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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat will address the annual Vijayadashmi program at Reshimbaug in Nagpur on Wednesday morning which will be attended by mountaineer Santosh Yadav as the chief guest. In view of the Reshimbaug event, the path sanchalan or march by swayamsevaks, and...
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Prashant Kishor
Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and claimed that he spurned a recent request by the latter to 'lead' the Janata Dal-United. You all must have learnt through media reports that Nitish Kumar had...
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Senior IFS officer Gloria Gangte has been appointed as the Indian high commissioner to Malta, the MEA informed on Tuesday. Ms. Gloria Gangte (IFS: 2000), presently joint secretary in the ministry of external affairs, has been appointed as the next high commissioner of India to the Republic...
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Heavy casualties were feared as a bus carrying around 45-50 members of a marriage party fell into a gorge in the Bironkhal area of Uttarakhand's Pauri district on Tuesday evening, the disaster control room in Pauri said. The bus was on its way to a village in Bironkhal from Laldhang when it...
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Just ahead of Gujarat elections, Congress MLA and Patidar community leader Harshad Ribadiya resigned from the assembly membership on Tuesday. The opposition legislator submitted his resignation to Speaker Nimaben Acharya, who has accepted it, an official release from the state assembly...
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A Delhi court on Tuesday sent a Russian national, arrested for alleged manipulation of Joint Entrance Examination-Mains last year, to two days' CBI custody. Duty magistrate Vaibhav Mehta sent the accused, Mikhail Shargin, to CBI custody till October 6 after he was produced before the court...
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Delhi government has gone back to increasing the number of dry days' to 21 with closing of liquor vends on such upcoming festivals as Dussehra, Diwali, Eid Milad-un-Nabi, and Valmiki Jayanti among others, officials said on Tuesday. Under the previous excise policy (2021-22), the number of...
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The former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav is still critical and currently admitted to the ICU and is being treated by a comprehensive team of specialists, said Medanta Hospital in a statement. Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has been under...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday and asserted that there can be no military solution to the Ukraine conflict, while also underlining that endangerment of nuclear facilities could have catastrophic consequences. During their telephonic...
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Rahul Mukerjea
Rahul Mukerjea, son of former media baron Peter Mukerjea, on Tuesday admitted that he had submitted a forged marriage certificate with Sheena Bora for registration of a leave and license agreement to rent a place in suburban Andheri in 2010. Rahul, Peter Mukerjea's son from an earlier...
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JNU campus
In yet another incident, the ceiling of a hostel room at Jawaharlal Nehru University partially collapsed, exposing the crumbling condition of the varsity infrastructure. The incident took place in Godavari Hostel when parts of the ceiling fell directly on a study table. Residents of the...
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In a bizarre incident, a priest from Rajasthan's Kota was attacked and his ear was chewed off, following an altercation with members of a family in Indore who had invited him to their house to perform a Puja. Three persons have been arrested in this connection, the police said. A case...
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Telecom major Jio will start a beta trial of 5G services in four cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Varanasi -- from October 5 with a select set of customers, the company said on Tuesday. The company will send an invite to customers under Jio true 5G welcome offer to try its 5G services,...
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Sachin Pilot
Days after a crisis erupted in Rajasthan Congress, former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot met food and civil supplies minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas at the latter's residence in Jaipur on Monday night. The meeting, which lasted for one-and-a-half hours, assumes significance in the...
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The chief of air staff will unveil the new pattern of combat uniform for Indian Air Force personnel on Air Force Day in Chandigarh on Saturday, officials said. Air Force Day marks the official induction of the Indian Air...
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The Centre on Tuesday declared chief launching commander of terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Showkat Ahmed Sheikh a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 on charges of spreading terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir. Born in 1970 in Ganie Hamam area in Jammu and...
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Seven persons were injured after revellers at a Garba event were attacked by a mob from the Muslim community in Gujarat's Kheda district, the police said on Tuesday. A mob of around 150 people pelted stones at the group performing Garba on the premises of a temple at Undhela village on...
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From I hate my life and Dear death I am waiting for you to Bollywood songs about sadness and the final farewell, the recent diary entries of a man who allegedly killed Jammu and Kashmir Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia reveal he was under depression. Yasir Lohar, the...
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Ten trainee mountaineers were killed after an avalanche hit them on a mountain in Uttarakhand today. Eight have been rescued and rescuers are searching for 11 more.All the trainees are from Nehru Mountaineering Institute in Uttarkashi.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics to Alain Aspect, John F Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states that cleared the way for new technology based upon quantum information.The 2022 #NobelPrize...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the government will set up 700 Aapla Davakhana (health clinics) in the state named after Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. The chief minister in a statement said strengthening the health infrastructure remains a top priority of...
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The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted bail to former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money laundering case. Justice N J Jamadar pronounced the order.Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the HC to hear and decide the NCP leader's plea expeditiously as it was...
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The condition of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav continues to be critical and on Tuesday he was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of Medanta hospital in Gurugram, the hospital said. Yadav, 82, was in the critical care unit of the hospital till Monday. Mulayam Singh...
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A group of 28 trainee mountaineers from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were trapped in an avalanche at Draupadi Ka Danda peak in Uttarkashi district on Tuesday, prompting Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to seek the Army's help to expedite rescue operations. The ...
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Crop diversification is not a long-term solution to the problem of stubble burning and it will take four to five years to properly resolve the issue, a senior official of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has said.Crop diversification and using short duration varieties of paddy are among...
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With campaigning for the Congress presidential poll kicking off, party leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he never expected big leaders to support him and does not expect it even now, but at the same time he needs everyone's backing. The statement by...
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday said the Indian Air Force has taken appropriate non-escalatory measures to deal with Chinese activities along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.Addressing a press conference ahead of the Air Force Day on October 8, he also said that...
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Hanuman, Ram and Lakshman in Adipurush
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday warned the makers of upcoming Bollywood film Adipurush of legal action if scenes showing Hindu religious figures in the `wrong' way were not removed. The first teaser-trailer of Om Raut-directed film, starring Prabhas as Lord...
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J-K Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia
Breaking: Domestic help accused of killing J-K Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia arrested, says Police. Lohia was found murdered at his residence in Jammu, police said, asserting that his domestic help had emerged as the main suspect in the case.Yasir Lohar's arrest followed a...
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It is the rarest of the rare; a radio programme on an operatic scale to usher in the staging of the world's largest installation art show on streets, in parks, in community halls and in homes that began in 1932 and after 83 years remains the defining sound scape to declare the start of Devi...
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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari ahead of IAF Day on October 8.As the battlefield of tomorrow transforms and becomes more technology-driven, we too are innovating to stay ahead of the curve.I want to assure citizens of the country that IAF is ready to take on the future and we will continue to...
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Star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is gutted about missing the T20 World Cup due to a back injury but will be cheering his team as he goes through his recovery. I am gutted that I won't be a part of the T20 World Cup this time, but thankful for the wishes, care and support I've received...
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India recorded 1,968 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Affairs on Tuesday. India's active caseload currently stands at 34,598 which accounts for 0.08 per cent of the total cases. The national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.74 per...
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Patra Chawl land scam case: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's judicial custody extended till October 10. Hearing in his bail plea too, to be held on October 10.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan left for a tour of Europe in the early hours of Tuesday. A delegation, led by the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues- Industries Minister P Rajeeve and Fisheries Minister V Abdurahiman left for Norway from the International Airport,...
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&K DGP Dilbag Singh
Update on DG Prison HK Lohia's murder: He (HK Lohia) had been staying at his friend's house for the past few days. After having dinner, he went back to his room. The domestic helper was inside his room on the pretext of helping him with some ailment. The helper then latched the door from...
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Kia Carens
Kia India on Tuesday said it is recalling 44,174 units of its latest model 'Carens' to inspect and fix any potential error in air bag control module software. As a responsible corporate, the company has decided to voluntarily recall the vehicles for inspection and if required, a software...
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Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh arrives at crime scene
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbagh Singh arrives at the residence where DGP Prisons HK Lohia was found dead last night.According to Jammu ADGP, his domestic helper Yasir Ahmed is the main suspect in the case.A temporary suspension of mobile data services has been ordered in Jammu's Rajouri district...
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@sajni_sajni tweets, Strong message from a pandal in a largely Muslim area where I live: no. 24 bus stand, Topsia (West Bengal). Inclusive, pluralist, secular all the words we have grown up loving!
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A 27-year-old Russian rapper has died by suicide in order to avoid being conscripted into the war that his country is fighting against Ukraine, media reported. His name was among those drafted to fight against Ukraine and according to New York Post, he committed suicide after declaring...
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Act first and think later appears to be the mantra of the top Central bureaucracy which second guesses the political leadership by first identifying a candidate and then framing the rules. Read the column by Prabhu Chawla here.
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US President Joe Biden shares this rather cute picture of himself in a Chevrolet Corvette and writes, Get in, folks. We're building a better America: http://JoeBiden.com.In other news: The US will soon impose further costs on the perpetrators of violence against peaceful demonstrators who...
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Benchmark indices bounced back in early trade on Tuesday after falling in the previous trade amid positive trends in global equity markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,028.28 points to 57,817.09 in early trade. The broader NSE Nifty rallied 320.3 points to 17,207.65. Among...
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Update on the murder of J&K DG Prisons HK Lohia:It has come to the fore that one domestic helper Yasir Ahmed is the main accused. Initial investigation reveals that he was quite aggressive in his behaviour and was also under depression. So far no terror act is apparent as per initial...
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The Bombay High Court on Tuesday would pronounce order on a bail application filed by former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money laundering case. Justice N J Jamadar had reserved the order last week after the conclusion of arguments.Earlier, the Supreme Court had...
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The gorgeous Tarakasi or filigree work at Durga puja pandals in Odisha. Pic: @susantananda3
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An 8-month-old girl and her parents were among four people abducted from Merced County in California on Monday (local time), authorities said.Merced County Sheriff's Office in a statement on Monday said that 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, their eight-month-old child Aroohi...
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Jammu and Kashmir's director general (prisons) Hemant K Lohia
Jammu and Kashmir's Director General (Prisons) Hemant K Lohia was found murdered at his residence in Jammu, police said, asserting that his domestic help has emerged as the main suspect in the case. Director General of Police Dilbag Singh described the incident as extremely unfortunate and...
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A car was damaged during the stone pelting
Stones were pelted during Navratri celebrations in Kheda, Gujarat, injuring six people.During Navratri celebrations in Undhela village last night, a group led by two people named Arif and Zahir started creating a disturbance. Later they pelted stones in which six people were injured, said Rajesh...
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Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and candidate for the party's presidential elections, is livid. Tharoor who is pitted against Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted this morning saying, A supposedly verbatim transcript of an interview with the @NewIndianXpress attributes to me a phrase I've never used,...
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United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian actress Priyanka Chopra shared a stage past week, reflecting on their Indian connections, marriage equality and climate change. Chopra, who is now settled in Los Angeles, was invited by the Democratic National Committee's Women's...
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The Special Investigation Unit of the Jammu and Kashmir police conducted raids at two locations in Kulgam district on Monday in connection with the killing of a government teacher by militants in May this year, officials said. Continuing its crackdown on terror elements, the SIU, Kulgam,...
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A non-local bank manager escaped unhurt after terrorists fired at him in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the police said. The incident took place at Goushbugh in the Pattan area of north Kashmir district, they said. Today morning, police received information that...
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