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President Joe Biden would celebrate Diwali at the White House Monday evening along with a large number of Indian Americans from across the country. Continuing a tradition from previous years, the President will light a Diya lamp in the Blue Room before his remarks, the White House...
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Rajya Sabha member Milind Deora (left) and Shiv Sena-UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray
The Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday nominated Rajya Sabha member Milind Deora against ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray's son and Shiv Sena-UBT nominee Aaditya Thackeray from Mumbai's Worli in the upcoming assembly polls. Deora, a former Congress leader and Union minister of...
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A man and his son fired at police personnel in Bihar's Nalanda district on Sunday, an official said. However, none were injured in the firing and the father and son were arrested by the police, the official said. The accused have been identified as Birbal Shaw and his son Shiv Shankar...
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Devotees visit Ayodhya Ram temple themed Durga Puja pandal at Old Vidhan Sabha Dhurwa ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Ranchi on Sunday./ANI Photo
The Yogi Adityanath government is all set to host its eighth Deepotsav in Ayodhya this year, with grand and environmentally conscious preparations underway for the first Diwali at the newly built Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. The Uttar Pradesh government said it aims to create a new world...
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The CPI-M on Sunday suspended former MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya from party membership following an allegation by a woman journalist that he had misbehaved with her. The journalist claimed that he had made improper advances and touched her when she went to interview him at his residence in...
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After a two-day gap, Delhi's air quality turned 'very poor' again on Sunday as calm winds prevented dispersion of pollutants. Some areas in the national capital recorded 'severe' pollution levels. Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index was recorded at 355 at 4 pm as against 255 on...
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A bomb threat on Sunday was reported on an Akasa Air flight, enroute from Bengaluru to Delhi via Gorakhpur, which was found hoax after inspection.During a thorough inspection at the Gorakhpur airport, no suspicious item was found, Gorakhpur Airport director RK Parasher said.The flight landed in...
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TVK leader and top Tamil actor Vijay addresses his maiden public rally in TN/ANI Photo
Forces dividing the country on various lines and corrupt entities are his party's enemies, TVK leader and top Tamil actor Vijay said in Villupuram on Sunday, and announced his party has been based on secular social justice ideologies with leaders like EVR Periyar and K Kamaraj as its guiding...
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A Maoist was injured in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Sunday, a police official Bijapur said.A gunfight broke out in the forest of Kummameta village under the Bhairamgarh police station area when a team of District Reserve Guard of the state police was...
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The Delhi police arrested six people from Rajasthan and the national capital under a special drive against cyber fraudsters, officials on Sunday said.According to the police, 110 complaints on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal were found to be linked to those arrested and transactions of...
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Amidst reports of a threat to Bollywood star Salman Khan's life from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said the actor should apologise to the Bishnoi community because if a dispute is resolved by apologising, then there is nothing wrong in...
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About half a dozen hotels in Tirupati town received hoax bomb email threats in the past three days, police said on Sunday. As soon as the police received such complaints, the specific hotel was evacuated and searches conducted by bomb disposal squads.We reacted swiftly when we received...
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Central Railway on Sunday imposed a temporary restriction on sale of platform tickets at major stations to reduce festival crowding, the move coming hours after nine people were injured at Western Railway's Bandra Terminus while trying to board a train to Gorakhapur in Uttar Pradesh. Nine...
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At least 10 major hotels in the Uttar Pradesh capital received bomb threats via email on Sunday. The email threatened that explosions would take place if a ransom demand of $55,000 (Rs 4,624,288) is not met. Bombs are hidden in black bags on the grounds of your hotel. I want USD 55,000,...
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Ahead of the inauguration of a manufacturing facility for C-295 planes in Vadodara, official sources on Sunday said of the 40 aircraft to be made in India, the first C-295 is likely to roll out of the plant in September 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the...
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Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu
Union Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Sunday said the Centre is mulling to take steps to ban perpetrators who resort to hoax bomb threats from flying. Speaking to mediapersons here after formally inaugurating two flights Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada, the minister also said besides...
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The Delhi high court has transferred several judicial officers in its subordinate courts within the national capital, including the judge hearing the cancellation report filed by the Delhi police in a minor wrestler's sexual harassment case against former BJP MP and ex-Wrestling Federation of...
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At least 50 flights operated by Indian airlines received bomb threats on Sunday, according to sources. In 14 days, more than 350 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats. Most of the threats were issued through social media. Akasa Air on Sunday said...
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Air India Express plans to start flights to Bangkok and Phuket in the coming months as the Tata Group-owned airline expands its network. Currently, the carrier flies to 14 international cities, mostly in the Middle East, and 35 domestic destinations. It has a fleet of 90 aircraft and...
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Five people, including a 16-year-old, died after a car fell into a ravine in the Chauhar valley of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, the police confirmed on Sunday. The incident reportedly took place on Saturday night, when the group was returning from a wedding...
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At least 24 people were injured when a truck struck a bus in the area of Glilot north of Tel Aviv in a suspected terror attack on Sunday morning. Numerous victims are still trapped beneath the truck. An initial investigation indicates that the bus arrived at a stop by an army base...
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Wife and son of late former MP Shahabuddin, Hena Sahab and Osama, on Sunday joined Rashtriya Janata Dal. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar's former deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav welcomed the mother-son duo into the party fold. Hena Sahab had previously contested...
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Traffic will be affected in central Delhi on Tuesday as a marathon will be flagged off on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an advisory said. According to the advisory, around 7,700 people will take part in the 'Run for Unity', which will begin from Major...
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Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister minister Udhayanidhi Stalin
In a rare departure from the DMK's traditions, party leader and Tamil Nadu deputy Chief Minister minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has extended his Deepavali greetings to those who have faith, remarks that drew sarcastic response from opposition BJP. The BJP has been targeting the DMK for not...
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The health coverage for all citizens aged 70 years and above irrespective of their income status under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is likely to be rolled out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 29, an official source said. The U-WIN portal developed for...
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A total of 35.95 lakh people in Odisha have been impacted by cyclone Dana and subsequent flooding in 14 districts, the state's revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari said on Sunday. Pujari also said as many as 8,10,896 people were evacuated to 6,210 cyclone relief...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said peace can be established in West Bengal only when cross-border infiltration from Bangladesh stops. He claimed that illegal immigration from the neighbouring country will be stopped if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal in 2026. Addressing...
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The police have seized Rs 1.32 crore cash from five persons in south Mumbai amid the election code of conduct in place for the Maharashtra assembly polls, an official said on Sunday. According to the police, they received information that five persons were carrying bags with cash at Bhoiwada...
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on Sunday announced that he is set to perform at the Da-bangg The Tour - Reloaded in Dubai on December 7. Besides Salman, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Disha Patani, Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu Deva, Maniesh Paul, Sunil Grover, and Aastha Gill will...
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Five persons were killed and 12 injured in separate accidents involving heavy vehicles in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, the police said on Sunday. Two persons died, and 12 sustained injuries when a tractor-tractor transporting them overturned near Hanuman Dol on Betul-Parasia Road around...
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The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, according to an official statement. With the latest arrest, the number of Indian nationals apprehended this year by the island nation in such incidents has...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke about the cyber crime of digital arrests, noting that it has hit all sections of society and urging people to adopt the mantra of stop, think and take action when faced with such a scam. In his 'Mann ki Baat' broadcast, Modi said probe agencies...
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Congress MP Sajjan Kumar
The Delhi high court has admitted an appeal by the CBI against the acquittal of former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar and others in a murder and rioting case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.In an order passed on October 21, a bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma granted 'leave to...
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Months after announcing his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK), top Tamil actor Vijay is likely to spell out his political agenda and vision for the state during his keenly watched maiden public meeting in Villupuram on Sunday.Vijay has announced facing the 2026 assembly polls,...
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The air quality deteriorated in the national capital on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 352, in the 'very poor' category, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).This is worse than the average AQI recorded at 255 on Saturday,...
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Nine persons were injured in a stampede after rush for boarding a train at Bandra railway station in Mumbai on Sunday morning, a civic official said. The incident took place at 5.56 am on platform number one at the Bandra Terminus.There was rush for boarding train 22921 Bandra-Gorakhpur...
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The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Saturday named Haroon Khan and Sanjay Bhalerao as its candidates for Versova and Ghatkopar West seats where Congress and Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar had also staked claims for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls.The Uddhav...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the breakthrough agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) does not mean that issues between the two countries have been resolved, however, the disengagement allows us to look at the next step.He credited the...
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