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Western Odisha continued to reel under heatwave conditions on Tuesday, with Jharsuguda recording a maximum temperature of 45.3 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.As many 13 places of the state registered a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius or above during the day, it said in a bulletin.Boudh...
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Dismissing rumours surrounding the health of the supreme leader of Iran, his deputy representative in India, Dr Mohammad Hossein Ziyaeenia, on Tuesday said that the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is in a good situation and fine.The situation of our Supreme Leader, Hazrat...
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Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar/Courtesy Facebook
Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, arrested by Goa Police over his alleged derogatory remarks about St Francis Xavier, was admitted to a hospital in Mapusa on Tuesday evening.A senior police officer said that Khattar was taken to the district hospital after he complained of uneasiness and...
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The Muslim side in the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute case claimed before the Madhya Pradesh HC on Tuesday that the court of the then-Dhar State declared the 11th-century monument in Dhar district a mosque in 1935.The Hindu community considers Bhojshala a temple dedicated to Goddess...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
The Karnataka government has issued an order on implementing internal reservation with a revised formula of 5.25, 5.25, and 4.50 percent out of the 15 percent reservation available for Scheduled Castes in the state.With this, the government has also instructed all appointing authorities to take...
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A total of 2,473 people were apprehended in West Bengal in the past two and a half days as part of intensified surveillance ahead of the second phase of the state assembly elections, an EC official said Tuesday.According to an EC official, the apprehensions (arrests/detentions) were made across...
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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday took up a case on its own over the violence reported during the statewide hartal called by various Dalit organisations, seeking justice in the death of Kannur dental college student Nithin Raj.The court also issued notices to those who called the hartal and...
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The district magistrate of Old Delhi has asked the director of education to terminate the services of 142 guest teachers for allegedly refusing to perform their statutory duty as census enumerators, terming the act gross negligence and indiscipline.In a letter to the director of education dated...
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Delhi may see a respite from searing heat that pushed temperatures beyond the 40-degree mark as rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected to hit the city from Tuesday night and continue over the next few days.The city saw a slight dip in temperatures on Tuesday as the maximum temperature...
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Pakistan on Tuesday responded to alleged unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban and attacks by the TTP along the border, according to a media report.The reported clashes came after a pause in Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched by Pakistan on Feb 26 in response to attacks on border posts by...
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At least 77 houses have been damaged in four districts in Mizoram by rain, windstorm and landslides in the past two days, the state Disaster Management and Rehabilitation department said on Tuesday.According to data released by the department on Tuesday, two school buildings, church halls and...
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The railway ministry has asked all the zones to replace LPG with piped natural gas connections in resting rooms of running crew within six months.It said the decision follows the ongoing crisis in West Asia, which has led to various logistical challenges.At present, cooking facilities in the...
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed on Truth Social that Iran had informed Washington it was in a state of collapse and wanted the Strait of Hormuz reopened immediately.Trump also said Iran was trying to resolve its leadership situation and expressed confidence it would do...
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The United Arab Emirates announced its decision to exit the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the wider OPEC+ alliance on Tuesday, marking a significant shift in its long-term energy strategy.UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei confirmed the development on X, noting...
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India on Tuesday strongly condemned a wave of terror attacks in Mali and condoled the death of the country's defence minister.Mali's defence minister Gen Sadio Camara was killed in a bomb explosion near the capital Bamako.We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and...
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Ahead of phase two of polling in West Bengal, the Election Commission has asked the National Investigation Agency to ensure bombs are not used by miscreants to disrupt voting and target workers of political parties, poll authority officials said on Tuesday.The directive comes after recovery of...
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The rupee depreciated 41 paise to close at 94.56 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as elevated crude oil prices and unabated foreign capital outflows amid rising geopolitical uncertainties dented investor sentiments.Forex traders said the rupee has already weakened quite sharply,...
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Indian Railway is set to enhance regional connectivity with the introduction of a weekly Ayodhya to Mumbai Amrit Bharat Express train, linking Uttar Pradesh with Maharashtra via Madhya Pradesh.By bridging vital cultural and commercial arteries, this train will deepen connections among major urban...
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The Maharashtra public works department (PWD) on Tuesday clarified that a message doing rounds that a cat fell into and died in a drinking water tank at Mantralaya, the state secretariat, is completely false.The department, in a communication, stated that a message had been circulating on social...
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Samples of the 'chicken pulav', watermelon and other food items consumed by the family of four, who died of suspected food poisoning in south Mumbai, have been sent for chemical analysis, the police said on Tuesday.According to the police, the Dokadia family had hosted their relatives for a...
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A court in Meghalaya on Tuesday granted bail to Indore resident Sonam Raghuvanshi, who allegedly got her husband killed during their honeymoon in the northeastern state in 2025.Sonam's husband, Raja Raghuvanshi, went missing on May 23 during the couple's honeymoon, and his mutilated body was...
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The government has no plans to raise petrol and diesel prices, a senior official said on Tuesday, dismissing speculation of a hike after polling in West Bengal ends on April 29.Retail petrol and diesel prices have remained unchanged for a record fourth year, even as conflict in West Asia has...
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Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal joins BJP in the presence of Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva (L) and party MP Yogender Chandolia in New Delhi on Tuesday./ANI Video Grab
Former Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Tuesday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva.Speaking to reporters, Maliwal said that she has not taken the step because of any compulsion but was inspired by the...
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India is expected to receive the fourth unit of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system from Russia in the first part of next month that is expected to further enhance the IAF's air defence mechanism, sources in the security establishment said on Tuesday. In October 2018,...
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Reacting to a social media post shared by US President Donald Trump that referred to India with a derogatory remark, a business leader of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC) on Tuesday said India is 'not a hole', but a 'whole' in all respects, including in upholding the rule of law and...
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Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet have told the government that the country's airline industry is under extreme stress and on the verge of stopping operations, as they sought revision in ATF pricing and financial support.The West Asia turmoil has pushed up oil prices, and airspace restrictions have...
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Anant Mukesh Ambani has appealed to Colombia to suspend a plan to cull 80 hippopotamuses and instead allow their relocation to his wildlife facility in India, offering to fund and execute the operation.In a letter to Colombia's environment minister Irene Velez Torres, Ambani - an executive...
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With the India meteorological department (IMD) predicting below-normal monsoons this year due to the El Nino weather pattern, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday announced a 10 per cent water cut across the city starting May 15.Speaking to reporters after a pre-monsoon review...
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Pakistan's incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan was treated at a local hospital for his right eye ailment and then shifted back to prison on Tuesday. Khan, 74, was diagnosed with right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in late January and brought to the Pakistan Institute of...
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Karti Chidambaram
Delhi high court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma on Tuesday recused herself from hearing a plea of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram seeking to quash a CBI FIR against him for allegedly helping an alcoholic beverage company over the ban on the duty-free sale of its whisky.List before another...
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NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday alleged that Nashik-based godman Ashok Kharat is prima facie linked to the fatal plane crash involving his uncle and then Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and demanded his interrogation by the CID.Speaking to reporters after visiting the CID office...
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and other party leaders, including Manish Sisodia, reached Rajghat to seek Mahatma Gandhi's blessings on Tuesday amid his decision not to appear in the excise case personally or through a lawyer and follow the path of Satyagraha.Kejriwal and former...
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A multi-pronged action involving telecom regulators, service providers, the RBI, tech giants and the CBI has been taken to tackle the rising menace of digital arrest scams, besides WhatsApp banning 9,400 accounts involved in such offences, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.The action was...
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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has taken a lead in the local body elections in Gujarat, winning 2,531 seats so far out of more than 9,200 as per the initial rounds of counting that began on Tuesday morning, officials said.According to the latest data shared by the State Election Commission...
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In a major breakthrough, the Narcotics Control Bureau on Tuesday secured the return of notorious drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola from Turkiye, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in New Delhi.Calling it zero tolerance against Narco syndicate, the Home Minister said on X, Under Modi...
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Around 50 women were safely evacuated after a major fire broke out at a warehouse in Bengaluru and spread to a four-storey PG accommodation and nearby residential buildings, the police said on Tuesday.The fire broke out at around 12.50 am (Sunday) at the warehouse in Nandini...
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The Maharashtra ATS has found a note referring to lone wolf attacks and the Islamic State at the house of a man arrested for allegedly attacking two security guards after asking their religion in Thane district, officials said on Tuesday.Prima facie, the incident appears to be a lone wolf attack...
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Actors Tabu and Nagarjuna have started shooting for their upcoming film, tentatively titled King100.Tabu, who has previously worked with Nagarjuna in projects such as Ninne Pelladata (1996) and Aavida Maa Aavide (1998), shared the news with a post on her Instagram handle on Monday. It...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun on the margins of a multilateral conclave in Bishkek.It is learnt that the two ministers reviewed the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).It was a pleasure to interact with the Defence...
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor indirectly acknowledged that his party is anti-women in the context of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill not being passed in Parliament. In an interview with ANI, Rijiju referred to a post by Tharoor on X after the...
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Aam Aadmi Party legislator Mehraj Malik was released from Kathua jail on Tuesday following the quashing of his detention under the Public Safety Act by the Jammu and Kashmir high court.Malik said that now that he had been released, he would continue to raise and talk about the issues of the...
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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta intercepted the M/T Stream on Sunday, preventing the vessel from reaching its intended destination. The American warship stopped the tanker after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day tour of Sikkim, played football with some boys and girls here on Tuesday morning, and described the soccer session as energising.Modi shared on social media a few photographs in which he is seen playing soccer with youngsters.Nothing like playing...
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AAP leader Manish Sisodia on Tuesday wrote a letter to Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, saying that he will also not pursue his matter in the excise case in her court.This comes a day after party chief Arvind Kejriwal similarly decided to neither appear in person or appoint any...
09:44
Salim Dola, a close associate of mafia kingpin Dawood Ibrahim, landed in India after he was deported from Istanbul.He was landed at Delhi Technical Airport.Salim Dola, who is said to be the key man behind Dawood's durg empire, is currently facing interrogation by intelligence...
09:24
The Ram Temple in Ayodhya was built due to the commitment of those in power and the support of everyone in the country, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said, emphasising that there is no need to declare India a Hindu Rashtra as it already is.He was addressing a programme on Monday to felicitate...
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The Election Commission on Monday directed the police to take stern action over an objectionable social media post, allegedly targeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, officials said.Sharing a screenshot of the objectionable post, the TMC had claimed on Sunday night that a...
08:43
United States President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that he is inclined to reject the most recent diplomatic overture from Tehran aimed at halting current hostilities, according to a report by CNN. The Iranian proposal reportedly suggests the restoration of maritime traffic through the...
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A Kolkata police constable was suspended on Monday for allegedly violating service rules through objectionable conduct on social media, a senior officer said.The constable, identified as Ramkrishna Koyal of the 1st Battalion of Kolkata Armed Police, has been accused of posting controversial...
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A knife-wielding man, who returned to India from the US in 2019, allegedly stabbed and seriously injured two security guards in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Monday in a suspected religiously motivated attack, police officials said.The accused, Zaib...
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