21 drown during Chhath in Bihar, 15 were minors

On Monday, two youths drowned in Bihpur. Five people drowned in Saharsa district, while three drowned in Muzaffarpur and one in Madhubani. Two minor boys drowned and one went missing in Supaul district.

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Procession through runway, Kerala airport to stay shut for 5 hrs

The airport suspends its services twice a year — in March-April for Painkuni festival and in October-November for the Arattu procession, when Lord Vishnu is carried from the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple on a palanquin to Shanghumugham beach, located just behind the airport, for a ritual bath.

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Musk, who runs four companies, will now be Twitter CEO

Musk, who also runs rocket company SpaceX, brain-chip startup Neuralink and tunneling firm the Boring Company, fired Twitter's previous chief, Parag Agrawal, and other top company officials last week.

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‘Steel man of India’ J J Irani dies at 86

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Lula returns as Brazil prez after edging out Bolsonaro

Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote and Bolsonaro 49.1%, according to the country's election authority. Yet the morning after the results came in — and congratulations had poured in from world leaders — Bolsonaro still had yet to publicly concede or react in any way, even as truckers blockaded some roads across the country in protest.

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Queen Camila's flight suffers bird hit, lands safely

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On radio, PM lauds Isro feat, refers to solar energy on Chhath

With his monthly radio programme ‘coinciding with ‘Chhath Puja’ when the sun is worshipped, the PM said solar energy is the blessing of the sun god who has not only been revered for centuries, but has also been the focus of people’s way of life in India.

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JEE(M) 2023 application process to start in November

As per the planning underway for the exams for admission to engineering, medical and various undergraduate programmes for the academic session 2023-24, the JEE-mains will be conducted twice, while NEET-UG and CUET-UG will continue to be once in a year exam.

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New IT rules to aid users of dating, e-comm sites

There have also been cases when online classified companies, many of whom even provide details about massage parlours, have given out details of a woman illegally. Someone may illegally post the numbers of a woman without her knowledge.

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South Korea in shock, grief as 153 die in Halloween crowd surge

Kim Mi Sung, an official at a nonprofit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon, said she performed CPR on 10 people who were unconscious, mostly women wearing witch outfits and other Halloween costumes. Nine of them were declared dead on the spot.

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Telangana government withdraws CBI general consent

The call for a CBI probe gained traction after Telangana police recently arrested three people for allegedly trying to bribe four TRS MLAs with Rs 100 crore each for defecting to BJP ahead of the high-stakes Munugode bypolls. Dismissing the charges, BJP functionaries moved the Telangana high court and requested a CBI inquiry.

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Construction ban in Delhi-NCR as AQI on verge of 'severe'

With air quality likely to touch "severe" in Delhi on Sunday, the sub-committee of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday banned all construction and demolition activities across Delhi-NCR, ordered closure of brick kilns and hot mix plants not operating on approved fuels apart from barring stone crushers and mining operations.

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Bombay high court refuses to junk FIR against ‘handicapped’ man

In her complaint, the 28-year-old woman said that around 10pm on June 8, 2021, the accused, who was standing near a car, told her, “Yeh gaadi meri hai, chal ek ghante mein ghoom ke aate hain (This is my car. Let’s go for a one-hour drive),” when she was passing by him. After that he allegedly opened the car door, tried to pull her inside, touched inappropriately and also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone.

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Minors tied to truck & dragged over alleged cash, mobile phone theft in MP

A video of the incident went viral on social media prompting police to register a case against the accused. ACP Nihit Upadhyay said: “The incident was reported around 8am when two minors were tied to a truck and dragged on the road.

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Irish educator working in Kolkata for 62 years to leave over visa issues

MacCarthaigh recalled growing up in Ireland when Protestants and Catholics were at each other’s throats and his homeland was badly off on many fronts. “I got no love… I was one of 11 children. We were quite poor. My family would have been better off with two or three children. As with most people, one’s childhood becomes the primary source of one’s inspiration to become the person they are going to be.”

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Tata Trusts’ CEO to ‘retire’; Cyrus cousin named trustee

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Eye on China, Antony Blinken says all must back ban on terrorists

In a recorded message, Blinken said the international community had a responsibility to the victims and people everywhere to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, including their masterminds. He said, “If the perpetrators go unpunished, the message to terrorists will be that their heinous crimes will be tolerated.”

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India, France kick off air combat drill at Jodhpur

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Fair trial in gold smuggling case not possible in Kerala: ED in SC

In a rejoinder affidavit, the ED said that transfer of trial was needed as high-profile persons, including the former principal secretary of the CM, were involved and they were trying to influence the accused and witnesses.

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SC didn’t agree with will of people: Rijiju on NJAC

The NJAC Act, unanimously passed by both the Houses of Parliament and ratified by more than half of all the states, was struck down by a Constitution bench of the apex court as unconstitutional in 2015, and the collegium system of appointing judges to high courts and the SC was upheld.

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Trump says he’s ‘very happy’ about Musk’s Twitter takeover

The possibility of Trump’s return to Twitter — he was banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — has been the subject of much speculation since Musk announced his intentions to buy the company and take a less heavy-handed approach with users who post objectionable and provocative content.

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At UN meet, India plays clip of Pak terrorist directing 26/11 hit

The 2-day CTC meeting started in Mumbai with all UNSC member-states participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 26/11 Memorial at the Taj hotel, one of the main targets of the Mumbai attacks.

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Aim is to ensure progress of far-flung areas to fulfil country’s security needs: Rajnath

In a statement, a defence spokesperson said, "These 75 projects — 45 bridges, 27 roads, two helipads and one carbon neutral habitat — are spread across six states and two Union Territories (UTs). Twenty of these projects are in Jammu & Kashmir; 18 each in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh; five in Uttarakhand and 14 in other border states of Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan.”

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Divorced Muslim women entitled to maintenance till they remarry: Court

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Azam Khan found guilty in 2019 'hate speech', gets 3 years in jail, out on bail

Azam may now lose his house membership, as per a landmark Supreme Court judgment, dated July 10, 2013, that says if any MLA, MLC or MP is convicted in a criminal case and gets jail of minimum two years then he/she loses membership of the house with immediate effect. The UP assembly can also move quickly to disqualify him.

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2nd blow to Maha: Tata-Airbus’ `22k cr IAF deal flies off to Guj

While the project, which promises thousands of jobs, comes as a boost for Gujarat ahead of the assembly polls there, for the four-month-old Balasahebanchi Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra, it is yet another blow, that too after industries minister Uday Samant of the Shinde Sena said on September 15 that though the state had lost the Vedanta project, it would secure the Tata-Airbus project to produce military aircraft in Nagpur.

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Narayana Murthy told me I could have more impact on the world through politics than business: Rishi Sunak

Narayana Murthy is the billionaire founder of Infosys who has now devoted his life to philanthropy. Sunak worked for Goldman Sachs, gained an MBA from Stanford and then worked for a hedge fund before becoming an MP. Many wonder why he left such a well-paid career to enter the sparring world of politics.

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Rishi Sunak faces backlash over Suella Braverman appointment

Suella Braverman was sacked from Truss’s government on October 19, saying in her resignation letter she had sent a draft ministerial statement regarding the government policy on migration from her personal email, which she said was due for imminent publication but accepted was “a technical infringement of the rules”.

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Kerala guv wants FM out, CM says no way

In a letter sent to the CM on Tuesday, the governor quoted news reports on Balagopal’s speech on October 18 on the Kariavattom university campus, where he said those coming from states like UP may not be able to understand the democratic functioning of universities in Kerala. He also said the vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University was functioning with “50 to 100 security guards” when he visited the university as an MP.

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'Isro building a cost-effective future rocket to fulfil industry demand'

Speaking at the India Space Congress here, Isro chairman S Somanath revealed on Wednesday that "a team in Isro has started working on defining the design of a rocket. We want to build a cost-effective and reliable rocket in partnership with the industry that has expertise in this domain. Once the design is ready, we will seek inputs from the industry.

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Mehbooba sent final notice to vacate CM bungalow

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Sunak tears into Labour at first PMQs, fends off attacks on his wife and wealth

Starmer, leader of the Labour party, began by saying: “The first British Asian prime minister is a significant moment in our national story and it is a reminder that for all the challenges we face as a country, Britain is a place where people of all races and beliefs can fulfil their dreams. That is not true in every country.”

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Ram Charan Calls RRR's Release In Japan "Once In A Lifetime Experience"

"Japan is special - The people , the culture, the love & respect they have for everyone is unmatched," wrote Ram Charan

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Labelling hubby womaniser is cruelty: HC

The judges noted that the FC's order was based on the wife's "unsubstantiated" allegations - that he was constantly under influence of liquor, out late at night and on some pretext visited her sister. Her sister only deposed that he drank liquor. "The evidence on record produced by the petitioner fails to prove the allegations made by her in pleadings," they said.

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Cervical cancer self-sampling test kits could replace pap smears

The HPV self-sampling kit, similar in principle to the home-testing kits for the Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, is at the moment being tested by various institutes and hospitals in India to find out the acceptance among women and its efficiency.

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CCI fines Google 936 crore for monopoly abuse

In its latest order, Competition Commission of India (CCI) asked Google to "cease and desist" from practicing policies that supposedly give it powers to abuse its dominant position in running Play Store, which houses millions of apps that Android phone customers can download. "... practices followed by Google result in leveraging its dominance in market for licensable mobile OS (operating system) and app stores for Android OS, to protect its position in the downstream markets," CCI said.

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A PIO at No. 10 soon, Cameron had told Modi barely seven years ago

This meant the Conservative leadership race was over, and Sunak, the youngest UK PM since 1812 at 42, automatically became the Conservative leader. Although Mordaunt thought many of former PM Boris Johnson’s supporters would switch to her after he bailed out, in fact many of them, including Priti Patel, on Monday morning switched to backing Sunak.

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'Musk informs he plans to close Twitter deal by Friday'

The banks that committed to fund Musk's buyout of Twitter have finished putting together the final debt financing agreement and are in the process of signing the necessary documents, according to a Bloomberg News report.

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Shoaib Akhtar 'wants' Virat Kohli to retire from T20Is

Pakistan's former star pacer Shoaib Akhtar "wants" Virat Kohli to retire from T20 Internationals as he feels that the Indian batting maestro should not put his "entire energy" in the shortest format. "According to me, he played the greatest innings of his life against Pakistan. He played like this because he had the self belief that he will do it. He is back with a bang. I want him to retire from T20I because I don't want that he puts his entire energy in T20I cricket," Akhtar said.

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Pakistani scribe, critic of Sharif government, killed in Nairobi

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‘Eatery to refund service charge, pay Rs 10k to patron’

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In special hearing, Kerala HC allows 9 V-Cs to continue

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Mumbai: Toddler following mom dragged away, killed by leopard

In the second incident the leopard reportedly tore off the seats of several bikes parked in the neighbourhood, said Mallikarjuna. "From the description we have received from the locals we have zeroed in on a young adult who may be responsible for these attacks. We are increasing the number of camera traps in the area," he said.

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Bombay HC ups aid to Rs 1cr for man left with 100% disability

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‘Colour, race no bar to success’ in UK: British Indians

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Man gives cell phone for repair, loses Rs 2 lakh from bank

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Min aspirants in Shinde group may get state board posts

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CAG study on public healthcare system

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Delhi: Students with perfect CUET score bag 33% of Stephen's seats

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Non-lab method can assess heart attack risk: Study

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UK live: Boris Johnson pulls out of PM race

Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to become Britain's next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but well behind front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak. Stay with TOI for the latest updates.

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UP: Five of family killed as car rams into stranded container truck

Five persons of a family were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stranded container truck near Khajhaula police outpost in Munderwa area of Basti district on late Sunday evening.

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Diwali 2022: Anil Kapoor And Shamita Shetty At Shilpa Shetty's Party

Anil Kapoor was among the early guests at Shilpa Shetty's Diwali bash

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Shielding India from global challenges: PM Modi at 'Rozgar Mela'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is taking several initiatives to cushion the impact of global economic challenges, while maintaining that the steps, as well as risks, taken by the government over the past few years have helped avert a major crisis.

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Isro's heaviest rocket successfully places 36 OneWeb satellites into orbits

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully placed 36 OneWeb satellites, meant to offer global internet service, using its heaviest rocket - Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mk-3) - for the first time past midnight on Sunday in a 1.5-hour long launch.

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Army: Chopper sent out distress call before crash

The Indian Army aviation wing’s advanced light helicopter had sent a “Mayday” distress call to air traffic control, suggesting a technical snag, before crashing in the Migging area of Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang on Friday morning. All five army personnel on board were killed when the helicopter went down, including two Majors.

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1 5 die on way home for Diwali from Hyderabad to UP

Fifteen migrant workers died while 40 others were injured, many of them critically, when the bus they were travelling in crashed into a truck on a ghat road in MP's Rewa district late Friday. From Hyderabad, the workers were heading home to UP's Gorakhpur - a 1,500km journey - for Diwali.

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Bollywood actor Jacqueline tried to flee India: ED

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UK Queen Consort Camilla slips into Bengaluru on wellness visit

The United Kingdom’s Queen Consort Camilla landed in Bengaluru on a private visit for her first overseas tour. She came by a British Airways flight Thursday, travelled by road for nearly 40 km from Kempegowda International Airport to Soukya, a tony holistic health and wellness centre near Whitefield. She’ll be undergoing rejuvenation therapies during her nearly 10-day visit.

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Homegrown CAR-T cells 'cure' 8-year-old's leukemia

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Taxpayers resent money wasted on freebies: PM Modi

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Diwali 2022: Jeetendra And Rakesh Roshan At Ekta Kapoor's Party

Jeetendra happily posed at the Diwali party hosted by his daughter

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Mehbooba asked to vacate government bungalow

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has asked former CM and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to vacate the government bungalow she has been occupying for over a decade and a half, the second such notice to leave the sprawling premises in over two years.

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Widow of freedom fighter gets relief

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Punjab cabinet gives in-principle nod to old pension plan

In a move that is likely to benefit about 1.6 lakh Punjab government employees who joined service after 2004, the state cabinet on Friday decided in principle to restore the old pension scheme (OPS).

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Pakistan poll tribunal disqualifies Imran as MP in assets case

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was dealt potentially the biggest blow of his political career on Friday when the country's Election Commission disqualified him as an MP and barred him from holding any public office after holding him guilty of "intentionally" making "false statements and incorrect declaration of assets".

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Army chopper crash: Operation of entire ALH fleet suspended for technical checks

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Diwali: Sussanne Attends Karishma Tanna's Party With Boyfriend Arslan

Sussanne Khan and Arslan Goni were among the early guests

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Rape claim fake: Ghaziabad cops; they're lying: Woman

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SC plugs key loopholes in NDPS Act on narco drug test

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Competition tougher than ever in DU

The competition at Delhi University this year is tougher than ever. Seats for several popular courses have been allotted to those who scored the maximum CUET score of 800.

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Girl pips twin to top UP board after paper recheck

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Isro confident to launch maiden sun mission early next year, Chandrayaan-3 to wait till mid 2023

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Diwali 2022: Taapsee, Genelia-Riteish, Other Stars Lit Up This Party

Taapsee Pannu was snapped at a Diwali bash in Mumbai.

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Why Kedarnath pilots fly weather-blind

Tuesday's chopper tragedy in Kedarnath which killed seven people, including the pilot, has posed serious questions on the safety norms being followed by heli companies operating in the area. Helicopters of nine different companies make nearly 250 sorties daily in the region, ferrying thousands of pilgrims to the shrine and back. Surprisingly, it is all being done without the pilots having access to institutional weather forecasting support.

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All hands on deck: How Tata companies help revamp Air India

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Court allows ED to seize Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 500cr

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53% in state pollution boards linked to 'polluters': Report

Individuals representing potential polluters (local authorities, industries and public sector corporations) account for 53% of the board members in the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), raising questions on conflict of interest, whereas scientists, medical practitioners and academics constitute only 7% of the members, said Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) in its report.

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Pics: Katrina-Vicky Lit Up This Grand Bollywood Diwali Party

Ramesh Taurani's annual Diwali party is believed to be one of the few on Bollywood's calendar this year

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Pics: Varun, Ananya And Others At Kriti Sanon's Diwali Party

Kriti Sanon hosted a Diwali bash for her family and friends in Mumbai

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'Charges prima facie true': HC denies bail to Umar Khalid

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Sterlite firing: Panel indicts collector, cops

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US gives to India 307 antiquities worth $4m

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Two UP apple-pickers killed in J&K grenade attack, two arrested

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Kharge or Tharoor? Stage set for Cong to name first non-Gandhi party chief after 24yrs

The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday after more than 9,500 party delegates cast their vote to choose between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor. While Kharge is considered the firm favourite with his perceived proximity to the Gandhis and a large number of senior leaders backing him, Tharoor has pitched himself as the candidate of change.

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How Tatas are rebuilding the Maharaja’s empire brick by brick

From finding components for seats that are no longer being manufactured to making “Christmas Tree” Air India aircraft long cannibalised for spares fly again, the Tata Group has embarked on unarguably the most challenging aviation turnaround of contemporary times.

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HC order on Muslim minor at odds with Pocso? SC to decide

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1/3 of Vidyapith trustees resign over chancellor's RSS background

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Kerala row worsens, governor threatens to sack ministers

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Army on drone hunt to enhance LAC logistics

The Army is now firmly stepping on the gas as far as induction of drones is considered. After kamikaze drones, artillery drones, armed drone swarms and the like, the force on Monday issued tenders for fast-track procurement of 363 drones to enhance operational logistics along the China border.

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In a strategic step-back, BJP decides to skip Andheri polls

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Kharge vs Tharoor: 96% turnout in Congress poll to elect non-Gandhi chief

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Gujarat rolls out DNA test to confirm if meat is beef

Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a rapid test that can confirm within an hour if meat seized on suspicion of being beef is from a cow. the Lamp DNA method - introduced in limited capacity in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar - is a better alternative to conventional methods like serological analysis and DNA analysis that take more than a day.

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In last 3.5 months, consumer panels cut pendency by 11%

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TV actress ends life, accuses former BF of harassment

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Raj Thackeray urges BJP to not fight Andheri bypoll

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Gujarat rolls out DNA test to confirm if meat is beef

Gujarat has become the first state in the country to roll out a rapid test that can confirm within an hour if meat seized on suspicion of being beef is from a cow. the Lamp DNA method - introduced in limited capacity in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar - is a better alternative to conventional methods like serological analysis and DNA analysis that take more than a day.

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Security threat to India is threat to Lanka too: Envoy

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Stay curious: Falguni Nayar at 4th convocation of Bennett Univ

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Gambia deaths: India seeks more details from WHO

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India to stay on course for 7% growth in FY23: Sitharaman

The Indian economy will stay on course and is projected to grow at 7% in fiscal 2022-23 despite the global headwinds and this has been possible due to the conducive domestic policy environment and the government's focus on key structural reforms to boost growth, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

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Amul milk prices up, Guj spared; Mother Dairy too hikes rates

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16.

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NGT fines K'taka Rs 2,900cr for lapses in waste management

Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for failing to check environmental pollution by ensuring effective solid waste and sewage management systems, the National Green Tribunal ordered it to pay Rs 2,900 crore as compensation. The amount may be utilised to restore the environment in the next six months. The chief secretary is responsible to ensure compliance.

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SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida. The capsule parachuted into the ocean, just off Jacksonville, Florida, about five hours after it left the space station. Wet and windy weather across Florida delayed their homecoming.

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India's missile man APJ Abdul Kalam's 10 big achievements

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PM Modi to hand over keys to 1,144 houses in Rajkot

The country’s second Light House Project (LHP) consisting of 1,144 houses under the PM Awas Yojna will be inaugurated in Rajkot on Wednesday. The multi-storey residential project having 11 blocks has been built in 20 months using new technology from France for faster construction of houses.

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Sitharaman calls for collective int'l responsibility to tackle risks

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Irdai fines Max Life ₹3 crore for Axis Bank deal

Insurance regulator Irdai has imposed a Rs 3-crore penalty on Max Life for its share sale deal with Axis Bank, which the regulator said circumvented regulations on commission limits. The penalty is against three charges - misrepresentation to the regulator, higher-than-permitted compensation to the corporate agent, and not following fair market value in share transactions.

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Gujarat polls to be announced soon, voting likely by Dec 4

Assembly polls in Gujarat will be announced soon, with voting likely to be held in one or two phases and completed by December 4, followed by counting alongside Himachal, Election Commission sources indicated. Though the term of the current Gujarat assembly expires on February 18, 2023, polls in the state will be held earlier to avoid any impact of Himachal results on level-playing field, they said.

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SC nixes Maha plea for stay on Saibaba relief, hearing today

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Airline staff grab wheelchair from passenger flying with rival carrier

An unpleasant scene unfolded at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru around 4am Wednesday when the ground staff of IndiGo allegedly forced a 57-year-old disabled passenger out of a wheelchair owned by the airline because he was flying rival carrier Go First to Kolkata with his wife and son to attend the family patriarch's funeral.

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Boost for Uddhav, HC rules in favour of Latke, pulls up BMC

The Bombay HC on Thursday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to accept the resignation of its staffer Rutuja Latke, the wife of late MLA Ramesh Latke, who is the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction's nominee for the Andheri (East) assembly bypoll on November 3. The letter of acceptance of her resignation has to be issued to her by the competent authority by 11 am on Friday, the court said.

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Rana Ayyub put Rs 2.7 crore charity fund to own use: ED

The ED has filed a chargesheet against journalist activist Rana Ayyub, accusing her of fraudulently collecting Rs 2.7 crore from public to help slum dwellers, farmers and for relief work in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra. Instead of charity work, the journalist laundered the money collected from people, creating personal assets and Rs 50 lakh in fixed deposits, the agency has claimed.

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Wounded 'Zoom' dies in Army veterinary hospital

Military canine soldier Zoom died in the line of duty at the Army’s veterinary hospital in Srinagar at noon Thursday, unable to survive gunshots he took in his face and rear right leg while pursuing two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on October 10.

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'No decision on which crown Camilla will wear at coronation'

Buckingham Palace has not taken a decision on whether Camilla, queen consort, will wear the consort crown, which holds the priceless Kohinoor diamond, at her coronation next May. The diamond was taken as war booty after the defeat of the Sikhs in the Second Anglo Sikh war in 1849 and was presented to Queen Victoria by Lord Dalhousie.

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ED arrests IAS officer, 3 others; intimidation tactics: Baghel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and three others following searches at 40 locations in the state over the past three days. CM Bhupesh Baghel called it 'intimidation tactics' and accused BJP of misusing central agencies.

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Karwa Chauth 2022: Inside Mouni Roy And Suraj Nambiar's Festivities

Mouni Roy and Suraj Nambiar are celebrating their first Karwa Chauth

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Karwa Chauth: How Varun Dhawan And Natasha Dalal Celebrated The Festival

"Happy Karwa Chauth," wrote Varun Dhawan

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Pressure on bypoll nominee to join Shinde party: Uddhav Sena

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311 Char Dham pilgrims dead in 2022, 80% due to medical reasons

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Taj Palace to host UN counter-terror meet

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Stop invoking Section 66A of IT Act: Supreme Court to states

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Mom-To-Be Debina And Daughter Are "Getting Ready" For Karwa Chauth

"All set for Karwa Chauth tomorrow," wrote Debina Bonnerjee

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Verdict on petition seeking carbon dating of 'shivling' on Oct 14

The Varanasi district judge on Tuesday fixed October 14 as the date to deliver its order on the demand of four Hindu women plaintiffs for carbon dating of a purported 'shivling' claimed to have been found in the ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque during a court-ordered survey on May 16 this year.

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SC rejects ED plea to cancel HC-granted Anil Deshmukh bail

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Army Day event in B'luru this yr, first out of New Delhi ever

The annual Army Day parade on January 15 next year will be held in Bengaluru, in keeping with the Modi government's directive to take major events out of the national capital region to different parts of the country. The parade is likely to be shifted to some other location in 2024. The annual IAF Day parade and flypast on October 8 was also shifted to Chandigarh this year.

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'Atmanirbhar Bharat is neither isolationism nor protectionism'

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What Rashmika Posted Before Signing Off From Her Maldives Vacation

"Much needed get away comes to an end, can't believe I have to say goodbye to this place!" wrote Rashmika Mandanna

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Mulayam Singh Yadav: A wrestler who mastered his moves

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Bought Russian weapons as West armed dictatorship next door: India

Ahead of a crucial vote in the UN General Assembly on a resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territories, foreign minister S Jaishankar defended New Delhi’s ties with Moscow saying the long-standing relationship had served India’s interests well.

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Hate speech could be sullying entire atmosphere, agrees SC

he Supreme Court on Monday observed that a plea on hate speeches against minorities in the country perhaps may be right in saying the entire atmosphere is getting sullied due to this type of public discourse. The court’s observation and the direction came on a day when the Delhi police said it has filed an FIR against Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other organisers of an event in Delhi where certain speakers allegedly delivered hate speeches.

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EC gives mashaal to Uddhav, Shinde time to pick symbol

Election Commission on Monday recognised the two rival factions of Shiv Sena as separate political parties for the upcoming Andheri (East) assembly bypolls and until the symbol dispute between them is resolved. While the faction led by ex-CM Uddhav Thackeray was recognised as ‘Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)’ and allotted the ‘mashaal’ poll symbol, the Shinde group was identified as ‘Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena’ but awaits allotment of a poll symbol.

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More women attempt suicide, more men die by it: HDR data

Drawing from available data, the latest Human Development Report 2021/22 highlights with much concern that estimates show that more than seven lakh people die by suicide each year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 1 in 100 deaths globally and is cited to be the second leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years.

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On Rakul Preet's Birthday, Boyfriend Jackky Bhagnani Posted This

"You make my life so much more brighter," wrote Jackky Bhagnani

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Rashmika Mandanna, In A Maldives State Of Mind, Shared These Pics

Rashmika Mandanna is holidaying in Maldives

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Rekha's birthday: A solitary celebration for India’s most enigmatic star

Rekha once didn't believe in true love, but did she lie? She could never love any other man but one.

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Shinde camp to submit symbols list to EC today

While CM Ekanth Shinde on Sunday expressed belief that his group will get ‘Shiv Sena’ name and the bow-and-arrow symbol, insiders at the meeting of rebel MPs and MLAs said they have shortlisted tutari (trumpet), gada (blunt mace) and talwar (sword) as poll symbols.

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Govt upbeat on tax mop-up despite growth moderation

The government remains hopeful of tax collections remaining robust despite a moderation in growth rates in recent weeks, which is partly due to full data not being captured as well as some impact of the base effect. Latest direct taxes data released by the finance ministry indicated that the growth rate in gross collections had slowed from nearly 40% in June to 23.8% during the fiscal year up to October 8, when the mop-up rose to just under Rs 9 lakh crore. Net of refunds, collections were 16.3% higher at around Rs 7.5 lakh crore.

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When ‘remote’ employees top in appraisals

Some organisations are debunking the concept of remote work. But, Axis Bank has said that the lender’s cohort of remote workers, or ‘work-from-anywhere’ (WFA) employees, was awarded higher performance ratings and promotions as compared to its overall population.

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Parl panel suggests Hindi, local languages in higher edu institutes

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67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022: Complete winners list

The 67 th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory took place in Bengaluru on October 9 to celebrate the finest of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Stars from across south India came dressed in their best to take him the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time.

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Stalin to be re-elected unopposed as DMK chief

Chief minister M K Stalin will be elected unopposed for a second term at the party general council meeting on Sunday. The meeting also assumes significance amid expectations among partymen about the elevation of Tuticorin MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi as one of the deputy general secretaries, after the post fell vacant owing to senior leader Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan quitting the party.

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2nd ODI: Fight for backup fast bowlers gets intense

As the day progressed on the eve of the second One-Day International here, the conditions gradually became overcast from a bright sunny morning. And about two hours before Team India was scheduled to hit the ground for the practice session early evening, the JSCA International Stadium groundstaff had to draw the covers to protect the playing area from a light drizzle.

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Kishor asked me to merge JD(U) with Congress: Bihar CM

Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was making a “false” claim that he (Nitish) offered him to lead the JD(U) as his successor. He also revealed that Kishor had once asked him to merge his JD(U) with the Congress.

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Prez candidates persons of stature, can’t be ‘remote controlled’: Rahul

Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party.

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Dubbed ‘anti-Hindu’ in Gujarat, Kejriwal chants ‘Jai Shree Ram’

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'Cleanest' Indore fails air quality test

Indore might be the cleanest city of India for the sixth time in a row this year since 2017 but it has flunked big time on the air quality front. Recent analysis of 132 cities by the environment ministry shows that Indore is among the 37 cities whose PM10 (respirable particulate matter) pollutant levels actually increased in 2021-22 over 2017.

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K'taka eyes Schedule 9 route to breach 50% quota ceiling

With an eye on polls next year in Karnataka, the state government decided on Friday to increase quotas for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/STs) by 2% and 4%, respectively, after seeking a constitutional amendment. This would take reservations in the state beyond the 50% quota cap to 56%.

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8 dead, several injured as bus catches fire in Nashik

Those injured have been taken to hospital, police said.

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T-90 tank barrel blows up during exercise in Jhansi, kills 2 soldiers

Two Army personnel — a junior commissioned officer and a jawan — died while another sustained injuries when the barrel of a T-90 Bhishma tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina area of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.

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India wants UK trade pact to boost services

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Amid Ukraine war, peace Nobel for rights champs

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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.

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Twitter lawsuit halted so Elon Musk can close deal by Oct 28

A Delaware judge ordered a halt to Twitter Inc's lawsuits against Elon Musk on the eve of trial to give the billionaire time to finance his $44 billion takeover of the social media platform, according to a Thursday court filing.

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India willing to do whatever it can for Ukraine solution: Jaishankar

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up fighting near the highly sensitive facility.

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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.

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Inside Bhumi Pednekar's "Casual London Morning." See ROFL Pics

Bhumi Pednekar is shooting for her next film with Arjun Kapoor in London

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Review: Madhuri's Maja Ma Promises More Than It Delivers

Maja Ma Review: Madhuri Dixit straddles the wide emotional spectrum of her role with the expected efficacy.

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AIIMS made with your vote’s power: PM Modi in HP

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J&K polls after revised voter list is ready: Amit Shah

Assembly polls in J&K will be held with “full transparency” after the Election Commission publishes the final voter list, Union home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday at a public rally in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, where he asserted that the Narendra Modi government will wipe out terrorism from the region and there will be no dialogue with Pakistan.

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Apple looks to India for manufacturing of AirPods, Beats?

Apple Inc is asking its suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India for the first time, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, in what could be an another win for New Delhi in its push for local manufacturing. Apple iPhone assembler Foxconn is preparing to make Beats headphones in India and hopes to eventually produce AirPods in the country as well, the report said, citing sources.

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WHO alert on 4 Indian cough syrups as 66 Gambian kids die

The WHO on Wednesday issued a medical product alert on four ‘cough & cold’ syrups made by an Indian pharmaceutical firm — Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Sonipat, Haryana — warning they could be potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the death of 66 children in Gambia.

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Chemistry Nobel for trio who make molecules click

Americans Carolyn R Bertozzi and K Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” — click chemistry — that can be used to map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases more precisely.

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RSS will continue its outreach to Muslims: Bhagwat

The “so-called minorities” face no danger and Hindutva organisations will continue to reach out to them to assuage their fears, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said in his first public statement on the Sangh’s attempt to extend its outreach after his meeting with several clerics and visit to a mosque and a madrasa in Delhi this September.

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'Man must earn even by physical labour to give maintenance to wife, kids'

A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M Trivedi said provision for maintenance under CrPC Sec 125 is a measure of social justice that was specially enacted to protect women and children and refused to accept plea of a husband who submitted he had no source of income as his party business has now been closed.

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Live: Russia’s annexation plans on track despite military retreats

Russian President Vladimir Putin looked set to finalise his plan to annex four Ukrainian regions on Tuesday even as Ukraine pushed back his forces on two separate battlefield fronts. Stay with TOI for more updates.

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Fresh buzz in Raj Cong as Pilot meets Gehlot’s key loyalist

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J&K Paharis to get ST quota: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday that J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people will get reservation benefits along with Gujjars and Bakerwals in accordance with the Justice Sharma commission’s recommendations that all three communities qualify for scheduled tribe (ST) status.

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10 feared dead as avalanche hits 41 NIM mountaineers

Over 40 trainees and instructors of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) undergoing advanced-level training were struck by a massive avalanche while trekking in the Dokriani Bamak glacier on Tuesday. Ten are feared dead while the bodies of four have been recovered.

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Election Commission wants political parties to spell out poll promises

The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed changes to its manifesto guidelines under the model code of conduct regarding poll promises, requiring political parties to specify how they would find resources for implementation of the pledges, the estimated impact on financial sustainability, and the number of beneficiaries expected to be targeted by schemes promised.

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Hrithik Roshan's Plus One At Richa-Ali's Reception Was Girlfriend Saba

Hrithik Roshan and Saba Azad looked adorable together at Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's reception

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UGC to universities: Interact with IT cos to develop courses

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It’s BJP vs estranged allies in Bihar and Maharashtra bypolls

The byelections in Bihar, scheduled for November 3, are likely to generate maximum heat as BJP and the JD(U)-RJD-Congress coalition will be facing each other for the first time at the hustings after CM Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the saffron party and their government collapsed on August 9. Nitish is already drumming up support to unite the opposition and rouse voters to defeat BJP in the 2024 parliamentary elections.

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It’s BJP vs estranged allies in Bihar and Maharashtra bypolls

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Study nails genetic region linked to strokes in Indians

A genetic region previously known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. Also, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests, the frequency of this genetic region called COBL is higher in persons suffering from the neurological disease in south Asians, including Indian patients.

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Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay

In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released.

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'Tap water connections in 38% of rural houses facing woes'

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Telangana cleanest, Assam worst in rural area Swacchta survey

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3 men chase, stab 19-year-oldto death in public in Delhi

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3 LeT men plotting to attack Dussehra rallies & saffron leaders held

Telangana police arrested on Sunday three Hyderabad natives and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who officers said had allegedly planned to bomb Dasara or Dussehra processions in the city, launch ISIS-inspired lone-wolf attacks this festive season, and “hurl grenades” at Sangh and BJP meetings.

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2nd T20I: David Miller ton in vain as India clinch series against South Africa

Indian batters were at their ruthless best with Suryakumar and opener Rahul leading the charge as they defeated South Africa by 16 runs despite David Miller's unbeaten century in the second T20I to clinch the 3-match series. Rahul (57 off 28) and Surya toyed (61 off 22) the Proteas attack with sensational fifties as the Indian top-four batters once again put up a superlative display to post 237/3. Chasing a massive target, the South Africans finished at 237 for 3 in their 20 overs.

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Live: At least 127 dead after violence at football match in Indonesia

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss

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Commercial LPG cost Rs 25.5 down, jet fuel 4.5% cheaper

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PM fought back pressure on where to buy oil from: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield to the pressure amid the soaring oil prices and advised that India must do what is best for the nation and if pressure comes then face it head on.

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Auto sales on fast track, hit record monthly high in Sept

Buoyed by the continued surge in personal mobility and the rush for new cars and SUVs, the car industry recorded its highest-ever wholesales deliveries in a month, indicating the strong consumer sentiment for new purchases despite rising interest rates and inflationary pressures.

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India rings in new era, enters select 5G club

India on Saturday took a mega generational leap in mobile telephony as the ball was set rolling for the launch of 5G network with Prime Minister Narendra Modi – who inaugurated the services – promising a leg-up in economic activities and citizen empowerment through the high-speed network that boasts of minimum speeds of at least 100 Mbps.

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‘Ponniyin Selvan’ records a bigger opening than Brahmastra

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-I released yesterday and has recorded the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide. The film collected 80 crore at the ticket window. Interestingly, the first-day global gross collection of the film is also higher than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva. The Ayan Mukerji’s directorial had collected Rs 75 crore gross worldwide on Day 1.

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