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Manipur Naga women take out rally for peace

CALL for \"Save the peace\" reverberated across Manipur's Ukhrul town on Friday, days after National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah threatened that his outfit would return to violent ways if the Centre refuses its proposal for third-party intervention to address the decades-old \"Naga political issue\".

J&K Cong chief says House resolution does not demand Art 370 restoration

FOLLOWING Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's U-turn on the demand for restoring Article 370, the J&K Congress chief echoed a similar sentiment, saying that it was neither raised in the resolution passed by the Assembly last week nor mentioned elsewhere.

Clash of 'Dadas' in Pawar homeground

AMIT Taware, a resident of Thopatewadi in Baramati assembly constituency in Maharashtra says Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has done a lot of development work in Baramati, but the people's real 'Daivat' (deity) is 84-year-old Sharad Pawar.

Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar agree to disagree on Yogi slogan of 'division is destruction'

DIFFERENCES in the ruling Mahayuti over UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan 'batenge toh katenge' have come to the fore as Deputy CM Ajit Pawar of the NCP called the slogan inappropriate for Maharashtra while the other Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP defended it.

If Cong wins, won't let anyone snatch ‘jal, jungle & zameen’ of tribals: Rahul

CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of serving the interests of billionaires who want to snatch the ‘jal, jungle and zameen’ (land, water and forests) of tribals.

Tribals didn't get due recognition: PM

Says from ₹25K cr to ₹ i.25L cr, NDA govt increased budget for tribals five times in i O years

NIA exercise to identify supporters of ULFA-1

THE NIA has launched an exercise to identify supporters and overground workers of banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and help police and security forces either arrest or neutralise them, sources said.

Canada in a quandary as more foreign students making a beeline for asylum

AMID diplomatic tensions with India, the Canadian government has maintained that a growing number of international students are claiming asylum in Canada and that the licensed immigration consultants are unethically advising students to claim asylum.

North, South Blocks to be restored in phased manner

THE repair and restoration of the twin secretariat buildings on the Raisina Hill—North and South Blocks—will be taken up in a phased manner to make way for the proposed Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum to be set up in the precinct of the about century-old heritage structures.

Regional connectivity begins as Nepal powers up B,desh through India

The trilateral power-sharing agreement involving India, Nepal, and Bangladesh came into effect on Friday with power supply from Nepal to Bangladesh beginning through an Indian grid.

The Scent of Fallen Stars: A journey through time & love

AISHWARYA Jha has captivated readers and critics alike with her debut novel, The Scent of Fallen Stars, earning her the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman.

Vulnerabilities and superstitionf What's common among all PMs

BIG bangs and whimpers - Indian prime ministerships have been a combination of these.

'POWER OF WORDS, RICHNESS OF STORYTELLING'

At the 2nd edition of Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman, Manoj Kumar Sonthalia, TNIE CMD, recalls enduring legacy of the group founder

T'GANA MUST WIN OVER PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE LAND

THE small village of Lagcherla in Vikarabad district of Telangana has sent state officials and politicians into a tizzy after a public hearing on land acquisition for a pharmaceutical cluster turned violent.

NEED TO SIMPLIFY TAX BRACKETS AND BROADEN THE NET

THE government has claimed that the tax burden on individuals earning less than 20 lakh a year-that is, the middle class has reduced over the past decade, while that on the rich-those earning more than ₹50 lakh has substantially increased.

THE TEEMING UNDERBELLY SUPPORTING A GLITZY TOP

have had strange interactions with Dharavi, dubiously honoured as Asia's largest slum.

THE LEGACY OF MONETARY MANDARINS

History will not be kind to central bankers fixated only on the financial economy. It will also be critical of govts passing the hard decisions to such unelected technocrats

'Normal for teens to hug and kiss': HC quashes harassment case against man

OBSERVING that it is natural for two teenage people in love to hug and kiss each other, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently quashed a sexual harassment case registered against a 20-year-old man for rejecting the marriage proposal of his lover despite hugging and kissing her.

Donkey milk biz offer leaves investors ₹100 cr poorer

Lure of huge profits led people to pump in money

Kishan Reddy accepts T'gana CM's challenge, to spend night in Musi slum

ACCEPTING the challenge posed by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to stay in the slums on the Musi catchment areas, Union Minister and BJP state president G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that he would be spending Saturday night in one of the houses along the river.

Bomb threat on tissue paper in flight, 2 booked

TWO flyers who arrived at Kochi airport on an Air India Express flight from New Delhi were taken into custody after they allegedly wrote a bomb threat on a tissue paper and left it in the plane on Thursday.

Sabarimala opens for Makaravilakku, two-month pilgrimage season begins

THE Sabarimala temple opened for the Mandalam-Makaravilakku pilgrimage on Friday, marking the beginning of the pilgrimage season.

Mother, 'lover' brand kids with hot tongs, held

IN a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman and her alleged paramour tortured and branded her two minor children with hot kitchen tongs and locked them up in a room for three days at Salia Sahi within Maitri Vihar police limits for opposing the relation.

Ex K'taka Dy CM booked for hate speech

SHIVAMOGGA Police have registered a suo motu case against former deputy chief minister and Rashtra Bhaktara Balaga convenor KS Eshwarappa for allegedly accusing Congress of promoting \"Islamisation\" and warning that riots will erupt and leaders of that party will be \"hunted down and killed\".

Andhra incurred ₹9.74 L cr debt under YSRC: Naidu

CM alleges Jagan govt of not adopting initiatives for wealth creation

Man killed for intervening in domestic dispute

A 42-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbour in outer north Delhi after he tried to intervene in a domestic dispute with his wife, police said on Friday.

Consider misuse of social media platforms by terrorists: HC to courts

THE Delhi High Court has observed that while encrypted social media platforms permit privacy and the freedom of speech and expression, their misuse by terrorists and banned organisations has to be borne in mind by courts while awarding sentences.

Deoli Villagers waiting for compensation for land acquired by govt in 1980

RESIDENTS of Deoli village in Sangam Vihar have been embroiled in a decades-long battle to receive compensation for their land, which was acquired by the government in the early 1980s.

BAMS/BHMS counselling: Last day Nov 16

APPLICATIONS for participation in the stray round counselling of IP University's BAMS and BHMS programmes can now be submitted till November 16, as shared by the University on Friday.

First train with 6 coaches for Metro phase 4 arrives, another 51 in pipeline

THE first metro train, comprising six coaches, procured by Delhi Metro for its Phase-4 operations, reached Delhi on Friday, marking a significant milestone towards completing and operationalising the priority corridors of Delhi Metro Phase 4.