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One person was killed and another injured after armed men opened fire in here on Sunday evening, police said. Police said the incident took place at a house within the city's Ratu police station limits. Two youths were sitting at a friend's house when unknown criminals arrived and opened...
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The water levels in the Yamuna river rose further here on Sunday, exceeding the danger mark and reaching the walls of the Taj Mahal, officials said. The rising Yamuna levels in Agra have also inundated the homes of some people living along the riverbank. It rose following recent...
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Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force on Sunday apprehended an associate of foreign-based gangster Goldy Brar and recovered five pistols and 10 live cartridges from his possession, said a top police officer. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the accused has been...
21:44
A 23-year-old woman was found dead in south Kolkata's Bansdroni area after she threatened her boyfriend on a video call that she would hang herself, the police said on Sunday.Sudipta Maity, who worked at a private firm, lived in a rented apartment in the Vivekananda Park area of the locality,...
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A man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat call to Mangaluru International Airport, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Shashikumar (38) of Vellore district, was detained and later remanded to judicial custody after a case was registered against him.On...
20:55
A class 9 girl student was allegedly raped inside a car by a man in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police said on Sunday. According to the police, the incident occurred on Friday evening after the girl visited her elder sister's home and later went to Daringbadi market to witness Ganesh Puja...
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A 50-year-old farmer died on Sunday after his health deteriorated while spraying pesticides in a paddy field in Saharanpur, the police said. The incident occurred in the Dubharkishanpur village of Titro area when Padam Singh was spraying pesticides in his paddy field and suddenly fell...
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Residents of Kheri village, situated in the Bantalab area of Jammu, say that 15 to 20 houses have been damaged or destroyed due to landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains over the past few days.The relentless downpours over past few days have also resulted in deep cracks in the soil, rendering...
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The doors of temples in Uttarakhand, including at Badrinath and Kedarnath, were closed after performing puja on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the last lunar eclipse of the year. The evening Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar was also performed in the afternoon. The lunar eclipse will...
19:41
To promote the rich culinary heritage of Jammu and Kashmir, Railways, in collaboration with IRCTC, on Sunday started serving local vegetarian cuisine on the recently launched Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express, an official said. The menu includes famous Kashmiri 'Kahwa', fresh bakery items,...
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Doctors at a government-run veterinary hospital here have removed 28 kg of plastic and 41 metal nails, among other things, from the stomach of a pregnant cow. The complex surgery was performed at Zonal Veterinary Hospital, Barnoh by a team of doctors led by hospital in-charge Dr Nishant...
19:12
Protesters vandalise a plaque at the Assari Sharief Hazratbal shrine in J-K/ Umar Ganie for Rediff.com
More than 50 persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the vandalisation of a plaque with the Ashoka emblem in the Hazratbal shrine here as police intensified searches for those involved in the incident, officials said on Sunday. The police checked the videos and CCTV...
19:07
Baaghi 4, headlined by Tiger Shroff, has crossed the mark of Rs 20 crore at the domestic box office in two days, the makers said on Sunday. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala's banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, the film also features Sanjay Dutt alongside Sonam Bajwa and former Miss...
18:37
Ten women from West Bengal were detained on Sunday from a private hostel in Ranchi where a sex racket was being operated, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted at the girls' hostel in Lalpur, and the women were detained, they said. All the individuals were allegedly...
18:19
The NHRC has issued notices to the principal secretary of the Madhya Pradesh's health department and Indore's district magistrate over a complaint alleging that a newborn died and others were injured due to rat attacks inside a hospital, officials said on Sunday. The case, following the...
17:49
Referring to the US tariff issue, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday claimed that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could be friends, but alleged the latter has become an enemy of the nation. Addressing reporters in Kalaburagi, the Leader of Opposition...
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A 22-year-old man drowned here on Sunday during idol immersion on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the police said. According to the police, his body was recovered after two hours of effort. The police said Amit, a resident of Sadabad area of Hathras district, had reached Mauja...
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Russia launched its largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war overnight into Sunday, deploying more than 800 drones and striking a Kyiv government building for the first time, CNN reported.An infant was among at least two people killed during drone strikes on several residential buildings in the...
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At least three police officers, including Unhel police station in-charge Ashok Sharma, sub-inspector Ninama, and constable Aarti Pal, died after their car fell into the Shipra River while responding to a missing girl report. Aarti Pal was driving when the vehicle lost balance, said an...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on September 9 to take stock of the flood situation, BJP state unit chief Sunil Jakhar said on Sunday. He asserted that Modi is deeply concerned about the flood situation in Punjab and is closely monitoring it. He (Modi) is visiting Punjab...
16:21
The total Lunar Eclipse is set to take place on Sunday, offering skywatchers a rare celestial event.A lunar eclipse occurs only during the full moon phase, when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and the Moon.During this alignment, Earth's shadow falls on the lunar surface, which results in...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Friday after he complained of exhaustion and low heart rate, is progressing well, the hospital authorities said. His vitals are normal and he has been mobilised, they said in a statement on...
15:55
A series of undersea cable outages in the Red Sea has degraded internet connectivity in multiple countries including those in South Asia. While NetBlocks, an entity that monitors global internet has named India as one of the countries impacted by the disruption, Indian telecom operators said...
15:45
All schools, colleges and universities in Punjab will reopen for students from September 8, eucation minister Harjot Bains said on Sunday, days after educational institutions across the state were closed due to floods. If any school or college is affected by floods, the decision on its...
15:18
A tattoo led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man who had been on the run for the last 10 months after killing a woman in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday. Based on a tip-off, Raju Mahendra Singh, a native of Uttar Pradesh, was apprehended from Madhya Pradesh's Indore city...
14:42
At least four persons drowned and 13 were missing after the immersion of idols following the culmination of the Ganesh festival in various districts of Maharashtra, police said on Sunday. In Pune district's Chakan area, four persons were swept away in different water bodies in three separate...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asserted there is no race among the ruling Mahayuti allies to claim credit for work, and that he is working with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as a team. Shinde made the comments in response to a question over full-page advertisements...
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Two teenage boys drowned after falling into a stream during the immersion of an idol of Lord Ganesh in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred at around 8 pm on Saturday in Ghatkheda village, located 35 km from the district headquarters, they...
14:08
Malayalam superstar Mammootty turned 74 on Sunday with fans, industry colleagues and politicians greeting him with warm wishes. For his hardcore fans, the occasion is more joyous as the legendary actor recently recovered from a brief illness and now getting ready for a comeback to the film...
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The hike in platform fees by Zomato, Swiggy and magicpin ahead of the festive season is set to make ordering food costlier for millions of users across the country, which is likely to rise further due to the 18 percent GST levy on delivery charges from September 22. Swiggy has hiked its...
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Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan/Image courtesy Facebook
Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was detained at Mumbai airport on Sunday as there was a lookout notice issued by the Kerala police in a case related to a harassment complaint given by an actress, officials said. Sasidharan, in a Facebook post, said he has arrived at Mumbai airport...
12:44
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Sunday decided to step down from the post over a month after his party was hit with a major electoral setback in the Japanese Parliament, NHK World reported.NHK World was the first to learn about the development.Earlier in July, Ishiba had faced a major...
12:42
A man died and five other persons were injured after coming in contact with a live electric wire during a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Mumbai on Sunday morning, civic officials said. The incident occurred on Khairani Road in Sakinaka area at around 10.45 am when a dangling electric...
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A Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Chaibasa area of West Singhbhum district, officials said on Sunday.The joint operation involved the district police and COBRA battalion, and led to the recovery of weapons, including an SLR rifle.Michaelraj S, spokesperson of the...
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Three men swept away in a creek during Ganpati idol immersion in Maharashtra's Palghar district have been saved with the help of a Ro-Ro boat after a quick alert from maritime authorities, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place at around 3 pm on Saturday at Narangi jetty in Virar...
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Rajasthan recorded 20 custodial deaths in police lock-ups between August 2023 and August 2025, with six of them attributed to suicides, a government report has stated. The report, which was submitted in the state assembly in response to a query by Congress MLA Rafeek Khan, said 12 of the...
11:59
Ek baar aap GST dekh lo! -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gentle nudge to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December last year sparked the beginning of a mammoth exercise to overhaul the tangled goods and services tax regime. And the final outcome is a significantly simplified...
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A 20-year-old woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her father here after she opposed her marriage to a man against her wishes, the police said on Sunday. The accused Gayyur then himself reached the police station on Saturday and informed police about the crime. Circle officer...
11:28
A female teacher, whose video of engaging in a war of words with BJP workers trying to enforce the Bihar bandh went viral on social media, was issued a show-cause notice by the government, an official said on Saturday.The teacher, posted in Jehanabad district, was pushed and shoved by female BJP...
11:09
A mentally unstable woman allegedly killed her three-year-old niece before committing suicide in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, they said.The 26-year-old woman, resident of Ambernath town, was...
11:07
The Congress on Sunday claimed that the TRAI rejected its application for sending out SMSes to its Maharashtra cadre with the link of a documentary on how Maharashtra assembly elections were allegedly stolen on the grounds that it is content related to protest. The opposition party also...
11:03
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Three boys have been killed and another sustained critical injuries when the scooter, which they were riding, collided with a lorry and a car travelling in opposite directions in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar, police officials said on Sunday.The four boys were riding a scooter on the Ring Road near...
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Thousands of devotees gathered at Girgaon Chowpatty in south Mumbai amid rains and tight security on Sunday morning to bid farewell to the iconic Lalbaugcha Raja and other idols of the elephant-headed deity, marking culmination of the 10-day Ganesh festival.The immersion processions of major...
09:56
A two-day karyashala (workshop) of BJP MPs will begin on Sunday at the Parliament complex where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be felicitated for the GST reforms. While the workshop was planned several days ago, sources said Modi may now participate as well. However, a...
09:29
Panic has gripped Bharala village near Meerut city following incidents of women being pulled into fields by nude men. According to police, they have received reports of two such incidents happening in the past 10 days. On August 30, a woman passing a field was allegedly grabbed...
09:14
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has announced his party's support for the opposition's vice-presidential candidate, B Sudershan Reddy. In a post on X, Owaisi has said the Telangana CMO spoke to him and requested him to support...
08:56
An 11-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, who had been subjected to repeated rape and blackmail, has given birth to a premature baby which died soon after, police said on Saturday. The infant was born seven months into the pregnancy and died half an hour later, they said.A police...
08:34
Peter Navarro, Senior Counsellor for Trade and Manufacturing for United States President Donald Trump, had a meltdown after being corrected over spreading misinformation pertaining to India's purchase of Russian oil on Saturday (US local time). Calling the community note on X crap,...
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