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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 01:45 PM

Assam Weather Alert: Heavy Rain Warning Issued As Landslide And Flood Risk Rises

Top 10 Wicket-Takers For India In T20Is After India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2025: Axar Patel Surpasses R Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh On Top, Jasprit Bumrah At... The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has released a new advisory warning people to be very cautious as the state prepares for a prolonged period of heavy rain over the next two or three days. The downpour, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), is poised to worsen waterlogging, hamper traffic movement, and rai...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 01:45 PM

PM Modi's Childhood Film Chalo Jeete Hai to Screen Across Bihar On His 75th Birthday

To celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday on September 17, the BJP will screen the film 'Chalo Jeete Hai', which is based on his childhood, in all 243 assembly constituencies of Bihar. Along with the screenings, the party will hold a two-week-long 'Sewa Pakhwada' that includes blood donation camps, cleanliness drives, exhibitions on PM Modi's work, and public discussions. For the screenings, 243 vehicles with LED screens have been arranged, one for each constituency. Union Mini...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 01:45 PM

Congress-led UDF will oppose SIR in Kerala: V D Satheesan

Kerala's Leader of Opposition, V D Satheesan, has criticized the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, alleging it's a BJP tactic to manipulate elections. He fears it will disenfranchise long-time voters and revert the lists to their 2002 state. The UDF plans strong protests against SIR's implementation in Kerala, mirroring demonstrations seen in Bihar. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan on Saturday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 01:45 PM

PM Modi to launch 3-day armed forces' conference in Kolkata on Sep 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day Combined Commanders' Conference of the armed forces at the Eastern Command headquarters here on September 15. Focusing on reforms, transformation and operational preparedness, the theme for this year's conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future'. "The focus of the conference reflects the armed forces' commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration and technological modernisation, while sustaining a high level o...Read More

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PoliticsBusinessSep 16, 2025 01:45 PM

India, US to hold trade talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, negotiator says

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and the United States will hold trade talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation's exports, slowing its overall shipments to a nine-month low in August. India and the United States will "fast-track" trade talks, Rajesh Agarwal, India's chief negotiator and a special secretary in its commerce ministry, told reporters at an event for the release of trade data, but gave no details. U.S. trade repr...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Ex-CM Jayalalithaa's former aide V K Sasikala calls for AIADMK merger before 2026 poll

V K Sasikala has urged AIADMK factions to unite before the 2026 Assembly election, emphasizing the necessity of a merger for electoral success. Echoing this sentiment, senior leader K A Sengottaiyan called for unity, setting a deadline for Edappadi K Palaniswami. However, T T V Dhinakaran dismissed the possibility of accepting Palaniswami as the Chief Ministerial candidate. Ousted former AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala on Monday appealed for a unification of AIADMK factions before...Read More

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OtherPoliticsBusinessSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

CM launches Anbu Karangal scheme to support orphans | Chennai News - The Times of India

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin launched 'Anbu Karangal' scheme for children without parents in Tamil Nadu, and said DMK considered politics service to people rather than a luxury."Some presume that politics is about coming to power, enjoy the benefits of being in power, implement a few fancy schemes and get ready for the election with an eye on power. But for DMK, being in politics is more about responsbility than being in power," Stalin said at the launch of the scheme on Monday, marking th...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Cricket can wait, faith can't: Punjab CM Mann hits out at Centre

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday hit out at the BJP-led central government for refusing permission to Sikh jathas (groups of pilgrims) to visit Pakistan for the Sikhism founder, Guru Nanak's Parkash Gurpurab in November, accusing the government of "double standards." Questioning the Centre's advisory, Mann asked when a cricket match between India and Pakistan was allowed during the Asia Cup, why the Sikh jathas were being denied the opportunity to pay obeisance at their shrines. He said t...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

MP Police Constable Recruitment 2025: Applications Invited For 7,500 Posts, Details Here

MP Police 2025: Applications starts on September 15, 2025 on the official website MP Police Constable Recruitment 2025: The Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (MPESB) has invited applications for 7,500 Police Constable posts 2025. Candidates aspiring for the role of Police Constable will be able to apply for the post starting September 15, 2025 on the official website of the board- esb.mp.gov.in. The recruitment is being conducted for several posts including Sub-Inspector, Subedar, Steno...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

'We will contest all 243 seats': Tejashwi Yadav asserts RJD's claim amid Mahagathbandhan rift

The declaration comes at a politically sensitive moment. While Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently sidestepped questions on the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face, Yadav's statement signals his bid to project himself as the coalition's natural leader. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has announced that his party will contest all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, intensifying uncertainty within the Mahagathbandhan over seat-sharing. Speaking at a workers' rally in Kant...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Rahul Gandhi visits flood-hit areas in Amritsar, Gurdaspur

Rahul Gandhi assessed flood damage in Amritsar and Gurdaspur. He met affected families and visited Ghonewal village. Gandhi offered prayers at Gurdwara Baba Budha Sahib. Sukhjinder Randhawa showed him damaged fields. The Congress party highlighted the dire situation and appealed for help. Punjab faced severe flooding, causing significant damage and loss of life. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the flood-hit areas in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts of Punjab on Monday and interacted with t...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

'Inciting statements should be avoided' says JDU on Durai Murugan's Tamil Nadu-Bihar remark

"...This is a constitutionally mandated process. Supreme Court has also accepted that this process comes under the purview of Election Commission of India. This has been undertaken in India very successfully. It will be undertaken in other states of the country too. Those who are making inciting statements over this should avoid doing that," Rajeev Ranjan Prasad said. Following Tamil Nadu Minister Durai Murugan remarks "Tamil Nadu is not Bihar" on proposition of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...Read More

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BusinessPoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Monsoon starts withdrawal, heavy rain predicted for Maharashtra

The system is likely to move northwestwards into central Vidarbha and adjoining regions, before persisting as an upper air cyclonic circulation. IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over northeast Maharashtra for the next few days, cautioning of possible extensive damage. On Saturday, Konkan and Goa as well as Marathwada recorded 120-200 mm of rainfall, while Madhya Maharashtra, East Madhya Pradesh and several other parts of the country reported 70-110 mm. IMD said a low-pressure are...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Economist and former CPM leader Prasenjit Bose to join Congress in Kolkata today. Who is he? | Mint

Prasenjit Bose, an economist and social activist who resigned from the CPI(M) in 2012, is joining the Congress party today in West Bengal ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls. Economist and social activist Prasenjit Bose is all set to join the Congress party in Kolkata today, 15 September. Bose, who is well known in the social and political circles of West Bengal, had resigned from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2012 over differences with the party over supporting Pranab Mukherjee's can...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:51 AM

Minutes Before Cremation, 'Dead' Woman Found Alive In Odisha

The Swargadwar staff called an ambulance and shifted her to Puri hospital. (Representational) A 86-year-old woman, who was presumed dead, was found alive on Monday moments before her last rites were to be performed at a crematorium in the pilgrim town of Puri. The woman, P Laxmi, hailed from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, and she was presumed dead when she was on a visit to her son-in-law's house in the Polasara area of Odisha's Ganjam district, a family member said. "As she did not open her ey...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 09:45 AM

Manipur: Flood situation worsens, state government issues advisory

Floods in Manipur worsened on Monday after major rivers breached their banks and overflowed in several places, inundating villages and agricultural land across the valley districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, and Thoubal. The extent of damage is yet to be officially assessed. Iril, a major river at Kshetri Awang Leikai in Imphal East district, has flooded many houses and fields under Kshetrigao assembly constituency in Imphal East district while overflowing of Thoubal river at Haokha, Leishang...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 08:45 AM

'Do not allow electoral fraud', says Karnataka CM on International Democracy Day

Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that the protection of the Constitution is the responsibility of every citizen, and this duty must be diligently performed by everyone. He added that the protection of democracy is essential for the safety of the people of the country. He further appealed people not to allow electoral fraud. He spoke at the International Democracy Day celebration organised by the State Social Welfare Department at the Banq...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 08:45 AM

More 50,000 senior citizens will be added to pension scheme: CM

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said that 50,000 more senior citizens will be added to the pension scheme by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday on September 17, providing further details on her announcement made on Sunday about the three welfare initiatives. Eligible pensioners must submit their applications through the e-District Portal. The CM appealed to all eligible senior citizens and their families to apply promptly to take a...Read More

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OtherPoliticsSep 16, 2025 08:45 AM

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

1. Karnataka HC declines to interfere with government's invitation to Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara 2025 The High Court of Karnataka on September 15 declined to interfere with the State Government's decision to invite writer and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose collection of Kannada short stories translated to English won the international Booker award 2025, to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival, which begins on September 22. A division bench passed the order while dismissing petitio...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 08:45 AM

Police reforms project launched in Telangana with Indian Police Foundation partnership

Telangana Police on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Police Foundation (IPF) to launch a year-long internal reforms project aimed at modernising policing and making it more people-centric. The agreement will initially be implemented in 30 police stations -- 15 in Cyberabad Commissionerate and 15 in Sangareddy district. Public consultation meetings with complainants, victims, accused persons, NGOs, judiciary representatives and police personnel will form the basi...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 08:45 AM

"Do You Have The Courage?": BJP Vs Siddaramaiah On Conversion

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's comment on conversion and the caste system in Hinduism has drawn a blistering response from the BJP, which quizzed him about equality in Islam and suggested that he "set aside" his "Leftist lens". "Even if we say don't convert, some of them do it as a result of the system. In our Hindu community, if there was equality and equal opportunities, why would anyone convert? Did we bring untouchability," Mr Siddaramaiah said today . "There can be inequalities i...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 06:43 AM

If illegality found in SIR, we will strike it down: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday made it clear that the publication of final voter list being prepared by the poll body as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar will not inhibit SC from striking it down 'if it finds any illegality in the process'. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi verbally observed, "if we find any illegality (in the SIR), we will definitely strike it down" regardless of the finalisation of the revised list. SC also refused to modify its ...Read More

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PoliticsBusinessSep 16, 2025 06:43 AM

Cabinet approves 1,602 Bijli Upbhogta Mitras in Himachal electricity board

Shimla, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cabinet on Monday approved the engagement of 1,602 Bijli Upbhogta Mitras in Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd to overcome the shortage of field staff. The Cabinet also gave its approval to fill 645 posts of patwaris on a trainee basis under the state cadre. It sanctioned the filling of 400 posts of staff nurses as job Trainees in medical colleges across the state, an official statement said. Additionally, the Cabinet approved the engagement of 30...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

Apex court stays some Waqf clauses, refuses to stall law

The Supreme Court has partially stayed the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025, to balance the interests of involved parties. Certain provisions related to determining Islamic practice duration, property status, and collector's powers are suspended. The court also addressed the composition of the Central Waqf Council and boards, ensuring non-Muslim representation limits. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that no case is made out to stay all provisions of the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act, 2025. A ben...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

Priyanka Gandhi's Mission: Addressing Wayanad's Challenges | Politics

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visits her constituency Wayanad for 10 days to understand local issues and explore resolutions. Visiting key sites, she emphasizes the necessity of critical projects while balancing environmental concerns. Her visit highlights her commitment to addressing the needs of the community. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra embarked on a 10-day visit to Wayanad on Friday, aiming to delve into the pressing issues faced by her constituents. Her tour began with a visit to...Read More

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PoliticsOtherSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

Kashmir fruit mandis shut work

Srinagar: Fruit mandis across Kashmir observed a strike on Monday to protest against the continued closure of the highway connecting the Valley with the rest of the country as over 5,000 trucks remain stranded on the road. Fruit traders said they could suffer a loss of around ₹800-1,000 crore as 90% of the fruit in the trucks is rotten as they are stranded on the road for over 10 days now. Traders have called it an 'economic blockade' and alleged that the authorities are not utilising the full...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

Three camels and five men walk through Delhi forest 'smuggling liquor' -- police bust racket

Police recovered a total of 42 cartons of alcohol, loaded on the backs of the camels. Three camels, a band of five men, and narrow dirt tracks in forests. This unlikely setup was the backbone of an illegal liquor smuggling operation into South Delhi -- until Delhi Police busted the racket on Thursday, arresting all five men along with their unlikely accomplices: the camels. According to a police officer, the accused used forest routes to avoid detection, but vehicles often struggled to pass th...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

PM Modi In Bihar Rally Slams Congress, RJD; Says 'Every Infiltrator Will Have To Leave'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a rally in Purnea, criticised the Congress and RJD for allegedly compromising Bihar's honour and identity due to infiltration issues. He emphasised that infiltrators must leave the country, highlighting a demographic crisis in Seemanchal and Eastern India affecting states like Bihar, Bengal, and Assam. Concerns about the safety of women in these regions were also raised. PM Modi's Firm Stance on Infiltration Addressing the crowd, PM Modi made it clear that ...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 04:45 AM

1st Freight Train With Supplies For Army Reaches Kashmir, Returns With Apples

The cargo train reached Anantnag with 753 metric tons of advance winter stock. Srinagar: In a first, a freight train delivered winter supplies to the Indian Army in Kashmir's Anantnag even as the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed for nearly three weeks. On its return journey, the train transported apples from the Valley to Delhi even as multiple consignments of fruits were rotting in stranded trucks along the blocked highway. The army said that the cargo train in Kashmir is part...Read More

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PoliticsSep 16, 2025 03:42 AM

Congress' Attempt To Link Bihar's People With 'Bidis' Insult To Biharis: PM Modi

The post was aimed at the central government's GST policy on tobacco products. (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Congress compared Bihar with bidis, sparking controversy and insult to Biharis, said PM Modi * Prime Minister Modi condemned Congress and RJD for alleged misgovernance in Bihar * PM Modi accused opposition of supporting infiltrators and pledged their removal by NDA Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Purnea: Prime Minis...Read More