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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for home after concluding his five-nation tour, covering the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy.During his trip to Italy, the final stop of the prime minister's visit, the two sides decided to elevate their ties to special strategic...
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A US lawmaker on Wednesday proposed a constitutional amendment that would require members of Congress, federal judges and Senate-confirmed officers of the US to be natural-born citizens.The joint resolution, moved by Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace from California, could affect more than a...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday extended the last date for submission of online application forms for the UGC-NET June 2026 examination till May 23.In a post on X, the agency said the last date for submission of application forms has been extended from May 20 to May 23, up to 10...
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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday said he has moved to an ashram on the outskirts of Patna from where he will continue to run his political activities until his fledgling party establishes itself in the next assembly elections.Speaking to reporters in Darbhanga, the...
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A man was arrested for sexually assaulting a cow that was sleeping on a roadside in Bengaluru after a video of the incident recently went viral, police said on Wednesday.The 24-year-old accused, whose identity has not been disclosed by police, was working as a delivery partner and had been...
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No case of Ebola virus disease has been detected in India and a high-level review meeting was held on Wednesday to assess preparedness of states and Union territories and response measures, official sources said.During the meeting under the chairpersonship of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila...
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Parle Products joined the online buzz after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a packet of Melody toffees to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during an interaction that quickly went viral on social media.The gesture sparked a wave of Melodi memes online - a long-running internet joke...
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India and South Korea on Wednesday signed key agreements to shore up cooperation in defence cyberspace and military training, reaffirming their commitment to stronger bilateral defence ties and a rules-based Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed increasing Chinese assertiveness.The pacts were...
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North India reeled under an intense heatwave on Wednesday, with Uttar Pradesh's Banda district recording the highest temperature in the country at 48 degrees Celsius, 4.5 notches above normal.In Delhi, the Ridge base station recorded the maximum temperature at 45.8 degrees, making it the hottest...
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A local court on Wednesday directed that the body of Noida woman Twisha Sharma, who was found hanging at her marital home here last week following alleged harassment for dowry, be preserved, but rejected her family's plea for a second autopsy.Judicial Magistrate First Class Anudita Gupta said a...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the induction of party legislators S Rajesh Kumar and P Vishwanathan into the C Joseph Vijay-led Tamil Nadu cabinet and they will take oath as ministers on May 21, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Wednesday.Venugopal, in a statement,...
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The Jalna district collector has directed fuel pump owners to keep five per cent of fuel reserved for vehicles engaged in emergency services, an official said on Wednesday.The reserved fuel should be provided to the vehicles of revenue, police, homeguard, fire brigade, ambulance and health...
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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday renamed a high school here in the memory of pony ride operator Adil Hussain Shah, who lost his life while protecting tourists during the Pahalgam terror attack last year.Shah was a ponywallah who, along with 25 tourists, was killed in the attack by a...
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The Congress on Wednesday dubbed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman a missing minister, alleging that she surfaces only when Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi questions the government.Launching a scathing attack on the finance minister, Congress leader Pawan Khera alleged that...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education on Wednesday dismissed as factually incorrect claims circulating in sections of the media that answer books under its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system were not scanned properly due to inadequate preparation and paucity of time.In a post on X, the Board said...
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level meeting with central security and intelligence agencies on Wednesday to review preparations for the upcoming NEET-UG re-examination, officials said.He directed strict action against fake Telegram channels spreading misinformation...
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Shares of Parle Industries Ltd saw frenzied buying on Wednesday, surging 5 per cent to hit the upper circuit limit, thanks to a sudden investor interest in the stock after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni posted a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifting her a packet of Melody toffees.The...
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Years of TMC misrule that created a climate of fear, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charisma and the organisational abilities of Amit Shah and the RSS brought the BJP to power in West Bengal, according to India's top pollster Pradeep Gupta.In an interview to PTI on Wednesday, Gupta, who runs Axis...
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Production growth in eight core infrastructure sectors rose 1.7 per cent in April, driven by higher output of steel, cement and electricity, according to government data released on Wednesday.These eight sectors expanded by 1 per cent in the same month last year. The pace of expansion was 1.2 per...
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Declining for the ninth consecutive session, the rupee depreciated 13 paise to close at a fresh lifetime low of 96.83 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday as elevated global crude prices amid the West Asia crisis stoked inflation worries.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the...
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From the 30-Sensex firms, Reliance Industries rallied 2.83 per cent. Bajaj Finserv, Trent, InterGlobe Aviation, Axis Bank and Mahindra & Mahindra were also among the winners.Bharat Electronics, Tech Mahindra, Eternal and Tata Steel were among the major laggards.
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The Bhopal police on Wednesday urged the family of Twisha Sharma, the daughter-in-law of a retired judge who was found hanging at her marital home, to take custody of her body amid concerns that it could begin decomposing while they await a fresh autopsy nod.Twisha's body has been kept in the...
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Benchmark Sensex recovered from early losses to settle 117 points higher on Wednesday, helped by a rally in Reliance Industries, even as investors remained cautious due to higher crude prices and a weaker rupee.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 117.54 points, or 0.16 per cent, to settle at...
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Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Shashikant Shinde on Wednesday said the issue of merger with the ruling NCP is over, ruling out any future discussion amid renewed speculation triggered by a meeting between party chief Sharad Pawar and NCP leader Sunil Tatkare.After attending a party meeting...
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Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 'traitor' remark, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the BJP was reaping what it sowed after years of labelling Muslims and secular people as traitors.Mufti was responding to a question about Gandhi calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and...
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A startup founded by two Indian teenagers is among those making devices that record labourers at work.Read the full story HERE
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the censor board to consider as representation a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns over Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar: The Revenge revealing tactical and sensitive information on the country's intelligence and defence...
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Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan has recommended to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar the portfolios to be allocated to the cabinet ministers who were sworn in along with him on May 18, and it has been approved by the governor, Lok Bhavan said on Wednesday.According to the Lok Bhavan,...
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Rejecting claims of internal rebellion and factionalism, the AIADMK on Wednesday asserted that general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami enjoyed the support of more than 95 per cent of the party's functionary base.Addressing a press conference here, senior AIADMK leader and Tiruvannamalai South...
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An economic storm is raging but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is handing out candy in Italy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday after Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni posted a video of Modi gifting her a packet of Melody toffees.'This isn't leadership, it's a gimmick,' Gandhi, who is on...
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday issued a new statement warning 'adversaries' (the United States and Israel) against any renewed military action targeting Iran, declaring that future conflict could expand beyond West Asia, according to the Iranian state media Islamic Republic of...
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A van was recovered from the Bhakra canal in Punjab's Rupnagar district nearly 26 years after it plunged into the water with four members of a family on board, officials said on Wednesday.The Maruti Omni van, lying at the bottom of the 32-foot-deep Bhakra canal for more than two decades, was...
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Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on Wednesday, attended a long life prayer ceremony offered by the Central Dokham Chushi Gangdrug and Himalayan Buddhist Cultural Association at the Main Tibetan temple, drawing thousands of devotees from around the world.The ceremony was held at the...
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Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Wednesday said the investigation into the Air India AI-171 plane crash was in its final stages and assured that the probe was being conducted in a transparent, fair and accountable manner.Speaking to reporters, the minister said the...
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Former Norwegian minister Erik Solheim defended Indian democracy in a social media post after a journalist questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the state of democratic freedoms during his Norway visit.His post on X reads as follows:In defense of Indian democracy!During Prime Minister...
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Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the country must be prepared to tackle any possible fallout of the escalating crisis in West Asia, although the situation was 'not worrisome for India at present'.During his maiden visit to Ranchi, Naidu said every sector,...
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Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan on Wednesday defended his use of the caste surname 'Menon' during his swearing-in ceremony, saying he had only mentioned his father's name and saw nothing wrong in doing so on such an occasion.His remarks came a day after he faced criticism from sections of...
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He is sixty years old but has no forgotten how to fight, a furious Salman Khan said on Wednesday as he lashed out at paparazzi who surrounded him outside a hospital in Mumbai.On Tuesday night, photographers spotted the superstar outside a traffic signal and followed him to Hinduja Hospital,...
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The US seized an oil tanker linked to Iran in the Indian Ocean amid US President Donald Trump's constant military strike threats, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials.The Wall Street Journal cited three US officials who confirmed that the vessel Skywave was detained...
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Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala has been summoned by the Assam crime branch to appear before investigators in Guwahati on May 23 in connection with the controversy over allegations made against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife.The...
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Samsung Electronics is bracing for a major strike beginning Thursday involving more than 47,000 workers as wage talks between the management and the union break down, an NBC report said. The negotiations, mediated by Korea's National Labour Relations Commission, broke down after the...
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for gifting her India's popular 'Melody' toffee during his visit to Rome, with social media users linking it to the viral 'Melodi' nickname associated with the two leaders.In a post on X, Meloni shared a video...
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Actor Rhea Chakraborty said she has been missing herself as she announced a break from social media to 'reconnect with what feels real'.Chakraborty shared a post on her Instagram handle on Tuesday and said online noise feels heavy.'Lately, I've been missing myself a little. The constant noise,...
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A 21-year-old newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, with her family accusing the in-laws of harassment over dowry demands and alleging that she was murdered, a police official said on Wednesday.City Superintendent of Police (SP) Atul Kumar Soni said that...
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Mega star Amitabh Bachchan visited the hospital for a routine monthly check-up, a source said, dismissing reports that the actor was hospitalised for three days due to stomach related issues.Bachchan, 83, who posts regularly on his blog and shares every update with his fans, is yet to comment on...
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Indian air safety officials plan to travel to Seattle next month to observe Boeing's testing of a fuel-control switch panel removed from an Air India Boeing 787 after pilots reported a possible defect during a London-Bengaluru flight in February, according to documents seen by Reuters.The testing...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep appreciation for Italian painter Giampaolo Tomassetti during his official visit to Rome, spotlighting an extraordinary artistic tribute that bridges the cultures of India and Italy.Tomassetti presented Modi, with a striking painting of Varanasi, an...
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Global software giant Salesforce's India employee headcount has grown to more than 17,000 people in 2026, said Arundhati Bhattacharya, South Asia president and CEO, on Tuesday at the company's Agentforce World Tour in Mumbai.The San Francisco-headquartered company had last reported an employee...
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Mumbai-based stand-up comedian Ankita Shrivastav has revealed that she lost Rs 9 lakh in an alleged 'digital arrest' scam in which fraudsters posing as police officials kept her under constant video surveillance for hours, according to a BBC report.Shrivastav said she received a call in October...
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The post-mortem report of 33-year-old Twisha Sharma, who died in Bhopal earlier this month, has concluded that the cause of death was 'ante-mortem hanging by ligature', while also documenting multiple simple injuries on different parts of her body caused by blunt force.The autopsy, conducted at...
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Amid supply disruption triggered by the war in West Asia, India is facing difficulties in procuring fertilisers from the global market, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Tuesday.He urged states and farmers to adopt organic farming and drought-resistant crops to protect soil...
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The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), the apex body of transport operators, has decided to suspend operations of commercial vehicles (CVs) in Delhi-NCR from May 21-23 over rising costs due to levies like the environment compensation cess (ECC) and arbitrary regulations.Around 1.7...
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Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is planning to introduce WhatsApp-based chatbot services to handle member communication and basic account-related requests, aiming to reduce dependence on physical visits...
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The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on Tuesday said over 1.24 million chemists would go ahead with its proposed nationwide one-day strike on May 20 against what it termed the unregulated functioning of online pharmacies and predatory pricing practices, even as several...
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US President Donald Trump will attend the G-7 meeting in France from June 15-17 to discuss artificial intelligence, trade, and the fight against crime, US media outlet Axios reported.The G7 meeting, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, is scheduled to be held a day after Trump's 80th...
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni shared a selfie with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, welcoming him to Rome.Sharing an earlier picture with Modi that was taken at the Colosseum, Meloni wrote, 'Welcome to Rome, my friend!.'Earlier, Modi, who is on a five-nation tour, landed in Italy on...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday slammed the Congress, saying the opposition party should stop being obstructionists and avoid spreading fear among the public.She highlighted that the government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been serving every section of society since...
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