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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar MP Supriya Sule on Saturday said the Pawar family will not celebrate Diwali this year following the death of Ajit Pawar.The head of our family, Dada, is no more. Therefore, there will be no Diwali celebration in the Pawar family this year, Sule...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken action against Reliance Retail for the second consecutive day on Sunday, suspending the licences of its warehouse in Chakan along with that of a Blinkit-linked facility in Nighoje, both in Pune district, officials said.In a statement,...
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A 12-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death allegedly by three of her friends after they watched porn videos on a mobile phone in Jharkhand's Chatra district, the police said on Sunday.Five minors, including two girls, were detained in connection with the incident, a senior officer...
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A two-year-old boy was found dead at his home here on Sunday in a suspected case of malnutrition, the police said.An officer of Trikkunnapuzha police station said that according to doctors, the toddler was acutely anaemic and appeared malnourished as his weight was 7.6 kilograms whereas the...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called actor Tiger Shroff and spoke to him following the firing incident and assured him that the accused would be traced and apprehended at the earliest.He assured the actor of support, saying, We are all with you. We will trace and apprehend the...
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A forensic team collects samples from the spot where shots were fired at actor Tiger Shroff, in Mumbai on Sunday./ANI Photo
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday termed the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff a sad incident and expressed confidence that the police would take necessary action and arrest the accused.This is a very sad incident. I am confident that the police will take necessary action and...
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The Delhi police registered at least 10 FIRs and arrested five people in connection with alleged harassment and assaults on protesters demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with several social media posts accusing right-wing activists of targeting demonstrators,...
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The Delhi police registered a non-cognisable report on Sunday against unidentified persons for allegedly threatening a magistrate amid bail proceedings of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka, officials said.The development comes amid allegations by the CJP that the...
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Police try to stop people from Uttarakhand during a protest march from India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhavan, demanding justice for Ankita Bhandari, in New Delhi on Sunday./ANI Photo
Several people, including Congress members, were detained by the Delhi police on Sunday after they staged a protest outside the Patiala House Court in New Delhi, demanding a transparent and court-monitored probe into the 2022 murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand.The protesters...
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Kolkata Police cordon off the site after a stampede at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal, in Kolkata on Saturday./ANI Photo
The West Bengal government on Sunday decided to deploy nine IPS officers experienced in Durga Puja crowd management to handle the festive rush in Kolkata, a day after a pandal stampede killed 19 people, an official said.Amid concerns over crowd management, police deployment and allegations of...
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Mumbai deputy commissioner of police Mohit Garg said that two people including Tiger Shroff's driver have been injured in the shooting incident in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening.The DCP said that Tiger Shroff had come for some personal work to Juhu park....some people came on bike and...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called the Mumbai police commissioner to inquire about the firing incident involving actor Tiger Shroff. He instructed the police commissioner to conduct a swift investigation and take strict action against those responsible, said CMO...
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Three to four rounds were fired at actor Tiger Shroff's car as he was leaving a ground in his vehicle, the Mumbai police said. A large crowd had gathered to see him. Several rounds were fired at his car from within the crowd. Tiger Shroff was not hit by any bullets, according to the Mumbai...
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An earthquake of magnitude three struck Manipur's Kamjong district on Sunday evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology.According to NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in Kamjong district at a depth of 72 kilometres around 6:13 pm.EQ of M: 3.0, On: 18/10/2026 18:13:08...
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Unidentified person/s fired at actor Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai's Juhu area on Sunday evening, though he is unhurt, the police said.The incident took place near Pushpa Park under Juhu police station limits in the western suburb, and the chain of events leading to the incident is being pieced...
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The Gurugram unit of the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) on Sunday arrested a Thailand-national woman with around 14 grams of MDMA (commonly known as ecstasy) during a raid at a residential premises in Sushant Lok area here, officials said.The contraband was allegedly concealed...
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A priest attached to a church here has been arrested by city police on charges of sexually abusing minor boys, following the intervention of a Mysuru-based non-governmental organisation.The accused, identified as Father Cyprian Pinto, has been in service since 1988 and was associated with the St...
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Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the Ladakh Bench of the high court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh here.Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena called the day a landmark milestone, fulfilling a long-standing demand for a court closer to home.A new era of accessible...
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Keralam government issued an order on Sunday cancelling the licence given to a bakery to sell horti wine, an alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting tropical fruits and agricultural products.Excise minister M Liju earlier cited concerns about the social impact of permitting the sale of the...
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Veteran Tamil music composer and singer Deva./Image Courtesy MK Stalin on X/ANI Photo
Veteran Tamil music composer and singer Deva, popularly known as 'Thenisai Thendral', was laid to rest with full state honours at his family farmland in Sakkaramallur near Arcot, Ranipet district, on Sunday.He was 75.Deva died of a heart attack in Chennai on the morning of October 17. His mortal...
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The bodies of those who lost their lives in the Durga Puja pandal stampede incident in Kolkata were handed over to their family members on Sunday. The tragic incident occurred at a Durga Puja pandal on Saturday evening, where a massive rush of devotees led to a fatal stampede that claimed 19...
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Spirit, featuring Triptii Dimri and Baahubali star Prabhas, is set to release globally on October 29, 2027.The film is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, known for Animal and Kabir Singh. The film also reunites Dimri and the filmmaker after their collaboration on Animal, which released in 2023...
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An elephant brought for the famous Ramlila in Ramnagar here ran amok on Sunday and seriously injured its mahout (caretaker) after lifting him with its trunk and throwing him to the ground, the police said.The injured mahout, identified as Chaplu, was admitted to the trauma centre of Banaras Hindu...
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Two men have been rounded up for allegedly throwing stones at a Jammu and Kashmir-bound bus following a dispute in Haryana's Karnal district, leaving a passenger and a dhaba employee injured, police said on Sunday.The incident drew a reaction from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah,...
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The Election Commission of India has told the Delhi high Court that two voters, whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls after they could not complete the enumeration process during the Special Intensive Revision in the national capital, can fill Form 6 for redressal of their...
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A man allegedly stabbed his mother and younger brother to death over a property dispute in Gujarat's Surat city on Sunday, the police said.Accused Srinivas (40) was arrested within hours of the incident, which took place around 7:30 am at Sahjanand Society in Limbayat area here, Deputy...
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Jammu and Kashmir police booked the wife of an Army officer for allegedly collecting and sharing sensitive information with foreign intelligence operatives, including individuals linked to China, official sources said on Sunday.According to the sources, she was pursuing certain research-related...
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Hoardings depicting Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, US entrepreneur Elon Musk and others as the 10 heads of Ravana were put up at several locations in Lucknow on Sunday ahead of Dussehra.Installed by the Sanatan Raksha Sangathan, the hoardings carried the...
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A special POCSO court in Mysuru has sentenced a 31-year-old man to death and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl.The incident took place during last year's Dasara festival, when the girl had accompanied her parents from north Karnataka to Mysuru to sell...
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Bodies of the victims at a hospital in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday./ANI Photo
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured after an out-of-control truck crashed into devotees gathered near the Sheetla Mata Temple in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior late Saturday night, breaking through a police checkpoint and damaging the temple's gate and outer wall.Chief Minister...
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Over 500 spas across Keralam were raided as part of a special drive and five people were arrested during the process, the police said on Sunday.The police, in a statement, said that 586 spas, out of the total 821 in the state, were inspected on Saturday and 14 cases were registered in connection...
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A Delhi court has convicted a man for attempting to murder his wife by shooting her in the stomach outside a hospital in Connaught Place in 2018, saying the testimony of the injured woman was credible, trustworthy and sufficient to establish his guilt.Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana, in...
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Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Sunday said one person has been arrested in Kalaburagi for allegedly having links with terror groups through social media, while further investigation was underway against the other.Two youths, both originally from outside Karnataka, came under the...
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A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide inside a camp in Manasbal area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said in Srinagar. Constable Ranjit Das allegedly committed suicide by using a nylon rope to hang himself inside the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp at...
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A Central Reserve Police Force jawan allegedly committed suicide inside a camp in Manasbal area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said in Srinagar.Constable Ranjit Das allegedly committed suicide by using a nylon rope to hang himself inside the Central Reserve Police...
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A second woman died at the New Medical College Hospital in this Rajasthan town due to postpartum complications after a C-section within 24 hours, triggering fresh concern, officials said on Sunday.On Friday night, 40-year-old Reshma, who developed kidney-related complications after her fourth...
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Fourteen of the 25 people injured in the stampede at the Chorbagan Puja pandal are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kolkata, with three of them admitted to the ICU and one in critical condition, an official said on Sunday.One of the three ICU patients is in a relatively serious...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday morning visited Kalighat Temple here and offered prayers to the presiding deity.Shah was accompanied by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.Shah arrived in Kolkata on Saturday for a two-day visit to the state.He is scheduled to visit a hospital...
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Kolkata Police have arrested seven people, including organisers of Chorbagan Durga Puja, for the pandal stampede that killed at least 19 people, a senior officer said on Sunday.Police have also registered a suo motu case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.Law enforcers detained 14...
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At least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community were set on fire in a hill village in Manipur's Kamjong district, forcing a large number of civilians to flee and take shelter in forest areas and a nearby Army camp, officials said on Sunday.Suspected militants attacked Chassad village late on...
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the waiver from sanctions on Russia and tariffs on other countries, including India, was a 60-day pause to analyse the global impact of the measure.Rubio was responding to questions on Saturday evening at Joint Base Andrews near here as he...
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Saturday said that cross-border movement and exchanges between Iran and Pakistan had been temporarily suspended due to technical issues and precautionary measures.Iranian news agency IRNA reported that Baghaei confirmed that authorities...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the formation of a high-level committee to review safety arrangements at major Durga Puja pandals across the state following the stampede on Saturday at the Chorbagan Sarbojanin pandal in Kolkata that killed at least 19 people and injured 25...
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has left for his visit to Uzbekistan and and India.Rubio left from the Joint Base Andrews late on Saturday and will be in India on October 20.Just departed for Uzbekistan and India to continue securing the Trump Administration's economic opportunities for our...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit those injured in the stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata on Sunday, a day after postponing his scheduled Puja programmes in the wake of the tragedy.At least 19 people died, and 25 were injured in the stampede at the Durga Puja pandal in...
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Police on Saturday night detained 12 people, including organisers of the Chorebagan Durga Puja in connection with their probe into the stampede in which 19 people died and 25 were injured, an officer said.The move came after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promised strict action...
