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Seat-Sharing Not Announced, Congress Releases Some Names For Bihar Polls
- Oct 16, 2025 00:18 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies.
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TCS, Employees' Union Hold Talks After Protests Over 20,000 Job Cuts
- Oct 16, 2025 00:07 am IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A conciliation meeting between the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union and Tata Consultancy Services management was held, following allegations of mass layoffs at the IT major.
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Tamil Nadu Challenges Governor's Bill Referral In Supreme Court
- Oct 16, 2025 00:03 am IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The Tamil Nadu government approached the Supreme Court challenging what it described as the Governor's "illegal and unconstitutional" decision to refer the Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to the President.
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Maharashtra Forest Minister's 'Admission' On Keeping Deer Fawn Sparks Row
- Oct 16, 2025 00:00 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik has stirred a controversy after a video surfaced showing him purportedly acknowledging that he had once kept a deer fawn in his care before releasing them upon assuming ministerial office.
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Stringent NSA Invoked Against Main Accused Of 2024 Sambhal Violence
- Oct 15, 2025 23:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Police on Wednesday invoked the stringent National Security Act against the alleged mastermind behind last year's communal violence here over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in the district.
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71-year-Old Arrested For Attempt To Murder After Evading Cops For 48 Years
- Oct 15, 2025 23:39 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Criminals may be adept at faking identities, but police are masters of busting deceptions, which was evident when they traced and arrested a 71-year-old man wanted in an attempt to murder case.
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Made-in-India Combat Parachute Clears 32,000-Foot Test In Major Milestone
- Oct 15, 2025 23:31 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a major development, the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS), indigenously developed by DRDO, has successfully undergone a combat free-fall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday.
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List Of Districts "Most-Affected" By Maoist Extremism Halved To 3: Centre
- Oct 15, 2025 23:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
In what the government is terming a major achievement towards its goal of a "Naxal-free Bharat," the number of districts "most affected" by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has halved to three - Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.
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Meitei Community Seeks Probe Into Demolition Of Iconic Heritage Bungalow In Shillong
- Oct 15, 2025 23:17 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Members of the Meitei community in Meghalaya's Shillong came out in large numbers in protest against the demolition of an iconic building that served as the home of the last king of Manipur.
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BJP Announces All 101 Names For Bihar, Releases 3rd List Of 18 Candidates
- Oct 15, 2025 23:15 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Late on Wednesday night, the BJP announced its third list of 18 candidates, taking the total count of declared candidates to 101, also the number of seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for Bihar polls.
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Pay Rs 30,000 A Month As Maintenance To 4th Wife: Court To Samajwadi Party MP
- Oct 15, 2025 23:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Allahabad High Court has directed Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohibbullah Nadvi, to pay monthly maintenance to his fourth wife regularly or face legal consequences.
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India's Exports To US Dip 11.93%, Imports Up 11.78% in September
- Oct 15, 2025 22:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India's merchandise exports to the US declined by 11.93 per cent to USD 5.46 billion in September due to the high tariffs imposed by Washington while imports increased by 11.78 per cent to USD 3.98 billion during the month.
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Haryana IPS Officer's Wife Named In FIR By Investigating Cop's Widow
- Oct 15, 2025 22:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Aaquil Jameel
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Her husband, Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, died by suicide last week. A week later, the officer's wife, Amneet Kumar, an IAS officer, faces a police case filed by the wife of a cop who was investigating her husband.
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Odisha Woman Official Drops Daughter At School, Then Found Hanging At Home
- Oct 15, 2025 22:26 pm IST
- Posted by: Samiran Mishra
A woman agriculture officer was found hanging in her rented house in Odisha's Bhadrak district on Wednesday, police said. Police identified the woman as Niharika Dalai, 30, a native of Randia village under Bhadrak Rural police station.
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Maharashtra Jail Official Transferred Amid Forced Conversion Charges
- Oct 15, 2025 22:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra prison department on Wednesday transferred Beed district jail superintendent Petrus Gaikwad to Nagpur with immediate effect, following allegations of forcible religious conversion and ill-treatment of inmates.
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India Falls 5 Places In Passport Index, This Country Remains No. 1 In World
- Oct 15, 2025 21:35 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India has fallen to the 85th rank in the 2025 Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 57 countries. Last year, India's passport was ranked 80th on the list with visa-free travel to 62 destinations.
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'He's Sitting There, Hoping They'll Return': Man Loses 3 Grandchildren In Bus Fire
- Oct 15, 2025 21:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Vishwas Sharma
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
When a bus caught fire in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer on Tuesday, 21 people died and at least 15 were injured. But behind these numbers lie deeply personal tragedies, including a man who has lost three granddchildren.
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Bengaluru Launches Urban Innovation Challenge To Tackle Sustainability Issues
- Oct 15, 2025 21:10 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Bengaluru is set to become a hub for sustainable urban innovation with the launch of the Yes/Bengaluru Urban Innovation Challenge.
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Karnataka Orders Probe After Priyank Kharge Gets Threats Over RSS Remarks
- Oct 15, 2025 20:55 pm IST
- Asian News International
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said the government is taking the threat calls made to Minister Priyank Kharge very seriously, and a thorough investigation is underway to trace the origin and motive behind them.
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Mamata Banerjee Claims Her Constituency "Being Filled With Outsiders"
- Oct 15, 2025 20:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Tuesday that her constituency in South Kolkata, Bhowanipore, is being "filled with outsiders" as per a plan.