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An FIR has been registered against five women employees of a daycare centre inside an IT company campus in Bengaluru for allegedly physically abusing toddlers, police said on Wednesday.The alleged abuse took place at the childcare facility in Brookefield, where employees of the IT company leave...
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Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal's mobile phone remained in the possession of his fiancee Siya Goyal for some time before she handed it over to his family, police said on Wednesday, citing the investigation into the alleged murder case.Agarwal was allegedly pushed to death from a cliff at the Lohagad...
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A BJP MLA has stirred a controversy after a viral video purportedly showed him saying that those involved in the embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya would be afflicted with cancer and die a painful death.Anil Singh, who represents the Purwa Assembly constituency in Unnao...
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Surrenders and withdrawals of life insurance policies rose sharply in 2025-2026 (FY26), accounting for a larger share of total pay-outs than maturity benefits, the Reserve Bank of India said in its Financial Stability Report.The RBI said persistently elevated surrender rates could signal...
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This is the most beautiful picture for Mumbaikars after a delayed monsoon meant severe water cuts in parts of the city and suburbs. The BMC posted this picture of Powai Lake overflowing this morning after intense monsoon showers lashed Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra.The BMC said,...
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Defence counsel Advocate Radhikesh Uttarwar, lawyer of the accused Chetan Chaudhry in the Ketan Agarwal murder case, said on Wednesday that the police's remand report remained virtually silent on why physical interrogation was needed.The remark came after the Vadgaon Maval court remanded a 4-day...
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The centre on Wednesday revised the Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) for Indian domestic airlines, reducing it by Rs 5 per litre, with the effective price being brought down to Rs 110 per litre.Earlier on Tuesday, the Centre revised export duties on petrol, diesel and Aviation Turbine Fuel for the...
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Murder, she said. The cliff hanger from the Lohagad Fort near Pune, involving the gruesome murder of Ketan Agarwal, a 26-year-old builder, his 20-year-old fiancée Siya Goel, and her shop-owner boyfriend, Chetan Choudhary, is keeping India on its toes, writes Shobhaa De. Read...
10:28
Insurers covering the Indian Premier League are expected to report lower claims ratios this season, helped by fewer weather-related disruptions and match cancellations compared with last year, industry executives said.However, player injury claims are likely to have weighed on underwriting...
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Several parts of Mumbai received over 100 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Wednesday, resulting in waterlogging at the Andheri subway and a few other low-lying areas, officials said.The inundation prompted the authorities to divert traffic, they said.BEST buses operated normally,...
10:02
Gross and net non-performing assets (GNPAs and NNPAs) of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) fell further by the end of March to 1.8 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively, according to the Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Report released.The improvement in asset quality was broad-based...
09:57
Gold loans have emerged as the largest segment within non-housing retail loans, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 42.4 per cent since March 2024, nearly double the 23 per cent growth in overall non-housing retail loans, according to the Reserve Bank of India's Financial...
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A 33-year-old Indian IT professional was killed after his vehicle was swept away by severe flash floodwaters in the US state of Kansas, authorities said.Venkatesh Doppalapudi was an H-1B visa holder residing in Omaha, Nebraska.He was reportedly driving back north from Houston on Saturday...
09:51
Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth salutes his father Lt Gen KM Seth (retired) after receiving Guard of Honour as Chief of Army Staff. He was also saluted by his younger brother Rear Admiral Ravnish Seth.
09:39
Asserting the nation's economic self-reliance, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an ambitious policy shift aimed at ending American financial assistance, declaring that the country's robust economy no longer requires foreign subsidies.Making the remarks on Tuesday, the Prime...
09:34
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A 50-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter lost her life after the two-wheeler hit a pothole in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred near Jambhale village on the night of June 28, they said.Aruna Arun Kulkarni was returning home with her 25-year-old...
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The Gujarat High Court has ruled that registration alone cannot validate a Hindu marriage if customary rites and ceremonies such as 'saptapadi' are not performed, saying marriage is not merely an occasion for song and dance.The customary ceremonies, despite their geographical and cultural...
09:11
After a series of price revisions, oil marketing companies have reduced the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinders, slashing the retail price in Delhi to Rs 2,930 per cylinder.Prices have been reduced by Rs 183.50, effective July 1. In addition to the cut in commercial LPG rates, oil marketing...
09:04
Chetan Chaudhary in police custody
Pune police will bring accused Cheta Chaudhary to the Lohagarh Fort on Wednesday to conduct a crime scene reconstruction and gait analysis involving the murder of Ketal Agarwal.The exercise is aimed at verifying the sighting through forensic gait-matching. Gait analysis refers to the study of...
08:57
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iran's nuclear rights and red lines are non-negotiable, asserting that Tehran will not proceed to the next stage of negotiations until key commitments under its 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States,...
08:46
Veteran Indian theatre director and actor Vijaya Mehta, who played a pivotal role in shaping Marathi theatre, died on Tuesday night due to age-related ailments. She was 92.Affectionately known as 'Bai', Mehta passed away at her residence in South Mumbai, noted actor Vijay Kenkre told PTI.She...
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8 people were injured in the accident
A private sleeper bus collided with a car in fell off the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring eight others, police said.Two children are among those killed.The accident occurred around 4.30 am near Devkhari village under the Bangarmau...
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Nayara Energy, India's largest private fuel retailer, on Wednesday cut petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre and diesel by Rs 3 a litre across its nationwide network, marking the first reduction in retail fuel prices by any company in more than two years as easing tensions in West Asia pulled down...
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More than 500 people, belonging to the Kuki-Zo community, clashed with security personnel during a protest march in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Tuesday, demanding withdrawal of blockades and restoration of supplies of essential items, police said.The agitators wanted to proceed towards...
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Intense monsoon showers lashed Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra, triggering widespread civic chaos, traffic disruptions, and a tragic casualty in the suburbs.The heavy downpour led to multiple tree-falling incidents across the western suburbs, severely choking key arterial roads. An...
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Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday announced a two-week summer vacation for all government and private schools in the valley from July 6, amid the ongoing heatwave.Consequent upon the approval conveyed by the competent authority, it is hereby ordered that all the government and recognised private...
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At least seven people, including two women and an eight-year-old girl, died in lightning strikes across Jharkhand, police officers said on Tuesday.The deaths were reported from Ranchi, Bokaro, Deoghar, Dumka, Hazaribag, Latehar, and Palamu districts since Monday.In Ranchi district, a 26-year-old...
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The Uttarakhand police in Haridwar has busted a gang involved in printing counterfeit currency and arrested three more of its members, officials said on Tuesday.The officials said that the police recovered counterfeit notes worth approximately Rs 52,000, along with equipment used for printing the...
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The police seized two Turkish-made sophisticated pistols along with 50 live cartridges after nabbing two Punjab-based men and were investigating if they had any links with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an official said on Tuesday.The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested the...
