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A total of 52,551 electors were deleted from Sikkim's electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), reducing the number of voters by around 11.16 per cent, a statement said on Sunday.The final roll has 4,18,467 eligible voters, compared with 4,71,018 in the pre-SIR voters' list, the...
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Retired doctor and Padma Shri awardee Prof T K Lahiri was allegedly abused and slapped by an Associate Professor while undergoing treatment at Sir Sunderlal Hospital of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here, officials said on Sunday.The authorities constituted a medical board to probe allegations,...
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A London-bound Virgin Atlantic flight carrying 270 passengers was forced to make an 'emergency landing' at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Sunday after developing a technical glitch shortly after take-off, sources at Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), which...
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A Delhi court on Sunday remanded Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj to one-day judicial custody in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a student activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar, among other charges.Bhardwaj was produced through video-conferencing before duty...
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The Delhi high court has quashed a first information report (FIR) that was lodged following a fight between friends as the dispute has been amicably settled, and directed them to do community service at a hospital in Manipur.Noting that the complainant and the two accused remain friends and...
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A massive landslide hit Sikkim's Mangan district in the early hours of Sunday, partially blocking the flow of two rivers, officials said.A substantial portion of the hillside along a new road cutting of the Naga-Tosa Road in the Naga Forest area, opposite the Theng Tunnel, collapsed near the...
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Mirzapur: The Movie, featuring actors Ali Fazal, Divyenndu and Pankaj Tripathi, among others, has earned over Rs 60 crore on the second day of release at the domestic box office.The film, which released on Friday, marks the first big-screen outing for the Mirzapur universe, which began as a...
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Every fourth account under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana is inoperative, while nearly 5.72 crore accounts had zero balance, according to an Right to Information (RTI) reply.More than 59 crore accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) held a combined balance of over Rs 3.15...
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A minor boy died while 376 'Govindas' were injured during Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai, civic officials said on Sunday.Dahi Handi, which is part of the Janmashtami festival that marks the birth of Lord Krishna, was celebrated across Maharashtra with traditional fervour on Saturday.As part of...
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Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, in the limelight for his sweeping food-safety crackdown across the state, has said that public health, and not personal popularity, is what matters most to him.Asked if his celebrity-like status following the aggressive food safety crackdown across the...
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Nine persons died, and many others fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district on Sunday, officials said.These persons had consumed the liquor in two villages of Banda tehsil, located 30 km from the district headquarters, they said.Interactions with...
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Nepali authorities have issued an alert along the river basins of the Budhigandaki River following floods in the mountainous region of Gorkha.The alert was prompted by a flood in the Therang River, which flows through Chumanubri Rural Municipality-4 and 2 in the mountainous region of Gorkha...
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State Bank of India (SBI) intends to hire about 12,000 personnel and add around 250 new branches to its network in the ongoing financial year, said C S Setty, Chairman of the country's biggest lender.In terms of recruitment, I think we would be looking at around 11,000 to 12,000 appointments...
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The primary market is poised for another action-packed week, with 11 main-board companies, including Rentomojo, Karamtara Engineering and Kanohar Electricals, set to raise Rs 7,055 crore through initial public offerings (IPOs).The IPOs are scheduled to hit the market between September 7 and...
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After investing in Indian equities for two consecutive months, foreign investors turned net sellers in the first week of September, pulling out Rs 7,443 crore as a rebound in crude oil prices, rising US bond yields, and a firm dollar dented risk appetite.The outflow came after foreign portfolio...
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Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma was appointed Lt Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.Sharma will succeed Admiral D K Joshi (retd), who took over as lieutenant governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on October 8, 2017.The...
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US Central Command has published video footage capturing an Iranian oil vessel consumed by flames before sinking into the Gulf of Oman, concurrently issuing a stern warning to Tehran that assaults targeting American naval assets will provoke severe economic consequences.The M/T Kylo constituted...
