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Amravati: A 44-year-old man was killed on the spot while his wife and eight-year-old son were critically injured after a speeding car rammed into their two-wheeler from behind on the Amravati-Akola highway near Loni on Thursday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Naushad Qureshi, a resident of Taj Nagar. His wife, Gulnaz Anjum Mohammad Naushad Qureshi, 35, and son, Mohammad Abdaan, are undergoing treatment.Police said Naushad Qureshi and his wife had gone to a madrasa at Soneri in the Loni area to pick up their son Abdaan. The accident occurred when the family was returning to Amravati. Local residents…

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Ranchi: With daytime temperatures continuing to soar in Ranchi, evening market vendors have demanded longer business hours and improved civic facilities, saying customer footfall peaks late at night rather than during the day.Representatives of the Morabadi Vendor Market Association met officials of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday and sought permission to keep shops open till 11 pm.Both the Morabadi Vendor Market and Atal Vendor Market were developed by the RMC to rehabilitate roadside vendors and reduce congestion in busy commercial areas. Morabadi Vendor Market accommodates over 200 vendors and has emerged as a popular evening food and recreation hub.…

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Varanasi: Cyber Police Station of Sonbhadra district on Thursday arrested two persons for sharing and uploading child pornography videos on social media. Information about child pornography/videos uploaded on social media was received through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) portal operated by ministry of home affairs and Cyber Tripline system, which flags child pornography and information related to child sexual abuse to law enforcement agencies via the NCRP portal. Two complaints were found related to Sonbhadra district.During investigation, Cyber Cell obtained details of mobile phones, IP address and profiles of the users and two persons were identified…

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Kolkata: The Union home ministry has extended the deployment of 500 companies of central armed forces (CAPF) in Bengal till June 20 to maintain law and order amid concerns over post-poll violence and tensions in sensitive areas.The Bengal govt, in a May 16 letter, had sought continuation of the central forces till end-Oct 2026. Acting on the request, the Centre approved deployment for another month, citing the need to maintain post-poll peace and security.According to officials, tensions escalated in some areas over enforcement of animal slaughter guidelines and sound restrictions on microphones, with incidents of attacks on police reported. A…

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“SpaceX, OpenAl and Anthropic IPOs [Initial Public Offerings] to trigger Wall Street trading frenzy” is the Financial Times’ lead story, describing the event as “blockbuster listings”. The IPO for Elon Musk’s Space X firm “is expected to be the largest on record”, the paper writes, creating a “trillionaire” prospect for the Tesla tycoon. It also reports “net migration almost halves to lowest since 2021” for the UK, based on the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Source link

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10,000m and 5000m world record holder Joshua Cheptegei from Uganda wtns the Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata 2025 men’s title on Sunday, December 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Uganda’s 5,000m and 10,000m World Record holder Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia’s Degitu Azimeraw convincingly took the men’s and women’s crowns, while Gulveer Singh and Seema, the best home runners, rewrote Indian event records in the 10th Tata Steel World 25K Kolkata here on Sunday.In his ‘second home,’ double Olympic champion Cheptegei clocked 1:11:49 to beat current World marathon champion Alphonce Simbu for a prize-money of $15,000. Degitu Azimeraw from Ethiopia claims…

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Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa. File photo: Special Arrangement. Indian Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by Romanian Deac Bogdan-Daniel while France’s Alireza Firouzja decided to finally call it quits in the sixth round of the Super Chess Classic, part of the Grand Chess Tour.Alireza, who played two games despite an ankle injury, decided it was not possible for him to continue and withdrew on the rest day of the ten-player, nine-round tournament. Germany’s Vincent Keymer was the one to benefit from Firouzja’s withdrawal as he stretched his lead to a full point after getting a walk over in…

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Doors open through people today. Singles could receive promising marriage proposals, and young couples may get a chance to meet again, even if it’s only for an hour between schedules. Venus supports reconnection, and it feels steady, not dramatic.Businesspersons may attract new partnerships. Saturn favours long term commitments, so the right conversations now can become lasting alliances. Legal matters also move in your favour, as if paperwork finally starts respecting your effort.Love and Relationship:Your feelings for your spouse grow stronger. You’ll show it through responsibility, not big speeches. A timely call, a shared family decision, or standing up for them…

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Quick, how many of these references do you recognise? “That stupid Canadian wolf bird.” “It’ll pass.” “You can’t make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs.” “Jeetu from Videocon”. If you got even one, congratulations: Your fandom is niche enough for someone to make money off.In the internet era, merch contains references only a binge-watcher will get. (DESIGNED BY LEELA; IMAGE CREATED USING CHATGPT)Merch, in the pre-internet era, was straightforward: The Metallica logo on your tee, the Backstreet Boys poster on your bedroom wall, F.R.I.E.N.D.S splashed across a cap, a lightsaber replica if you could afford it. Now, the connections run…

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