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Flood, landslide toll in Nepal hits 200

THE death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal reached nearly 200 on Monday, with at least 30 people still missing, according to the police.

Telegram joins Korean war on deepfake porn

SOUTH Korea regulators on Monday hailed productive talks with messaging app Telegram over a deepfake porn crisis in the country.

New Japan PM-designate plans to hold snap parliamentary elections

SHIGERU Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday.

Rahul takes a dig at Modi, asks why help only bizmen

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of working for industrialists, as he targeted the BJP-led government at the Centre over issues such as the farmers' welfare, Agnipath scheme and unemployment.

Three jobless tribal youths surrender as 'Maoists' for govt incentives, held

During the verification process, we got suspicious about the three youths. And we soon found that their claims are untrue and fabricated - Ashok Kumar Joshi, Balod additional superintendent of police

10 UP cops suspended in cow slaughter case

TAKING cognizance of a complaint lodged regarding cow slaughter and the involvement of police personnel in the same case in Rambagh police station area of Mirzapur district, Superintendent of Police Abhinandan suspended 10 police personnel, including sub-inspectors, head constables, and constables on Sunday.

Mandi agents, workers to go on strike in Punjab, paddy purchase to be hit

OVER 50,000 commission agents (arhtiyas) and 8 lakh labourers are set to go on an indefinite strike across all mandis in Punjab from Tuesday, which will hit the paddy procurement operation beginning on the same day.

Lakhs affected as river embankments breached in Bihar after heavy rains

THE flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday after the embankments of the Kosi river in Darbhanga and the Bagmati river in Sitamarhi were breached, affecting over 1.6 million people.

SC asks Bengal govt why steps to install CCTVs in RG Kar hospital 'so slow'

THE Supreme Court on Monday questioned the West Bengal govt as to why it was slow in installing CCTVs and measures to ensure better safety for doctors in govt hospitals across the state.

Govt's claim of creating 8 cr jobs during 2021-24 is half-truth, says Ramesh

THE Congress on Monday disputed the Central government's claim of creating \"80 million new jobs\" over the past few years and asserted that no \"spin-doctoring\" can take away from the fact that 2014-24 has seen \"jobless growth\".

Army to increase helicopter fleet in Ladakh sector

ARMY aviation assets in Ladakh, which faces active fronts with China and Pakistan, are going to be beefed up, not only for the offensive and defensive roles but also for deployments in assisting the civil support to handle bad weather conditions in the region.

26 arrested in multi-state crackdown against cybercrime syndicate: CBI

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) late on Sunday night conducted a multi-state crackdown against a cybercrime syndicate by arresting 26 individuals for allegedly defrauding people across the globe, officials said on Monday.

Fadnavis to watch out for in BJP's likely reshuffle after assembly polls

THE BJP could be in for a significant organisational reshuffle post polls in J&K and Haryana, party sources have indicated.

Rape case: Apex court grants interim relief to actor Siddique from arrest

IN a major relief to Malayalam actor, Siddique, the Supreme Court in its order on Monday granted him interim protection from arrest in a rape case registered against him based on certain allegations levelled by a young actress.

Justice Das Commission starts probe into Bharatpur police excesses case

THE Justice Chitta Ranjan Das Commission of Inquiry on Monday started its probe into the alleged police excesses on a serving army officer and his fiancee at Baharatpur police station in the city.

K'taka HC halts probe against finance minister in electoral bonds case

THE Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the investigation into an FIR registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others in the extortion case linked to the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

Doc 'treks' the extra mile for tribal kids' health

EVERY year for the past eight years, Lola Paulose, a paediatrician in Kollam, takes some time off to travel 18 km from Marayur, 15km by road and 3km on foot, with her team of students in tow to the dense forest of the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Appoint a judge in Balaji case: SC

Court says it will look into petitioners' demand to remove Balaji from post in next hearing

Ponkunnam police files first FIR on Hema panel report

THE Ponkunnam police have registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by a woman makeup artist based on the statement given to the Hema Committee.

In a first, pilot project on skill census launched from Andhra's Mangalagiri

IN a first in the country, the Skill Census project was launched from Mangalagiri.

Man calls shooters when his girlfriend's uncle comes to attack him in Narela: 1 dead

A 38-year-old man, working as a driver, was shot dead by some unknown assailants when he, along with his owner's brother, went to allegedly thrash a property dealer near the Singhu border area for having an \"affair\" with the owner's daughter.

Prohibitory orders imposed in Delhi for six days: Police

DELHI Police has imposed prohibitory orders under section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) at several places in Delhi for the next six days over the intelligence inputs that some unsocial elements may attempt to create a nuisance in the first week of October.

HC directs civic bodies to prepare plan to tackle monkey menace

THE Delhi High Court on Monday asked Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to prepare and implement a programme to deal with the monkey menace in the city.

Contractual nurses say they have not received salary for 3 months

OVER 1,000 contractual nurses employed at different hospitals under the city government have complained of “not receiving their wages for the past three months\".

Kejriwal promises free 24x7 electricity, healthcare, ₹1,000/month to all women

AAP national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that if voted to power in Haryana, his government would provide free electricity, free and qualitative healthcare and education.

HC rejects PIL on removing blockades at Singhu border

Court asks petitioners to approach Delhi Police for required relief

BTech graduate arrested for cheating Haj pilgrims

DELHI Police has arrested a 24-year-old BTech graduate from a reputed college in Mumbai for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of providing them tickets for the \"Haj pilgrimage\" at reasonable rates, an official said on Monday.

AAP'S FLAGSHIP MOHALLA CLINICS FACE CLOSURE

THE Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinics (AAMC), a flagship health initiative launched by the Delhi government in 2015, was envisioned as the primary healthcare access point for city residents, offering free consultations, diagnostics, and medicines.

'Gang violence on rise': AAP writes to L-G over law and order situation

AGAINST the backdrop of three recent shooting incidents targeting business owners in various parts of the city steep rise in gang-related extortion cases, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday sought an urgent meeting with Lt Governor VK Saxena to discuss law and order situation.

Pothole-free city: CM Atishi, ministers inspect damaged roads

CHIEF Minister Atishi and her cabinet ministers on Monday inspected damaged roads across the city, stating that all roads will be pothole-free by Diwali.