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INDIA's "Hit With Footwear" Protest In Mumbai Over Shivaji Statue Collapse

Reported by Paras Harendra Dama, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Sunday September 01, 2024, Mumbai

The Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra has deployed heavy security ahead of the mega Mumbai protest announced by the Maha Vikas Aghadi over the collapse of Chhattrapati Shivaji's 35-foot statue at Malvan in Sindhudurg.

"I Only Hope...": Actor Jayasurya Breaks Silence On Sex Harassment Charges

Edited by Abhimanyu Kulkarni | Sunday September 01, 2024, New Delhi

Denying the sexual harassment allegations against him, actor Jayasurya today said that he would take legal action. The case is among the avalanche of sexual assault and rape allegations against some of Mollywood's biggest names.

Ukraine Launched Overnight Drone Attack, Says Russia Amid Raging War

Reuters | Sunday September 01, 2024

Ukraine launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow and several other Russian regions on Sunday, Russian officials said.

IPS Officer Rajwinder Singh Bhatti Takes Charge As CISF Director General

Asian News International | Sunday September 01, 2024, New Delhi

Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajwinder Singh Bhatti took over the charge of Director General (DG), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Saturday, informed an official release.

13-Year-Old Pregnant After Rape By School Peon In UP's Farukkhabad: Cops

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 01, 2024, Farrukhabad

A 13-year-old girl here has become pregnant allegedly after she was raped by a government school peon, police said on Saturday.

1962 Indo-China War Era Smoke Bomb Found In Assam, Safely Blasted: Police

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 01, 2024, Tezpur

A mortar smoke bomb, believed to be of the 1962 Indo-China war era, was recovered from a river bed in Assam's Sonitpur district, a top police official said on Saturday.

Manipur Chief Minister Slams Tejashwi Yadav Over "Racist" Jab At Himanta Sarma

Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday August 31, 2024, New Delhi

A war of words between Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has escalated over the Assam government's move to scrap the practice of two-hour assembly session adjournment for jumma prayers.

On CCTV, Cops Seen Planting Drugs On Man In Mumbai, Suspended After Probe

Edited by Ritika | Saturday August 31, 2024, Mumbai

Four cops were suspended today in Mumbai, police said, after a video showed them allegedly planting drugs on a man went viral on social media.

"No One Can Claim...": Haryana's Nayab Saini On Suspense Over His Seat

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Chandigarh

A day after Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli floated his name as a candidate from Ladwa for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said it is the BJP's "parliamentary board" which decides who contests from where.

RBI Governor On Two Factors That Pulled GDP Growth Rate Down

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Bhubaneswar

The slowing of India's economic growth to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter was due to "lower" government spending in the wake of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, RBI Governor said.

Sukhbir Badal, Accused Of Religious Misconduct, Appears Before Top Sikh Body

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Amritsar

A day after the Akal Takht declared him guilty of religious misconduct, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday appeared before the highest temporal seat of Sikhs and sought an apology for the "mistakes" committed by the party a

IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing Minutes After Take Off Due To Engine Failure

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Kolkata

A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight had to make an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport minutes after take-off on Friday night due to an engine failure, a senior official said.

M Mukesh Need Not Resign As MLA Amid #MeToo Allegations: CPI(M)

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Thiruvananthapuram

The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Saturday said that actor-cum-MLA M Mukesh need not resign from his post as legislator merely because a rape case has been registered against him.

2 Guards Arrested For Assaulting Doctors, Staff At Kolkata Hospital: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 31, 2024, Kolkata

Two security guards were on Saturday arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors and other staff at a hospital in Cossipore area of the metropolis, police said.

UK's Seat Should Go To India: Ex-Singaporean Diplomat On UN Security Council Reforms

Edited by Apurva Bharadwaj | Saturday August 31, 2024, New Delhi

The United Nations Security Council needs urgent reforms and India should get its rightful place as a permanent member of the top UN body, says former Singapore diplomat professor Kishore Mahbubani.