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‘Chakrasnanam’ signals the conclusion of Tirumala Brahmotsavams

October 23, 2023 admin

Thousands of devotees take part in the Chakrasnanam festival organised on the final day of Navaratri Brahmotsavams in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Religious fervour marked the ‘Chakrasnanam’ observed on Monday signalling the conclusion of the nine day annual Navaratri Brahmotsavams at the temple of Lord Venkateswara. Thousands of devotees who had…

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Nithari killings: Noida residents’ body to move SC against Allahabad HC order

October 23, 2023 admin

Combo file photo of Surendra Koli (left) and Mohinder Pandher | Photo Credit: PTI A residents’ body in Noida on October 23 said it will move the Supreme Court against the Allahabad High Court’s recent order acquitting domestic help Surendra Koli and his employer Moninder Singh Pandher in the 2006 Nithari serial killings. The District…

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One person dead as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Palanpur in Gujarat

October 23, 2023 admin

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Palanpur on October 23, 2023. Video grab: Twitter/@ANI One person was killed after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Monday and a search and rescue operation at the site was underway, officials said. Six concrete girders or…

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In 2018 rerun, Bhupesh Baghel promises farm loan waiver if Congress wins Chhattisgarh Assembly polls

October 23, 2023 admin

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel during a public meeting ahead of the State Assembly elections, in Jagdalpur. File | Photo Credit: PTI In a major announcement ahead of the next month’s assembly polls, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel on October 23 said if his party Congress retains power in the state, loans of farmers…

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India will remain fastest-growing major economy in FY’24: Finance Ministry report

October 23, 2023 admin

The Finance Ministry’s report said that core inflation was declining steadily while food inflation has eased. People shop on the eve of Dussehra (Dasara) festival, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. File | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K India will remain the fastest-growing major economy in the world in 2023-24 fiscal on the back of strong domestic fundamentals…

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West Bengal passport scam: CBI arrests four officials

October 23, 2023 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The CBI has arrested four officials of the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata in connection with a racket in which passports were issued to Nepalese citizens based on forged documents, officials said. The arrested officials — senior passport assistants Uttam Kumar, Debasis Bhattacharjee and Nishit Baran Saha and…

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‘Why is he being a coward?’: Gehlot on Shekhawat approaching court over Sanjivani ‘scam’

October 23, 2023 admin

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot meets supporters during his election campaign for Assembly polls in Jodhpur on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Calling Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat a “coward”, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday (October 23) said if he claims to be innocent in the alleged Sanjivani scam, why has…

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Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI; quotes Ambedkar

October 23, 2023 admin

Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud is felicitated with the ‘Award for Global Leadership’, at Harvard Law School, in Massachusetts, USA. | Photo Credit: PTI However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those responsible for its functioning happen to be a “good lot,” Chief Justice of India…

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Delhi Govt identifies eight more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal Rai

October 23, 2023 admin

Water is being sprayed to control air pollution at ring road, In New Delhi on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi Environment…

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Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

October 23, 2023 admin

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses during the National Symposium on Cooperative Exports organised by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in New Delhi on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Cooperation Minister Amit Mr. Shah on October 23 said the newly established National Cooperative for Exports Ltd. (NCEL) has bagged…

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