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Another jolt to PDP as prominent Pahari leader Abdul Haq Khan resigns from party [details]

After the demise of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, founder of the PDP, Mehbooba Mufti is finding it difficult to keep her flock together. Except for Abdul Rehman Veeri and Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjoora, all senior leaders including founding members have resigned from the party.

Nov 6, 2022

Retired IB officer's murder: Mysuru police sets up special probe team [details]

The Karnataka Police has set up a special team to probe the murder of a retired Intelligence Bureau officer in Mysuru city.

Nov 6, 2022

Delhi pollution: Traffic police enforce GRAP 4, impound over 1,400 vehicles

With the air quality deteriorating in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police have also pulled up their socks along with the Delhi Transport department officials to ensure that trucks, apart from those carrying essential items, do not enter the city.

Nov 6, 2022

Who was singer Abdul Rashid; "Reshma of Kashmir" singer passes away [details]

The transgender singer was a model human being who adopted the four-member family of his deceased younger brother.

Nov 6, 2022

Ruling BJP sounds poll bugle with back to back conventions in K'taka [details]

The ruling BJP in Karnataka has sounded poll bugle in the state, with organisation of back-to-back conventions starting from Monday.

Nov 6, 2022

"Disaster waiting to happen"; Morbi tragedy revives fears in Bengaluru about snags in city's flyovers

The major newly-built bridges in Bengaluru, known as Silicon Valley of India and boasting of being a global city, developed various snags and were closed for months for repairs, leading to opposition leaders and activists alike raising safety concerns in wake of the Morbi bridge tragedy in Gujarat.

Nov 6, 2022

Uniform Civil Code to 8 lakh jobs: BJP's 11 poll promises in Himachal Pradesh [details]

The BJP's manifesto comes a day after Congress announced 10 poll "guarantees" and slammed the ruling party over inflation and unemployment.

Nov 6, 2022

Assembly bypoll: RJD candidate wins in Mokama; leads with 17,000 votes [details]

RJD candidate Neelam Devi won the battle of Mokama. Neelam Devi, who is the wife of Bahubali leader Anant Singh, defeated BJP candidate Sonam Devi with a margin of nearly 17,000 votes.

Nov 6, 2022

BJP retains Lakhimpur Kheri Assembly seat in bypoll; leads with 30,000 votes [details]

The BJP won the by-election in Gola Gokarannath Assembly seat in Lakhimpur Kheri with a margin of over 30,000 votes, defeating his rival, Vinay Tiwari of the Samajwadi Party.

Nov 6, 2022

Bihar bypoll results: RJD ahead in Mokama, BJP leads with thin margin in Gopalganj

Bihar was seeing the first contest after Nitish Kumar's JD(U) moved out of alliance with the BJP and closed ranks with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The RJD was leading from the Mokama Assembly and in Gopalganj, the contest was close with the BJP candidate leading with a narrow margin.

Nov 6, 2022

ED asks Karnataka Congress chief to appear on Monday: What is the case against him [details]

DK Shivakumar and his brother had earlier appeared before the ED on October 7 for over four hours while the Congress's ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' (Unite India rally) was passing through Karnataka.

Nov 6, 2022

Action against Cloudtail for selling pressure cookers flouting BIS standards; CCPA issues notices to major e-commerce platforms

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has passed an order against Cloudtail India Pvt. Ltd. for violation of consumer rights and unfair trade practice by selling domestic pressure cookers in violation to mandatory standards prescribed as per Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2020.

Nov 5, 2022

Prime Minister Modi recalls 106-year-old Shyam Saran Negi's contribution to strengthen democratic institutes [details]

Addressing an election rally in the Sundernagar assembly segment of Himachal Pradesh, Prime Minister invokes India's first voter to encourage people to cast vote in the coming assembly elections.

Nov 5, 2022

Efforts on to capture tiger, leopard that killed domestic animals in popular hill station Ooty

Forest department officials in Tamil Nadu are on a mission mode to capture a tiger and a leopard that killed a cow and a dog in Ooty, a popular tourist destination in the southern state.

Nov 5, 2022

Chaos as fire breaks out in 'Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai' train coach

Panic reigned among passengers after a fire suddenly broke out in the parcel van of the 18030 Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai LTT train at the Nashik Road station on Saturday, officials said here.

Nov 5, 2022