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MARXIST WHO SHATTERED LANKA'S ELITE POLITICS

ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE YOUNG Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots.

PAC to meet on Oct 4, buzz on plan to summon SEBI chief Buch

AS the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is set to hold its third meeting on October 4, all eyes are on whether the panel will summon the Securities and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, who is facing allegations of conflict of interest.

MEA says no extra restrictions put on OCI card holders

INDIA has said that no additional restrictions have been placed on OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders in the recent past, seeking to dispel apprehensions that the new rules introduced by the government have stripped the global Indian community of many of their privileges.

India records above-normal rainfall in June-Sept

INDIA has recorded an overall above-normal (107%) southwest monsoon (SWM) rainfall between June and September.

Maha Assembly polls after Diwali & before Nov 26: CEC in Mumbai

CHIEF Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Saturday said that Maharashtra assembly elections will be held after Diwali and before November 26 when the term of the current House will end.

'If Khamenei is targeted, Tehran will attack Israel'

Experts say killing Nasrallah was Israel's dangerous bid to provoke Iran

Yechury a leader who listened, glue that brought INDIA bloc together: Rahul

SITARAM Yechury was the \"glue\" that brought the INDIA bloc together, Opposition leaders said on Saturday as they paid tributes to the late CPI(M) general secretary.

DATING INDIAN HISTORY ALL OVER AGAIN

IN 1650, Irish theologian James Ussher claimed that the world was created on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BCE.

HARVEST OF DESPAIR & POLITICAL FAMINE

YOU reap what you sow, goes the adage.

CHARTING A NEW LEARNING COURSE

WE'VE all experienced the traditional school system — a regimented lifestyle that fosters competition and views education as education model merely a means to an end.

RECLAIMING GREEN COVER

About 40 Jharkhand villages are using seed balls to grow trees to expand the forest cover, writes Mukesh Ranjan

On healing mission

Our correspondent Ramashankar meets the man committed to treating leprosy patients and dispelling stigma around the disease

Kerala: CPI sticks to its stand on removing ADGP

REITERATING its stance, the CPI has demanded that ADGP MR Ajith Kumar, who is incharge of Law and Order in the state, be removed from office.

Odisha: Online post sparks clash, internet suspended

AS Bhadrak remained tense and under curfew following Friday's violent attack on police and on-duty officers over an alleged objectionable social media post, the government suspended internet services as well as social media use in the district.

Order third-party probe into Tirumala laddu row, YSRCP dares CM Naidu

BOTCHA Satyanarayana, Leader of Opposition (LOP) in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, has dared Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to order a probe by a third party to prove his allegation of using adulterated ghee in Tirumala Laddu Prasadam.

Dalits in TN village protest for basic amenities

CONTINUING their protest for basic amenities like proper road network and water supply, over 400 Dalit residents of Aathiyadipatti in Karambakudi taluk of the district have erected a banner at the entrance to their locality highlighting the various petitions they submitted with the state government on them over time.

Anvar targets CPM, says will expose ‘graft' in public meet

AFTER the CPM severed ties with him and began organising protests against him, Nilambur MLA P V Anvar has embarked on his journey as an independent people's representative.

Odisha minister urges nursing staff to call off protest and resume duty

HEALTH and Family Welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling on Saturday appealed to the agitating nursing staff to call off their statewide protest and resume their duties.

K'taka CM hits out at PM for taking his name in Haryana election rallies

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act against the corrupt people in the BJP.

AAP to challenge standing committee polls in apex court

THE AAP will file a plea in the Supreme Court on Saturday against the \"unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic\" MCD standing committee poll, senior party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said.

New version of single window system soon

THE Delhi Government is set to launch a beta version of a Single Window System (SWS) aimed at simplifying the approval process and reducing compliance burdens for businesses, as announced by Industries Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday.

Kejriwal to soon vacate official CM residence, AAP demands new house for party supremo

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal will soon vacate the official residence of Delhi chief minister in the city's Civil Lines area, with an intensive search on for a new house near his New Delhi constituency, the party said on Saturday.

Bail to POCSO accused over unexplained delay in FIR

THE High Court has granted bail to a man accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, citing a major delay in filing complaint.

Mayor directs MCD commissioner to submit report on road condition in 2 days

DELHI Mayor Shelly Oberoi has asked the MCD commissioner to provide a detailed report on the condition and upkeep of roads managed by the civic body within two days, an official said on Saturday.

Under winter action plan, govt launches anti-dust campaign

IN a bid to curb rising dust pollution during the winter months, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday unveiled a comprehensive 14-point construction guideline as part of the city's 'Winter Action Plan'.

Man, four daughters found dead in Rangpuri house, suicide suspected

FIVE members of a family, including a 48-year-old man and his four daughters, were found dead at their residence in southwest Delhi's Rangpuri area, an official said on Saturday.

Cong poll promises: Martyr status to farmers who died during stir, ₹2 cr to families

THE Congress on Saturday released its manifesto for the October 5 Haryana elections, which includes establishing a farmer welfare commission, memorial for cultivators who died during the agitation, a job to one member of their family, reconstituting the Haryana Minority Commission to give ₹2 crore to families of the \"martyred\" soldiers, and promoting labour-intensive units to generate employment.

FM booked for 'extortion' via electoral bonds

A first information report (FIR) was registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra and others by the Tilaknagar police in the city's southeast division on Saturday.

Hezbollah head Nasrallah killed, Khamenei shifted to safe place

Beirut ISRAEL West Bank An orange ball of flame rises up in the air after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut | AP HEZBOLLAH on Saturday confirmed the death of its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, which dealt a body blow to the Iran-backed terror outfit.

Another son rise as Udhayanidhi to be Deputy CM

Will handle additional portfolio of planning and development hitherto held by Stalin