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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he and even his late mother were subjected to abusive language at Jantar Mantar during the protests over alleged NEET irregularities, but asserted that dragging such misguided children into court would not resolve the problem and hence, he wanted to...
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Five days after an auto-rickshaw driver was killed in an elephant attack in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh forest department on Friday registered a case against its mahout and the owner for bringing the animal into the district without permission.Divisional forest officer (DFO) Lal Sudhakar Singh...
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A farmer couple allegedly died by suicide due to mounting debt in Mandya district, the police said on Friday.The deceased were identified as Puttaswamy (58) and his wife Nagamma (55), who hanged themselves from a tree at Hatna Bevukallu village in Mandya taluk on Thursday, reportedly due to crop...
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The Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has prohibited the sale of HFSS food products on school and college campuses and within a 50-metre radius of educational institutions as part of measures to promote healthy eating habits among students.The department said that the...
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Passport fees are revised from time to time after comprehensive review of the cost of providing passport and related services, operational requirements, and service delivery improvements, and the recent hike in fees by 67 percent, has come after 14 years, the Lok Sabha was informed Friday.The...
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India's forex reserves jumped $6.118 billion to $682.354 billion during the week ended July 24, the Reserve Bank said on Friday.In the previous reporting week, the overall reserves had increased $1.08 billion to $676.237 billion.The kitty had expanded to an all-time high of $728.494 billion...
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Indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley has been detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA), a day after securing bail in a case related to protests against a proposed five-star hotel near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, according to an official order.Doley, who was arrested in...
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Four minor Kanwar pilgrims from Chandigarh drowned in the Ganga Canal near Jatwara Bridge in Haridwar on Friday after they ventured into the midstream, apparently misjudging the depth of the water amid low water levels caused by silt-cleaning operations, police said.The deceased, aged between 16...
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Suspected terrorists opened fire on non-local labourers at a brick kiln in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, resulting in the death of one individual and injuries to another, officials said.The assailants targeted the labourers at the brick kiln in Kelam late in the...
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The police apprehended four persons including a juvenile in connection with an attack on a police post in Amritsar district earlier this month, a top official said on Friday.Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused were in...
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A residents' welfare association (RWA) office-bearer and his wife were allegedly assaulted with sticks by a local BJP leader and his associates following a dispute over garbage dumping in a housing society here, police said on Friday.The incident occurred late Thursday night in Block H of Ansal...
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Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh, with Dharamshala recording 149.2 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, as the Shimla meteorological office on Friday issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in isolated areas of the state till August 6.The downpour triggered landslides and flash floods in some...
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A court in Mumbai on Friday cancelled the bail granted to a 17-year-old boy in the Ghatkopar hit-and-run case, on a plea by the victim's wife who challenged his release a month after the crash.Additional sessions judge Mujibodeen Shaikh directed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to secure the...
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The rupee remained in positive territory on Friday, gaining 15 paise to settle at 95.35 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking foreign capital inflows and support from the Reserve Bank.However, higher global crude oil prices and a stronger greenback capped sharper gains in the local unit,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Andy Burnham on Friday vowed to take the India-UK comprehensive strategic partnership to new heights and fully harness the trade and investment opportunities presented by the recently-operationalised bilateral trade deal.Modi and Burnham...
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The Solan Municipal Corporation on Friday received bomb threats warning of an attack against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Independence Day, officials said, adding that the building was evacuated immediately.The threats, sent through email and text messages, warned of...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday spoke with Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke over phone, and assured him of the Opposition's support.Thackeray also asked Abhijeet's mother about his marriage plans. A video of the conversation was shared on social media.Sena (UBT) leader...
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Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party minister Chandrakant Patil has claimed the Delhi Police have collected the fingerprints of protesters from even the smallest stones allegedly used during the CJP agitation in the national capital, which will be linked to the Aadhaar numbers for their...
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India as a whole is most likely to witness below-normal rainfall during the second half of the southwest monsoon from August to September, the India meteorological department (IMD) said in its monthly forecast issued on Friday.The rainfall is expected to be less than 94 per cent of the Long...
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Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel dismissed reports of factionalism in the state unit on Friday, saying the media and a few individuals were exaggerating the issue, while asserting that all party leaders would work together under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.Addressing a press conference...
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After the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, actor Kamal Haasan-led party, MNM, on Friday flayed the Tamil Nadu government for denying permission for a campaign tour planned by the Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) demanding to abolish NEET.Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) called the C Joseph Vijay-led...
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Discovery on Friday announced a two-part documentary, Declassified: Operation Sindoor, which will chronicle India's military operation following the Pahalgam terror attack.The documentary will premiere on Discovery and discovery+ on August 15 from 9 pm to 11 pm.According to the makers, the series...
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A mild tremor of 3.5 magnitude hit Maharashtra's Palghar district on Friday afternoon, making it the third seismic activity recorded in the region in one week, an official said.There were no reports of casualties or property damage due to the tremor recorded around 4.45 pm, said Vivekanand Kadam,...
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Former Army chief Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma (retd)/Rajnath Singh on X/ANI Photo
Former Army chief Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma (retd) died on Friday at the age of 96, the Indian Army said.Gen Sharma was the Chief of the Army Staff from June 30, 1988 to June 30, 1990, and saw action as a major during the 1965 Indo-Pak War in the Lahore Sector. He commanded the Armoured Regiment and...
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A faculty member of the Delhi University's Department of Political Science has been given compulsory retirement following the recommendations of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) over an alleged sexual harassment complaint, officials said on Friday.The recommendations were accepted by the...
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The Kerala government has decided to withdraw all cases registered in connection with protests held across the state in support of the NEET agitation in Delhi, home minister Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, Chennithala said the decision was...
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Domestic benchmark equity indices closed higher on Thursday amid mixed sectoral performance with bargain hunting driving a broad-based rally led by IT and auto.The Sensex closed in the green at 77,928.15, up 273.55 points or 0.35 per cent while Nifty closed at 24,317.15, up 66.95 points or 0.28...
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The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has tightened surveillance over donations offered by devotees at the Ram temple, with every stage of the collection and counting process now being videographed as part of enhanced transparency measures introduced amid an ongoing probe into the alleged...
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Sorry Mummy... I am leaving. I have been enduring all this for the past six months. I can't bear it anymore. These are probably the last words of Srishti Kandari, who was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her in-laws' home.Srishti, a government teacher who got married in November last year, was...
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Delhi riots 2020: Life imprisonment for ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, 4 others for murder of IB officer Ankit Sharma.The officer was murdered during the North East Delhi riots in February 2020 in the Dayal Pur area.His mutilated body was recovered from a drain.The court had reserved the order...
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An Army officer of Major rank was killed and two Lieutenant-rank officers were injured after their private SUV collided with a camel and overturned near the Jaisalmer Military Station late Thursday night.The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Major Hamza Arif, a resident of Indore,...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said authorities should evacuate dangerous buildings with greater persuasion and, if necessary, use force to save lives, following the collapse of a dilapidated structure in Bhiwandi that killed nine.Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said the...
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NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) and Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) have announced the successful go-live of the integration between the Maldives' Instant Payment System 'Favara', and Unified Payments Interface (UPI).This marks a transformative milestone in cross-border digital financial...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged an around Rs 15,000 crore revenue leak in Birbhum district over the past 15 years, and said it would not have been possible without the support of the previous dispensation.Multiple government departments were either complicit or...
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A Zero FIR registered in Noida against a woman over alleged objectionable slogans targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar has been transferred to Delhi for further investigation, an officer aware of the matter said on Friday.The FIR was registered on...
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The joint parliamentary committee examining the bill for the removal of the prime minister and chief ministers if they are jailed for 30 straight days on serious charges was on Friday given an extension of the deadline to submit its report.The Lok Sabha passed a resolution to allow the joint...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to set a timeline for the conclusion of trial in the Shraddha Walkar murder case against accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala, stating that the proceedings were already happening on a day-to-day basis.It is clear that the trial court is making every endeavour to...
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The Supreme Court was today informed that Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah and his estranged wife Payal Abdullah have agreed to part ways and have filed an application invoking Article 142 of the Constitution seeking dissolution of their marriage on mutual consent, reports Live...
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Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen arrived here from New Delhi on Friday, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave the city following protests over her controversial book 'Dwikhandito'.With folded hands, Nasreen greeted those waiting to receive her at the Netaji Subhas Chandra...
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said that it dismantled several key underground tunnels beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon during a limited activity in the area of the security zone, as US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks are set to resume in Rome in August.The IDF said the...
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Amid tears, screams and desperate prayers, rescuers pulled another lifeless body from the mangled heap of concrete at the Bhiwandi building collapse site on Friday morning, taking the death toll to nine.Four individuals have been injured, while two to three victims are believed to be still...
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The family member of a cop injured in the protests says she wants justice
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday retorted with Aap BJP ke ho kya when asked about a press conference being held by family members of Delhi Police personnel who sustained injuries during the clashes linked with the July 20 student protests in New DelhiFamily members...
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Supreme Court judge Justice V Mohana on Friday recused herself from hearing the anticipatory bail plea of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji in a fresh corruption case.The bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant informed the court about the recusal of Justice Mohana and said that he, alongwith Justice...
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A court in Bihar's Vaishali district on Thursday acquitted former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh in a 14-year-old defamation case related to his alleged remarks against Baba Ramdev.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Abhimanyu Kumar pronounced the...
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The family wants justice for the SI
The daughter of a Delhi Police SI (Sub-Inspector) who sustained injuries during the clash between police and protesters in Delhi, says, Before joining the police, my father served as a Marine Commando in the Indian Navy. He dedicated 15 years of his life to the Indian Navy. My father was...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday hailed the passage of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in the Parliament, stating that the legislation received support from a majority of the members.Speaking on the passage of the bill, which aims to...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of the city police on a plea by activist Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA concerning the larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi.Issuing a notice in the matter, a bench of Justices...
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Four picnickers were stranded on an island at the confluence of two rivers due to a sudden rise in water level in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district and were rescued early on Friday after an 11-hour operation, officials said.The four had gone for a picnic in the Handikundi area, where the Sukta...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Centre of acting out of a sense of vendetta against students by filing FIRs against them and subjecting them to forced detentions, as he asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to get Home Minister Amit Shah to resign.Kharge said the youth...
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The value of non-issuable or damaged food grains accumulating in godowns of Food Corporation of India (FCI) was lower by 77 per cent in 2025-2026 over that in the previous financial year, according to a recent reply tabled in Parliament by the ministry of food and consumer affairs. The...
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Senior executives from Meta's global team are likely to visit India within the next fortnight to meet senior government officials from the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity), to explain their content moderation policies, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday.Speaking on...
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Security forces have busted a suspected terrorist hideout in a forest area of Rajouri district, seizing ration and cooking utensils, officials said.The hideout was found during an area domination search operation in the Bhangai forest belt of Thanamandi on Thursday evening, they said.Officials...
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The United States on Thursday updated its travel advisory for Bangladesh following the US Special Envoy to South and Central Asia Sergio Gor's first visit to Bangladesh.The Overall Travel Advisory has been changed from Level 3 (Reconsider Travel) to Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution), which...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of threatening Gen Z, and said that the duo is India's past and should be careful about how they treat the country's future.The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also alleged that Modi and...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Friday intensified his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging that the Government was trying to silence Gen Z by filing FIRs and taking down social media accounts.In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi said,...
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The government machinery in Surat has been placed on high alert as a storm originating from the Bay of Bengal approaches Gujarat.In anticipation of severe weather conditions, the state administration has intensified its preparedness to mitigate potential damage.Speaking to ANI on the state of...
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At least six people have been killed while six to seven persons still feared trapped on Friday after a four-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi.The four-storey building partially collapsed late on Thursday night in Bhiwandi, triggering a large-scale rescue operation...
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The United States is planning to impose a $1,00,000 fee on visas issued to international students for working in the US after graduation from an American university, The Wall Street Journal reported.The Trump administration move comes after a US court struck down a proposal to levy a $1,00,000...
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday stated that her administration is prepared to implement extraordinary measures, including potentially suspending the Schengen Area agreement with Spain, following a dramatic surge in migrant arrivals in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.In a post on X,...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that Israel's special forces remain equipped to intervene should any foreign government attempt to detain him pursuant to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant.In an interview with Fox News during his current visit to the...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has destroyed two drone hangars, along with a fuel storage facility designated for military aircraft and helicopters, at the US-operated Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait, according to a statement reported by Iranian state-owned media.Addressing the...
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Around 3,000 kg of government-supplied milk powder meant for distribution to schoolchildren under Rajasthan's Pannadhay Bal Gopal Yojana was allegedly diverted for illegal sale and seized during a police raid in Jaipur district on Thursday, police said.The seizure was made in Chithwari village in...
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Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday said all app-based passenger transport aggregator companies should complete their registration under the new aggregator policy by September 1, failing which they would face legal action.Technology should certainly make life easier for...
