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						Farm fire cases crossed the 7,000-mark in Punjab with the state reporting 418 fresh incidents on Monday. Meanwhile, the air quality in many parts of Punjab and Haryana remained in the &#39;poor&#39; category on Monday. However, Chandigarh&#39;s Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the &#39;very poor&#39; zone. From September 15 till November 11, Punjab has seen a total of 7,029 stubble burning incidents, as per the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data. Among the districts, Sangrur on Monday reported 103 farm fires, maximum in the state, followed by 72 in Ferozepur, 46 in Muktsar, 40 in Moga, 37 in Mansa, 29 in Faridkot and 24 in Bathinda, the data showed. Gurdaspur and SBS Nagar districts witnessed the lowest number of farm fires at one each, as per the data. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd has reported Q2 profit of Rs 11,984 crore. Revenue from operations was report at Rs 33,881 core. The company has declared a dividend of Rs 6 per share.</div>
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				Claiming that INDIA bloc has destroyed Jharkhand, Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that tribals are facing extinction due to infiltrators who are vote bank of JMM-led coalition, alleges Shah in Jharkhand&#39;s Tamar.&nbsp;</div>
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			The Supreme Court slammed the Delhi police for failing to comprehensively implement the firecracker ban in the national capital and only seizing raw materials. The SC Bench asked the Delhi police commissioner to immediately inform all the stakeholders concerned about the ban order and ensure no sale and manufacture of crackers.<br />
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			The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea and observed that Revanna is a very influential person. Appearing for Revanna, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that a charge sheet has been filed in the case and section 376 of the IPC was not there in the initial complaint.</div>
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		The Supreme Court has dismissed the bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault.</div>
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	Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Monday sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Khanna at the swearing-in ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.</div>
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as 51st chief justice of India today, a day after incumbent Justice DY Chandrachud demitted office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud had taken over as the CJI on November 8, 2022. Justice Khanna will have a six-month tenure as the CJI and will retire on May 13, 2025. As a Supreme Court judge, Justice Khanna was part of the Benches that dealt with several crucial cases, such as the electoral bonds, where the Bench termed it unconstitutional and the case pertaining to the repeal of Article 370.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small> Vivek Ramaswamy, top Indian-American aide to President-elect Donald Trump, expressed his support for the mass deportation plan of illegal immigrants and said that the legal immigration system in the country is &quot;broken&quot;. He said that those who broke the law while entering the United States have no right to stay here and they need to go. Ramaswamy appeared on multiple Sunday talk shows, the first after the stunning win of Donald Trump in the November 5 presidential elections. He told ABC News that he is having some high impact discussions on his future role in the administration, Congress of the party.<small class="brtagPara">&nbsp;</small>
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	An early Sunday shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, 12 of them wounded by gunfire, authorities said. The victim of the shooting, an 18-year-old man, was not a university student, but some of those who were injured were. No arrests were immediately announced. Twelve people were wounded by gunfire, and four others sustained injuries not related to the gunshots, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said in a Sunday afternoon update.</div>
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News updates: Farm fires cross 7,000-mark after over 400 fresh cases in Punjab

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News update: Rupee weakens to all-time low of 84.38 against US dollar

Delhi's AQI hits 347 as dense smog envelopes city

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	Delhi&#39;s air quality was listed in the &quot;very poor&quot; category, as the city was blanketed in dense smog and the air quality index (AQI) dropped to 347, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data at 7 am.&nbsp;</div>

Justice Sanjiv Khanna to take oath today as 51st chief justice of India

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	Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. . President Droupadi Murmu will administer the oath of office to Justice Sanjiv Khanna at 10am.</div>

Farm fires cross 7,000-mark after over 400 fresh cases in Punjab

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	Farm fire cases crossed the 7,000-mark in Punjab with the state reporting 418 fresh incidents on Monday.<br />
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	Meanwhile, the air quality in many parts of Punjab and Haryana remained in the &#39;poor&#39; category on Monday. However, Chandigarh&#39;s Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the &#39;very poor&#39; zone.<br />
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	From September 15 till November 11, Punjab has seen a total of 7,029 stubble burning incidents, as per the Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data.<br />
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	Among the districts, Sangrur on Monday reported 103 farm fires, maximum in the state, followed by 72 in Ferozepur, 46 in Muktsar, 40 in Moga, 37 in Mansa, 29 in Faridkot and 24 in Bathinda, the data showed.<br />
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	Gurdaspur and SBS Nagar districts witnessed the lowest number of farm fires at one each, as per the data.</div>

DMRC launches bike taxi service from 12 metro stations

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	Delhi Metro passengers can now book bike taxi rides through the DMRC Momentum application without juggling between multiple platforms, an official statement said on Monday.</div>
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	The service, which was introduced on Monday, includes two options -- SHERYDS for women, by women, and RYDR, available to all commuters, according to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).</div>
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	The facility has been presently made available from 12 metro stations -- Dwarka Sec-21, Dwarka Sec-10, Dwarka Sec-14, Dwarka Mor, Janakpuri West, Uttam Nagar East, Rajouri Garden, Subhash Nagar, Kirti Nagar, Karol Bagh, Millennium City Centre Gurugram and Palam. The service, introduced as a new feature on the existing DMRC Momentum application, is being implemented in partnership with the First And Last Mile Connectivity India Pvt. Ltd., the release said. A total of 50 SHERYDS and 150 RYDR will be operating from these stations in a radius of around three-five kilometres between 8 am and 9 pm, it said.</div>

Kerala govt suspends IAS officers K Gopalakrishnan, N Prasanth for violation of discipline: Official sources

Tata Group will continue to be part of Andhra's growth: CM Chandrababu Naidu

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	Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that the Tata Group continues to be an important stakeholder in the growth of the state.</div>
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	Chandrababu Naidu had a meeting with the Executive Chairman of the Tata Group, Chandrasekharan, which totally reflected on the remarkable legacy of the late Ratan Tata.</div>
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	In a message later posted on X Chandrababu Naidu said Ratan Tata&#39;s visionary leadership and contribution to the country have left an indelible mark on India&#39;s industrial landscape.</div>
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	Ratan Tata had made an immense contribution to the growth of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu said and stated that the Tata Group will continue to be an important stakeholder in the progress of the State.</div>

Pollution board receives over 800 complaints from Delhi-NCR region in last 10 months

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	The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has received over 800 pollution-related complaints from the Delhi-NCR region in the last 10 months, according to an RTI response.</div>
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	In response to an RTI filed by environmentalist Amit Gupta, the CPCB said it has received 665 complaints from Delhi, 143 from Noida and 28 from Gurugram and Faridabad as of October 29.</div>
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	All complaints were logged through Twitter, the Sameer app or via email to the board.</div>
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	Despite receiving hundreds of pollution-related complaints, the CPCB&#39;s response shows no record of any action taken against officers across Delhi-NCR for failing to address these complaints, as mandated by a Supreme Court order dated November 26, 2018, Gupta told PTI.</div>
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	The apex court&#39;s order had directed authorities to hold officers accountable if they failed to address pollution complaints, Gupta said.</div>

Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations, reports AP

Blast in Indian Oil Corporation's refinery at Vadodara in Gujarat

ONGC Q2 results: Profit at Rs 11,984 crore, revenue from operations at Rs 33,881 core

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	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd has reported Q2 profit of Rs 11,984 crore. Revenue from operations was report at Rs 33,881 core.</div>
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	The company has declared a dividend of Rs 6 per share.</div>

Centre extends the tenure of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri till July 2026

BJP destroys whatever it touches; Ram Mandir roof leaking, bullet train bridge collapsed, alleges Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Jharkhand.

Waaree Renewable secures 41.6 MW solar project in Tamil Nadu

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	Waaree Renewable Technologies Ltd (WRTL) on Monday said it has secured an order to set up a 41.6 MW solar project in Tamil Nadu.</div>
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	The order is valued at about Rs 146.77 crore, the company said in an exchange filing. The project is scheduled to be completed in the financial year 2025-26 as per the terms of the order, the filing said.The company is setting up an independent power production (IPP) unit at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu.</div>

1984 riots: Delhi HC says murder trial to continue against Jagdish Tytler

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	The Delhi High Court on Monday made it clear that the murder trial in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler would continue. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri was hearing a plea filed by Tytler seeking a stay on the trial proceedings taking place against him in a Delhi court. The court would continue with the hearing on November 29. &quot;It is made clear the trial will continue. Same will be subject to the outcome of the present proceedings,&quot; the judge ordered.</div>

Bombay HC quashes Centre's press release categorising hand sanitisers as disinfectants attracting 18% GST

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	The Bombay High Court on Monday quashed the Centre&#39;s 2020 press release classifying hand sanitisers as disinfectants attracting 18 per cent GST, noting that the issue of classification lies with the judicial and quasi-judicial adjudicatory authorities.</div>
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	A division bench of Justices M S Sonak and Jitendra Jain said the press release virtually expresses a firm view on the classification of alcohol-based hand sanitisers as &quot;disinfectants&quot; and not &quot;medicaments&quot;.</div>

Money laundering case: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal gets medical bail

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	The Bombay High Court on Monday granted medical bail to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who is an accused in a money laundering case. In May this year, a single bench of Justice N J Jamadar granted interim bail to Goyal on medical grounds. Justice Jamadar on Monday made the interim order permanent.</div>

Keir Starmer first UK PM since Churchill to attend Armistice Day in France

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	Keir Starmer on Monday became the first British Prime Minister to attend Armistice Day commemorations in France since the Second World War when Winston Churchill joined General Charles de Gaulle for the event that marks the end of First World War hostilities. As part of the Labour Party-led government&#39;s so-called reset with Europe, Starmer accepted French President Emmanuel Macron&#39;s &quot;personal invitation&quot; to attend the 106th anniversary of the Armistice of 1918 in Paris.</div>

PM Modi is habitual liar who never fulfils his promises, alleges Cong chief Kharge

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	In an election event in Palamu,&nbsp; Congress&nbsp; chief Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that PM Modi, Amit Shah Adani, Ambani running country.</div>

News update: EC issues show-cause notice to BJP's Sukanta Majumdar for remarks on national emblem, police

Will bring legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators if they marry tribal women, says Amit Shah

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	Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that a committee would be formed if BJP forms government in Jharkhand to identify and drive out infiltrators from the state besides reclaiming land grabbed by them. &quot;Tribal population is declining in Jharkhand. Infiltrators are grabbing land by marrying our daughters. We will bring legislation to prevent transfer of land to infiltrators if they marry tribal women. We will also form a committee to identify infiltrators to drive them out and reclaim land grabbed by them,&quot; Shah said addressing a rally at Seraikela.</div>
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Swati Maliwal assault case: Ex-Delhi CM aide moves against charge sheet cognisance

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	Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal&#39;s aide Bibhav Kumar has challenged before a Delhi court an order that took cognisance of the police&#39;s charge sheet against him for allegedly assaulting AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Kumar is accused of assaulting Maliwal at the chief minister&#39;s official residence on May 13 and is currently on bail. A magistrate court took cognisance of the charge sheet against him on July 30.</div>

West Bengal Assembly bypolls: CM Mamata urges electorate to vote for TMC candidates

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	West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked the electorate in six Assembly constituencies going to bypolls in the state to vote for the Trinamool Congress to ensure faster development. The bypolls were necessitated due to the resignations of sitting MLAs of the six assembly segments following their victory in this year&#39;s Lok Sabha elections. &quot;I want to tell all the people in the six constituencies that the West Bengal government and Ma, Mati, Manush are with them 365 days; so please vote for the Trinamool Congress for faster development work in your area,&quot; the TMC supremo said at NSCBI airport.</div>

Will retire if PM Modi proves Cong collected Rs 700 cr for poll-bound states: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

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	Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that he would retire from politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi proves that the Congress government has mobilised Rs 700 crore for poll-bound states. Siddaramaiah also challenged Modi that he should resign if he fails to prove his allegations made at Akola in Maharashtra. &quot;I am surprised to see the prime minister of this country lies so much. While campaigning somewhere in Maharashtra, the prime minister said that the Congress in Karnataka has collected Rs 700 crore through the excise department to send to Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and to spend on the bypolls,&quot; Siddaramaiah said at an election rally in Shiggaon in Haveri district on Sunday night.</div>

People not being allowed to celebrate festivals peacefully in Jharkhand, claims Adityanath

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	Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated today that natural wealth is being plundered under JMM-led regime, and labourers are being forced to migrate from Jharkhand.</div>

What you have done is a mere eyewash, only raw materials seized: SC raps Delhi police on firecracker ban

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	Implementation of firecracker ban not imposed seriously by Delhi police, the Supreme Court noted.</div>

Take tough action against traders troubling farmers: Telangana CM tells officials

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	Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday asked officials to take stringent action against traders who are cheating or creating problems for farmers during paddy procurement. Invoke the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), if necessary, against such traders, he said. Reddy spoke to senior officials after receiving information about the incidents of traders troubling the farmers, an official release said.</div>

India's unity key to make it a developed nation: PM Modi

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	&quot;Unity among citizens and integrity of the nation is important to make India a developed nation by 2047. But, unfortunately some people are trying to divide our society on caste, religious, linguistic, men-women, village-city lines due to their vested interests or due to their narrow-mindedness,&quot; Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;</div>
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	Modi said. &quot;We have to understand their intentions and will have to unite to defeat them,&quot; he said in his address He was virtually addressing a gathering of devotees at Vadtal in Gujarat&#39;s Kheda district on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Shree Swaminarayan Temple in the town.</div>

2020 Delhi riots: SC refuses to entertain bail plea of activist, asks HC to consider on Nov 25

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	The Supreme Court has refused to entertain the plea of student activist Gulfisha Fatima seeking bail in a case of &quot;larger conspiracy&quot; behind the North East Delhi riots of February 2020, and asked the Delhi High Court to consider her plea on November 25. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma noted that she has been in custody for four years and 7 months in the case. The bench said her petition for bail, which is pending before the high court, should be heard on November 25 unless there are some extraordinary circumstances.</div>

BJP-led Mahayuti's campaign filled with hate, poison: Congress

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	The Congress on Monday accused the BJP-led Mahayuti government in Maharashtra of deliberately infusing &quot;hate and poison&quot; into its poll campaign and attempting to &quot;disturb communal harmony in the state.&quot; Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that the campaign revealed the &quot;sick mindset&quot; of the BJP.</div>
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	&quot;The Mahayuti, led by the BJP, has only one agenda in its campaign. It is simply and only to polarize society on the basis of religion and to disturb communal harmony in the state. Such an awful campaign reveals its sick mindset,&quot; Ramesh wrote in a post on X.</div>

West Bengal by-elections: Trinamool claims EC gave appointment to hear grievances just before campaign

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	The Trinamool Congress, which had approached the Election Commission voicing concern over alleged misuse of central forces in West Bengal, claimed the panel gave it appointment for Monday afternoon, 90 minutes before the bypoll campaign ends in the state. A delegation of TMC leaders, including TMC Parliamentary Party Leader of Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay, Rajya Sabha Parliamentary Party Leader Derek O&#39;Brien, and MPs Kirti Azad, Saket Gokhale and Sushmita Dev, had visited the poll panel on Saturday and submitted two memoranda related to the ongoing bypoll campaign.</div>

UN climate talks to focus on money to help poor nations cut carbon pollution

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	A complex international two-week-long game of climate change poker is convening. The stakes? Just the fate of an ever-warming world. Curbing and coping with climate change&#39;s worsening heat, floods, droughts and storms will cost trillions of dollars and poor nations just don&#39;t have it, numerous reports and experts calculate. As United Nations climate negotiations started Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, the chief issue is who must ante up to help poor nations and especially how much.</div>

Assam: 12-hr bandh called for ST status affects life in Dibrugarh

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	A 12-hour bandh in Assam&#39;s Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts called by Moran and Motok organisations demanding ST status for the two communities has brought life to a standstill on Monday, with all business establishments, offices and other institutions remaining closed. Thousands of agitators blocked the main roads in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia towns and stopped vehicular movement along the national highways despite the district administrations promulgating prohibitory orders under Section 163&nbsp;</div>

Trump announces Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, will serve as 'border czar'

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	President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as &ldquo;border czar&rdquo; in his incoming administration. &ldquo;I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation&#39;s Borders,&quot; he wrote late Sunday on his Truth Social site. Homan was widely expected to rejoin Trump&#39;s second administration in a border-related role.</div>

CCI probe: Zomato, Swiggy say committed to complying with competition law

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	Facing a CCI probe for anti-competitive practices, online food delivery platform Zomato has asserted it complies with the country&#39;s laws while rival Swiggy said it is committed to complying with local regulations. Both companies termed news reports on the Competition Commission of India&#39;s (CCI) investigation &quot;misleading&quot;, maintaining that the CCI is yet to pass its final order on the matter of unfair business practices, including alleged preferential treatment to some restaurant partners by Zomato and Swiggy.</div>
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Cop's arm gets severed as train hits him while removing bodies from tracks in MP

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	The arm of a sub-inspector got severed and a police vehicle driver also suffered injuries when a train hit them while they were removing two bodies lying on the railway tracks in Madhya Pradesh&#39;s Damoh district, officials said on Monday. The incident took place near Karaiya Bhadoli railway station in the district on Sunday evening.</div>

News update: Andhra Pradesh government presents budget of Rs 2.94 trillion for 2024-25

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	Andhra Pradesh budget allots Rs 29,909 crore for school education for 2024-25.</div>

4 houses gutted in fire in Shimla's Rohru

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	Four houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in a village in Shimla district&#39;s Rohru subdivision in the early hours of Monday, police said.They said a cow was burnt alive in the fire in Seri village. An investigation is underway to ascertain the cause of the fire, police said, adding that preliminary reports hint at an electrical short-circuit.</div>

Cong MP Manickam Tagore writes to FM, flags concerns over recent changes in LIC policies

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	Congress MP Manickam Tagore has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over concerns regarding recent changes in LIC policies, asserting the amendments are &quot;deeply troubling&quot; and have the potential to adversely impact the livelihood of approximately 1.4 million LIC agents and millions of policyholders.</div>

News update: Justice Sanjiv Khanna sworn in as 51st chief justice of India

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	Justice Sanjiv Khanna will demit office on May 13, 2025.</div>

PM Modi pays tribute to JB Kriplani, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to JB Kriplani and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, both former presidents of the Congress and well known freedom fighters, on their birth anniversary on Monday. PM Modi said on X that Kriplani was a towering figure in India&#39;s freedom struggle and an embodiment of intellect, integrity and courage. In his tributes to Azad, India&#39;s first education minister, the prime minister said he is fondly remembered as a beacon of knowledge and for his role in India&#39;s freedom movement.</div>

Fema probe: ED raids multiple locations in Chennai

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	Probe agency Enforcement Directorate today conducted searches at multiple places here and some other locations as part of a foreign exchange violation linked investigation. About ten locations are being searched in a case filed under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema).</div>

Uttrakhand govt will make PM Modi's '9 requests' basis of development: CM Pushkar Dhami

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	Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the state government will move forward by considering the prime minister&#39;s &#39;nine requests&#39; as the basic mantra of development, he added, according to a statement issued here. In his video message on Saturday on the occasion of Uttarakhand entering its Silver Jubilee year, Prime Minister Modi had made five appeals to people of the state and four appeals to the tourists and pilgrims visiting the state.</div>

News updates: Farm fires cross 7,000-mark after over 400 fresh cases in Punjab

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