The family of a 42-year-man from Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli district detained on the Wagah border by Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday has claimed he is mentally unstable, senior police officials have said. Police in Singrauli, 780 kilometres northeast of Bhopal, received a phone call from the BSF on Saturday […]
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Fly ash spills across 30 acres after breach in NTPC power plant dyke in MP’s Singrauli
A fly ash dyke of a power plant of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) at Singrauli developed a breach on Sunday evening resulting in spillage of fly ash that affected at least 30 acres of land while 15 cattle were reported missing, said police. The NTPC management said there […]
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Assam doctor booked for allegedly ridiculing tea-tribe community in satire
Assam Police have booked a 68-year-old doctor and popular author in Jorhat in Upper Assam on charges of creating enmity between groups after a complaint which alleged that his recent satirical piece ridiculed the tea tribe community. Denying the accusations, the doctor said his writing was not against any community […]
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Sushil Modi praises Nitish Kumar amid Giriraj Singh’s attacks on ‘inept handling’ of Bihar flood
With a compliment to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for his re-election as the chief of Janata Dal(United), his deputy Sushil Modi has tried to quell criticism over the handling of the flood situation in the state and Patna, especially from Union minister Giriraj Singh. In his tweet, Bharatiya Janata […]
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BJP leader Ravindra Kharat, family members shot dead in Maharashtra
A BJP corporator and four of his family members were on Sunday shot dead at his residence in Maharastra’s Jalgaon district by three gunmen, police said. The incident took place late Sunday night when BJP corporator Ravindra Kharat (55) and his family members were inside their residence, police said. “The […]
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Netflix account helps woman expose husband
A PhD student in Delhi has alleged her husband had impersonated an Isro scientist to marry her and she found about his lies after tracing his location to Gurgaon through their shared Netflix account, police said on Sunday. She also found that the man was already married to another woman, […]
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Customs lodges complaint against officer for harassing Uzbek woman
The customs department last week submitted a complaint to the Delhi Police against one of its own officers for allegedly sexually harassing an Uzbek passenger at the Delhi airport. The suspect in the case, a customs superintendent at the Delhi international airport, was earlier suspended following allegations of misconduct against […]
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Take all groups on board for final solution to Naga issue: NPF to Governor
Amid speculation of an early conclusion of the Naga peace talks, opposition Naga Peoples Front (NPF) has stated that all groups should be taken on board for the final solution. A legislature party team of NPF led by former chief minister T R Zeliang met Nagaland Governor RN Ravi at the […]
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Air chief to award citations to IAF Squadrons, Signal Unit for Balakot ops
Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s 51 Squadron will be awarded unit citation by Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria for repulsing an attack by Pakistani warplanes and shooting down their F-16 fighter aircraft on February 27 this year. Commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar will receive […]
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Northeast India likely to receive heavy rainfall today, says IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday. The weather forecast agency further predicted that Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are also likely to witness heavy downpour throughout the day. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are very likely […]
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People of Mizoram opposed to Citizenship Amendment Bill: CM tells Amit Shah
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga Saturday told visiting Union Home Minister Amit Shah that the people of the state are against the proposed amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, an official statement said. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 could open a “floodgate of illegal immigrants” in Mizoram, an official statement said. […]
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SP banks on Azam Khan’s wife Tazeen to retain Rampur bastion in by-elections
The Samajwadi Party (SP) has fielded Tazeen Fatima, wife of SP lawmaker Azam Khan, as its candidate in the upcoming Rampur assembly bypoll in what is seen as an attempt to retain one of the party’s strongholds in Uttar Pradesh. The bypoll has been necessitated because of Azam Khan’s election […]
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NRC likely to be key focus, pacts to be inked as Modi meets Bangladesh PM
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina met her Indian counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, after which their two countries are expected to sign a clutch of pacts to strengthen trade and connectivity links. Sheikh Hasina arrived in the Indian capital on Thursday on a four-day […]
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School bus overturns near Pokhran; 18 children, teacher injured
A school bus overturned in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district after the driver lost control over the wheels Saturday morning, injuring 18 children and one teacher, a police official said. The children from St. Xavier’s Senior Secondary School of Jaipur were on an educational tour to the district, when the accident happened […]
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10 hurt in grenade attack by militants on security patrol in Kashmir’s Anantnag
At least 10 people were injured in a grenade attack by terrorists outside Deputy Commissioner’s office in Anantnag district of south Kashmir on Saturday, a police official said. The terrorists hurled a grenade on a security patrol outside the heavily guarded complex in Anantnag town, 55 km from here, around […]