Raj polls: Gajendra Shekhawat, Jairam Ramesh trade barbs over Cong’s caste census promise

Raj polls: Gajendra Shekhawat, Jairam Ramesh trade barbs over Cong’s caste census promise

Jaipur, Nov 21 - A war of words erupted between Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and veteran Congress leader Jairam Ramesh after the grand-old party promised reservations to minorities on the basis of a caste census in its poll manifesto for the November

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Delhi youth choked, stabbed to death by minor in robbery bid

Delhi youth choked, stabbed to death by minor in robbery bid

New Delhi, Nov 22 - A 18-year-old youth was first choked into unconsciousness and then fatally stabbed multiple times by a minor in a robbery bid in Delhi, an official said on Wednesday.

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Encounter erupts in J&K’s Rajouri

Encounter erupts in J&K’s Rajouri

Jammu, Nov 22 - An encounter erupted on Wednesday between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri District, police said.

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Father-son nabbed for shooting at 14-yr-old in Delhi over scooty spat

Father-son nabbed for shooting at 14-yr-old in Delhi over scooty spat

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Delhi Police have apprehended a man and his son who shot at a 14-year-old boy following an altercation over boys sitting on the victim's scooter, an official said on Wednesday.

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Strong 6.6-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

Strong 6.6-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

Jakarta, Nov 22 - A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of North Maluku on Wednesday, but it did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology agency said.

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Globally coordinated approach must to achieve circular green economy: Report

Globally coordinated approach must to achieve circular green economy: Report

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Experts have delivered a sweeping prescription to governments, civil society and industry for a globally coordinated approach to the responsible sourcing of raw materials needed to achieve a circular green economy.

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Bengal Minister arrested in ration distribution case hospitalized

Bengal Minister arrested in ration distribution case hospitalized

Kolkata, Nov 22 (IANS) West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who has been arrested in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution case in the state, was hospitalized.

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Elderly woman hacked to death in K’taka, police suspect rape before murder

Elderly woman hacked to death in K’taka, police suspect rape before murder

Kalaburagi, Nov 22 - An elderly woman astrologer in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district was hacked to death, with the police suspecting that she was raped before being murdered.

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Top BJP, Congress leaders to campaign in poll-bound Rajasthan today

Top BJP, Congress leaders to campaign in poll-bound Rajasthan today

Jaipur, Nov 22 - Top national leaders of the BJP and Congress will campaign in Rajasthan on Wednesday for elections to 199 Assembly constituencies, scheduled on November 25.

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Youth booked in Goa for stalking, assaulting girl student

Youth booked in Goa for stalking, assaulting girl student

Panaji, Nov 22 - Goa Police have booked a youth for allegedly stalking and assaulting a girl student.

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Silkyara tunnel collapse: PM dials up U’khand CM Dhami, enquires about rescue ops

Silkyara tunnel collapse: PM dials up U’khand CM Dhami, enquires about rescue ops

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Amid ongoing efforts to rescue 41 trapped workers from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again spoke to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone and enquired about the ongoing operation to get

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RJD leader lodges FIR against woman for ‘blackmailing’ him

RJD leader lodges FIR against woman for ‘blackmailing’ him

Patna, Nov 22 - Former education minister and RJD leader Brishin Patel has lodged an FIR against a woman, who allegedly sent an obscene photograph and blackmailed him, an official said on Wednesday.

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NIA searches premises in Pune, Haryana over Khalistani attack at Indian Consulate in San Francisco

NIA searches premises in Pune, Haryana over Khalistani attack at Indian Consulate in San Francisco

New Delhi, Nov 22 - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at over 15 locations in Punjab and Haryana in connection with its probe into the attack on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco in March this year by

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Three linked to Pak-based terror module arrested in Punjab

Three linked to Pak-based terror module arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh, Nov 22 - Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police has arrested three people linked to ISI-controlled Pakistan-based terror module, Director General of Police Guarav Yadav said on Wednesday.

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Delhi grapples with worsening air, Anand Vihar crosses ‘very poor’ threshold on AQI

Delhi grapples with worsening air, Anand Vihar crosses ‘very poor’ threshold on AQI

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Amidst growing concerns, Delhi's air quality, which has taken a nosedive, remains into the 'very poor' category.

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Three linked to Pak-based terror module arrested in Punjab

Three linked to Pak-based terror module arrested in Punjab

Chandigarh, Nov 22 - Counter Intelligence wing of Punjab Police has arrested three people linked to ISI-controlled Pakistan-based terror module, Director General of Police Guarav Yadav said on Wednesday.

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Kharge to address meetings in Telangana, Rahul & Priyanka to rally in Raj

Kharge to address meetings in Telangana, Rahul & Priyanka to rally in Raj

New Delhi, Nov 22 - With just days away for the crucial Assembly elections in both the states, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will address two public meetings in Telangana, while party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold five rallies in

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Yogi seeks explanation from 14 officials for negligence in revenue cases

Yogi seeks explanation from 14 officials for negligence in revenue cases

Lucknow, Nov 22 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has sought explanations from seven Ddivisional Commissioners (DCs) and seven District Magistrates (DMs) regarding negligence and irregularities in handling revenue cases.

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UP ATS arrests suspected ISI agent in Lucknow

UP ATS arrests suspected ISI agent in Lucknow

Lucknow, Nov 22 - The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has arrested Lucknow resident Wasiullah Khan for working for a spy network of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

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UP man kills son for not allowing him to watch cricket World Cup final

UP man kills son for not allowing him to watch cricket World Cup final

Kanpur, Nov 22 - In a shocking incident, a 50-year-old man in Kanpur strangled his 24-year-old son to death for not letting him watch the World Cup final between India and Australia on November 19.

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