In a significant development in India’s fight against organized crime, Lakhvinder Kumar, a fugitive member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi after being deported from the United States. The operation, coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), marks a major success in international collaboration to bring…

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The Delhi High Court has allowed Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary, JTNL Consumer Health, to continue selling its popular electrolyte drink under the registered trademark “ORSL” until the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) completes its review of the company’s plea challenging the ban on using Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) branding for certain beverages.…

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As Bihar gears up for the assembly elections, scheduled in two phases on November 6 and 11, and with counting set for November 14, a new threat has emerged targeting a senior political figure. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of Parliament from Paschim Champaran, Sanjay Jaiswal, received threatening phone calls from unknown individuals…

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to launch a pan-India exercise next week for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, starting with around 10 to 15 states and Union territories. This first phase will include poll-bound states such as Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, marking a significant step toward ensuring clean,…

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A devastating mudslide in Kerala’s Idukki district claimed the life of a 48-year-old man and left his wife critically injured, highlighting the growing risks associated with unplanned construction and hilly terrain development. The incident occurred on Saturday night at Mannamkandam in Adimali, where ongoing National Highway widening work is believed to have destabilized the hillside.…

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday strongly reacted to the tragic suicide of a 29-year-old woman doctor in Satara, Maharashtra, calling it an “institutional murder” and asserting his support for the victim’s family in their quest for justice. Gandhi described the incident as a “tragedy that shakes the conscience of any civilized society,” emphasizing the…

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In the early hours of Friday, a private sleeper bus traveling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru met with a catastrophic accident on National Highway 44 (NH-44) near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, leaving 19 people charred and several others injured. Initially believed to have crashed directly into a motorbike, subsequent investigations by police and forensic experts have…

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After a hiatus of five years, direct flights between India and China resumed on Sunday, marking a significant milestone in the gradual restoration of ties between Asia’s two most populous nations. The first flight, operated by IndiGo, India’s largest carrier, departed from Kolkata to Guangzhou at 10:00 pm IST (1630 GMT), reestablishing a key people-to-people…

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has officially taken over the investigation into the Karur stampede that tragically claimed 41 lives and left more than 60 people injured during a political rally in Tamil Nadu last month. The stampede occurred on September 27 at Velusamypuram, Karur district, during a gathering organized by actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party,…

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Odisha is bracing for potentially severe weather as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal shows signs of intensifying into a cyclonic storm, which, if named, will be called Cyclone Montha—the designation submitted by Thailand under international naming conventions. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a series of alerts and time-wise forecasts as the…

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