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Mumbai/IBNS: Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, who was an influential person in political and social circles, was shot dead on Saturday night in front of his son's office, police said.
New Delhi: Dussehra was celebrated nationwide on Saturday, with enthusiastic crowds gathering to witness the burning of effigies of Ravana, marking a grand conclusion to ten days of festivities filled with rituals, songs, dances, and processions.
Kolkata: The West Bengal government clarified on Saturday that the 'mass resignations' submitted by senior doctors in support of their junior colleagues were symbolic and had no legal validity, media reports said.
Srinagar: The results of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections have revealed key realities that will shape the region's government for the next five years. National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah is acutely aware of these dynamics, and his remarks since his party emerged as the single-largest in the Assembly have reflected a tone of cooperation, particularly with the Narendra Modi-led central government.
Mehsana (Gujarat): Seven construction workers lost their lives after a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, media reports said.
Chennai: The railway officials have found the reason behind the Darbhanga Bagmati Express collision with a goods train, media reports said.
New Delhi/Dhaka/IBNS: India has sharply reacted to the attacks on Hindu temples and pandals as well as the theft of a Goddess Kali crown which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangladesh.
Mumbai/IBNS: Paytm chief executive office Vijay Shekhar Sharma has deleted his tribute post for late industrialist Ratan Tata facing backlash on social media over one particular line.
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevam Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has called out the "nexus of crime and politics" in response to the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Nagpur/IBNS: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has given a call to the Hindus to be united in his speech at the annual Dussehra event of the involuntary organisation.
Kolkata/IBNS: The New Bengal Sporting Club in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Friday alleged members from the Muslim community objected to their Ashtami and Navami Durga Puja rituals creating a ruckus inside the pandal, media reports said.
An express train collided with a stationary goods train near Chennai on Friday evening, injuring at least 19 people and causing derailment of 13 coaches due to the impact of the crash, officials said. Two coaches caught fire in the mishap.
Laos/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith for successfully hosting the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday congratulated Lao PDR President Sisoulith for successfully hosting the ASEAN Summit and the East Asia Summit.
Chennai/IBNS: Six coaches of an express train derailed after it collided with a goods rake in Tamil Nadu's Triuvallur district on Friday, media reports said.
Tiruchirappalli/IBNS: An Air India Express flight that reported a hydraulic failure shortly after taking off from the Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu has landed safely, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to support the incoming National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir, the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit has said.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to an indefinite hunger strike on Thursday late night, is now critical but stable.
Bengaluru/IBNS: A man in Bengaluru has been fired by his employer for giving an acid-attack threat to a woman over her choice of clothes, media reports said.
Lucknow/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has launched a fierce attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister was denied permission to garland a statue of socialist leader and politician Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary in Lucknow.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the 19th East Asia Summit (EAS) when he stressed ASEAN's central role in the Indo-Pacific regional architecture, in India’s Indo-Pacific Vision and in Quad cooperation.
Indian PM Narendra Modi met his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Vientiane on Friday when they discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal junior doctor Aniket Mahato, who was hospitalised after falling ill due to hunger strike over RG Kar rape-murder incident, is still critical, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has expressed "deep concern" over the reports claiming a Goddess Kali crown, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is stolen from a Bangladesh temple.
Kolkata/IBNS: One of the agitating junior doctors "fasting unto death" was on Thursday night taken to RG Kar Hospital's Intensive Care Unit after he fell sick at the site of the hunger strike at Kolkata's downtown Esplanade.
Mumbai/IBNS Eyening a repeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in Haryana, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP coalition in Maharashtra has reached out to two key groups - the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in an attempt to appease them ahead of the Assembly polls to be held later this year.
Mumbai: The final rites of India's most revered industrialist Ratan Naval Tata were performed with full State honours at a Mumbai crematorium this afternoon.
Bengaluru: Ratan Tata was deeply respected by his peers, especially Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy who shared a close friendship with Tata despite their companies being competitors.
Delhi: Shantanu Naidu, general manager at Ratan Tata's office and a close associate, shared an emotional tribute to his "dear lighthouse" following the death of the 86-year-old former Tata Group chairman on Wednesday.
Mumbai: Cornell University, where Ratan Tata studied, paid rich tributes to him, acknowledging his lasting influence on entrepreneurs and business leaders worldwide.
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