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Russia makes arrests after dozens fall ill with suspected botulism
Russia's Investigative Committee, which handles serious crimes, said it had arrested the head of a food production company, as well as the director and head of quality control for a food delivery service.
Interfax news agency said over 120 people had consulted doctors in Moscow after coming down with symptoms of poisoning and suspected botulism, a rare, life-threatening illness that attacks the body's nerves and causes breathing problems and muscle paralysis.
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WATCH | Video purportedly shows jailed Bishnoi wishing Pak gangster on Eid; govt orders probe
A video purportedly showing gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, lodged in Sabarmati Central Prison here since August 2023, speaking to Pakistan's gangster Shahzad Bhatti on a video call surfaced on Tuesday, prompting the Gujarat government to order a probe.
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Withhold three new criminal laws: Stalin tells Shah
Accusing the Union Government of replacing three criminal laws in “haste without adequate deliberations and consultations”, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding that the new laws be “withheld" till states and other stakeholders are consulted.
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Indian Army launches first-of-its-kind skin bank for treatment of severe burn injuries
The Indian Army has launched a first-of-its-kind skin bank facility that aims to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin-related conditions for service personnel and their families.
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Explained | Thai court cases that could unleash political crisis
hailand weathered a critical day of court cases on Tuesday, including those involving the fate of the prime minister and the main opposition, dodging an immediate political crisis in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
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Hoax bomb threat delays Dubai-bound Chennai flight
The departure of a Dubai-bound flight with 286 passengers from Chennai International Airport was delayed on Tuesday following a hoax bomb threat, police said.
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Aaditya Thackeray writes to new Civil Aviation Minister on long-pending demands regarding airports in Maharashtra
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has reminded the BJP-led Centre of Maharashtra's long-pending demand to rename the airports in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and the upcoming international airport in Navi Mumbai and the pending proposal for a new airport in Palghar district.
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If depositors money not returned, people will lose trust in co-op banks: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has said that unless the authorities take steps to ensure depositors' request for return of their money is honoured, people's trust in the cooperative banking sector would be "seriously diminished". The observations by the court came while hearing a batch of petitions by depositors seeking return of their money in various cooperative banks in the state.
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Delhi sees rise in energy consumption due to heat wave; clocks highest ever peak power demand
On Tuesday, at 3:22 pm, Delhi clocked a peak power demand of 8647 MW, the highest ever in the history of the national capital, DISCOM officials stated.
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Delhi airport launches self-service mechanism for passengers to quick check-in with luggage
Delhi airport operator DIAL on Tuesday said it has launched a self-service mechanism, enabling passengers to drop in their luggage, collect tags and print boarding passes to complete the check-in process in less time.
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Darshan case: BJP delegation meets Renukaswamy's family, asks government to give compensation, job to his wife
A BJP Karnataka unit delegation, led by its state President B Y Vijayendra, on Tuesday met the family of Renukaswamy, in whose murder case Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa is an accused, and urged the government to provide compensation to them and a government job to his wife.
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Rahul, Kharge to meet party officials of Assembly poll-bound states in bid to capitalise on growing support
After its rejuvenating performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress is taking steps to consolidate its gains in Assembly poll-bound states by calling strategy meetings with senior leaders of Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir next week.
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Brad Pitt's F1 movie set for release in June 2025
The plot sees Pitt, who is 60 years old in real life, star as a former driver making a Formula One comeback alongside Damson Idris, who plays his rookie team mate, at APX.
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Vhagar the Dragon strikes New York, seen perched on Empire State Building
The 80th floor of the Empire State Building will also offer an interactive 'Game of Thrones: Legend' experience as well as a 360-degree view of the dragon display.
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Actor Vijay’s TVK not to contest any polls till 2026 assembly elections
Vijay, who is one of the highest-paid actors in the country and commands a huge fan base, will be the latest entrant into the already crowded political space in Tamil Nadu from the tinsel town.
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BJP leader seeks 'rehabilitation' for Pankaja Munde after Lok Sabha poll loss
BJP MLC Suresh Dhas has demanded "rehabilitation" for party leader Pankaja Munde, citing unrest among party workers after her loss in the Lok Sabha elections.
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BJP central team faces protests from party workers in Bengal
A four-member BJP central team, touring West Bengal to assess the situation following alleged violence against party workers after the Lok Sabha elections, faced protests from its own party workers who claimed that senior leaders of the saffron party did not show empathy when they were displaced from their homes and given shelter elsewhere.
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Train services restored at accident site in West Bengal's Rangapani
Train services in both the up and down lines at Rangapani near West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station were restored on Tuesday following repair work on a war footing, a senior official said.
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Gautam Gambhir interviewed by CAC, set to be named India coach soon
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir was on Tuesday interviewed by the BCCI's Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) for the national team's head coach position. "Yes, Gambhir appeared for the interview with the CAC. One round of discussions happened today. There is another round expected tomorrow," a BCCI source told PTI.
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Four Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy; boat seized
Four Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai district were on Tuesday arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in its water after crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) in Palk Strait.
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Priyanka from Wayanad a small piece in Congress’ larger scheme of changes
The announcement that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will contest the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat to be vacated by Rahul Gandhi doesn’t exactly come as a bolt from the blue, considering the backstory. To begin with, Rahul Gandhi was most likely to retain the Raebareli seat, given national compulsions. But first, let’s look at how things played out.
There was a lot of speculation about Rahul Gandhi’s candidature. He was certainly going to contest from Wayanad, but there was a groundswell of opinion among the Congress cadre and supporters that he should contest from Amethi as well
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Holy Mass row in Syro-Malabar Church: Protesting priests seek Latin church intervention
Amid the escalating Holy Mass row in the Syro-Malabar Church, the secretary of the presbyteral council of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese has sent a letter to all archbishops and bishops of the Latin Catholic Church seeking their intervention in the matter.
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Bandipora encounter: Slain terrorist was active since 2018
The terrorist killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Monday has been identified as Umar Lone, a category 'A' terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit who was active since 2018.
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Indian worker dies in Maldives
An Indian worker died after he collapsed during maintenance work on a major bridge in the Maldivian capital, police said Tuesday, the second worksite accident in the country involving an Indian national since May.
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Marathas cannot be given reservation from OBC quota, says Bhujbal, demands caste census
Veteran OBC leader and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal has reiterated that the Marathas cannot be given reservation from the quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) community.
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Reliance JIO suffers massive outage across India
Reliance Jio is facing a service outage across India with users on social media complaining about having issues in both mobile connectivity and Jio Fiber.
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Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi for 'silence' on NEET exam row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for maintaining "silence" on the NEET exam issue and asserted that his party is committed to strongly raising the voice of the youth from the streets to the Parliament for ensuring strong policies against paper leaks.
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Sebi plans tweaks to address derivative trading risks
The new rules could include higher margins for options contracts and more detailed disclosures, and are being considered after a series of meetings with exchanges, brokers and fund houses over the past four months, the sources said.
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Six arrested for chopping off camel's leg in Pakistan; to receive prosthetic leg from Dubai
Rustum Shar and five of his servants were arrested after he proudly posted a video, holding the mutilated leg of the camel, after cutting off the animal's right leg in Mund Jamrao village of Sanghar district last weekend.
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'Mob attack' on cattle transporters in Raipur: Lone survivor succumbs to injuries
A 25-year-old man, who was critically injured in an alleged mob attack wherein two cattle transporters were killed here earlier this month, died in a hospital on Tuesday, police said.
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