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Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and other opposition parties following the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in the Nagaon Lok Sabha by-election, accusing them of targeting the Election Commission instead of reaching out to voters. Speaking to reporters in Guwahati, Sarma questioned the oppositions criticism of the poll body and alleged that concerns over electoral rolls and illegal immigrati

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) A high-level delegation from the Government of Maharashtra concluded a strategic two-day quantum, artificial intelligence (AI), and investment mission to London on October 7 and 8. The initiative aims to position Maharashtra as India's premier quantum and AI capital by laying the groundwork for a Quantum City and a UK-Maharashtra Quantum Corridor. Organised and facilitated by the Global India Business Corridor (GIBC UK), the mission provided Maharashtra a prom

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Real estate developer Kalpataru Limited on Friday reported pre-sales of Rs 1,258 crore for the quarter ended September 2026 (Q2 FY27), marking a 5 per cent decline from Rs 1,329 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous year (Q2 FY26). However, collections during the quarter remained broadly stable at Rs 1,189 crore, compared with Rs 1,182 crore in Q2 FY26, as per its regulatory filing. For the first half of FY27, the company reported pre-sal

Digital Desk | Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 9 (IANS) The Kerala BJP has turned the Congress national leaderships allegations of electoral manipulation into a political challenge for the UDF government, demanding that Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan resign if the claims imply that the Kerala Assembly election was not legitimate. BJP Legislature Party leader B.B. Gopakumar on Friday wrote to the Chief Minister, asking him to clarify his position on the allegations. With the Assembly session beginning on

Digital Desk | Visakhapatnam, Oct 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has written to his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking a probe into the death of 21-year-old Himashree Boro, a student from Assam. The dead body of Himashree was found in Srikakulam after she went missing during a train journey on October 6. The young woman, who came to Visakhapatnam for an event, went missing after boarding the Vivek Express and was foun

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 9 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aditya Roy Kapur played an alcoholic in his much-acclaimed drama, 'Aashiqui 2'. But did you know that he ended up getting so drunk on the set of the romantic entertainer that they had to wrap up the shoot? As Aditya appeared on the popular chat show, 'Koffee With Karan,' with his 'Aashiqui 2', co-star, Shraddha Kapoor, host and filmmaker Karan Johar asked him if he really got drunk for a few scenes of the movie. Answering KJo's question, Aditya

Digital Desk | Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) Punjab FC announced a strong 27-member squad for the Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27 season, which includes an established core and ten academy graduates. The team will start its ISL campaign with a home fixture on Wednesday against Odisha FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. Fourteen players from last seasons ISL squad, including national team players Bijoy Varghese, Ricky Shabong, Muhammed Uvais, Nikhil Prabhu and Muhammad Suhail F, along with

New Delhi [India], October 9: Rathi Steel and Power Limited (BSE 504903), one of the leading players in stainless steel long products and TMT bars, witnessed continued operating momentum

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress President Aradhna Misra Mona said on Friday that changing the name of an airport will not change the destiny of the airport. She added that the more pressing question is how the airport will benefit the people of the state. Changing the name of an airport, which was built at a cost of around Rs 30,000 crore, cannot change the fate of the airport, Misra Mona said on the renaming of the Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi Interna

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Singapores High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong, on Friday issued an advisory for travellers to the city-state, saying Singapore had been recording Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings in the unhealthy range for a few days due to transboundary haze. Attention travellers to Singapore, Singapore has been experiencing Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings crossing into the unhealthy range for a few days now due to transboundary haze. Encourage travell

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) The Assam Cabinet on Friday approved a token land premium of Re 1 for setting up a boxing academy named after Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain, with four bighas of land earmarked for the facility under the Palasbari Revenue Circle. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision after the Cabinet meeting, saying the proposed academy would help develop young boxing talent in the state by providing aspiring athletes with access to quality training

Digital Desk | Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Qinwen Zheng produced a stellar performance in front of the home fans to beat sixth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine in the quarterfinal of the China Open WTA tournament 6-3, 7-6(6) in Beijing on Friday. Zheng, who celebrated her 24th birthday on Thursday, defeated Svitolina after breaking her four times in a one-hour-and-47-minute battle. This is now her second China Open semifinal and her first WTA 1000 semifinal this year. She had reached the last-four stag

Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 9 (IANS) The Assam Rifles in coordination with Customs have seized 501 kg of ganja (marijuana) worth around Rs 2.50 crore in Tripuras Khowai district, officials said on Friday. A Defence spokesperson said that in a crackdown against narcotics trafficking, Assam Rifles, in association with Customs, conducted an operation on Thursday evening in Tripuras Khowai District leading to the seizure of 501 kg of ganja valued at approximately Rs 2.50 crore. The operation was co

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 9 (IANS) The Assam Cabinet on Friday adopted 75 resolutions recognising Prime Minister Narendra Modis contributions to the development of Assam and the Northeast, highlighting improvements in infrastructure, connectivity, industrial investment, healthcare, education and security. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a special 90-minute cabinet meeting dedicated exclusively to Modis 25 years in public life, beginning with his tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister and

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Reacting to reports of a so-called 'Khalistan referendum' planned in Canada, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated that New Delhi strongly condemns all anti-India activities. We strongly condemn all anti-India activities, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during a bi-weekly media briefing in New Delhi while responding to a question about the Khalistani event planned in Canada. The MEA spokesperson's remarks came as reports claimed

Digital Desk | Bhopal, Oct 9 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda on Friday removed his Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Deepam Raichura from the post and ordered a departmental inquiry into allegations of bribery linked to liquor shop contracts. The action came hours after the Congress demanded a response from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav over allegations that Raichura was linked to payments made in connection with liquor shop contracts. Clar

Digital Desk | Patna, Oct 9 (IANS) Candidates of the Bihar Police driver recruitment drive intensified their protest in Patna on Friday, demanding that more than 1,200 posts earmarked for women, which they claim have remained vacant, be filled with eligible male candidates from the respective categories. The candidates had planned to march towards the Chief Ministers residence to press their demands. However, police personnel intervened before the proposed march could begin. Barricades were erec

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 9 (IANS) After the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Cabinet passed a resolution to rename Noida International Airport as Narendra Modi International Airport, the state's Deputy Chief Minister, Brajesh Pathak, said that the decision will serve as a reminder for the youth to work towards achieving PM Modi's 'Viksit Bharat@2047' vision. Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet meeting, Pathak said: Taking a major step, the Noida International Airport, has been named after Prime Ministe

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that the landslide margins with which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates are heading for victories in the bypolls in Nandigram and Rejinagar have proved that the people from the minority community in the state will no longer be misled by the malicious opposition campaign accusing the BJP of being a communal force. Although the final results for Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly seats are yet t

Digital Desk | Durban, Oct 9 (IANS) Nic Maddinson's return to Test cricket did not pan out the way he would have wanted to, as the opener was dismissed for a 33-ball duck in the first innings of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead here on Friday. Maddinson made a return to Test cricket after almost 10 years since last featuring in December 2016 against Pakistan and defeated testicular cancer on a fairytale comeback into the international fold. However, the Southpaw was dismissed for

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Mumbai City FC head coach Manolo Marquez has said his priority is to improve every aspect of the team ahead of the new Indian Super League (ISL) season, stressing that a fresh campaign with new players requires a game-by-game approach despite the clubs successful history. Asked whether Mumbai City's reputation and expectations brought additional pressure, Marquez said the focus was on building the team and preparing for each fixture rather than dwelling on

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's industrial and logistics sector absorption rose 14.1 per cent year-on-year to 24.3 million sq ft in Q3 2026, a report showed on Friday. While Tier-I cities continued to dominate, accounting for 19.9 million sq ft or 82 per cent of total absorption and Tier-II and III cities contributed 4.4 million sq ft or 18 per cent, according to a report by according to a report by Savills India. Cumulative absorption in the first nine months of 2026 reached 59.1

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) West Bengal Police on Friday arrested a 29-year-old person in connection with the attack at the residence of senior advocate and former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya at Purbalok near Jadavpur in South Kolkata early Thursday morning, officials said. The person arrested has been identified as Bappa Guchait. He has been taken into custody from his residence in Garia, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata. He has been slapped with various ch

Digital Desk | Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) The makers of director Murali Kanth Devasoth's upcoming Telugu entertainer 'Alias Rukmini', featuring Telugu star Nithiin in the lead, on Friday announced that the film would hit screens worldwide on December 4 this year. Taking to its social media timelines, Unanimous Productions, the production house producing the film, wrote, This December, Krishnas LOVE has a STORY to tell. #AliasRukmini in cinemas WORLDWIDE on DECEMBER 4th. But who is Rukmini? You'll k

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Backing ongoing protests by the INDIA Bloc, led by the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Udit Raj said that it is the oppositions role to save democracy. Speaking to IANS, Raj said, When the Election Commission acts wrongly, resulting in the deletion of crores of votes or changes Form, the opposition will raise its voice; that is precisely the opposition's role. And why just the opposition? Every citizen, whether from civi

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 9 (IANS) The West Bengal Assembly Speaker, Rathindra Bose, has sought a fresh application to correct some procedural errors in the previous petition due to which the decision on the disqualification of the ten rebel Trinamool Congress legislators has been kept pending. The ten MLA group includes the leader of the rebel faction and expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, who is currently the official Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly. The decision was m

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) -- India's largest IT firm -- said Friday that it noted the announcement by the US Government on the Permanent Labor Certification Program (PERM) and will comply with any directive from the Department of Labor. In an exchange filing, TCS said its workforce strategy in the US is anchored in hiring local talent because of a robust campus recruitment model. We have built a significant local workforce across 31 offices and delive

Digital Desk | Madrid, Oct 9 (IANS) Villarreal coach Inigo Perez said on Thursday that he hopes Saturday's return to La Liga action away to Real Madrid can be the moment that his side makes a statement of intent for the rest of the season. The former Rayo Vallecano boss had a complicated start as his spell with Villarreal was without a win in his first five La Liga matches in charge, but wins against Malaga and Levante before the international break confirmed his side's improvement, although Sat

Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 9 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said that a new multi-level parking and commercial complex would help address the traffic congestion and parking problems in Agartala and mark another important step towards developing modern civic infrastructure in the city. While inaugurating the newly constructed multi-level car parking and commercial complex on Old Motor Stand Road in Agartala, CM Saha on Thursday added that the foundation stone for the project was l

Digital Desk | Guwahati, Oct 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the state has the second-highest number of elephants in the country, with more than 5,800 of the majestic animals inhabiting its forests. In a post on social media platform X, CM Sarma highlighted Assam's rich wildlife heritage and its significance as an important habitat for the country's elephant population. Assam ranks second in the country in terms of the number of elephants, the Chief Minist

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has questioned why Starlink is yet to receive the final approvals to begin commercial operations in India, claiming that the satellite internet company has spent five years complying with the country's laws and regulations. Musk first accused unnamed oligarchs of blocking Starlink's entry into India, alleging that powerful business interests were trying to protect their position in the country's telecom market. He did not name

Digital Desk | New Delhi/Imphal, Oct 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday assured the Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of taking up all projects and issues raised by the state government, including the development of two vital National Highways. A senior official of Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Manipur Chief Minister on Thursday called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways at his official residence in

Digital Desk | New Delhi/Imphal, Oct 8 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday assured Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh of the Centre's full support in restoring peace and ensuring progress in the state, as well as in fulfilling the aspirations of its people. A senior official of Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Home Minister also appreciated the sustained efforts of the state government to bring peace and normalcy in Manipur. Khemchand Singh on Thursda

Digital Desk | Kinshasa, Oct 8 (IANS) A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus has entered a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday, as efforts accelerate to develop vaccines against the virus driving the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Wessam Mankoula, an Africa CDC official, said during an online press briefing that Phase Ib trials of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine, d

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) A new-look Indian womens football team suffered a 0-4 defeat against Russia in the first of their two international friendlies at the rain-soaked Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday. India, ranked 69th in the world, held the 27th-ranked visitors at bay for much of the opening half before Russias sustained pressure told after the break. Iana Sheina opened the scoring in the 40th minute before substitute Kira Petukhova struck twice in the 60th and

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) A Calcutta High Court judge on Thursday recused himself from hearing a petition filed by Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee seeking a ban on publishing news on ongoing probes in different matters by different state and central agencies against him. In his petition, Abhishek Banerjee, also the nephew of the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, alleged that his personal information and investigation-related matters are being l

Digital Desk | Gandhinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday unveiled its manifesto for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election, pitching AI-enabled civic infrastructure, smart roads, new sports facilities, decentralised municipal services and expanded public transport as key priorities for the state capital over the next five years. Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who released the manifesto in Gandhinagar, said the party's vision is to develop the city as a

Digital Desk | Madrid, Oct 8 (IANS) Indian Navys guided-missile frigate INS Trishul undertook a PASSEX with Spanish naval ship ESPS Reina Sofia during its departure from Valencia. The exercise enhanced interoperability and operational synergy between the two Navies, the Indian Navy said on Thursday. Indian Navys guided-missile frigate INS Trishul undertook a PASSEX with Spanish Naval Ship ESPS Reina Sofia on departure from Valencia, Spain, on 04 Oct 26, the Indian Navy stated on X. The joint exe

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) As Booth Level Officers (BLO) continue to visit voters who have been issued Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices, the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashok Kumar said that till Thursday, 15,30,408 cases of o-mapping and logical discrepancy have been verified on the basis of documents collected from the voters. The BLOs are visiting such electors for whom notices have been generated to collect their documents and they need not come to the offices fo

Digital Desk | Seoul, Oct 8 (IANS) South Korea's top military commander said Thursday he had not thought of the recent mine blast near the inter-Korean border as anything other than a provocation by North Korea, while vowing to review response measures. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung made the remarks as some opposition lawmakers have raised issues with the South Korean military for allegedly refraining from depicting the Sept. 21 blast as a provocation by the North. Ther

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha staged a protest near the Congress headquarters on the Deendayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Marg on Thursday, accusing Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi of misbehaving with a woman police officer during INDIA bloc demonstration in the national capital. Carrying BJP flags, banners and placards, the women protesters raised slogans against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and demanded a public apolog

Digital Desk | Imphal, Oct 7 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Wednesday called upon the state's 36 communities, including the Meitei, Kuki-Zo and Naga, to stand united for a common cause, help restore peace, safeguard the state's integrity and collectively contribute to the vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India) by building a 'Viksit Manipur'. Addressing the 'Seva Jyoti Yatra' (foot march) in observance of Seva Sankalp Abhiyan at historic Kangla fort in Imphal, the

Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) The body of a man, with a blood-stained face and legs tied, was recovered from a parked app cab in Kolkata's Entally area on Wednesday, and police are probing the mysterious death. Police have barricaded the area and launched an investigation into the matter. According to the police, locals became suspicious when they saw an app cab parked for a long time in the area. Despite calling out, there was no response, and the police were informed. Officers from Enta

Digital Desk | Rishikesh, Oct 7 (IANS) Swami Chidanand Saraswati on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 25-year journey in public life, saying his biggest strength was his ability to regard the entire nation as his family and that his tenure had given fresh impetus to the ideals of service, good governance and nation-building. Welcoming the Seva Jyoti Yatra, Swami Saraswati said the Prime Minister's 25-year public journey would find a place in history, adding that while many leaders

Digital Desk | Lucknow, Oct 7 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday took a jibe at the Samajwadi Party (SP), saying that the Rajya Sabha polls in the state have depicted that the results of the upcoming Assembly elections will come down to 80 per cent for the NDA and 20 per cent for the PDA. This comes a day after the Samajwadi Party chose to field two candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, paving the way for its two candidates and the BJP's eight candidates to win unop

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a 20-year-old man accused under the POCSO Act, observing that the romantic relationship between him and the 14-year-old victim, coupled with her initial statement that she had left home on her own and had no complaint against anyone, were mitigating factors that tilted the balance in favour of bail. A single-judge bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna said that the documents on record showed an intimate and romantic relati

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said that given the current conditions, rate cuts are off the table in the near term, changing policy stance to 'Calibrated Tightening'. Policy action ahead can only be a repo rate hike or a pause, depending on the evolving conditions and the outlook, he said after the three-day MPC meeting. The duration and extent of the rate hike cycle, therefore, would be contingent on the actual growth inflation development and

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) The popular men of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah had a memorable reunion with Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit. The moment became even more special for actor Balvinder Singh Suri aka Roshan Singh Suri, who shares a 30-year-old connection with the actress through Yash Chopra's iconic romantic musical Dil To Pagal Hai. Balvinder Singh Suri, who currently plays Roshan Singh Sodhi in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, took to social media to share a picture with Madhu

Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States and international agencies are monitoring a suspected plague case in Russia hour by hour, while urging Moscow to provide more information to the world. Rubio declined to speculate on whether the case could be linked to an accidental release of an intentionally modified strain, saying available information remained limited. Any time you hear that there's some disease that infected someone in a lab any

Digital Desk | United Nations, Oct 7 (IANS) India has strongly criticised the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), accusing it of being unable to distinguish between victim and perpetrator and between fact and fiction due to wilful blindness when it brings up Kashmir and New Delhi's action against Pakistan-based terror infrastructure. India retains the right to defend its people against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan, BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb said here on Tuesday. Indeed, th