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Bank employee unions have decided to go on a nationwide strike on January 27 to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days, with January 25 and 26 being holidays.Most of the...
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The Kalyan unit of Shiv Sena-UBT on Friday approached police claiming two of its newly-elected corporators cannot be contacted despite inquiries with family members, relatives and party office-bearers. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party won 11 seats in the January 15 Kalyan Dombivali...
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More than 80 percent of the electricity supply was restored in Kashmir on Friday evening following its disruption due to gusty winds and snowfall, officials said.Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) officials said that due to the severe gusty winds, incessant rainfall and heavy...
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Amid a tussle between senior leader Vijay Wadettiwar and the party's local MP Pratibha Dhanorkar, 13 corporators out of the 27 Congress corporators in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra on Friday registered themselves as group. Dhanorkar herself was present when the group,...
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A 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her boyfriend with a knife inside a lodge in Nagpur district during a heated argument between the duo, the police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday and police have registered a murder case against her boyfriend...
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The Madras high court will pronounce the verdict on January 27, on the appeal filed by the CBFC challenging an order of a single judge that directed it to give censor certificate forthwith to Tamil film Jana Nayagan, starring popular film star Vijay.The First Bench comprising Chief Justice M M...
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West Bengal BJP MLA Hiran Chatterjee's wife has fled an FIR against the actor-turned-politician, accusing him of inflicting mental and physical torture and allegedly entering into relationship with another woman without obtaining a legal divorce. The allegations surfaced after...
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A father's attempt to home school his four-year-old daughter turned fatal here when he allegedly beat the child to death for failing to write numbers up to 50, the police said on Friday. The accused, Krishna Jaiswal (31), was arrested after a complaint lodged at the Sector 58 police...
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A private school teacher have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 16-year-old girl here, the police said on Friday. The incident took place in an area under the Shivala Kala police station on January 21, when the 38-year-old accused was tutoring the girl, who is in Class 10, at...
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A court in Gautam Buddha Nagar on Friday deferred the recording of statements of family members of Mohammad Akhlaq in the 2015 lynching case and fixed February 5 as the next date of hearing as the additional district judge of the fast-track court was on leave. Advocate Yusuf Saifi, who...
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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation announced on Friday that metro services on all lines will begin at 3 am on January 26. The early start is aimed at facilitating the movement of people attending the Republic Day celebrations at Kartavya Path. In a statement, the DMRC said trains will run...
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The court of Faridabad's additional district and sessions Judge Abhishek Phutela has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of shooting coach Ankush Bhardwaj, who is absconding, in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor shooter at a hotel in Faridabad, the police said. Faridabad...
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An NCP MLA's nephew in jail for alleged involvement in a multi-crore rice procurement scam in Thane died of a heart attack in a Mumbai hospital on Friday morning, a police official said. The Khadakpada police station official said deceased Harish alias Bhau Daroda, nephew of...
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Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir issued a high-danger avalanche warning on Friday for six districts of the Union territory following fresh snowfall, officials said.Avalanches with a high-danger level are likely to occur above 2,300 metres in Ganderbal district, in Central Kashmir, over the next...
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The rupee hit an all-time low of 92 on Friday and recovered marginally to settle at 91.88 (provisional) against the American currency, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global markets. Forex traders said the Indian rupee gave up early gains and hit a record...
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An investigation into a suspected cow slaughter case here has snowballed into a criminal conspiracy probe, with the police alleging that a man was deliberately framed twice using planted evidence amid a matrimonial dispute. Three policemen have also been suspended for allegedly attempting to...
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India's foreign exchange reserves jumped by $14.167 billion to $701.36 billion during the week ended January 16, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.The overall reserves had increased by $392 million to $687.193 billion in the preceding week.The reserves climbed to an all-time high of $704.89 billion...
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Three of the thirteen transgender inmates lodged in the Pratapgarh district jail have tested HIV-positive in a second screening test, a jail official said on Friday.District jail superintendent Rishabh Dwivedi on Friday said that a total of 13 transgender individuals were brought to the jail last...
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A Pakistani terrorist affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a senior police officer said. Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Bhim Sen Tuti said the terrorist was gunned down during...
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday announced a 10 percent water cut in parts of the city and eastern suburbs from January 27 to February 7 due to maintenance work. The civic body, in a release, said that the annual maintenance work at the pneumatic gate system will be...
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The Karnataka high court on Friday lifted the ban on bike taxis, paving the way for the resumption of services across the state. Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy said he had not yet received a copy of the order and would comment after reviewing it. However, he said the...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty resumed their downward journey to end nearly 1 per cent lower on Friday, dragged by widespread sell-off and the rupee depreciating to hit a record low against the US dollar. Besides, investors rushing to safe-haven assets from riskier assets and...
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Three people were arrested with illegal opium worth Rs 1 crore in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, the police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, the police intercepted a motorcycle near Kolgati in the Lohsinghna police station area on Thursday and made the seizure, they said. Three...
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Over 6,000 military personnel will take part in this year's Republic Day Parade, with Bhairav Battalion and Shaktibaan regiment to take part in the grand ceremony for the first time. Major General Navraj Dhillon, Chief of Staff, Delhi Area, who interacted with the media in New Delhi, said Lt...
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Peace prevailed at the disputed 11th-century Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday as Hindus performed puja to mark Basant Panchami festival while Muslims offered namaz within the same premises but at a different location. The puja began in the...
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The rupee hit an all-time low of 92 on Friday and recovered marginally to settle at 91.88 (provisional) against the American currency, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global markets.Forex traders said the Indian rupee gave up early gains and hit a record low of...
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Snowfall in Shimla
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh alert for widespread snowfall and rainfall across Himachal Pradesh, warning of continued disruption to daily life as commuters face severe problems due to slippery roads, traffic jams, and fuel shortages.According to the IMD, a new...
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Iran's top prosecutor on Friday rejected a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that his intervention had stopped the execution of 800 people detained during nationwide protests, calling the assertion 'completely false.' Iran's judiciary news agency, Mizan, quoted prosecutor Mohammad...
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I will become an MBBS doctor in 2026. Lakhs of medical aspirants likely gave themselves this self-motivation talk but a youth from Uttar Pradesh took on an unheard-of gambit to realise his dreams: he amputated his foot to be eligible for disability quota. Suraj Bhaskar, around 20 years of...
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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is set to skip a strategy meeting of the party for the upcoming Kerala polls on Friday as he is upset over Rahul Gandhi not properly acknowledging his presence at a recent event and repeated attempts by state leaders to sideline him, sources said on...
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Gold and silver prices rallied on Friday to hit fresh lifetime highs in the futures trade, tracking record gains in international markets amid a weakening US dollar and rising expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the March contract...
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Billionaire Gautam Adani's group has taken full control of news agency IANS by purchasing the remaining 24 per cent stake for an undisclosed sum of money. AMG Media Networks Ltd, the media arm of the group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises, has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire...
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Bharat Gogawale
A day after the Bombay high court came down heavily on the Maharashtra government for failing take action in the Mahad poll violence, Shiv Sena Minister Bharat Gogawale's son Vikas Gogawale surrendered before the police in the case.The state government on Friday told the court that Vikas Gogawale...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that three to four people are dying by suicide everyday in the state due to anxiety over the ongoing SIR exercise. Banerjee, addressing a programme at Red Road in Kolkata on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra...
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Investment firm General Atlantic said on Thursday that it has entered a definitive agreement' to acquire a stake in Balaji Wafers, an Indian snack maker. The deal value was not disclosed but according to a source, Balaji Wafers has agreed to sell a 7 per cent stake for Rs 2,050...
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Spain has announced that the rectors of 80 Spanish universities will meet their counterparts from Indian universities during the World AI Summit that New Delhi will host on February 19 and 20.The India-AI Impact Summit, the first global artificial intelligence (AI) summit to be hosted in the...
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Hailing the BJP's victory in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation, which ended over four decades of the Left rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that there will be changes in Kerala in the upcoming Assembly polls as well. Addressing a massive party-organised rally...
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Ahmedabad-based drug major Zydus Lifesciences on Thursday said that it has launched the world's first biosimilar of cancer immunotherapy drug Nivolumab in India to treat multiple indications of the terminal disease. This comes just days after the Delhi High Court's division bench permitted...
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Thannamandi area in Rajouri receives heavy rainfall
The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was suspended on Friday after flight operations were cancelled at the Srinagar airport due to bad weather, officials said. In view of continuous snowfall, accumulation of snow on operational areas, and the prevailing forecast of adverse weather en route,...
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In the austere confines of Jaipur's open-air prison, two high-profile murder convicts serving life sentences developed a relationship, which will now culminate in a wedding on Friday. Priya Seth (34) is in jail for trapping a guy on a dating app and later strangling him and stuffing his body...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of donating $1 billion to President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' with United States special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- but only if some Russian assets are unfrozen by the US, the Kremlin said Friday. Read...
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NH-44 is closed due to heavy snowfall
The holy shrine of Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district witnessed the season's first snowfall on Thursday, covering the Trikuta Hills in a pristine white blanket and transforming the pilgrimage route into a picturesque winter landscape. Jammu and Kashmir's picturesque...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the people of Tamil Nadu have decided to bid farewell to the corrupt DMK government in the upcoming Assembly election to the state. Ahead of his visit to Maduranthakam near Chennai to kick-start the poll campaign for the NDA in Tamil Nadu, he...
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S Padma, a street cleaner in Chennai, found a box full of gold worth more than Rs 45 lakh and returned it. I have been sweeping the streets of Chennai for 21 years. Nobody in the street knew me. I was just a faceless, nameless sanitation worker in an orange and blue uniform, she tells Shobha...
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The WHO HQ in Geneva. Pic: Reuters/Denis Balibouse
The United States of America came down heavily on the World Health Organisation, terminating its membership of the global health body, citing inefficient bureaucracy, mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and failures inflicted upon the American people. In a joint statement issued by US...
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has shared airline-wise data with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in connection with the ongoing inquiry against IndiGo airlines over alleged abuse of dominance by the country's largest carrier.The data included passenger numbers,...
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The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) is likely to go ahead with the proposed all-India bank strike on January 27, demanding five-day work week, after a conciliation meeting convened by the chief labour commissioner (central) between UFBU and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) ended without an...
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Sonmarg turns into a winter wonderland. Pic: Umar Ganie
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was closed on Friday due to heavy rain and snowfall, with movement also stopped at Jakhani Chowk in Udhampur. Snowfall also disrupted air travel, with Srinagar Airport and IndiGo Airlines announcing temporary suspension and cancellation of several...
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US President Donald Trump on Friday withdrew the invitation from Canada to join the Board of Peace. In what appeared to be a curt post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump reiterated his stance of calling it the most prestigious board to ever be assembled. He said, Dear Prime Minister...
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After a three-month dry spell, Shimla received the first snowfall of the season on Friday.Snowfall is also occurring in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, including Manali, another popular tourist destination of the state.The local met centre has forecasted heavy snowfall and rainfall.The...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid glowing tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, saying he epitomised fearless leadership and unwavering patriotism.In a series of posts on X, Modi also listed out steps taken by his government to popularise Bose's ideals and...
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The Basant Panchami puja began on the disputed site of the 11th-century Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district amid tight security in the early hours of Friday.With Basant Panchami falling on a Friday this year, both Hindu and Muslim communities had staked claims for...
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Early morning rain in many parts of the national capital on Friday lowered temperatures across the city.Several localities witnessed light to moderate rainfall.The weather office said cloudy conditions are likely to prevail through the day.The India Meteorological Department has predicted...
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A five-year-old boy returning from preschool in Minnesota was detained by United States immigration officers along with his father and taken to a federal detention facility in Texas, triggering widespread concern among school officials and rights groups.The child, Liam Conejo Ramos, was taken...
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Police have issued a notice to All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's newly-elected corporator Sahar Shaikh under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) over her 'provocative' remark that Mumbra locality in Thane will be completely painted 'green', an official said on Thursday.The Mumbra...
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Swift action by the Delhi Police Social Media Control Room helped save the life of a 19-year-old youth who had allegedly expressed his intention to commit suicide at a railway station after posting distress messages online, police said on Wednesday.At 6.32 pm on January 21, a user on the social...
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The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Thursday said that it will challenge the decision of a court acquitting Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 Sikh massacre case before the Delhi high court. Rouse Avenue district court on Thursday acquitted former...
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