first time since July 27, 2018, that an entire total lunar eclipse can be observed from all parts of the country.You will have to...
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Two studies have found that extreme temperatures can change how a species reproduces, with one reptilian species becoming more resilient to climate change, while the other displaying a 'sex reversal' with a biological male growing into a functional female. Findings highlight that...
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Director Vivek Agnihotri on Friday expressed anguish that his latest film, The Bengal Files, was not being screened in theatres across West Bengal on the day of its release, alleging political pressure and intimidation behind what he called an unofficial ban.The film, concluding part of...
19:06
United States President Donald Trump has applauded Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google chief Sundar Pichai for their work, while the two Indian-American technology executives thanked him for his leadership and praised him for his policies for the tech and AI sectors.Trump hosted a power-packed...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday downplayed calls for a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into allegations of multiple murders, rapes and burials in Dharmasthala, saying the case is already being investigated by the state police through a Special Investigating Team...
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BJP functionary and car racer Alisha Abdullah has claimed that minorities were not given any representation in nominating them as office bearers for various wings of the party in Tamil Nadu.Expressing disappointment over the lack of representation, she said the list of office bearers announced...
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The ministry of external affairs on Friday dismissed 'Brahmins' remarks by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, calling them inaccurate. In a statement, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, We have seen some inaccurate statements made by him. We reject them.Earlier, while defending the...
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Onam pookalam at CSTM station in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for Rediff.com
The Onam celebrations in Kerala, participated by people across religions, on Friday witnessed a joyous spectacle at Yakkara-Murikkavu in Palakkad district when a procession led by a Mahabali-clad person being greeted by 'Duff' drums by the Madrassa students of a nearby Juma Masjid on Friday.The...
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Senior IRS officer and former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede's sister Yasmeen Wankhede has alleged that police failed to probe her defamation complaint against senior NCP leader Nawab Malik without any unbiasedness. The probe appears to have been influenced and, even to some...
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Chinese police have detained a 47-year-old man for allegedly making inappropriate comments on China's recent military parade and spreading rumours.According to the cyber police in Xiangyang city, the man, surnamed Meng, made slanderous and derogatory remarks on Wednesday while commenting on a...
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Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Friday reacted to a viral video showing him purportedly rebuking a woman IPS officer over a phone call.Following a controversy over him threatening a woman police officer who was cracking down on illegal excavation in Maharashtra's Solapur, Pawar...
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A pilot of a private airline was arrested for allegedly trying to film her on a hidden camera in Shani Bazar in southwest Delhi, police said on Friday. The woman raised an alarm when she saw the 31-year-old man recording videos of her in the market in Kishangarh village in New Delhi...
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United States President Donald Trump on Friday said the US has lost India and Russia to the darkest China, days after the leaders of the three countries were seen together at the Shangai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin.Looks like we've lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest,...
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The body of a man was recovered on Friday, two days after he went missing from the flood-affected area of Garhi Mendhu village in northeast Delhi, police said. The man was identified as Ombir, a resident of the village, they said.Police said they had received information on September 3...
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Sponsoring the Indian cricket team is set to get costlier with the BCCI raising the amount to Rs 3.5 crore per match for a bilateral series and Rs 1.5 crore for a game in a multilateral event. According to a report in Cricbuzz, these figures will apply in competitions sanctioned...
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The Indian Army rescued two critically ill South Korean nationals during a trekking expedition from a peak in the Union territory of Ladakh, officials said on Friday. However, one of the climbers passed away during treatment. On 4 September, during a mountaineering expedition,...
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The Mumbai police have issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) against Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra in connection with a Rs 60 crore cheating case, officials said on Friday.The LOC was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of the city police as the couple makes...
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Sitar player Anoushka Shankar on Friday slammed body-shaming trolls who had made unsolicited sexist comments on her photos and stories on Instagram, saying her body is not anyone else's to comment on. The musician, daughter of Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, posted a series of her...
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After State Bank of India and Bank of India, another lender Bank of Baroda has classified the loan account of insolvent Reliance Communications as fraudulent and named its former director, tycoon Anil Ambani, citing alleged misutilisation of loans granted more than a decade back, according to a...
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More than 21,000 police personnel will be deployed to maintain law and order during idol immersions on Anant Chaturdashi, the tenth and final day of the Ganesh festival, in Mumbai, an official said on Friday.For the first time, the police will use artificial intelligence for route management and...
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A Delhi-Indore Air India Express flight having 161 passengers on board on Friday suffered a mid-air engine fault, with the pilot making a 'PAN-PAN' call to indicate non-life-threatening emergency, but the aircraft landed safely at the airport here with a delay of 20 minutes, an official...
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Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay arrived in Ayodhya on Friday on a four-hour visit, during which he offered prayers at the Ram temple and other prominent shrines. Tobgay landed at the Ayodhya airport around 9:30 am by a special Indian Air Force plane. He was given a red-carpet...
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Days after the Delhi High Court denied bail to Umar Khalid in the Delhi riots case, senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Friday said Article 21 had been violated and we will approach the Supreme Court against the injustice. The Rajya Sabha MP also questioned as to where India's democracy...
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As Kerala celebrated Onam, the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (KSBC) recorded liquor sales worth Rs 826.38 crore from its BEVCO outlets during the festive season, officials said.According to data shared by KSBC on Friday, liquor sales up to Thursday, during the first 10 days of the Onam...
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The Kerala unit of the Congress has stoked a controversy with a social media post targeting the Centre's Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms.In a now-deleted post on X, the party remarked that Bidis and Bihar start with B and can no longer be considered a sin, in reference to the GST reduction...
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Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday received the first delivery of a car from Tesla's newly launched showroom in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex, calling it his attempt towards raising awareness of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. The minister, who booked the Model Y a day...
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A 22-year-old delivery man has been arrested in Noida for allegedly coercing a woman to remove her clothes by holding a knife to her child's neck, making obscene videos of her, and circulating them on social media, police said on Friday. The accused, identified as Gaurav from...
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A plane carrying Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi was diverted to Kolkata on Friday morning, after it failed to land in Bhubaneswar due to inclement weather, a state minister said. Majhi, who was on a five-day tour to Delhi, was scheduled to land at Bhubaneswar airport around 9.45...
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The Mumbai Police on Friday said a threat call was received in which the caller claimed that 34 human bombs carrying 400 kg of RDX have been planted in 34 vehicles for a blast that will shake the entire city.Traffic Police in Mumbai received threats over their official WhatsApp number. In the...
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A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped after being abducted by two men at gunpoint from a railway station in Patna's Fatuha locality, police said on Friday.Both the accused have been arrested, said Awadesh Kumar, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Fatuha-1.The woman, in her statement, told...
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For the first time in Indian aviation history, airports appear to have capacity ahead of demand, reversing a decade-long pattern of infrastructure playing catch up with traffic growth.This marks a turning point for the sector, backed by an $11 billion investment pipeline.Delhi and Mumbai are on...
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Electronic goods manufacturers on Thursday said they expect demand to boom after the GST on air conditioners, dishwashers and TVs was reduced from 28 per cent to 18 per cent.However, company executives say that customers and retailers are holding back on buying till September 22 as lower rates...
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Russia on Friday rejected the notion of Western security guarantees for Ukraine, after more than two dozen countries pledged to form a 'reassurance' force to deploy in the war-torn country if a peace deal with Moscow is reached, France 24 reported.The coalition, led mainly by European nations,...
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IndusInd Bank on Thursday denied allegations made by its former chief financial officer against the banks chairman, stating that the claims were completely devoid of merit and merely an attempt to deflect due process of law and accountability.In Q4FY25, the bank reported a loss of Rs 2,329 crore...
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Increasing the rate of GST on motorcycles whose engine is above the capacity of 350 cc to 40 per cent, as against 31 per cent now (including cess), may lead to a rise in sales till September 22, when the new structure becomes effective.But in the long run, it may hit the plans of premium...
09:53
The police have arrested a 41-year-old actor in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly running a prostitution racket and forcing aspiring women actors into the illegal trade, an official said on Friday.Acting on a tip, a police team deployed two decoy customers who contacted the accused,...
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Claiming that the West Bengal government and police officials are threatening theatre owners to not screen his film The Bengal Files in the state, director Vivek Agnihotri on Thursday said the producers are planning to take legal action. The film, the concluding chapter in...
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Nine students were arrested and sent to jail after a clash broke out between two groups during a birthday celebration at a housing society in Noida, police said on Thursday.A video of the brawl, recorded by a passerby, surfaced online, showing students assaulting each other inside the society...
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Afghanistan continued to reel under earthquakes as another tremor of magnitude 4.9 struck the nation in the early hours of Friday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).Sharing the details on X, the NCS said, 'EQ of M: 4.9, On: 05/09/2025 03:16:43 IST, Lat: 34.57 N, Long: 70.42...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged teachers and students to lead campaigns to promote swadeshi products and give an impetus to 'Make in India' and 'vocal for local'.In an interaction with National Teacher awardees, he asked schools to celebrate such occasions as 'Swadeshi Day' or...
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