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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wrote to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and expressed deep anguish at the tragic loss of lives at the deadliest stampede in the country's history which killed at least 153 people, including over 20 foreigners.The stampede happened on Saturday night in...
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UPDATE: At least 32 dead in Morbi suspension bridge collapse so far, says a local civil hospital official.
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UPDATE: A nearly century-old suspension bridge on Machchhu river in Gujarat's Morbi city collapsed on Sunday evening due to which several people standing on it fell into the river, officials said.The bridge, which was recently reopened for public after renovation, collapsed as it could not bear...
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A cable bridge collapsed in the Machchhu river, Morbi in Gujarat on Sunday. Several people fear injured.Further details awaited. -- ANI
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The Union home ministry has sought urgent strict action by law enforcement agencies against predatory lending apps as harassment, blackmail and harsh recovery practices by such Chinese-controlled entities have led to multiple incidents of suicides.In a communication to all states and Union...
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The country will witness a change due to Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' as thousands of people are getting connected to it and are seeing him as the hope for the future, the Congress leader's brother-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra said in Shirdi on Sunday.Vadra, who was in Shirdi town of...
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The share of stubble burning in Delhi PM2.5 pollution rose to 26 per cent on Sunday, the highest this year so far, amid an increase in farm fires and favourable conditions for transport of emissions to Delhi-NCR.On Saturday, farm fires accounted for 21 per cent of the PM2.5 pollution in the...
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation.A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh...
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The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Delhi has put its national flag at half-mast over the horrific incident in Seoul's Itaewon on Saturday night during Halloween celebrations.Atleast 151 people were killed when a large crowd pushed forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities.The...
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The Maharashtra cyber wing has arrested a 29-year-old PhD student of a university in Ahmednagar for allegedly posting objectionable comments against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Twitter, an official said on Sunday.The cyber cell had received a complaint on...
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The Congress will provide fixed jobs for contractual workers, bring back the old pension scheme (OPS) and ensure timely promotions if it comes to power in Gujarat, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday.In a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said it is the Congress' firm promise 'fixed jobs for...
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A bust of Mahatma Gandhi installed in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district was damaged allegedly by unidentified persons, police said on Sunday.The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday in Rangaon village following which a first information report (FIR) was registered under...
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Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain has been getting special treatment inside the Tihar Jail, sources said quoting an affidavit filed by the Enforcement Directorate in the trial court as he meets with his wife regularly.Satyendar Jain's wife, Poonam Jain, has been given access to his cell and she meets...
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A thief returned silver and brass items stolen from a temple in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district along with an apology letter saying his act caused him sufferings, police said on Sunday.The unidentified thief had stolen 10 decorative pieces of silver, including 'chhatras' (an umbrella shaped...
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The Telangana government has withdrawn general consent earlier given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the state.This was informed by the Additional Advocate General (AAG) to the Telangana high court during arguments on a petition filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party seeking a CBI...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 transport aircraft in Vadodara in Gujarat on Sunday.He will also address a gathering at Leprosy Ground in Vadodara, as per a Gujarat government release.Modi will be on a three-day Gujarat visit from...
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Delhi recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the 'severe' zone.With pollution levels worsening, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed...
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Three persons who allegedly tried to 'poach' four Telangana Rashtra Samiti legislators have been arrested and a local court in Hyderabad has remanded them to judicial custody. The arrests were made on Saturday night after the Telangana high court had set aside a lower court's order and...
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Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning with an overall air quality index at 350. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research, the AQI in the overall Delhi region was in the 'very...
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Four people, including a policeman, were killed and six injured after landslides struck near the under-construction Ratle power project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said....
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An assistant sub-inspector of Gurugram traffic police was critically injured after he was dragged for nearly 50 metres and run over by an SUV whose driver he signalled to stop during checking of vehicles, officials said on Saturday. ...
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The Tamil Nadu police handed over the Coimbatore cylinder car blast case documents to the National Investigation Agency on Saturday evening, say the police officials. The Centre had on Thursday handed over to the NIA the probe into the recent blast near a temple in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore...
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a 'Shiv bhakt'. Gehlot was in the Nathdwara town of Rajasthan's Rajsamand district for the unveiling of a 369-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva, which is claimed to be the world's tallest. The 'viswas...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on the occasion of Chhath Puja. In a tweet, he noted that the festival is dedicated to worshipping the sun and nature, as he extended this greetings on this auspicious occasion. Crores of devotees will worship the setting sun...
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The Mumbai police on Saturday recorded the statement of Bollywood actor and model Sherlyn Chopra in connection with a complaint she filed against director Sajid Khan, a police official said. Chopra had a filed a complaint with Juhu police station on October 19 alleging sexual and emotional...
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The Election Commission is likely to announce schedule for the Gujarat assembly polls this week. Citing convention followed in 2017, the poll panel had not announced the Gujarat poll schedule when it came out with Himachal Pradesh election dates earlier this month. While election in HP...
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It's a triple header on Sunday where the big one will be a battle of Indian batters against South African bowlers when they face-off in Perth.Pakistan have their work cut out and can't afford to take minnows The Netherlands lightly if they have to have any realistic chance of claiming a...
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At least 4 people were killed and 18 others injured when a petrol tanker caught fire and exploded in Mizoram's Aizawl district on Saturday evening, the police said. The incident occurred at Tuirial village, about 18 km east of the state capital, at around 6 pm when the tanker was going to...
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Russia on Saturday suspended its participation in an UN-brokered grain deal with Ukraine which was regarded as the key to addressing global food shortage, CNN reported citing the statement of the Russian defence ministry. As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to...
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The Odisha police on Saturday arrested a government engineer after cryptocurrency valued at over Rs 1.75 crore was found in his possession, officials said. The arrested additional chief engineer (planning, monitoring, design & investigation) under rural water supply and sanitation was to...
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Rescue team members move a body at the scene in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022./ Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
The death toll in the horrific Seoul Halloween stampede rose to 151, with 19 of them identified as foreigners, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing fire authorities. During a briefing, Choi Seong-beom, the head of the fire department in Yongsan, said the death toll from...
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