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Babulal Marandi, Hemant Soren's Ex Aide In BJP's 1st List Of 66 Candidates For Jharkhand Polls

Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Saturday October 19, 2024

Veteran leader Babulal Marandi, a former chief minister, Champai Soren, Hemant Soren's ex aide and also a former chief minister, are among 66 candidates named in BJP's list of candidates for Jharkhand polls released on Saturday evening.

After 70 Bomb Threats In 6 Days, Aviation Safety Body Meets Airline CEOs

NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 19, 2024, New Delhi

With flights operated by Indian airlines receiving an unprecedented 70 bomb threats in six days, aviation safety body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the airlines in New Delhi today.

"Going Abroad New Disease Among Children": Vice President's Lament

NDTV Newsdesk | Saturday October 19, 2024

Going abroad, that's the new disease afflicting the children of the country, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said Saturday, lamenting what he called is both a "forex drain and brain drain".

2 Paramilitary Soldiers Killed In Action In Chhattisgarh Maoist IED Attack

Reported by Anurag Dwary | Saturday October 19, 2024, New Delhi

Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) have been killed in action and two police personnel have been injured after an IED planted by Maoists exploded in Chhattisgarh.

In Major Op, 2 Terrorists Behind Multiple Grenade Attacks Arrested In J&K

NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 19, 2024

The Jammu and Kashmir Police today said they have solved several grenade attack cases in Poonch with the arrest of two terrorists of the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) in the district.

Wife Of Murdered Bengal Congress Leader Died Of Poisoning: Autopsy Report

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday October 19, 2024, Kolkata

The wife of a murdered Congress councillor in West Bengal died due to poisoning, according to the autopsy report. Purnima Kandu, the wife of Tapan Kandu, was elected a municipal councillor in Bengal's Jhalda after he was murdered in March 2022.

Doctors Leave Pair Of Scissors In Woman's Abdomen, It Is Found 12 Years Later

Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday October 19, 2024

Having undergone surgery to remove her appendix, a woman from Sikkim continued to suffer for over a decade more and several doctors failed to diagnose why. When the diagnosis was finally revealed earlier this month, it shocked her and her family.

"Call Off Hunger Strike": Mamata Banerjee Speaks To Doctors After Ultimatum

Reported by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday October 19, 2024, Kolkata

Taking steps to resolve the impasse with protesting doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke to them over the phone on Saturday and urged them to withdraw their fast-unto-death, saying most of their demands had been met.

Nikhil Kamath, Who Dismissed Idea Of Homeownership, Buys His 1st House

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 19, 2024

In the past, Nikhil Kamath had dismissed the idea of homeownership and promoted the advantages of renting.

Hemant Soren's JMM, Congress To Contest 70 Of 81 Seats In Jharkhand

Reported by Prabhakar Kumar | Saturday October 19, 2024, Ranchi

INDIA bloc will contest the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls together, Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced today. The Congress and ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha will field candidates in 70 of the 81 assembly segments, he said.

Man's Body Exhumed After Family Allege Organ Theft By Hospital In Odisha

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2024, Berhampur, Odisha

The hospital authorities had handed over the body to the family members of the deceased without conducting any post-mortem examination and did not inform the local police station in Cuttack about his death, he said.

IIT Roorkee Begins Probe After Video Of Rats In Hostel Kitchen

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Saturday October 19, 2024

According to reports, the students found the rats when they went to the mess for lunch

Remo D'Souza, 6 Others, Accused of Cheating Dance Troupe Of ₹11.96 Crore

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2024, Thane

A case has been registered in Maharashtra's Thane district against choreographer Remo D'Souza, his wife and five others for allegedly cheating a dance troupe of Rs 11.96 crore, police said on Saturday.

Army Jawans Targeted, Injured In Blast Carried Out By Naxals In Chattisgarh

Asian News International | Saturday October 19, 2024, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh

A major IED blast was carried out on a Naxal patrol search operation in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

7-Year-Old Hit On Head, Killed After Rape Attempt In UP, Accused Arrested

Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2024, Budaun, Uttar Pradesh

A seven-year-old girl was abducted by a man and bludgeoned to death with a brick after a failed rape attempt here, police said on Saturday.