Student groups clash during Diwali festivities in Jamia Millia Islamia campus
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A scuffle erupted at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia institute on Tuesday night as two group of students clashed over Diwali celebrations inside the campus. The altercation between two groups of students occurred during rangoli-making festivities. While police have been deployed outside the university, no formal complaints have been filed by […]
Cyclone Dana impact likely to be less than 2020’s Amphan in Bengal
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) The impact of Cyclone Dana on West Bengal is unlikely to be anywhere near the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan in 2020, which was the strongest after the 1999 Odisha Cyclone, said officials from the Regional Meteorological Office in Kolkata. As per the latest information available, Cyclone Dana currently exists at […]
Death toll in Bengaluru building collapse rises to five
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) The death toll in the Bengaluru building collapse rose to five on Wednesday morning. Thirteen people were rescued from the debris of the under-construction building which collapsed in Babusapalya near Hennur in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. Rescue operations were on as many more were feared trapped under the debris. The death […]
TN Police on high alert as Diwali nears, special squads deployed in districts
Chennai, Oct 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Police are on high alert following intel inputs of possible mischief by sinister elements during Diwali festivities as heavy crowds throng shopping hubs across the state. Sources at the Tamil Nadu Police headquarters informed IANS that central intelligence received inputs indicating that certain fundamentalist groups may attempt to create […]
Wayanad bypolls: Supporters line up on roads as Priyanka Gandhi heads for nomination filing
Wayanad, Oct 23 (IANS) After Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Kerala’s Wayanad to file her nomination, the people were lining up on the roads to have a glimpse of her, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. People are coming from far and wide to take part in the roadshow as the nearly 1.5 km long road […]
Greater Noida: One killed in car fire, friends taken in custody
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) A man was killed after being trapped inside a Fortuner car that caught fire near Kot Pul Nagla in the Dadri police station area of Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. When the locals spotted the car in the blaze, they informed the police and tried to take him out of the […]
Three killed as bus collides with tractor-trolley in Rajasthan
Jaipur, Oct 23 (IANS) Three people — a driver and two women — died while 46 others were injured as a bus collided with a tractor-trolley on the Jaipur-Delhi national highway in Kotputli-Behror district on Wednesday. The accident happened early morning. Of the 46 injured bus passengers 17 were reported to be in critical condition […]
Maha Assembly polls: Shiv Sena releases first list of 45, fields sitting MLAs
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) Shiv Sena has released its first list of 45 candidates by re-nominating the sitting legislators and ministers who remained with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde after he staged a rebellion in June 2022. The list was released late Tuesday night. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will again contest from Kapri-Pachpakhadi while his ministerial […]
Air quality in Delhi remains ‘very poor’
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A layer of smog enveloped the Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning as the air quality index (AQI) continued to be ‘very poor’. The AQI was recorded at 349, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The pollution levels remain grim despite the Commission for Air […]
1,079 houses inundated as heavy rain wrecks havoc in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (IANS) As many as 1,079 houses in Bengaluru are inundated with water in Bengaluru and 30 regions are facing the problem of waterlogging following heavy rains in Karnataka’s capital city, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office late on Tuesday. Thirty teams of the Forest Department, one battalion of […]
