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A sessions court in Pune on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar and his wife in connection with the suicide of a building contractor, while rejecting a similar plea filed by MNS leader Bala Shedge.Additional sessions judge Aniruddha Gandhi granted anticipatory bail...
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Insolvency tribunal NCLT has directed the resolution professional of debt-ridden Think & Learns, which owns edutech brand Byjus, not to proceed with Form G till the next hearing scheduled on August 31, 2026.The Form G bidding process under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is a public...
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The Delhi police on Thursday said it has identified more than 400 Pakistani social media handles allegedly spreading misinformation and rumours amid the ongoing protests in the national capital. DCP Sumit Jha said the accounts, many of which were also active during Operation Sindoor, were...
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Congress workers on Thursday staged a protest here condemning the alleged NEET-UG question paper leak and the police lathi charge on students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.The protesters gathered at Mahaveer Circle before taking out a march towards the BJP office on Pandit Deendayal...
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Former TDB president P S Prasanth and board member A Ajikumar were arrested by the SIT on Thursday in connection with the Sabarimala gold loss case, officials said.Prasanth and Ajikumar were taken into custody from their residences and shifted to the Kollam Police Club, where their arrests were...
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefenite hunger strike over the NEET paper leak issue, on Thursday appealed for calm amid ongoing protests, saying peace remains his only path. In a post on X, he expressed concern that anti-social elements were attempting to provoke violence...
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Entry gates at Rajiv Chowk, Mandi House and Central Secretariat metro stations reopened on Thursday evening after remaining closed for over 14 hours amid the ongoing CJP protest, while 13 other stations continued to remain shut.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a post on X, Entry...
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Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday backed the students protesting against repeated exam paper leaks, saying their disappointment is understandable and the society needs to ensure that they don't feel this way again.Posting on 'X', Tendulkar said his late father Ramesh Tendulkar, who...
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Malayalam superstar Mammootty on Thursday extended his support to the students protesting in Delhi against the alleged irregularities in the NEET and various other exams conducted at the national level.In a Facebook post, the actor said, The youth are the treasure of our nation. Listen to their...
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The northern railway on Thursday operated a special train from Srinagar to Katra to facilitate the movement of more than 600 tourists and other passengers stranded in the Kashmir Valley due to slow traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway following heavy rainfall.The special train was...
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The Delhi police on Thursday dismissed reports claiming it planned a night crackdown on the ongoing CJP protest, calling them misleading. In a post on X, the police said no such action was planned and urged the public to avoid spreading or circulating unverified information that could create...
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Rail traffic on the section between Gholvad and Umargam stations (Western Railway, Mumbai Central Division) has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure due to rising water levels at Railway Bridge No. 203 affecting some train services.In view of the situation, premier high-speed and...
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Rail traffic on the section between Gholvad and Umargam stations (Western Railway, Mumbai Central Division) has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure due to rising water levels at Railway Bridge No. 203 affecting some train services.In view of the situation, premier high-speed and...
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At least 43 people were killed and almost 175 injured in the last five days following heavy rainfall in different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan, authorities said Thursday.In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, at least 22 people have lost their lives and 23 sustained...
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Calling for dialogue and diplomacy to end the West Asia conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said international waterways must remain safe and unimpeded, and attacks on seafarers cannot be condoned.He made these remarks at the 21st East Asia Summit (EAS) in the Philippine...
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Superstar Salman Khan on Thursday appealed to students protesting over the NEET paper leak to return home, saying he was confident that the government will take strict action against the culprits.In a fresh post on X, the actor said the safety and education of students should remain the top...
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India's second-largest IT services firm Infosys on Thursday appointed company veteran Ashiss Kumar Dash as the CEO designate, with the leadership transition set to take effect in 2027 after incumbent Salil Parekh completes his second term, capping a nine-year tenure.Dash's appointment is for five...
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The rupee declined 4 paise to close at 96.57 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, as heightened hostilities in West Asia kept global crude oil prices elevated.However, a likely intervention by the RBI provided support to the local unit, forex traders said.At the interbank foreign...
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People found directly involved in violence during the ongoing CJP protest may face cancellation of their passports, police sources said on Thursday.The sources said the Delhi police had begun identifying, through CCTV footage, video recordings and other technical evidence, the individuals who...
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The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has secured trademark protection for five more terms associated with the Puri temple, including 'Jagannath Dham', an official said on Thursday.In a social media post, the Shree Jagannath Temple Office, Puri, said the SJTA had achieved a significant...
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Three brothers sustained burn injuries after an electric scooter's battery allegedly exploded while charging inside their jhuggi in Ashok Vihar on Thursday at 7:00 am, police said.According to police, Vijay (45) was sleeping inside the jhuggi in the SS Nagar area in northwest Delhi when the...
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The Mumbai police on Thursday ordered a probe and removed a police driver from the duty roster after a viral video purportedly showed him threatening student protesters with false narcotics charges if they returned to demonstrate.The incident sparked a fierce political backlash, with the Congress...
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Stock markets closed with losses for the fourth straight day on Thursday, with the benchmark Sensex falling by 363 points as a sharp jump in crude oil prices due to escalating tensions in West Asia hit investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 363.66 points, or 0.47 percent, to settle...
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Amid the ongoing students' protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Union minister J P Nadda on Thursday said the government is ready for further talks with the protesting youth which can be held either at his office or residence.Nadda's remarks bear significance as the CJP, which has...
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A man allegedly hacked his 55-year-old mother to death with an axe at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district on Thursday, the police said. The police have arrested the accused, Chhailu Verma (28), and seized the axe used in the crime that was reported from Phulera village under...
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Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Harsh Malhotra on Thursday claimed that the political connection of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has been exposed, as he accused Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal of instigating the students.Addressing a press conference, Malhotra, who is also the Union...
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The first thought Ajay Duggal had when he saw his nephew, his eyes shut, his face, neck and chest pockmarked with tiny red perforations, was this: What if the 19-year-old loses his sight completely.Sahil Lochab was allegedly hit by a pellet gun in his right eye during the Cockroach Janta Party...
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Shops, offices and restaurants in Connaught Place will close from 6.30 pm on Thursday following an advisory issued by the New Delhi Traders Association (NDTA), citing the prevailing situation in and around the area.In an advisory circular issued on Thursday, the traders' body said the decision...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Thursday said it was 'deeply painful' to see students being portrayed negatively and questioned why it was 'easier to question their intentions than to hear their concerns', amid allegations of violence during the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP)...
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The Mumbai police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into a video purportedly showing a cop threatening student protesters to slap cases against them after planting drugs on them if they returned to agitate, an official said.The widely shared video alleges that a police driver warned the students...
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Bangladesh's President Mohammad Shahabuddin is likely to resign soon, nearly two years ahead of his tenure, political sources and media reports said on Thursday.Shahabuddin was elected to the highest office by the past parliament and happens to be the only person still holding his constitutional...
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Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday observed a two-hour-long maun andolan (silent protest) at Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra to extend his support for protesting students in Delhi.Anna began his protest at 11 am at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Ahilyanagar and ended it at 1 pm, before leaving for...
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The Lt Governor has extended Delhi Police's power of preventive detention under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) till October 18, according to an official notification.This comes amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party-led protest against alleged examination irregularities and days after...
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Union minister J P Nadda on Thursday invited the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) for talks, but its leaders turned down the proposal, sources said.On Wednesday too, the CJP had been invited for talks with Nadda, but it turned down the invitation, saying it will hold talks with the government only at...
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Hollywood star John Cusack on Thursday came out in support of student protests over NEET paper leak at Jantar Manta, led by Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).Cusack, the star of blockbusters such as Serendipity, High Fidelity, Con Air and 2012, shared an article by noted activist-author Arundhati Roy...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Thursday announced a morcha on July 26 to convey the angst of students and their parents for the alleged police atrocities against protesters and the NEET paper leak.Addressing a...
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The Bihar assembly was adjourned till 2 pm on Thursday, minutes after the day's proceedings began, as members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance trooped into the Well blaming the opposition for the violent students' protest in the state capital a day earlier.Speaker Prem Kumar adjourned...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the welfare of the youth and their bright future is both the highest priority and the resolve of the Modi government.In a message posted on X, the minister said the decision to expedite hearings and take stringent action against the guilty in paper...
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The Reserve Bank of India was a net seller of $6 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in May as it intervened to curb volatility amid a surge in crude oil prices. The rupee depreciated a marginal 0.1 per cent during the month. In April, the central bank had been a net seller of $8.95...
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Outward remittances under the liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) for resident individuals grew 3.6 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to $2.39 billion in May 2026, driven by a surge in overseas investments, according to RBI data.The data showed that deposit-related remittances more than doubled to...
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The flow of money from overseas Indians into non-resident Indian (NRI) deposit schemes dropped 29.25 per cent to $1.33 billion in the April-May period of FY27, from $1.88 billion in the corresponding period of FY26, according to Reserve Bank of India data.The total outstanding NRI deposits stood...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, accused of killing her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in 2025.The top court allowed a plea filed by the Meghalaya government challenging the bail granted to Sonam.A bench of justices M M Sundresh and P B...
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Top opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Akhikesh Yadav, on Thursday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid repeated disruptions of House proceedings over the demand for a debate on the NEET paper leak issue.Trinamool Congress leaders Saugata Roy and Mahua Moitra were also present at the...
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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday took note of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)'s plea that several metro stations have been closed making it difficult for lawyers and litigants to come to court and said he will intervene if the matter is not resolved by lunch time.SCBA...
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A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in the forests of Devangana valley in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, police said on Thursday.The incident took place on Wednesday evening when the woman, a resident of a town in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, had gone to the forest along with...
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Opposition and ruling party MPs staged counter protests and raised slogans against each other outside Parliament on Thursday, signalling another day of potential disruptions in both houses of Parliament on the NEET paper leak issue.A large number of MPs belonging to both camps stood outside the...
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday rejected Union minister J P Nadda's claim linking his government to the SSB paper leak in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the incident occurred under the LG administration in 2022, long before his government took office in 2024.Abdullah was responding to remarks...
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With Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a pitch for the welfare of youth, the Congress on Thursday claimed that the PM was 'rattled' and alleged that he had harmed the future of the youth the most.Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi also alleged that Modi had allowed and...
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Torrential downpours in Kalyan taluka of Maharashtra's Thane district have submerged key bridges, severely impacting traffic and connectivity in the region, an official said on Thursday.Kalyan Tehsildar Vikas Garudkar said that the Runde bridge on the Titwala-Falegaon road went completely...
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Frenzied fans and passionate Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam workers thronged cinemas on Thursday morning with excitement and watched the 'first day first show' of Chief Minister C Vijay Joseph-starrer Jana Nayagan, and celebrated the farewell movie in a variety of colourful ways.Cooking of Pongal,...
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Widespread protests broke out at Tolstoy Marg and Janpath in the national capital on Wednesday as activists and students continued their agitation against the Centre over exam paper leaks and systemic issues in the education sector.Protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party, the...
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Wednesday alleged that internet services were shut down around Jantar Mantar where its supporters have been staging a sit-in, and questioned if the government was preparing for another police crackdown on the agitation.In a post on X, CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke...
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As protesters continued their sit-in at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dhramendra Pradhan over paper leaks and NEET irregularities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that the Centre will set up fast-track courts to ensure 'swift and stringent...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Harmanveer Singh, an Indian national, for his alleged role in drug trafficking for the Ravinder Dhanda gang based out of Canada.Singh was arrested in Stockton, California, on Tuesday by officers of the California Highway Patrol, the FBI said...
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While backing the Cockroach Janata Party protest on the NEET paper leak, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) condemned the violence and clashes that took place at Jantar Mantar during recent demonstrations related to the NEET exam and education reforms, saying students' legitimate...
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The death toll in the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project tunnel incident in Sikkim's Namchi district rose to 22 after nine more bodies were recovered during overnight rescue operations, officials said on Thursday.Search and rescue operations continued through the night as rescue agencies...
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Sixteen Delhi Metro stations, including Rajiv Chowk, Central Secretariat, Mandi House, ITO and Khan Market, were closed on Thursday morning till further instructions due to security reasons, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said.The development comes as the crowd swelled at the ongoing...
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Calling paper leak a serious issue, Salman Khan on Wednesday came out in support of protesting students and said his heart goes out to those who were hurt while demonstrating peacefully.The Bollywood star appreciated the stand taken by the students who, he said, have shown dedication, sincerity,...
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Two persons were killed after being struck by lightning here on Wednesday evening, while a girl was injured in a separate lightning strike incident, a police official said.Rajesh (35) and Naipal (35) were standing under a porch of a building in Gurmura village under Chopan police station limits,...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took out a march towards the Uttarakhand Congress headquarters in Dehradun to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's demonstration outside the Prime Minister's residence.Anticipating the march, Congress leaders and workers also came out on the...
