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2 min read Last Updated : Mar 08 2025 | 10:22 PM IST

10:22 PM

Multi-storey building collapses in Punjab's Ludhiana, 6 trapped, rescue operation on

10:21 PM

PM Modi interacts with Lakhpati Didis in unique boardroom-style in Gujarat

9:44 PM

Govt targets 22 million tonnes of fish production: Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh

9:43 PM

Govt lifts export ban on broken rice with immediate effect to boost trade

9:01 PM

Sign of bigger things to come: EAM Jaishankar on new Consulate General of India in Manchester

9:01 PM

Delhi govt unveils Mahila Samriddhi Yojana: Rs 2,500 monthly allowance sparks celebrations

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Italian govt okays draft law to tackle homicides, violence against women

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Taliban claim Afghan women's rights are protected as UN condemns their bans

 
 

7:40 PM

12 wounded as 3 men open fire at Toronto pub customers, say police

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Simultaneous polls will undermine country's federal structure: NPF

 
 

7:39 PM

'Painful': Baluni raises speculation over Agarwal's removal from Cabinet


4:51 PM

Araku Coffee should become next Starbucks: Andhra CM Naidu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that he aspires to see Araku coffee reach the status of a global brand like Starbucks in the future.

3:04 PM

BJP leader Jairam Thakur slams Himachal govt over alleged paper leak of class 12

Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur has strongly criticized the state Congress government over a series of recent issues, including the alleged leak of the Class 12 English paper, utilization of temple funds, and the reduction of the budget session duration.

1:37 PM

Two killed, six injured as SUV overturns on Samruddhi Expressway

Two people were killed and six others injured after an SUV overturned and was hit by another vehicle on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway on Saturday morning, police said. The accident occurred around 9 am when the SUV with devotees from Yavatmal was heading to Shirdi, an official from Sindkhed Raja police station said.

1:17 PM

Smuggling bid thwarted along India-Bangladesh border in WB; man killed, BSF jawan injured

An unidentified person was killed and a BSF jawan was injured on Friday as the border protection force thwarted a smuggling bid along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a spokesperson said. The incident took place in the early hours of Friday near the Khalpara village in Darjeeling district. The Border Security Force (BSF) spokesperson said a group of 15-20 Bangladeshi miscreants crossed the International Border illegally and entered "well inside" the Indian territory.

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First Published: Mar 08 2025 | 8:27 AM IST