Rahul Gandhi will again contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, says Tariq Anwar

Rahul Gandhi will again contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, says Tariq Anwar

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 29 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will again contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad, AICC general secretary Tariq Anwar, who is in charge of Kerala, said on Wednesday.

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Air quality still in ‘very poor’ levels, IMD predicts drizzle in Delhi

Air quality still in ‘very poor’ levels, IMD predicts drizzle in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 29 - The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday morning with the overall AQI at 318, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research

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Four of family hurt in Mumbai house crash, 11 rescued

Four of family hurt in Mumbai house crash, 11 rescued

Mumbai, Nov 29 - At least four persons of a family were injured in a house crash triggered by a gas cylinder explosion in Chembur, north-east Mumbai around dawn of Wednesday.

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SC asks Centre to consider accommodating Manipur students in different varsities of country

SC asks Centre to consider accommodating Manipur students in different varsities of country

New Delhi, Nov 28 - The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and Manipur government to look into a plea filed by a group of students, displaced due to ethnic strife in the north-eastern state, seeking accommodation in different Central universities in

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CBI files closure report against ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan

CBI files closure report against ex-Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan

New Delhi, Nov 29 - After six years of probe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a closure report in a corruption case against former Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan over the diversion of forest land for a steel plant in

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PM Modi speaks to rescued Uttarakhand tunnel workers

PM Modi speaks to rescued Uttarakhand tunnel workers

New Delhi, Nov 29 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the workers who were pulled out from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel after a marathon rescue operation which lasted for 17 days and enquired about their health and well-being.

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Atishi expresses displeasure over reports of contaminated water supply in Delhi, asks DJB CEO to take exemplary action against officials

Atishi expresses displeasure over reports of contaminated water supply in Delhi, asks DJB CEO to take exemplary action against officials

New Delhi, Nov 27 - Water Minister Atishi on Monday expressed strong displeasure over the reports of contaminated water supply in some parts of the national Capital and wrote to Delhi Jal Board CEO demanding “immediate and exemplary action to ensure that no

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17-year-old girl abducted & gang-raped by FB friend, two others in MP

17-year-old girl abducted & gang-raped by FB friend, two others in MP

Bhopal, Nov 27 - A 17-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped by her Facebook friend and two others in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, said police, adding that the three accused have been arrested.

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Former bureaucrat and close aide of Odisha CM, VK Pandian joins BJD

Former bureaucrat and close aide of Odisha CM, VK Pandian joins BJD

Bhubaneswar, Nov 27 - Putting all speculation to rest, the chairman of 5T and Nabin Odisha, VK Pandian formally entered state politics after he joined the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the presence of party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during a

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Killer leopard in UP finally trapped

Killer leopard in UP finally trapped

Bahraich, Nov 27 - The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department successfully trapped a man-eater leopard that had killed five people and injured two children in separate attacks in the Bahraich forest division since August 5 this year

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70 constables, one SHO face action for misconduct, laxity in duty in Gorakhpur

70 constables, one SHO face action for misconduct, laxity in duty in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, Nov 27 - The Gorakhpur police has initiated disciplinary action against 70 constables from 29 police stations and a Station House Officer (SHO) in the district, an official said.

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K’taka CM Siddaramaiah holds day-long Janata Darshan in B’luru

K’taka CM Siddaramaiah holds day-long Janata Darshan in B’luru

Bengaluru, Nov 27 - Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is hosting a day-long Janata Darshan on Monday on the premises of the Chief Minister’s home office Krishna in Bengaluru.

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Man involved in 50 cases arrested in Delhi

Man involved in 50 cases arrested in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 27 - A notorious thief involved in more than 50 cases, including vehicle theft across the national capital, was arrested from Dwarka area, a Crime Branch official said on Monday.

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Average assets of 103 re-contesting MLAs in Telangana rose by Rs 9 cr: Report

Average assets of 103 re-contesting MLAs in Telangana rose by Rs 9 cr: Report

New Delhi, Nov 27 - In Telangana, the average assets of 103 re-contesting MLAs fielded by various parties and independents is Rs 23.87 crore, an increase of about Rs 9 crore from Rs 14.44 crore in 2018, and assets of 90 MLAs increased

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Manipur-based militant arrested in Assam

Manipur-based militant arrested in Assam

Guwahati, Nov 27 - An active cadre of the Manipur-based militant outfit United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) was arrested in Assam’s Cachar district, officials said on Monday.

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Cong slams Vijayan over ‘harassment’ of Sabarimala pilgrims during cabinet’s statewide tour

Cong slams Vijayan over ‘harassment’ of Sabarimala pilgrims during cabinet’s statewide tour

Kochi, Nov 27 - Leader of Opposition in Kerala, V.D. Satheesan, on Monday took potshots at Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asking all, especially Sabarimala pilgrims, wearing black dress and walking on the streets to be careful as Vijayan's 'allergy towards black colour is

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IFFI23: Primary goal of restoration should be to enhance film while preserving artistic integrity: Theodore E Gluck

IFFI23: Primary goal of restoration should be to enhance film while preserving artistic integrity: Theodore E Gluck

Panaji, Nov 27 - Veteran film restoration expert and film historian Theodore E. Gluck has said that the primary goal of restoration should be enhancing the film while preserving its artistic integrity.

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Need to respect basic human dignity, disparities will cease to exist: ‘Aaraariraaro’ Director Sandeep Kumar

Need to respect basic human dignity, disparities will cease to exist: ‘Aaraariraaro’ Director Sandeep Kumar

Panaji, Nov 27 - Sandeep Kumar, Director of Kannada Film 'Aaraariraaro', said basic human dignity needs to be respected and only then disparities will cease to exist in the world.

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Talks on for Spanish to be taught in govt schools, says Spain’s Ambassador

Talks on for Spanish to be taught in govt schools, says Spain’s Ambassador

New Delhi, Nov 27 - Spain may have been recently in the news for supplying C-295 tactical transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force, but cooperation between the two nations extends beyond strategic sectors.

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Bengal cash-for-job case: Armed with court order, ED starts process for Sujay Bhadra’s voice sampling test

Bengal cash-for-job case: Armed with court order, ED starts process for Sujay Bhadra’s voice sampling test

Kolkata, Nov 27 - Armed with the recent order from a special court in Kolkata last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday started the full-fledged process for voice-sampling test of Sujay Krishna Bhadra, a prime accused in the cash-for-school-job case in West

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