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"Why Spend On Lamps": Akhilesh Yadav's Diwali-Christmas Comparison Sparks Row
- Oct 19, 2025 12:50 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Samajwadi Party chief's comment came as Ayodhya is eyeing to create history by lighting over 26 lakh diyas to celebrate Diwali.
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Dearness Allowance, Tax Waivers: What Andhra Government Staff Get This Diwali
- Oct 19, 2025 12:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced a set of benefits for government employees as part of the Diwali bonanza, including release of one Dearness Allowance from November 1.
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Railway Gears Up For Festive Rush, To Run 1,702 Special Trains On Diwali, Chhath
- Oct 19, 2025 12:04 pm IST
- Asian News International
Central Railway will operate 1,702 special trains for the Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals in an effort to help passengers travel to their destinations and join their families on the festival.
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Gujarat Businessman Arrested After Liquor Found During Birthday Party Raid
- Oct 19, 2025 11:58 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
Two people, including a prominent businessman, were arrested after liquor cans were recovered from a vehicle near a hotel, where a huge party was held to celebrate his birthday, in Surat in the dry state of Gujarat earlier this week.
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Pushpam Priya: The Emerging Bihar Leader Who Wears Only Black And A Mask
- Oct 19, 2025 11:53 am IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
Back from the United Kingdom, Pushpam Priya Chaudhary aspires to bring a big change in the traditional political landscape of Bihar.
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A Owaisi's AIMIM Releases List Of 25 Candidates For Bihar Assembly Polls
- Oct 19, 2025 11:44 am IST
- Asian News International
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Sunday released its list of 25 candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.
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Avoid Company Of 'Sanatanis', Remain Cautious Of RSS: Siddaramaiah
- Oct 19, 2025 11:34 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday urged people to avoid the company of 'sanatanis' and remain cautious of the RSS and Sangh Parivar, saying they had historically opposed B R Ambedkar and the Constitution he framed.
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Court Allows RSS's March In Priyank Kharge's Turf, But On November 2
- Oct 19, 2025 10:59 am IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
- Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
In a setback to the Congress-led government in Karnataka, the High Court on Sunday allowed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold its route march in Chittapur on November 2.
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"Gold Flashing Big Warning Signal": Zoho Founder Warns Of US Market Bubble
- Oct 19, 2025 10:54 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Zoho's Chief Scientist and Co-founder Sridhar Vembu on Saturday agreed with former IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath, regarding the huge economic bubble in the US stock market.
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Jain Community Drives Home 186 Luxury Cars With Rs 21 Crore Discount
- Oct 19, 2025 09:53 am IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from PTI)
The Jain community, known for its business legacy, has clinched discounts worth a whopping Rs 21 crore while driving home 186 high-end luxury cars like BMW, Audi, and Mercedes, showcasing the community's formidable purchasing power.
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Court Slams UP Police For Detaining Interfaith Couple Under Social Pressure
- Oct 19, 2025 09:39 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Allahabad High Court on Saturday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for the "illegally detention" of an interfaith couple without any direction/order for taking them into custody, and ordered their release.
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Centre Fined Rs 20,000 For Hiding Facts In Sameer Wankhede's Promotion Case
- Oct 19, 2025 09:26 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 20,000 on the central government for concealing certain facts in its plea seeking review of an order relating to the promotion of IRS officer and former NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede.
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Telangana Raids 95 Sweet Shops, Seizes Over 100 Kg Of Adulterated Food Before Diwali
- Oct 19, 2025 09:10 am IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
In a major pre-Diwali push for food safety, Telangana's Food Safety teams carried out an extensive statewide enforcement drive, inspecting sweet manufacturing units and retail outlets. The inspections revealed hygiene lapses and adulteration issues
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Congress's Harish Rawat Escapes Unhurt After Highway Crash In UP's Meerut
- Oct 19, 2025 08:43 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Saturday had a narrow escape after his car met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, officials said.
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Ayodhya Eyes Guinness Record, To Light 26 Lakh Diyas On Deepotsav Today
- Oct 19, 2025 07:57 am IST
- Asian News International
Ayodhya is set to celebrate Deepotsav from today, marking the homecoming of Lord Shri Ram. The grand preparations are underway for Deepotsav to create history with over 26 lakhs diyas.
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J&K Lieutenant Governor In Russia To Bring Back Lord Buddha's Relics
- Oct 19, 2025 00:02 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that exposition of Holy Relics of Lord Buddha to Kalmykia will strengthen the people-to-people ties between India & Russia.
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JNU Students Clash With Cops During Protest March, 28 Detained
- Oct 18, 2025 23:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Divyankar Tiwari
Dismissing claims by Left-affiliated student groups from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) that they were assaulted on Saturday, the Delhi Police has said 28 students were detained while trying to gherao the Vasant Kunj police station.
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70-Year-Old 'Digitally Arrested' By Fake NIA Officers, Loses Rs 1.44 Crore
- Oct 18, 2025 23:51 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 70-year-old man from Pune was duped of Rs 1.44 crore after being placed under 'digital arrest' by cyber fraudsters posing as National Investigation Agency and Anti Terrorism Squad officers, a police official said on Saturday.
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Bihar Poll Candidate Leaves To File Nomination, Then Drops Out At Father's Order
- Oct 18, 2025 23:27 pm IST
- Reported by: Prabhakar Kumar
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Upset over not getting a BJP ticket for Bihar's Bhagalpur, Arjit Shashwat Choubey, son of former Union Minister Ashwini Choubey, was about to file nomination as an Independent candidate. But a phone call changed everything.
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8 Killed, 15 Injured As Mini Truck Falls Into Gorge In Maharashtra
- Oct 18, 2025 23:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
At least eight persons were killed and 15 others injured when a speeding mini truck fell into a gorge in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district on Saturday, police said.