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1:28 PM

Uttarakhand govt seizes land owned by UP strongman Raja Bhaiya's wife

In the presence of local public representatives and villagers on Friday, Patwari (revenue official) Ravi Pandey carried out the formalities of taking possession of the land under Section 167 of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 1950 as it was in violation of section 154 (4) (3) (b) of the ZALR (amendment) Act, Kainchi Dham SDM Vipin Chandra Pant said.

 

1:17 PM

Section 144 imposed in Pakistan's Rawalpindi ahead of SCO Meeting

Section 144 of Pakistan deals with government exercising powetrs to prohibit all kinds of political assemblies, gatherings, sit-ins, rallies, demonstrations and similar activities for a specific time period. The section will remain imposed for a week, from October 10 to 17 in Rawalpindi.

1:13 PM

Rajasthan: 3 killed as car overturns on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

The accident occurred near Bhedoli in Alwar district on Friday night when a family was on the way to offer prayers at the Balaji temple in Rajasthan from Haryana's Gurugram, said Sub-Inspector Premlata Verma.

12:59 PM

Why no action taken against health official accused of harassing doctor: AAP

AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, in a press conference, questioned Lt Governor VK Saxena why no action was taken against the accused officer even though allegations against him were found to be correct.

12:53 PM

Devotees celebrate Vijaya Dashmi with great pomp and show across country

On the occasion of Vijay Dashami several devotees offered prayers in temples across the country. In Jammu and Kashmir, devotees queued up at the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Katra as they offered prayers and were seen chanting 'Jai Mata Di.'

12:41 PM

India eye big win against injury-hit Australia

India's massive win over Sri Lanka earlier this week has significantly improved their chances of reaching the last four, despite their setback against New Zealand in their opener.

12:22 PM

Haryana: New BJP govt to be sworn in on Oct 17 in Panchkula, PM Modi to attend

The oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Dusshera ground at 10 am in Panchkula Sector 5

12:21 PM

NGT issues notice over civic issues faced by residents of Gurugram ward 16

The green body was hearing a matter in which it had taken suo motu cognisance of a newspaper report regarding the severe civic issues faced by residents of the ward, which included the localities of Arjun Colony, Idgah Colony, Jyoti Park, Jyoti Park (East), Madanpuri, Nehru Lane, Pratap Nagar, Vijay Park and Manohar Nagar.

12:04 PM

After Congress' Haryana debacle, Digvijaya Singh raises questions over EVMs

Like the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Congress also won most of the seats in Haryana when it concerned postal ballots, he claimed. I am a voter and it is my constitutional right that my vote should go to the candidate of my choice. I should put the ballot paper in the ballot box with my hand and in this way, the votes cast should be counted 100 per cent. This is my constitutional right which has been taken away by the current system of EVMs, Singh told reporters on Friday.

11:48 AM

Bomb survivors use Nobel Peace Prize win to share their anti-nuke message with younger generations

We must seriously think about the succession of our messages. We must thoroughly hand over from our generation to the future generations, Toshiyuki Mimaki, senior member of the Hiroshima branch of Hidankyo, told reporters Friday night.

11:33 AM

Three actors booked for insulting modesty of woman through YouTube channels

Cases were registerd against television-cinema actor Beena Antony, her actor-husbsnd Manoj and award-winning actress Swasika for allegedly "insulting the modesty" of the woman actor through social media platform.

11:24 AM

How many more families must be destroyed before govt wakes up: Rahul after TN rail accident

In a post on X, Gandhi said, "The Mysuru-Darbhanga train accident mirrors the horrific Balasore accidenta passenger train colliding with a stationary goods train."

11:10 AM

Passengers of accident hit express train leave for Darbhanga by spl train, railway orders probe

A high-level enquiry has been ordered into the incident, and at present the work to restore the track at the accident spot was going on in full swing, the railway authorities said.The Train No.12578 Mysuru - Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a stationary goods train at around 8.30 pm on October 11 and the passengers were transported by buses to Ponneri and then to Chennai Central by two EMU specials, the railway added.

10:58 AM

China's finance minister says room for more economic stimulus but offers no plan

There are other policy tools that are being discussed that are still in the pipeline, he said at a news conference, adding that there is ample room in the government budget to raise debt and increase the deficit.

10:41 AM

Cong has to take everyone along to defeat BJP, says Owaisi

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has said that 'secular' parties used to blame him for causing a split in anti-BJP votes in elections, but how did Congress lose in Haryana though the AIMIM did not field candidates?