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AAP MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana on Saturday accused his party leadership and Punjab government of not addressing the issue of shortage of teachers in certain government schools in his constituency.However, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rejected Maiserkhana's claims and suspended him from the party...
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An ailing infant died in his mother's arms as she carried the child for nearly three hours to seek medical help in a remote village in Meghalaya's West Khasi Hills district, with the lack of a motorable road adding to the tragedy, villagers claimed on Saturday.The incident took place on Friday at...
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A 35-year-old Uttar Pradesh BJP leader has accused the party's Ballia district president Sanjay Mishra of repeatedly raping her, alleging that his name was removed from a police complaint filed in connection with the circulation of her intimate photographs and video on WhatsApp.The woman made the...
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The parents of a 17-year-old boy, who has been missing since July 3 after visiting the Keli Kunj ashram of Premanand Govind Sharan in Vrindavan, have staged a protest outside the premises after learning that a disciple allegedly committed suicide there on September 25.Anuj Chaudhary, a resident...
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Serious differences persist between the US and China despite the recent summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington, which was marked by rare bonhomie, a close Trump aide said.Both sides still have issues that predated Xi's visit last week and...
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A sample of low-fat dairy whitener manufactured by Nestle India, drawn from the premises of Hotel Lalit in Connaught Place in the national capital, has been found unsafe and substandard, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said.However, responding to the development, Nestle...
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Ukraine has described India's proposal for a possible ceasefire with Russia as the broadest among four offers received by Kyiv, with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha saying it is ready to consider a truce covering energy infrastructure and the Black Sea.We have four proposals. The...
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Captain Smit Machchhar displayed exceptional bravery in saving a flydubai flight this week, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said on Saturday.Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured by his co-pilot in the cockpit of flydubai flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, on Wednesday...
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Cockroach Janata Party convenor Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday criticised the Delhi Police, claiming that they were “crushing dissent and cracking down on peaceful protesters.”“Delhi Police needs to stop acting like henchmen of Amit Shah. By crushing dissent and cracking down on peaceful protesters,...
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India is looking at finalising the much-awaited multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) deal by this financial year provided things go as per plan, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, said on Saturday.In its largest-ever defence acquisition push, India in February cleared a long-pending...
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A family court here has issued a summons to Nida Khan, an accused in the alleged sexual harassment and religious conversion case at the Nashik unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), following a divorce petition filed by her husband.According to sources, the summons was issued on August 22...
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Dubai Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday praised Indian pilot Smit Machchhar for his courage in averting a possible tragedy after he was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel.Captain Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in the cockpit of...
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Mumbai police on Saturday registered an FIR against the organisers and 400-500 unidentified persons in connection with Cockroach Janta Party's October 2 Shivaji Park protest.The case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act for unlawful assembly, wilful...
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Indian pilot Smit Machchhar is recovering well and remains under excellent medical care after being seriously injured in an attack by his co-pilot during a flight to Israel, the Indian Embassy in the UAE said on Saturday.Machchhar was stabbed and seriously injured in the cockpit of flydubai...
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Principal Secretary to the prime minister, P K Mishra, on Saturday said export restrictions, sanctions and tariffs become instruments of economic policy and they are sometimes even weaponised.The top government functionary also said that wars disrupt energy and food markets while shipping routes...
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The sacred city of Kashi is set to host the Indian Air Force's air show for three days beginning October 24, with the prime minister and the defence minister likely attendees.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the preparations for the grand air...
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Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday condemned DMK president M K Stalin's alleged derogatory remarks against TVK candidate P Sathyabama in the Dharapuram Assembly bypoll, accusing him of body-shaming and making inappropriate comments about her.Vijay alleged that the former chief minister's...
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Five Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged in Canada in connection with an alleged extortion campaign involving shootings, arson, firearms trafficking and drug offences, according to police and media reports.The arrests followed a 16-month investigation into an auto dealership whose...
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday said Captain Smit Machchhar showed what being a Captain entails by putting the safety of those onboard ahead of his own after being stabbed by his co-pilot aboard a flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.In a post on X, SRK praised Machchhar for his...
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Neha Bora, National President of AISA
Around 150 protesters, including AISA national president Neha Bora, activist Yogendra Yadav and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, were detained on Saturday as they marched from Patel Chowk towards Jantar Mantar to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand his...
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AAP national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Saturday quit the party and joined the Congress, saying she could no longer defend the indefensible.Kakkar joined the Congress along with former Uttar Pradesh MLA Shyam Sunder Sharma and Rajat Rakesh Tandon in the presence of senior party leaders,...
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Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Indian Charge d'Affaires to lodge a strong protest over the killing of two people by India's Border Security Force a day ago, saying they were civilians.BSF troops on Friday shot dead two suspected Pakistani intruders along the international border in Punjab's...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the Election Commission's IT division restricting the access of electoral registration officers to the ECINet portal, as pointed out by two election commissioners.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh claimed that the complaint of the two election...
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A car exploded while being refuelled at a CNG filling station on National Highway-48 in Gujarat's Vadodara district, police said on Saturday.There were no casualties in the blast as no one was inside the vehicle, they said.The incident occurred around 2 pm on Thursday at an Indian Oil fuel...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that truth is being suppressed and that it was his responsibility to ensure this did not happen, as he launched the 'Satyagraha' digital platform to consolidate issue-based protests unfolding across the country.He urged people to register their...
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The West Bengal government will launch a fresh inquiry into Mamata Banerjee's false claims of leg injury during the 2021 assembly poll campaign, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday.Addressing a press conference at state secretariat Nabanna, Adhikari claimed Banerjee had faked her...
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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he would not be surprised if his X handle was taken down before October 10 after his post thanking former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for backing the movement was restricted on the social media platform.Dipke had posted on X, Thank you...
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The father of IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode, who allegedly died by suicide, was denied permission to continue his protest at Azad Maidan, prompting him to plan a visit to the institute's Powai campus, his lawyer said on Saturday.The development comes at a time when a group of IIT Bombay...
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A Flydubai co-pilot identified as Omani national Hamam al-Hammami attempted to carry out a terrorist act during a flight earlier in the week, deploying a cockpit crash axe against Captain Smit Machchhar, United Arab Emirates' Attorney General Counsellor Hamad Saif al-Shamsi.  The attacker...
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Delhi Police on Saturday registered at least three FIRs in connection with Friday protests by student organisations, political parties and civil society activists who attempted to gather at Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.Two FIRs were...
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Superstar Salman Khan has praised flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage after he foiled his co-pilot's attempt to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flight.Khan took to social media to salute Machchhar, who was seriously injured after being stabbed by his co-pilot in the cockpit of...
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Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, had previously undergone pilot training with Oman Air but was moved to desk duties after government surveillance detected visits to radical websites before...
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Indian men's football players in action during a practice match at VYBK Stadium, in Kolkata. Photograph: ANI Photo
Police have deployed around 2,000 personnel and 400 civic volunteers at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, better known as Salt Lake Stadium, near Kolkata to maintain law and order during the Brazil-India football match scheduled on Saturday, a senior officer said.Spectators will have to undergo...
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The Mumbai Crime Branch has recorded the statement of IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayan Doolla in connection with the death of student Sahil Wakode, with the professor denying allegations levelled against him.According to sources, Doolla was questioned for around eight to 10 hours on Friday at...
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Two mild tremors rocked parts of Maharashtra's Hingoli district within hours of each other on Saturday morning, triggering panic among residents, officials said.A tremor of 3.3 magnitude, accompanied by a rumbling sound, was first recorded around 7.46 am, with its epicentre at a depth of 7 km, in...
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A Sri Lankan court has refused to issue arrest warrants for two Indian directors of a company in connection with an alleged bribery case for which opposition leader Namal Rajapaksa is in remand custody.Prosecutors from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)...
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Shattered glass and scattered bricks litter the entryway of the Shree Swaminarayan Vadtal Dham temple in Ohio./X/@HinduAmerican/ANI Photo
In an alleged targeted attack at a temple in the United States, American non-profit organisation, The Hindu American Foundation, has said that a Hindu temple in Ohio was targeted, with perpetrators hurling bricks at the structure and causing significant damage.Detailing the incident in a post on...
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A 22-year-old medical student from Rajasthan drowned in a waterfall in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district on Friday afternoon, an official said.The incident took place at Kukarda waterfall.Rahul Puniya (22), a final-year MBBS student of GMERS Medical College, Rajpipla, was visiting the spot with...
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A 30-year-old employee of a plastic granules manufacturing company was allegedly stabbed and robbed of Rs 30 lakh by three men on a motorcycle on the Zakhira flyover in west Delhi, an official said on Friday.The incident took place around 2.30 am on Wednesday night when the employee, identified...
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Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray meets family members of the late party worker Pradeep Purnekar in Thane./@ShivSenaUBT_ X/ANI Photo
The family of slain Shiv Sena-UBT leader Pradeep Purnekar has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into his murder, citing fears of local political interference in Maharashtra's Thane city.Purnekar's family met visiting BJP leaders, including MLA Sanjay Kelkar and MLC Niranjan...
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Supporters of the Students Federation of India and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha clashed in Birati on the outskirts of Kolkata on Friday evening during a rally seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.The police said two persons were detained in connection with the...
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Tripura's Teliamura Police arrested three individuals for allegedly extorting money under the guise of Durga Puja donations and assaulting an on-duty woman police officer. According to the police, Sanjib Chakma, a resident of the Manikpur area, was driving his vehicle through Teliamura town when...
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Kotdwar gym owner 'Mohammad' Deepak Kumar/ANI Photo
A gym owner from Pauri Garhwal's Kotdwar, Deepak Kumar, who shot into the limelight for confronting members of Bajrang Dal harassing a Muslim shopkeeper early this year, was granted bail by a local court on Friday, a day after his arrest for allegedly threatening a local businessman, the police...
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A woman was allegedly assaulted and partially stripped by bouncers of a nightclub in Guwahati following a brawl, with a purported video of the incident going viral on social media on Friday.The incident reportedly took place at a nightclub in the Khanapara area late on Thursday night.Police could...
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Five Indian nationals aboard a Kuwait-flagged tanker were safely shifted ashore after the vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Embassy of India in Oman said.In a post on X on Friday (local time), the embassy said it had coordinated the rescue of the five Indian nationals...
