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A 'motivational' speaker who stoked controversy by his remarks on rebirth and for his brazen argument on 'sin and punya' with a differently-abled government school teacher was arrested on Saturday, the police said. Following a complaint from a member of an association committed to the...
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A hand grenade was found in a consignment imported by a waste cloth unit at the Kandla special economic zone in Gujarat on Saturday, the police said. The grenade, believed to be of a kind used by the United States armed forces, was not `live', said an official. It was found when...
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RG Kar Hospital ex-principal Sandip Ghosh (centre)/ANI Photo
The West Bengal Medical Council on Saturday issued a showcause notice to arrested ex-RG Kar hospital principal Sandip Ghosh over his alleged involvement in financial irregularities at the health facility, an official said. The 'showcause notice' to Ghosh is a step before the council takes...
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An incident of gas leakage from an LPG tanker wagon was reported near Kanij railway station in Kheda on Saturday, an official said. Nadiad Fire Brigade rushed to the spot. The goods train has been halted. Cooling operations on the LPG tanker are underway, an official said....
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In a remarkable display of alertness and bravery, trackman Mahadeva averted a major train accident on the Konkan Railway line between Kumta and Honnavar.According to railway officials, the incident occurred at around 4.50 am on Friday when Mahadeva, on routine duty, noticed an incomplete welding...
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Rescue operation underway at the building collapse site in Lucknow/ANI on X
Three people were killed and 20 others were injured when a three-storey building collapsed in the Transport Nagar area in Lucknow on Saturday evening, officials said. As per information provided by the office of the UP relief commissioner, the injured have been rushed to Lok Bandhu Hospital...
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The police booked a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader and his associates for allegedly demolishing a house built on a plot of land along a highway in Prayagraj using a bulldozer, officials said on Saturday. Deputy commissioner of police (Yamuna Nagar) Vivek Kumar said Ghurpur police...
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A minor fire broke out in the electrical duct in a 16-storey residential building in Kurla (East) area in Mumbai on Saturday afternoon but no one was injured in the incident, officials said. The flames were doused within half-an-hour. The fire started in the duct on the fourth floor of...
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Tibetan government-in-exile hosts Arunachal CM Pema Khandu led delegation/ANI Photo
The Tibetan government-in-exile held a felicitation event to welcome the leaders of Arunachal Pradesh in Dharamshala on Saturday. The leaders, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu participated in the long-life prayers for the Dalai Lama which were held on Saturday morning at the main Tibetan...
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Authorities in Srinagar have recommended filing a case against a National Conference leader for allegedly inciting hatred at an election rally of party leader Omar Abdullah in the Ganderbal segment of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Nodal officer, Model Code of Conduct, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani...
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A 65-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Korba district became the fifth victim of a savage attack by a wild elephant which had trampled four persons to death in separate incidents in the area over the last month, officials said on Saturday. In the latest incident that occurred near Baghmara...
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Hundreds of fans, celebrities and politicians greeted Malayalam superstar Mammootty on his 73rd birthday on Saturday. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan posted a heart-warming picture of them both sharing a stage on social media and greeted the senior actor. Meanwhile, actor...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma/File image
All new applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam need to submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. Applications for Aadhaar cards are more than the population...It indicates that there are doubtful citizens...
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Farm houses, hundreds of acres of agricultural and industrial lands across states and shares and debentures worth more than Rs 5,000 crore have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in an alleged bank loan fraud case against an insolvent automotive equipment manufacturing company, the...
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BSF chief Daljit Singh Chawdhary/File image
Director general of Border Security Force Daljit Singh Chawdhary on Saturday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district to review the operational preparedness of the force. Chawdhary visited the forward locations along the LoC in the Kupwara...
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RJD chief Lalu Pradad Yadav and son Tejashwi Yadav/File image
A Delhi court is likely to take cognisance of a supplementary charge sheet against former railway minister Lalu Prasad, his son and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and eight others in alleged land for jobs scam, on September 13. Special Judge Vishal Gogne on Saturday fixed...
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Kannada filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat/Courtesy Facebook
A case has been registered against Kannada filmmaker Yogaraj Bhat and three others after a crew member allegedly fell from a 30-foot ladder during the shooting of a film, following which he died, the police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on September 3 during the shooting of Kannada...
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PM Narendra Modi with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan/Courtesy X
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan will be on an official visit to India on September 9-10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This would be the first visit of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to India as the Crown Prince of...
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Former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh/File image
Wresters Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia were used by the Congress as pawns in their conspiracy to take control of the Wrestling Federation of India and attack the BJP, former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said on Saturday. A day after Olympic medallists Phogat and Punia joined the...
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A police officer arrested a drunk driver after he crashed his truck into a hotel when he was refused food in Indapur taluka on Saturday. The incident, which took place at Hotel Gokul on the Pune-Solapur Highway, has gained widespread attention on social media. According to a...
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A man was killed after allegedly being hit by a car and dragged by it for around 10 metres in Connaught Place, officials said on Saturday. The driver of the car, who allegedly fled the spot after the incident on Wednesday, was arrested the next day, they said. After being hit by the...
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Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao/Courtesy CCBI online
The Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, on Saturday extended greetings to the citizens of the state on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, wishing that the festival strengthens and renews fraternal bonds. He also urged people to work unitedly towards building an...
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The Karnataka high court has declined to quash a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences case against a school teacher accused of recording videos of girl students while they were changing clothes. The accused, employed at a residential school for children from backward communities in...
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Devotees transport Lord Ganesh's idol in a train ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, at Mumbai Central Railway Station/ANI Photo
The 10-day Ganesh festival began in Maharashtra on Saturday, with idols of the deity being installed in homes and at public pandals across the state amid fanfare and gaiety. Families, including children and elderly members, stepped out of their homes early morning to bring their beloved god...
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The Boeing Starliner spacecraft returns to Earth/Courtesy NASA
Boeing Starliner spacecraft returned to Earth successfully as it landed in New Mexico on Saturday. NASA and Boeing welcomed #Starliner back to Earth at 12:01am ET (0401 UTC) on Saturday, Sept. 7, following the uncrewed spacecraft's landing in New Mexico concluding its flight test to the...
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BJP MLA Prashant Bamb/Courtesy Facebook
A video showing BJP MLA Prashant Bamb from Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district dancing on megastar Amitabh Bachchan's hit song Khaike paan Banaras wala has gone viral on social media. While some netizens praised the legislator for his dance moves, several others criticised him...
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Five people were killed in fresh violence in Manipur's Jiribam district on Saturday morning, the police said. One person was shot dead in his sleep while four others were killed in subsequent exchange of fire between armed men of two warring communities, a police officer said. Militants...
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The office of the chief electoral officer has said nine FIRs were lodged and five government employees suspended for violations of the Model Code of Conduct in Jammu and Kashmir. Twenty-three warnings were issued and inquiries were underway in 48 cases of poll code violations, the office of...
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A substantial deposit of petroleum and natural gas has been discovered in Pakistan's territorial waters, a cache so large its exploitation could change the country's destiny, according to a media report.A three-year survey was undertaken in collaboration with a friendly country to verify the...
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Security forces have destroyed three bunkers in Churachandpur district after militants launched rocket attacks in adjoining Bishnupur that killed one person and injured six others, a police statement said.The operation was undertaken in Mualsang and Laika Mualsau villages in Churachandpur...
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Vistara on Saturday said it is dispatching an alternative aircraft along with a fresh set of crew to fly the passengers of its Mumbai-Frankfurt flight to their destination after it was diverted to Erzurum Airport in Turkey due to an alleged bomb threat on Friday.The substitute aircraft is...
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People in peripheral areas of Bishnupur and Imphal East districts of Manipur turned off their lights on Friday night following sightings of multiple drones, officials said.Drones were employed by militants to drop bombs on people at two nearby places in Imphal West district earlier this week.On...
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Two coaches of Indore-Jabalpur Express train derailed early on Saturday when it was approaching the Jabalpur station, a railway official said. No passenger suffered any injury in the derailment that occurred around 5.50 am, he said.Two coaches of the Indore-Jabalpur Superfast Express (22191)...
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A youth in Telangana who performed a stunt with a snake, while recording a video, died after being bitten by the serpent, the police said on Friday.The youth in Kamareddy district, who catches snakes, performed a stunt and he put the snake in his mouth, they said.He passed away after being bitten...
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Five members of a family in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh were on Friday attacked by a wolf, officials said. The incident took place at 2:30am in Malgaon village in tribal-dominated Khalwa tehsil, some 20 kilometres from the district headquarters, Harsud sub divisional officer of police...
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Three people have been injured in a blast at a factory in Jharmajri village in Himachal Pradesh's Baddi-Barotiwala industrial area, officials said on Friday. The incident, which took place at Wipro Enterprises factory on Thursday, came to light the following day when workers halted work in...
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Two former Goa MLAs who contested the 2022 state Assembly polls on Aam Aadmi Party tickets have alleged that they were paid in cash by a party volunteer for meeting campaign-related expenses, the CBI has said in its chargesheet in the Delhi excise policy case. The agency has alleged that of...
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