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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in West Bengal, claiming the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) was facing public rejection.Addressing a public rally in North 24 Parganas district, Shah said the...
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A six-year-old boy was injured in a mine blast in a forward area along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Friday, officials said.The incident took place in Noorkot-Degwar, which is ahead of the border fencing.The boy, Mohammad Rizwan, suffered multiple injuries to...
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner./Oman News Agency/Handout via Reuters
US President Donald Trump is sending senior envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to participate in talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi this weekend, CNN reported on Friday citing administration officials.The move signals a renewed attempt at diplomacy between...
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Two Tamil Nadu police personnel-a DSP and another officer-died due to sudden health complications while on election bandobust duty during the Assembly elections held on Thursday, officials said on Friday.According to a press note from the office of the director general of police (DGP), the...
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A 29-year-old man living in a rented PG flat in Sector 53 area died allegedly after an overdose of a sex-enhancing drug, with police recovering wrappers of some medicines and health supplements from the room, the police said on Friday.According to the police, the deceased, Rohit Lal,...
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A traffic police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was injured after a car driver allegedly hit him and dragged him for nearly 100 metres while he clung to the vehicle's wipers in Delhi's Shahdara, an official said on Friday.The incident occurred on Tuesday near the GTB Hospital intersection, where...
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Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members would not have quit the party had it followed the right path.Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in democracy. They (Chadha and others) must have faced some...
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Air India is hesitant to shift a part of its operations from the existing Mumbai Airport to the new greenfield facility at Navi Mumbai as it would lead to additional costs and reduced efficiencies.According to the Tata Group airline, the aviation industry has been facing severe and unprecedented...
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A couple riding a motorcycle was killed after a rice-laden truck overturned onto them apparently due to potholes on the road in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district on Friday evening, police said.The accident took place at around 5 pm near Jevnara village on the Seoni-Balaghat road under Barghat...
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An assistant professor from Assam, Atanu Nath, is among the winners of the 'Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics 2026', often referred to as the 'Oscars of Science'.Nath shared the award with 376 scientists, including 11 from India, as part of an international collaboration recognised for...
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The Southern India Film Editor's Association (SIFEA) announced on Friday that film editor Pradeep E Raghav has been suspended for allegedly violating union bylaws and failing to prevent the illegal online leak of the film Jana Nayagan, starring top actor Vijay.According to a press release, the...
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The Karnataka government on Friday directed state-run health facilities to set up dedicated 'heat stroke management rooms' to address risks from extreme temperatures, officials said.In a circular issued, the Commissionerate of Health and Family Welfare Services said community health centres...
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A Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has started in Mumbai city and suburban districts as per the directives of the Election Commission of India, the civic body said on Friday.A release issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to political parties as well...
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India's forex reserves jumped by $2.362 billion to $703.308 billion during the week ended April 17, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the forex kitty had increased by $3.825 billion to $700.946 billion.The country's forex reserves had expanded to an...
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The rupee extended its losing streak for the fifth day in a row, depreciating 22 paise to close at 94.23 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday due to higher crude oil prices and strengthening American currency, with prospects of West Asia peace talks hanging in the balance.Despite a...
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Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal/File image
Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who on Friday announced her decision to quit AAP, alleged that the party under its national convener Arvind Kejriwal had strayed from its founding principles and shielded individuals involved in misconduct.In a post on social media on X (formerly Twitter), Maliwal...
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A Delhi court has directed the police to register an FIR against commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra for allegedly making abusive remarks against nine women journalists of the news website, Newslaundry. Judicial magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh was hearing an application filed by journalist Manisha...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1 per cent on Friday, falling for the third consecutive day, as a sharp rally in crude prices and massive selling in IT counters weighed heavily on investors' sentiment.Unabated foreign fund outflows, a negative trend in global markets amid...
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An Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is likely to arrive in Islamabad on Friday night for the second round of peace talks with the US, according to Pakistani media reports.Quoting government sources, multiple Pakistani media reported that a US logistics and security team...
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Rescue workers at the accident spot./ANI on X
The death toll in the Mundathikode fireworks manufacturing unit explosion rose to 15 after its licensee succumbed to burn injuries on Friday.Mundathikode Satheesh, who had suffered over 80 per cent burns in the April 21 incident, died in the burns ICU at Thrissur Medical...
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Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party had once again betrayed the people of Punjab after seven Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party.Kejriwal, in a post on X, said, The BJP has once again betrayed Punjabis.Earlier, addressing a joint press...
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The police arrested a male social media influencer in Mumbai's Vakola area for allegedly making derogatory remarks about a Hindu religious leader in his videos, an official said on Friday.The accused, identified as Abu Jabir Hussain Gayasuddin Talukdar alias Javed, had posted multiple videos on...
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Three persons were killed in two separate incidents of firing between armed groups of rival tribal communities in Manipur's Ukhrul district on Friday morning, officials said.In one incident near Mullam village, security forces recovered two bodies around 11.25 am, they said.The deceased,...
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Ruling Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab unit on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to engineer a split by using former senior leader Raghav Chadha as a 'tool'.BJP hit back, saying that the allegations are baseless.AAP Punjab's chief spokesperson Baltej Pannu, addressing a news...
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In a major political development, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Thursday announced that two-thirds of the party's members in the Upper House have decided to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party, invoking provisions of the Constitution.Addressing a press conference along...
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A row has erupted after five Brahmin students were forced to remove their sacred thread (Janeu/Yajnopaveetha) at Krupanidhi College in Bengaluru during the Common Entrance Test (CET).The CET is held to select students for admission into professional courses.Students on Friday alleged that the...
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A quiet person with good behaviour, who was good in studies - that's how Rahul Meena's family and his relatives at his village in Rajasthan's Alwar district described him.Meena is accused of raping and murdering the IRS officer's daughter in Delhi and also sexually assaulting one woman in Alwar,...
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Iran Embassy In Malaysia posts this image saying: TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out!) American favorite food!
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The Samrat Choudhary-led National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar won the vote of confidence in the state assembly on Friday.Choudhary moved the motion, proposing that 'the House reposes its trust in the current council of ministers in the state', during a one-day special session.The...
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Will this be Mamata Banerjee's swan song?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her outsider jibe against the BJP, asserting that the next Chief Minister of the state will be a BJP worker born and brought up in Bengal.Exuding confidence in the BJP's victory in the West Bengal...
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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that Israel is prepared to escalate military action against Iran, while awaiting approval from the United States to proceed with further operations, according to a report by the Jerusalem Post.During a security assessment on Thursday, Katz stated...
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Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) serve meals to crew members. A typical aircraft carrier strike group serves around 4,000 eggs daily.Three aircraft carrier strike groups are currently operating in the Middle East. Combined, the Sailors and Marines from these units...
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PM with boatman Gourango Biswas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday started his day at the Hooghly River in Kolkata, where he took a boat ride and interacted with boatmen.The boatman, Gourango Biswas from Hooghly district, said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly came, rented the boat, and went for a ride.Biswas said the...
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The Indian Embassy in Iran has issued a fresh advisory urging Indian citizens to avoid travelling to the country amid ongoing regional tensions and operational uncertainties affecting flight services.In a post on X, the Embassy stated that Indians should refrain from travelling to Iran by any...
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A complaint has been filed against a woman who berated Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan for a traffic jam caused by a BJP rally in Mumbai over the women's reservation bill, police said on Friday.The complaint was submitted to the Worli police station on Wednesday by Zen Sadavarte, daughter of...
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Pakistan's capital Islamabad continues to remain closed for heavy traffic on Friday as authorities await the possible visit of top leaders of the US and Iran for peace talks, which were stalled due to differences on key issues.The administrations of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi had...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Hooghly river here on Friday morning and met with boatmen and morning walkers.Modi posted a few photographs of his river trip on social media, in which he is seen seated on a wooden boat with a camera in hand, and the iconic Howrah Bridge and...
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In a shocking case that has sent shockwaves across the national capital, Delhi Police are likely to conduct a psychological analysis of the accused, Rahul Meena, in the brutal rape and murder of a 22-year-old daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in South Delhi's Kailash Hills.The...
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PM Narendra Modi shares this image from West Bengal: For every Bengali, the Ganga occupies a very special place. One can say that the Ganga flows through the soul of Bengal. Her divine waters carry the timeless spirit of an entire civilisation.This morning in Kolkata, I spent some time on the...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Friday as surging oil prices and unabated foreign fund outflows unnerved investors.Weakness in IT stocks and a negative trend in global markets also weighed on investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 330 points to 77,334 in...
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The rupee stayed on a downward track for the fifth straight day, losing 24 paise to 94.25 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed by volatile crude oil prices and an elevated US dollar, with prospects of West Asia peace talks turning hazier.Analysts said that despite a ceasefire...
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Uncertainty over Iran's participation in the FIFA World Cup 2026 has deepened after remarks from the United States President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted potential security and entry issues.US special envoy Paolo Zampolli had earlier proposed to replace Iran's...
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that the United States has full control over its blockade measures against Iran, calling them effective.He also said that Iran's reported actions in the region, including targeting multiple countries, could be a serious mistake.Speaking to...
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The RSS is not an Indian version of the Ku Klux Klan, the American white supremacist group, RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said here, highlighting the organisation's work across different spheres of society.Speaking at an interactive session at the New India Conference organised by the...
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Iran in Mumbai stands up for India after President Trump's 'hellhole' repost. The embassy writes: Maybe someone should book a one-way cultural detox for Mr. #Trump, it might just reduce the random bakwaas. Kabhi #India aa ke dekho, phir bolna.The US on Thursday sought to control...
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A member of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Mahmoud Nabavian, has said that the negotiation talks held with the US in Pakistan was a mistake.Nabavian posted a snippet of his interview to SNN TV, where he noted that discussing its nuclear issue in Pakistan was...
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India on Thursday described as 'uninformed' and 'inappropriate' a social media repost by United States President Donald Trump that referred to India and some other countries as 'hellholes' in the context of immigration.India's response came after a controversy was created by Trump reposting...
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The police arrested a young man in Ahmedabad for allegedly killing a 19-year-old and injuring another person following a dispute over an old Instagram post.Rehan (20), Faizal Pathan (22) and Faizan Pathan (20), all residents of Juhapura, allegedly attacked Mohammed Salik Imtiyaz Hussain Sheikh on...
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has urged the Maharashtra government to rethink its decision to hold Marathi exams for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers, and give relaxation to those who speak broken or working Marathi.In a letter to transport minister Pratap Sarnaik, Nirupam said the language...
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The Election Commission on Thursday issued a fresh set of post-poll guidelines for the West Bengal assembly election, laying down strict protocols for handling surveillance cameras and video data after voting concludes, a senior official said.Under the new guidelines, SD cards used in polling...
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