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More than 250 officers of the country's largest paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) finally received their first career promotion after a 14-15-year wait, officials said on Sunday.Their much-delayed elevation came about after prolonged litigation and conditional resolution of pending...
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The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress spilled further onto the legal turf on Sunday, with the Mamata Banerjee-led faction lodging fresh police complaints against dissident leader Ritabrata Banerjee and his associates, accusing them of illegally using the party's name, symbol and...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was conferred with the honorary 'Guardian of the Blue Horizon' title by Seychelles' President Patrick Herminie here, marking his 34th international honour from a foreign nation.PM Modi thanked Seychelles for the honour and dedicated it to the nations which...
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been holding a protest since June 20, seeking the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.Hundreds of protesters,...
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The Ministry of External Affairs has cautioned Indian citizens undertaking Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through trips organised by private tour operators, and also asked the pilgrims to verify if their tour operator is duly registered and authorised.'This Ministry is in receipt of several requests...
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A senior woman advocate has been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket out of a hotel in Kalyan in Thane district, police said on Sunday.Two women who had been forced into the flesh trade were rescued, they said.The Anti-Human Trafficking Cell (AHTC) of the police busted the racket...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday said all Sikh MLAs and Sikh cabinet ministers will appear before the Akal Takht on June 29 in Amritsar, regarding the anti-sacrilege law.Our MLAs and ministers will go there and present their views in written form, Mann said while speaking to...
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An 18-year-old JEE aspirant from Bihar allegedly jumped from the Kota-Jhalawar flyover and died, police said on Sunday.Jaishree, a class 12 student, had been preparing for the highly competitive engineering entrance exams at a coaching institute in Kota since January this year. She was living in...
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A police constable who alleged corruption in the deployment of personnel in videos circulated on social media last month has been dismissed from service after a departmental inquiry, which found no evidence of his claims, officials said.The probe found the constable posted in the Lucknow Police...
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Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya's alleged remark that administrative officials in the state have been rushing to show their affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power has triggered a row, with the Congress terming it a threat to...
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A key bridge in north Sikkim's Dzongu was washed away due to heavy overnight rainfall, disrupting road connectivity in the region, officials said on Sunday.Movement on the Phidang to Sankalang stretch was affected, after the bailey bridge over Phee Khola was washed away on Saturday night...
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The Left Democratic Front on Sunday ruled out supporting the Congress-led United Democratic Front's proposed no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led administration in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, saying policy differences prevented it from joining the move at...
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The Ayodhya police on Sunday conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of all eight people arrested in connection with embezzlement of donations at Ram temple, police sources said.Police teams, accompanied by local magistrates, carried out searches at the homes of the accused, including Lav...
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A fire broke out at a cold storage unit in the Chinhat area in Lucknow on Sunday morning prompting a large-scale firefighting operation. The police said the blaze has been brought under control and no casualties have been reported.Locals reported the incident to the fire department,...
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Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case, saying a high-level investigation was necessary to preserve the faith and trust of crores of devotees.Speaking to ANI, Acharya...
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday claimed it had destroyed eight US military infrastructures in Kuwait and Bahrain in a joint missile and drone operation, describing the strikes as retaliation for a second wave of US military attacks on Iranian targets.In a statement...
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A fire broke out at a warehouse in Bhiwandi Taluka in the early hours of Sunday, prompting a firefighting operation at the site, officials said.Fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and a firefighting operation was launched to bring the blaze under control.Providing an update on the incident,...
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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture in northeastern Japan early Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, adding that there is no risk of a tsunami from the quake.According to the JMA, the earthquake occurred at 5:21 am (local time) at a depth...
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A man allegedly hacked his wife to death in front of their daughter before dying by suicide at Aryampavu here on Saturday, the police said.The deceased were identified as Deepa (38) and her husband Sukumaran (43).According to the police, the incident occurred around 8.30 pm when Sukumaran,...
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A court in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Saturday granted bail to four Nihang Sikhs arrested in connection with the recent Karnaprayag incident, officials said.It is believed that the release of the Nihang Sikhs on bail will reduce the tension arising from the Karnaprayag incident on June 16,...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Sudhir Gadgil escaped with minor injuries after his car was involved in an accident in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Saturday afternoon, police said.The accident occurred on a service road along the Ratnagiri-Nagpur highway between Waddi and Krishna Ghat when a...
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The police on Saturday extensively questioned the parents and brother of Siya Goyal in connection with the alleged murder of her fiance and Pune-based realtor Ketan Agarwal.Goyal (20) and her 'lover' Chetan Chaudhary (22) have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill Agarwal and pushing him...
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A total of 11 baby crocodiles were rescued from a water tank located near the Vihar lake in Mumbai's eastern suburb of Bhandup, a civic official said on Saturday.Pre-monsoon cleaning and maintenance were being carried out at the water tank, he said.Workers spotted a few crocodiles and immediately...
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Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs of Iran on Sunday lashed out at Italy for claiming they never enabled the US for its war on Iran, but it provided 'technical and logistical' support.Baqaei called it a blatant act of aggression and a serious violation of...
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The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) detected an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 off the coast of Venezuela.The 5.6-magnitude earthquake impacted the waters off the coast of Aragua with the seismic event occurring days after the region experienced twin earthquakes that reportedly...
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran, on Saturday (local time), at the commander in chief, US President Donald Trump's direction.After yesterday's US strikes in response to the Iranian attack on M/V Ever Lovely, Iran was given a chance...
