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Economist Neelkanth Mishra was on Thursday appointed as Executive Director of the World Bank in the US for a tenure of three years.He will succeed incumbent Parameswaran Iyer, a 1981 batch retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre.Iyer was appointed to the post in...
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The Congress on Thursday announced its list of seven candidates for the Rajya Sabha elections, renominating party chief Mallikarjun Kharge from Karnataka.The party also fielded its media and publicity department in-charge Pawan Khera from Karnataka, along with Mansoor Ali Khan.According to a...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha on Thursday said he had issued a recommendation letter to the Constitution Club of India for a press conference organised by the Cockroach Janta Party but he has no association with the campaign, which 'lacks ideological clarity'.Jha said he had issued the letter...
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The National Democratic Alliance in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday decided to allocate three of the four upcoming Rajya Sabha seats from the state to Telugu Desam Party, while ally Jana Sena will field a candidate for the remaining seat.The decision was taken at a meeting of NDA constituents,...
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West Bengal's Food and Supplies Department on Thursday ordered a statewide verification exercise to identify and delete ineligible beneficiaries from the Public Distribution System (PDS), linking the process to the outcome of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.According to an...
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The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance is set to win five of the 17 seats unopposed in this month's Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, as the opposition candidates in these constituencies withdrew their nominations before the deadline ended on Thursday.The Congress alleged that...
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Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the portfolios for his newly formed Cabinet have been finalised and will be formally notified by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.The allocation has already been completed. The governor will issue a notification tonight, Shivakumar told...
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India's largest airline IndiGo on Thursday said it has temporarily suspended operations to six international destinations, including Hong Kong and Krabi, as part of network optimisation.The budget carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Langkawi, Krabi, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, and...
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The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September).The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the...
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A government hospital in Lucknow has prepared an isolation ward as a precautionary measure amid an alert over Ebola infection, an official said on Thursday.Lok Bandhu Shri Raj Narayan Combined Hospital has reserved five beds in a dedicated isolation facility in accordance with guidelines issued...
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A day after 58 rebel MLAs seized control of the Trinamool Congress legislature party, the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel camp showed its first signs of unease, with several legislators insisting that Mamata Banerjee remain supreme leader and warning they may reconsider their place in the bloc if...
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The rupee rose 2 paise to settle at 95.74 against the US dollar on Thursday, as the global crude oil prices eased and market participants keenly awaited the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision on June 5.Heightened geopolitical tensions between the United States and...
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A father-son duo died of electrocution while attempting to rescue the mother after she came in contact with live current at a water pump in a village in Mau, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said.The incident took place in Pyarepur Mishra village under Rampur police station limits.The woman,...
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Former Lok Sabha Secretary General and constitutional expert Subhash C Kashyap passed away on Thursday after prolonged illness. He was 97.Kashyap's end came at around 10 am at his Sainik Farm residence, officials of the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.He was suffering from age-related issues and died...
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Superstar Aamir Khan has confirmed that he will tie the knot with partner Gauri Spratt on July 5.Several reports on Wednesday claimed that Aamir and Spratt are planning an intimate wedding next month. However, the actor hadn't responded to the speculation.On Thursday, Aamir confirmed the news.I'm...
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Screengrab from the video going viral on social media
A purported video clip showing a group of saffron-clad men assaulting a young couple in a public park in Ayodhya has gone viral on social media, prompting police to order an investigation into the incident.The incident allegedly took place at Tulsi Udyan a few days ago.According to witnesses, a...
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The Delhi government on Thursday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of people who died in the Malviya Nagar fire after chief minister Rekha Gupta met injured people at a hospital.A fire in a bread-and-breakfast establishment in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Wednesday...
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In a twist laden with political irony, Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir on Thursday offered Mamata Banerjee a route back to the West Bengal Assembly from Rejinagar, months after breaking away from the Trinamool Congress and calling for the overthrow of her government.Kabir, who won...
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Shubhanshu Shukla, who became the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), is set to turn author with his book, The Second Orbit: Belief of a Man... Dreams of 1.4 Billion Hearts, scheduled to hit the stands on June 25.In the memoir, published by Penguin Random House India...
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Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal will visit India from June 5 to 7 at the invitation of his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the government said in a statement on Thursday.Khanal will hold a formal meeting with Jaishankar in New Delhi. The two sides will discuss matters of...
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At least 15 coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday, disrupting train services between Daltonganj and Garhwa Road Junction, a railway official saidHowever, there was no report of any casualty, the official said.The incident happened near Rajhara...
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The MCD will write to the Tourism department to cancel licences for 12 bed-and-breakfast (B&B) facilities operating in Hauz Rani, a day after a devastating fire at a guest house in the locality, officials said on Thursday.The move comes as civic authorities intensify enforcement measures...
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A fire broke out on Wednesday at Tata Steel's UK plant, which is undergoing transition to a low-carbon steel-making process, a company statement said on Thursday.All personnel were accounted for and evacuated from the area safely, Tata Steel UK said.The company said that Mid and West Wales Fire...
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Saket Court on Thursday remanded Lavkesh Bajaj, co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays, to four days of police custody in connection with the Malviya Nagar fire incident that claimed 21 lives at a bed-and-breakfast establishment in South Delhi.The accused was produced before Judge Bhanu Pratap Singh at...
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Rajesh Exports on Thursday denied any financial irregularities, saying its reported revenues were correct and that there seemed to be a communication gap between the markets regulator and the firm.The company's statement came a day after Sebi barred Rajesh Exports Ltd's promoter and Chairman and...
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The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September).
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Max Hospital in Saket on Thursday said 15 patients injured in the fire at a hotel in the Hauz Rani area in Delhi are currently admitted and undergoing treatment; 13 of them are foreign nationals.In a statement, the hospital said six patients are on ventilator support, and all are stable and...
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A forensic team at the site
They say till death do us part, but an African couple could not be separated even by death. The couple, who were undergoing an IVF treatment at a Delhi hospital, were found dead in each other's arms after smoke inhalation claimed their lives along with 19 others in the Malviya Nagar fire...
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A Sudanese national who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday was shifted to an isolation centre for further tests after exhibiting suspected Ebola symptoms, authorities said.The passenger had recently travelled to South Sudan and Uganda.The Airport Health Organisation had set...
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We normally send out our monthly Garbage Intelligence trend reports on the first Friday of every month. They're usually for paying subscribers, but we're sharing this story with our whole audience today because we've come across something more popular than any trend or post we've ever recorded....
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Delhi Police on Thursday scoured the fire-ravaged hotel building in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar and found that the exit to the roof was blocked and that cooking heaters were being used in multiple guest rooms, officials said.These findings have emerged as the key focus areas of the probe into the...
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Marjane and Mattias
More on the death of writer Marjane Satrapi:Satrapi died of grief a little more than a year after the death of her husband, Mattias Ripa, whom she described as the love of her life, her family said in a statement.Ripa, a Swedish producer, actor and screenwriter, died on April 8, 2025.In recent...
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Amidst the ongoing political crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), expelled party leader Sandipan Saha on Thursday alleged that no leader within the party was allowed to speak against Abhishek Banerjee. Saha also claimed that despite TMC's loss, the leaders were instructed to applaud the...
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French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film Persepolis, has died, her family said Thursday. She was 56.Satrapi, a vocal critic of Iran's theocratic regime, moved to France in 1994 and became a French citizen in 2006. In 2025, she turned down...
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Anthropic has announced expansion of its cyberdefence plan Project Glasswing to 150 new organisations across 15 countries, the company said in a statement.The newly-expanded cohort of countries will include India, according to sources.'The group covers several industries that weren't well...
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The next phase of banking resilience would hinge less on cleaning up balance sheets and more on navigating an increasingly unpredictable global environment, where risks emerge rapidly and often without warning, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Swaminathan J said.Recent years have shown that...
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On May 25, the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the probe into Twisha Sharma's unnatural death following allegations of dowry harassment and domestic violence against her husband and in-laws. Her case underscores a grim, escalating crisis in India.Between 1995 and 2024, India recorded...
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Delhi CM Rekha Gupta meets an injured victim
A charred smell in the air, dangling electricity wires, eerie silence in the narrow lane and haunting memories of desperate cries for help, residents of south Delhi's Malviya Nagar remained gripped by fear and trauma on Thursday, a day after a devastating hotel fire claimed 21 lives.The lane...
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The southwest monsoon set over Kerala on Thursday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Typically, the monsoon arrives in Kerala around June 1, which marks the beginning of the Southwest monsoon season (June-September).The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the...
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Veteran film producer and former Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani passed away on Thursday, June 4, at the age of 76.Nihalani was a well-known name in the Hindi film industry and was associated with several successful commercial films over the years. He was...
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India badly trails the world in the share of electric cars as a percentage of new car sales, despite the government's aggressive target of hitting 30 per cent penetration by 2030 -- backed by numerous measures to speed up electrification.According to new data published by the Paris-based...
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Shares of gems and jewellery firm Rajesh Exports Ltd dropped 5 per cent to hit the lower circuit limit on Thursday after capital markets regulator Sebi barred its promoter and CEO Rajesh Mehta from dealing in the company's securities, alleging large-scale misrepresentation of financial statements...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said the plea of the Wrestling Federation of India against the Delhi High Court order allowing wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in selection trials has become infructuous in view of subsequent developments.A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar,...
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday met Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodriguez in New Delhi and reaffirmed India's commitment to strengthening ties with the South American nation.In a post on X, Jaishankar said he was pleased to call on Acting President Delcy Rodriguez of...
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Former Keralam CM Pinarayi Vijayan
The White Paper on Keralam finances, tabled in the state's legislative assembly on Thursday, painted a grim picture of the state's fiscal health, stating that the new United Democratic Front (UDF) government inherited a severe financial crisis marked by mounting debt, rising liabilities and...
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A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of people for molesting a woman in Jharkhand's Ranchi district, police said on Thursday.The incident happened at Lahna village under Ratu police station limits, around 20-km from state capital Ranchi on Wednesday afternoon, they...
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Hotel owner Lovkesh Bajaj
The Delhi Police is conducting search operations across various parts of the national capital to apprehend the manager of the Malviya Nagar hotel, where 21 people lost their lives after a fire broke out on Wednesday.The development comes after the arrest of the hotel's owner, Lovkesh Bajaj. Delhi...
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Karan Adani
A day after Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Managing Director Karan Adani met West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, rekindling hopes of a revival of the state's maritime sector, Union Minister of Ports and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal is set to meet the CM on Thursday.Karan Adani, son...
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The US House of Representatives has passed a Democratic-led resolution aimed at halting the conflict with Iran until the legislature formally sanctions military action.The lower chamber approved the resolution on Wednesday to curb President Donald Trump's military authority regarding Iran,...
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As heavy rains lashed various parts of Kerala since the previous night, the IMD on Thursday issued an orange alert in three districts of the state for the morning.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts for three hours.The...
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Lalit Modi had defended Sushmita Sen against those who called her a gold digger
Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, who claims that there is no wrongdoing by him in the legal cases faced by him in India, has said that he was born with a diamond spoon, has a kingsize lifestyle, travels everywhere and that Rs 10-12 crore may not last with him a week.In an interview with ANI in...
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Mutual funds significantly increased equity purchases in May after adopting a relatively cautious stance in April, taking advantage of the market pullback to deploy fresh money.MFs bought equities worth nearly Rs 63,000 crore in May, around 2.5 times the amount invested in April.Benchmark indices...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has faced accusations of lying to a Congressional panel after he strongly dismissed allegations that US President Donald Trump had fallen asleep during official government meetings.During a hearing before the US House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Rubio...
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A resident who joined rescue efforts during the fire tragedy at a hotel in Delhi's Malviya Nagar, which claimed 21 lives, said people trapped inside were banging on glass windows for help, prompting locals to throw bricks to break the panes and facilitate their escape.Speaking to ANI, the...
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Adani Agri Logistics Ltd and Leap India Food and Logistics Pvt Ltd emerged as the two largest participants in two phases of the Food Corporation of India's (FCI) silos building programme since 2021, sources said.They secured contracts for 4.65 million tonnes of capacity, of the total 6 million...
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In a sensational disclosure, former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi revealed for the first time that alleged life-threatening intimidation from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his crime syndicate was one of the single biggest reasons behind his decision to permanently retire...
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Accused Lovkesh Bajaj, who was arrested after a deadly fire broke out in a hotel in Malviya Nagar yesterday, has told Delhi Police during interrogation that he did not have time to personally manage or oversee the premises, sources said.12 foreign nationals and 9 Indians were among the 21 people...
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Fifty residents of Ahmedabad's Ghatlodia area fell ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, of whom 11 were hospitalised, after contaminated water from a drainage system entered a drinking water pipeline, civic officials said.However, local residents have claimed that hundreds of people had...
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SpaceX set a price for its initial public offering at USD 135 a share, positioning Elon Musk's rocket and artificial intelligence company to exceed the 2019 initial public offering of Saudi Aramco in both valuation and money raised.According to a news report by The New York Times, the USD 135...
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The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Wednesday said it was ready for a dialogue with both the government and the Opposition over its demands, even as it prepared for a protest in the national capital later this week demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET...
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Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday prostrated on the steps of the iconic Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the Karnataka Legislature and Secretariat, before formally assuming charge of his office.After taking oath, he bowed and touched the steps in reverence, and later paid tributes to national...
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