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The body of a 58-year-old motivational speaker from Bengaluru, who had been missing since October 15, was found in a 1,200 feet deep gorge at Matheran hill station in Maharashtra's Raigad district, a police official said on Monday.Professor Shanmuga S Balasubramaniam, a resident of Belapur in the...
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Veteran actor Govardhan Asrani, fondly known as Asrani, died on Monday at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness.He had been hospitalised for five days due to age-related ailments.More details awaited.
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Ola Electric has challenged before the Karnataka high court a first information report (FIR) registered against its CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, senior officer Subrata Kumar Das, and the company in connection with the suspicious death of an employee, a company spokesperson said on Monday. The court...
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Ten women allegedly fell ill due to suspected hypoglycaemia and dehydration during a public programme attended by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Dakshina Kannada district on Monday, officials said.The event 'Ashoka Jana Mana' was hosted by local MLA Ashok Kumar Rai in Puttur city, they said.The...
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A Dibrugarh-bound Air India Express flight on Monday returned to Guwahati after developing a technical snag, and later flew to its destination following rectification of the problem, officials said.The Boeing 737 Max 8 carrier took off from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport...
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Ranganathan Govindan, owner of a Tamil Nadu-based firm that manufactured contaminated cough syrup 'Coldrif' linked to the deaths of more than 20 children in Madhya Pradesh, was on Monday remanded in judicial custody by a local court, an official said.A special investigation team (SIT) had earlier...
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The body of a Nepali student who saved several lives during the Hamas attack in Israel two years ago was on Monday brought to Kathmandu from Tel Aviv for his last rites.Bipin Joshi, a 23-year-old student under Israel's Learn and Earn Programme, was taken into captivity along with several others...
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Jharkhand's ruling JMM on Monday announced that it would not contest the assembly elections in neighbouring Bihar, claiming that the decision was taken in the wake of a 'political conspiracy' by its allies Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress, which deprived it of seats as part of the...
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President Droupadi Murmu will from tomorrow be on a four-day visit to Kerala where she will also visit Sabrimala Temple, her office said on Monday.The President will reach state capital Thiruvananthapuram in the evening of October 21, it said in a statement.On October 22, the President will...
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A 24-year-old man accused of stabbing to death a constable in Nizamabad district of Telangana was shot dead on Monday when police opened fire as he allegedly tried to escape.Citing preliminary information, the DGP office here said in a release that Shaik Riyaz snatched a pistol from the police...
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An earthquake of 4.7 magnitude struck Pakistan on Monday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making the area susceptible to aftershocks.In a post on X, he said, 'EQ of M: 4.7, On: 20/10/2025 11:12:08 IST, Lat: 30.51 N, Long:...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott hosted Diwali 2025 celebrations at the Governor's Mansion, continuing a cherished tradition that brings together the Indo-American community each year to mark the festival of lights.The Sunday celebration was attended by the Consul General of India in Houston, D C...
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Samrat Choudhary
Former Union minister R K Singh of the Bharatiya Janata Party urged the people of Bihar to shun candidates with a criminal record, including those fielded by the National Democratic Alliance, one of them being Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.Singh, who is known to speak his mind, said...
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A case has been registered against the founder of Ola Electric and other senior officials of the company following the suicide of a 38-year-old engineer, who had accused them of 'harassment', police said on Monday.The deceased identified as K Aravind, had been working as a Homologation Engineer...
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A 13-year old girl was alleged raped by a panchayat head in Shimla under the guise of a tantric ritual, police said on Monday.According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Kishori Lal, lured the girl to his home on October 15 and 17 and sexually assaulted her.The accused was booked for...
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Two people were killed and one injured after trespassing on railway tracks in Nashik district, the Central Railway said on Monday, dismissing reports that passengers had fallen from the Karmabhoomi Express.The incident, which occurred on Saturday night, involved trespassers and not train...
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The Delhi Police has booked and bound down six students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), including three office-bearers of the students' union, a day after students' clash with the police.A protest march to the Vasant Kunj (North) police station led to a confrontation between students and...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'cyclone alert' in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify from October 21, officials said on Monday.Local port warnings have been issued in the wake of the weather...
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The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) has cancelled all leaves of its officers and staff ahead of Diwali to ensure round-the-clock preparedness, officials said on Monday.A senior DFS officer said detailed planning is in place to handle any fire-related emergencies during the festive period.All our fire...
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal has released its list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections, fielding 143 contenders across the state.The official list was released on the last day of nominations for the second phase. 24 Women candidates are among the 143 named as contestants.With this...
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China's ruling Communist Party on Monday commences a key meeting to finalise a new five-year plan amid concerns over an economic slowdown driven by United States trade tensions and a sweeping purge at the top of the military.The Communist Party of China, headed by President Xi Jinping, began the...
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Enforcement agencies have seized liquor, cash, drugs and freebies with a combined value of Rs 64.13 crore across Bihar since the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections on October 6, officials said on Monday. These seizures include liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore in dry Bihar,...
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Two people have been reported dead after a Cargo plane veered off the runway of Hong Kong International Airport early on Monday morning, local media reported.Emirates flight EK9788 was arriving from Dubai at about 03:50 local time (19:50 GMT) when it veered off the runway and collided with an...
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The India meteorological department has issued a 'cyclone alert' in Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify from October 21, officials said on Monday. Local port warnings have been issued in the wake of the weather...
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A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other persons were injured after a fire broke out at a chawl in Cuffe Parade of south Mumbai early on Monday, officials said. The incident was reported around 4.15 am at the single-storey chawl (row tenement) in Shivshakti Nagar on Captain Prakash Pethe...
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An ambulance was set on fire and another damaged in incidents suspected to be the result of a clash between workers of the Social Democratic Party of India and the Communist Party of India-Marxist at Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram, the police said on Monday. According to the Nedumangad...
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A total of 23 Indian crew members have been rescued after a fire broke out onboard the Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker MV Falcon, following an explosion, off the coast of Aden, Yemen. The incident took place on Saturday, October 18, at 07:00 UTC (local time), when the ship was sailing about 113...
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A tattoo artist was arrested for allegedly pointing a revolver at a person following a road accident in the city, officials said on Monday. The arrested person has been identified as Robin John, who runs a tattoo studio at Muttathara in Thiruvananthapuram. According to police, the...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped in early trade on Monday, driven by buying in blue-chips Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and foreign fund inflows. A sharp rally in global markets also added to the markets' optimism during the initial trade. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped...
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The national capital woke up to a layer of smog on Diwali morning with the city's air quality index (AQI) slipping into the very poor category, as it crossed the 300-mark. According to the SAMEER app by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded an overall AQI of 339 at 9...
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The Army celebrated Diwali with the residents of the remote village of Gohallan along the Line of Control in the district of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, reflecting the strong bond between soldiers and local communities in border areas.The celebration featured the lighting of diyas and the...
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti has said she would contest the 2029 Lok Sabha polls if directed by the party, but only from Jhansi constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh made the comments in a post on X on Sunday, tagging the central and MP...
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Equity market activity slowed sharply in the first half (H1) of 2025--2026 (FY26), with average daily trading volume (ADTV) in both cash and derivatives segments down about 20 percent from a year earlier. Stricter rules for derivatives trading and weak market sentiment kept investors on the...
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The Congress has decided not to contest the Nagrota assembly by-election in Jammu and Kashmir, even though the National Conference has offered it the seat. Both the coalition partners had fought last year's assembly elections together but the alliance has been going through a rough patch...
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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has asked insurers, reinsurers and distributing channels to form a framework to address and manage risks emanating from fraud. The guidelines will be effective from April 1, 2026. Irdai has asked insurance companies to...
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Manipur police chief Rajiv Singh on Sunday said that peaceful dialogue is the only solution to resolve the ethnic conflict in the state. Speaking on the sidelines of the 134th Raising Day in Imphal, DGP Singh said, These are very challenging times but we have been trying to tackle them with...
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To tighten regulatory control over alcohol content in cough syrups and tinctures, the Centre has released draft rules to bring certain categories of oral formulations containing alcohol under Schedule H1 of the Drugs Rules, 1945.According to the proposed rule change dated October 18, all oral...
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Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav has been booked for violating the model code of conduct during the filing of his nomination papers from the Mahua assembly seat in Bihar's Vaishali district, the police said on Sunday. According to a...
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