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Academician Madhu Kishwar has been booked on charges of criminal defamation, promoting enmity and other offences by Chandigarh Police following a complaint by a resident alleging circulation of forged and misleading content on social media.A Chandigarh Police team on Tuesday served notice to...
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Jhalmuri and fish -- integral to Bengal's food culture -- have become part of the political crossfire between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party as the election campaign heats up.With the TMC alleging the BJP would ban eating fish, meat and eggs if it comes to power in the...
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No motorbikes will be allowed from 6 pm to 6 am from April 27 in Kolkata, where assembly polls will be held two days later, according to an order issued by the city police on Tuesday in accordance with the directions of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).The CEO had on Monday instructed all...
22:39
A 32-year-old man on trial at Birmingham Crown Court on charges of sexually assaulting a Sikh woman in Walsall pleaded guilty on Tuesday to religiously aggravated rape. John Ashby, a British man arrested last October days after the attack that...
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A local Bharatiya Janata Party leader has been booked in Ballia district on charges of molesting a 17-year-old girl, insulting her, and threatening to kill her, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Raj Kamal Verma (35), has been taken into custody and is being interrogated, police...
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Israel has jailed two of its soldiers for 30 days for vandalising a statue of Jesus Christ during operations in Lebanon, the military said on Tuesday.According to the Israeli army, one soldier filmed another smashing the crucifix with a sledgehammer in a Lebanese village. The act drew global...
21:03
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday addressed a rally on the home turf of late Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on the last day of campaigning for the Baramati assembly bypoll and said the truth behind the plane crash that killed the NCP leader must be brought out.Deputy Chief Minister...
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The United States military has boarded an oil tanker in the Bay of Bengal suspected of smuggling Iranian crude, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, signalling an expanded crackdown on vessels linked to Iran.US forces carried out a 'right-of-visit maritime interdiction' and boarded the M/T Tifani...
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A local train was diverted onto the wrong route due to a signal error outside CSMT station in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, deviating to a different platform than intended and came to a halt some distance away from another train, officials said.The incident affected services on the main line of...
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The Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired an indigenously developed anti-ship weapon system, which can neutralise sea-based threats at an extended range, the military said on Tuesday.The Taimoor air-launched cruise missile is an example of 'powerful demonstration of precision strike capability...
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Election Commission sources on Tuesday said the opposition's complaint that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation was violative of the poll code 'would be examined' by it.Left parties wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that Prime Minister Modi's address to...
18:48
The high-pitched campaign for the first phase of West Bengal assembly elections came to an end at 6 pm on Tuesday.SIR of electoral rolls and people's dietary habits had been the focal point of the wranglings between the two prominent rivals -- the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress...
18:39
Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan's father-in-law and two others, including a relative, have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a man in a road rage case in Mumbai after his car splashed water on them, police said on Tuesday.The victim sustained multiple injuries and...
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The CBDT on Tuesday said the Income-Tax Department has lodged a complaint with the Chennai police commissioner against Tamil Nadu Congress president K Selvaperunthagai, who has falsely claimed that the taxman had raided and 'unlawfully confined' him in the poll-bound state.The board said in a...
18:06
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday highlighted one of the largest voluntary repatriations and travel management exercises in recent times as India prioritises the safety of its 1-crore-strong diaspora in the Gulf.In a significant briefing on the evolving security situation in West...
17:11
Stock markets advanced for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with Sensex jumping by 753 points and broader Nifty closing above 24,550 following a drop in crude oil prices and hopes for progress on peace talks between Iran and the US.The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 753.03 points or 0.96 per...
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Two regional officials said Tuesday that the United States and Iran have indicated they plan to hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Islamabad.Their remarks come as neither country has officially confirmed when the talks will take place, while Iranian state television has denied that any...
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge courted controversy on the last day of the election campaign in Tamil Nadu.Highlighting opposition unity during the defeat of the Delimitation Bill, which had also been linked to the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, the Congress President criticised...
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Chief Minister of Bihar Samrat Choudhary called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Tuesday.This was the first time that Choudhary met the prime minister after assuming the charge of the key post in Bihar.Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri @samrat4bjp met Prime Minister @narendramodi, the Prime...
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Crude oil prices have nearly doubled amid the ongoing West Asia crisis, rising from around USD 63 per barrel in January to an average of USD 116 per barrel in April, even as domestic fuel supply remains stable, a senior government official said on Tuesday.If you see, in January, our Indian crude...
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The funeral of Adil Shah
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday handed over a newly constructed house to the family of Adil Shah, the lone local victim of the Pahalgam terror attack, fulfilling a promise he made last year.Adil was a ponywallah who, along with 25 tourists, lost his life in the attack...
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A day after TCS employee Nida Khan failed to secure interim protection from arrest, a senior police official on Tuesday said her role pertained to alleged forcible conversion at the company's Nashik unit and efforts were underway to trace her.Discussing the cases of alleged sexual harassment at...
15:52
Iran in Ghana, one of the country's many embassies which have been making jibes at the US and its president, Donald Trump, has this take from the film, Forrest Gump. With the picture alongside, it says: Forrest Trump, soon.
15:39
Thought the summer travel season was looking bad? Brace yourself: It could get even worse, reports CNN.On top of higher airfares and fees because of the war in Iran, airlines in Europe and Asia, many of which depend on imported jet fuel, are now facing a potential shortage, raising the odds of...
15:21
NCP (SP) president and Rajya Sabha member Sharad Pawar has been admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai for a health check-up, sources said on Tuesday.The 85-year-old former Union minister was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital two days ago, they said.He is in the hospital for a check-up and...
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has formally acknowledged the arrival of USD 1 billion from the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.This substantial injection of capital, recorded with a value date of 20 April 2026, serves as the second and concluding portion of a USD 3 billion...
14:48
Iran's participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 remains uncertain, with the country's Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali confirming that a final decision will depend on evolving security and political conditions in the ongoing tensions between US and Iran as per Iranian media.Addressing...
14:42
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested two operatives allegedly working at the behest of Pakistan-based gangster and ISI proxy Shahzad Bhatti, with the police unearthing a criminal conspiracy to carry out firing, grenade attacks and target killings in the Delhi-NCR region, an official said...
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A woman walks by an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran. Majid Asgaripour/WANA via/Reuters
Iranian state television on Tuesday broadcast an on-screen message stating that no delegation from Iran has departed for Islamabad so far, amid growing speculation about potential talks with the United States.The message appears to highlight internal divisions within Iran's leadership as it...
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Pakistan on Tuesday further extended the ban on Indian aircraft from using its airspace for another month.Pakistan has kept its airspace shut to Indian flights since April 24, 2025, a move that reportedly caused a loss of billions of rupees to the Indian airlines.The Pakistan Airports Authority...
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Pak soldiers on patrol as the country prepares to host the second round of talks. Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
The commander of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ali Abdollahi, has warned of a strong response to any breach of covenant by the enemy (US), while praising public support for the country's armed forces, according to Iranian media Tasnim news agency.Abdollahi said Iran remains prepared to...
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The MNM chief, Actor Kamal Haasan, said that he sat on the laps of late chief minister M G Ramachandran and the legendary Tamil actor of yore 'Shivaji' Ganesan as a child, and yet he never took advantage of that, in an apparent dig at actor-politician Vijay's attempts to portray himself as the...
12:43
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grave concern regarding the escalating restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, calling for the full restoration of international navigational rights and freedom of navigation, according to a report by Al Jazeera.The statement comes as...
12:32
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the decades-old Gorkha issue will be resolved within six months if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal.He said no party other than the BJP could find a solution acceptable to the Gorkhas.Addressing an election rally at Kurseong in Darjeeling...
12:28
The Income Tax department has issued notices to charitable trusts, trade associations, and educational institutions, questioning whether certain income streams qualify for tax exemption under the Income-tax Act, 1961, according to sources.The notices were issued after these organisations applied...
12:27
Eli Lilly and Company (India) on Monday said it is welcoming the ongoing investigations after authorities seized suspected counterfeit versions of its drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in Gurugram.The seizure was carried out by officials of the Haryana state drugs regulatory authority as part of an...
12:03
An AI generated image of Donald Trump and Abbas Araghchi
The ceasefire between the US and Iran is expected to be extended beyond the initial two-week period, as both sides are willing to continue negotiations, former Central Command chief David H Petraeus has said.The ceasefire between the US and Iran is set to expire on Wednesday.Petraeus, the former...
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Academician Madhu Kishwar has been booked following a complaint by a Chandigarh resident over the alleged circulation of forged and misleading content on social media.An FIR has been lodged against Kishwar and some other social media users under relevant sections, including 196 (criminalises acts...
11:22
Before understanding how Dalits vote, one must first dismantle the myth of 'Bengali exceptionalism', which claims that caste lost relevance in West Bengal under 34 years of Left Front rule, writes Anand Teltumbde.Read the column here.
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Police on Tuesday clarified that a man seen in a viral video in a disoriented state on a road in Thane was not under the influence of a so-called zombie drug, but had taken an overdose of Pregabalin, a medicine used to treat nerve pain.The video, which surfaced on April 15, showed a man standing...
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An Iranian supertanker has successfully bypassed a US naval blockade returning to Iranian waters after delivering 2 million barrels of crude oil via the Riau Archipelago, reports Fars News. The vessel had departed Iran in March to Indonesia and was making its return amidst the US imposed Naval...
11:07
Donald Trump shares another message on Truth Social: Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of the Nuclear Dust sites in Iran. Therefore, digging it out will be a long and difficult process. Fake News CNN, and other corrupt Media Networks and Platforms, fail to give our...
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US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that Tehran will engage in diplomatic talks, warning that the country will see problems should it refuse to cooperate. Speaking during a phone interview with the conservative radio programme The John Fredericks Show, Trump maintained a firm...
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A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska. CENTCOM/Handout via Reuters
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded the urgent release of a commercial ship and its personnel following a maritime incident involving US forces. According to a report by the Iranian state media Tasnim news agency, the official reaction follows the boarding and seizure of the...
09:50
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is operating in West Asia, enforcing a US naval blockade on vessels attempting to enter and depart Iranian ports and also received supplies during a vertical replenishment in the Arabian Sea, according to the United States Central Command...
09:33
Several parts of India continue to witness highly contrasting weather conditions, with heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, hailstorms, and an intensifying heatwave affecting different regions simultaneously, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).According to the IMD, very heavy...
09:27
Travel platform Thomas Cook (India) and its group company SOTC Travel on Monday launched a new feature to provide insurance against visa rejection against the backdrop of a dynamic global environment for travellers.Under this cover, if a customer's visa application (other than immigrant or...
09:25
In a potential shift for regional diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has indicated a readiness to engage directly with the Iranian leadership prior to the high-stakes negotiations scheduled to take place in Pakistan. The American leader suggested that he remains open to a personal...
08:51
United States President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) claimed that the United States is in a strong position in its ongoing conflict with Iran, asserting that American military actions have weakened Tehran, even as fresh diplomatic talks are set to begin. He said the US was...
08:49
Ten India-flagged vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran began, which led to the closure of the narrow maritime chokepoint, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told an inter-ministerial press conference on Monday.Of...
08:28
Tim Cook will step down as Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. and take over as executive chairman of the company's board, with John Ternus set to become the new CEO from September 1, the company announced on Monday.The decision was approved by Apple's Board of Directors as part of a...
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Actor-politician and MNM chief Kamal Haasan on Monday released an election anthem titled Thalaivan Irukkinran, a fiery tribute to the Tamil land and language, signaling his robust support for the DMK-led SPA.The song, which Haasan describes as an echo of the anger and upheaval in the hearts of...
01:07
Actor-politician and MNM chief Kamal Haasan on Monday released an election anthem titled Thalaivan Irukkinran, a fiery tribute to the Tamil land and language, signaling his robust support for the DMK-led SPA.The song, which Haasan describes as an echo of the anger and upheaval in the hearts of...
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India and the US are negotiating finer details of a bilateral trade agreement in light of the US Supreme Court decision against the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.A team of officials, led by Darpan Jain, an additional secretary in the Department of Commerce, is on a three-day...
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