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A 56-year-old engineer of Air India died after he slipped and fell off the radome of an aircraft while repairing it, the police said on Monday. The incident occurred Monday midnight, they said. Ram Prakash Singh, senior superintendent service engineer, was on duty on the intervening...
23:45
Jammu and Kashmir ex-minister Lal Singh
Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Jammu on Tuesday, hours after an anti-corruption court dismissed his anticipatory bail application in a money laundering case, officials said. Singh was under investigation by the federal agency as...
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A special POCSO court in Muzaffarnagar in UP on Tuesday gave last opportunity to Aliya, the estranged wife of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, to respond to the police closure report in a molestation case filed by her against the actor and four members of his family. In the last hearing on October 7,...
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Former IPS official G Thilakavathi has been appointed as 'Student Ombuds' of the IIT Madras with effect from Tuesday, the institute said. The appointment of the former director general of police, Tamil Nadu, by the IIT Madras board of governors marked the institute's commitment to...
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A suburban local train on the Central Railway's Harbour line in Mumbai skipped its scheduled halt at Khandeshwar station in Raigad district, causing inconvenience to commuters on Tuesday afternoon, an official said. A Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-bound train from Panvel did not stop...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting in Rajasthan/ANI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had a narrow escape on Tuesday when a 'rath' in which he was travelling came in contact with an electricity wire in Rajasthan's Nagaur. The incident occurred when Shah's cavalcade was moving to Parbatsar from Bidiyad village to address an election...
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TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday underwent cataract surgery at a Hyderabad hospital. Naidu (73) underwent the surgery at L V Prasad Eye Institute in Banjara Hills, party sources said. Following the procedure, the former CM returned to his residence in the tech city. The...
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Honey Singh
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted a divorce to singer Honey Singh and his wife Shalini Talwar after more than a year of litigation. His wife had filed a domestic violence case against the singer. Principal judge (family court) Paramjeet Singh at Saket court granted a decree of divorce to...
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The Mizoram assembly elections passed off peacefully on Tuesday with over 77 per cent of 8.57 lakh electors exercising their franchise, officials said.
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's comment on the importance of women's education to control the population raised a storm on Tuesday with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party tearing into him. Emphasising the importance of education among women to control the population, Kumar put forward...
21:18
Three persons including a local Republican Party of India functionary died and two injured when their car fell off a bridge onto a moving goods train between Karjat and Panvel railway stations in Maharashtra on early Tuesday morning, the police said. Republican Party of India chief and Union...
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From installing air purifiers to keeping oxygen cylinders on standby, old age homes in Delhi are sparing no effort to safeguard the well-being of their occupants amid the worsening air quality in the national capital. The city's retirement homes have also advised its residents, especially...
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At least nine persons including two Manipur police personnel and a woman sustained bullet injuries after unidentified men fired on them at Kangchup foothills in Kangpokpi district adjoining Imphal West district on Tuesday, officials said. Alarmed over the presence of five unknown persons...
20:24
The Aligarh Nagar Nigam has passed a resolution seeking a change in the city's name to 'Harigarh'.The resolution, which was passed on Monday, will be sent to the Uttar Pradesh government for consideration, said BJP corporator Sanjay Pandit. The proposal in this regard was moved by Pandit.In...
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Union minister Prahlad Patel
A motorcycle-rider was killed after colliding with a car carrying Union minister Prahlad Patel, and four persons including the minister were injured in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday evening, an official said. The accident took place near Singodi in Amarwara area, sub...
19:35
Amid Israel's retaliation against the Hamas' surprise attack on October 7, hospitals in the Gaza Strip are nearing collapse without electricity and basic supplies and doctors have to decide on which patients get ventilators, who gets any medical treatment at all or who gets resuscitated, The New...
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The X-ray spectrometer, HEL1OS, attached to Aditya-L1 spacecraft by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its maiden solar mission, captured the first high-energy X-ray glimpse of solar flares.In its update, ISRO on Tuesday noted that the spectrometer on board Aditya-L1 has recorded the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his cousin Varun Gandhi, a BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, met each other briefly on Tuesday at the Kedarnath temple where both had gone to offer prayers, sources said. The meeting between the cousins, who are rarely seen together in public, triggered speculation...
18:22
Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Air India for non-compliance with norms pertaining to facilities that are required to be provided to passengers.Last year, the regulator imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for not complying...
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The interim committee is headed by Arjuna Ranatunga
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday restored the Sri Lanka Cricket board administration, a day after it was dismissed by the government following the national team's heavy defeat to hosts India in the ongoing World Cup. Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe on Monday appointed an interim seven-member...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday told the state assembly that he was in favour of raising the quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in the state.Kumar made a statement to this effect while taking part in a debate that followed tabling of a detailed...
17:15
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Equity benchmark indices snapped three days of rally to settle marginally lower on Tuesday amid weak trends in Asian and European markets along with unabated foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 16.29 points or 0.03 per cent to settle at 64,942.40. During the day, it...
17:10
Actor Biswajeet as Lord Ram in the film, Bajrangbali
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress of opposing the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in the past and said that if Congress had wanted to build the temple, it could have built it in 1947 itself.The Congress could have built Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in...
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Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot should have resigned over the red diary, which a sacked minister had alleged contained details of financial irregularities. Addressing a campaign rally in Rajasthan's Makrana ahead of the November 25 assembly...
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Mizoram recorded 69.86 per cent polling while 59.19 per cent voters exercised their franchise in Chhattisgarh in the first phase of polling in 20 assembly seats in the state, according to Election Commission data at 3 pm.The polling will decide electoral fate of former Chief Minister Raman Singh...
15:21
More than a third of families inhabiting Bihar were living in poverty, making do with a monthly income of Rs 6,000 or less, according to a detailed report of the caste survey tabled in the state assembly on Tuesday.The report also acknowledged considerable poverty among the upper castes, though...
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As voting in the first phase of polling in Chhattisgarh progressed, Naxals fired at District Reserve Guard personnel deployed near Banda polling station the State, police said on Tuesday.Sukma Police said that security forces retaliated, leading to a 10-minute exchange of fire before the Naxals...
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The second flight carrying nine tonnes worth of emergency relief assistance lands in Nepal on Monday. Aid has trickled in to villages in Nepal's northwest mountains flattened by a strong earthquake over the weekend as villagers searched through the rubble of their collapsed homes to...
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Farmers in Punjab Tuesday said they were unnecessarily being targeted and defamed for air pollution in Delhi, asserting that industries, vehicles and the construction sector are the major sources of pollution in the national capital and not stubble burning. Paddy straw burning in Punjab and...
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Nowhere is safe. Yasser Qudih/Reuters
IDF troops took control of a Hamas stronghold in the northern Gaza Strip, and located anti-tank missiles and launchers, weapons, and intelligence materials.This comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have overall security responsibility in Gaza for an indefinite...
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Coming down heavily on the Congress government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that whenever Congress comes to power, the courage of terrorists and Naxalites increases in the country.Addressing a rally in Bishrampur, Chhattisgarh Surjapur on Tuesday, PM Modi said that the Congress...
12:27
Air pollution in Delhi cannot become a political battle, the Supreme Court said today, stressing that the choking air quality is responsible for the murder of people's health.The Supreme Court asks the Punjab government to stop the stubble burning and observes that there can't be a political...
11:41
An Israeli tank crosses the border from the Gaza Strip. Amir Cohen/Reuters
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have overall security responsibility for the Gaza Strip for an indefinite period' once the fighting is over, in an interview with US channel ABC News.Lakhs of Gazans moved after the Israeli military ordered communities in the north to evacuate...
11:22
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed food business operators to incorporate provisions such as QR codes in food labels to facilitate easy access of nutritional information for the visually impaired.The recent directive emphasised on QR code as an effective means...
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Mizoram: recorded 12.80 pc voter turnout till 9 am as voting kicked off in the Northeastern state from 7 am, the Election Commission of India stated. Voting for the 40-member state assembly is slated to go on till 3 pm. The counting of votes is scheduled on December 3. Mizoram being...
10:38
Global coworking player WeWork has filed for bankruptcy in the US and has also started a comprehensive reorganization and restructuring process to cut debt and strengthen its balance sheet. NYSE-listed WeWork Inc said that its centres located outside the US and Canada will not be part...
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Voting is underway in the naxal-affected Karigundam area in Chhattisgarh after 23 years. Karigundam is part of the Dantewada (ST) constituency.The polling process is being held under the security cover by the CRPF 150 Battalion and District Force.Voters were seen standing outside a polling booth...
09:58
An Israeli strike at a house in a refugee camp. Anas al-Shareef /Reuters
As Israel continues ground operations in Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has reopened an evacuation route for Gazans to move south for their safety. Underscoring that Israel is not at war with Gazan civilians, the IDF has repeatedly called on the residents of Gaza City to evacuate from...
09:53
Amid talk of nari shakti, the powers that be are seeking to silence, discredit and malign the outspoken Trinamool Congress for daring to raise the banner of dissent and ask uncomfortable questions. Read the column by Ajaz Ashraf here.
09:45
Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
As voting for the first phase of the Chhattisgarh polls began, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday reiterated the party's guarantees to the people and called for the return of its trustworthy government in the state. Voting began Tuesday morning in the first phase of assembly elections...
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As polling began for the Mizoram assembly polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged the people of the state to vote in large numbers and usher in change. Kharge said the people of Mizoram are looking towards protecting their culture, customs, land, forest and the...
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Amid the Mahadev Betting app row, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will get 'clean chit' if he joins the BJP. Speaking at the book launch event in Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to exercise their franchise as the two states go to polls to elect members of their respective assembly. In his message for voters in Chhattisgarh, Modi urged them to be a part of the democracy's...
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A commando of CoBRA, an elite unit of CRPF, was injured on Tuesday in an IED blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district as polling for the first phase of state assembly elections got underway in the region, police said. The incident occurred when a joint team of CRPF...
08:14
Voting has begun for the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh and single phase polling in Mizoram. In Chhattisgarh, voting is taking place for 20 seats today. Most of these constituencies are in Naxal-affected areas.In the first phase covering 20 of the total 90 assembly seats,...
01:23
KPCC president K Sudhakran
The disciplinary committee of the Congress in Kerala on Monday heard the explanation from its general secretary, Aryadan Shoukath, regarding his participation in a recent pro-Palestine rally in Malappuram, despite the party's diktat against it. The KPCC disciplinary committee, led by senior...
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KPCC president K Sudhakran
The disciplinary committee of the Congress in Kerala on Monday heard the explanation from its general secretary, Aryadan Shoukath, regarding his participation in a recent pro-Palestine rally in Malappuram, despite the party's diktat against it. The KPCC disciplinary committee, led by senior...
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Chinese researchers claimed to have identified a unique group of cells that contributes to the ageing process and might be mitigated with everyday vitamin C supplements. The cell subtype surrounds the motor neurons in the spinal cord and is believed to accelerate the ageing process, making...
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A 26-year-old man, who has studied till class 10 and working as a tailor in a Surat-based textile unit, has been arrested for allegedly posing as an IPS officer, the police said on Monday. As per the preliminary investigation, the impersonator Mohammad Sarmaj Alam, a native of Bihar, is fond...
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Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar on Monday said politics in the country has started over the upcoming consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and those in power are presenting it as the most important event before...
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