The Indian Army on Thursday foiled a major infiltration bid by terrorists on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch in J-K. According to the Ministry of Defence, Indian Army troops observed suspicious movement of some individuals along the Line of Control in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday at about […]
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Telangana police lathi-charge two groups at Marriguda polling station during bypoll
The Telangana Police on Thursday lathi-charged two groups at a polling station in Munugodu’s Marriguda where voting for the bypolls is taking place, after both the groups alleged that they are not from the same village. This comes amid the voting that is underway in the Munugodu assembly constituency. “In […]
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Airtel powers swanky new terminal in Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru with ultrafast 5G Plus
Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telecommunications service provider, on Thursday announced the launch of its cutting-edge Airtel 5G Plus services at the new Terminal of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, informed officials. As South India’s busiest airport prepares for a formal inauguration, Airtel announced the deployment of Airtel 5G Plus in […]
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Punjab: Local farmers hits out at government over poor stubble management
Local farmers in Punjab’s Bathinda district expressed their dissatisfaction over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state government’s failure to find an alternative to the stubble burning problem. Local Villagers of Punjab’s Bhatinda district said, “If any officials come to stop us from burning the residue on the farm, they will be held hostage, […]
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T20 World Cup: Fifties from Shadab, Iftikhar propel Pakistan to 185/9 against SA
Pakistan posted a challenging total of 185/9 with the help of brilliant fifties from Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed after losing quick wickets against South Africa in the Super-12 encounter at the ongoing T20 World Cup on Thursday. Shadab scored a blazing fifty off just 20 balls to help Pakistan recover from the early […]
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Himachal was only given importance by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and PM Modi: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that only two Prime Ministers in the country including Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi gave importance to Himachal Pradesh like nobody else. Addressing a public meeting in Himachal’s Solan, Singh said, “People of this country can evaluate well what earlier governments did […]
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Landmark decision could herald end to EU’s extraditions to China: Report
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously found that the extradition of a Taiwanese national to China, which Poland’s courts had cleared earlier, would place him at significant risk of ill-treatment and torture. Madrid-based rights group Safeguard Defenders said this momentous decision, announced just a few weeks ago, on October 6, will most likely mean European […]
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Delhi: Two person apprehended for liquor smuggling
A team of the special staff of Delhi Police apprehended two liquor smugglers. Both accused used to smuggle liquor from Delhi to Bihar, as Bihar is a liquor-banned state. On a tip of secret information, they arrested both accused, carrying 2112 bottles of 90 ml each and six wooden doors. […]
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Indonesia hands over G20 Religion Forum presidency to India in Bali
Indonesia on Thursday handed over the Presidency of the R20 summit, the religious grouping of the Group of 20 Forum, to India which New Delhi will host in 2023. The handover ceremony was held for government and religious leaders from India which will host the G20 Religion Forum in 2023. R20 is […]
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Pakistan: Women in Karachi afraid of city’s transport options due to safety concerns
Women in Karachi are afraid of utilizing the city’s transport options due to a spike in incidents of molestation in cabs, and rickshaws. Describing the grim situation of Karachi regarding transport, a woman, Hira said, “I get free from work around 9.30 pm and all the buses and minibuses available […]
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US mission, Indian govt celebrate Vadodara’s first-ever municipal bond issuance
US Embassy and US Treasury officials joined counterparts on Thursday from India’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, the city of Vadodara, and the Securities and Exchange Board to celebrate the successful issuance of Vadodara’s first-ever municipal bond. “The bond will provide funds for infrastructure in Vadodara. A written case study will also be published sharing lessons learned from Vadodara’s bond issuance […]
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UP cabinet clears proposals to set up pvt varsities and land for irrigation project
UP cabinet has cleared setting up private universities in Ghaziabad, Noida and Farrukhabad, along with another 19 proposals. A cabinet meeting was convened in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday during which 22 of the 23 proposals tabled were passed. Among the proposals cleared at the cabinet meeting were those pertaining to […]
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Bihar: Convicted Ex-MP Anand Mohan granted Parole, to be out of Saharsa jail soon
Gangster-turned-politician and ex-MP Anand Mohan, convicted in the murder of the Gopalganj district magistrate, was granted parole of 15 days, by a local Court in Bihar recently. According to sources Anand Mohan has been granted parole reportedly for a personal event. Anand Mohan was serving lifetime imprisonment in Saharsa jail […]
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PM Modi should pull up Gujarat government to come clean on “sloppy” probe: Congress’ Kharge on Morbi Tragedy
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to pull up the Gujarat government to come clean on the “sloppy investigation process” in the recent Morbi bridge collapse tragedy in which 135 people were killed and over 100 injured. Kharge took to Twitter to question why no action was […]
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Writer TP Rajeevan passes away at 63
Noted writer and poet from Kerala, Thachom Poyil Rajeevan, passed away at 63 on the night of Wednesday. Rajeevan was under treatment in a private hospital in Kozhikode due to liver and kidney-related disease. He has penned several poems, stories and essays in English and Malayalam. His two novels were adapted […]