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Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended greetings on Chhath, a four-day festival worshipping the Sun god. He highlighted the festival's symbolism of simplicity, restraint, and unparalleled sanctity, noting its profound impact on societal harmony and its global celebration by Indian families abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended greetings on the occasion of Chhath, a four-day festival to worship the Sun god celebrated across the country, especially in Bihar, Jharkhand and easte ...Read More >
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Chhath Puja 2025 School Holiday: The Gautam Buddha Nagar district administration has announced that all schools in Noida and Ghaziabad will remain closed on Tuesday, October 28, owing to Chhath Puja. As per local reports, the district administration's circular was shared with schools on Monday evening, following which institutions informed parents about the holiday through official notices and social media posts. Note that Monday, October 27, was already declared a public holiday in Delhi-NCR fo ...Read More >
The State opposed the plea, arguing that the matter of consent could only be determined during the trial. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR against a 23-year-old man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating app, observing that a relationship entered into by mutual consent cannot be converted into a criminal offence except in the "clearest of cases". Allowing the petition filed by the man, Justice M Nagaprasanna said, "A relationship born of mutual volition, even if it ...Read More >
The defacement of the historic Tipu Palace with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's name sparked outrage and raised questions about security at one of Karnataka's most-visited tourist destinations. Visitors to Nandi Hills near Bengaluru were shocked on Monday morning to discover the name of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi painted on the walls of the historic Tipu Palace, an 18th-century monument protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The defacement of the heritage site atop the pop ...Read More >
Kolkata: A woman alleged that she was assaulted and molested by a group of men inside a nightclub located within a five-star hotel in Kolkata. Police said that the alleged incident took place in the early hours of October 26 and that an investigation is underway. However, no arrests have been made so far, according to a report by PTI. The complainant, accompanied by her husband, brother and friends, was inside the nightclub when an argument broke out with another group, leading to a violent con ...Read More >
New Delhi: A cloud-seeding process was concluded in Delhi on Tuesday as the air quality index (AQI) continues to remain under the 'very poor' category. Artificial rain in the national capital territory is likely to take place in a couple of hours. The seeding process was carried out in Burari, Mayur Vihar, Karol Bagh areas of Delhi, reported News18. Officials reportedly conduct another round of seeding. Notably, on Tuesday morning, the AQI in Delhi was recorded at 305. ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A prominent Indian-origin Punjabi businessman, Darshan Singh Sahsi, and a leading figure in the community of Abbotsford city in British Columbia, Canada, was shot dead outside his house on Monday. He hailed from Rajgarh village near Doraha in Ludhiana. The 68-year-old Sahsi was the President of Canam International, one of the world's leading clothing recyclers. He lived in the Ridgeview Drive area of Abbotsford, near Surrey, and was about to get into his car to leave for his office ...Read More >
HYDERABAD Twelve migrant workers from Telangana, stranded in Jordan after going there for a better livelihood, returned to their native places on Saturday with the efforts of senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader T. Harish Rao Before heading to their native places they met Mr. Rao at his residence here and thanked him for helping them to return to the motherland after facing all sorts of troubles in Jordan. Mr. Rao enquired about the problems they faced on the foreign soil. The workers s ...Read More >
Only a few in the audience perhaps would have expected to witness something extraordinary when Delhi Police constable Sonika Yadav, 31, walked up to the platform at the All India Police Weightlifting Cluster 2025-26 in Andhra Pradesh on October 17. Most spectators assumed she had simply moved up from her regular 65-kg category to the 84-kg division, perhaps due to recent weight gain. But when Sonika crouched down and gripped the barbell for a 145-kg deadlift, murmurs filled the hall. Moments la ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A six-year-old girl died after being crushed under a school bus she was about to board at Dinokri village in Pataudi on Monday.A UKG student at a private school in Kapriwas, the girl, Yanshika, was crossing the road with her father around 7.15 am to catch the bus when a tractor hit her. She lost balance and fell onto the road, coming under the wheels of the approaching school bus, police said.She was run over by both the front and rear tyres, sustaining severe injuries. Her father rushe ...Read More >
Kota: The online applications for the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2026) are expected to begin in the last week of October. Kota-based education expert Dev Sharma said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) had issued an advisory announcing the tentative schedule and confirming that the process would open on the official website. The NTA started the online application process on October 28 last year, stressing parents and students, as it has not started yet this year. "The applicat ...Read More >
In view of Cyclone 'Montha', South Central and Southern Railways have rescheduled multiple long-distance trains scheduled for October 28, including major services from Chennai and Bengaluru to Howrah, Visakhapatnam, and Kharagpur. Passengers are advised to verify timings on NTES/IRCTC. Hyderabad: In view of the impending Cyclone 'Montha' and to ensure passenger safety, the South Central Railway and Southern Railway have rescheduled several long-distance trains scheduled to depart on October 28. ...Read More >
PM Modi lauded a Bengaluru engineer, Kapil Sharma, for leading a movement to restore the city's greenery by planting trees, reviving lakes, and more. Once celebrated as the Garden City, Bengaluru has watched its lakes shrink and its canopy thin under the weight of relentless urban growth. But one man's determination is helping the city reclaim its green soul. ALSO READ | Bengaluru entrepreneur reveals how a cold email led to a long term bond with Nithin Kamath On Sunday, Prime Minister Narend ...Read More >
Pakistan invaded Kashmir after violating the Standstill Agreement. In the turbulent months following the partition in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir remained steadfast in his decision to keep the princely state independent. Despite mounting pressure from both India and Pakistan, he refused to accede to either side. Historians and official records recount that if the Maharaja had chosen to join India in August 1947, Pakistan may not have found the opportunity to launch its offens ...Read More >
Berhampur: Odisha provided shelter to over 100 fishermen from Andhra Pradesh on Monday after they returned from deep sea operations ahead of the impending landfall of cyclonic storm 'Montha'. These fishermen have been provided shelter in Ganjam district in view of the adverse weather conditions caused by cyclone Montha. They will be sent to their home state after the situation becomes normal, Ganjam Collector Keerthi Vassan V said. The fishermen of various areas of Andhra Pradesh were in the d ...Read More >
Pune: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday morning arrested a software engineer, Zubair Hangargekar (35) from Kondhwa, on the charge of possessing literature of the banned terrorist organisation, al-Qaida. The ATS also detained Hangargekar's friend at the Pune railway station for questioning soon after the two returned from Chennai. They had gone there to attend a function."We arrested Hangargekar because his laptop, among the 19 laptops seized during the searches in the early ho ...Read More >
UP NEET UG COUNSELING 2025: The UP NEET UG counselling 2025 schedule has been revised for the third round. Over 900 seats are now available in medical colleges across Uttar Pradesh. Candidates can check the updated dates on the official website. Choice filling begins on October 17, 2025. Seat allotment results will be declared on October 29, 2025. The Department of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh, has revised the UP NEET UG counselling 2025 schedule due to changes in the MCC AIQ c ...Read More >
Chennai: NTK chief coordinator Seeman flayed actor and TVK president Vijay for meeting families of Karur stampede tragedy victims on Monday saying that the actor did it on purpose to divert attention from the death anniversary of freedom fighters Maruthu brothers."Maruthu brothers died fighting valiantly against the British. Vijay deliberately met the families on Monday to mask the glorious history of Maruthu brothers and their contribution to the freedom struggle," Seeman told reporters in Madu ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Ganjam district administration has provided shelter to over 100 fishermen from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh who were stranded in the deep sea due to the impending cyclonic storm Montha. According to reports, the fishermen, who were operating 28 fishing trawlers, took shelter in the Gopalpur port after the district administration intervened. According to Ganjam Collector V Keerthi Vasan, the fishermen will be sent back to their home state once the situation normalizes. The fish ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] October 28 (ANI): For the first time, in the initial six months of this calendar year, the total energy generated from renewable energy was higher than that from coal according to International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna. Khanna said this in his address to the 8th session of the ISA Assembly at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also Read | Juventus Sack Manager Igor Tudor Amid Poor Run of Form; Massimo Brambilla Appointed Interim Head Coach. H ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Monday, arrested a 33-year-old software engineer, identified as Zubair Hangargekar, from Pune's Kondhwa area for his alleged links with Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda and involvement in the radicalisation of youth. According to ATS officials, Zubir Hangargekar, who had been under surveillance for nearly a month, was taken into custody early on Monday and produced before a special UAPA court, which remanded him to police custody till November 4. Mr ...Read More >
Imphal, Oct 28 (PTI) Tour operators in Manipur have urged Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to allow pre-arrival Protected Area Permit (PAP) to foreign tourists visiting the state, a Raj Bhavan statement said. They submitted a memorandum in this regard to the governor on Monday, it said. "H Radhakrishna Sharma, State-in-Charge, Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) Manipur submitted a representation regarding challenges faced by tour operators in obtaining Protected Area Permits (PAP) for forei ...Read More >
Mahabalipuram: Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay met the families of the Karur stampede victims on Monday, a month after the tragedy that claimed 41 lives and left more than 60 injured. In a closed-door meeting at a private resort in Mahabalipuram, he apologised to the bereaved families and assured them of continued support. According to party sources, family members of 37 victims attended the eight-hour meeting. Vijay met each family individually, expressing regret for the i ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 28: OpenAI on Tuesday announced that it will offer free access to ChatGPT Go for one year to all users in India who sign up during a special promotional period starting November 4. The offer comes as part of OpenAI's celebration of its first DevDay Exchange event in Bengaluru, which will also be held on the same day. ChatGPT Go is OpenAI's recently launched subscription plan that gives users access to many of the platform's advanced features, including higher message limits, ...Read More >
Chennai: In a dramatic turn of events, a family that lost a member in the tragic September 27 stampede at a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Karur has returned the Rs 20 lakh relief fund provided by party president and actor Vijay. The family's protest underscores a growing wave of criticism against the actor-politician for not visiting the victims in their home district, insisting that he should come to Karur in person to offer his condolences. The gesture comes just after Vijay conclud ...Read More >
10 Times Virat Kohli Proved Why He Is Called The Chase Master: From 82 Vs Pakistan To 100 vs Australia - Check In Pics The International Polo Cup 2025 witnessed a spectacular display of skill, speed, and sportsmanship as Team India triumphed over Team Argentina 10-9 in an electrifying match held at the Jaipur Polo Ground here on Saturday. The event drew a distinguished audience of over a thousand guests, including Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Tourism, who graced the occasion as ...Read More >
Thirty-five Indians were deported from the US, arriving in Delhi late Saturday. Most were from Haryana's Kaithal, Karnal, and Kurukshetra districts. Deportees spoke of immense financial loss and the perilous 'donkey route'. They had spent lakhs of rupees pursuing a better future. The US has intensified its crackdown on illegal immigrants.The latest batch of Indians deported by the US included 35 people from Haryana's Kaithal, Karnal and Kurukshetra districts, officials said on Sunday. A plane c ...Read More >
The 21-year-old diploma engineering student was later arrested by RT Nagar police and remanded in judicial custody. A grocery delivery agent was arrested on Monday for molesting a Bengaluru woman while fulfilling an order at her apartment. The incident took place earlier this month but the victim -- a Brazilian model working in the city -- had not initially reported the incident. The incident comes mere days after a 21-year-old engineering student in Bengaluru was arrested for raping his senior ...Read More >
Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora earlier, he said his presence at the swearing-in ceremony underscored India's "steadfast support for the government and people of Seychelles". Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of Seychelles, Dr Patrick Herminie, in Victoria, Seychelles on Sunday on behalf of India. In a post on X, the V-P's office said he had conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the new President on behalf of the government and pe ...Read More >
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