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ABHINANDAN LODHA FLOATS 'PLOTS-ONLY' REALTY MODEL

IN the old days, especially in the smaller cities and towns, a 'developer' meant the chap who had the pluck to convert some agricultural land to 'residential use'.

How will China stimulus impact India

CHINA'S effort to revive its economy via a financial and monetary stimulus package is perceived to have a strong impact on India - positive as well as negative.

SBI declares MTNL loan as NPA due to payment default

THE State Bank of India (SBI) has declared loans given to state-owned Mahanagar Telecom Nigam Limited (MTNL) as a sub-standard non-performing asset (NPA) due to default in re-payment.

Trump says Israel should hit nuclear sites in Iran

REPUBLICAN White House hopeful Donald Trump said Friday he believes Israel should strike Iran's nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic republic's recent missile barrage.

Hezbollah loses contact with Nasrallah successor

The group has not heard from Hashem Safieddine after an Israeli strike targeting him

SL strikes deal with sovereign bondholders to restructure debt

SRI Lanka has reached a debt restructuring agreement with its sovereign bondholders, the government has said, marking a crucial step towards the cash-strapped island nation's economic recovery and strengthening.

Biden says he's not confident that US prez election would be peaceful

PRESIDENT Joe Biden said Friday he was not confident the US election in November would be peaceful, citing incendiary comments by Republican contender Donald Trump, who still rejects his 2020 defeat.

Army deployed in Islamabad, Lahore amid protests by Imran's supporters

PAKISTAN authorities on Saturday called in the Army in Islamabad and Lahore to prevent rallies by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, amid rising tensions.

Cong being run by 'urban Naxals', says PM in Maha rally

ALLEGING that the Congress is being run by a \"gang of urban Naxals\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the public to unite in defeating the \"dangerous agenda\" of the grand old party that has a history of looting people once it comes to power.

Locals, cops fight pitched battle as 10-yr-old girl found dead in Bengal

THE body of a 10-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was found in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, prompting local residents to set fire to a police outpost, police said.

Docs on fast unto death after demands ignored

THE junior doctors, protesting the rape-and-murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, ended their cease-work but announced an indefinite fast, citing non-fulfilment of their demands by the West Bengal government despite the 24-hour deadline they set.

Rahul invokes Shivaji, 'two ideologies' in Kolhapur

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed days after its installation in Malwan as it was erected by those opposed to his true ideology.

Bihar told not to annul selection of junior engineers

TERMING it \"impermissible\", the Supreme Court on Friday set aside Bihar government's decision to scrap the 2019 selection process for the appointment of over 6,000 junior engineers in the state's water resources department.

Party leadership will decide CM face: Hooda

FORMER Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday said his party is going to form the government with a comfortable majority and reiterated that the decision on CM's face would be made by the high command on the opinion of Congress MLAs.

Shah to take stock of anti-Maoist ops with CMS of affected states

IN the wake of anti-Naxal operations in which 31 extremists were neutralised in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has convened a meeting of chief ministers and home ministers from states affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) on Monday.

EAM: No India-Pak talks at SCO, will behave accordingly

A day after it was officially announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead a delegation to the Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) Summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad from October 15-16, he said his intention is not to discuss India-Pakistan relations while being in that country.

Each Northeast state a paradise for visitors, tourist & locals: Dhankhar

VICE-PRESIDENT Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday dubbed Northeast as the heart and soul of Bharat.

BREAK BOLLYWOOD'S WALL OF SILENCE

IN late 2018, when Bollywood was in the grips of the MeToo movement, the Hema Committee was working towards bringing to light sexual harassment and discrimination against women in the Malayalam film industry.

Dribbling past hardships

A group of talented girls from Raisen has emerged as a formidable force in MP soccer. Anuraag Singh brings their inspirational story to us

No compromise on quality of Tirupati prasadam: Naidu

ASSERTING that there is no question of compromising on the quality of the prasadam of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala, CM N Chandrababu Naidu, on Saturday said that the State Government has already started operation cleansing in the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

Election bribery case against Kerala BJP president dismissed

THE Kasaragod Principal Sessions Court has acquitted BJP state president K Surendran and five others in connection with the Manjeshwar election bribery case.

'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Odisha

To be followed by an investment summit 'Make in Odisha Conclave 2025', says Pradhan

Chennai Metro Phase-II tweaked as 'central' project; Union govt to bear 65% of the cost

THE union government will fund 65% of the estimated cost of 63,246 crore of the Chennai Metro Phase-II project, which will add up to over 41,000 crore, the finance ministry said on Saturday.

If forced to quit, Siddu may want his man as CM

THOUGH Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has clarified that he will never be cowed down by BJP in the MUDA imbroglio, he is expected to propose one of his close confidants in the cabinet as his replacement for the top post if such a situation arises.

Govt to spend ₹10K cr for Musi evictees' rehab: CM

CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday assured that the government will not let any one of the Musi project-displaced families become orphans.

Namo Bharat enters city as trial runs begin

IN a step towards connecting Delhi to India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), NCRTC commenced trial runs on the Sahibabad-New Ashok Nagar section of the DelhiGhaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor on Saturday.

No venue yet for Ladakh leaders' indefinite fast

DEMANING Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other leaders, including Kargil Democratic Alliance member Sajjad Hussain Kargili, on Saturday said they will sit on an indefinite fast here but are yet to find a venue.

Metro: Work over on 97-metre-long underground tunnel in Chhatarpur

THE Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Saturday completed underground tunnel between Chhatarpur and Chhatarpur Mandir stations on Phase-4 Golden Line, officials said.

NGT seeks govt reply on bacteria in water supply

Takes action after a report on contaminated water to housing society

Qutub Minar lights up in pink to raise awareness on breast cancer

AS part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Delhi's iconic heritage structure Qutub Minar will be kept illuminated in pink colour till Sunday.