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Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday called upon party leaders and workers to begin preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, urging them to stay alert against false propaganda and misinformation being spread by rival parties. Addressing a state-level review meeting at the party headquarters here, Mayawati said the grand success of the October 9 rally marking the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram was proof that the Bahujan Samaj continued t ...Read More >
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty told the Bombay High Court on Thursday she was withdrawing her application seeking permission to travel abroad as the plans had not materialized. Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra are facing a Rs60 crore cheating case lodged by a businessman. Shetty's advocate, Niranjan Mundargi, told a bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the actor wished to withdraw her application seeking permission to travel to Los Angeles as the plans have n ...Read More >
New Delhi: There is good news for investors of Sahara India. After a directive from the Supreme Court, the Central Government has started the process of refunding money to the depositors of Sahara Group's 4 cooperative societies. This move has brought smiles back to the faces of lakhs of investors who had been waiting for years to get their money back. Which Sahara Societies Are Covered? The government is returning money to investors who deposited funds in the following Sahara cooperative soci ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's move to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. As the petitioner tells the court that the ECI should separately publish the list of deleted and added voters, the Supreme Court observes that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data on completion of the recently-concluded SIR. Earlier, the Supr ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Indian rupee made a sharp recovery against the US dollar on Wednesday, climbing up from its all-time closing low just a day earlier. It opened at Rs 88.74 and later touched Rs 87.93, its highest level in almost a month. This marks an impressive 88 paise gain from Tuesday's close of Rs 88.81. By the end of the trading session, the rupee was around Rs 88.32, up 0.5 percent. Why Did the Rupee Strengthen? One of the biggest reasons behind the rupee's comeback is the weakening of the US ...Read More >
Mumbai: Nestle, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, has announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally. The news comes just weeks after Philipp Navratil took over as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The job cuts represent around 6 percent of Nestle's total workforce, and will happen over the next two years. Which Jobs Will Be Affected? The layoffs will impact employees around the world, in all regions where Nestle operates. The company will reduce 12,000 white-collar job ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gold prices on Thursday surged by Rs 1,185 to scale an all-time high of Rs 1,28,395 per 10 grams in the domestic futures trade, while the yellow metal crossed the USD 4,250 per ounce globally, driven by expectations of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, and persistent geopolitical tensions. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery climbed by Rs 1,185, or 0.93 per cent, to reach a new peak of Rs 1,28,395 per 10 grams.Extending the gains for ...Read More >
Nashik: Police have arrested three persons after seizing mephedrone (MD) drug valued at Rs 5.82 lakh from their possession in Malegaon town of Maharashtra's Nashik district, officials said. Malegaon Police Bust Drug Peddling, Seize 194 gm Contraband Acting on a tip-off about drug peddling, a special squad of the police conducted a raid in Malegaon's Hirapur Maidan area on Tuesday and found three persons possessing 194 gm of the contraband with the motive to sell it, an official said. They had ...Read More >
Kochi: The church-run public school in Palluruthy here, where a dispute arose over a student wearing a hijab, will approach the Kerala High Court against the Deputy Director of Education's (DDE) report alleging lapses on the part of the institution. Joshi Kaithavalappil, the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) president of St Rita's Public School, told PTI that the DDE's report was submitted without a proper inquiry. "We have decided to approach the Kerala High Court against the report. It was pre ...Read More >
Mumbai: A late-night incident at Mumbai's Ram Mandir railway station has captured the internet's admiration after a man's extraordinary courage helped save two lives. On Tuesday, at around 1 am, a woman travelling on a local train went into labour, leading a bystander to act quickly and assist in delivering her baby right on the platform. The man's act reminds people of Rancho, Aamir Khan's role in his film, '3 Idiots', where he helped in delivering a baby in a scene, making him 'real-life Ranch ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Hearing a Habeas Corpus petition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court principal bench in Jabalpur on Wednesday directed the MP Police to escort hawala trader Sohanlaol Parmar to Jalna in Maharashtra. The petition was filed on Tuesday by Gangabai Parmar, who sought her husband's presence in court. The petitioner claimed that the corpus (Sohanlaol) was not arrested by Seoni police and was merely made to accompany the police party for investigation purposes in the Seoni hawala m ...Read More >
New Delhi: Markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday barred eight entities from the securities markets and impounded illegal gains of Rs 173.14 crore made by them through insider trading in the shares of Indian Energy Exchange Ltd (IEX)."I am of the prima facie opinion that the noticees (eight entities) had access to the UPSI pertaining to the CERC order, and based on the trading pattern of the noticees, an irresistible inference can be drawn that their trades, being insiders, were influenced by the p ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a severe setback to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the arrest of ex-Vasai-Virar Municipal Commissioner (VVMC) Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", holding that the agency lacked "tangible material" to justify his detention. The court directed Pawar's immediate release and rejected the ED's plea to stay its order. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad quashed the arrest and remand orders passed by the designated ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Trombay Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) against at least ten students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, for organising a "peaceful gathering" to commemorate the death anniversary of jailed Dalit activist and former Delhi University professor, GN Saibaba on Monday, October 13. The FIR also claimed that the students allegedly raised slogans in support of former JNU students Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who are currently behind bars in th ...Read More >
Kerala Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representational Image) The Kerala Sthree Sakthi SS-489 Lottery Result will be declared today, Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 3 PM, by the Kerala State Lotteries Department. The official results will be uploaded on the Kerala Lottery website at 4 PM for public viewing. The first prize winner of the Sthree Sakthi SS-489 draw will take home a whopping ₹75 lakh. Stay tuned here at FPJ to get the latest live updates, winner list, and full result chart once i ...Read More >
Mumbai: Indian equity markets ended in the red on Tuesday after recent gains, as investors booked profits across sectors. The benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, slipped amid broad-based selling pressure, with PSU bank stocks leading the fall. The Sensex dropped 297 points, or 0.36 per cent, to settle at 82,029.98, while the Nifty closed 81.85 points, or 0.32 per cent lower, at 25,145.5. Analysts said the 25,300-25,400 range continues to act as a strong resistance for Nifty, while the 25,000 m ...Read More >
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced to hike the amount from Rs 1250 to Rs 1500 under the 'Ladli Behna Yojana'. All 1.26 crore beneficiaries will receive the installment of ₹1500 per month from Bhai Dooj onwards. He also promised to gradually raise the amount to ₹3k by 2028. The CM was in Sheopur on Sunday, where the 29th installment of Ladli Behna Scheme was released. In the event, a total of ₹1,541 crore was transferred in the bank accounts of 1.26 crore women. ...Read More >
Meerut: A criminal having cases against him, including rape, loot and attempt to murder, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh police in Meerut district, officials said on Monday. According to the police, the accused, Shehzad alias Nikki, was shot dead in the encounter that took place in the Sarurpur police station limits early in the morning. Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police, Vipin Tada, told ANI, "In Sarurpur PS limits, an encounter between Police and a criminal broke out t ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to bring in a legislation to provide one day paid leave every month for women employees across the sectors, during their menstrual periods. Karnataka Labour Minister Santhosh Lad, who made the proposal in the Cabinet meeting on Thursday said that the bill will be applicable to all the women working both in private and public sectors. Stating that this was the first of its kind in the country, the government, in 2024, had proposed six menstrual le ...Read More >
Nagaland State Lottery Result | Image: Wikipedia (Representative) The Nagaland State Lottery Dear Mahanadi Thursday Morning result for October 09, 2025, will be declared live at 1 PM today. This popular Nagaland lottery offers a first prize of ₹1 Crore. Stay connected as we update the complete winner list here for all ticket holders who want to check their lottery results. You can view the results for the Dear Mahanadi Thursday Weekly Lottery October 09, 2025, here: Official Websites to Check ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who shot himself dead at his home in Chandigarh on October 7, left behind an eight-page suicide note, alleging "continued caste-based discrimination, professional humiliation, and administrative persecution" by his senior officers. On Wednesday, Kumra's wife Amneet P Kumar (IAS), wrote a letter to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. In the letter, Amneet alleged that no FIR has been filed against the officials mentioned in her husband' ...Read More >
New Delhi: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's arrival in New Delhi has placed Indian diplomats in a complex protocol quandary. It is whether to display the Taliban flag alongside the Indian Tricolour during his scheduled meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday, October 10, or not. India does not officially recognise the Taliban government, making the question of flag placement a sensitive issue that carries both symbolic and political weight. Here's why India doe ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during court proceedings by a lawyer, the CJI on Thursday broke his silence over the incident, calling it "a forgotten chapter." Justice Ujjal Bhuyyan, speaking on the incident said: "I have my own views on this! He is the CJI, it's not a matter of joke!". The incident took place on 6 October, when a bench led by CJI Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing the mentioning of cases. Rakesh Kishore, 71, appr ...Read More >
Mumbai: A domestic help working for film director and classical dancer Swati Bharat Bhise has been arrested for allegedly stealing expensive sarees worth ₹45,500 from her employer's residence at Malabar Hill. The complainant, Swati Bhise (65), who resides at Urvashi Building on Nepean Sea Road, lodged a formal complaint at the Malabar Hill Police Station after discovering several valuable sarees missing from her bedroom wardrobe. Police later arrested the accused maid, Anjana Muktiprakash Bada, ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted search operations at eight locations across Mumbai, including Dongri, Mazgaon, Worli and other and adjoining areas linked premises, in connection with a money laundering probe against a suspected drug trafficking network allegedly operated by Faisal Javed Shaikh and his wife, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh. According to officials, the searches are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board shutting down the studio hosting Kannada Big Boss reality show, which is housed inside an amusement park at Bidadi in the Bengaluru outskirts has raked up a politician controversy. While the opposition BJP and JD(S) have targeted the Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of 'witch hunting' Kannada actor Sudeep. Sudeep is anchor of Big Boss Kannada reality show. In March, during the inauguration of the Bengaluru International Film Festival, ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Assembly Umang Singhar accused the state government of concealing the facts behind the Coldrif syrup tragedy, which has claimed the lives of 20 children, with several others battling for their lives in various hospitals, here. While talking to media on Wednesday, Singhar asked the government to trace all children who may have consumed the "poisonous syrup" not only in Chhindwara, Betul, and other parts of MP, but also in neighboring states ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) has become part of the newly launched 'Mumbai One App', India's first integrated mobility platform, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the Navi Mumbai International Airport on Wednesday. The advanced platform, described as "One App - Limitless Journeys," brings together 11 public transport operators across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), enabling commuters to book tickets, plan routes, and travel acro ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Dinesh lay asleep in his Madangir house, his wife poured boiling oil and red chilli powder on him, sending him into screams that rent the dead calm of the night. On October 3, a 28-year-old pharmaceutical firm worker was brought to Safdarjung Hospital with 20 per cent burns and was admitted to the ICU in a critical condition. According to an FIR lodged at Ambedkar Nagar Police Station the same day, the man was Dinesh Kumar, whose wife, Sadhna, poured hot oil on his torso around 3 ...Read More >
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