Clashes erupt in Bihar’s Gopalganj, Katihar during Muharram processions; stones hurled, vehicles vandalised – police to take action | India News

Clashes erupt in Bihar’s Gopalganj, Katihar during Muharram processions; stones hurled, vehicles vandalised – police to take action | India News

This is a representative image (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Tensions flared during Muharram processions in Bihar‘s Gopalganj and Katihar districts on Sunday, leading to clashes between groups in two separate incidents, officials confirmed.In Gopalganj’s Manjha area, a dispute between two akharas occurred over the performance of stunts during the religious procession. One individual sustained…

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‘Nobody saw this coming’: Texas flood kills 59; 27 girls still missing after camp washed away, rescue efforts enter day 3 | India News

‘Nobody saw this coming’: Texas flood kills 59; 27 girls still missing after camp washed away, rescue efforts enter day 3 | India News

The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Texas has climbed to 59, with more fatalities feared, state officials said Sunday. “We still have heavy rains today, and we lost others. We’re now up to 59. We expect that to go higher, sadly,” Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick told Fox News.27 girls still missing…

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Arms from Myanmar: Smuggling racket in Manipur busted; 4 held as probe intensifies | India News

Arms from Myanmar: Smuggling racket in Manipur busted; 4 held as probe intensifies | India News

Security forces in Manipur have launched an intensified investigation into a transnational arms smuggling racket, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-based insurgent group. The operation exposed a wider network suspected of trafficking weapons from Myanmar and distributing them across India using forged documents and registered gun houses.The case came to light…

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‘Great danger to democracy’: Mahua Moitra moves SC over EC’s voter list revision in Bihar; calls it ‘crazy exercise to disenfranchise’ | India News

‘Great danger to democracy’: Mahua Moitra moves SC over EC’s voter list revision in Bihar; calls it ‘crazy exercise to disenfranchise’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling the process a direct threat to democratic rights. In a scathing critique, Moitra accused the poll body of acting at the behest…

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Mandi cloudburst: Family dead or missing; 10 month old baby might be the lone survivor | India News

Mandi cloudburst: Family dead or missing; 10 month old baby might be the lone survivor | India News

Ten-month-old Neetika is believed to be the only surviving member of her family after a devastating cloudburst struck Talwara village in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district earlier this week.Her father, 31-year-old Ramesh Kumar, had stepped out to divert floodwater from their home when the cloudburst hit on Tuesday. His body was later recovered from the debris.Neetika’s…

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Electoral roll revision: EC eases rules for Bihar voters; ‘required documents can be submitted later’ | India News

Electoral roll revision: EC eases rules for Bihar voters; ‘required documents can be submitted later’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Days after the opposition dubbed EC’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls as “votebandi,” the poll body on Sunday eased the rules of the ongoing exercise for Bihar voters.In an advertisement carried in Hindi newspapers, Bihar chief electoral officer has now asked voters to submit forms without the required documents, which can be…

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors | India News

Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors | India News

Union minister Nitin Gadkari asks Delhi Police to ‘strictly enforce’ ban on 2 & 3 wheelers on high-speed corridors NEW DELHI: Concerned over unabated violation of traffic rules by two and three-wheelers entering the main carriageway of expressways and access-controlled stretches in Delhi-NCR, Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has asked the Delhi…

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‘Account withheld’: Reuters X handle blocked in India over ‘legal demand’; Musk-owned platform asked to explain | India News

‘Account withheld’: Reuters X handle blocked in India over ‘legal demand’; Musk-owned platform asked to explain | India News

NEW DELHI: The X handle of international news agency Reuters has been withheld in India “in response to a legal demand,” according to a notice displayed by the social media platform.However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter, and sought explanation from X, the social media platform owned by the…

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Sandeshkhali case: CBI takes over Bengal post-poll violence probe; files FIR against former TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan | India News

Sandeshkhali case: CBI takes over Bengal post-poll violence probe; files FIR against former TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan | India News

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the killing of three BJP workers Pradeep Mondal, Devdas Mondal, and Sukanta Mondal during the 2019 post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. Acting on the June 30 order of the Calcutta high court, the agency registered an FIR against former Trinamool…

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