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J&K Set For Last Phase Of Polls, Over 39 Lakh Voters To Decide Fate Of 415

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024, Srinagar/Jammu

Jammu and Kashmir is set for the third and final phase of Assembly elections on Tuesday, with 39.18 lakh voters eligible to decide the political fate of 415 candidates in 40 constituencies spread from the plains of Jammu to the mountains of Kashmir.

Ola Ordered To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation In Sex Harassment Case Involving Cab Driver

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Bengaluru

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed ANI Technologies, the parent company of OLA Cabs, to compensate a woman with Rs five lakh after she allegedly faced sexual harassment by one of their drivers during a trip in 2019.

56 Years After Air Force Plane Crash Over Rohtang Pass, 4 More Bodies Found

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, New Delhi

More than 56 years after an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed over the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, the bodies of four more victims were recovered, marking a significant success in one of India's longest-running search operations.

Rajasthan Teacher Arrested For Harassing, Showing Obscene Videos To Girls

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Jaipur

A government teacher has been arrested in Rajasthan's Tonk for allegedly molesting and showing obscene videos to the girls of class 5, police said on Monday.

AFSPA Extended In Manipur By 6 Months

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Imphal

The government on Monday extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by another six months in Manipur excluding 19 police station areas falling under the Imphal valley and a region that shares its boundary with Assam.

India Issues Helpline Numbers For Citizens Stranded In Nepal Floods

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024, Kathmandu

India on Monday issued helpline numbers for its citizens stranded in Nepal due to floods and landslides during the past few days.

After Case Against Siddaramaiah, Wife Offers To Return Controversial Plots

Reported by Nehal Kidwai,Pratibha Raman, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 30, 2024, Bengaluru

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife BM Parvathi has written to MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority), offering to return the plots of land that are at the heart of the corruption cases against her family.

Poll Body Puts Army Officer's J&K Police Deputation On Hold Over Model Code

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 30, 2024

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to explain why an order of deputation of an army officer to civil police was issued without the prior permission of the commission when the MCC is still in force.

93% Of Gen Z, Gen Alpha Shape Family Travel Plans In India: Report

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, New Delhi

Family travel in India is increasingly guided by the preferences of Gen Alpha and Gen Z, revealed a new survey that found an overwhelming 93 per cent of young travellers are now actively contributing to their family's vacation planning.

'Sip Cow Urine For <i>Garba Pandal</i> Entry In Indore': BJP Leader's Remark Sparks Row

'Sip Cow Urine For Garba Pandal Entry In Indore': BJP Leader's Remark Sparks Row

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Indore

A BJP functionary from Indore district on Monday urged organisers to make people sip "gaumutra" (cow urine) before letting them in garba pandals during Navratri festival as a Hindu can never refuse this precondition.

Man Cheats 189 People Of Rs 1.2 Crore By Promising Haj Pilgrimage, Arrested

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Bhubaneswar

The Economic Offence Wing of the Odisha Police arrested a person from Mumbai for allegedly cheating Rs 1.20 crore from 189 people of the state, promising them the Haj pilgrimage, according to an official statement issued on Monday.

Pay Legal Expenses, Husband Told As Court Annuls Child Marriage Of Woman

Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2024, Jodhpur

Married off at the age of just four months, a woman came out of a 20-year unwanted situation on Monday when a family court annulled her child marriage.

"Terrorism Has No Place In Our World": PM Modi In Call With Netanyahu

NDTV News Desk | Monday September 30, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Israel counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu today. The two leaders, he said, had discussed the situation in West Asia.

"It Is Concluded...": Mumbai Civic Body's Report After Woman Falls In Manhole

Reported by Radhika Ramaswamy | Monday September 30, 2024, Mumbai

Five days after 45-year-old Vimal Anil Gaikwad died - she fell into an open manhole on a waterlogged road in Mumbai's Andheri - an internal report seems to have cleared the city's civic body, which faces charges of negligence, of any responsibility.

"Borders Drawn By Politicians": When Diljit Dosanjh Met Fan From Pakistan

NDTV Newsdesk | Monday September 30, 2024

A heartwarming gesture by popular Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh has been winning hearts. He met one of his fans during his "Dil-luminati Tour" in Manchester and gifted her a box of shoes.