PM Modi reaches Nassau Coliseum in New York, set to address Indian diaspora
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived at the Nassau Coliseum in New York where he will address the Indian diaspora. A series of cultural performances was staged before his arrival at the Coliseum on Long Island.
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Delhi CM Atishi may take charge of office on Monday
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who took the oath of office a day ago, is likely to take charge on Monday, officials said. She was sworn in as the eighth chief minister of Delhi on Saturday along with her cabinet. The Delhi Assembly's session will be held on September 26 and 27.
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Anura Dissanayake, a Marxist leader, wins Sri Lanka's presidential poll
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes. Dissanayake, 56, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's Power (NPP), defeated his closest rival Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
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Will move out of official residence during Navratri festival: Arvind Kejriwal
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that he would move out of his official residence during the upcoming Navratri festival that begins on October 3. In his first public address after tendering his resignation on September 17, the AAP chief also hit out at the BJP for allegedly implicating him in a false case and asserted that he cannot live with the "stain of dishonesty".
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Previous government played with people's sentiments, says Andhra CM Naidu on Tirupati Laddu
The Chief Minister said that the previous government simply played with the sentiments of the people and did not honour their feelings. "Not only that government has destroyed Amaravathi but also counter-attacked those who raised their voice and spread false propaganda against such persons," he said.
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BJP govt will be out, criminals, drug smugglers should exit Haryana before Oct 8: Hooda
Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday claimed the BJP government in Haryana is on its way out and criminals and drug smugglers should leave the state before the Assembly poll results are declared or they have to face the heat. Campaigning for Congress candidates in the four assembly seats of Sirsa district, he expressed concern over the drug menace and said, "Today, more deaths are taking place in Haryana due to drugs than in Punjab."
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Indian diaspora gets ready at Nassau Coliseum for PM Modi's interaction event in New York
Preparations are in full swing at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, New York, as members of the Indian diaspora arrive for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's highly anticipated community event, "Modi and US," on Sunday. Community members have started gathering about five hours before the event, with artists from different groups preparing to showcase traditional music.
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Jammu and Kashmir elections: Pre-poll alliance with Congress to avoid hung assembly, says Omar Abdullah
The National Conference's pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections was formed to give people an option to avoid a hung House, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said. Abdullah, who spoke to reporters at a shikara rally in the Dal lake in support of the party's Zadibal candidate Tanvir Sadiq -- said, "Maybe they have something which allows them to see what has gone into the machines, we don't know what has gone into the machines. What we have heard from the people, there is no room for hung elections."
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Fire breaks out at garment store in Delhi's Narela, no injuries reported
A fire broke out at a garment shop in outer Delhi's Narela on Sunday afternoon, officials said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. According to an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the fire department received a call at 1.30 pm about the blaze at the shop located in Narela's main market. Eight fire tenders were pressed into service which took one-and-a-half hours to douse the blaze, the official said.
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People injured in clash in UP village, cops attacked while chasing accused; one held
Three policemen were attacked while they were chasing a man who had allegedly opened fire upon some villagers during a clash here, officials said on Sunday.
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Military special train halted after 10 harmless' detonators go off on track in MP; probe on
Ten detonators, which the railways terms harmless, recently went off on tracks in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, prompting the authorities to briefly halt a military special train, officials said on Sunday.
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J-K elections: Pre-poll alliance with Congress to avoid hung assembly, says Omar Abdullah
The National Conference's pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections was formed to give people an option to avoid a hung House, party vice-president Omar Abdullah said on Sunday.
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BSF creates open-air gyms, bathrooms for women along India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal
Three open-air gymnasiums and a number of tin sheet-covered bathing sheds for women have been created by a BSF battalion deployed in this frontier area of West Bengal to guard the India-Bangaldesh international boundary.
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Mamata again writes to PM Modi on Bengal flood, says her govt not consulted on water release by DVC
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote another letter to PM Narendra Modi on the flood situation in West Bengal, maintaining that Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) released water from its reservoirs without consulting her government, inundating several districts.
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Fish Importers' Assn welcomes Bangladesh's decision to export Hilsa to India during festive season
Amid the Tirupati Prasad adulteration row, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday stated that his government accords the highest respect to the sanctity of temples and the sentiments of devotees. He further stated that the previous state government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy had played with the sentiments of the people and did not honour their feelings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Quad Summit in the United States. On Saturday, he visited US President Joe Biden's home residence in Wilmington, Delaware where he firmed up a multi-billion drone deal with Washington while assuring about the future of the powerful alliance. During his opening remarks alongside Biden, Australian Prime Minister Antony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, PM Modi highlighted how the alliance had come so far since the first official summit in 2021.
United States Vice-President Kamala Harris accepts invitation for another debate, challenges former US President Donald Trump to join him.
Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday, ordering the bureau to shut down. Israeli troops entered the office and told a reporter live on air it would be shut for 45 days. The move comes after Israel shut down Al Jazeera's offices in Israel amid the Israel-Hamas war.
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