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Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Opposition continued its protest in Delhi for the third consecutive day on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and MPs of the Opposition INDIA bloc first gathered for lunch at the Connaught Place in the national capital before travelling by buses to Rajghat. Heavy security arrangeme

Digital Desk | Dhaka, Oct 2 (IANS) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday said it has appointed South Africas Malibongwe Maketa as the assistant coach of the national senior mens team on a two-year contract running from October 2026 to November 2028. Maketa, 46, replaces Mohammad Salahuddin, who was recently reassigned to head the BCBs High Performance Unit and is currently with the Bangladesh team, which will take on Sri Lanka in the Asian Games mens T20 bronze medal game at the Korogi Sp

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 2 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, who was in Samastipur to attend a JD-U conference marking 20 years of the Jeevika initiative, responded to Union Minister Chirag Paswans recent criticism of the state government and also addressed the ongoing dispute within the JD-U involving Mokama MLA Anant Singh. Responding to Paswans recent remarks on the law-and-order situation in Bihar, Chaudhary said he did not believe the situation had deteriorated to a

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat on Friday emphasised that the modern world is navigating severe dilemmas arising from conflicting priorities, noting that global expectations from India are higher than ever to offer a balanced, harmonious path forward. Addressing a gathering following his visits to international hubs, including New York, Toronto and London, Bhagwat observed that current global crises stem from individual pursuits

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) As part of its ongoing Swachhata campaign and to mark Gandhi Jayanti, Eastern Railway (ER) inaugurated a biogas plant under the Sealdah Division on Friday. The day is also observed as Swachh Bharat Diwas. The plant will not only be a source of green, non-polluting fuel, but will also help in the disposal of organic waste generated at railway establishments. The biogas plant was inaugurated by ER General Manager Gitika Pandey at the Narkeldanga barracks of the

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Extending gender neutral child care leave to the private sector, mandatory paid paternity leave and creation of 5 lakh creches by 2030 are some of the key recommendations made by the NCW to the Central government, an official said on Friday. The National Commission for Women (NCW) submitted the recommendations to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Ministry of Women and Child Development, and Ministry of Labour and Employment, with a focus on s

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Friday attacked the AAP and the Cockroach Janta Party for staging a drama at Jantar Mantar and in Mumbai in the name of Protecting the Right to Vote. He said the gathering was not about safeguarding democracy but an attempt to conceal the Aam Aadmi Partys (AAP) potential defeat in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. In Delhi, the AAP staged a protest in collaboration with some communist parties, he said. Neither the

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Naval commanders discussed operational preparedness, logistics, maintenance and reforms undertaken in the field of training and human resource management at a three-day conference, which concluded here, an official said on Friday. The second edition of the biannual Naval Commanders' Conference 2026, conducted from September 29 to October 1, was addressed by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Jitin Prasada, who highlighted the importance of acceleratin

Digital Desk | Tadepalli, Oct 2 (IANS) Former minister Kurasala Kannababu and YSRCP State General Secretary Gadikota Srikanth Reddy on Friday alleged that the coalition government had abandoned drought-hit farmers in Rayalaseema while spending heavily on publicity under the banner of Rising Rayalaseema and the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore horticulture hub. Kannababu alleged that the government delayed the declaration of drought despite conditions becoming severe much earlier and described the Madana

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai on Friday accused Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of staging a dramatic protest before the Election Commission office as part of an attempt to protect fake voters. In a press statement, Bommai said that if the Chief Minister had objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, they could be raised through Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and Booth Level Office

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) A political controversy erupted in West Bengal on Friday after Labour Minister Arjun Singh demanded the arrest of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing an Enforcement Directorate (ED) statement claiming that Rs 30 lakh was transferred to her from the bank account of Octave Records, a proprietorship concern of former state minister Indranil Sen, who is under investigation in connection with alleged money laundering cases. The people of Bengal know that

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday said Mahatma Gandhi had been accepted by the world and that no one could erase his name, legacy or ideology. Shivakumar participated in several programmes organised to mark Gandhi Jayanti. He paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his portrait near the Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises. He later attended a programme at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office, where he felicitate

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chandigarh Zonal Office, has conducted search operations at business and residential premises linked to Ravinder Taneja, Chairperson of the TDI Group and Managing Director of several group companies, in connection with the ongoing Gurgaon (Manesar) land scam investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The searches were conducted as part of the money laundering investigation arising from a fi

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 2 (IANS) A 65-year-old man died during an aerial relief operation in flood-hit Parashurampur village in Bihars Saran district on Friday after a sack of relief material reportedly fell on him while supplies were being dropped from a helicopter. The deceased was identified as Anil Kumar Singh, alias Appu Singh. The incident triggered panic among villagers who had gathered on an embankment after being displaced by floods caused by the Gandak River. A large number of villag

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lashed out at the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying that the latter is silent on the bravery showcased by Flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar due to his compulsion for vote bank politics and disregard for India's honour. Addressing a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said: Every Indian and every person of Indian origin across the world is proud that Captain Sm

Digital Desk | Ujjain, Oct 2 (IANS) Friday prayers were held peacefully across Ujjain on Friday amid heavy security deployment, five days after clashes broke out during protests over the removal of a portion of the Shahi Jama Masjid as part of a road-widening project. The district administration put in place extensive security arrangements in and around the mosque and other sensitive locations, restricting movement on several roads and maintaining close surveillance across the city. Peace and no

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Punjab on Friday demanded justice for the family of Sanamdeep Singh, a 23-year-old Dalit youth from Kanoi village in Sangrur district, who died by suicide on September 26. The BJP also alleged that the Punjab Police cremated the body without the consent or presence of family members. Addressing the media in Chandigarh along with members of the victims family, Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon alleged that the inci

Digital Desk | Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday lodged a formal complaint with Kerala Director General of Police Ravada Chandrasekhar, alleging that the police were adopting a one-sided approach in dealing with incidents of violence involving Congress and BJP workers. A BJP delegation met the DGP and submitted a memorandum containing complaints raised by state BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MLA, regarding the alleged selective action by the police.

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The CBI arrested an Executive Engineer of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Mumbai, his relative and three officials of a Mumbai-based real estate group, in a Rs 50 lakh bribery case related to the issuance of a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for a land parcel, an official said on Friday. Vikrant Verma, Executive Engineer, CPWD Mumbai; Saurav Gupta, Vermas relative based in Pune; and Arvind Semwal, Vice President, Baya Company, were among those named

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Pravin Darekar on Friday launched a scathing attack on the protest organised by the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) at Shivaji Park, declaring it a complete failure driven purely by political motives. Darekar alleged that while the protest was originally billed as an agitation over student issues, it quickly morphed into a staged political drama targeted at Chief Election C

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Oct 2 (IANS) During his visit to Rajsamand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State President Madan Rathore criticised the Congress, saying that the party had experienced fragmentation in the past, remains fragmented at present, and will continue to face such divisions in the future. Rathore said the public had become disillusioned with the Congress because, in his view, the party lacked a clear policy and vision for taking the country forward. He said that when mismatched alli

Digital Desk | Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (IANS) The Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of allegations that a woman was raped at gunpoint in the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar and sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar, in the case. In a letter to the DCP, Bhubaneswar, the commission asked the Commissionerate Police to take prompt action in the case, keeping in view the sensitive nature of the offence. The DCP

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday explained why he chose to retain the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata instead of his original constituency, Nandigram, in East Midnapore, after winning simultaneously from both constituencies in the West Bengal Assembly elections earlier this year. Had I not retained Bhabanipur, then the bypoll would have been for Bhabanipur and not Nandigram. In that case, the Trinamool Congress candidate

Digital Desk | Bhubaneswar, Oct 2 (IANS) Odisha Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department Minister Krushna Chandra Mahapatra on Friday inaugurated the statewide Sujala campaign in Bhubaneswar, calling upon citizens to adopt responsible water-use practices and make water conservation an integral part of their daily lives. Organised by the Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) under the H&UD Department, the campaign will run from October 2 to 16, 2026, across the state. The H&UD Department, in a

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) With the festive season approaching, South Eastern Railway (SER) has announced a number of special trains to clear the passenger rush. These trains will be run between various locations before Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath for the convenience of passengers. Coaches have also been added to regular trains to increase capacity. SER will run 19 pairs of special trains. These will make 344 trips during the festival season. In addition, one pair of special trains o

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday accused Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar of attempting to take over the NICE project in collusion with Hyderabad-based businessman Mahesh Reddy. The NICE (Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise) project is a major infrastructure initiative conceived to develop a road corridor connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru, along with peripheral roads and associated infrastructure. The project involved the acquisition of

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 2 (IANS) Police have arrested a brother-sister duo and seized 2.435 kg of heroin, Rs 2.10 lakh in cash and four mobile phones during a raid in Hanuman Nagar village under the Gaighat Police Station area of Bihars Muzaffarpur district. According to police, the accused were allegedly involved in an inter-state drug trafficking network. The raid was conducted on October 1 following intelligence inputs regarding the delivery of a large consignment of heroin in the area. The

Digital Desk | Gurugram, Oct 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday directed officials to prepare comprehensive development plans for Gurugram in view of the citys rapid expansion and future requirements, while also ordering action against officials over complaints received through public grievance channels. Taking cognisance of a complaint regarding the improper functioning of a sewage treatment plant (STP) operated by a builder, the Chief Minister directed the suspension o

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (IANS) Around 3,000 km of railway tracks across the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway were cleaned in a single day on Friday as part of a large-scale Swachh Track Mega Campaign organised on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti under 'Swachhta Pakhwada-2026'. The distance covered in the cleanliness drive is described by the division as roughly equivalent to the distance between Kashmir and Kanyakumari. The campaign was conducted under the leadership of Divisi

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Friday urged the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to reconsider its direction to release 4,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu at Biligundlu, citing severe drought conditions and depleted reservoir levels. Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said Karnataka had submitted an official request to the CWMA on Friday seeking a review of the decision taken at the authoritys 58th meeting held on September

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cancelled the drug sale and distribution licences of Cipla Pharma & Life Sciences Ltd's carrying and forwarding (C&F) warehouse in Wadki, Pune, citing a series of alleged regulatory violations related to drug packaging, storage conditions, inventory management and documentation. The licence cancellation order was issued on October 1 by the Assistant Commissioner (Drugs), Division 3, Pune, following a fresh

Digital Desk | Islamabad, Oct 2 (IANS) As violence against women continues unabated across Pakistan, the Punjab province alone recorded 195,787 cases involving women and girls between 2021 and 2025, local media reported citing a human rights organisation. The figure represented nearly 82 per cent of all gender-based violence cases reported across the country during the five-year period, according to the National Gender-Based Violence Crime Report 2021-25 by Peace and Justice Network Pakistan. As

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has started augmenting CCTV network in 323 parks, boosting lighting near dark spots in 520 parks and adopting a security standard operating procedure (SOP) after completing an audit of 736 parks ordered by Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu, an official said on Friday. After the audit of all DDA parks, these were categorised into High Risk (190), Medium Risk (258) and Low Risk (288) for priority-based interventions, the st

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday congratulated the Indian womens hockey team for their 'magnificent gold medal triumph' at the ongoing Asian Games 2026, saying their achievement and direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics made the victory even more special. The Indian womens team defeated defending champions China 1-0 in the final at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium to win the Asian Games gold for the first time since 1982 and end a 44-ye

Digital Desk | Kohima, Oct 2 (IANS) A day after all five MLAs of the National People's Party (NPP) joined the ruling Naga People's Front (NPF), Nagaland Assembly Speaker Sharingain Longkumer on Friday formally recognised the merger, officials said. Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretary Khruohituonuo Rio, in a notification, said that in accordance with the provisions of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution of India and in consonance with the members of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (Disqualif

Digital Desk | Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Oct 2 (IANS) The Congress-led 'Vote Bachao, Desh Bachao (Save the Vote, Save the Nation)' campaign, which brings together prominent political parties and leaders of the INDIA bloc, started across the country on Friday to protect democracy and the voting rights of citizens, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said. Interacting with the media at Adoor on Friday, Venugopal described the campaign as a major political battle against what he alleged was an

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) Adani Group, this year, is participating in a major way in the forthcoming Durga Puja festival in West Bengal by organising the Durga Puja Adani Preview 2026, a three-night public preview designed to give people the time and space to experience the artistry, craftsmanship and stories behind the celebrations before the city enters the full rhythm of Puja. This year, ahead of the main Puja days, eight of the citys Pujas will come together for the inaugural Durg

Digital Desk | Seoul, Oct 2 (IANS) South Korean stocks ended slightly higher on Friday as investors scooped up major technology stocks on bargain hunting, offsetting concerns over rising interest rates and oil prices. The Korean won rose against the US dollar. After opening lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) went up 32.39 points, or 0.45 percent, to close at 7,003.74. Overnight, U.S. stocks finished modestly higher as benchmark Treasury yields eased from fresh multi-d

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) Bank of Baroda has formally entered the pension fund business after receiving the Certificate of Appointment as Sponsor of a Pension Fund from the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), becoming the second public sector bank to foray into the segment. The certificate was handed over to Bank of Baroda Managing Director and CEO Debadatta Chand on October 1 during the NPS Divas 2026 event. The appointment enables the public sector lender to

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) A Chinese-run networking club, targeting business and political elites in Brussels, bears the hallmarks of an influence and intelligence-gathering operation, according to a report in Euronews based on a Western intelligence source. The 'Global CEOs Dinner Club', which is now expanding to France, operates in a manner associated with Chinas United Front, a Communist Party network used to promote Beijings interests abroad, according to the source. The assessme

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 2 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday spoke to boxer Lovlina Borgohain over the phone and congratulated her on winning the gold medal in the 75kg boxing category at the Asian Games, describing the achievement as a moment of immense pride for the state and the country. Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina won the gold after beating Chinas Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the final, becoming only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold after Mary K

Digital Desk | Hyderabad, Oct 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to Kadapa MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy and directed him to appear before it on October 14 in connection with the investigation into alleged financial transactions related to the murder of his uncle and former Andhra Pradesh minister Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy. Avinash Reddy, one of the accused in the 2019 murder case, is the cousin of former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Af

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) India shares the concerns of many G20 Members that trade-distorting support in some economies can lead to dumping and predatory pricing, and said such concerns are addressed through WTO-consistent measures, including anti-dumping and countervailing duties, based on evidence and subject to judicial review, according to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. Participating in the concluding day of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in Indian equities in the past week and offloaded shares worth Rs 34,970 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) provided support with purchases of Rs 33,460 crore, according to the provisional exchange. On a month-to-date basis, FIIs pulled out Rs 44,010 crore from Indian markets in September, while DIIs invested Rs 76,030 crore during the month. Moreover, FIIs remained net sellers in th

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New Delhi [India], october 01: Poet, storyteller and performer Amandeep Singh has announced the his debut book Mere Khayal Tumse Nahi Milte, published by Hachette India the Indian arm

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 1: For Biba Singh, singing has always been more than just a hobby. As a little girl, she would watch popular singing competitions like Indian Idol,

Digital Desk | Geneva, Oct 2 (IANS) The United Nations experts have strongly condemned Pakistans use of vague and overbroad counter-terrorism provisions against human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, while calling on the authorities to immediately release them and drop unfounded criminal and terrorism charges. The remarks came after both lawyers Mazari-Hazir and her husband Chattha were re-arrested shortly after a division bench of Pakistan's Supreme Court on September 17

Digital Desk | Director Apoorv Singh Karki, Cast Veer Pahariya, Aafiya Sayed, Aparshakti Khurana, Rakesh Bedi, Nikhil Vijay, Duration 2h18m, Rating 4 stars. There is more to Prem Keetanu than a boy falling for a girl and another boy trying to win her over. Yes, the film has the familiar ingredients of a youthful romantic comedy crushes, awkward conversations, friendship, jealousy, songs and plenty of banter but underneath all that fun is a surprisingly thoughtful story about growing up. Ap

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 2 (IANS) Hollywood actress Florence Pugh has described her latest series East of Eden as a deeply personal project, saying that she had been working on the adaptation for six years and calling the role one of her most vulnerable performances to date. Pugh took to Instagram, where she shared a string of images from the making of East Of Eden. She wrote: Hello everyone.. East of Eden is finally here and able to watch on your TVs. This one is a big one for me. Ive been wo