UP ATS begins probe into funding of 4K madrassas

 Thu, 24 October 2024
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23:59

Have stopped morning walk due to spike in air pollution: CJI Chandrachud

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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday said he had stopped going out for his morning walk owing to the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital. In an informal interaction with journalists in the apex court, CJI Chandrachud said his doctor had advised him to avoid...
23:56

BSF recovers Chinese drones in Amritsar, Tarn Taran

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The Border Security Force troops recovered two made-in-China drones in Punjab's Amritsar and one in Tarn Taran district, said BSF in a press release on Thursday.  According to an official release, Acting on information by BSF intelligence wing, the BSF troops recovered 3 drones in a day...
23:28

UP ATS begins probe into funding of 4K madrassas

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Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad has started a probe into the funding of more than 4,000 unaided madrassas being run in the state, a senior official said on Thursday. Of these, 495 are in Bahraich alone, and of which, at least 100 are being operated in villages on the India-Nepal border,...
23:05

Murder suspect on the run for 30 years arrested in Karnataka

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The Mangaluru Central Crime Branch police have nabbed a murder suspect who had been evading arrest for nearly 30 years, police said on Thursday. The accused, involved in a murder and assault case near MRPL in the Surathkal police station limits, was finally captured after an intensive...
22:38

UP bypolls: SP announces candidates for 2 more seats

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The Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced two more candidates for the November 13 Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls. The party had earlier named six candidates. With Singh Raj Jatav contesting the Ghaziabad seat and Charu Kain the Khair (Aligarh) seat, the SP has announced eight candidates for...
22:11

Air India's contact centres hit by tech glitch

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Air India on Thursday announced a customer advisory informing that its contact centers are currently experiencing technical difficulties, which may affect customers trying to reach their service executives. In a post on X, the airline assured that the airline is working with its telecom...
22:11

Siddique shooter promised passport for fleeing India

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The masterminds of the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique had promised to obtain a passport based on fake documents for one of the shooters so that he could escape abroad, police said here on Thursday. They also paid the shooter, Gurnail Singh (23), Rs 50,000, a police official...
22:03

Congress names 48 candidates in Maha first list

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The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, fielding its state unit chief Nana Patole from Sakoli, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan from Karad South and Leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly Vijay Wadettiwar from...
21:49

Indigo flight to Jodhpur receives bomb threat, found to be hoax after search

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An Indigo flight from Pune to Jodhpur received a bomb threat via email on Thursday which was found hoax after an intensive search of the aircraft by authorities. DCP East, Alok Srivastava, said that the airport authority had received an email threatening to blow up Indigo flight no. 6E133,...
21:35

Modi calls Odisha CM Majhi twice, enquires about cyclone preparedness

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi twice on Thursday and enquired about the state's preparedness for the impending cyclone, set to make landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra post midnight. During their conversation, the chief minister provided...
21:15

Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn-in as CJI on Nov 11

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Justice Sanjiv Khanna/ANI Photo
Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on November 11, a day after incumbent Justice DY Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud took over as the CJI on November 8, 2022. Justice Khanna will...
21:11

Cong, BJP workers clash during nomination filing in Assam

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Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party workers clashed during the filing of nomination by an opposition candidate for bypolls to the Samaguri assembly seat in Assam on Thursday, a police officer said. The clash between the two groups broke out when Congress candidate Tanzil Hussain was on his...
21:06

Army porter killed, 3 soldiers hurt in J-K terror attack

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A porter was killed and five others, including three soldiers, were injured on Thursday when terrorists attacked an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg area, officials said. They said the terrorists opened fire on the vehicle at Botapathri near Nagin post. The officials said a...
20:48

NIA arrests terrorist Arshdeep Dala's absconding associate from Delhi airport

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In a major breakthrough in its efforts to destroy the Khalistani terror network in India, the National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested an absconding close associate of designated individual terrorist Arshdeep Singh Dala alias Arsh Dala of Khalistan Terrorist Force, from Delhi's Indira...
20:15

Shankaracharya boycotts event over Sai Baba idol

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The Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth cancelled a scheduled event of his at a Ram temple in Shimla on Thursday as he was irked over the placement of a Sai Baba idol in the shrine and said there is no place for Sai Baba in Hindu temples.Jyotispeethadheeswar Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand...
20:06

President Murmu on 2-day visit to Chhattisgarh

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President Droupadi Murmu will be on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh from Friday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has said.The President will grace the 2nd convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raipur on Friday, it said in a statement issued on Thursday.On the same day, she...
19:39

Urdu teacher asked to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in UP

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An Urdu teacher visiting a housing society in Ghaziabad for private tuition was allegedly forced out of the complex by a group of men who heckled him and reportedly asked him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram', police said on Thursday.The key accused in the case, identified as Manoj Kumar who lives in the...
19:05

Pushpa 2's release advanced, here's the new date

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Courtesy, Alluarjunonline on Instagram
Building more anticipation among fans, Allu Arjun on Thursday announced the new release date for his upcoming thriller Pushpa 2: The Rule. Taking to Instagram, Allu Arjun treated fans with a new intriguing poster along with a new release date. The poster captures Allu Arjun in his swag...
18:47

Canada betrayed India: Recalled envoy speaks

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Calling Canada's behaviour 'the pits', India's recalled high commissioner Sanjay Verma says India was back-stabbed and treated in a most unprofessional manner by a country that is supposed to be a friendly democracy.In an unexpected downturn of relations, Verma was declared a 'person of interest'...
18:13

Oscar, who sniffed out Antilia bomb, and Mylo retire

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Oscar, the police dog who detected explosives in a car parked near Antilia, the south Mumbai home of billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani in 2021, has retired from service along with canine colleague Mylo, an official said on Thursday.  Both the canines were part of the force for 10...
17:29

Additional DM of Ayodhya found dead at his home

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The blood-soaked body of a senior government official was found at his residence in Ayodhya, police said on Thursday. The body of Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order) Surjeet Singh was found under mysterious circumstances at his official residence in Civil Lines, they said.The...
16:57

70! Read that again... 70 flights received bomb threats today

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More than 70 flights of various Indian airlines received bomb threats on Thursday, according to sources. The sources said around 20 flights each of Air India, Vistara, and IndiGo have got the threats while Akasa Air has got the threats for about 14 flights.  In 11 days, nearly 250...
16:54

Omar Abdullah meets Modi in Delhi

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday during his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week. Abdullah is expected to hand over a resolution passed by his cabinet urging the Centre to restore the statehood of...
15:55

Jaishankar pushes for India seat at UNSC

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the 16th BRICS Summit in BRICS Plus format highlighted the significant strides made by nations that have gained independence from colonial rule, noting their accelerated development and socio-economic progress and asserted that the BRICS itself is a...
15:45

Ajit Pawar can continue using clock symbol: SC

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Supreme Court setback for Sharad Pawar, Ajit Pawar can continue using Clock Symbol.
15:15

SC notice to Ajit Pawar faction on 'clock' symbol

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The Supreme Court issues notice to Ajit Pawar-led faction of NCP on Sharad Pawar faction's plea over use of clock symbol.  The counsel for the Sharad Pawar-led faction mentioned that their interim application sought that the Ajit Pawar-led faction be directed to not use the clock symbol...
15:03

I'm confident: Aaditya to contest from Worli

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Shiv Sena (UBT) faction leader Aditya Thackeray held a road show and offered his prayers at a temple before filing his nomination from the Worli assembly constituency on Thursday.After he offered his prayers at a temple, he spoke about filing his nomination to contest for the Worli constituency,...
14:45

Cyclone: Don't visit Jagannath temple says govt

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With cyclone Dana rolling towards the Odisha coast, the authorities on Thursday advised devotees against visiting the Jagannath temple in Puri and expedited preparations to minimise the impact of the calamity on the 12th-century shrine.  Puri District Collector Siddharth S Swain said...
14:03

J-K statehood soon? Omar meets Amit Shah

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday on his first visit to the national capital after assuming office last week.  The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah met Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit...
13:09

Priyanka@Wayanad: BJP bats for 'humiliated' Kharge

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Reacting to Bharatiya Janata Party's allegations that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was kept outside while Congress candidate from Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was filing her nominations in the presence of other party leaders, BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Thursday said that...
13:06

JMM legislator Kalpana Soren files nomination

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA Kalpana Soren on Thursday filed her nomination from the Gandey assembly constituency. I filed my nomination papers today as a JMM candidate for the upcoming assembly elections to serve my people of Gandey assembly constituency, she wrote on X. Kalpana, the wife...
12:50

Cyclone: NDRF goes door-to-door to caution people

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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Wednesday informed that they are trying to create awareness for cyclone DANA in districts of Odisha including Mahakalpada and Kendrapara. The NDRF team is going door-to-door with loudspeakers making people aware of the upcoming cyclonic storm.India...
12:44

PAC meeting postponed as SEBI chief Buch fails to appear

SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch
SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch
Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday postponed its sitting after SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and other officials expressed inability to attend the meeting, panel chairperson K C Venugopal said.  Buch, under a cloud over allegations of conflict of interest...
12:41

Down to the wire

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Expectation of a presidential election that will come down to the wire and may ultimately be decided by the verdict in Michigan or one of the other six states that are said to hold the key is tantalising, writes Swapan Dasgupta. Read the column here. 
12:22

Most corrupt family: BJP on Priyanka's assets

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia launched a scathing attack on Congress and Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday, saying that the affidavit declaring her financial assets is a 'confession of corruption'.Priyanka Gandhi Vadra filed her nomination for Wayanad Lok Sabha...
11:44

Some MPs call for Trudeau's resignation by Monday

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Internal calls for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as Liberal leader intensified on Wednesday as Liberal MPs convened on Parliament Hill, according to a report by CBC News. During the closed-door meeting, dissenting MPs conveyed their grievances to Trudeau, reflecting...
11:25

20% of organizations will use AI by 2026

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As AI continues to evolve alongside human usage, it is reshaping organizational structures, decision-making processes, and even the boundaries of technology's impact on daily life, according to Gartner.By 2026, 20 per cent of organizations will use AI to reduce more than half of their current...
11:02

Cyclone Dana: Intense rain lashes coastal Odisha

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The coastal belt of Odisha experienced heavy rain and squally winds on Thursday morning with the sea condition remaining rough, as severe cyclonic storm Dana' approached closer to the state's coast, the IMD said.The cyclone is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra...
10:39

B'luru bldg collapse: PM nod for Rs 2 L payout

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased in the building collapse here.  Taking to 'X', office of the Prime Minister of India (PMO India) posted: Anguished by the loss...
10:08

Markets fall dragged by Hindustan Unilever

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The indices yesterday
Equity markets turned negative after rallying in early trade on Thursday as unabated foreign fund outflows and disappointing earnings from Hindustan Unilever dented investors' sentiment.  The BSE Sensex climbed 177.84 points to 80,259.82 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 45.15...
09:53

Cyclone: 2000 fire personnel on standby in Odisha

A river traffic patrol in Kolkata warns fishermen
A river traffic patrol in Kolkata warns fishermen
Stressing on the preparations for Cyclone 'Dana', Odisha Fire Services Director General, Sudhanshu Sarangi said that they have 182 teams which is nearly about 2000 people and they are fully geared up to deal with the cyclone.The IMD has indicated that Cyclone Dana is likely to move...
09:40

Terrorists target non-local labourer in Tral

Locals hold a candlelight march against Gagangir attack
Locals hold a candlelight march against Gagangir attack
Terrorists shot at and injured a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in the Tral area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning, officials said. Shubam Kumar, a resident of Bijnore, received a gunshot injury in the arm when the terrorists fired at him at Batagund village, the officials...
09:23

Cyclone to hit Odisha at midnight at 120 kmph speed

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The severe cyclonic storm DANA over central & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past 6 hours, and lay centred at 0530 hrs IST of today, the 24th of October, over northwest & adjoining central Bay of Bengal, near latitude 18.5 N...
08:57

'Trump wanted generals like Hitler had': Harris

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Launching a scathing attack on her Republican rival former president Donald Trump, Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Wednesday charged that he is unfit to lead the country.          Yesterday we learned that Donald Trump's former...
01:03

BEST to terminate contract of mini-bus operator; all mini-buses go off roads

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The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport undertaking on Wednesday decided to terminate its contract with wet lease operator Hansa City Bus Service Private Limited after failing to resolve a dispute over the operator's inability to operate buses. BEST sources said that as a result, the...
00:56

Maha: BJP leader quits as ally NCP announces candidate for Maval seat

Bala Bhegde/Courtesy Facebook
Bala Bhegde/Courtesy Facebook
Moments after the NCP announced the candidature of sitting MLA Sunil Shelke from the Maval assembly constituency in Pune district, BJP leader and former minister of state Bala Bhegde announced his resignation from the saffron party. Bapusaheb Bhegde, state vice-president of the NCP, also...
00:47

MVA ally PWP sees red as Uddhav Sena names candidates for seats claimed by it

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The Peasants and Workers Party, a smaller constituent of the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, expressed unhappiness on Wednesday as the Shiv Sena-UBT announced candidates from Uran, Sangola and Loha assembly seats. The PWP led by Jayant Patil had staked claim to these three constituencies....
00:44

Salman threat message: Veg vendor held in J'khand

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The Mumbai police investigating the Salman Khan threat message case have arrested a man from Jamshedpur, officials said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Shaikh Hussain Shaikh Mausin (24), a Jamshedpur-based vegetable seller. A threat message demanding Rs 5 crore from the...