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UP Student Loses Money In Betting, Fakes Abduction For Ransom, Arrested

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, Jhansi

A nursing student, along with four friends, staged her own kidnapping here to blackmail her family into paying Rs 6 lakh after she lost money in online betting, police said on Thursday.

Opinion | There's a Pattern Behind Repeatedly Targeting Adani Group: Get the Connection

Sanjay Singh | Thursday November 21, 2024

The progression and timing of the case raise several questions. It also underscores Congresss recurring reliance on opportunistic "rent-a-cause" politics.

Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 21, 2024

Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.

2 More Exit Polls Predict Landslide For NDA In Maharashtra

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 21, 2024, Mumbai/New Delhi

The Mahayuti alliance is forecast to win the Maharashtra election, according to two new exit polls that came on Thursday, a day after voting ended in the most densely contested election in the state with factions of two major parties fighting.

"Era Of Cooperation, Not Conflict": PM Says Democracy, Not Expansionism Is The Way

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday November 21, 2024, Georgetown

In a historic moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament in Guyana today. He is the first Indian prime minister in 56 years to visit the Caribbean nation.

"Democracy First, Humanity First": PM Modi's Mantra In Guyana Parliament Address

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024

PM Modi today addressed the Guyanese Parliament in a significant milestone in diplomatic ties between the two countries. During his address, PM Modi talked about the history of India-Guyana ties and about his visit to Guyana fourteen years back.

Karnataka Woman Loses Fingers, Palms After Hair Dryer Bursts In Her Hand

Written by Nehal Kidwai | Thursday November 21, 2024, Bengaluru

A hair dryer nearly killed a 37-year-old woman in Karnataka's Bagalkote, when the device exploded, blowing off her fingers and palms as she tried to use it.

Madhya Pradesh Tops In Stubble-Burning, Tribal Farmers Have A Solution

Written by Anurag Dwary , Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 21, 2024, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh has recently earned an unenviable distinction - it tops the nation in crop-residue (stubble) burning. This worrying trend is a growing concern for air quality and environmental health.

Maharashtra's 65.1% Voter Turnout Is 2nd Highest 1990s, Highest In A Decade

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

The 65.1 per cent voter turnout Wednesday for the Maharashtra election was the second highest in the state since the 1995 election, when a massive 71.5 per cent was recorded.

Man Who Issued Death Threat To Shah Rukh Khan Tracked Actor's Movements Online

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 21, 2024, Mumbai

Raipur-based lawyer Faizan Khan, who was arrested in connection with the extortion-cum-death threat to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, had scoured online to get sensitive security details of the actor and his family members, revealed probe.

AAP "Fishing In Congress' Waters" As Arvind Kejriwal Plots Re-Election Bid

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

The AAP is "fishing" in the Congress' waters for "strong candidates" before the 2025 Delhi election, for which Arvind Kejriwal will "micro-manage" the re-election bid, sources told NDTV Thursday.

Drugs, Mega Land Deal: Ahmedabad Builder Duped Of Rs 1 Crore In 'Digital Arrest' Scam

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024, Ahmedabad

A builder in Ahmedabad lost Rs 1 crore after he fell prey to a 'digital arrest' scam in which some people posing to be from the police and the Narcotics Control Bureau told him that 550 grams of a drug was found in a parcel in his name.

Kuki Man Killed By Suspected Meitei Militants On Day Wife Gave Birth To Baby In Relief Camp

Written by Debanish Achom,Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday November 21, 2024, Guwahati/New Delhi

Nengboi Doungel, a woman from the Kuki tribes and resident of Pangmol village in Manipur's Tamenglong district, gave birth to a baby girl in Assam's Hmarkhawlien relief camp.

Meet 69-Year-Old St Stephen's Alumnus Who Posed As Ex IPS To Con Officials

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

A 69-year-old man's attempt to impersonate a retired IPS officer to intervene in an investigation against his businessman friend opened a can of worms that revealed how the elderly man was using fake credentials to con government officers

India, Australia Sign Deal For Air-To-Air Refuelling Of Military Aircraft

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

Australia and India have signed an arrangement to enable the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and India's armed forces to conduct air-to-air refuelling. This will greatly enhance interoperability between the air forces of the two friendly nations.