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Canadian police say probe into killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar ‘active & ongoing’
Washington: The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have said. Nijjar, the chief of the banned Khalistan Tiger Force…
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UP teacher arrested for asking student to slap classmate
Sambhal: A school teacher was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district on Thursday for inciting communal hatred after she allegedly ordered a student to slap a classmate for not answering a question.…
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‘Canada still committed to build closer ties with India’, says Justin Trudeau
Montreal: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India, despite “credible allegations” of the Indian government’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist…
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Ganesh festival: Over 20K idols immersed by 9pm across Mumbai
Mumbai: More than 20,000 idols were immersed in Mumbai till 9pm on Thursday on Anant Chaturdashi, the last day of Ganesh festivities, amid massive crowds, civic officials said. By 9pm, 20,195 idols…
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Gurugram administration bans sale and use of firecrackers ahead of Diwali
Gurugram: The Gurugram administration on Thursday issued an order imposing strict restrictions on the storage, sale, and use of firecrackers (except green firecrackers) in the city ahead of the Diwali festival. As…
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CPR programme to be included in all Karnataka Police academies
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday said that the critical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) education programme will be included in all the police training academies of the state. Addressing the gathering…
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Student Killing: Mob tries to attack Manipur CM’s ancestral house
Imphal: A mob tried to attack Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s empty ancestral house on Thursday night, despite a security clampdown and curfew in the Imphal valley where protestors have been holding…
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Woman dies after accidentally falling into drain in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A woman lost her life after accidentally falling into a ‘nala’ (drain) in the city following heavy rain Thursday evening, police said. The woman was said to have fallen into the…
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Cauvery water dispute will haunt Karnataka govt as water crisis looms
Bengaluru: The Cauvery water crisis has once again surfaced in Karnataka with the water tribunals ordering the state to release 3,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu till October 16. The government…
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Ganesh immersion procession passes off peacefully in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The mammoth Ganesh procession passed off peacefully in Hyderabad while immersion of idols was underway on Thursday amid tight security. No untoward incident was reported during the procession which began in…
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Atishi blames BJP for poor condition of MCD schools in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Education Minister Atishi on Thursday blamed “mismanagement” by the BJP during its 15-year tenure in the MCD for the “poor condition” of schools run by the civic body. Inspecting…
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Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary celebrated in Lahore
Lahore: Bhagat Singh’s 116th birth anniversary was celebrated on Thursday by a non-profit foundation here, which demanded Pakistan’s highest gallantry award for the pre-partition era revolutionary leader. The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation…
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Congress mocks Shivraj Singh Chouhan, asks if he would get ticket this time
Bhopal: Opposition Congress on Thursday took potshots at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, saying nobody knows whether he would be given ticket in the coming assembly elections. Chouhan’s name has…
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Vizag Zoo’s wildlife week lines up slew of activities from Oct 2-8
Visakhapatnam: The Indira Gandhi Zoological Park here has scheduled a slew of activities during National Wildlife Week from October 2 to 8 in an effort at enhancing awareness about wildlife conservation and…
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FIR registered as man claims assault for refusing to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Mumbai: The police in Mumbai have registered a case after a 34-year-old man alleged that he was assaulted by four persons for refusing to chant Jai Shri Ram’, an official said on…
