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A minor girl was allegedly raped at a hotel in north Delhi's Wazirabad area by a man who had befriended her through social media, police said.The incident took place at a hotel in the Wazirabad police station area.A case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children...
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US President Donald Trump is expected to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding Beijing's alleged backing of Iran during the latter's three-day state visit, his first to Washington, DC in more than a decade. According to Fox News, this comes in light of the reports connecting...
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Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi will interact with students here on October 10 as part of the party's youth outreach programme 'Chhatron Ki Goonj,' Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B Manickam Tagore said on Wednesday.While the future of students is beyond compromise, they face many issues...
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The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which has been running campaigns on issues like school infrastructure and tribal education, on Wednesday said such efforts would not bring any change if people's right to vote was compromised, calling the protection of elections the key to addressing other...
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Pakistan's security forces on Wednesday shot down eight drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan after they entered Pakistani airspace, security sources said, as fresh clashes along the border added to tensions between the two neighbouring countries.Four drones were brought down near the...
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a strong address before the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, rejecting United States claims of terrorism against his country and stating that Tehran is the 'victim of terrorism'.Speaking from the podium,...
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The hearing on bail applications of the remaining two accused in the Ram temple donation theft case was deferred on Wednesday after the local bar association raised objections following the filing of a chargesheet by police in the case, their lawyer said.The bail applications of the two accused...
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The Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, is replacing conventional ceiling fans with models fitted with 'anti-suicide rods' in the hostels of the campus, an official said.The rods are designed in such a way that if the load or pressure on them exceeds the prescribed limit, the fan will...
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The rupee fell 11 paise to close at 95.73 against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by the broad strength of the American currency and a slight recovery in crude oil prices from lower levels.Forex traders said the dollar strengthened on hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials,...
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India and the US on Wednesday discussed bilateral relations and New Delhi's concerns regarding the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.Jaishankar, who arrived in New...
20:05
A court at Kalyan in the district has acquitted Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray and former MP Anand Paranjpe -- all three once part of the undivided Shiv Sena -- in a defamation case.The complainant was late Vasant Davkhare, a senior...
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A man allegedly used a concealed walkie-talkie to trick a woman at an ATM kiosk in Maharashtra's Palghar district and steal Rs 2.9 lakh from her bank account, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on September 14, when complainant Sameera Musharraf Khan visited an ATM centre in Shivaji...
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange
Shiv Sena MLA Arjun Khotkar on Wednesday hit out at Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange over his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, saying the party would respond in 'Shiv Sena style'.Jarange had on Tuesday alleged that Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, earlier...
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The bypoll to West Bengal's Nandigram assembly constituency has been mired in legal battles, with another petition to be heard by the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, alleging discrepancy in the age mentioned and the school passing-out year of BJP candidate Hasirani Rath.Lawyer Ritju Ghosal...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday claimed that assembly polls in Bihar and West Bengal were rigged and elections should be held afresh in the two states.Yadav's remarks came after The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi...
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India on Wednesday categorically rejected the 'unwarranted and factually incorrect' references to India in the joint communique of an OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, and said the OIC has no locus standi to pronounce on matters that are strictly internal to India.The entire Union...
17:53
A Delhi-bound IndiGo Dreamliner aircraft returned to London Heathrow early Wednesday due to a technical issue, according to a source.The Boeing 787-9 aircraft, operating flight 6E4 from London Heathrow to Delhi, was airborne for around an hour before turning back, as per the information available...
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CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The BJP on Wednesday said that reports about three election commissioners sharing differing views during official deliberations show it is functioning in a democratic manner and it demolishes the opposition parties' allegation that the poll panel is dictatorial.The ruling BJP's reaction came amid...
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Normal academic operations have resumed at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, with regular classes back on schedule and no protests currently underway on campus, official sources from the institute said on Wednesday.The normalisation of academic routines comes after recent student...
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Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Wednesday amid easing crude oil prices, which remained below USD 100 per barrel, and hopes of a possible de-escalation in the West Asia conflict.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 299.17 points, or 0.40 per cent, to settle at 74,828.25. During the day,...
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Amid reports of internal differences in the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision exercise, the Congress on Wednesday dubbed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar Gyaneshgate and alleged that all his actions had the full support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home...
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IIT Bombay on Wednesday set up a 10-member high-level committee to probe the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, an official said.The panel, constituted by the board of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, was also likely to question Professor Suryanarayana...
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Terming the SIR a Frankenstein which has created fear in the minds of voters, former chief election commissioner O P Rawat on Wednesday said changes to the statutory voter registration Form 6 are absolutely wrong and illegal. Another former CEC, S Y Quraishi, questioned whether elections could be...
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A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall to several parts of West Bengal till Saturday morning, the IMD said.Coastal areas of the state, which have been receiving heavy rain since Tuesday night, are likely to receive very heavy rainfall as the deep...
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A unique awareness exercise conducted at a school in Khatima, near the India-Nepal border in Uttarakhand, has gained attention on social media for highlighting the issue of mobile phone addiction among children.The video initially appeared to show a major accident at the school, leaving viewers...
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The Election Commission on Wednesday asserted that all its official orders, decisions and administrative directions carry full legal sanctions and that differing views and observations are a normal part of deliberation in any institution.In a statement following The Indian Express report that...
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The Supreme Court delivers split verdict on referring to larger bench pleas challenging validity of 2023 law that excludes CJI from panel to select CEC, ECs.Justice Dipankar Datta refuses to refer to larger bench pleas against validity of 2023 law which excludes CJI from panel to select CEC,...
14:37
The key accused in the Jamui molestation case
A girl was allegedly molested in public in Bihar's Darbhanga district, following which two accused, including a minor, were apprehended in connection with the incident that bears a stark resemblance to the Jamui episode.The latest incident took place in Keeratpur village of Darbhanga on Monday...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar be jailed, citing reports of differences emerging within the Election Commission.Addressing a news conference, Thackeray also demanded that the last elections in Maharashtra, West Bengal...
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Public sector banks and regional rural banks will remain open and function normally on Sunday, September 27, as the government moves to ensure uninterrupted banking services ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide strike from September 28 to 30, according to a release by the Ministry of...
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The Mumbai Police on Wednesday said that the case registered following the death of IIT Bombay student Sahil Ravindra Wakode (20) has been transferred to the Crime Branch and is being investigated by an ACP-rank officer under the supervision of DCP Detection-I, Crime Branch.In an official...
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that vote chori is a crime against the Indian people and an attack on the Constitution, as Opposition leaders continued to target the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over an Indian Express report which said that two Election Commissioners...
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The opposition on Wednesday cited a media report, which claimed that the two Election Commissioners objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SIR rollout, and alleged that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has destroyed the credibility of the poll...
12:22
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, a former senior executive of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), in an alleged bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case.Justice Madhu Jain said the health condition of the 70-year-old accused required a structured and...
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IIT Bombay Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, an accused in the alleged suicide of student Sahil Wakode, has been sent on leave to facilitate an impartial probe into the case, sources said on Wednesday.The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay on Monday removed Doolla as the dean of...
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Global crypto player Binance infused $100 million equity investment in stablecoin issuer Circle on Tuesday. The investment would follow the expansion and renewal of the firm's strategic partnership to promote USD Coin (USDC) across Binance's global platform.USDC is a cryptocurrency stablecoin...
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Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday attacked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and demanded his immediate removal, reacting to an Indian Express report which said that two Election Commissioners had raised objections on several occasions over decisions related to...
11:23
A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student reported being allegedly harassed by two youths near Tapti Hostel on the university campus late Monday night.According to the information, the student was returning to her hostel from Sabarmati Dhaba when the two youths, who were sitting in a car near...
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'She was not burdened by the knowledge of her craft and the world. She just was a child till her last days. When she smiled, everybody in the room would light up.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff in conversation with Vijaya Mehta's son, Ravi Khote. Read the story here.
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Sahil Wakode's parents
The father of 20-year-old IIT Bombay BTech student Sahil Ravindra Wakode on Tuesday demanded the immediate arrest of the two accused named in the FIR in connection with his son's death, saying the family only wants a fair investigation and justice.Speaking to ANI, Sahil's father Ravindra Wakode...
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At least five people, including three minors, drowned in the Koel river in Palamu district on Wednesday during the ceremonial immersion of a tree branch worshipped during the tribal festival Karam, police said.The incident occurred at Bokaya village under Chainpur police station limits.Jharkhand...
10:28
The 20 investment bankers handling the National Stock Exchange IPO collectively earned Rs 186.20 crore in fees and commissions, according to the exchange filings.The country's largest exchange, set to list later this week, cited total offer-related expenses at Rs 392.12 crore or 1.74 per cent of...
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Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) has suspended physical classes and shifted teaching online following the alleged gangrape of a 17-year-old girl at Aastha Kunj Park near Kalkaji Mandir and a subsequent police encounter close to the college campus.The college suspended classes from Tuesday...
09:58
Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam is set to be Dhaka's new envoy to New Delhi.Siam will head the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi at a time when India and Bangladesh are discussing dates for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to New Delhi, which could take place in...
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Research highlights how an everyday means of transport became a vehicle for political education and anti-colonial expression. Read the column here.
09:34
Durgadas Rathod, a farmer, said they need compensation not assurances
A severe drought has pushed Yavatmal district, particularly Pusad tehsil, into a deepening agricultural crisis, with soybean and cotton crops badly damaged due to inadequate rainfall. Farmers say the situation is particularly alarming as severe drought conditions have emerged as early as...
09:27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada around December this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said, underlining that Ottawa is making good progress in its trade negotiations with India.Carney made these remarks while responding to a question on when Prime Minister...
09:26
Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, the key accused in the alleged suicide of 20-year-old IIT Bombay BTech student Sahil Ravindra Wakode, has not yet been summoned, though his statement is expected to be recorded soon, a senior Mumbai Crime Branch source confirmed.According to the sources,...
09:22
Pakistan must take credible action against cross-border terrorism before the world believes Islamabad would do what it says, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.During his bi-weekly briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked how New Delhi viewed the comments by...
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The Odisha government is on high alert as the depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and caused heavy rainfall in coastal and southern regions on Tuesday, prompting the state government to cancel leaves of employees and close educational institutions in at least seven...
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A man who allegedly shot dead his wife and two priests at his home in Azamgarh was killed in an encounter with police early Wednesday after a nearly seven-hour standoff during which he allegedly threatened to kill his children, officials said.The accused, identified as Arvind Singh of Shambhupur...
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A man allegedly shot and killed his wife and two other persons at his residence in a village here on Tuesday before locking himself up in a room with his children, with police surrounding the house and making efforts to apprehend the accused, a senior officer said.Azamgarh Senior Superintendent...
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Clashes between supporters of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party broke out in the Mukundapur area in the south-eastern fringes of the city on Tuesday, with the TMC alleging that several of its workers and leaders were badly roughed up and...
