Amit Shah slams Cong in 1st rally in poll-bound Himachal

A day after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh, home minister Amit Shah on Saturday, while addressing a rally in Sirmaur in the state, said PM Narendra Modi believes in development whereas Congress incites and divides people. Shah said, "Himachal Pradesh is going to set a new custom that is 'ek baar BJP, baar baar BJP'.

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NGT fines K'taka Rs 2,900cr for lapses in waste management

Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government for failing to check environmental pollution by ensuring effective solid waste and sewage management systems, the National Green Tribunal ordered it to pay Rs 2,900 crore as compensation. The amount may be utilised to restore the environment in the next six months. The chief secretary is responsible to ensure compliance.

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Balaji ex-COO goes missing in Kenya, MEA keeping 'close eye'

Bandra resident Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, former vice-president of Star TV and former COO of Balaji Telefilms, and one Zaid Sami Kidwai, along with their local driver Nicodemus Mwania have been missing in Kenya for 85 days. A police complaint was filed locally. "We are keeping a close eye. I am afraid they are still missing," MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.

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ED attaches Rs 1,300cr assets tied to real estate firm Ireo, its MD

The ED has attached assets worth over Rs 1,300 crore belonging to real estate developer Ireo Pvt Ltd, its managing director Lalit Goyal, and associated entities. Goyal is a close relative of BJP leader Sudhanshu Mittal, who has denied having any connection with Ireo, except that it is owned and managed by his relatives.

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Amul milk prices up, Guj spared; Mother Dairy too hikes rates

Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which markets milk under the Amul brand, has hiked the prices of Amul Gold (full cream) and buffalo milk by Rs 2 per litre each across all markets except for Gujarat. Mother Dairy also announced an increase in prices of full-cream milk and cow milk by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR and some other markets in North India with effect from October 16.

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Kashmiri Pandit killed in J&K's Shopian, 7th since 2020

A terrorist shot dead 43-year-old Kashmiri Pandit farmer Puran Krishan Bhat outside his home in Choudharygund village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district Saturday morning, triggering protests in Jammu against the latest targeted attack on the community. DIG Sujit Kumar said Kashmir Freedom Fighter (KFF), the proxy name of a terrorist outfit, claimed responsibility for the attack on Bhat.

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Windfall tax on crude and diesel up

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India, UK hope for mutually beneficial FTA, says MEA

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Sitharaman calls for collective int'l responsibility to tackle risks

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Monetary panel members differ on future rate hikes

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Irdai fines Max Life ₹3 crore for Axis Bank deal

Insurance regulator Irdai has imposed a Rs 3-crore penalty on Max Life for its share sale deal with Axis Bank, which the regulator said circumvented regulations on commission limits. The penalty is against three charges - misrepresentation to the regulator, higher-than-permitted compensation to the corporate agent, and not following fair market value in share transactions.

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SC nixes Maha plea for stay on Saibaba relief, hearing today

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BJP lashes out at Rahul for 'lies on GST' on fertilisers, tractors

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Boost for Uddhav, HC rules in favour of Latke, pulls up BMC

The Bombay HC on Thursday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to accept the resignation of its staffer Rutuja Latke, the wife of late MLA Ramesh Latke, who is the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction's nominee for the Andheri (East) assembly bypoll on November 3. The letter of acceptance of her resignation has to be issued to her by the competent authority by 11 am on Friday, the court said.

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Rana Ayyub put Rs 2.7 crore charity fund to own use: ED

The ED has filed a chargesheet against journalist activist Rana Ayyub, accusing her of fraudulently collecting Rs 2.7 crore from public to help slum dwellers, farmers and for relief work in Assam, Bihar and Maharashtra. Instead of charity work, the journalist laundered the money collected from people, creating personal assets and Rs 50 lakh in fixed deposits, the agency has claimed.

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Wounded 'Zoom' dies in Army veterinary hospital

Military canine soldier Zoom died in the line of duty at the Army’s veterinary hospital in Srinagar at noon Thursday, unable to survive gunshots he took in his face and rear right leg while pursuing two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on October 10.

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'No decision on which crown Camilla will wear at coronation'

Buckingham Palace has not taken a decision on whether Camilla, queen consort, will wear the consort crown, which holds the priceless Kohinoor diamond, at her coronation next May. The diamond was taken as war booty after the defeat of the Sikhs in the Second Anglo Sikh war in 1849 and was presented to Queen Victoria by Lord Dalhousie.

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ED arrests IAS officer, 3 others; intimidation tactics: Baghel

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi and three others following searches at 40 locations in the state over the past three days. CM Bhupesh Baghel called it 'intimidation tactics' and accused BJP of misusing central agencies.

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CIL’s green push: 1,190 MW solar plant in Rajasthan

State-run Coal India Ltd will set up a solar power project with a capacity of 1,190 mega watt in Rajasthan as part of its carbon mitigation plan, the coal ministry said on Thursday.

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₹22k crore grant for government oil companies to bridge LPG losses

The Centre will pay Rs 22,000 crore as a one-time grant to state-run fuel retailers to compensate them for keeping price of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplied as cooking fuel to households - in check in spite of a surge in the benchmark rates. The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday.

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₹22k crore grant for govt oil companies to bridge LPG losses

The Centre will pay Rs 22,000 crore as a one-time grant to state-run fuel retailers to compensate them for keeping price of LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplied as cooking fuel to households - in check in spite of a surge in the benchmark rates. The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet on Wednesday.

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SC to examine validity of 2016 note ban and how it was done

Six years after the Union government demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, a five-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench on Wednesday decided to examine its validity and the manner in which it was done, brushing aside the Centre’s plea 'not to waste time on an academic issue' as the decision had 'worked itself out'.

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As CJI, DY Chandrachud will head 6-member collegium

Justice DY Chandrachud, after assuming office of the CJI on November 9, will preside over a 6-member collegium instead of the usual 5-member one. At present, there are four vacancies in the sanctioned strength of 34 SC judges, including the CJI. When Justice Chandrachud becomes CJI, his collegium would include Justices Sanjay K Kaul, S Abdul Nazir, KM Joseph and MR Shah.

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Stop invoking Section 66A of IT Act: Supreme Court to states

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Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition concludes in London HC

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Budgets have been reduced on OTT platforms: Sudhanshu Pandey

Sudhanshu Pandey on how everyone across the globe went through pay cuts.

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Services, food boost US producer prices; some relief could be on way

US producer prices increased more than expected in September, but underlying goods prices posted their weakest reading in nearly 2-1/2 years as supply chains improved further, offering some hope in the battle against inflation.

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Verdict on petition seeking carbon dating of 'shivling' on Oct 14

The Varanasi district judge on Tuesday fixed October 14 as the date to deliver its order on the demand of four Hindu women plaintiffs for carbon dating of a purported 'shivling' claimed to have been found in the ablution pond of Gyanvapi mosque during a court-ordered survey on May 16 this year.

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SC rejects ED plea to cancel HC-granted Anil Deshmukh bail

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Canine soldier takes two bullets, flushes out hiding LeT men

Military combat dog Zoom, a sprightly Belgian Malinois with a black-and-tan coat, was gravely wounded as he took two bullets while pursuing and flushing out two heavily armed Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists hiding in a house at Tangpawas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Monday. Two-and-a-half-year-old Zoom was attached to the assault unit of the Army’s 15 Corps for around 10 months.

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'Tata Group has no plans to enter 5G consumer space'

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Tuesday said the conglomerate does not have any plans to have a 5G offering for consumers. He said the group, which exited its consumer-facing telecom service due to losses a few years ago, has concentrated its efforts on building modern technology infrastructure for 4G and 5G and is also investing in 6G.

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Live: Ukraine not 'intimidated' by Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing thousands to flee to bomb shelters and prompting Kyiv to halt electricity exports to Europe. Stay with TOI for all updates:

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Car and SUV sales during Navratri up 59% over 2019

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Why ‘Mullah Mulayam’ tag didn’t hurt

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More women attempt suicide, more men die by it: HDR data

Drawing from available data, the latest Human Development Report 2021/22 highlights with much concern that estimates show that more than seven lakh people die by suicide each year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries, accounting for 1 in 100 deaths globally and is cited to be the second leading cause of death among those aged 15–29 years.

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Goyal urges small biz to look at dual listing by tapping Gift City

Speaking at an event to mark the 400th listing on the BSE's SME platform, he said there is a need to tap into more sources of capital as that can give a fillip to the small business sector.

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Govt upbeat on tax mop-up despite growth moderation

The government remains hopeful of tax collections remaining robust despite a moderation in growth rates in recent weeks, which is partly due to full data not being captured as well as some impact of the base effect. Latest direct taxes data released by the finance ministry indicated that the growth rate in gross collections had slowed from nearly 40% in June to 23.8% during the fiscal year up to October 8, when the mop-up rose to just under Rs 9 lakh crore. Net of refunds, collections were 16.3% higher at around Rs 7.5 lakh crore.

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Gig work’s share of job pie to get bigger

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Govt upbeat on tax mop-up despite growth moderation

The government remains hopeful of tax collections remaining robust despite a moderation in growth rates in recent weeks, which is partly due to full data not being captured as well as some impact of the base effect. Latest direct taxes data released by the finance ministry indicated that the growth rate in gross collections had slowed from nearly 40% in June to 23.8% during the fiscal year up to October 8, when the mop-up rose to just under Rs 9 lakh crore. Net of refunds, collections were 16.3% higher at around Rs 7.5 lakh crore.

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When ‘remote’ employees top in appraisals

Some organisations are debunking the concept of remote work. But, Axis Bank has said that the lender’s cohort of remote workers, or ‘work-from-anywhere’ (WFA) employees, was awarded higher performance ratings and promotions as compared to its overall population.

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Rupee’s strong stand against dollar comes at forex cost

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Parl panel moots use of Hindi, local languages in higher edu institutes

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67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022: Complete winners list

The 67 th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory took place in Bengaluru on October 9 to celebrate the finest of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Stars from across south India came dressed in their best to take him the coveted black lady in the best movies, actors and technical categories. Best of the films which hit screens in 2020 and 2021 were celebrated with the awards night hosted in Bengaluru for the very first time.

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2nd ODI: Fight for backup fast bowlers gets intense

As the day progressed on the eve of the second One-Day International here, the conditions gradually became overcast from a bright sunny morning. And about two hours before Team India was scheduled to hit the ground for the practice session early evening, the JSCA International Stadium groundstaff had to draw the covers to protect the playing area from a light drizzle.

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Kishor asked me to merge JD(U) with Congress: Bihar CM

Bihar CM and JD(U)’s de facto leader Nitish Kumar on Saturday said that the election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor was making a “false” claim that he (Nitish) offered him to lead the JD(U) as his successor. He also revealed that Kishor had once asked him to merge his JD(U) with the Congress.

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Prez candidates persons of stature, can’t be ‘remote controlled’: Rahul

Weighing in for the first time on the debate that the coming non-Gandhi president in Congress would be a proxy for the Gandhi family, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said both Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are persons of stature and understanding, and neither can be a “remote controlled” leader of the party.

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Private crypto coins undermine financial stability: RBI

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concept note on central bank digital currency (CBDC) has flagged risks posed by private cryptocurrencies saying these digital assets undermine India’s financial and macroeconomic stability because of their negative consequences for the financial sector.

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No need to panic if growth not at targeted rate: Finance secretary

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Dubbed ‘anti-Hindu’ in Gujarat, Kejriwal chants ‘Jai Shree Ram’

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T-90 tank barrel blows up during exercise in Jhansi, kills 2 soldiers

Two Army personnel — a junior commissioned officer and a jawan — died while another sustained injuries when the barrel of a T-90 Bhishma tank burst during a field firing exercise in Babina area of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday.

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RBI’s concept paper seeks offline feature in e-rupee

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India wants UK trade pact to boost services

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Hero Moto enters electrics with Vida

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Amid Ukraine war, peace Nobel for rights champs

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RBI intervening in NDF market, monitoring rupee positions: Report

The Reserve Bank of India has been selling dollars in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) market via local banks based in India's GIFT City International Financial Services Centre, as it seeks to support the sliding rupee, traders said.

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World facing '5th wave' of debt crisis: World Bank chief

he world is facing a "fifth wave of debt crisis," World Bank President David Malpass warned Friday, calling for more support for countries in distress.

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Musk says Twitter has refused to suspend litigation on buyout

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Spend more time on ground, PM tells IAS officers

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India’s heaviest rocket to make maiden global foray this month

Making its maiden foray into the global satellite launch market, Isro’s heaviest rocket GSLVMK III will launch 36 satellites of London-headquartered global communication company OneWeb in the second half of this month that will help the Bharti Airtel-backed company move towards completion of its constellation of satellites for providing high-speed satellite-based internet across the world.

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India willing to do whatever it can for Ukraine solution: Jaishankar

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine when the two countries stepped up fighting near the highly sensitive facility.

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Tamil icon vs Hindu identity: Telangana guv joins Raja Raja Chola debate

National award-winning director Vetrimaran’s remark that there were attempts to appropriate Tamil icons like saint-poet Thiruvalluvar and emperor Raja Raja Chola and give them a Hindu religious identity has sparked a fierce debate over the mighty Chola’s religious identity.

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Uddhav camp may misuse poll symbol: Shinde faction to EC

The Eknath Shinde faction has filed an application before the Election Commission (EC) saying Shiv Sena’s bow and arrow symbol may be “misused” by the Uddhav Thackeray group and requested EC to take an immediate decision on the symbol issue in view of the November 3 Andheri (East) assembly byelection.

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Yes Bank gets RBI nod for appointment of Prashant Kumar as MD

Earlier in July this year, the alternate Board of the private sector lender had recommended to the Reserve Bank of India for its approval, the appointment of Kumar as managing director & chief executive officer (MD &CEO) of the Bank for a period of three years.

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Copycat menace rises for heritage brands

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India top sugar producer again, also the 2nd-largest exporter

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AIIMS made with your vote’s power: PM Modi in HP

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Chemistry Nobel for trio who make molecules click

Americans Carolyn R Bertozzi and K Barry Sharpless, and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were jointly awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” — click chemistry — that can be used to map DNA and design drugs that can target diseases more precisely.

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'Man must earn even by physical labour to give maintenance to wife, kids'

A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M Trivedi said provision for maintenance under CrPC Sec 125 is a measure of social justice that was specially enacted to protect women and children and refused to accept plea of a husband who submitted he had no source of income as his party business has now been closed.

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Bihar civic polls deferred as HC says OBC & EBC quotas ‘illegal’

The Patna high court on Tuesday declared “illegal” reservations for Extremely Backward Castes (EBC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Bihar urban local body (ULB) polls, observing that such quotas had “failed two out of three tests” set by the Supreme Court to determine the groups’ political backwardness.

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Paying power can’t decide bail: SC slams J'khand HC

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Centre designates 7 men as ‘individual’ terrorists under UAPA

The Union home ministry on Tuesday declared seven Pakistan-based terrorists — associated with Hizbul Mujahideen, Lashker e Taiba affiliate The Resistance Front and Tahreek e Mujahideen — as ‘individual’ terrorists in the fourth schedule of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Four of the terrorists are accused of infiltrating terrorists into J&K through Kupwara, Rajouri-Poonch and North Kashmir.

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One room prayer hall in ’60, towering Dubai shrine now

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Twitter confirms Elon Musk buyout offer

"Twitter issued this statement about today's news: We received the letter from the Musk parties which they have filed with the SEC. The intention of the Company is to close the transaction at $54.20 per share," the official account of Twitter Investor Relations wrote.

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J&K Paharis to get ST quota: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah announced Tuesday that J&K’s linguistic minority Pahari-speaking people will get reservation benefits along with Gujjars and Bakerwals in accordance with the Justice Sharma commission’s recommendations that all three communities qualify for scheduled tribe (ST) status.

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10 feared dead as avalanche hits 41 NIM mountaineers

Over 40 trainees and instructors of the Uttarkashi-based Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) undergoing advanced-level training were struck by a massive avalanche while trekking in the Dokriani Bamak glacier on Tuesday. Ten are feared dead while the bodies of four have been recovered.

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Election Commission wants political parties to spell out poll promises

The Election Commission on Tuesday proposed changes to its manifesto guidelines under the model code of conduct regarding poll promises, requiring political parties to specify how they would find resources for implementation of the pledges, the estimated impact on financial sustainability, and the number of beneficiaries expected to be targeted by schemes promised.

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Govt set to add 3 ‘missions’ to tackle climate change impact

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Prices of 11 essential food items have fallen: Govt

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In a 1st, RBI to tell govt why inflation target is breached

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Man files police complaint against himself

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Study nails genetic region linked to strokes in Indians

A genetic region previously known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in African Americans, has been linked to an increased risk of stroke. Also, a new study published in the journal Nature suggests, the frequency of this genetic region called COBL is higher in persons suffering from the neurological disease in south Asians, including Indian patients.

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India’s female IMR drops to same level as males’

India, which had the ignominious reputation of being the only country in the world where a larger proportion of girls below the age of one died than boys, finally saw its male and female infant mortality rate (IMR) equalise in 2020. In 16 states, IMR remained higher for female babies than males, but the gap had reduced since 2011.

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Police detain filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay

In a shocking turn of events filmmaker Kamaleshwar Mukhopadhyay and several other CPI(M) workers were detained by Kolkata Police while they were staging a protest near the Rashbehari crossing. It all started after an alleged attack on a Left party bookstall. The critically acclaimed filmmaker and the others were first taken to Lalbazar, but later in the evening they were released.

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'Tap water connections in 38% of rural houses facing woes'

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Telangana cleanest, Assam worst in rural area Swacchta survey

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Accused in Sidhu Moose Wala killing flees from custody

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3 men chase, stab 19-year-oldto death in public in Delhi

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3 LeT men plotting to attack Dussehra rallies & saffron leaders held

Telangana police arrested on Sunday three Hyderabad natives and suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who officers said had allegedly planned to bomb Dasara or Dussehra processions in the city, launch ISIS-inspired lone-wolf attacks this festive season, and “hurl grenades” at Sangh and BJP meetings.

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2nd T20I: David Miller ton in vain as India clinch series against South Africa

Indian batters were at their ruthless best with Suryakumar and opener Rahul leading the charge as they defeated South Africa by 16 runs despite David Miller's unbeaten century in the second T20I to clinch the 3-match series. Rahul (57 off 28) and Surya toyed (61 off 22) the Proteas attack with sensational fifties as the Indian top-four batters once again put up a superlative display to post 237/3. Chasing a massive target, the South Africans finished at 237 for 3 in their 20 overs.

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DRI seizes 200+kg drugs in Mumbai

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, on Saturday seized 198 kg of 'high purity' crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 9 kg 'high purity' cocaine worth Rs 1,476 crore which had been smuggled by concealing the stuff among boxes of oranges.

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At Rs 1.47 lakh crore, GST revenue up 26% in September

The gross GST revenue collected in September totalled Rs 1.47 lakh crore, the seventh month in a row in which receipts have been more than Rs 1.4 lakh crore, data released by the finance ministry showed on Saturday. The September revenue was 26% higher than the GST receipts in the same month last year.

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PM fought back pressure on where to buy oil from: EAM

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not yield to the pressure amid the soaring oil prices and advised that India must do what is best for the nation and if pressure comes then face it head on.

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Auto sales on fast track, hit record monthly high in Sept

Buoyed by the continued surge in personal mobility and the rush for new cars and SUVs, the car industry recorded its highest-ever wholesales deliveries in a month, indicating the strong consumer sentiment for new purchases despite rising interest rates and inflationary pressures.

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‘Ponniyin Selvan’ records a bigger opening than Brahmastra

Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-I released yesterday and has recorded the biggest ever opening day for Tamil cinema worldwide. The film collected 80 crore at the ticket window. Interestingly, the first-day global gross collection of the film is also higher than Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva. The Ayan Mukerji’s directorial had collected Rs 75 crore gross worldwide on Day 1.

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Vistara starts live TV on board its wide body fleet from October 1

In a first for Indian carriers, Vistara from Saturday (October 1) started streaming live TV on its wide body fleet of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Passengers flying the full-service carrier will now be able to watch two sports channels and three news channels, said an airline spokesperson. Vistara currently has two Dreamliners in its fleet and a third one will join shortly apart from having more twin aisles on order.

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Kharge set to be second Dalit Congress chief

‘Warrior who knows no defeat’ has served both at Centre and in Karnataka

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SC: Preventive detention invalid if order is delayed

Observing that preventive detention is a serious invasion of personal liberty and all safeguards allowed under law must be adhered to, the Supreme Court on Friday held that unreasonable delay between getting a proposal and passing an order for detention would make the order invalid.

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Monsoon 2022 'above normal' but agriculture takes hit

The four-month monsoon season officially ended on Friday with the country recording "above normal" rainfall at 6% higher than the long period average. However, skewed distribution in the crucial July-August period left large rain deficits in the Gangetic plains, leading to about 1% decline in the overall acreage of kharif (summer sown) crops as compared to last year.

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300 officials fail to track tiger in Valmiki Tiger Reserve

VTR director-cum-field director Nesamani K said the tiger is around three-years-old and is likely to have been forced away from the forest by other adult tigers in the VTR. He also claimed that the feeding habit of the tiger may also have changed owing to being near human habitation for long.

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Hundreds of gig driver jobs under threat in Spain as new rules kick in

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