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Delhi Police has directed its station house officers (SHOs) and assistant commissioners of police (ACPs) to regularly interact with students living in paying guest (PG) and other rented accommodations in the city and address their concerns, officials said on Wednesday.The directive follows the...
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Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday claimed that every fourth bank account under the Jan Dhan Yojana was inactive, alleging that flawed policies of the Modi government at the Centre have led to rising poverty in the country.In a statement, Gehlot said, Every fourth account...
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The BJP received nearly Rs 1,473 crore at its central headquarters alone during the last five state assembly elections, more than seven times the Rs 207 crore in net receipts reported by the Congress across its central and state units, according to expenditure statements filed with the Election...
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The mortal remains of college student Arpit is brought home
The five-storey building that collapsed in Satya Niketan is the fifth in the city this year, the seven people killed in the congested colony near Delhi's University's South Campus taking to 16 the number of those who lost their lives in the tragedies.According to official figures and police...
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The Delhi Traffic Police has issued a public advisory ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026 motorcade rehearsal scheduled for Wednesday evening, warning commuters of diversions and traffic restrictions on more than 35 roads across the city.The rehearsal will be held from 7 pm to 10 pm on Wednesday, with...
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Bharat Ratna awardee and eminent scientist Prof C N R Rao has been issued a notice under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka over a 'self-name mismatch', with the 92-year-old being asked to appear for a hearing to establish his identity, according to multiple...
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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice and sought responses from the Union Government, Delhi Government and Delhi University on a public interest litigation seeking adequate hostel facilities for students across colleges run by or affiliated with the University of Delhi.The PIL has been...
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India on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security.The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure on Tuesday,...
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In a tragic incident, a one-year-old boy died after drowning in a water-filled bucket while playing at his home in Jeevan Nagar Part-2, Faridabad, police said on Wednesday.The deceased child was identified as Aryan.Aryan's grandmother, Meena, said that at the time of the incident, the child and...
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Chief Minister of Keralam V D Satheesan on Wednesday made it clear that the PM SHRI was not discussed when he had recently met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the national capital.The CM, at a press conference, contended that media reports of him and Rahul discussing the issue were created from...
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BJP leader and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has filed a defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and its leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka.Bhatia is aggrieved by a post on X Corp (formerly Twitter) published by Das and Ranka on September...
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She credited her two years in India with teaching her how to listen, organise and build a movement from the ground up. Read more here.
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The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal climbed to 1,365 on Wednesday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, authorities said.Rescue teams continued to search for 5,326 people, including at least 589 foreign nationals, who remain missing, according to a Nepal...
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Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday suspended the licenses of a supplier linked to a railway caterer, a dairy unit and multiple eateries at a rekigious centre in Juhu for alleged violations of food safety norms.According to the Maharashtra FDA, Inspection of food...
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The Gen Z protests at Jantar Mantar in July this year
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would seek explanation from the Greater Noida executive magistrate for issuing a notice to a student there over his participation in the CJP-led Jantar Mantar protest.Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant questioned how the executive magistrate could issue...
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In a major crackdown by the Delhi government following the Satya Niketan building collapse that claimed seven lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take strict action against illegal construction, including the use of bulldozers...
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Asian News International (ANI) has approached the Delhi high court against a single-judge decision that declined to grant it interim protection in its copyright infringement case against OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT.The appeal came up before a division bench led by Justice V Kameswar Rao on...
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India's white-collar hiring surged 14 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) in August, led by demand from non-information technology sectors and stronger hiring of freshers, according to the latest Naukri JobSpeak report released on Tuesday.The Naukri JobSpeak Index stood at 3,028 in August, compared...
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A PG operator has been arrested in connection with the collapse of a five-storey building in Delhi's Satya Niketan that left seven people dead, as police are probing the role of the leaseholders of the building on lease and the construction and repair work carried out there, sources said on...
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The southwest monsoon was 14 per cent below normal cumulatively across India until September 7, with the southern peninsula recording the highest deficit at 27 per cent between June 1 and September 7.With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more rain in the coming days, the...
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Mirzapur: The Movie, featuring actors Ali Fazal, Divyenndu and Pankaj Tripathi, among others, has earned over Rs 150 crore at the domestic box office.The film, which released on September 4, marks the first big-screen outing for the Mirzapur universe, which began as a streaming series in 2018 and...
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Indian markets continued their red streak at the opening bell as Brent crude reached near USD 100 amid rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia. The BSE Sensex declined 456.78 points, or 0.60 per cent, to stand at 75,120.80, while the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 119.65 points, or 0.51 per cent, to...
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For students and young professionals who leave their hometowns for Delhi in pursuit of their dreams, a paying guest accommodation gradually becomes much more than four walls and a bed. It becomes a second home where they return after college or work, have their meals, prepare for exams, attend...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday raided premises linked to Karnataka PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi, his MP daughter Priyanka Jarkiholi and some others as part of an investigation, officials said.They said about 18 premises are being searched, including those of the 64-year-old minister...
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United Nations General Assembly president and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman offered no word on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would attend the BRICS Summit in India later this week, after New Delhi invited him to join an outreach session of the grouping.India is hosting the...
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The United States Department of Labour has frozen permanent labour certification submissions for Cognizant, representing the foundational stage through which enterprises sponsor overseas personnel for permanent residency, as the Trump administration steps up enforcement against alleged visa...
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Responding to reports that female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to avoid certain areas during a visit by a delegation from the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), the Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday stated that the issue is a matter 'purely between the...
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The United States has announced a fresh round of trade measures against Canada, banning several categories of imports and reshuffling existing tariffs after Ottawa imposed its own retaliatory tariffs on American goods.Speaking to reporters on a background call, a senior US official said President...
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US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers in the Middle East on Tuesday, noting them as retaliatory strikes after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted an American Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over a 48-hour...
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An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude struck Mustang district in northwest Nepal on Tuesday.The epicentre of the earthquake was at Lomanthang in Mustang district, 375 km northwest of Kathmandu, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.The earthquake occurred at 9.53...
