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40 Delhi schools get bomb threat mail, sender demands USD 30K
New Delhi: Around 40 schools in Delhi received a bomb threat mail Monday morning with the sender demanding USD 30,000, prompting a multi-agency search of the premises but “nothing suspicious was found”,…
- Delhi
Fire in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden restaurant with more than 20 people inside
New Delhi: A fire broke out in a restaurant in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden market on Monday, forcing several students of an institute to jump off the building to save their lives,…
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Rupee drops 8 paise to close at 84.74 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 84.74 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, dragged down by fresh foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities. Forex…
- India
Indian embassy in Syria remains operational amid conflict
The Indian embassy in Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, is still functioning and in regular contact with Indian nationals, according to sources. All Indians in Syria are reported to be safe,…
- India
Maha: Shiv Sena firm on Home portfolio, cabinet clarity by Dec 8, says sources
Mumbai: Amid intense discussions among Mahayuti allies over the distribution of portfolios and Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s insistence on the Home Ministry, the clarity on the composition of the council of ministers…
- India
Maha: Ajit Pawar given clean chit in Rs 1,000 cr Benami properties case
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Maharashtra’s newly-elect deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has been cleared of properties worth Rs 1,000 crore associated with him and his family in a benami case…
- India
‘ISKCON centre in Bangladesh burnt down,’ claims Radharaman Das
Kolkata: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Saturday alleged that its centre in Dhaka district in neighbouring Bangladesh was burnt down earlier in the day. Iskcon Kolkata vice president Radharamn…
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Woman dies after getting stuck in lift minutes after giving birth in Meerut
Just minutes after giving birth, a 28-year-old woman died after being trapped in a lift in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Akanksha Mavi, gave birth to a baby girl. Reports suggest she…
- India
350 HC judge posts vacant across India; Allahabad tops with 74 vacancies
New Delhi: As many as 350 posts of High Court judges, almost a third of the sanctioned 1,114 positions, are lying vacant across the country, with the Allahabad High Court topping the…
- India
Oppn alleges Hindi imposition as Rajya Sabha bills feature only Hindi titles
New Delhi: Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Thursday accused the government of imposing Hindi by bringing new bills with titles only in that language, a charge the treasury bench contested while…
- India
Six airports leased out to Adani Group: Civil aviation minister
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Thursday said six airports were leased out to the Adani group through a thorough, competitive and transparent process. State-owned Airports Authority of India…
- India
Day after attack, Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab
Chandigarh: A day after he survived a bid on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab’s Rupnagar…
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UP: Protest in Moradabad over sale of house to man from minority community
Moradabad: Protests broke out in the posh TDI society here allegedly over a house being sold to a Muslim doctor by a resident. Slogans were raised by the members of the housing…
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CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on exclusion from election commission selection
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief…
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Rahul Gandhi, other Congress MPs from UP to visit Sambhal on Wednesday
Lucknow/Sambhal: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi along with the five other Congress MPs from Uttar Pradesh will visit violence-hit Sambhal on Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai…
