Published on: October 18, 2025 | 4:15 PM IST Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer Nagma Mohamed Mallick has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Japan, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). She is currently serving as India’s Ambassador to the Republic of Poland and will take up her new assignment shortly. “Ms…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 4:22 PM IST Gariaband, Chhattisgarh: Amid a wave of mass surrenders in Chhattisgarh’s Naxal-affected areas, a senior Maoist leader has issued a public appeal urging cadres to lay down arms and reintegrate into mainstream society. The call comes in response to sustained pressure from security forces, which has significantly weakened…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 4:45 PM IST A tragic incident unfolded in Nizamabad town, Telangana, on Friday evening when a police constable was fatally stabbed by a theft accused while being taken to the police station. The 42-year-old constable, E Pramod, was serving at the Central Crime Station (CCS) in Nizamabad. According to Nizamabad town Inspector of Police…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 4:47 PM IST Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains lashed multiple districts of Kerala on Saturday, causing flooding in low-lying areas and prompting authorities to release water from several reservoirs, including the Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued rainfall across the state over the next week, with isolated very heavy showers…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 5:17 PM IST Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday responded sharply to Biocon Chairperson and billionaire entrepreneur Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s recent criticism of Bengaluru’s poor infrastructure, saying she was welcome to take the initiative to improve the city’s roads if she wished to. “If she wants to develop them (roads), let her…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 6:53 PM IST In a significant setback for the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the nomination papers of Seema Singh — the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP (RV)] candidate from the Madhaura constituency — have been rejected. The decision, reportedly based on…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 6:41 PM IST At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured in a series of tragic road accidents that occurred across different parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday night and Saturday morning. The incidents, reported from Bareilly, Amethi, and Etah districts, have once…

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Updated on: October 18, 2025 | 6:56 PM IST New Delhi: A shocking incident at Delhi University’s Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College has triggered outrage across the academic and student communities after Deepika Jha, the Joint Secretary of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) and a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), allegedly slapped a professor during a…

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Published on: October 18, 2025 | 7:07 PM IST Amaravati: In a major step towards ensuring transparency and efficiency in the agricultural supply chain, the Andhra Pradesh government will monitor paddy procurement in real time through the Real Time Governance System (RTGS). State Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar announced the initiative on Saturday, stating that every stage of the procurement process…

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