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Five people, including four women, drowned in the Cauvery River near Muthathi in Malavalli taluk on Wednesday evening, a senior police officer said.The deceased have been identified as Chaitra (20), Shwetha (38), Vijayamma (50), Priyanka (28), and Mahesh.The victims belonged to Byadarahalli in...
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Madhya Pradesh BJP president Hemant Khandelwal and senior ministers including Rakesh Singh, Tulsi Silawat and Krishna Gaur have termed the land scam allegations against Chief Minister Mohan Yadav as baseless, claiming that the Congress always tries to undermine OBC chief ministers.The BJP's legal...
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Intermittent spells of heavy rainfall were witnessed in several parts of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Wednesday, while sharp showers lashed state capital Shimla and adjoining areas.The Shimla meteorological centre has forecast light to moderate rain and snowfall at several places across...
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A 17-year-old girl died allegedly by suicide here and police have booked a man under the POCSO Act, rape and abetment of suicide charges in connection with the case, officials said on Wednesday.The girl was found hanging at her residence on June 23 evening, they said.Her parents, in their...
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An Air India plane operating a flight from the national capital strayed into the Pakistan airspace on Monday night while manoeuvring a go-around at the Amritsar airport.Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said interim action has been taken against the air traffic controller in Amritsar and also...
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A 70-year-old man allegedly shot his son dead and critically injured his daughter-in-law following a heated dispute over farming and family issues in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Wednesday, the police said.The incident took place in Sitapur village in Bindki area, where accused Ram...
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Delhi is preparing for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which will begin next week. This preparation includes training for booth-level officers (BLOs) and agents of political parties across the city's 13 districts.On Wednesday, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) held...
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis meets CEO of Amazon Andy Jassy, in Mumbai on Wednesday/@Dev_Fadnavis X/ANI Photo
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday met Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in Mumbai and invited the US tech giant to invest in data centres, healthcare infrastructure and artificial intelligence-led skill development in the state.Maharashtra is the data centre capital of the country. We...
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A Madras high court advocate, Saranya Natarajan, on Wednesday said she had lodged a formal complaint with the Tamil Nadu police chief demanding action under the POCSO Act against state higher education minister P Viswanathan for touching schoolgirls inappropriately.The complaint stems from a...
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The rupee appreciated by 21 paise to settle at 94.55 against the US dollar on Wednesday on the back of a steep fall in global crude oil prices.Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 2.05 percent at $75.50 per barrel in futures trade.Positive sentiments in the domestic equity...
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Nearly 19.8 lakh children below the age of five will receive the oral polio vaccine across Kerala on June 28 as part of the nationwide pulse polio immunisation programme, health minister K Muraleedharan said on Wednesday.The minister said 19,80,224 children had been identified for coverage under...
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Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Wednesday rejected comments made by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), asserting that inspections of Tehran's nuclear sites would only be feasible following the final US-Iran deal.Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi...
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A local Bharatiya Janata Party leader was beaten to death allegedly by a drunk man following a heated altercation in Odisha's Kendrapara district, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place at Ramnagar village within Jamboo Marine police station limits on Tuesday night.The deceased has been...
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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz has asserted that Israeli military forces will maintain their presence in southern Lebanon, declaring that Tel Aviv will not pull back its troops despite potential diplomatic pressure from Washington, DC.In remarks carried by The Times of Israel, Katz...
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Qatar's Energy Minister Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi on Wednesday visited the Indian Embassy in Doha to offer condolences on the death of 12 Indian nationals in an explosion at the Barzan gas facility.The incident that took place on Sunday in the Ras Laffan Industrial City claimed 13 lives. One of...
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea of Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez against a Delhi court order to frame charges against her in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case.According to the apex court cause list, a bench of justices B V Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi is...
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The first batch of 26 Indian traders is expected to enter the Chinese territory of Tibet through the Lipulekh pass on June 26, marking the resumption of border trade after a six-year hiatus, according to administrative sources in Dharchula.Ashish Joshi, Trade Officer and Dharchula Sub-Divisional...
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Three people died and 18 others were rescued after a three-storey under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of west Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, trapping several people underneath the rubble, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said.Adhikari, who visited the disaster...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday handed over appointment orders to 401 persons, of whom 383 were assistant engineers (electrical) selected through the TNPSC.Among them were 18 assistant accounts officers appointed to the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited.The...
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That's Western Express Highway this evening as heavy overnight showers disrupted road and rail traffic, flooded low-lying areas, and left commuters stranded.
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In a significant appeal aimed at reconciliation and improved welfare, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged a shift in the discourse surrounding the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits.Speaking in Anantnag, the former Chief Minister emphasised that the...
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From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe Aviation, Trent, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Infosys, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services were among the major winners.In contrast, NTPC, Tata Steel, Maruti and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards.
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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday refused an urgent hearing to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's plea seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked the parliamentarian's counsel to mention the matter before the court on Monday.Refusing an...
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An Iranian diplomat on Wednesday dismissed comments made by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), stating that inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities would only be considered after a final agreement is reached between Iran and the United States.Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's...
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Heavy overnight showers a day after the monsoon's arrival in Mumbai disrupted road and rail traffic, flooded low-lying zones, and left commuters stranded on Wednesday as some areas received over 300 mm of rainfall in 24 hours.During Mayor Ritu Tawde's inspection of waterlogged Gandhi Market in...
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Fifteen people who died in the devastating fire that tore through a building in Lucknow's Aliganj area succumbed to suffocation after inhaling large quantities of smoke, with post-mortem examinations revealing that toxic fumes, not flames, were the primary cause of death, doctors said on...
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The Indian benchmark indices closed in the positive territory on Wednesday, led by gains in banking and IT stocks and a further cooling in Brent crude prices. Sensex surged over 800 points while Nifty crossed the 24,000 mark towards the close.Sensex ended at 76,991.22, up 790.54 points or 1.04...
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Maharashtra has detected 6,111 new tuberculosis (TB) cases within the first 35 days of the Centre's 100-day TB-Free India campaign, while 11,091 villages in the state were identified as high-risk through an AI-based assessment system, a minister informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday.In...
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Dr. Shriram Nene posted this image among others on X yesterday as Mumbai received its first rains. That's me when the rain has finally come to Mumbai. Thank goodness, he wrote.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is learnt to have invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the burial ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday.The funeral ceremonies will be held from July 5 to 9.There is no confirmation from New Delhi...
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Popular playback singer Alka Yagnik, who had been diagnosed with hearing loss in 2024 and was in the capital to receive the Padma Bhushan, says she is slowly finding her way back after stepping away from the spotlight to deal with her health issues.The Agar Tum Saath Ho and Ek Do Teen singer...
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India and the US on Wednesday concluded two-day ministerial-level talks on the proposed first phase of the bilateral trade agreement (BTA), a framework for which was announced in February this year.Both sides are looking at finalising the talks before the expiry of the 10 per cent temporary...
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A three-storey under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of west Kolkata collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, trapping several people underneath the rubble, police said.A Kolkata Police official said 10 people have so far been rescued and taken to the nearest hospital.The roof of the...
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The spot at Pune's Lohagad Fort where Ketan Agarwal was 'pushed to death'
The Pune Rural Police investigating the murder of businessman Ketan Agrawal have claimed that the alleged conspiracy to kill him may have originated during a visit to Lohagad Fort on May 31, officials said on Wednesday.According to investigators, Ketan Agrawal and accused Siya Goyal had visited...
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Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday expressed regret for incorrectly uttering certain words while reading obituary references in the House on the first day of the monsoon session.Narwekar said the inadvertent error was caused by technical issues and an unclear printed copy of...
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Reliance Industries remains India's most valuable company
The combined value of India's top 10 most valuable non-state-run companies declined by Rs 11 lakh crore in 2026 compared to the previous year, according to the fifth edition of the '500 Most Valuable Non-State-Run Companies in India' report released by Axis Bank's Burgundy Private and Hurun...
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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the recent Ram Mandir donation controversy, alleging that no action would be taken against thieves...
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Train movement on the Trans-Harbour line was resumed on Wednesday morning following a brief operational snag caused by soil erosion beneath the tracks due to the recent downpour in the city. The rains, happening in spells since Tuesday evening, have resulted in the cancellation of 24 trains and...
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CCTV footage showing a hooded man, later identified as Chetan Chaudhary, trailing Ketan Agarwal and his fiancee Siya Goyal at Lohagad Fort near Pune alerted cops probing the businessman's death, police said on Wednesday.Police found it unusual that the man was wearing a hoodie despite the...
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Following a recent tragic fire in a three-storey building in Lucknow's Aliganj area that claimed 15 lives, the King George's Medical University (KGMU) spokesperson on Wednesday provided an update on the condition of injured, saying that most of the victims were discharged after primary treatment,...
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Ever since releasing a memorandum of understanding last week that appeared heavily slanted toward Iran, the Trump administration has kept claiming Tehran agreed to other major concessions in ongoing negotiations.The problem is that none of them appeared in the MOU -- and Iran keeps denying...
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A man falls outside a waterlogged Dadar station
Amidst the recent downpour in Mumbai, which led to heavy waterlogging across the city, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday termed the situation a reminder for the government to focus on governance rather than engaging in dirty politics.In a post on 'X', the Worli MLA hit out at the...
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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday asserted that all those who quit the party to switch over to the BJP, particularly the younger leaders, should never be taken back into the party fold.In an interview with PTI Videos, Ramesh said it would be shameful for us to even consider them to come...
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Amid the ongoing diplomatic efforts to curb tensions in West Asia, the Indian Embassy in Iran on Wednesday advised all Indians to continue avoiding travelling to the Islamic Republic, unless important.In a formal security advisory, the Embassy said that it is closely monitoring the prevailing...
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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday that inspectors would visit Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities, a crucial part of the interim agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the conflict.Speaking in Tokyo, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director...
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Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district have initiated proceedings to demolish an illegally constructed banquet hall where beef was allegedly served at a wedding reception, officials said on Wednesday.Jagdev Singh, junior engineer, Shamli Development Authority, told reporters that Mughal...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Wednesday after falling sharply in the previous session, following softening crude oil prices and buying in blue-chips.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 187.63 points to 76,388.31 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 57.75...
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Heavy rain lashed Mumbai through the night, leading to widespread waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the city, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD)issued an Orange Alert for Mumbai and adjoining districts.The alert, issued early Wednesday morning, warned of moderate to intense...
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Ilish fry and khichuri, the staple in monsoons
Trinamool Congress (TMC) joint secretary Derek O'Brien on Wednesday targeted the BJP over reports that eggs might be excluded from midday meals in West Bengal, alleging that the new government was depriving children of nutrition and trying to impose vegetarianism in the state.Presenting the BJP...
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The US Senate on Tuesday (local time) approved a resolution directing US President Donald Trump to remove American military forces from the conflict with Iran, marking a rare bipartisan rebuke of the administration's military authority and signalling concerns in Congress over potential escalation...
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Madhya Pradesh BJP president Hemant Khandelwal has termed the land scam allegations against Chief Minister Mohan Yadav as baseless, saying whenever the state has a CM from the backward class, the Congress attempts to weaken him.Referring to a report in the Indian Express that claimed Yadav and...
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Around 400 migrant workers, mostly from India and Bangladesh, have accused two Singapore-registered companies owned by foreigners of not paying their wages, according to media reports on Wednesday.The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Monday took up the complaints of first 100 workers from India and...
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Mumbaikars woke up to heavy overnight rains on Wednesday, while all major subways in the city stayed open and traffic movement was largely smooth, officials said.The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Mumbai and Palghar at 4 am on Wednesday, valid for three hours, warning of...
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At least three persons were injured on Tuesday after a stampede outside the JSCA stadium here, where a cricket match was on, the police said.The incident took place at the West Gate of the stadium, when a large number of people were trying to enter the facility at the same time.There was no...
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The Haryana police on Tuesday arrested two men after registering a case on a complaint by a person who alleged that he was approached for procuring a fabricated forensic report of a viral video linked to the controversy involving the Punjab chief minister.The development comes amid a political...
