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Rajya Sabha: Opposition MPs walk out during Modi speech

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Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha staged a walkout on Wednesday, July 3, when the Chairperson Jagdish Dhankar did not allow the Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to speak during Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s speech. #WATCH |…

‘You can’t stop Gandhi’, Uddhav Thackeray’s SS hails Rahul’s speech

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Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday stated that the Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Lok Sabha on July 1 showed that ‘a Gandhi cannot be stopped. Terming it as ‘a vendetta by time’, the SS(UBT) predicted that Rahul…

Excise ‘scam’: Court extends judicial custody of Sisodia, K Kavitha

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New Delhi: A court on Wednesday extended till July 25 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia and BRS leader K Kavitha in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja extended their…

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Cal HC adjourns hearing of Bengal Guv’s defamation suit against Mamata till Thursday

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday adjourned till Thursday hearing of a defamation suit by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged comments made by her and some other TMC leaders.…

Hathras stampede: Plea in SC seeks appointment of expert panel to probe incident

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New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired apex court judge to probe the Hathras stampede incident which claimed 121 lives. The…

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CM Yogi Adityanath leaves for Hathras

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath left on Wednesday morning for Hathras where a major stampede incident took place, killing 121 persons, on Tuesday evening. The chief minister, according to official sources, is likely…

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Indian cricket team’s special flight from Barbados delayed further

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Bridgetown: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team’s departure from the Caribbean island has been delayed as the charter flight is yet to arrive here. An Air India special charter flight named AIC24WC — Air India Champions 24 World…

Sensex hits historic 80,000-mark; Nifty reaches fresh lifetime high

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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices started the trade on an optimistic note on Wednesday, with the Sensex breaching the historic 80,000-mark for the first time ever and the Nifty hitting its fresh lifetime high, amid heavy buying in bank…

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Trump gets sentencing reprieve as court agrees to delay till after Republican convention

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New York: By invoking the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, former US President Donald Trump has won a timely reprieve by getting the court to agree to delay his sentencing till after the Republican Party Convention where he…

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Time, savings deposits in Saudi banking system reach highest level ever

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Riyadh: Time and savings deposits in the Saudi banking system reached their highest levels ever, totaling 889.5 billion Saudi riyals at the end of May 2024. This marks an annual growth of 23.4 percent, an increase of 168.7 billion Saudi…

NEET issue: PM Modi vows ‘war-like efforts’ to prevent paper leaks

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New Delhi: Addressing the concerns over the recent paper leaks, particularly the NEET incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the government is adopting a proactive approach akin to wartime measures to…

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Why Mahadev app not banned by Centre, Chhattisgarh govt: Ex-CM Baghel

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Raipur: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday slammed BJP MP Santosh Pandey for his statement in Lok Sabha over the alleged Mahadev app scam and wondered why the betting platform had not been banned by the BJP-led…

Belgian Ambassador calls on Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu

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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met the Belgian Ambassador to India, Didier Vanderhasselt, here. Vanderhasselt was accompanied by a trade delegation from the Belgian mission. Met with a Belgian trade…

No topic off-limits for Modi’s upcoming talks with Putin: Kremlin

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Moscow: Given the “very trusting nature” of the relationship between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, no topic was off-limits for the two leaders when they meet here soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

PM Modi uses dialogue from ‘Sholay’ to target Congress

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked an iconic scene from Hindi movie ‘Sholay’ to mock the Congress, saying that despite losing the Lok Sabha polls for a third time, the grand old party’s refrain was — “mausi ji, it…

Milk production in Karnataka sees record increase ahead of monsoon

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Bengaluru: As the monsoons gather momentum across Karnataka, the state has seen a record surge in milk production. The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) reported a significant milestone on June 29, as the state’s daily milk collection…

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Karnataka govt secures Rs 5,257 cr loan to clear electricity dues

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has taken a significant step to address the outstanding power bills owed by rural local bodies, including gram panchayats, by securing a loan from the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).…

Case filed against LoP Rahul Gandhi in Bihar court over Hindu remarks

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Patna: A case has been registered in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur court against the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Hindu community. The case was filed by Divyanshu Kishore and the court has…

Hyderabad: Food safety dept raids famous restaurants in Gachibowli

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Hyderabad: The task force team of GHMC’s food safety department conducted a series of inspections on Monday, July 1, at various restaurants in Gachibowli. Violations were found at two well known restaurants in Hyderabad that attract a…

Not July, check out Kalki 2898 AD new expected OTT release date

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Hyderabad: Latest blockbuster, Kalki 2898 AD, directed by Nag Ashwin and starring Prabhas, has taken the box office by storm. The film’s success has sparked discussions about its digital release. The mytho-sci-fi drama’s early reception…

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Telangana CM Revanth invites AP CM Naidu to Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: In response to Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu’s invitation to discuss pending issues from the bifurcation act, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy has extended an invitation for a face-to-face meeting on July…

Tribal welfare Board scam: Karnataka BJP to protest at CM’s house on July 3

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has decided to lay siege to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence in Bengaluru on July 3 over the handling of the multi-crore tribal welfare Board case. The BJP will demand the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah…

Rahul’s LS speech: BJP, Congress cadres clash in Ahmedabad over ‘anti-Hindu’ remark

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Ahmedabad: Workers of BJP and Congress hurled stones at each other outside Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, July 2, during a protest against “anti-Hindu” remarks made by Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha. Several workers and…

Rahul writes to PM, urges him to facilitate debate in LS on NEET issue

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New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to facilitate a debate on the NEET issue in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. He said the Opposition’s request to discuss the issue…

UAE announces revised fuel prices for July

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The UAE fuel price committee has announced petrol and diesel prices for July 2024 with the updated rates that were brought into effect from Monday, July 1. The new rates are as follows According to the official announcement, the Prof Super…

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Karnataka: SIT seizes Rs 10 crore in Valmiki Development Corporation Case

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Bengaluru: In a significant development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has seized Rs 10 crore in cash related to the multi-crore illegal case involving the Maharshi Valmiki Development Corporation. The funds, transferred to the…

Telangana CM urges action after farmer’s suicide over land encroachment

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Hyderabad: Chief minister Revanth Reddy took serious note of the suicide by a farmer Bojadla Prabhakar of Prodduturu village at Chintakani mandal in Khammam district on Tuesday, July 2. The chief minister reacted strongly to the incident…

Excise ‘scam’: HC says Kavitha one of main conspirators, denies bail

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New Delhi: BRS leader K Kavitha was prima facie one of the main plotters of the criminal conspiracy behind the formulation and implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22, the Delhi High Court has said while denying bail to her in…

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PM Modi’s ‘balak budhhi’ jibe at Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the people have given his government a mandate for stability and continuity for the third consecutive term after seeing its work of 10 years and accused the Congress of trying to…

Zomato ESOP plan receives shareholders’ nod, 25 pc voted against it

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New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Zomato has received shareholders’ nod to establish a new employee stock option pool (ESOP) of 18.2 crore shares, with 75 per cent of investors voting in favour and 25 per cent against it, the…