Published on: October 19, 2025 | 12:05 AM IST Darjeeling: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Raju Bista from Darjeeling on Saturday alleged that his convoy was attacked by unidentified miscreants in Masdhura near Sukhia Pokhari in the hills of West Bengal. Bista, in a strongly worded Facebook post, described the incident as a “cowardly attack” and hinted at a “larger…

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Updated on: October 19, 2025 | 3:04 AM IST New Delhi: Tensions flared at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday evening as a protest march by Left-affiliated student groups turned violent, leading to a confrontation with Delhi Police. At least 28 students, including top office bearers of the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), were detained during the clash near the Vasant Kunj…

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Published on: October 19, 2025 | 3:30 AM IST Meerut — Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Harish Rawat narrowly escaped a serious road accident on Saturday evening when his convoy was involved in a collision on National Highway 58 near Kharoli villagein Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. Officials confirmed that the veteran leader was unharmed, though one police…

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Published on: October 19, 2025 | 2:38 AM IST New Delhi — As festive fervour peaked ahead of Diwali, the national capital witnessed one of its busiest evenings of the year on Saturday. Dhanteras celebrations brought Delhi to a near standstill, with massive traffic congestion reported across major intersections, shopping hubs, and connecting highways. The…

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Bobby Deol reflected on his three-decade-long career and his family in a candid chat on The Right Angle with Sonal Kalra. The actor shared heartfelt insights about his two sons, Aryaman and Dharam, revealing that both aspire to act in Bollywood. “Both want to be actors, but I prefer keeping them away from the limelight,” Bobby said,…

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Radhika Merchant, the choti bahu of the Ambani family, brought full-on desi glam to the Reliance Diwali party on October 17, wearing a stunning pink and gold anarkali set custom-designed by ace couture duo Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla. The ensemble, part of their eponymous label, featured a silk kurta with intricate gota and zari work,…

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Ahead of the October 24 release of their new book, A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey, Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian reflect on India’s political economy, its achievements, and persistent challenges. Kapur, Starr Foundation Professor of South Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Subramanian, former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India,…

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The Supreme Court of India on Friday referred to a larger bench the critical question of whether doctors practising allopathy and those in the AYUSH systems—Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy—can be treated alike in terms of service conditions, particularly retirement age. The decision comes in response to a batch of petitions seeking…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning about the escalating global burden of neurological disorders, which are linked to at least 11 million deaths annually. Despite the widespread impact, fewer than one in three countries have a national policy to address these conditions, leaving millions without access to adequate care. WHO’s first-of-its-kind…

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lauded Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for its round-the-clock support to the Indian Air Force (IAF) during Operation Sindoor, highlighting the company’s critical role in ensuring the operational readiness of India’s fighter jets and helicopters during the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan in May. Speaking at Nashik during the inauguration…

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