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A man allegedly shot dead his uncle in Punjab's Derabassi and killed his friend in Haryana's Panipat within a matter of hours, the police said on Thursday.He dumped the bodies by a canal and was trying to escape to Delhi when he was nabbed, they said.The Haryana police said Sahil Malik, a...
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The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking on Thursday evening said that it had obtained a temporary order from an industrial court prohibiting its employees from going on a strike.The Maharashtra government too invoked the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act...
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The SIT probing the alleged embezzlement of funds at the Ram temple on Thursday questioned Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust member Dr Anil Mishra over the counting of donated money and the appointment of staff involved the process, sources said.The three-member special investigation team...
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The police started an inquiry after a message reading I Love Pakistan was found written inside a vessel that arrived at Cochin Shipyard here for maintenance, officials said on Thursday.Kochi City Police Commissioner K Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar told PTI that a complaint had been received from Cochin...
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TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee
The CID on Thursday visited the residence of a maternal aunt of former Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata's Kalighat area as part of its investigation into a case linked to an alleged provocative remark made by him during the assembly election campaign,...
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US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday issued a stern warning to Iran, threatening that the nation will be denied access to any benefits, including its frozen assets, under the digitally signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) unless they comply fully and change their behavior.Addressing a...
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Mounting financial irregularities and allegations of missing donation funds at the Ayodhya-based Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust have triggered severe political fallout, with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday expressing shock over the alleged corruption.The former Madhya...
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In the first electoral battle since the new government under Chief Minister DK Shivakumar took charge in Karnataka, the ruling Congress on Thursday won five of the seven Legislative Council seats that went to polls, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party won two, official sources said.There...
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Five BJP workers were injured when some persons hurled country-made bombs at them in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said on Thursday.Three persons alleged to be associated with the attack were arrested on Thursday, a police officer said.The incident occurred when a group of BJP workers was...
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An employees' organisation on Thursday moved the Calcutta high court challenging the state's chief secretary's authority in calling for mandatory participation in the World Yoga Day celebration on June 21.Justice Amrita Sinha, before whom the matter was taken up for hearing, verbally said the...
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Net income tax collection grew 14.64 percent to over Rs 5.21 lakh crore between April 1 and June 17, government data showed on Thursday.This includes net corporate tax collection which rose 22 percent to Rs 2.08 lakh crore, and net non-corporate tax mop-up, which grew 8 percent to about Rs 2.94...
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Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar and Chief Minister VD Satheesan (second from right)
The Kerala government on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's meeting with departmental heads regarding preparations for International Yoga Day on June 21.The CMO, in a statement, said the chief secretary wrote to Lok Bhavan expressing the government's...
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The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded that the identities of the accused arrested in connection with the alleged petrol bomb attack on an RSS office in Ranchi be made public immediately.The RSS affiliate also sought a probe into whether the incident was inspired...
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With the southwest monsoon stalled over southern Maharashtra, India is facing a nationwide rainfall deficit of 41 percent between June 4 and June 18, according to the latest India meteorological department (IMD) data.The country has received just 42.6 mm of rainfall against the normal 72.2 mm...
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The Punjab police busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of eight persons and recovery of 11 sophisticated pistols from their possession, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday.The recovered weapons include four .30 bore (made in China), four .30...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in an International Day of Yoga programme in Ahmedabad on June 21, Gujarat deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Thursday.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will attend a state-level yoga programme in Gandhinagar's Mansa, where more than 4,000...
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The rupee pared its initial losses and settled for the day 14 paise higher at 94.36 (provisional) against the US dollar, as the US and Iranian Presidents signed the peace agreement, boosting global market sentiments.Forex traders said market sentiments were buoyant after the United States and...
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The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday said it would go ahead with its proposed protest at Jantar Mantar on June 20 seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy, and expressed hope that Delhi Police would grant...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre, Bar Council of India, and others on a plea seeking a direction to establish a national digital registry of legal professions in India, including a unique national advocate identifier for every enrolled lawyer, to curb fake...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said the dropout rate in the primary schools of the state has come down to zero over the last three years.He visited the Government Sharda Girls Higher Secondary School in Indore under the School Chalein Hum Abhiyan launched to mark the...
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A 17-year-old boy scheduled to appear in the NEET (UG) re-exam allegedly committed suicide by jumping from his sixth-floor flat at a building in Ahmedabad early on Thursday, the police said.No suicide note has been recovered, they said.Around 2.55 am, the boy, a NEET aspirant, jumped from the...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended in positive territory on Thursday, rallying for the fifth straight session, supported by encouraging developments on the geopolitical front and easing crude oil prices.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 254.36 points, or 0.33 per cent, to settle at...
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Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian
Former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has welcomed the signing of the MoU between Iran and the US, saying that since the agreement, every Iranian in every corner of the world takes pride in their Iranian identity.In a statement posted on X, Rouhani said Iran's leaders had with firmness, wisdom,...
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Police have arrested a self-styled godman and seven of his associates in Pune for allegedly sexually assaulting, physically torturing and financially exploiting a woman over several years under the guise of possessing divine powers, officials said on Thursday.Seven of his arrested aides include...
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The India arm of American retail giant Target Corporation has leased 830,000 square feet of office space at Embassy Manyata Business Park in Bengaluru for a total rent of Rs 1,250 crore over 10 years, according to transaction documents accessed by Propstack.The agreement is a fresh lease, and the...
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The political crisis within the Shiv Sena (UBT) reached a breaking point on Thursday, as many Lok Sabha members skipped a mandatory parliamentary party meeting. Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut confirmed that the party has issued show-cause notices to the absentees and initiated formal...
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The Maharashtra Police has accorded 'Y-Plus' security cover to six 'rebel' MPs of the Shiv Sena (UBT).A letter signed by Shirish Jain, Commissioner of Intelligence, said security has been accorded to Sanjay Dina Patil (Mumbai-Northeast), Sanjay Deshmukh (Yavatmal-Washim), Sanjay Jadhav...
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US will be ready to resume military action and reimpose a blockade if Iran fails to meet its commitments under the US-Iran deal.The president has pointed out that we will be prepared to recommence if underneath the timeline of these talks Iran does not...
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Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian holds up the agreement
Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh has said that the peace deal between the United States and Iran has been welcomed by all nations except Israel.Shawesh said that Israel keeps pushing for war.It is good news that we heard that the United States of America and Iran signed the...
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif seems to have deleted a post on X announcing the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, with a reuploaded version omitting any reference to an upcoming official signing ceremony.Pakistan with the support of co-mediator State of Qatar will host the official...
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that stock markets have hit a record high, and oil prices have come down following his Iran deal.In a post on Truth Social, he said, These fools, who think I haven't been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil...
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Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Thursday claimed that discontent had been brewing among Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs for the past year and has now come to the fore.Speaking to reporters here, Shirsat targeted Sena(UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, largely blaming...
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The second split in the Shiv Sena UBT faction appears imminent with 6 of the 9 MPs skipping a parliamentary party meet called by party MP Anil Desai. The six effectively form 2/3 of the UBT Sena strength in the lower house.Faced with this dissent, the UBT Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said that...
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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Thursday issued show-cause notices against Members of Parliament (MPs) who skipped a key parliamentary party meeting amid the growing speculation that a group of Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs could break away to join the Shiv Sena.Speaking to reporters after the...
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Iranian ships have entered ports without issue, and cargos have also been unloaded from ports without hindrance, spokesperson of the country's foreign ministry Esmaeil Baqaei, said on Thursday as per the ISNA news agency.Baqaei said that when the presidents of both US and Iran- Donald Trump and...
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Directive aimed at government workers, but reports of wider implementation spark warnings of future Afghanistan-wide prohibition. Read more.
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The Middle East Forum fought the Islamic Republic for 39 days and it was winning. The Memorandum in Islamabad hands that victory back. And it sells the Iranian people to do it. Read more here.
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Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut addresses a press conference yesterday
Against the backdrop of buzz about MP Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar rebelling against the Shiv Sena (UBT), party workers from his Dharashiv constituency in Maharashtra warned that cow dung would be smeared on the faces of those who leave the party.Those who ditch the Uddhav Thackeray-led party will...
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South Africa vs Czech Republic, June 18, 9.30 pm ISTDefeat in their opening Group A games leaves the Czech Republic and South Africa playing catch-up when they meet in Atlanta on Thursday, and both sides need a vastly improved performance in order to keep their World Cup hopes alive.Switzerland...
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Bankers for its proposed Rs 30,000 crore initial public offering (IPO), underscoring the scale and significance of what is expected to be India's largest public issue.According to the DRHP, the proposed IPO will be structured entirely as an Offer for Sale (OFS), involving up to 111.42 million...
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An Indian teenager died while trying to save his mother, who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage after the horse suddenly bolted at the famous Central Park in New York City.Romanch Mahajan, 18, was on his first trip to New York with his family when the incident took place on Wednesday, The New...
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Shiv Sena MLC Chandrakant Raghuvanshi on Thursday claimed that six MPs from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) have expressed their confidence in Eknath Shinde and joined the Sena faction.Speaking to reporters in Dhule, Raghuvanshi said, Operation Tiger has taken place in Maharashtra. Today,...
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Video footage of the moment the US president signed the interim deal at the Versailles Palace shows him pausing before putting pen to paper. This was not easy, he told his audience, holding out his hands. I can tell you that, he added as he signed the first page. Read more here.
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West Bengal Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Thursday said elaborate preparations are underway for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to the state, during which he will participate in West Bengal Foundation Day celebrations and observe International Yoga Day events in Kolkata.Speaking to...
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A severe water crisis has engulfed several neighbourhoods in Central Delhi's Patel Nagar assembly constituency, leaving residents parched and desperate as temperatures soar.Areas including Baljit Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Gulshan Chowk, Holi Chowk, and Punjabi Basti are among the worst affected, where,...
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The liquidity in the banking system fell to its lowest in the current financial year (since March 26) due to advanced tax outflows, said market participants.The surplus liquidity stood at Rs 23,881 crore on Tuesday, against a surplus of Rs 1.5 trillion on Monday, latest data by the Reserve Bank...
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The rupee depreciated 21 paise to 94.71 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday on US Federal Reserve's hawkish stance and the broad strength of the American currency in the overseas market.Forex traders said the dollar Index rose to 100.23 levels, a 4-month high, due to a hawkish FED....
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A crucial meeting of the Shiv Sena (UBT) Parliamentary Party in New Delhi on Thursday will determine whether the bid by dissident MPs to form a separate group will succeed, coming just a day after a whip was issued directing lawmakers to attend the meet.The move was initiated after heightened...
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The body of Shivanand Chaurasia, who was among the three Indian seafarers killed in a United States military attack on a commercial vessel near the Oman coast, has reached his village here.The body of Chaurasia, who was working as an engine fitter on a tanker operated by a foreign shipping...
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Top Democratic lawmakers have demanded that Secretary of State Marco Rubio brief the US Congress on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed with Iran to end the over three-month war.In a letter addressed to Rubio on Wednesday, Congressmen Gregory Meeks, Jim Himes and Adam Smith, the ranking...
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The Madhya Pradesh high court has lifted the interim stay on an arrest warrant issued against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a defamation case.The decision is likely to increase legal troubles for the TMC general secretary,...
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United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a 'softer touch' in dealing with Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.Speaking at a Press Conference at the G7 Summit, he called Netanyahu 'a good man' who, according to him, 'gets a little excited...
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United States President Donald Trump has defended the return of frozen Iranian assets as part of the evolving diplomatic process with Tehran, arguing that permanently withholding another country's funds could undermine global confidence in the US dollar and the international financial...
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United States President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have virtually signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and launching a 60-day process to negotiate a final agreement on...
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Amid the row over Ram temple donations, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president Ajay Rai will visit Ayodhya and offer prayers on Thursday.The Congress leader had earlier sought an independent probe headed by a sitting high court judge into the allegations of financial irregularities related to...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday warned against the misuse of artificial intelligence, saying that without safeguards, it could expose children to the risks of misinformation, deepfakes and exploitation.Speaking at an outreach session of the G7 summit in this French commune, Modi also...
