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June 09, 2024

Danish PM attacked, assailant arrested

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen is said to have been left shocked and suffering whiplash after being struck by a man while walking in the centre of Copenhagen.

2 mins

Fever pitch as New York readies to take on India-Pakistan cricket

As New York prepares to host its biggest, raunchiest cricketing Sunday, the excitement is much like the pitch - tangible, taut and torrid. The narrative is set, the players are ready, and the world is watching. An India-Pakistan cricket match is never just a game it's an event, a spectacle, a story waiting to unfold.

2 mins

Call for Rahul as Leader of Opposition

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take on the mantle of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and he told the party's top brass that he will take a decision on it \"very soon\".

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Cabinet berth for HDK for mobilising Vokkaliga votes

Former chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy is set to join the Narendra Modi government on Sunday.

1 min

Neighbourhood first at Modi swearing-in

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Vice President of Seychelles Ahmed Afif were among the first dignitaries to arrive in the national capital on Saturday for the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Sunday.

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GUESSING GAME IN PORTFOLIO TALKS

With just a day to go for the swearing-in ceremony of the next Bharatiya Janata Partyled National Alliance Government, senior leaders of the alliance on Saturday continued their discussions on the distribution of ministerial berths and portfolios at the residences of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president J.P.

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MEDIA BARON RAMOJI RAO PASSES AWAY

Prominent media baron Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (87), founder and chairman of the Ramoji Group and a Padma Vibhushan awardee, passed away after a prolonged illness in the early hours of Saturday.

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FOUR ISRAELIS TAKEN HOSTAGE FROM MUSIC FESTIVAL RESCUED

Four Israelis kidnapped by Hamas from a music festival during the group's October 7 terrorist attack and kept hostage were rescued alive on Saturday during a raid on the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.

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Panel to review NEET-UG grace marks

The education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday amid allegations of inflation of marks in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate).

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Two UBT MPs in touch with Shinde camp: Mhaske

Newly-elected Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Saturday claimed that two Lok Sabha from Uddhav members Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) were in touch with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and showed their willingness to join the Mahayuti alliance.

1 min

'Fake narrative was 4th Oppn party'

Devendra Fadnavis says he is not someone who runs away; says Amit Shah asked him to continue, and he plans to do that; says he has started work for the assembly elections

2 mins

NTA forms panel to review additional marks

Amid uproar over granting compensatory marks to over 1,563 candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) over loss of time in taking exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has constituted a highpowered committee to review its decision and decide whether to conduct a reexam.

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PHASE 2 OF COASTAL ROAD TO FINALLY OPEN ON JUNE 11

Northbound carriageway from Marine Drive to Haji Ali will be inaugurated on June 10; it will open for traffic a day later; to operate from 7am-11pm

1 min

NDA 3.0: Realtors draw up wish-list

Sector expects reorientation of certain policies to boost economic performance indicators

2 mins

Hurdles in land acquisition put brake on Metro 5

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) decided to construct a car shed at Kasheli village for the Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro 5 project and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also performed bhoomipujan of the proposed project in 2018.

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Illegal construction at Agarwal's Mahabaleshwar club bulldozed

The Satara district administration on Saturday demolished the illegal construction at MPG Club in Mahabaleshwar's Malkam Peth area, which is owned by realtor Vishal Agarwal, the father of the 17-year-old who allegedly mowed down two IT professionals with his speeding Porsche, apparently under the influence of alcohol, in Pune's Kalyani Nagar on May 19.

1 min

Punekars fume as bikers resort to footpaths to beat traffic

Pune, once known as the city of bicycles, has now transformed into a city of bikes.

1 min

Namesake muddle in MLC polls

Shiv Sena candidate Kishore Darade beats up contestant with same name

1 min

Traffic diversions announced for model road construction

A model road is being constructed by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) between the old CBS signal and Canada Corner, with the second phase of the work now underway. From the signal at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan to Rane Dairy, the road has been designated as one-way for traffic.

1 min

INDIA not staking claim now doesn't mean...: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Nv Minister r says BUP forming government ney

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Jailed Amritpal meets parents after LS win

Parents of Amritpal Singh, the jailed Khalistani leader of 'Waris Punjab De' and who won the just concluded Lok Sabha election as an Independent MP from the Khadoor Sahib in Punjab, paid a visit to him at Dibrugarh jail on Saturday.

1 min

INDIA bloc faces turbulence in Raj

Congress hopes to do well in Bihar Assembly election

2 mins

Ukrainian shelling kills 25

Grocery store hit by 'double-tap' missile strike, says southern Kherson governor

2 mins

Suspected Islamists kill 10 in east Congo village attack

Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 10 civilians in an attack on Friday near the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and a UN source said.

1 min

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