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The Noida police has lodged an FIR on charges of forgery against a man in connection with the rape and murder of a girl by his son seven years ago, officials said on Wednesday. It has also booked the principal of a private school in Kanpur Dehat for helping him with the forged mark sheets...
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The Mumbai police launched a probe after Indian Revenue Service officer Sameer Wankhede allegedly received a death threat from `religious fanatic' from Bangladesh, an official said here on Wednesday. Wankhede, currently posted in Chennai, received the threat over phone on Monday afternoon,...
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For the BJP, politics has come full circle in MP, as the top two leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, have almost decided that if the BJP returns in MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan won't be the CM, writes Swati Chaturvedi in Gulf News. Modi, in his public...
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An Indian Air Force helicopter on Wednesday made an emergency landing in Assam's Dhubri district and then again in Barpeta after sometime, officials said. According to a defence official, the chopper carrying a few personnel had gone to Dhubri for some work. As per our preliminary...
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President Droupadi Murmu
A top police officer of the Jammu division on Wednesday reviewed security arrangements at the Vaishno Devi shrine stop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The review of the security arrangements by inspector general of police, Jammu Zone, Anand Jain comes...
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Just In: Three coaches of the North East Superfast train derailed at Raghunathpur railway station in Buxar district, Bihar, on Wednesday night, a railway official said. More details are awaited/
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The Government Railway Police registered an offence against three persons, including a woman, after a Central Railway employee in Mumbai committed suicide on falling victim to an online sextortion plot, the police said on Wednesday. The trio was booked on charges of extortion and abetment of...
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India is launching 'Operation Ajay' to facilitate the return from Israel of those Indians who wish to come back home, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes as the military conflict between Hamas militants and Israel continued for the fifth...
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UK's Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday was forced to run for cover amid rocket fire during a visit to southern Israel, Sky News reported.Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel and organisation.A video showed James Cleverly and a group running into a building as air...
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India and China exchanged views in an open and constructive manner for an early and mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the ministry of external affairs said on Wednesday, a day after the two sides concluded two days of...
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Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira
The Enforcement Directorate Wednesday interrogated Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira for over seven hours in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged irregularities in the cash-for-jobs scam, an officer said. The grilling began at around 11 am at...
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S Jaishankar and Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly/X
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly held a secret meeting with her Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Washington last month, a media report has said, amid a diplomatic row between the two countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in June. The report by the Financial Times on...
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Knife. Meditations After An Attempted Murder.From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, comes that searing, deeply personal account of enduring -- and surviving -- an attempt on his life 30 years after the fatwa that was ordered against him, announces Penguin...
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An immigration tribunal in Canada has ruled that a Sikh man who housed and fed Khalistani militants in India over a decade should be allowed into the country because he did so mostly out of necessity and fear of retribution, a media report said on Wednesday. According to the National Post...
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A Pataudi court Wednesday sent alleged cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal activist Monu Manesar to 14-day judicial custody in an attempt to murder case. He was produced in the court after the completion of his four-day police remand on Wednesday. The court of chief judicial magistrate...
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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded that entry to garba and dandiya events during the upcoming Navratri festival be allowed only after checking Aadhaar cards of participants in Maharashtra and said those not having faith in Hinduism should be barred from gaining access to such...
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The Mumbai-bound lane of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will remain shut for an hour for erecting gantries on October 12, an official release said. The traffic block will be operated from noon till 1 pm as gantries are being erected at Deku village, Aadoshi tunnel, and Amrutanjan Bridge under...
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Remember that famous Oscar Slap?? When Will Smith smacked Oscar host Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars, saying 'Keep my wife's name out of your f**king mouth!' In a new book, Worthy, Jada reveals, 'It's not until Will yells from his seat back up at Chris to...
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Just in: The Election Commission has shunted several top police and administrative officers in five poll-bound states for laxity in work, said sources. More details soon. -- PTI
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A 70-year-old man set a cafe on fire in Indore apparently he was furious after finding girls smoking there, an official said on Wednesday. The senior citizen targeted the recreation venue on Tuesday night when it was closed, the official said. The accused was taken into custody after he...
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The Sambalpur district administration has prohibited immersion processions of Durga idols here this year to maintain peace and order in the city, officials said. The decision was taken at the peace and coordination committee meeting here on Tuesday in presence of Sambalpur collector Ananya...
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Lalrinliana Sailo
Mizoram assembly speaker and Mizo National Front leader Lalrinliana Sailo resigned as a legislator on Wednesday, and said he would join the BJP to usher in development' in the state. Sailo, who won the Chalfilh seat in the 2018 assembly polls, was denied a ticket by the party for the 2023...
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The meeting of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee has decided that Karnataka has to ensure the release of 3000 cusecs of water starting October 16 till October 31, said a CWRC statement on Wednesday. According to the statement, CWRC during its 88th meeting today made crucial decisions...
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The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a bail petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister V Senthil Balaji. who was arrested by the agency in connection with a money laundering case in June. Justice G Jayachandran, before whom the...
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Rising for the second straight session, the 30-share Sensex on Tuesday spurted by 393.69 points or 0.6 per cent to close at 66,473.05, with 24 of its constituents ending in the green. Six stocks declined. The broader Nifty of the NSE advanced 121.50 points or 0.62 per cent to settle at...
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The police in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city have arrested four persons for allegedly printing and selling 50 fake tickets of the upcoming India-Pakistan cricket World Cup match to people at Rs 3 lakh, an official said on Wednesday. Three of the four accused are 18-year-old, while the fourth one...
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Date of polling in Rajasthan changed from November 23 to November 25 due to 'large-scale' weddings, announces the Election Commission. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram will go to the assembly polls between November 7 and 30, and the counting of votes will be on...
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Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are running low on supplies and a power blackout is expected within hours. Airstrikes smashed entire city blocks to rubble in the tiny coastal enclave and left unknown numbers of bodies beneath mounds of debris. The bombardment raged on even though militants are...
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The CBI registered an FIR against NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and carried out searches at the office and residence of the portal's founder on Wednesday, officials said. In the FIR, the agency has named...
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Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and 5,000 others have been injured in Gaza after Israel launched a strong retaliation after the 'surprise attack' by Hamas, CNN reported citing Gaza Health Ministry.According to the ministry, some 950 people have been killed and 5,000 others have been injured...
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Pakistan's wicket-keeper batter Mohammed Rizwan, on Wednesday, dedicated his team's record-breaking performance against Sri Lanka in World Cup to brothers and sisters in Gaza. Rizwan (131) had conjured an unbeaten century while young Abdullah Shafique (113) smashed his maiden ODI century to...
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Bodies in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Israel
As the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies it continues to wreak havoc on the lives of Israeli citizens.The residents of Yahuda Halevi in south Israel are among those who suffered loss of homes, infrastructure and deaths.A resident, Dima, whose house was destroyed in the Hamas attack on Israel...
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A man grieves the death of a Palestinian. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Israel's Minister of National Security says invasion of Gaza is imminent. Gaza's government says the area is facing a humanitarian disaster, calls on international community to halt Israel's attacks.The war between Israel and the militant group Hamas raged for a fifth day on Wednesday, as...
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At least 180 people have died in the clashes in Manipur
A tribal organisation of Manipur has requested the authorities to bring to Kangpokpi district the bodies of Kuki-Zo community people killed in the five-month-long ethnic strife in the state and currently lying in morgues in state capital Imphal. The Kangpokpi district-based Committee...
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It is not the rockets, but the infiltrators from Gaza who have entered Israel that are a source of grave worry for Soma Ravi.We don't know what they will do and where they will go, he tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih over the telephone from Ramat Gan in the Tel Aviv...
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The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of intimidating officers of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), who had exposed corruption in various schemes, and demanded that their transfer orders be revoked. Citing a media report on the transfer of the officers, Congress...
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South Africa, who are high on confidence, will take on Australia in Lucknow on Thursday, October 12. Australia were hammered by 7 wickets in their opening match against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium after their batting failed to fire. Australia were bundled out for just 199 and India chased the...
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After outplaying Australia in their opening match, India will aim for another commanding performance against Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023 match in Delhi on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.Afghanistan suffered a six wicket defeat in their opening match against Bangladesh as they collapsed against...
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday welcomed the special court's direction to the ED not to take arrested party leader Sanjay Singh anywhere without informing the court. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, AAP MLA Dilip Pandey reiterated Singh's claims that the Enforcement...
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As airstrikes are reported nonstop in the Karama district north of Gaza city, many dead and injured are stuck under rubble that Gaza lacks the equipment to handle, officials said Wednesday. With streets badly damaged and the ongoing and intense nature of the airstrikes, ambulances and...
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Upon seeing water level rise suddenly at 10.30 pm on 3 October, jawan inform his commandant who alerted battalion HQ in Gangtok by 10.40 pm. By 10.50 pm, Chungthang had been warned. Read the report here.
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The bombed out areas of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday said the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) is moving to full offence against Hamas targets as the counter-offensive in the wake of the terror attacks rages on, The Times of Israel reported.In an address to troops deployed along the Gaza border, the...
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The CBI has registered an FIR into the alleged FCRA violations by news portal NewsClick and carried out raids at two locations on Wednesday, officials said. A team of agency officials searched the residence and office of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, who was recently arrested...
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US President Joe Biden reacts after a briefing on the situation in Israel. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
The White House said Tuesday that there is no specific information about the role of Iran in the latest terrorist attack against Israel by Hamas, but it is complicit in a broad sense for funding the military wing of the militant group. We have said since the beginning that Iran is complicit...
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The daughter of a member of Hamas is comforted during her father's funeral. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Continuing its air assault on Hamas in the wake of the multi-pronged terror attacks, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck over 200 targets of the terrorist group in the Al Furkan neighbourhood of the besieged Gaza Strip on Wednesday.As part of the ongoing counter-offensive against Hamas...
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A bombed out residential area in Gaza. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
The Israel-Hamas war continues to wreak havoc on the lives of Israeli residents, with many forced to flee their homes and seek refuge as rocket attacks intensify. Residents of Ashkelon, a city in southern Israel, are among those enduring the daily fear and uncertainty brought about by this...
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The first plane carrying United States armaments landed in southern Israel on Tuesday evening, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.'The first plane carrying US armaments has since arrived at the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel this evening,' posted IDF on X.However, the IDF did not reveal the...
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The Canadian Airline, Air Canada grounded a pilot to a Montreal-based B787 for wearing pro-Palestinian colours while in Uniform, The Toronto Sun reported on Tuesday.As per the Toronto Sun, the action qas taken after concerns about the social media posts allegedly containing profane commentary...
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Condemning the attacks on Israel as 'pure unadulterated evil', United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the stated purpose of the terrorist organisation Hamas is 'to kill Jews'.Noting that over 1,000 people have died in Israel, including at least 14 American citizens, Biden said people...
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Maharashtra former minister Anil Parab
A special PMLA court in Mumbai on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Sadanand Kadam, considered to be a close associate of Shiv Sena-UBT leader and former minister Anil Parab, in an alleged money-laundering case linked to the construction of a resort in Dapoli in coastal Ratnagiri...
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Though there is no legal provision, a court can appoint a family member as the legal guardian of a person suffering from mental disorder, the Bombay high court has said. A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Firdosh Pooniwalla made the observation in an order of October 6 while...
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US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden said that in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, the local and federal law enforcement partners in the US cities are closely monitoring for any 'domestic threats'. He also said that the 'tragedy' incurred by Israel is personal for many American...
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