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Statue of Lord Ram will be built in Ayodhya, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

With a height of 151m, mounted on a 51m pedestal, the statue will be taller than the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Nov 7, 2018

Janardhana Reddy will be summoned for questioning to recover 57 kg of gold: Bengaluru Police commissioner

Janardhana Reddy's legal team has filed a petition for an anticipatory bail at Hyderabad High Court.

Nov 7, 2018

Indian, Pakistani troops exchange sweets as a gesture of goodwill on Diwali

General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps, Lt Gen Y K Joshi interacted with the troops deployed in zero degree temperatures in the rugged and mountainous locations of western Ladakh on the eve of the festival of lights.

Nov 7, 2018

HAL not contending to be offset partner of any OEM: Chairman R Madhavan

Madhavan's reply came when he was asked to clarify on one among many charges that defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) had been deprived of an offset contract from the Rafale deal.

Nov 7, 2018

Pune: Police fine people spitting gutkha; force offenders to clean their own mess

Offenders were also fined Rs 100 for spitting in public places.

Nov 7, 2018

Tough times ahead for Indian rubber producers

High international inventory, the slump in China demand and producers' reluctance to intervene will prevent commodity's firming up.

Nov 7, 2018

West Bengal to observe Rosogolla Day on November 14

On November 14 last year, West Bengal had received the GI tag for Bengal's Rosogolla. The GI tag is a sign that identifies a product as originating from a particular place.

Nov 7, 2018

Black Triangle is back? Researcher releases video of triangular UFO hovering in Pennsylvania

Tyler Glockner believes that the UFO spotted in the skies of Pennsylvania could be either an alien vehicle or TR-3B, the alleged secretive military vessel.

Nov 7, 2018

Competition commission rejects price-fixing allegations against Uber and Ola

"The drivers may have acceded to the algorithmically-determined prices by the platform (but) this cannot be said to be amounting to collusion between the drivers," the CCI said.

Nov 7, 2018

Karnataka High Court tells police to book those who litter the streets of Bengaluru

The court passed this ruling after the BBMP said that in spite of the civic authority clearing out "blackspots" and piles of garbage, people continue to dump waste on the roads.

Nov 7, 2018

Israeli spyware used to track and kill Saudi journalist Khashoggi: Edward Snowden

Snowden says NSO is selling a digital burglary tool that's causing harm to journalists and rights activists around the world.

Nov 7, 2018

Hyderabad's Karachi Bakery chocolates found with live worms; civic authorities conduct raid

Karachi Bakery has been around for 65 years and this is not the first time a branch has faced raids for health and safety violations.

Nov 7, 2018

PNB fraud case: ED seizes Nirav Modi's assets worth Rs 56.2 crore in Dubai

Earlier in October, the ED had attached Nirav Modi's properties worth Rs 225 crore in Hong Kong.

Nov 7, 2018

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar: In a first, US Congress gets 2 Muslim women

Both Democrats, Ilhan Omar won a House seat in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while Rashida Tlaib ran unopposed in a congressional district from Detroit to Dearborn, Michigan.

Nov 7, 2018

SBI fraud: 8 bank officials, Harshad Mehta's brother acquitted

According to the prosecution, the bank's officials in collusion with the Mehta brothers entered into a conspiracy to cheat SBI Caps, the investment banking branch of the country's largest lender, to the tune of Rs 105 crore in the sale and purchase transactions of securities from 1991 to 1992.

Nov 7, 2018