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SC allows bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi on November 7-8; restores ban thereafter

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Days ahead of Diwali, the Supreme Court has allowed the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) from 6 and 7 am and from 8 to 10 pm on November 7 and... Read More


Mob vandalises Bengal church during inauguration, assaults priests and devotees

KOLKATA, Nov. 2 -- A group of around 30-35 people allegedly stormed a church during its inauguration in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, vandalised religious symbols and assaulted priests and... Read More


'Flight was unsafe': DMK MP alleges IndiGo engine failure, seeks DGCA probe

NEW DELHI, Nov. 2 -- DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson on Monday raised serious concerns over aviation safety after an IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Shillong was cancelled following a reported engine failur... Read More


Cyclone Arnab toll rises to 6 in Odisha, 10 missing after landslides

BHUBANESWAR, Nov. 2 -- The death toll from Cyclone Arnab and the floods and landslides it triggered in Odisha rose to six after rescue teams recovered two bodies from a devastated village in the south... Read More


Defence Ministry signs Rs 53,866 crore deal with GRSE, GSL for 8 next-gen Navy corvettes

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- The Defence Ministry has signed contracts worth Rs 53,866.50 crore with Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE) and Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) for acquisition of eigh... Read More


Sonia meets RJD chief Lalu Yadav; both reminisce about UPA era

New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi met RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav here on Monday, with the two leaders reminiscing about the UPA era and the implementation of ... Read More


BMC takes down actor Dia Mirza's pollution-free Diwali video after BJP leader's objection

Mumbai, Nov. 2 -- A civic campaign on eco-friendly Diwali has sparked a controversy after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) selectively pulled down a video message by actor Dia Mirza from i... Read More


NSA Doval meets Vietnamese counterpart, reviews bilateral defence cooperation

Hanoi, Nov. 2 -- National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday met Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and reviewed ongoing bilateral defence coop... Read More


How a Gujarat-based app allegedly duped lakhs of investors of Rs 1,200 crore

AHMEDABAD, Nov. 2 -- A Gujarat-based digital payment application that promised attractive returns and referral commissions allegedly collected more than Rs 1,200 crore from investors across the countr... Read More


3 AAP MLAs join BJP ahead of Punjab polls, deal setback to ruling party

NEW DELHI, Nov. 2 -- In a setback to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, three of its legislators - Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, Chetan Singh Jouramajra and Kun... Read More