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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the state cabinet has approved a Bill to ban polygamy, for which convicts may face up to seven years of rigorous imprisonment. However, there may be some exceptions for the Sixth Schedule areas. Addressing a press conference after...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Bangladesh's foreign ministry on Sunday described Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks, published in a section of Indian media, about chief adviser Muhammad Yunus as incorrect' and not respectful'. We consider that Singh's comments are incorrect and unhelpful and not respectful of...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded Kerala's first woman IPS officer R Sreelekha and former India athlete Padmini Thomas as its candidates for the upcoming Thiruvananthapuram Corporation elections. BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced the party's initial list of candidates...
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A 35-year-old man killed his wife in front of their children using a hammer and a knife in Bokaro district of Jharkhand in the early hours of Sunday, the police said. Bokaro Thermal police station officer-in-charge Pinku Yadav told PTI that the husband, identified as Rupesh Yadav, had a...
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Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf being received with a guard of honour at Bangladesh Naval Headquarters/ISPS/ANI Photo
Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Naveed Ashraf is on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh. As part of the visit, he paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hasan at the Naval Headquarters in Banani on Sunday.Earlier, when he arrived at the Naval Headquarters, he was...
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A pro-Bengali advocacy group on Sunday staged a rally at Dumdum here demanding exemplary punishment for three youths accused of sexually torturing a 14-year-old girl in the area recently. The accused, Rajesh Paswan, Vicky Paswan, and Sanju Sai, are in police custody in connection with the...
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A local court in Agra sentenced a woman, her lover and his friend to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in 2019, with the victim's two minor sons testifying against them, officials said on Sunday.Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay K Lal pronounced the verdict on Friday, convicting Kusma...
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The Delhi high court held a special sitting on Sunday and granted a four-week parole to a gang rape convict to attend the last rites of his sister, who died this morning. Justice Sanjeev Narula, who on November 7 granted one-day custody parole to the 55-year-old convict on humanitarian...
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Shiv Sena-UBT MLC Anil Parab on Sunday claimed a drone was spotted hovering over 'Matoshree', the Mumbai residence of party head and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, and raised concerns about a potential breach in a high-security zone. In a post on X, Parab said the police...
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A resort owner who had been absconding after allegedly assaulting and keeping a man from a tribal community in captivity has surrendered in a court in this district, the police said on Sunday.According to police, the accused, Prabhu (40), owner of a resort at Edukkupara in Muthalamada,...
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A fossil believed to be of a Triceratops, the three-horned dinosaur, has been excavated along the banks of the Sahansara River in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, according to a researcher.The excavation in the area revealed what experts believe could be the nasal horn of a Triceratops,...
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An FIR has been registered against a man, accused of cyber fraud worth around Rs 3,700 crore and presently lodged in jail, for allegedly sending a threatening email to an Allahabad high court judge using a police constable's phone, the police said on Sunday.According to an official, Anubhav...
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Actress Anupama Parameswaran/Image courtesy Instagram
Actress Anupama Parameswaran on Sunday said she has initiated legal action against a 20-year-old woman from Tamil Nadu for allegedly circulating morphed pictures of her and making baseless allegations on social media. She announced the decision through her Instagram account. According...
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Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Biju Janata Dal leader Pinaki Misra hosted a public wedding reception at Karimpur in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday, their first public event in the state. The function, however, sparked a row after a BJP youth leader alleged that government...
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The border points along the Nepal-India border have been closed for 72 hours, starting Saturday, ahead of the second phase of the Bihar election.The border points in several districts, including Sarlahi, Mahottari and Rauthat, have been closed for three days. The Mahottari district alone has...
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A jawan of the Central Reserve Police Force was injured when a pressure Improvised Explosive Device planted by Maoists went off in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place at 1.45 pm in the forested hills near Gogunda under Fulbagdi police station area...
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Three staffers of Saninik School, Nigolok, in Arunachal Pradesh's East Siang district have been arrested in connection with the death of a 12-year-old cadet on the campus of the educational institute, a police officer said. On November 1, a class 7 student allegedly died by suicide on the...
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Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami advisory for Iwate Prefecture after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the coast on Sunday, registering a 4 on the country's seismic intensity scale, the Japan Times reported. The earthquake, which occurred at 17:03 (local time), registered a...
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An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude was recorded in the Andaman Sea on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology said. The tremors were felt in parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but there was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, an official said. The...
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Unidentified thieves yanked out and stole an ATM from a village in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Nehdai village late on Saturday night, where the culprits targeted the automated teller machine of the State Bank of India, they...
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At least six people were killed, one reported missing and nearly 750 others injured after a powerful tornado ripped through the southern Brazilian state of Parana late on Friday, Al Jazeera reported, citing local authorities. According to Al Jazeera, the twister, with winds reaching up to...
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Air travel chaos continued across the United States this weekend as airlines cancelled more than 1,700 flights and thousands more were delayed due to severe staffing shortages among air traffic controllers amid the ongoing government shutdown, CNN reported. According to CNN, citing data from...
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Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty on Sunday said the film industry is all set to return to Kashmir for shooting and expressed confidence that the region would regain its lost glory. Shetty's remarks come months after terror attack in Pahalgam, which occurred in April. The government has...
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The Federation of Himachal Hotels and Restaurant Associations in Shimla has called for immediate action against the dominance of touts, tourist guides, porters, and taxi drivers, saying that they discredit the state's tourism industry, officials said on Sunday. Drawing the attention of the...
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Janshakti Janata Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav has had his security increased after an alleged threat to his life. Yadav said that there are many enemies of his trying to get him killed.My security has been increased because there is a threat to my life. People will get me killed. There are...
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Two Special Police Officers were dismissed from service for their alleged links with terrorists in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The SPOs -- Abdul Latief and Mohd Abbas -- were earlier arrested for their alleged involvement in terror activities, the...
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad on Sunday arrested three suspects from Ahmedabad while supplying weapons, for allegedly conspiring to plan terrorist attacks across the country. According to the Gujarat ATS, all three suspects had been on their radar for the past year. Three suspects...
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A car allegedly driven by a drunk man has hit the official vehicle of Kerala finance minister K N Balagopal near Thiruvananthapuram, the police said on Sunday. The accident occurred at Vamanapuram around 10 pm on Saturday when the minister was travelling from Kottarakkara to...
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A seven-member central team will visit Andhra Pradesh on Monday and Tuesday to assess the damages caused by cyclone Montha in six districts. The Inter-Ministerial Central Team led by Pousumi Basu, joint secretary, ministry of home affairs, will inspect cyclone-hit regions to evaluate the...
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Chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited, Mukesh Ambani, offered prayers at the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple on Sunday and handed over a cheque of Rs 15 crore to the Guruvayur Devaswom as the first instalment towards the construction of the proposed Devaswom Multi-Speciality...
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
In a veiled remark against the Congress leaders criticising RSS for operating without registration, the Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said his organisation is recognised as a body of individuals. RSS was established in 1925, so do you expect us to have registered with the British...
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India's deeptech sector is likely to witness exponential growth, with its market opportunity projected to reach $30 billion by 2030, driven by defence innovation and a surge in global robotics, according to a report by Redseer Strategy Consultants. India has observed a significant shift in...
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The dead body of a former corporator was recovered on Sunday from a railway track near the Etah city railway station, the police said. The deceased, Hamid Ali alias Pappu (50), had a gunshot wound on his chest, suggesting he was shot dead, they said. On receiving information about the...
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Kerala's general education minister V Sivankutty on Sunday ordered an inquiry into the controversy surrounding the alleged singing of the RSS Gana Geetham by students during the inauguration ceremony of the Ernakulam-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express service, as per the state education...
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A driver of a ride-hailing platform accused of harassing a woman passenger while she was returning to her accommodation has been arrested, police said on Sunday. The incident allegedly occurred on November 6 came to light after the woman posted about it on social media. The police...
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A 25-year-old woman was allegedly shot at by three bike-borne miscreants in Jharkhand's Ranchi, the police said. The incident took place near a railway crossing in Nagri police station area on Saturday evening when she was returning home, they said. The miscreants, who also stalked the...
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A four-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from a railway shed and sexually assaulted at Tarakeshwar in West Bengal's Hooghly district, officials said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday when the child was asleep beside her grandmother at the railway shed, they said. The...
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Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday extended the ongoing crackdown against terror operatives to different areas across Jammu, targeting local terrorists operating from Pakistan and their overground workers (OGWs), officials said. A massive search and cordon operation is underway at...
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Police have arrested a resident of Surat in Gujarat for allegedly helping a gang of cyber fraudsters transfer Rs 10 crore to a Pakistan-based cryptocurrency wallet, officials said. Chetan Gangani was taken into custody as part of an ongoing investigation into mule'...
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The air quality in Delhi remained in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning, with the overall Air Quality Index recorded at 391, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. According to data from the Board's Sameer app, 24 monitoring stations in Delhi reported air quality in...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in an attempt to cover up vote theft and institutionalise it. Gandhi arrived in Pachmarhi hill town in Narmadapuram on Saturday to take part in the Madhya...
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A woman, along with her lover, allegedly strangled her husband to death in the NIT area of Faridabad, police said on Saturday. An FIR was filed at the NIT police station based on a complaint from the deceased's family. Authorities are currently questioning the wife of the deceased,...
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Doctors at a Delhi hospital have successfully restarted the blood circulation of a 55-year-old woman after her death to enable organ donation, marking a pioneering achievement in Asia, officials said on Saturday. The procedure, conducted at HCMCT Manipal Hospital in Dwarka, is...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday once again thanked United States President Donald Trump for resolving the India-Pakistan conflict in May. New Delhi has been consistently maintaining that India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four...
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Bangladesh police on Saturday carried out a large-scale coordinated security drill at key points of the capital ahead of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's now disbanded Awami League's Dhaka Lockdown programme on November 13. Several newspapers quoting unidentified sources in the...
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