Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rida Rashid, who filed a molestation complaint against Nationalist Congress Party MLA Jitendra Awhad, on Monday said that he had pushed her aside while she was trying to meet Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during an event yesterday. Rida, who is also the Vice President of BJP […]
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Congress appoints observers for Gujarat Assembly election
The Congress on Monday appointed zonal and Lok Sabha constituency-wise observers for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls. Elections for the 182-member State Assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has […]
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UGC directs heads of educational institutions to start engaging Professors of Practice
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed heads of educational institutions including vice-chancellors, directors, and principals to start engaging professional experts as “Professors of Practice”. In a letter to vice-chancellors/directors of all universities/institutions and the principals of all colleges, the UGC said that one of the recommendations of the National Education Policy […]
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Delhi police arrest Mumbai man for killing live-in partner
Delhi police have solved a six-month-old blind murder case, and arrested a man for allegedly killing his 28-year-old live-in partner, chopping her body into 35 pieces and disposing of them at different places in and around the national capital. The accused identified as Aftab Amin Poonawalla (28), a resident of […]
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PM to inaugurate ‘No Money for Terror’ Ministerial Conference in Delhi this weekend
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to inaugurate the 3rd Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference scheduled to be held in the national capital this weekend, government sources said. The sources, privy to the development, told that the Prime Minister will inaugurate the two-day event being held on November 18 and […]
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Delay in decision-making adversely affects country’s combat readiness: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday while underlining the need to expand the defence budget to over Rs 6 lakh crore said that it is necessary to spend the fund allocated in the present budget “timely” to achieve country’s combat readiness. Addressing a Conference organised by Defence Accounts Department (DAD) […]
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South Africa announce 16-player squad for three-match Test series against Australia
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday named the 16-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against Australia, which gets underway at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 17. Pacer Gerald Coetzee has earned his maiden call-up to the South Africa red-ball setup after impressing for his domestic team. The […]
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J-K: Aircraft-shaped balloon in Pakistani flag colours found in Samba; probe underway
An aircraft-shaped balloon in Pakistani flag colours was found in the Ghagwal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba on Sunday. As per the information, ‘BHN’ was written on the Pakistan-flag-coloured balloon found at the Bharat Petroleum Ghagwal in Samba which had created panic among the people working at the said petrol pump. The police […]
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UP: Woman alleges rape in name of halala in Shahjahanpur, case registered against Husband, family
A woman was allegedly raped in the name of halala after being given triple talaq by her husband in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur, according to a police official. The official informed that the court had ordered the registration of the FIR following which the probe was initiated into the incident. He […]
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NIA called in for probing Udaipur-Ahmedabad rail route explosion incident, says Rajasthan CM
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said that the National Investigation Agency has been called in to probe the explosion incident that took place on the broad gauge line track at the Udaipur-Ahmedabad rail route on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. “A high-level probe is being done. […]
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BJP to field prominent leader for Mainpuri bypolls: UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would give the ticket to one of its prominent leaders for the upcoming Mainpuri bypolls. While reacting to the Samajwadi Party’s decision to put Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming […]
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Maharashtra ATS arrest PFI member
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday arrested a member of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) for alleged involvement in anti-national activities, the ATS officials said. The police have arrested him in connection with an FIR by Nashik ATS. The arrested person has been identified as Maulana Irfan Daulat […]
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Assam: Army’s encounter with suspected militants underway in Tinsukia
An encounter is underway in Assam’s Tinsukia district between the Indian Army, Assam Police, and some suspected militants. As per the information, the encounter is underway at the Borpathar area on the Pengeri-Digboi road in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The defence PRO of Guwahati told that the encounter began at around 9.20 am on Sunday and is still on. […]
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PM Modi embarks on three-day visit to Bali to attend G20 summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday embarked on a three-day visit to Bali to attend the 17th G20 (Group of twenty countries) Leaders’ Summit. During his visit, PM is expected to hold bilateral meetings with various G20 leaders. Ahead of his official visit, PM Modi said, “On the sidelines of […]
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SC grants Centre more time to respond to pleas challenging Places of Worship Act
The Supreme Court on Monday granted more time to the centre to respond to the batch of petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship (Special Provision) Act, 1991, that prohibit the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of worship or seek a change in its character […]