Delhi air quality worsens, AQI worst in country at 382

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23:55

Two minors sexually assaulted by their neighbours in Bengal, 2 arrested

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Two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by their neighbours in Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal over the past 24 hours, the police said. According to a police official, the perpetrators in both the cases have been arrested. TMC MLA Manoranjan Byapari and...
22:11

Two minors sexually assaulted by their neighbours in Bengal, 2 arrested

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Two minor girls were allegedly sexually assaulted by their neighbours in Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal over the past 24 hours, the police said. According to a police official, the perpetrators in both the cases have been arrested. TMC MLA Manoranjan Byapari and...
22:07

Committed to making Mumbai slum-free, says CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the Mahayuti government aims to make Mumbai slum-free and its focus is on providing affordable housing to the poor. Addressing a rally in Kurla for party candidate Mangesh Kudalkar, the CM said his government had struck a fine balance...
22:04

Delhi air quality worsens, AQI worst in country at 382

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Delhi's air quality was on the brink of the 'severe' category on Sunday with an overall AQI reading of 382 the worst recorded in the country for the day. Fifteen monitoring stations of the city recorded air quality levels in the 'severe' zone, having AQI readings over 400, data...
22:01

Mango kernel incident: Two critical patients shifted to Cuttack hospital

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Two critical patients of Odisha's Kandhamal district allegedly suffering from food poisoning after eating mango kernel were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here after their conditions deteriorated, health officials said on Sunday.They were admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital...
21:43

UP Cong leader booked over objectionable video, party sacks him

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The police in the Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh registered a case against district Congress president Yunus Chaudhary in connection with an objectionable video, which went viral on social media, a police official said on Sunday.The case has been registered at the Baraut police station.After...
21:28

2 MP officials suspended over death of 10 elephants

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday suspended two senior officials of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve after a high-level team that probed the death of 10 elephants inside the park submitted its report. Action has been taken against reserve director Gaurav Choudhary and in-charge...
20:39

Rs 12 cash and gold looted from cooperative credit society in Maha

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Gold as well as Rs 12 lakh cash were looted from a cooperative credit society in Maharashtra's Jalna city on Sunday, a police official said.   The incident took place in Aditiya Urban Credit Cooperative Society in Old Monda area in Jalna in the early hours of the day, he said. The...
20:06

Shah Rukh Khan says he has quit smoking

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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who used to be a heavy smoker, has revealed that he has finally kicked the habit.The actor shared the health update with his admirers who gathered to celebrate his 59th birthday on Saturday at an auditorium in Mumbai.In a video from the event shared by his fan club...
19:52

Terror associate held in Pulwama; arms seized

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Security forces have arrested a terrorist associate linked with the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district and seized arms and ammunition from him, the police said on Sunday. They identified the man as Sajad Ahmed Dar, a resident of Pulwama's Tahab...
19:47

Body part of suspected landslide victim found in Wayanad

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A body part, suspected to be that of a victim of the recent landslide tragedy in Wayanad, was recovered from in Wayanad on Sunday, district authorities said. The body part was found stuck in a tree in Parappanpara area in the hill district in the morning, they said. It was later brought...
19:11

UP courtroom clash: Delhi lawyers to strike on November 4

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A committee of Delhi bar associations has resolved to strike on Monday to protest against the alleged attack on lawyers in a courtroom in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. Lawyers and baton-wielding police personnel clashed in a courtroom in Ghaziabad on October 29 after the judge called in the...
19:02

Maha polls: BJP rebel withdraws nomination from Udgir in support of NCP candidate

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Bharatiya Janata Party rebel Vishwajit Gaikwad on Sunday said he decided to withdraw his nomination as an independent candidate from the Udgir assembly seat, where the Mahayuti has fielded NCP's Sanjay Bansode.Speaking at a press conference, Gaikwad said he followed the directive of Maharashtra...
18:40

UCC won't be allowed in Jharkhand: CM Soren

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Shorty after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the Uniform Civil Code would be implemented in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren hit back saying neither the UCC nor the National Register of Citizens would be allowed in the state. Soren emphasised that Jharkhand would...
18:29

Mumbai importer duped of Rs 5 cr by online fraudsters

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A businessman was cheated of Rs 5 crore by online fraudsters who promised him high return on investments, a Thane police official said on Sunday. The Mumbai-based importer was approached by the accused, who claimed to be from a US firm, the official said. They asked him to invest in...
18:16

Actor Trisha Krishnan's name featured in New York Times crossword puzzle

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Actor Trisha Krishnan was in for a surprise on Sunday when she found her name mentioned in the New York Times crossword as one of the answers in the puzzle.On her Instagram Story, the actor shared a screenshot of a social media user's post which read 'Actress Krishnan of South Indian cinema' as a...
17:37

Car hits 2 Delhi traffic cops, drags them for 20 mtrs

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In a hit-and-run case, two Delhi traffic police personnel were allegedly hit and dragged for about 20 metres by a car while on duty in southwest Delhi, a police officer said.According to police, the incident occurred on Saturday evening at around 7.45 pm at the Ber Sarai traffic light near Vedant...
17:19

NC's Abdul Rahim Rather likely to become J-K assembly speaker

NC leader Abdul Rahim Rather/Courtesy Facebook
NC leader Abdul Rahim Rather/Courtesy Facebook
Veteran National Conference leader and seven-time MLA from Charar-e-Sharief Abdul Rahim Rather is likely to become the first speaker of the legislative assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is scheduled to meet for a five-day session on Monday.According to the provisional...
16:59

Teen shot dead in Delhi's Shahdara, 3 minors apprehended

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A 19-year-old youth was shot dead in Delhi's Shahdara following an altercation over a minor dispute, the police said on Sunday.Three juveniles have been apprehended in the case, they said.The incident occurred on Saturday in the Kailash Nagar area. A PCR call reporting a shooting was...
16:39

Kannada film maker Guruprasad found hanging in Bengaluru flat

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Kannada film director Guruprasad/Courtesy X
Kannada film director Guruprasad was found hanging in a residential complex in the outskirts of the city on Sunday, the police said. The 52-year-old director is suspected to have died by suicide. The incident occurred in Madanayakanahalli police station limits. Film maker...
16:20

Asha Bhosle celebrates Bhai Dooj with Mumbai BJP chief

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Legendary singer Asha Bhosle celebrated Bhai Dooj with Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar on Sunday. On the occasion of Bhai Dooj, Asha Bhosle performed the ritual. During the celebration, Asha Bhosle applied tilak on the forehead of Ashish Shelar and he sought the blessings of the the...
15:52

Maoists attack 2 cops, flee with their weapons in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

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Two Chhattisgarh police constables were injured when Maoists, dressed as civilians, attacked them with sharp weapons at a weekly market in the insurgency-hit Sukma district on Sunday morning, an official said.The Maoists also took away the service rifles of the two personnel following the...
15:26

Sunil Sharma elected as BJP legislature party leader in J-K

BJP leader and J-K ex-minister Sunil Sharma/Courtesy X
BJP leader and J-K ex-minister Sunil Sharma/Courtesy X
Former minister Sunil Sharma was elected as the leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party legislature party on Sunday. The MLA from Padder Nagseni in the Kishtwar district is all set to be the leader of opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly.Sunil Sharma has been elected...
15:16

5 people hurt in grenade attack in Srinagar

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Five people were injured when terrorists threw a grenade in a crowded  market in the heart of Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. The attack, which took place near the heavily-guarded Tourist Reception Centre, comes a day after a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Tayiba was...
15:06

Comedian and bizman Ustav Dixit held for reckless driving

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Ustav Dixit, 33, a businessman and stand-up comedian, was arrested on Sunday for alleged reckless driving when his Porsche collided with the KBR Park border wall. According to a statement from the assistant commissioner of police, Banjara Hills Division, on November 1, a case was registered...
14:17

Comedian and bizman Ustav Dixit held for reckless driving

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Ustav Dixit, 33, a businessman and stand-up comedian, was arrested on Sunday for alleged reckless driving when his Porsche collided with the KBR Park border wall. According to a statement from the assistant commissioner of police, Banjara Hills Division, on November 1, a case was registered...
13:42

Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi arrive in Kerala to kick off Wayanad poll campaign

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Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi/File image
Congress leader and party's candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reached Kerala's Wayanad on Sunday to kick off poll campaign ahead of Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll. Gandhis was accompanied by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal and was...
13:18

Delhi polls: Kejriwal to resume 'padyatra' from Rajouri Garden

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday said party national convener Arvind Kejriwal will resume his 'padyatra' (foot march) from west Delhi's Rajouri Garden later in the day. AAP leaders are undertaking foot marches in Delhi's different assembly segments in the run-up to the February 2025 assembly...
13:07

Portals of Kedarnath closed for winter

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The portals of Kedarnath were closed on Sunday for the winters amid Vedic rituals, with over 18,000 pilgrims thronging the Himalayan temple to witness the closure ceremony. An elaborate ceremony preceding the closure of the temple gates began at 4 am and the portals were closed at 8.30 am,...
12:57

BJP to roll out UCC in J'hand, tribals excluded: Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday announced that the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code in Jharkhand if voted to power in the state, but would keep tribals out of its ambit. Shah, while releasing the saffron party's manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for the upcoming assembly elections...
12:32

Woman killed by live-in partner in northeast Delhi

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A 25-year-old woman was allegedly strangulated to death by her live-in partner in Nand Nagri area of northeast Delhi, the police said on Sunday. According to the police, they received a call regarding the murder on Saturday at 11 pm. Postmortem report will clear the cause of death, the...
12:20

Four injured in Howrah Mail coach blast in Punjab

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Four people were injured in an explosion in a general coach of the Howrah Mail near Sirhind railway station in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district, Government Railway Police officials said on Sunday. The explosion took place in a plastic bucket containing firecrackers around 10.30 pm on...
11:57

Kerala temple fire toll rises to 2 as one more person succumbs to burns

Police and FSL officials collect at the fireworks accident site in Kerala/ANI Photo
Police and FSL officials collect at the fireworks accident site in Kerala/ANI Photo
One more person, who was injured in the fire accident during a temple festival in this district on October 28, succumbed to his burns on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ratheesh, a local who had been under treatment in a private hospital in neighbouring Kozhikode district, the...
11:53

Police arrest woman for threatening Adityanath

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UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath/File image
The Mumbai police arrested a 24-year-old woman for allegedly giving a death threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an official said on Sunday. The woman, identified as Fatima Khan, who has done BSc in Information Technology, resided in Ulhasnagar area of neighbouring Thane...
11:13

Adityanath will be killed like Baba Siddique: Threat caller to Mumbai cops

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The Mumbai traffic police have received a message threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, an official said on Sunday.The city police's traffic control room received the message from an unknown number saying if Adityanath did not resign from the CM's post, then he will be...
10:09

Gaza vaccination centre attacked, kids injured

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) condemned the attack on the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern Gaza, where six people, including four children, were injured during a humanitarian pause.The centre was targeted while parents were bringing their children for polio...
09:04

Trump and Harris crisscross battleground states in last 50 hours

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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival former president Donald Trump are leaving nothing to chance in the last 50 hours before closing of the polls, making a passionate appeal to their countrymen to support and send them to the White House.We will win, Vice...
08:41

Foreign secy to brief Parl panel on India-Canda ties

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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is likely to brief the Parliamentary panel on external affairs on Wednesday on the India-Canada ties, which have taken a hit after Canadian officials accused Indian government functionaries of ordering the murder pro-Khalistan terrorist Harjeet Singh Nijjar.Misri is...