Youth drowns during Chhath puja in Bihar

Youth drowns during Chhath puja in Bihar

Patna, Nov 20 - A youth drowned in a pond in Bihar’s Begusarai district while helping devotees offer 'Argha' during Chhath puja, an official said.

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Jute mill in Bengal’s Howrah gutted in massive fire

Jute mill in Bengal’s Howrah gutted in massive fire

Kolkata, Nov 20 - A jute mill in West Bengal's Howrah district was gutted after a massive fire erupted on Monday.

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Disheartening to see Cong turncoat Sequeira in cabinet: Tagore

Disheartening to see Cong turncoat Sequeira in cabinet: Tagore

Panaji, Nov 20 - A day after Aleixo Sequeira was sworn in as a minister in the BJP-led state government, Congress in-charge of Goa Manickam Tagore on Monday slammed him for "betraying" Goa and its people.

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96.64% elderly & differently-abled voters in Rajasthan home vote in first phase

96.64% elderly & differently-abled voters in Rajasthan home vote in first phase

Jaipur, Nov 20 - More elderly and differently-abled voters were opting for the home voting initiative of the Election Commission of India in the Rajasthan Assembly Elections-2023, said the officials on Monday.

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Two killed while demoulding world’s largest bell at Kota’s riverfront

Two killed while demoulding world’s largest bell at Kota’s riverfront

Jaipur, Nov 20 - Two people, including an engineer, died while demolding the world's largest bell at Kota's Chambal riverfront in Rajasthan, sources said on Monday.

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Bengal ration case: ED baffled how arrested bizman accessed state govt log-ins, passwords

Bengal ration case: ED baffled how arrested bizman accessed state govt log-ins, passwords

Kolkata, Nov 20 - As the Enforcement Directorate (ED) continues their probe into the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal, officials of the central agency are baffled as to how a businessman arrested in connection to the scam had access to state

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B’luru mother-son electrocution case: Five Bescom officers released on station bail

B’luru mother-son electrocution case: Five Bescom officers released on station bail

Bengaluru, Nov 20 - Five officers of the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), who were arrested after a woman and her infant died when they stepped on a livewire here, were released on station bail, according to sources on Monday.

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No respite, Delhi air quality in ‘severe’ category

No respite, Delhi air quality in ‘severe’ category

New Delhi, Nov 20 - The air quality at several monitoring stations again plunged to the 'severe' category on Monday morning.

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Operation Hast: Many K’taka BJP leaders in touch, we will initiate next process after Jan 26, says ex-DyCM Laxman Savadi

Operation Hast: Many K’taka BJP leaders in touch, we will initiate next process after Jan 26, says ex-DyCM Laxman Savadi

Bagalkot, (Karnataka) Nov 20 - Congress MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Monday claimed that many "dissatisfied" BJP MLAs are in touch with him.

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40 boats gutted in fire at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbor

40 boats gutted in fire at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbor

Visakhapatnam, Nov 20 - A huge fire at the Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbor has destroyed over 40 boats.

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Kharge, Priyanka to hold rallies today in poll-bound Rajasthan

Kharge, Priyanka to hold rallies today in poll-bound Rajasthan

New Delhi, Nov 20 - With less than a week left for polling for Rajasthan Assembly, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be addressing two public meetings each in the desert state.

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Mitigating contamination in India’s agricultural supply chain demands nuanced strategy: Deep Rooted Founder

Mitigating contamination in India’s agricultural supply chain demands nuanced strategy: Deep Rooted Founder

New Delhi, Nov 20 - In a recent research report by Environment Management and Policy Research Institute (EMPRI), it was revealed that the use of wastewater for cultivating vegetables has led to a heightened concentration of heavy metals in the produce.

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More expressways, corridors planned in UP

More expressways, corridors planned in UP

Lucknow, Nov 20 - The Uttar Pradesh government will develop more industrial corridors along with the five new expressways across the state.

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Stark reminder of political promises being compromised: Cong on Sequeria induction in Goa cabinet

Stark reminder of political promises being compromised: Cong on Sequeria induction in Goa cabinet

New Delhi, Nov 20 - A day after BJP MLA Aleixo Sequeira, who had left the Congress for the saffron party last year, was inducted into the Goa cabinet, the grand old party said it was a stark reminder of political promises being

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Five contract killers held in Lucknow

Five contract killers held in Lucknow

Lucknow, Nov 20 - A team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested five contract killers of a gang here, sources said here on Monday.

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UP man held for exhuming girl’s body, sleeping next to it

UP man held for exhuming girl’s body, sleeping next to it

Varanasi (UP), Nov 20 - In a bizarre incident, the Varanasi police have arrested a man who allegedly trespassed on a graveyard and exhumed the body of a five-year-old girl.

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Jail officials booked in UP district for undertrial’s murder

Jail officials booked in UP district for undertrial’s murder

Sitapur, Nov 20 - Sitapur deputy jailer Vijay Lakshmi Gautam, jail pharmacist Shailendra Verma, jail staff Sudhanshu Srivastava and an unidentified jail employee in Uttar Pradesh have been booked for the murder of an undertrial in April 2023.

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UP schoolteacher, three others booked for exploiting boy, forcing conversion

UP schoolteacher, three others booked for exploiting boy, forcing conversion

Kanpur, Nov 20 - On the orders of the court, the police in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur have booked four people, including a woman teacher, for sexually exploiting a minor boy and forcing him to undergo religious conversion.

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Dentist booked for death of patient in UP

Dentist booked for death of patient in UP

Barabanki, Nov 20 - A dentist and his compounder in Uttar Pardesh's Barabanki have been booked for the death due to negligence of a man who went to them for the treatment of a simple toothache.

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Four injured after BMW loses control in south Delhi

Four injured after BMW loses control in south Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 19 - Four passerby sustained injuries after a BMW car lost control and hit a parked car in south Delhi on Sunday, an official said.

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