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Four children are feared drowned in the Ganga river while bathing at a ghat here on Friday, while another was rescued, the police said. The incident took place at Makhdumpur Ganga ghat in the Hastinapur area, when five children who accompanied their families for a funeral were caught in the...
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck in Delhi on Friday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.The tremors occurred at a depth of 146km and the epicenter of Afghanistan.In a post on X, the NCS wrote, EQ of M: 5.9, On: 03/04/2026 21:42:57 IST, Lat: 36.398 N, Long: 70.878 E,...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday shared operational updates from Iran and Lebanon and informed that Iran's 70 percent steel production capacity has been destroyed. He highlighted that there is full coordination between the US military and the Israeli Defence Forces...
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Rain lashed in several parts of the national capital on Friday evening, including India Gate, Badarpur and Janpath Road.India meteorological department issued a yellow alert in the city, forecasting thunderstorm and lightning, along with strong surface winds.Earlier in the day, IMD forecasted...
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Close to two lakh voters aged 85 and above and persons with disabilities (PwD) have exercised their franchise through home voting as part of the Assembly elections in Kerala till Friday, officials said. According to data shared by the Election Commission, 1,28,381 senior citizen absentee...
22:28
Earthquake felt in several parts of north India on Friday night, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, officials said. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 pm. There were no immediate reports of any damage. An official in J-K said the...
22:14
Indian Oil Corp on Friday clarified that its five kg Free Trade Liquefied Petroleum Gas (FTL) cylinders are supplied continuously by the oil marketing companies to migrant labourers and adequate arrangements have been made to maintain steady availability and added that there is no...
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A widening probe into an illegal kidney transplant racket in Kanpur has uncovered a shocking nexus involving unqualified individuals, private hospitals and a suspected multi-state and possibly international network, police said on Friday. Police commissioner Raghubir Lal said that four key...
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Maoist leader Prashant Bose (right) and his wife Sheela Marandi./ANI File Photo
Maoist leader Prashant Bose, who carried a bounty of one crore rupees and was lodged in Ranchi's Birsa Munda Jail, passed away on Thursday.The top CPI-Maoist leader breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, authorities said.According to RIMS...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday referred to the Strait of Hormuz as a potential gusher for the world and spoken about opening it for the world. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, With a little more time, we can easily OPEN THE HORMUZ STRAIT, TAKE THE OIL,...
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A man travelling to Delhi was arrested at the airport here after three live cartridges were seized from his bag on Friday morning, a police official said. The SHO of Patna airport said the recovery was made by the personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during standard...
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Mehli Mistry, a former trustee of three-key trusts of the Tata Group including the Bai Hirabai Trust Jamsetji Tata Navsari Charitable Institution (BHJTNCI), on Friday formally objected to the appointment and continued representation of two-trustees -- Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh in the...
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Few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. They said a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, including Mughal Road in south Kashmir's Shopian, and Sadhna Top in north Kashmir's Kupwara, received...
19:41
The Election Commission has issued a notice to Left Democratic Front convener TP Ramakrishnan, who is contesting from Perambra assembly seat, seeking an explanation from him regarding a recorded announcement from a campaign vehicle of the Left Front, a senior official said. The recorded...
19:21
The UN Security Council will vote on a draft resolution proposed by Bahrain Saturday on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, even as permanent members China and Russia voiced opposition to earlier versions of the text that would have allowed use of force by countries. The draft Security Council...
19:16
India's forex reserves dropped by $10.288 billion to $688.058 billion during the week ended March 27, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had declined by $11.413 billion to $698.346 billion. The kitty had expanded to an...
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The rupee showed volatility against major currencies in late March, as per RBI data. Against the US dollar, the rupee weakened from around 93.35 to near 94.60 before recovering slightly by early April. A similar trend was visible against the British pound,...
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Just In: A US fighter pilot had ejected from an aircraft over southwestern Iran, reported The Associated Press quoting a local Iranian state television channel. US officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the claim, the report said.More details soon.
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Two 13-year-old boys and a woman were killed in two separate incidents of lightning strike in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district on Friday, while two other boys sustained critical injuries, the police said. The first incident was reported from Rajauli Purwa under the Bharatkoop police...
17:41
Singer and rapper Honey Singh has rescheduled his upcoming concert at Pune due to unexpected bad weather.Taking to his Instagram handle, Honey Singh shared a note about his upcoming Pune concert, saying that he, along with the organisers have decided to postpone the concert due to anticipated...
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In a dramatic turn of events, the wife of a Border Security Force Force jawan, who was found dead with a gunshot wound at his home in Meerut last week, has been arrested for his murder along with four other people, including her alleged lover.The BSF jawan, Nain Singh, was found dead at his home...
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Iran Embassy in UK shares this image alongside writing: Imagine if someone blew up Tower Bridge. What would your reaction be? Right now, the US and Israeli regimes have done the exact same TERRORIST act in Iran and they're proud of it! Please wake up and open your eyes to the truth. Israel is the...
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A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, though it's not causing more severe disease -- in kids or in adults.Rather, experts say the fact that the virus is breaking with its pattern of being a menace, primarily,...
16:29
Domestic LPG supply across India remains stable and adequate despite ongoing geopolitical developments affecting global energy markets, IndianOil said on Friday. The company stated that LPG continues to be accorded the highest priority, with uninterrupted supplies being maintained to...
16:15
Indians are bracing for summer, with temperatures expected to cross 45C in some parts of the country. But the war with Iran is already putting India's $6bn bottled water industry under strain as manufacturers struggle to access crucial raw materials. Read more here.
16:12
The United States has reaffirmed its willingness to engage in diplomatic talks with Tehran, even as the military conflict between the US-Israel alliance and Iran continues. This diplomatic stance remains on the table despite US President Donald Trump's renewed warnings regarding the...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday asked if US President Donald Trump actually wanted to put Iran back in the Stone Age, as there was no oil being pumped in the Middle East back then. In a post on X, he said, There's one striking difference between the present and the...
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Kuwait said on Friday that an Iranian attack damaged a desalination plant, following a separate drone strike earlier in the day on an oil refinery. Authorities did not provide further details but confirmed that the desalination facility sustained material damage' to some of its...
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The Iranian Embassy SA, which has been putting up witty posts on X ever since the war began shares this image alongside and writes, We did not feed them for a while. Come.This post comes after US President Donald Trump warned Iran of potential strikes on its infrastructure, including bridges and...
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A US-sanctioned tanker carrying Iranian crude oil has rerouted mid-voyage from its previously indicated destination of India - where it would have marked the first such shipment in nearly seven years - to China. The Aframax tanker Ping Shun, built in 2002 and sanctioned by the US in 2025,...
12:47
Russia's First Deputy Chairman Denis Manturov reaffirmed that Russian companies have the capacity to steadily increase supplies of oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Indian market amid the energy crisis due to the conflict in West Asia, underlining deepening energy cooperation between the...
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Amit Shah at an election rally in Bengal
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that all employees, including daily wage and casual workers, will be entitled to a paid holiday on polling days for the upcoming General Elections and bye-elections this month. In a press note, the ECI said, As per Section 135B of...
12:21
French President Emmanuel Macron and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Friday that they would cooperate to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and reduce global economic instability stemming from the Middle East conflict. Speaking at a televised briefing in Seoul after their meeting,...
12:05
Financial markets are failing to fully price in the escalating risks emanating from the West Asia crisis, even as crude oil supply disruptions threaten to intensify, according to a recent Jefferies strategy note. The report underscores a striking disconnect between geopolitical realities...
12:02
In a direct attack on the Aam Aadmi Party following his removal as the party's Deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday said his silence in Parliament should not be mistaken for defeat. In a post on X, Chadha questioned the reasons behind being prevented from speaking...
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The spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Headquarters said that a second US fifth-generation F-35 was struck and downed over central Iran by a new IRGC Aerospace Force air-defence system, as reported by Press TV. The report further said that given the massive explosion on impact and...
11:52
US President Donald Trump warned Iran of potential strikes on its infrastructure, including bridges and electric power plants, saying the US military hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran. Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Thursday (local time), signalled a major escalation in...
11:50
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday proposed to reintroduce open market share buybacks.If approved, this will reverse a regulatory move that had phased out the route last year amid changes in the taxation framework. In a consultation paper released for public...
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Iranian drones targeted Kuwait's Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery on Friday, triggering fires at the site. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that emergency crews were working to contain the flames. No injuries were reported.Kuwait has three oil refineries, and...
10:39
Bharti Airtel, the country's second- largest carrier, has crossed 650 million customers across global markets to reinforce its second position in terms of customers worldwide.The Sunil Mittal-promoted carrier said Thursday that according to GSMA Intelligence, Bharti Airtel is ranked second...
10:28
Satellite imagery, accessed by Reuters, has confirmed damage to port infrastructure on Iran's Qeshm Island following US-Israeli strikes earlier this week amid the West Asia conflict.According to Reuters, citing imagery from the Copernicus Sentinel-2, smoke was seen rising from a port area on the...
10:19
Sunrisers Hyderabad vice-captain Abhishek Sharma has been fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct during his team's IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders. He admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.3 and...
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There were few signs on Friday that the war in West Asia was easing. Israel reported incoming fire from Iran, while Kuwait and Bahrain also said they were under attack. Iran said eight people were killed while celebrating the end of the Persian New Year near a major bridge that had been...
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The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote on Friday (local time) on a draft resolution proposed by Bahrain that seeks to authorise member states to use all defensive means necessary to ensure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia, CNN reported.The...
09:16
Despite US President Donald Trump claiming that Iran's missile programme had been destroyed following the US-Israeli military action against the Islamic Republic for the past month, intelligence assessments indicate Tehran continues to retain a significant portion of its missile-launching...
08:53
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has removed the US Army's top uniformed officer, General Randy George, along with two other generals, the Pentagon said, without citing reasons, amid the ongoing US-led military campaign against Iran.Gen George, the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army since...
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Some parts of Mumbai, especially the suburbs, experienced drizzle on Thursday, which an official said may have been caused by a western disturbance. None of the observatories in the city recorded any rainfall activity, India Meteorological Department scientist Sushma Nair said. The drizzle...
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Some parts of Mumbai, especially the suburbs, experienced drizzle on Thursday, which an official said may have been caused by a western disturbance. None of the observatories in the city recorded any rainfall activity, India Meteorological Department scientist Sushma Nair said. The drizzle...
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A jeweller in Bahraich in Mihinpurwa town received a Rs 5 lakh extortion letter bearing the names of gangsters Lawrence Bishnoi and Anmol Bishnoi with a cartridge wrapped inside, police said on Thursday. The letter was thrown at 'Jagdish Jewellers' on Wednesday night. The handwritten...
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday delivered a clear message to the US, Israel and Iran to stop the war in West Asia, warning that the world is on the edge of a wider war. My message is clear. To the United States and Israel, it is high time to stop the war that is...
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