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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took part in Bhajan clubbing, a modern trend where youngsters gather in concert-like settings to sing, clap and dance to Hindu devotional songs.Modi attended the event on the 110th birthday anniversary of Sangh Parivar ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay at a park...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday sharply responded to a Pakistani journalist who asked him a question related to terrorism.A terrorist country is asking me that question. Come on, Jaishankar said in a strong response to the question by the Pakistani journalist at United...
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Amid a row over the Election Commission adding a declaration to the form for new voters seeking to enrol in the electoral rolls and making the registration process difficult, poll panel officials said on Friday that as many as 2.37 crore electors in the 18-28 years age bracket were added since...
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A 48-year-old man wanted in a 1994 double murder-cum-dacoity case, in which two sadhvis of a spiritual ashram in east Delhi were allegedly strangled to death, has been arrested after evading the law for nearly 32 years, police said on Friday.After tracing Lalit to a factory in Mangolpuri...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is likely to visit Manipur in October to conduct bhoomi puja before reconstructing a temple destroyed in ethnic violence in the state where his faction of the Shiv Sena will contest the assembly polls due next year, party leaders said on Friday.The...
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India's forex reserves dropped by $14.881 billion to $765.901 billion during the week ended September 18 due to a fall in foreign currency assets, according to the Reserve Bank of India data released on Friday.In the previous reporting week, forex reserves had fallen by $4.924 billion to $780.782...
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The Supreme Court has directed the Indian Air Force to re-induct and reinstate former Short Service Commissioned Indian Air Force (IAF) Officer Priyanka Saxena, a war widow who had earlier served for 10 years before leaving the force in 2013 due to family commitments.A bench of Chief Justice of...
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A special National Investigation Agency court in Mumbai has rejected a plea by an undertrial seeking exemption from prison haircut rules for a personal religious vow, observing that allowing long hair could cause contagious conditions like lice and fungal infections among inmates.Special NIA...
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Police have recorded the statements of 20 persons in connection with the alleged suicide of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode and are also trying to access his locked mobile phone, officials said on Friday.Wakode's parents, who have alleged caste discrimination against their son at the institute,...
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Around 30 people were rescued after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building housing a Haldiram's outlet and adjoining structures in northwest Delhi's Model Town area on Friday, officials said.The fire broke out around 2 pm, following which Head Constable Pawan, the beat officer of Model Town...
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Amid the raging SIR row, the Congress on Friday accused the Election Commission of carrying out an 'unprecedented attack' on voter equality by allegedly creating a specific 'Mark VIP' feature in the BLO Application and urged Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to turn 'approver' or face...
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Shares of National Stock Exchange of India ended over 1 per cent lower on Friday, a day after making their market debut.The exchange's stock ended at Rs 1,792.65, down 1.39 per cent from the previous close on the BSE.After opening marginally higher, the stock hit the day's high of Rs 1,830, up...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Meta Platforms to immediately remove objectionable content of a woman's morphed picture posted on social media with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed that this is an extraordinary position in which the matter is not of one woman...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Friday after value buying in blue-chip banking, oil & gas, and auto shares following recent sharp losses.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 315.20 points, or 0.43 per cent, to settle at 73,895.74 with 19 of its constituents ending higher and...
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An eerie silence hangs over the sprawling Aastha Kunj Park in southeast Delhi, where concerns over security, poor lighting and unattended access points continue to unsettle visitors, walkers and vendors days after a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped there.On Monday evening, three men --...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has demolished 543 properties, sealed 178 others and issued 354 show-cause notices for unauthorised construction in the 17-day period following the collapse of a paying guest (PG) building in Satya Niketan, according to a compliance affidavit filed before...
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What’s the healthiest curry to order? Nutritionists reveal the best and worst Indian takeaway dishes — from tikka and korma to onion bhajis.Read more here.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said periodic collection of data from high courts would not by itself address the problem of more than 800,000 civil execution petitions pending before district courts across India.Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran was examining compliance reports filed by...
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The mother of dismissed police constable Shailesh Patil, a co-accused in a rape case at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane, has sought death penalty for her son, accusing him of victimising several women in the past.She also said that he was harassing her by taking control of all her...
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BJP president Nitin Nabin on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks questioning why the BJP governments return to power repeatedly despite anti-incumbency, saying the party's confidence comes from serving people and winning their trust.Speaking at the 'Seva Sankalp...
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Incessant heavy rains pounded several parts of Chhattisgarh on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and cutting off remote settlements in the Bastar region, officials said.A rain-related casualty was reported in Kondagaon district, where a 40-year-old farmer drowned after falling...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said his government will provide a power subsidy of Rs 2 per unit to nearly four lakh farmers of the state.Addressing an administrative review meeting in Purba Bardhaman district, Adhikari said farmers of the state will get an enhanced support...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Friday expressed concern over recent incidents of crimes against women in Bihar, saying the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was troubling.Speaking about the recent incidents, including the alleged harassment of a...
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If the loo is clean, the kitchen most likely will be
Anthony Bourdain had a simple rule when it came to restaurant bathrooms: if they were filthy, he would not eat there. In his seminal turn-of-the-millennium memoir, Kitchen Confidential, the late chef and author explained why. A restaurant that could not keep its toilets and floors clean, or even...
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Women wrestlers have challenged before the Rouse Avenue court the acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in the sexual harassment case, with the appeal scheduled to be heard on Saturday.Special Judge (MP-MLA Cases) Dig Vinay Singh is scheduled to...
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China's President Xi Jinping has said one lakh young Americans will be invited to visit China for exchanges and study over the next five years.The announcement by Xi at the White House on Thursday came against the backdrop of a similar announcement made in 2023, under which 50,000 young Americans...
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The metres-thick sludge covers the entire area where the flash flood occurred
Heavy rainfall across large parts of Nepal has posed a fresh challenge to recovery efforts in areas devastated by the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods, with authorities warning of renewed risks of landslides, floods and debris flows.Nepal's Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has forecast heavy to...
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The proposed Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select high-value UPI transactions is neither a tax, cess nor a surcharge, and the collections will not accrue to the government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, rejecting criticism from Opposition parties.The Finance Minister said the MDR is...
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It is hard to imagine a more unlikely journey to an international film award than that of Angh.The film comes from Nagaland, a mountainous state of fewer than two million people on India's northeastern frontier, and is made in Konyak, a tribal language unfamiliar to most Indians, let alone...
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Authorities in the Marathwada region have acquired more than 500 wells and deployed 246 tankers to supply drinking water to 142 villages and 91 hamlets that are reeling under an acute shortage due to poor rainfall, officials said on Friday.According to official statistics, the drought-prone...
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Congress General Secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi bakes a cake at a baking unit in KINFRA Park in Chundale, in Wayanad.
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The girl's parents say the accused should now plead as their daughter had
Bihar Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Jaiswal on Thursday alleged a deliberate conspiracy behind the recent viral assault videos from Jamui and Samastipur districts.While asserting that the state government took prompt legal action against the perpetrators, Jaiswal raised...
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Three junior students at a boys' hostel in Patha Sihora area of Nainpur in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district have allegedly been assaulted by senior students over accusations of theft, with the students alleging that burning embers were placed on their hands, triggering anger among local...
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Goa Police on an appeal filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal against a Bombay High Court order that sentenced him to 10 years in prison in a 2013 rape case.A bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and P B Varale also issued notice to Tejpal on a Goa...
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Pak PM Sharif with his Bangladesh counterpart
Pakistan has vowed to deepen bilateral cooperation with Dhaka and Tehran, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met his Bangladesh counterpart Tarique Rahman and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.Sharif posted on X, on Friday, saying he had a warm and most...
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Indian equity markets recovered soon after opening in the red on Friday, extending Thursday's correction, to trade largely flat. The Sensex gained over 100 points, while the Nifty hovered around the 23,100 mark, with Nifty IT emerging as the biggest sectoral laggard.At the time of reporting,...
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US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan at the White House for a state dinner, saying ties between the two nations have strengthened despite differences in their systemsFirst Lady Melania Trump's dinner menu begins with a first course of yellow...
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India's domestic air passenger traffic declined marginally by 0.18 per cent year-on-year during January-August 2026, as per the data shared by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). According to the data, the overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines stood at 1.04 per...
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Credit card spending slipped by 2.8 per cent to Rs 2.02 trillion in August from Rs 2.08 trillion in July due to a drop in online payments in the month, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India.The ecommerce spending grew by 4.77 per cent in August to Rs 79,355 crore from July,...
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The Mumbai Crime Branch has so far recorded the statements of 20 people in connection with the suicide case at IIT Bombay, according to sources.The statements include those of students and some staff members of the institute. Investigators have also recorded statements from students who were...
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Kedarnath Dham generated 50.30 metric tonnes of waste in just five months from April to August 2026. This figure is more than two and a half times the waste collected during the entire pilgrimage season the previous year.The Nagar Panchayat provided this information in response to a query raised...
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A 68-year-old man died after falling unconscious near the Lalbaugcha Raja Ganesh pandal in central Mumbai, officials said on Friday.The incident occurred on Thursday night, they said. This is the second death in the Lalbaug area, which draws huge crowds during the 12-day Ganesh festival.Citing...
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The parents of the Jamui molestation victim met with Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary and demanded strict action against those who harassed and assaulted their daughter, saying the perpetrators should face the same fear and suffering they inflicted on the minor. Speaking to ANI, the...
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The ongoing West Asia crisis has the potential to exacerbate as tension amid the US and Iran has escalated in recent weeks, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Union minister of petroleum and natural gas, on Thursday.India has successfully navigated the ongoing crisis so far, but escalating conflict might...
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The ministry of food processing industries on Thursday directed all edible oil companies to pass on the entire benefit of lower import duties on cooking oils to consumers.The directive came hours after the government reduced duties on edible oil import since prices had spiked just ahead of the...
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Ganesh idol immersion processions began across Mumbai on Friday morning amid chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya and the rhythmic beats of dhol-tasha, as devotees prepared to bid an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha on the final day of the festival.After traditional puja and aarti in the presence of...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday refused to answer questions regarding Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed during his visit to the United Nations headquarters for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). As Sharif entered the UN headquarters, reporters...
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Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday drew flak from the opposition RJD for allegedly revealing the identity of a girl who was molested a few days ago in Jamui district.The minor, along with her family, came here to meet Choudhary and was assured of speedy justice and strongest...
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Delegates from several countries walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Addressing the delegates who remained in the hall, Netanyahu took a jibe at...
