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An eight-year-old boy died after suddenly collapsing during the recess break at a private school in the Jaripatka area of Nagpur city, the police said on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Fanit Shaligram Katre, a resident of Samta Nagar. He was a class III student.Jaripatka police...
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At least two assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) and four personnel were injured in a stone-pelting incident by protesters near Jantar Mantar on Wednesday evening, police sources said.They said that many anti-social elements have entered the protest site.They are not even listening to the...
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Social activist Anna Hazare on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying violence and police action during the students' ongoing protest in Delhi were deeply distressing, and asserted that dialogue was always preferable to confrontation in a democracy.In the letter, he also...
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The government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that as of July 17, total 7,99,978 waqf properties have been initiated for uploading on the UMEED portal.Out of these, 6,17,102 waqf properties have been validated and approved by the approver, 91,623 waqf properties pending at various stages of...
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A scuffle broke out between BJP workers and Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists in Shimla on Wednesday as both organisations staged protests outside the deputy commissioner's office over different issues.The BJP was protesting against Congress leaders' sit-in outside the residence of...
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Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday suggested that funds allegedly seized by the government in connection with the alleged theft of Ram temple donations should be given as financial assistance to families of students who died by suicide due to the NEET paper leak issue.The...
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A special NDPS Act court here on Wednesday denied bail to two accused, arrested in connection with the death of two MBA students due to suspected drug overdose at a music concert in suburban Goregaon.Special Judge R K Deshpande, in separate orders, remarked that liberal approach in granting bail...
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The government is ready for a comprehensive discussion on paper leak issue in Parliament, Union Health Minister JP Nadda said in New Delhi on Wednesday.Student protests over paper leak should not be politicised, said Nadda at a press conference at the BJP headquarters.Nadda claimed...
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Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday urged his Sikkim counterpart Prem Singh Tamang to ensure all possible support to affected workers from Jharkhand, who were engaged in tunnel construction work in the Himalayan state.At least four workers from Jharkhand's Khunti, Hazaribag and West...
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The rupee depreciated by 34 paise to close at 96.59 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by surging crude oil prices and heightened geopolitical uncertainty.Forex traders said risk aversion in global markets and a negative trend in domestic equities further dented...
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Myanmar-based drug kingpin from Manipur's Churachandpur district, an official statement said on Wednesday.Nengzatuan @ Tuanpi, a resident of Haichin in Myanmar's Chin State, was arrested following months of intelligence development, technical...
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A Gujarat-based tour operator was arrested for allegedly smuggling gold items valued at Rs 1.13 crore into India with the help of passengers arriving at Ahmedabad airport, Customs officials said on Wednesday.According to an official release, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of...
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Union Health Minister JP Nadda will address a press briefing at 8.30 pm on today, amid nationwide protests demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG paper leaks in May this year. The briefing assumes significance as demonstrations...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, taking losses to the third consecutive day, following a sharp spike in crude oil prices and selling in bank stocks.The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 715.06 points, or 0.92 percent, to settle at 76,755.05. During the day, it...
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The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday deferred the selection of its first chief executive officer (CEO) by a month after receiving 5,200 applications for the post and decided to appoint a secretary in the interim to meet growing administrative requirements.The decision was...
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Seventeen metro stations that were temporarily shut during the day due to security reasons were reopened, the DMRC said Wednesday evening.The closures came amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar.All stations of the Delhi Metro network are now open for passenger...
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Security personnel install barricades to stop AISA supporters during a protest march against the irregularities and examination paper leaks, in Patna./ANI Photo
Bihar on Wednesday witnessed a pitched battle between hundreds of student activists demanding Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation and the police, which used tear gas shells, water cannons and batons in a bid to prevent their 'Lok Bhavan march'.As the swarm of protesters, most of them...
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Following a major international law enforcement crackdown codenamed Operation Hard Ball, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a search for Harmanveer Singh over his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking operation linked to a Canada-based crime syndicate, according to the...
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Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader K Annamalai on Wednesday hit out at the saffron party-led Centre over the NEET issue alleging there had been no accountability despite the question papers getting leaked thrice and asked why the union government took so long to initiate dialogue with...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he is willing to end his indefinite fast if the Central Government provides assurances on a set of key demands, including compensation for the families of students who died by suicide following the NEET examination paper leak and legal...
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India has recorded an 18.87 percent rainfall deficit between June 1 and July 22, with actual rainfall at 293.3 mm against the normal 361.5 mm. Twenty meteorological subdivisions reported deficient rainfall, while 16 recorded normal rainfall. The sharpest deficits were seen in Arunachal...
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Congress MP and Lok Sabha leader of opposition, Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday alleged that around 152 paper leaks took place in last ten years. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he also raised concerns regarding the cost of competitive exams in India and how it impacts students and...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed serious concern over the ongoing students' protest in Delhi and accused the opposition of attempting to use it as a political tool to fulfil its political interests.Singh urged the Opposition to raise issues in Parliament instead of on the...
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Actress Vismaya Mohanlal, daughter of superstar Mohanlal, is facing cyber backlash after she expressed support for the ongoing students' protest in New Delhi by sharing an Instagram story criticising the police action against demonstrators.Vismaya shared on Instagram, a post that questioned the...
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A delegation of opposition MPs will visit Sonam Wangchuk at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital to persuade him to end his 25-day fast, and assure him that issues relating to the alleged irregularities in competitive examinations and accountability in the education sector will be raised in Parliament,...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday said the Union government must respect the sentiments of people and students on the NEET issue and scrap it altogether and that is the only solution to the issue.Extending his party's support to the Opposition's protest outside Parliament to...
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The Lok Sabha on Wednesday suspended the TMC's Kalyan Banerjee for the remainder of the Monsoon session for using unsavoury language against women members after he had a heated exchange with NCPI members in the Lower House chamber.The monsoon session ends on August 13.As soon as the House...
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Singer Arijit Singh has come in support of students protesting at Jantar Mantar and criticised the police crackdown during their 'Chalo Sansad' march to Parliament.On Monday, thousands of students, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue...
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Amid renewed hostilities and growing security concerns in West Asia, Air India on Wednesday said it is extending its suspension of operations on the Tel Aviv-Delhi route till end of September.The airline has been continuously extending its suspension of operations on the route for several months...
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The closure of 16 metro stations by the DMRC due to security reasons amid the ongoing CJP protest on Wednesday left hundreds of office-goers, students and other commuters stranded, forcing many to change routes midway, exit at unfamiliar stations and scramble for alternative transport during the...
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Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, several ministers, and staff at the state secretariat, Mantralaya, were among those who paid tributes to late deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on his 67th birth anniversary on Wednesday.In a post on X, Fadnavis, who shares...
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Advance bookings for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's final cinematic outing, Jana Nayagan, have opened to an overwhelming response across the state, with theatres reporting sold-out shows within minutes of tickets going live ahead of its worldwide release on Thursday.We are showing in...
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A policeman was killed in an attack by terrorists in Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.The firing took place around 12.30 pm on Wednesday at Lal Chowk in Anantnag.They said one head constable, Ashiq Hussain, posted on Amarnath yatra security duty was injured in...
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday as government agreed for a discussion on NEET paper leak in the Lok Sabha.According to officials, Pradhan met Birla in Parliament soon after government told the Lok Sabha that it is willing to hold a detailed...
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The BJP on Wednesday accused Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of misusing the privileges associated with his constitutional post by staging a protest outside PM Narendra Modi's residence and alleged that the Congress leader wants to come to power by dividing the country.The party also accused...
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In its first report after restarting the platform, crypto exchange WazirX said 95 per cent of its trading activity now came from returning users during H1CY26.The crypto exchange said around one in seven returning traders on the platform added fresh capital instead of only managing existing...
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CJP protest against NEET exam paper leak. Photo: ANI
The government on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that it is willing to hold a discussion on the NEET paper leak issue, and urged Speaker Om Birla to convene a meeting of all parties to decide on the rule, date and duration of the debate.As soon as the House reassembled at noon after an earlier...
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NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday, officials said.His daughter and Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule was also present at the meeting.Pawar and Sule are in Delhi to attend the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament. -- PTI
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea filed by the Shiv Sena-UBT challenging Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's approval to the merger of its six MPs with the Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe issued notice...
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Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed on Wednesday morning due to security reasons, the DMRC said.The closures come amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar.Due to security reasons, Lok...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a request for urgent listing of a plea challenging the police action against students during the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest march in Delhi.The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...
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A moderate earthquake of 4.2-magnitude hit western Nepal early morning on Wednesday, officials said.The epicentre of the quake that hit at 4.40 am (local time) was located around Kotdewal of Bajhang district in Sudurpaschim Province, around 900 km west of Kathmandu, according to the National...
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Opposition parties hold protest in Parliament premises; demand resignation of Shah, PradhanWearing black clothes, leaders of several Opposition parties on Wednesday staged a protest outside Parliament to express solidarity with students protesting against the NEET paper leak issue.The opposition...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Manila on Wednesday to discuss priority areas, including trade, tariffs, energy, defence, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence.Jaishankar and Rubio are also understood to have exchanged views on the...
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Cockroach Janata Party representative Ashutosh Ranka on Wednesday warned the Union government that the youth of the country would take them down very badly if it failed to address the demands of the ongoing protest, saying that the July 20 demonstration was only a trailer.Speaking to ANI, Ranka...
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An FIR has been registered in connection with a video showing a Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawan being chased and assaulted allegedly by a group of protesters during the CJP's march, police said on Wednesday.The video, shared widely across social media platforms, purportedly showed the RAF jawan...
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Twenty-one more people lost their lives and nearly 5.65 lakh were affected by floods in Assam with incessant rain across several districts deteriorating the overall situation on Wednesday, officials said.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority's (ASDMA) daily flood report...
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The Centre has ordered deployment of 20 additional companies of the CRPF in Delhi to strengthen security measures in view of the CJP protests and demonstrations by various political parties, officials said on Wednesday.The forces, all drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), are being...
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Vipin Raghuvanshi, the elder brother of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi who was killed during his honeymoon, has claimed that the victim's wife Sonam had been lying regarding his suspicious death from the beginning.The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Sonam's conduct and advised her to...
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Cognizant has won a multi-million dollar deal from US health insurer Centene, a person familiar with the matter said, as the information technology services company continued to bag large deals in a weak revenue market.The deal, the person said, is valued at about $500 million and...
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Activists from a US-based advocacy group held demonstrations in New York and San Jose to express solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike in New Delhi over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET exams.Activists from the 'Hindus for Human...
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced steep tariffs on imported generic medicines from August 2028, asserting that the move was aimed at onshoring the manufacturing of such pharmaceutical products.The move could affect India, which is the largest exporter of generic drugs to the US.In...
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Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh and Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday night visited the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram to enquire about the health of Activist Sonam Wangchuk, according to sources.Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Tuesday continued his...
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The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said it has arrested a key accused for allegedly providing logistical support to foreign terrorists in Kishtwar district, taking the total number of terror sympathisers held in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) to...
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In a major relief to former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, a tribunal has set aside a penalty order issued by the Enforcement Directorate against him and some others in a 15-year-old FEMA case related to hosting of the 2009 T-20 cricket tournament in South Africa.The former IPL chief...
