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Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday alleged that the man held for attacking Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal wanted to set him afire after throwing spirit on him on him during his Padyatra campaign. In a post on X, Bharadwaj also alleged that the attacker was...
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Amid a debate on the EVM credibility re-started by some Opposition parties after the debacle in Maharashtra assembly polls, rights activist Medha Patkar on Saturday said many countries have stopped using them.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge recently suggested that ballot papers be reintroduced...
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The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Fengal began near Puducherry, the Indian Meteorological Department said.Meanwhile, heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday.What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal regions on the night of...
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In a security scare, a man was detained for allegedly splashing some liquid on AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal during his 'padyatra' in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Saturday, police said. Reacting to the development, AAP said, If a former chief minister is not safe in the national capital,...
18:25
Days after the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest was arrested in Bangladesh's Chattogram, ISCKON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das claimed.The arrested priest was identified as Shyam Das Prabhu, who reportedly went to meet Chinmoy Krishna Das in jail.Widespread...
17:55
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed the misuse of power and money to control the entire election mechanism, which was never before seen in any state assembly or national polls, was witnessed in Maharashtra.Pawar made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is...
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A 45-year-old passenger fell to his death from an air-conditioned Uttar Pradesh roadways bus allegedly after he opened its door to spit 'pann' as the vehicle moved through the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur on Saturday, police said. The incident took place on the 93-km milestone...
16:46
A youth from Khammam district of Telangana was shot dead by miscreants at a gas station in United States where he was working, family members said on Saturday.Sai Teja Nukarapu (22) was shot at by the assailants in the gas station near Chicago in the early hours of Saturday Indian time, BRS MLC...
16:26
A case has been registered against Bollywood actor Sharad Kapoor for allegedly misbehaving with a woman and touching her inappropriately at his house in the western suburbs here, police said on Saturday.The alleged incident occurred at the actor's residence in Khar earlier this week, an official...
15:49
The Mumbai Police has invoked the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime (MCOC) Act in Nationalist Congress Party politician Baba Siddique murder case, officials said on Saturday.The crime branch has so far arrested 26 persons, including the alleged main shooter Shiv Kumar Gautam, in...
15:15
Kolkata Police have arrested a Bangladeshi from a hotel in Kolkata for illegally entering India without any valid travel documents.According to police sources, Selim Matubber was arrested from a hotel here on Friday, where he had provided fake identity documents.Matturber claimed he was a former...
15:09
Shiv Sena-UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that the unnatural verdict in Maharashtra, which saw Mahayuti winning big in assembly polls, has delayed the selection of chief minister for the last eight days.Raut indicated that differences in Mahayuti forced caretaker chief minister Eknath...
14:48
The Congress on Saturday took a swipe over the Ministry of External Affairs' statement that the Indian government is not part of the United States probe into Adani Group in any manner, asking how can this government be part of a probe into itself. In the first official reaction after...
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The new government of the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra will be formed on December 5 with Devendra Fadnavis emerging as the frontrunner to become the next chief minister, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Saturday. In the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls,...
13:33
The Election Commission on Saturday asserted that all poll procedures it followed in Maharashtra were transparent and assured that it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the Congress, which alleged serious inconsistencies. In its interim response to the party, the poll authority...
13:04
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday appealed to the Bangladesh interim government to ensure the atrocities on the Hindus are stopped and ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das is released from jail immediately. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale in a statement also...
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Over 150 two-wheelers were destroyed in a fire that broke out at a parking stand in Varanasi's Cantt railway station, officials said on Saturday. There were no reports of any casualties.The incident took place on Friday night when the fire erupted near the platform one parking stand,...
12:35
Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast. What began as intermittent...
12:05
Businessman Raj Kundra, whose premises were raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Friday, has requested the media to respect boundaries and not drag his wife, actor Shilpa Shetty's name into unrelated matters.The ED raided the premises of Kundra and some others as part of a money laundering...
11:19
The Punjab police arrested two people after eight sophisticated pistols smuggled into the country from Pakistan were found in their possession, a top officer said on Saturday. They were held from Nurpur Padhri in Amritsar, director general of police Gaurav Yadav said. In a major blow to...
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Eight people have been arrested in connection with attacks on a police station and residences of MLAs in strife-torn Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday. One person, identified as 20-year-old Chongtham Thoicha, who hails from Kiyam Mamang Leikai in Patsoi police station area in...
11:03
In a bid to maintain peace and order in the district, the Sambhal district administration on Saturday prohibited the entry of outsiders till December 10. No outsider, any social organisation or any public representative can enter into the borders of the district without seeking the...
10:58
Veteran actress Meenakshi Seshadri will perform during the ongoing International Gita Mahotsav in Kurukshetra on December 11, officials said on Friday. The popular actress of yesteryears also released a video clip announcing her participation in the festival, a Haryana government statement...
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Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday. Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for...
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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Saturday insisted that the party must get the crucial home department in the new Maharashtra government and claimed attempts were being made to sideline caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Talking to PTI, Shirsat said considering Shinde's positive image...
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The air quality in the national capital Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category for the third day in a row, as the AQI was recorded as 349 as per the Central Pollution Control Board on Saturday as of 7 am. AQI in different areas of Delhi were recorded as 351 at Alipur,...
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Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir has apologised to the party's leadership for his recent comment that a coterie was influencing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's key decisions. Kabir, the MLA of Bharatpur in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, expressed his apology on Friday in reply to a...
09:28
The security deployment in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district continued for the sixth consecutive day on Saturday amid tensions over the Shahi Jama Masjid Survey. As per party sources, a delegation of the Samajwadi Party is likely to visit Sambhal on Saturday. The...
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Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds pounded several parts of northern Tamil Nadu on Saturday, affecting normalcy, as cyclonic storm Fengal, expected to make landfall near Puducherry later in the day, continued moving towards the coast. What began as intermittent rainfall in coastal...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a chargesheet in connection with the RG Kar Hospital financial irregularities in which it has named former principal of the medical establishment Sandip Ghosh as the prime accused, an official said. The Special CBI court at Alipore in...
08:19
A man was arrested in West Bengal's Darjeeling district with confidential DRDO documents and a large quantity of radioactive materials, the police said on Friday. The accused was identified as Francis Ekka. He is the husband of Amrita Ekka, a Trinamool Congress leader of Naxalbari...
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Cyclonic storm 'Fengal' over Bay of Bengal is likely to make a landfall on Saturday afternoon, close to Puducherry, with wind speed upto 90 kmph, the India meteorological department said on Friday. Under its influence, heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy...
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A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol rammed his car into barricades put up as part of a police 'nakabandi' and also hit other vehicles in a bid to escape checking, an official said on Friday. The incident took place in the early hours of Thursday at Gokhale bridge on Western...
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Three Hindu temples were vandalised by a slogan-shouting mob on Friday in Bangladesh's Chattogram which has witnessed protests and violence since a former ISKCON member was booked under sedition charges. The attack took place around 2:30 pm in the port city's Harish Chandra Munsef Lane,...
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