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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for his social media posts criticising him over a blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery, saying it was part of his communal stand. Without naming...
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A person was injured following a clash between members of two groups in Bihar's Purnea district on Sunday over a controversial Instagram post on the Israel-Hamas conflict, the police said. The incident took place at Champa Nagar area around 6 am, the police said, adding traffic came to a...
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The Rajasthan police has arrested a man for allegedly sharing strategic information after he was caught in the honey trap of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI, the police said on Sunday. Additional DGP (intelligence) S Sengathir said that during the continuous monitoring of the activities of...
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At least 6 persons were killed and 25 injured, some of them critically, after two trains collided in Vizianagaram district on Sunday evening, railway officials said. There was an overshoot of train 08532 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger with the 08504 Visakhapatnam-Rayagada Passenger, where 3...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay a four-day visit to Portugal and Italy from Tuesday with an aim to further bolster India's bilateral ties with the two key European nations. In the first leg of the trip, Jaishankar will visit Portugal on October 31 and November 1, according to...
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Delhi's air quality was recorded in the very poor category for the second consecutive day on Sunday and relief is unlikely until the end of the month, according to weather-monitoring agencies. The city's 24-hour average air quality index was recorded at 325, worsening from 304 on Saturday...
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The Kerala police on Sunday issued a warning against propagating fake news through social media platforms regarding the incident of a serial blast that took place at a prayer meeting in Kalamassery, near Kochi. Action will be taken against those spreading fake news, Kerala police chief Shaik...
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A court in Delhi has acquitted a man accused in a 2020 Delhi riots case of all charges, including arson, vandalism and loot, saying the prosecution failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a riotous mob was responsible for the incident and that the accused was its part. Additional...
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The death toll due to fire at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal in Kazakhstan rose to 42 on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported citing the Kazakhstan ministry. The search operation is hampered by the presence of destroyed mining equipment as well as rubble in some places, the ministry of emergency...
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TDP supremo N Chandrababau Naidu
The Telangana unit of Telugu Desam Party decided not to contest the November 30 assembly polls, TDP sources said on Sunday. The decision was conveyed to Telangana TDP president Kasani Gnaneswar when the latter met former Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababau Naidu at the...
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Shiv Sena MP from the Hingoli Hemant Patil
Shiv Sena leader Hemant Patil on Sunday resigned from the post of MP over the ongoing Maratha reservation movement in the state. He has sent his resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. He is an MP from the Hingoli Lok Sabha constituency. The issue of reservation for the Maratha...
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Three godowns were gutted in a fire that erupted in a complex in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district on Sunday, and no casualties were reported in the incident, a civic official said. The blaze erupted in a godown, which had drums containing chemicals, at a complex in Rahnal around...
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The Delhi high court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the tree officer concerned to carry out an inspection and take steps to ensure the preservation of an over-a-century old banyan tree in the capital's Nai Sarak area. Justice Prateek Jalan, while dealing with a petition...
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A delegation of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) on Sunday met Maharashtra Governor Ramesh Bais urging him to direct the state government to intervene in the quota agitation by the Maratha community. The delegation comprised NCP working president Supriya Sule, state NCP...
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At least one person was killed and eight others were left injured in a shooting incident at a party in Indianapolis, Indiana during the early hours of Sunday, CNN reported citing officials. This is the second shooting incident in the US within a span of a week after the deadly Maine rampage...
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The body of a 28-year-old man was found hanging at his residence at Chorwad village in Gujarat's Junagadh district which police suspect is a case of suicide, an official said on Sunday. A purported suicide note found in the possession of the deceased stated that he was taking the extreme...
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A Jammu and Kashmir police officer was shot and critically wounded by terrorists in downtown Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. Inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani was playing cricket with local boys at the Eidgah ground when he was shot by terrorists, the officials said. The injured officer...
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Karnataka Chief Minister on Sunday ruled out any possibility of a cabinet reshuffle, saying such decisions are taken by the Congress high command. Speaking to reporters, he said such talks were unwarranted. To a query regarding the Congress MLAs seeking a cabinet reshuffle after 20...
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As many as 37 Tamil Nadu fishermen were arrested and five of their fishing trawlers were seized by the Sri Lankan navy after they allegedly strayed into Lankan territorial waters, a fisheries official here said on Sunday. The men were apprehended during an operation by the Lankan navy on...
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One man, claiming to be a member of Jehovah's Witnesses, surrendered before police in Thrissur district of the state, claiming responsibility for the multiple blasts at the Christian religious gathering at Kalamassery in Kochi on Sunday morning, the police said. One woman died and over 45...
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After the lunar eclipse that took place on the intervening night of Saturday and Saturday, various religious activities were performed across the country at different temples. Devotees washed the temples at different places with holy water and offered prayers. The door of Tirumala...
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday called for an all-party meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday in the wake of a blast at a convention centre at Kalamassery in Kochi. One woman died and over 36 others were injured in the explosion at the convention centre on Sunday morning...
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Two drones were recovered in two separate incidents near the International Border in Punjab's Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, a BSF official said. On the basis of specific information, a search...
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Two teenage cousins were apprehended by the police for allegedly shooting at their teacher outside their school in Chaubepur police station area in full view of their classmates. Police commissioner Ramkrishana Swarnkar said, One of the juveniles was hurt by his chemistry teacher, Vikas...
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A 34-year-old jawan of the Border Security Force allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, the police said on Sunday. The incident took...
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Security was beefed-up around churches and at metro stations in the national capital in the wake of the Kerala convention centre blast on Sunday. A senior police officer, who requested anonymity, said security has been tightened across main markets, churches, metro stations, bus stands,...
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Actor Sharmila Tagore was conferred with Imtiaz-e-Jamia, the highest honorary award of Jamia Millia Islamia on Sunday. Tagore was conferred with the award by Jamia vice chancellor Najma Akhtar on the varsity's 103rd foundation day. She received the award for her contribution to the...
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Veteran Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader and former boudhik pramukh of the organisation R Hari died at a private hospital in Kochi following age-related ailments, RSS sources said. The 93-year-old RSS pracharak was also an ideologue, a prolific author and a social activist. Ranga Hari,...
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The blast at a convention centre near Kochi in Kerala on Sunday that claimed one life and injured 36 others was caused due to an improvised explosive device, state DGP Shaik Darvesh Saheb said. The state police chief told reporters here that according to the preliminary probe the blast...
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Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Sunday left for New Delhi where he is scheduled to attend a couple of meetings, including one with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Notably, the Supreme Court on October 17 granted Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time-frame...
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In the wake of ongoing retaliation from Israeli side after Hamas attacks on October 7, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday warned the Israeli forces of the possible interference of other countries to take action against it and said that Israel has crossed 'red lines'. Zionist regime's...
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The country's largest lender State Bank of India on Sunday announced its collaboration with cricketing legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its official brand ambassador. As the brand ambassador of SBI, Dhoni will play a pivotal role in various marketing and promotional campaigns, the bank said in...
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Heroin worth more than Rs 5 crore was seized while being transported from Manipur in Karbi Anglong district of Assam and one person was arrested, the police said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the vehicle at the Lahorijan outpost area on Saturday night. After a...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and took stock of the situation following a blast at a convention centre of a Christian group in Kochi, sources said. Teams of the anti-terror force National Security Guard and anti-terror probe agency...
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Seven members of a family were killed as their car rammed into a truck on the Hanumangarh-Sardarshahar Highway in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh, said the police on Sunday. Two of the family members were injured in the accident, the police added. The incident took place late Saturday night,...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been diagnosed with dengue and has been advised medical guidance and rest for the next few days, leader of the rebel Nationalist Congress Party's faction Praful Patel said on Sunday. The NCP leader (Ajit Pawar faction) said that after...
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Superstar Vikram has announced his 62nd feature film project, which will be directed by Chithha filmmaker SU Arun Kumar. The project will be bankrolled by Riya Shibu's HR Pictures, who have earlier produced films such as Thugs and Mumbaikar. GV Prakash Kumar is attached to compose the...
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The Delhi Commission for Women has issued a notice to the Delhi police after it received a complaint regarding objectionable pictures of Hindu goddesses being sold on the internet, according to an official statement. The complainant has alleged that some persons are selling online...
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The Indian Army and Indian Air Force contingent comprising 120 personnel has departed for Kazakhstan to take part in the 7th edition of joint military 'Exercise KAZIND-2023', the ministry of defence said in a statement on Sunday. According to the official statement, 'Exercise...
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A screen grab from the video of the blast site in Kochi, Kerala.
One person died and over 20 were injured in a blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery in Kochi on Sunday morning, the police said. An officer of Kalamassery police said the cause of the blast or whether there was more than one was not confirmed. The blast reportedly occurred at a...
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Former United States President Donald Trump has vowed to revive a controversial travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries if he is elected to a second White House term.While speaking at the annual summit of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday, Trump, 77, said: You remember...
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Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Sunday left for New Delhi where he is scheduled to attend a couple of meetings, including one with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.Notably, the Supreme Court on October 17 granted Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time-frame for...
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bagel has said that the NOTA option, for citizens who are not inclined to vote for any candidate, on the electronic voting machines should be scrapped.Following a Supreme Court order, the Election Commission in 2013 added 'none of the above', or NOTA, button to...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and exchanged views on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in West Asia. After his telephonic conversation with Sisi, Modi said that we share concerns regarding terrorism, violence and...
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Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series 'Friends,' was found dead in a hot tub at his Los Angeles residence on Saturday, according to media reports.He was 54.Matthew Perry rose to fame for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on the television series Friends. Perry's...
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