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M I Khan in PatnaIn a setback to the ruling National Democratic Alliance in Bihar, the nomination papers of one of its candidates were cancelled by the concerned authorities on Saturday.This is seen as an advantage for the opposition Mahagathbandhan in next month's assembly polls.Seema Singh, a...
21:14
A 30-year-old cab driver was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men following an altercation in the Udyog Vihar phase 4 area in Gurugram, in the wee hours on Saturday, police said.According to an official, the deceased, Vikas Kumar, a native of Khagadia in Bihar, was at his friend Anil's tea...
21:06
Telangana will introduce legislation under which, if a government employee neglects their parents, 10 to 15 per cent of their salary will be deducted and given to the neglected parents, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Saturday.Addressing a gathering before handing over appointment letters...
20:18
A team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police has completed preparations for its visit to Singapore from Monday in connection with the death case of cultural icon Zubeen Garg, a senior official said.He said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the CID, which is probing...
19:25
Ahead of the November 11 Assembly bypoll to two seats in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the National Conference has offered Nagrota to its ally Congress, and would announce its candidate for Budgam in a couple of days.So far, the name of just one candidate (for...
19:19
Two more individuals have been arrested in the Rae Bareli district in connection with the lynching of a Dalit man, Hariom Valmiki, police said on Saturday.Ajay Agrahari was arrested on October 15, while Akhilesh Maurya was arrested on Saturday. With this, the total number of arrests made in the...
19:06
The sale of green firecrackers began in the national capital on Saturday after the Supreme Court allowed their sale and use under certain conditions, bringing cheer to traders who reported a steady flow of customers through the day.Traders who had applied for licences to sell eco-friendly...
18:53
Jharkhand's ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on Saturday announced that it will contest the Bihar assembly polls independently, and field candidates in six seats.Elections to 243 seats of the Bihar assembly will be held on November 6 and November 11, and the votes will be counted on November 14.The...
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Flight operations at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport were halted on Saturday after a fire broke out in the airport's cargo section, bdnews reported.According to officials, the blaze began near Gate 8 around 2:30 pm.Fire Service spokesman Talha Bin Jashim said nine firefighting...
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A second-year student of a private medical college in West Bengal's Durgapur, who was allegedly gang-raped on October 10, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after improvement in her health condition, officials said.According to a health bulletin issued by the hospital, the decision to...
16:59
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday urged people to avoid the company of 'sanatanis' and remain cautious of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Sangh Parivar, saying they had historically opposed Dr B R Ambedkar and the Constitution he framed.Keep your company right. Associate with...
16:42
Nine people have been arrested so far in connection with violence during the shifting of five accused in Zubeen Garg's death case to a jail in Assam's Baksa district, police said on Saturday.Several others involved in the violence have been identified, and a search is underway to arrest them,...
16:40
An ambulance assistant of the Indian Army returning to duty from leave administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to an eight-month-old infant on a train and saved his life, a Defence official said on Saturday.Sepoy Sunil, posted in a field hospital of the Army in the north-east, administered...
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Former actor Zaira Wasim, who rose to fame with her role in 2016's sports drama film Dangal, shared pictures from her wedding on social media.The post uploaded by the 24-year-old actor on Friday featured her signing the marriage contract. Another picture had the actor posing alongside her...
15:59
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday promised restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir at 'an appropriate time' and a 'good resolution' of demands raised by people of the Union Territory of Ladakh. Speaking at a media conclave in Patna, he also claimed that after the abrogation of...
14:49
Army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir on Saturday warned Afghanistan to choose between 'peace and chaos' as it asked Kabul to take firm and immediate action against terrorists using Afghan soil to launch attacks inside Pakistan.Munir's statement came amidst Pakistan launching fresh air strikes...
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The Aurangabad railway station in Maharashtra has been renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar station through a gazette notification issued by the state government. The move comes nearly three years after the then government headed by Eknath Shinde formally rechristened Aurangabad city as...
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The Election Commission on Saturday said voters in Bihar, where polls will be held in two phases next month, are entitled to paid holidays on polling days, and employers who contravene this legal provision can be fined.It added that voters in eight assembly constituencies across various states,...
14:05
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday said the government is ready to help the Muslim girl student, who was barred from wearing a hijab in a Church-run private school in Kochi, to get admission in any other institution where she wishes to join.A special order will be issued...
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Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party for 'showing a big heart' in accommodating smaller National Democratic Alliance partners, including his Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas, in the seat-sharing...
12:42
Police in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday arrested a woman posing as a judicial officer, along with her alleged assistant and driver, for attempting to fraudulently secure a Rs 30 lakh personal loan from a private bank.Additional Superintendent of Police Krishna Gopal said the accused,...
12:38
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Assam's Nagaon district for allegedly posting a controversial video with inflammatory remarks on social media related to the death of singer Zubeen Garg, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.The accused had used a clip from an OTT platform and...
12:37
An elderly man allegedly killed his bedridden wife before attempting to take his own life at Kidangoor in Kottayam on Saturday, police said.The deceased has been identified as Remani (70) of Manthadi, Kidangoor, who had been bedridden for the past few years due to health issues. Police have...
12:35
Amid escalating hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan, United States President Donald Trump claimed that the conflict between the two countries will be an 'easy' one for him to solve, 'if' he had to solve it. While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of...
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Following heavy rains, the water levels at various dams in Idukki have risen, prompting authorities to release water, the district administration said on Saturday. The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam has crossed 137 feet, leading to the opening of three shutters to 75 cm and the release...
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An FIR has been registered against a Karnataka-cadre IPS officer and six others on charges of dowry harassment, domestic violence and other offences. The complaint was lodged by his wife, who is doctor based in Noida, police said on Saturday.According to officials, the complaint was filed by...
11:06
A statewide bandh called by the BC JAC to protest against the high court's stay order on 42 percent quota to BCs in local body polls began in Telangana on Saturday, with all political parties, including the ruling Congress supporting the agitation. R Krishnaiah, chairman of Backward...
10:57
With the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season just weeks away, Prasad E D from Thrissur was selected on Saturday as the new 'melsanthi' (chief priest) of the famed Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple here. Manu Namboothiri M G, a native of Mayyanadu in Kollam district, was chosen as...
10:41
A fire broke out in a coach of the Amritsar-Saharsa express in Punjab on Saturday morning, said the Ministry of Railways.A fire broke out in a coach of Train No. 12204 Amritsar-Saharsa at Sirhind Station in Punjab earlier today. No casualties were reported. Fire has been extinguished, as per the...
10:08
Assamese singer Zubeen Garg
A month after the demise of popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the police apprehended a man from Nagaon district for posting a controversial video on social media related to Garg's demise. Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in...
09:30
The Rajasthan police detained two people from Madhya Pradesh associated with a news portal for allegedly publishing a series of fake and defamatory reports against deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari and demanding Rs 5 crore for their removal. According to the complaint lodged on September 28,...
09:22
Security forces arrested four militants, belonging to various factions of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party, from two districts of Manipur, police said on Saturday.A member of the outlawed KCP (Nongdrenkhomba) was apprehended from Tekcham area in Thoubal district on Thursday for allegedly...
09:13
Two men were arrested in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old college student, the police said. The main accused, Vignesh (28), a neighbour of the victim, allegedly killed her out of anger and frustration after she rejected his marriage proposal, the police said on Friday. The...
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At least three Indian nationals have died, and five others remain missing after a launch boat carrying crew members of a tanker capsized during a crew transfer operation off the coast of Beira port in central Mozambique, according to the Indian High Commission in Mozambique. The incident...
08:43
The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Saturday expressed profound grief over the killing of three Afghan cricketers in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province and announced its withdrawal from the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I series involving Pakistan. In a statement posted on X, the ACB said, The...
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Pakistani security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on their camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing four terrorists, including the suicide bomber, officials said. According to security officials, the terrorists attempted to target the security forces' camp in Mir Ali area of...
08:23
Rajasthan minister Hiralal Nagar on Friday supervised the demolition of portions of a school building and the boundary wall of a pond at Aamli Jhad village under his constituency Sangod in Kota district due to substandard construction work, officials said. Speaking to mediapersons after the...
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At least six people, including two children, were killed and seven others wounded in a series of airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province, marking a breach of the recent ceasefire agreement between the two neighbouring countries, Tolo News reported on...
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Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of V D Savarkar, on Friday deposed before a special court here in the defamation case linked to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks about the Hindutva ideologue, marking the beginning of the trial. Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar, representing complainant Satyaki...
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A Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was arrested in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Friday. Muchaki Manga (24) was allegedly involved in the murder of a villager and planting of improvised explosive devices. Teams of the Central Reserve Police Force...
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Two workers died and four others were seriously injured on Friday in a blast at a shipbuilding yard at Rassai village in south Goa, some 30 kilometres from Panaji, an official said. The incident took place at 6:30pm in the shipbuilding yard owned by Vijai Marine Services, the senior Fire and...
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