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Tremors ranging from 3.2 to 3.5 magnitude were recorded in parts of north Maharashtra's Nashik district on Friday, officials said.As per preliminary reports, there was no loss of life or property.Tremors of 3.2 magnitude were felt at 4.52 pm in Gonde, Borvat, Devgaon and Bhaygaon in Peth taluka....
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a state-wide inspection drive found safety and hygiene violations, officials said on Friday.The FDA inspected 86...
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Prominent Malayalam actor Mammootty received an unexpected show of affection from a fan in Tamil Nadu when the latter rode his motorcycle for nearly 10 km to guide the actor's car through an unfamiliar route after a highway was blocked.Producer Anto Joseph, in a Facebook post on Friday evening,...
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The defence ministry on Friday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 1,577 crore with two firms for the procurement of loiter munition systems, munitions and other accessories for the Indian Army.The contracts were inked in the presence of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi, the...
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Mizoram's influential students' organisation, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Friday opposed any move to make the singing or playing of the full version of 'Vande Mataram' compulsory in educational institutions in the state.MZP general secretary Lalhmingsanga Chhangte said the organisation's...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said no one could claim immunity from law on account of being related to a politician or bureaucrat, as he asserted that anyone committing an offence would have to face the consequences.Addressing the launch of the Uttar Pradesh Police song...
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India on Friday rejected Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide's remarks on the Kashmir issue and said the world community should be concerned over Islamabad's use of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for cross-border terrorism.Following his talks with Pakistan's foreign minister Ishaq Dar in...
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The Allahabad high court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging a direction by authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha district asking chicken sellers not to open shops on the Kanwar yatra route during the Sawan month.A bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra dismissed...
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The Bombay high court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to a former Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) student in a case where he and others are accused of shouting inflammatory slogans supporting jailed activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.Kamakhya Prasad Das had moved...
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Five people, including a nurse working at an IVF clinic in Delhi, have been arrested on Friday for allegedly kidnapping young children from crowded places and selling them to prospective buyers on demand, the police said.Superintendent of police Krishna Kumar said the Asmoli police busted the...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Friday approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous, to defence forces and central armed police forces personnel on the eve of the 80th Independence Day.The awards included nine Kirti Chakras, 19 Shaurya Chakras, five Bar to Sena Medals (Gallantry) and 36 Sena...
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JNU professor Emerita Zoya Hasan's planned Independence Day speech at a private school in Lodhi Estate in New Delhi was cancelled on Friday, allegedly after a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) protest outside the school.Hasan said that the school principal had sent her an invitation to deliver a speech...
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A minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province escaped an armed attack on his convoy on Friday, which left six people, including three police personnel injured, an official said.The attack on Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove took place in the Khad Kocha area of Mastung district as he...
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Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal/ANI video grab
A court in the district on Friday remanded Jaspal Singh, arrested for allegedly attacking Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, in police custody till August 24, an official said.Singh was nabbed immediately after he allegedly attacked Badal inside Mata Sahib Gurdwara in Maharashtra's...
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Kerala excise minister M Liju on Friday ordered a probe into allegations of overcharging customers for liquor at a BEVCO outlet in Kollam district.The probe was ordered following news reports, including videos purportedly showing an employee of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO)...
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Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce on Friday said they intend to jointly develop a sovereign combat engine for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme, marking a bid by India's largest private-sector company and Britain's storied aero-engine maker to build indigenous fighter-jet...
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India has emerged as a major power in global defence manufacturing, with exports of military hardware surging to Rs 38,424 crore in 2025-26 driven by a significant push toward indigenous production, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.In a message to the armed forces on the eve of...
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A 30-year-old woman allegedly killed her former husband with a tawa, a griddle, after an argument when he visited her house in the Jankipuram area, the police said on Friday.The police said the incident occurred on Thursday after Soni, a resident of the Ashiyana locality, visited his ex-wife...
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The rupee appreciated 3 paise to close at 95.42 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, due to weakness in the greenback against major rivals overseas.According to forex traders, the rupee stayed under pressure due to foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices amid geopolitical...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called for the continued suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, saying people of the region have suffered from restrictions on the utilisation of their water resources under the agreement.He took potshots at Pakistan over its stance on the...
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant/Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
Voicing concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that his oral remarks were misquoted and misused with malicious intent to mislead the youth of the country.On May 15, 2026, the CJI, while...
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The Talcher-Puri MEMU passenger train derailed near Puri railway station on Friday afternoon, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a statement.However, no injuries were reported in the incident.One wheel of the front trolley of Talcher-Puri MEMU (train no. 68413) derailed at 1.22 pm while...
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Former Trinamool Congress chief whip in West Bengal assembly Nirmal Ghosh, who was arrested in Odisha, was on Friday remanded to police custody for eight days in an extortion case.Ghosh was picked up from a hotel in Balasore on Thursday in connection with his alleged involvement in the hurried...
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The Supreme Court on Friday quashed all FIRs against comedian Samay Raina and four others over the controversial and insensitive remarks concerning persons with disabilities made on his show 'India's Got Latent'.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...
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Wholesale price inflation softened month-on-month for the first time in nine months to 9.78 per cent in July on easing in fuel and food prices.Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation was 9.87 per cent in June.This is the first time since October 2025 that WPI inflation has fallen...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said August 14 stands witness to one of the most brutal chapters in history and the scar of the country's partition, which is a gift from the Congress, will never be forgotten by history.In a message posted on microblogging site X, Shah said August 14, 1947...
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The Calcutta High Court on Friday said it wants both the Census exercise and education of students to continue smoothly, while hearing petitions by school teachers who claimed difficulties in performing Census duties within the prescribed timings.A section of teachers challenged a government...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday blamed the Congress for Partition and asserted that had Narendra Modi been the prime minister of India then, there would have been no damage to the nation.He also said that if a person like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were the prime minister at...
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There were massive protests in Bengal after the horrific rape and murder
Another person has been arrested in connection with the alleged conspiracy over the hurried cremation of the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder victim, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as the victim's neighbour Sanjeev Mukherjee, was arrested from a house in Chinar Park area of Kolkata late...
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The Bihar Home Department on Friday highlighted a decline in major crimes, the elimination of Naxal-affected districts from the state and increased action against economic and cyber offences as it outlined the government's efforts to strengthen law and order and ensure a safer environment for...
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday alleged that forces opposed to peace were targeting him and his party with the aim of disturbing communal and religious harmony in Punjab and the country.Badal was attacked by a member of the...
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit, Iranian sources said on Friday.Pezeshkian's participation in the summit is scheduled to be held in the national capital in September.The visit assumes significance as India is hosting the 18th BRICS...
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The Congress on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah must tell the nation whether China has stopped Indian troops from patrolling in certain areas of Arunachal Pradesh.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said India firmly stands behind its soldiers and is united...
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A large section of Indians and Pakistanis view each other as their greatest threat, reflecting the deep-entrenched distrust between the two neighbours, a new survey has found.According to American think tank Pew Research, 54 per cent of surveyed adults in India described Pakistan as their...
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As investigation continue into the sudden 300-foot altitude drop on an Air India Airbus A320 aircraft from Phuket to Delhi on August 4, 2026, official sources said that a temporary loss of hydraulic pressure was the primary factor behind the incident.The technical evaluation followed the decoding...
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Amid the criticism of the Maharashtra government over the death of three tribal girls due to snakebite at a residential school hostel in Gadchiroli, officials said on Friday that 584 ashram school students have died in the last two years in the state.A senior official from the Tribal Development...
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Union Health Minister J P Nadda was admitted to AIIMS Delhi after he experienced uneasiness, the hospital said on Friday.Nadda underwent a coronary angiography after being admitted on Thursday. He is currently stable and admitted for observation in the cardiology department, it said.Union Health...
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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Madras High Court which quashed Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's order providing government jobs to relatives of people who died in a stampede at Karur last year.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran issued notice to the Tamil Nadu...
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The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of a Bar Council of India (BCI) circular directing all state bar councils not to enrol any 2026 batch graduate of NALSAR University of Law as advocates, saying students have a right to protest.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the BCI...
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with the Commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, in Jeddah to discuss bilateral defence ties and ongoing initiatives to de-escalate tensions across West Asia.Reaffirming the strategic security partnership between Riyadh and...
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The Centre on Friday notified 40 questions - caste, place of Covid vaccination being two of them - to be asked of respondents during the population enumeration phase of the Census, set to begin from September 1 in snow-bound areas, a government order said.The order from Registrar General of India...
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Seven workers died when water gushed inside a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site in Chamoli district, officials said on Friday.Search for three missing persons is currently underway, they said.The incident occurred in a tunnel at Mayapur (Pipalkoti), when landslides and...
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reached Pipalkoti in Chamoli on Thursday amid extremely adverse weather conditions to take stock of the ongoing relief and rescue operation for workers trapped inside a tunnel following an accident.The Chief Minister's helicopter landed at Pipalkoti...
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A 19-year-old student of the IIT Kharagpur died after he allegedly fell from the third floor of a building on the institute campus, police said on Friday.The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the second-year Mechanical Engineering student fell from the third-floor terrace of the...
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Bengaluru residents seeking to park vehicles on public roads outside their homes may have to pay an annual residential parking fee of up to Rs 25,000, depending on the vehicle type, under the draft GBA (Parking) Rules, 2026.The draft rules propose an annual residential parking permit fee of Rs...
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A major leak has been detected in the Mumbai-III water pipeline, which has a diameter of 3000 mm, located along the Eastern Express Highway in the Teen Hath Naka area of Thane.This pipeline is underground and encased in a protective covering. Since the pipeline is buried at a depth of...
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Even after hours of interrogation by multiple agencies, the police could not ascertain a concrete reason for the attack on Punjab's former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, allegedly carried out by a member of the Nihang order, an official said on Friday.Shiromani Akali Dal chief Badal,...
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It's not only what you eat that matters - your body clock plays an important role in how you metabolise food.Have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and have dinner like a pauper, my Spanish friend and colleague Javier Hirschfeld told me when I asked about typical Spanish eating habits....
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Security has been heightened across the national capital ahead of the 80th Independence Day celebrations on August 15, with police and security agencies intensifying surveillance and checks at key locations.Police personnel have been deployed at strategic points, while additional checking is...
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Amid preparations across India to celebrate the 80th Independence Day on August 15, two famous temples in Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to Lords Shiva and Ganesh, marked the national festival four days early on August 11.Special religious rituals, prayers, flag hoisting and a Tiranga Yatra were...
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of serious concerns relating to the manufacture, licensing, sale and consumption of analogue paneer, particularly in relation to its composition, nutritional value, food safety and the protection of consumers' right to accurate...
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An earthquake of magnitude 3.0 struck Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, reported the National Centre of Seismology (NCS).The earthquake hit the district at 06:36 am.Sharing the details on its website, the NCS said, M: 3.0 - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, Origin Time: 2026-08-14 06:36:28 IST,...
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, claiming that the LoP in Lok Sabha feels he's born to rule, and alleged that his frustration was clearly visible.Joshi's remark came after the conclusion of the Monsoon Session of Parliament that saw relentless...
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The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament, is applicable only to major minerals and will not affect states’ existing powers over minor minerals, Union Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Thursday in a bid to calm states’ concerns.Reddy said the...
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An Indian-origin man has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New Jersey to accessing child sexual exploitation material involving a prepubescent minor, the US department of justice said in a statement.Abhishek Vijaykumar, a resident of Hasbrouck Heights in New Jersey, knowingly accessed the...
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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) strongly condemned the corruption in the recruitment process of JNU, which has been alleged in a report by an independent media forum.We all at the university have been suffering due to such appointments driven by corruption and RSS-oriented...
