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PM Modi honoured with Dominica’s top civilian award | India News – Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with Dominica's highest award on Wednesday in recognition of his support during the COVID-19 crisis and his efforts to strengthen India-Dominica ties. President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica conferred the "Dominica Award of Honour" on PM Modi during the India-CARICOM Summit in Guyana, marking the completion of his three-nation tour."Honoured to be conferred with the highest national award by Dominica. I dedicate it to the 140 crore people of India," PM Modi said in a post on X."The award is a recognition of PM's statesmanship and contribution to Dominica during the COVID-19 pandemic and his commitment to strengthening India-Dominica ties," the Ministry of External Affairs wrote in another post on X.The Prime Minister will also receive top honours fro...
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Tamil Nadu teacher refuses to marry without parents’ nod, killed | India News – Times of India

THANJAVUR: A 26-year-old woman, who taught in a school in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend on the school premises on Wednesday morning after she refused to marry him without her parents' permission.M Ramani, a temporary Tamil teacher at Mallipattinam Govt Higher Secondary School, was stabbed on the neck with a knife by P Madhan, 28, outside the staff room around 10am. Though fellow teachers rushed her to hospital, she succumbed to injuries on the way. The accused has been nabbed. CM M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh from the CM's public relief fund for Ramani's family. Police said Madhan and Ramani were in love and both hailed from Chinnamanai village in Sethubavachathiram block. His family had met her family a few days ago and expressed a wish to g...
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Diddy Party: Sean Combs had keys to all the bedrooms, reveals property manager – Times of India

Five fresh lawsuits have ben filed against Diddy while explosive details of a Freak Off party have been revealed by a property manager. Jason Haight, who worked with embattled pop mogul Sean Diddy, revealed that Diddy once rented a mansion for $25K for a party with his team and insisted that all bedroom keys were given to him. Jason worked as a resident manager at the 15,000 sq ft Parisian Palace in Las Vegas between 2005 and 2017. Diddy was arrested in September on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for engagement in prostitution. Calling all the charges false and all the cases against him baseless, Diddy did not plead guilty and will face trial on May 5, 2025. Diddy has been accused of holding Freak Off parties where women were forced to engage in sex with male p...
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Kozhikode City sub-district leads in revenue district school arts festival

The team of Keezhal UP School, Vadakara, performing group dance (UP-girls) at the District School Arts Festival in Kozhikode on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Kozhikode City sub-district is in the lead position in the Kozhikode Revenue District School Arts Festival as the on-stage events of the fest began on Wednesday. The City sub-district scored 160 points while Koduvally is close behind with 158 points. Chevayur and Mukkam sub-districts share the third position with 153 points each.Among the schools, Memunda HSS from Thodannur sub-district is leading the run for the overall championship with 57 points. Silver Hills HSS from Chevayur sub-district and CKGMHSS, Chingapuram, from Melady sub-district (44 po...
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Joe Scarborough CONFIRMS Trump concerned over Pete Hegseth; team looking for alternative – Times of India

Trump's team has been blinsided by the sexual offence allegation against Pete Hegseth though Hegseth's lawyer said it was a false case. Amid reports that Donald Trump's transition team is quietly looking for an alternative for Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary to-be, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough confirmed on his show Wednesday that Trump indeed is concerned over the sexual offence allegation against Hegseth. Scarborough and his co-host, wife Mika Brzezinski went to Mar-a-Lago to patch things up with Trump and spoke over a number of issues which they revealed on their Wednesday show.Pete Hegseth is a military veteran and a former Fox News host who was infamous for his problematic opinions. But his record was otherwise clean. After his nomination, it emerged that he paid off a woman in...
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Come January, Delhi to Baramulla by train promises more than a ride | Srinagar News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Imagine boarding a train in bustling New Delhi and gliding through northern India’s golden plains. Watch the flatlands slowly give way to rolling hills. As the train ascends into the Himalayas, it offers a front-row seat to engineering marvels like the towering Chenab Bridge — standing taller than the Eiffel Tower.The train burrows through 38 tunnels carved deep into mountains, emerging into breathtaking views of luxuriant meadows and snow-capped peaks. By the time it pulls into Baramulla station, get ready to be transported to a realm of serene beauty, where the charm of Kashmir awaits.This will soon be a reality for travellers, as the direct train from New Delhi to Baramulla is set to roll out in January, marking the completion of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBR...
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Pakistan approves military offensive against separatists in Balochistan – Times of India

ISLAMABAD: Amid a sharp increase in the number of attacks, Pakistani authorities have announced a plan to launch a comprehensive military offensive against separatist militant groups in the country’s southwestern Balochistan province.The surge in attacks in the province had prompted Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to summon a high-profile meeting of civil and military officials in Islamabad on Tuesday to discuss the security situation in Balochistan, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.“The participants approved a comprehensive military operation against terrorist organisations operating in Balochistan, including the Majeed Brigade (a suicide squad), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), and Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), who are targeting innocent...
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CM will decide on challenging HC order on hooch tragedy, says Regupathy

After consulting government lawyers, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will decide on appealing against the Madras High Court verdict transferring the probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Law Minister S. Regupathy said on Wednesday.Terming the court directive “surprising”, Mr. Regupathy told reporters in Pudukkottai that such judgments could lead to a situation that may result in an “administrative breakdown between the State and Central governments”. He maintained that the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) was investigating the case properly, and a probe by the CBI would only cause delay. The CBI comprises police officers from different States. The CB-CID is equally competent, and was handling the case well, he said...
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Nitish Kumar Announces Continued Posting for ‘Special Teachers’ in Bihar | India News – Times of India

Patna: Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the ‘special teachers' would continue to serve in the same school where they were working before getting the status of state govt employees. They, as of now, would not be transferred to other places, he said."The ‘special teachers', as they are termed after clearing the competency tests, were worried about their new place of postings. We have now decided that these teachers will continue to work at the current place of posting," Nitish said while addressing an education department function at Adhiveshan Bhavan, where he symbolically handed over appointment letters to more than 1.14 lakh ‘special teachers', who got the status of state govt employees after clearing the competency test a few months back.The CM's announcement would provide r...
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India rejects Canadian media report on Nijjar killing, calls it ‘ludicrous’ and ‘smear campaign’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Canadian media reports alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, calling the claims "ludicrous" and urging their dismissal with the "contempt they deserve."The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the allegations, highlighting that such "smear campaigns" only serve to "further damage our already strained ties.""We do not normally comment on media reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties," the MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a statement.This statement follows a...
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US, others shut embassies in Ukraine amid fear over Russia attack – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The United States along with Italy, Spain and Greece closed its embassies in Ukrainian capital after a potential air attack from Russia.According to a report in CNN, the Greek embassy remained closed due to "security reasons". The Spanish Embassy in Kyiv will also be closed today after receiving information about a possible major airstrike on the city.Meanwhile, the Times of Israel reported that Israel will not shut down its embassy in Kyiv. Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky said, "We are operating as normal currently."The warnings of fresh strikes come as Moscow looks to retaliate against Ukraine for firing US-supplied long-range missiles on Russian territory for the first time and with the Kremlin accusing outgoing US President Joe Biden of dragging out the war.Rus...
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‘Ludicrous’: MEA Dismisses Canadian Report Alleging PM Modi Was Aware Of Nijjar Murder Plot

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday strongly dismissed a Canadian report wherein the country's official alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada. Calling the claims "ludicrous," the MEA said such assertions further damage the already strained diplomatic ties between India and Canada.   "We do not normally comment on media reports. However, such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. Smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties," said Randhir Jaiswal, the MEA Official Spokesperson.   Our response to queries regarding a report in Canadian media: https://t.co/1IAUR...
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When Pete Hegseth said he doesn’t wash his hands because ‘germs are not real thing’ – Times of India

The sexual misconduct allegation against Pete Hegseth caught Trump team off guard. Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary Pete Hegseth has gone viral for his tattoos, for his opinion on women in combat roles but the most outrageous and recent one is his old video as a Fox News host where he said he had not washed his hands in last 10 years because germs are not real. The video has gone viral amid outrage over Donald Trump's cabinet picks -- and Pete Hegseth is one of the outrageous picks. Pete Hegseth has three wives and seven children and has recently been accused of a sexual misconduct allegation -- though his lawyer said it was a consensual thing but Hegseth was coerced into paying the woman during the #MeToo movement. Given all this, Donald Trump's transition team is not happy with ...
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Maharashtra elections: Independent candidate Balasaheb Shinde dies after collapsing at polling booth | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: An independent candidate from the Beed assembly seat died when the Maharashtra polls were underway on Wednesday, a police official said.Balasaheb Shinde (43), a resident of Beed city, collapsed at the Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalay polling booth between 2 pm and 3 pm.He was rushed to a local hospital and later to a private medical facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, where he lost his life during treatment, the official said.Yogesh Kshirsagar of Ajit Pawar's NCP and Sandip Kshirsagar of NCP (SP) headed by Sharad Pawar are among the 31 candidates in the fray in the constituency in the state's Marathwada region. The two are nephews of former Maharashtra minister Jaydatta Kshirsagar.Beed recorded a voter turnout of 51.92 per cent as of 5 pm.All 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra went ...
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Rope car facility resumes at Palani Murugan temple | India News – Times of India

DINDIGUL: The rope car facility at the Palani Murugan temple opened to the public following pujas from Wednesday onwards after being closed for maintenance for more than a month. Officials said that works are also on for a possible new line of rope car service at the temple.One of the six abodes of Lord Murugan, the Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple at Palani in Dindigul district, sees hundreds of devotees visiting every day not only from Tamil Nadu but also from other states and even countries. Devotees usually reach the hill temple by rope car, winch train, or through steps. Annual maintenance work of the temple’s rope car facility commenced from Oct 7 this year with devotees having to opt for alternatives during the period since then.On Wednesday, after special pujas were performed,...
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Bitcoin Scam Case: CBI Summons Gaurav Mehta, Names 2 Accused In FIR Amid ED Raids, Maharashtra

Gain Bitcoin Scam Case: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) intensified their investigations into the alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scam involving Gaurav Mehta on Wednesday, following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) explosive claims against Congress and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leaders. The BJP alleged that cryptocurrency was being misused to influence the Maharashtra Assembly elections, which concluded voting on Wednesday.   The BJP on Tuesday shared purported voice notes claiming that Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole and Baramati MP Supriya Sule of the NCP (SP) were involved in plans to encash Bitcoin to fund election campaigns. BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi asserted, "It is clear that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has seen the writing on t...
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Yunus government cancels passports of 22 veteran security and military officials

Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. File. | Photo Credit: AP In a major crackdown on the veteran security officials, the interim government of Bangladesh this week has ordered the cancellation of passports of twenty-two officials who served in the powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). In a notification, the Home Ministry of Bangladesh announced that the passports of these veteran officers were being cancelled as they are currently under investigation for disappearing political opponents during the Sheikh Hasina presidency. The notification further stated that there were primary evidence of their involvement in abduction of opponents a...
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In eye of cash-for-votes row, Vinod Tawde, groomed by Munde & Mahajan, no stranger to intra-party politics

What made the entire episode even more bizarre was that the three of them—Kshitij, Hitendra and Tawde—then left the hotel in the same car, making jokes about going out to eat together and sharing the pot.Hitendra Thakur later told reporters he took Tawde along on the suggestions of the police to safely get him out of the hotel, away from the angry crowd of workers from across parties.The Thakurs said they had got the tip-off about Tawde from members of the BJP itself. All stakeholders—the Thakurs, members of the Opposition, even some members of the BJP and political commentators—were slightly baffled about why a seasoned politician like Tawde with four decades of experience would go to Nalasopara less than 24 hours before elections, with or without cash.What seemed to stun people less was ...
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After Kolkata Durga Puja Fiasco, ‘Insta Model’ Sparks Row With ‘Towel Dance’ At India Gate

A Kolkata-based model who had recently received backlash for wearing "indecent" clothes to a Durga Puja pandal has once again raised eyebrows on social media with her towel dance at the India Gate in Delhi. The model, Sannati Mitra, posted a video on her social media account on Instagram in which she can be seen dancing in a towel while lip-syncing to a song from the Bollywood classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The video looked like a recreation of Actor Kajol's dance sequence in the film where her character 'Simran' danced in a towel in her room. However, several netizens were outraged as they did not like that she was dancing in a towel at such a significant public place.  The video was uploaded on International Men's Day and has garnered over one million views since it was uploaded on...
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India ranked 26th in Children’s Climate Risk: Unicef report highlights urgent action required | India News – Times of India

Unicef’s "The State of the World’s Children 2024" report NEW DELHI: India has been ranked 26th out of 163 countries in Unicef’s "The State of the World’s Children 2024" report, spotlighting the severe climate risks facing its children. The report examines the interplay of demographic shifts, climate crises, and technological advances, identifying these as critical forces shaping the lives of 2.3 billion children projected globally by 2050.Nearly one billion children worldwide face extreme vulnerability to climate and environmental hazards, with Indian children disproportionately affected. The report reveals that by the 2040s, up to 34 million people in India could be impacted by extreme river flooding, while coastal floods may affect 18 million by the 2070s. Rising temperatures and air pol...
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Pollsters split on Jharkhand, 1 predicts INDIA bloc, 2 NDA win; 2 others forecast hung assembly

New Delhi: Pollsters were split in their prediction for Jharkhand, with one giving a clear majority to the INDIA bloc, two others giving a majority to the NDA and another two predicting a hung house. The majority mark in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly is 42. The Times Now-JVC exit poll predicted 40-44 seats for BJP-led NDA and 30-40 for INDIA bloc comprising the ruling JMM-Congress combine and their smaller allies. Dainik Bhaskar, too, predicted a hung house with 37-40 seats for the NDA and 36-39 for the INDIA bloc. Matrize predicted 42-47 seats for NDA, and 25-30 for INDIA bloc. Peoples Pulse had a similar prediction—between 44-53 seats for the NDA and 25-37 for the INDIA bloc. Show Full Article The only outlier, among the five exit polls factored, was Axis...
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How Kim Kardashian’s collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana crashed this website – Times of India

The website for Kim Kardashian's new SKIMS x Dolce & Gabbana collaboration crashed shortly after its launch reportedly due to overwhelming demand. According to a report by TMZ, customers who visited the site were met with an "unexpected server error" message. The collaboration, which features a range of lingerie and loungewear designed by Kardashian and Dolce & Gabbana, generated significant buzz online. The website crash highlights the high level of interest in the collection. However, the site is now up and running, the report added.Take a look at the Instagram posts promoting the collaborationKim Kardashian promotes the SKIMS x Dolce & Gabbana collaboration with sister KourtneyKim Kardashian has enlisted her sister Kourtney for the ad campaign of her new SKIMS x Dolce & ...
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Minimise Inconvenience, Cancel Flights Delayed By Over 3 Hours: Aviation Minister Directs Airli

Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu chaired a high-level meeting to assess the readiness in view of the early onset of fog and smog in the national capital region. The meeting was attended by Secretary and senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, India Meteorological Department, DGCA, BCAS, Delhi airport operator, and representatives of various airlines. During the meeting, Naidu emphasised the significance of following a passenger-centric approach which is aligned to his vision of 'Ease of Flying'. He also underscored the need to focus on passenger safety and convenience.  He reviewed the readiness of the Airport Operation Control Room given the foggy weather, and stressed that coordination between the airlines, ATC, ground handlers, and airport operators be maintained to...
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Barron Trump’s viral briefcase of ‘I like my suitcase’ video: Details, price – Times of India

Barron Trump's childhood video is again viral on TikTok. A childhood video of Barron Trump has resurfaced on social media when a four-year-old Barron picked up a briefcase and said he liked it. Barron was dressed in a tiny suit and was going to school. "I have to go to school now?" Barron asked his mom Melania. "First you will have lunch and then you will go to school," Melania said in that adorable video. "I like my soootcase," Barron said with a Slovenian accent.According to reports, that suitcase that Barron said he liked was not just any suitcase but a Louis Vuitton briefcase that now sells for almost $10,000, Daily Mail reported. The video was filmed for Larry King Live in 2010 showing Melania and Barron hanging out at Donald Trump's office. The suitcase seen in the video was covered...
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From dairy farmer to Vasai-Virar power centre: Hitendra Thakur, BVA chief who took on Vinod Tawde

Mumbai: Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) workers, led by party chief Hitendra Thakur and son Kshitij, clashed with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers at a hotel in Nalasopara in Mumbai’s outskirts Tuesday after claiming that they caught BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde ‘red-handed’ distributing cash a day ahead of polling. BVA workers alleged that Tawde was carrying Rs 5 crore in cash for distribution to consolidate votes in the area for BJP’s Nalasopara candidate Rajan Naik. The altercation broke out when BVA workers interrupted Tawde’s meeting with BJP workers and snatched his bag of cash away. Some BJP workers only allegedly “tipped them off”. The high-voltage drama came just a day ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections. Show Full Article Address...
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