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In this image received on October 5, 2026, Bengali actor Koel Mallick gets felicitated with a BJP scarf as she joins the party, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photo: Handout via PTI Photo Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran and former Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy has said that there was considerable anguish among party workers over nomination…
A measles alert sign hangs outside the entrance to the Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, U.S. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, after 108 cases were reported in the state this year. Since July 15,…
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The Delhi Police on Monday (October 5, 2026) registered an FIR against a woman journalist who has accused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vivek Bhagat of sexual harassment and manhandling, along with 16 other protesters, shortly after they were detained for staging a protest Parliament Street police station demanding registration of a case against the…
Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI Nearly 19,000 voters in West Bengal’s Nandigram and Rejinagar Assembly constituencies, where byelections are being held on Tuesday (October 6, 2026), are among the 38.31 lakh voters in West Bengal who remain disenfranchised due to the crawling pace of work at the Appellate Tribunals where…
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The inauguration of the construction of the Vaduthala railway overbridge and the Perandoor-Vaduthala bridge will be held on October 7. Public Works Minister P.K. Basheer will inaugurate the construction. The projects are expected to alleviate traffic congestion in Ernakulam city, according to a statement. The new bridge, which is being constructed across the Perandoor Canal…
The City Traffic Police have rounded up 16 persons, who were involved in bike racing, and seized 11 two-wheelers used for these stunts on Sunday. A senior official of the City Traffic Police said in the early morning on Sunday, a group of 15 to 20 unidentified individuals were engaged in stunts on two-wheelers near…
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Chennai Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (CUMTA) will roll out a ride hailing app to help commuters get autos and cabs at an affordable price by March 2027. Officials of CUMTA said, the main objective behind the app is to not just ensure commuters aren’t exploited with higher fares but to also provide reasonable per ride…
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The centre was inaugurated by actor and South Indian Artistes’ Association president Nasser, in the presence of Nirmala Jayashankar, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Apollo Hospitals, and Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Director and Head of Oncology, Utkal Hospital, Bhubaneswar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jus’ Onco, a cancer-care initiative focused on making oncology treatment accessible and…
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Since they took back control of the country, the Taliban have barred women from jobs, most public spaces and education beyond sixth grade. File. | Photo Credit: AP The International Criminal Court on Monday (October 5, 2026) unsealed arrest warrants against four senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of the crime against humanity of gender persecution…
The wife of the convict, who was released from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison based on a forged Supreme Court order, has reportedly claimed that she was sexually exploited by the Chief Superintendent of the Prison, presently Deputy Inspector-General of Prisons (DIG) M. Somashekhar, for her husband’s parole and release. According to the police, the…
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