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The Enforcement Directorate on Monday recorded the statement of former Karnataka minister and Congress leader B Nagendra in a money laundering investigation linked to the alleged misappropriation of Valmiki Corporation funds, officials said.The 54-year-old MLA's statement was recorded under the...
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A Hyderabad-based devotee on Monday donated Rs 1.11 crore to the TTD's Sri Venkateswara Gosamrakshana Trust.K Madhuram Reddy met TTD chairman B R Naidu at his camp office in Hyderabad and handed over the donation, a press release said.The SV Gosamrakshana Trust was established to protect cows and...
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The Gujarat police have arrested two men from Chennai for allegedly sending bomb threat emails to the Gujarat High Court and Surat sessions court in a bid to stall trial proceedings after one of them jumped parole, officials said on Monday.In a swift 48-hour operation, the Cyber Crime Branch of...
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Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh/Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh has received a death threat through a letter sent by post, prompting police to register an FIR in the matter, officials said on Monday.An anonymous letter, allegedly threatening the Begusarai MP with death, was received on Thursday at the address of Singh's...
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Bharatiya Janata Party Keralam president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday condemned the registration of a case against journalist Aparna Kurup, alleging that the UDF government had surrendered to religious fundamentalists.Chandrasekhar said the journalist had faced death threats and cyber attacks...
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Rubble from the Satya Niketan building collapse site was cleared on Monday, 27 hours after the rescue operation began, with no fresh casualties, officials said.The operation concluded around 5.10 pm, following which all rescue units were withdrawn from the site, according to the Delhi Fire...
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Rubble from the Satya Niketan building collapse site was cleared on Monday, 27 hours after the rescue operation began, with no fresh casualties, officials said.The operation concluded around 5.10 pm, following which all rescue units were withdrawn from the site, according to the Delhi Fire...
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The NIA on Monday carried out searches at the residence of 'white-collar' terror accused Adeel Majeed Rather at Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said in Srinagar.The raids were conducted in connection with the Delhi blast that took place in November last year, killing more than a dozen...
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Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kangana Ranaut on Monday said women's character is always used against them to destroy them and it was about time that society looked within to understand how women are treated.The actor was asked about Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay's speech where he, in a...
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The Centre and the Niki Sumi faction of NSCN-K have extended the ceasefire for another year, an official statement said on Monday.The agreement was signed on Monday by NSCN-K (Niki) Ceasefire Supervisory Board (CFSB) supervisor Abel Zingru Thuer, secretary Ameka Achumi and ministry of home...
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The 72-year-old mother of a deputy collector was killed and three others injured when a tamarind tree fell on a moving car during heavy rain in Indore on Monday, officials said.Rajneesh Kasera, Joint Director of the state government's Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) told PTI that four...
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The government has taken strict action against social media handles that spread misinformation with AI-generated images about flooding at the Delhi airport last week, officials said on Monday.The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which operates the airport in the national capital, has filed...
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A Malaysia Airlines flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah was diverted to Chennai on Monday following an engine-related technical issue, prompting a full emergency declaration, an official said.Malaysia Airlines MH 156 with 186 persons on board landed safely, and appropriate emergency response...
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The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls to five assembly seats in three states including Nandigram, vacated by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari after he chose to retain Bhabanipur where he had defeated former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Along with the five assembly...
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A late-night cab ride turned into a nightmare for a woman after a taxi driver allegedly molested her and attempted to disrobe her on a deserted service road near the Navi Mumbai International Airport, the police said on Monday.The incident occurred around 1 am on Sunday after the victim's friend...
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The rupee fell 7 paise to close at 94.50 (provisional) against the American currency on Monday as surging crude oil prices and global headwinds offset the support from strong FCNR dollar inflows.Forex traders said the rupee saw modest gains in initial trade on foreign inflows, but a negative...
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A 54-year-old Manipuri musician died after a group of delivery workers and dhaba staff allegedly assaulted him when he objected to their shouting and drinking alcohol outside his Kilokari village apartment in the early hours of Monday, the police said. The Sunlight Colony police station...
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Tata Group's British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover on Monday said it will reduce its global workforce by around 4,000 roles over the next two years.The company, a subsidiary of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd, said it is targeting approximately £1.7 billion in savings over the next two...
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Bestselling author Savi Sharma is set to return with her sixth novel, The Things We Carry Home, a story about grief, family, forgiveness and the enduring ways in which love survives loss.Published by HarperCollins India and slated for release on September 15, the novel explores the difficult yet...
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A 27-year-old murder accused was shot in the leg on Monday by police after he allegedly attacked a constable and attempted to flee from custody in this district, the police said.The incident occurred near Lingapura village on the N R Pura Road, they said.The suspect, identified as Umesh Naik, is...
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Benchmark stock index Sensex dropped by 382 points on Monday due to selling in metal, IT and oil and gas shares amid rising crude prices, escalation in US-Iran hostilities and fears of a US rate hike.The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 382.62 points, or 0.50 percent, to settle at 76,132.81, with 23...
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Mammootty (left) in 'Bramayugam' ; Kartik Aaryan in 'Chandu Champion'.
The National Film Awards ceremony will move out of Delhi to Kevadia in Gujarat for the first time in its 72-year history with President Droupadi Murmu presenting the honours on September 22, officials said on Monday.Kevadia, which has been renamed Ekta Nagar, is home to the world's tallest statue...
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In a first, public participation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme in Vadodara on Tuesday was opened for free registration through the BookMyShow event ticketing platform and all seats were booked within an hour.Modi will lay foundation stones, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation...
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Over 1,000 teachers, who lost their jobs following court rulings, launched a sit-in outside the West Bengal education department headquarters 'Bikash Bhavan' on Monday, demanding that the state government expedite their recruitment.The agitators are among 25,753 teachers and other staffers whose...
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The Army has reportedly set up a specialised facility in New Delhi to examine military drones for electronic vulnerabilities and detect potentially risky Chinese components, reports The Tribune. The testing facility, named AASHVAST, (Assessment and Analysis of Electronic Systems Hardware for...
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The Bombay high court has ordered Maharashtra government to pay compensation of Rs 2 lakh to a 26-year-old man for illegal detention, reminding it of the state police's motto to protect good and to punish evil.The HC's Nagpur bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Raj Wakode, in its August 31...
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The Delhi high court on Monday said a building-collapse incident at Satya Niketan here that left seven people dead and several injured was most unfortunate.The court said not only the building owners are responsible for the tragedy, but also the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi...
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Delhi court sends Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to 14 days in judicial custody in assault case. The court was hearing an urgent plea Bhardwaj against his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar.The habeas corpus...
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An NGO has withdrawn from the Delhi High Court its plea seeking Rs 10,000 crore in damages from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over its documentary India: The Modi Question, alleging that it casts a slur on the country's reputation and contains false and defamatory imputations...
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A rescuer works at the entrance of a tunnel at Chilime Hydropower Plant in Nepal
The Bhakra Nangal dam is safe, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy Chairman Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne said on Monday after members of the committee sought an assessment of its safety during a meeting of the panel.Barne said the committee sought information on the condition and safety of...
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The private sleeper bus in which a driver and conductor allegedly gang-raped a 16-year-old student travelling from Greater Noida was registered in Firozabad in April this year and was fined 12 times for traffic violations within just three months, police said on Monday.Of these violations, nine...
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The owner of the building in Satya Niketan that collapsed, claiming lives of seven people, has been apprehended from Rajasthan's Bhiwadi area on Monday, the Delhi Police said.An officer said, Hariram Gupta has been apprehended from Bhiwadi. Further examination is ongoing in connection with the...
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SP Sharma, a neighbour of Hariram Bansal, the alleged owner of the building that collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan, said Bansal has been living in the area for years and owns several properties. Sharma said that his daughter and son also live nearby in Sector 23. Speaking to ANI,...
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The death toll from the devastating flash floods has climbed to 1,355, according to the latest figures released by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA). Nepal is observing a day of national mourning on Monday in memory of lives lost in devastating floods...
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A flood victim is cremated in Kathmandu
Nepal Police has urged people not to keep, sell or distribute gold, silver, cash and other valuables found after the August 26 floods, and asked them to hand over such items to the nearest police office.The police said in a statement on Sunday that people who find such property or important...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Monday suspended South Zone Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kumar and four engineers pending disciplinary proceedings, after a building in south Delhi's Satya Niketan collapsed, killing seven and injuring several others.The order of the copy, accessed by PTI,...
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Delhi Police have formed 10 separate teams to track down Hariram, owner of the building that collapsed in Satya Niketan, claiming six lives, and is currently untraceable, police said. The teams comprise local district police, Special Staff, and other operational units. Each team is being led...
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Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Monday addressed the airline's staff and emphasised the need to focus on safety and build a stronger culture of cost consciousness.Air India's incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam and outgoing chief Campbell Wilson were also present at the...
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The death toll in the building collapse in southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan area rose to seven on Monday as search and rescue operations entered the second day.So far, 12 people have been rescued from the debris of the decades-old multi-storey building.National Disaster Response Force Inspector...
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People put up pictures of loved ones missing in the floods
Nepal's Cyber Bureau has formed a 10-member team to investigate social media users accused of posting abusive and hateful comments targeting people affected by last month's devastating flash floods, according to a media report.The move came after Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Saturday warned...
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Air India Express Boeing 737 operating flight IX 415 from Cochin to Abu Dhabi was forced to turn back mid-flight after the crew detected a rapidly falling oil quantity on Engine 1 and later shut the engine down when oil pressure entered the danger zone.The aircraft landed safely at Cochin...
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The Delhi High Court on Monday agreed to grant urgent hearing on a plea by Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj against his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar.The habeas corpus petition was mentioned for urgent...
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A man who was out on bail allegedly raped a minor Dalit girl in a field under the Jait police station area in Mathura, officials said on Monday, adding that the accused has been arrested.The accused, identified as Jai Kishan (25), a resident of Mora village, was apprehended from the Bati Maghera...
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The MCD has given the owner of a building in southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan three days to demolish the structure after it was found to be in a ruinous and dangerous condition, following the collapse of a five-storey building in the area, which resulted in the deaths of six individuals.On...
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Late filmmaker-actor Rob Reiner has won an Emmy Award, for which he was nominated posthumously. Nine months after his death, Rob Reiner won the Outstanding Guest Actor Award in a Comedy Series for 'The Bear' at the Creative Emmy Awards Night 2, as per Variety. With this, he prevailed...
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Arnold Dix at the Nepal rescue ops
Australian tunnel rescue expert Arnold Dix, internationally celebrated for his pivotal contribution in extracting forty-one trapped workers from India's Silkyara tunnel during 2023, has characterised ongoing flood mitigation operations throughout Nepal as a professional challenge unlike any...
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said the government, in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), is formulating a policy mandating periodic structural audits and safety certifications for all buildings used for public activity -- including PGs, nursing homes,...
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The pendency of cases in India should be viewed in light of the number of cases filed each year and the quality of decisions made by courts at all levels, former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said.Speaking at the inaugural Justice S H Kapadia Memorial Lecture on Sunday, the former CJI said...
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A woman's partially decomposed and decapitated body was recovered from a house in Guwahati's Beltola area while the head, wrapped in a plastic bag, was found in the refrigerator, police said on Monday.The victim, Riya Talukdar, worked in a boutique while her husband was a cab driver.On Sunday...
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Marking the solemn approach of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Donald Trump has reflected on the profound impact of that fateful morning in 2001, recalling the moment he realised the world had changed forever and praising New York City's resilience in rebuilding from the...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has ordered that all illegal constructions with more than four floors be immediately sealed and warned that strict action will be taken against officials found responsible for allowing such structures to be built.The decision came as a building collapsed...
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The 57th meeting of the GST Council, which was earlier scheduled for September 12, is likely to be held on October 7 in New Delhi, sources said on Sunday.The meeting was postponed because its earlier date clashed with the BRICS Leaders' Summit scheduled for September 12-13.An official...
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People use a zipline across the Trishuli river
Nepal on Monday observed a national day of mourning on the 13th day of the Rasuwa flash flood disaster, honouring more than 1,340 people who lost their lives in one of the country's deadliest natural disasters in recent history.Nearly 5,000 people remain missing, including 589 foreign nationals,...
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday called Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge Vinod Tawde pagal (crazy) over his expanding the opposition party's coinage PDA to paraya dhan apna.Yadav said the ruling BJP knows better how to grab someone else's dhan (money) and make it its...
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Hindutva is clear that your 'karma bhoomi' is where your loyalties lie and for British Hindus that is the UK, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday. Addressing a large diaspora celebration entitled 'Celebration of Oneness', attended by...
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday claimed that anger was being created in society through social media and citizens were being kept embroiled in caste and religious disputes.Speaking to his party office-bearers in Thane, he criticised the unbridled use of high-decibel sound...
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday ordered a magisterial probe into the Satya Niketan house collapse incident that claimed the lives of five DU students and injuries to several more.Earlier in the day, the chief minister visited the site, where a nearly 30-year-old five-storey building...
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A total of 11 people have been rescued from the debris of a 50-year-old multi-storey building that collapsed in southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan area, with the death toll reaching six, an official said on Monday.The building, which housed a boys' paying guest accommodation near Delhi University's...
