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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called on Vice President C P Radhakrishnan here, and the two leaders had discussions on a wide range of subjects. Radhakrishnan was sworn in as the vice president earlier this month. Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met with Hon'ble...
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A man allegedly involved in several serious criminal cases was killed here in an encounter with police on Sunday, officials said. Naeem Qureshi carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest. Senior superintendent of police Sanjay Kumar told reporters that he was involved in around 35...
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More than 11,500 persons were moved to safer places in central Maharashtra's Marathwada on Sunday, with the authorities expecting more inflow into the Jayakwadi dam in the region, officials said on Sunday.Two persons have died due to rain-related incidents in the Dharashiv district of the area,...
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Kondareddypally, the native village of Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, has become South India's first fully solar-powered village, under the state government's green energy mission. Spread across Vangoor mandal in Nagarkurnool district, the project covers 514 houses and 11...
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Two incidents of uncoupling of coaches of Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Paschim Express were reported within an hour on Sunday in Maharashtra and Gujarat, raising concerns regarding the safety of passengers. The first incident occurred between Vangaon and Dahanu stations at 1:19 pm, and another...
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Eight-year-old television actor Veer Sharma, who played Pushkal in SonySAB's Shrimad Ramayan', and his brother died allegedly due to suffocation after a fire broke out at their home in Rajasthan's Kota. The police said Veer and his brother Shoriya Sharma (16), an engineering aspirant, were...
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor turned 43 on Sunday, and the day was filled with love and celebrations. From family wishes to fan surprises, the actor's special day became a warm reminder of how deeply he is admired. In the morning, Ranbir surprised his fans with a rare video message, thanking them...
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At least five people, including a two-year-old child, were killed and ten others were seriously injured on Sunday when a van collided head-on with a state roadways bus in Lakhimpur Kheri, the police said.The accident took place in Kheri town when a van carrying about 15 passengers crashed into a...
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A 46-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly attempting to disturb communal harmony by playing provocative audio clips to worshippers shortly after Friday prayers, the police said on Sunday.Deputy commissioner of police (East) Satyajeet Gupta told reporters that an FIR was registered by...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday rejected the ceasefire offer given by Maoists, saying if the extremists want to surrender and lay down arms, they are most welcome to do so and security forces would not fire a single bullet on them. Recently, to spread confusion, a letter was written...
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Heavy rains lashed Nashik in Maharashtra on Sunday, leading to water level in the Godavari river reaching close to the danger mark in the city and inundation of some temples in Ramkund area, officials said.The weather department has sounded a 'red alert', predicting heavy to very heavy rain...
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Reports of drones flying over different areas here over the past two to three days have triggered fear among residents, prompting police to assure the public that such activity does not indicate theft or surveillance. Superintendent of police Abhimanyu Manglik said on Sunday that a drone,...
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The police on Sunday arrested the husband of a Hindu Mahasabha leader in connection with the murder of a local businessman, who was fatally shot by two unidentified assailants on Friday.The arrested individual, identified as Ashok Pandey, husband of Hindu Mahasabha national general secretary...
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A Delhi court on Sunday remanded Chaitanyananda Saraswati, a self-styled godman and a sexual harassment accused, to five days' police custody for questioning. The order was announced by duty magistrate Ravi. Saraswati, 62, accused of sexually harassing 17 women students at a private...
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A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur for allegedly beating his 55-year-old mother to death over refusing to give him money to purchase alcohol, the police said on Sunday.The incident occurred late Saturday night at Nirbhaypuram Colony, under the Nagar Kotwali police station...
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Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley, located in the Lahaul-Spiti district, has been recognised as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme.According to an official release, the recognition was formally conferred during the 37th...
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Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday said he felt very sad over the stampede in Tamil Nadu, which left at least 40 people dead, and urged citizens to control their emotions when there was a big crowd. He was talking to reporters here on the sidelines of the valedictory function of...
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The Enforcement Directorate is soon expected to attach assets worth crores of rupees of certain sportspersons and actors under the anti-money laundering law in a case linked to an online betting and gaming platform. Official sources told PTI that an investigation into the case related to a...
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Chaitanyananda Saraswati was produced before a Delhi court on Sunday, with police seeking a 5-day custody of the self-styled godman accused of sexually harassing 17 women students at a private institute in New Delhi, officials said. The court has reserved its order on the matter till 4.45 PM...
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The Goa government on Sunday announced that it has scrapped plans to set up an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus at Codar village, following opposition from residents. Speaking at a press conference in Panaji, industries minister Subhash Shirodkar said the plan to construct the...
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Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara
Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Sunday expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in the Karur stampede in which 39 people were killed and several others were injured.Speaking in Tumakuru, he said that it is unfortunate that such a tragedy has happened during a political rally in...
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The United States of America has proposed a 21-point plan towards ending the war in Gaza, which encourages Palestinians to remain in the Strip and provides for the creation of a pathway to a future Palestinian state, as reported by the Times of Israel which said that it had obtained a copy of the...
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Two Delhi schools received bomb threat emails on Sunday morning, which were later declared a hoax, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said. The schools were CRPF Public School in Dwarka, and a Sarvodaya Vidyalaya near Qutub Minar, they said. Police teams, fire personnel, and bomb...
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Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas
Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas was on Sunday elected president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai. Manhas, 45, became the 37th president of the Board, as he succeeded Roger Binny who resigned last month after turning...
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The Election Commission will deploy 470 officers as its observers for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar and seven assembly bypolls to ensure a level playing field in the electoral contest. In a statement on Sunday, the poll authority said out of the 470, 320 are IAS officers, 60 are...
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A prison officer was seriously injured after being attacked by an inmate at Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail, as per the Arthur Road Jail Authority.The incident occurred when officer Rakesh Chavan attempted to break up a fight between two groups of inmates.The accused inmate, Affan Saifuddin Khan, was...
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Four dacoits were killed in an encounter with the police in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday, a senior officer said. The incident took place in Ghiladubi area early on Sunday. Goalpara senior superintendent of police Nabaneet Mahanta said, We had information for the last few days...
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Actor-politician Vijay led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Sunday made a mention before Justice M Dhandapani of the Madras high court to order CBI or Special Investigation Team probe into the tragic death of 40 people during a stampede at a rally held by the party on September 27 in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday that the families of the 39 people who died in the Karur stampede would receive two lakh rupees each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.Modi also announced an amount of Rs 50,000 each for the people injured in the tragic...
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The BJP Mahila Morcha sharply criticised the state government over the death of 39 people in the Karur stampede, arguing that the primary responsibility for public safety at such events rests with the administration. It is the 'dharmic responsibility of the state government' to...
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Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda
Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Sunday mourned the deaths of 39 people during a political rally organised by actor-turned-politician and TVK chief Vijay in Karur in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Deeply saddened by the unfortunate incident during a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu. My...
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TVK president Vijay on Sunday announced that Rs 20 lakh would be given to the families of those who lost their lives at a stampede during his party's rally in Karur on September 27. The actor-politician said he is deeply anguished over the incident, which claimed more than 30 lives and left...
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The Opposition AIADMK flayed the handling of the incident by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the ruling DMK following the stampede in Karur. Calling the incident very unfortunate,' Party's national spokesperson Kovai Sathyan alleged that the TVK lacked the political and public...
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The fatalities in the stampede here on Saturday has climbed to 39 and 67 persons are still undergoing treatment as in-patients, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary P Senthil Kumar said on Sunday. In this unfortunate incident, 39 deaths have been reported--17 women, 13 men, 4 male children, and 5...
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Former Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday claimed that the stampede at the TVK's political rally in Karur on September 27, showed evidence of security lapse on the part of the police and administration.Such a shocking tragedy which claimed 39 innocent...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 24 Bangladeshis have been apprehended by the police in Cachar district for illegally entering India, and sent back to the neighbouring country.He asserted that Assam will continue identifying infiltrators and sending them back.Assam is always at...
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Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday said the Commission led by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan would arrive in Karur later in the day to probe the stampede incident. He said Chief Minister M K Stalin would take appropriate action based on the report...
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Hollywood star Selena Gomez shared a series of pictures on social media on Sunday as she got married to the music producer Benny Blanco. The couple, who got engaged in December last year, took the vows on Saturday. Gomez uploaded glimpses from her big day on her Instagram handle and wrote,...
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Curfew remained in force in this violence-hit town for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, with Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta set to hold a security review meeting to take a call on the relaxation in the restrictions, officials said. The curfew was imposed on Wednesday evening following...
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Heavy rains lashed parts of Goa, including capital city Panaji, in the last 24 hours, and the IMD has issued a 'yellow alert', predicting heavy showers in the coastal state for four days till October 1. There will be squally weather with wind speed reaching 40-50 kilometres per hour, gusting...
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday launched a search operation following information about movement of a suspected Pakistani drone along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Pakistani drone was reportedly noticed hovering over village...
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Mounds of shoes and chappals, crushed water bottles, torn party flags, pieces of clothes, broken poles, shreds of paper sprayed from party poppers and striking garbage of sorts. As early morning walkers and people who ventured out to buy milk and essentials crossed the venue of the mega...
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Amid the 'red alert' warning, Mumbai was lashed by heavy overnight rains, with the intensity easing by early Sunday morning.Local train services of the Central Railway and Western Railway were running with some delays, while buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST)...
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Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute in Delhi, was apprehended from Agra early Sunday, Delhi Police said. A Delhi Police team traced Saraswati (62) to Agra based on a tip-off, officials said.Earlier, police...
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The bodies of 38 people who died due to stampede at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's rally in Karur on September 27, have been identified and currently efforts were on to hand over their mortal remains to their relatives, Dindigul district collector S Saravanan has said on Sunday.The identify of a...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has invited Chief Justice of India B R Gavai's mother to attend an event organised to mark Vijayadashami and centenary of the organisation in Amravati district of Maharashtra next month. According to sources, the CJI壮 mother Dr Kamaltai Gavai has...
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Hours after a stampede left 38 persons, including children, dead in his party rally in Karur, TVK founder and actor Vijay on Saturday said he was in unbearable pain following the incident.Vijay, who did not meet the waiting media at Tiruchirappalli and Chennai airports following the stampede,...
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The toll from the stampede at actor Vijay's public rally in Karur has risen to 38, Tamil Nadu DGP G Venkataraman said on Sunday.The crowd swelled due to the delayed arrival of the actor-politician to the venue and they lacked sufficient food and water during the waiting hours under the hot sun,...
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