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3 min read Last Updated : Oct 13 2024 | 11:10 PM IST
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West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Sunday wrote to the Joint Platform of Doctors (JPD) to call off their demonstration on October 15 stating that it was coinciding with the state government's previously announced 'Pujo Carnival' to be organised on the same day. In his email, Pant also urged the JPD to "advise" the junior doctors to end their hunger strike in the interest of their health and well-being.
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Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai targeted Bharatiya Janata Party government in Centre after NCP leader Baba Siddique was shot dead in Maharashtra and claimed that similar incidents are increasing in the national capital. Siddique, a leader in Ajit Pawar's faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and former Maharashtra minister, was shot at near Nirmal Nagar in Bandra. He later succumbed to his bullet injuries at Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night.
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The reported recording of the statement of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter T Veena by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) triggered a fresh political row in the state on Sunday. The opposition Congress dubbed it an "election stunt" ahead of the upcoming bypolls in the state, while the ruling CPI(M) reacted cautiously, saying that there was no need for the party to give an explanation as it was a matter pertaining between two companies.
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Parts of Mumbai received moderate rainfall on Sunday evening, linked to the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. The Mumbai Centre of the Met Department stated a possibility of rain or thunderstorms towards evening or night on Monday in parts of Mumbai. Some parts of the megapolis received light or moderate showers on Sunday evening.
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Two prisoners who escaped from Haridwar district jail had hatched the plan with a third inmate, who also tried to scale the prison wall with them but failed as his ladder fell, police sources said on Sunday. The three had planned the prison break about a week before a Ramlila event in jail which they took advantage of to escape, they said.
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The Shiromani Akali Dal on Sunday threatened to launch an agitation if the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab failed to ensure procurement and lifting of paddy from mandis within 72 hours. The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's core committee which was presided over by SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar.
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A man was arrested for allegedly looting an Axis Bank branch in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district and over Rs 30 lakh of the stolen money was recovered from him, police said. He robbed the bank of Rs 36 lakh at gunpoint on October 1.
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An FIR has been lodged against a district president of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly demanding an extortion of Rs 5 lakh from a man, police said on Sunday. Deshraj Singh lodged a police complaint accusing Sambhal district Congress chief Vijay Sharma and others of demanding Rs 5 lakh from him for carrying out construction work in his plot at Mohammadpur Tanda village, Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Vishnoi said.
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The election committee of the Assam BJP met on Sunday to deliberate on the upcoming bypolls to five assembly constituencies. In a post on X, the BJP Assam Pradesh said the meeting was attended by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, the saffron party's state chief Bhabesh Kalita and other functionaries.
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AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday congratulated National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah for winning the assembly elections and said that he should consult him in case he faces any problem in running a 'half-state' like Jammu and Kashmir. "Omar Abdullah is going to take over as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days. I congratulate him for being the chief minister of the INDIA alliance. We will fully support him in running a successful government and hope Jammu and Kashmir treads the path of development under his leadership," Kejriwal.
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the assassination of Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique shows the poor law and order situation prevailing in Maharashtra. The people will teach a lesson to the ruling coalition government in the state in the upcoming election, he said.
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The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed ride-hailing platform Ola to implement consumer-friendly changes, including offering refund options and providing receipts for auto rides, the regulator said on Sunday.
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Two youths involved in the killing of NCP leader Baba Siddique are from the same village in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. Both of them were from regular families and had no criminal history, police said on Sunday. Baba Siddique (66), a former Maharashtra minister, was shot dead by three assailants in Mumbai on Saturday night.
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In a bid to strengthen India-UAE maritime cooperation, the Indian Naval Ship Shardul, part of the First Training Squadron, arrived in Dubai as part of its Long Range Training Deployment on Saturday, a statement by the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said. The statement said that the visit aims to foster goodwill between India and UAE.
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China agreed Sunday to assist Vietnam on cross-border railway development and take steps to expand agricultural imports from its smaller neighbour, Vietnam's official media said. Premier Li Qiang, on an official visit to Vietnam, pledged that China would further open its market to high-quality fruits, seafood and other Vietnamese products, a state media report said.
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The Delhi Police has arrested three people and seized more than 1,300 kilograms of illegal firecrackers from several areas of the national capital, officials said on Sunday. They were identified as Manoj Kumar, Sanjay Atri and Vipin Kumar. The officials said Manoj Kumar had been involved in selling banned crackers since the Covid-induced lockdowns and Atri supplied the crackers.
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An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in the territory's north and airstrikes destroyed a century-old market in southern Lebanon. The strike in Gaza late Saturday hit a home in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing parents and their six children, who ranged in age from 8 to 23, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in nearby Deir al-Balah, where the bodies were taken.
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The Odisha government is planning to distribute the Mahaprasad' at Puri's Jagannath temple to devotees free of cost, a state minister said on Sunday. The planned move could materialise soon, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan told reporters here.
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Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday said the Election Commission must clarify on the questions raised by the Congress about EVMs in the recently-concluded Haryana Assembly polls. Sibal asserted he is of the opinion that misuse of EVMs does take place in the elections.
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Sonam Wangchuk and 20 other protestors were detained by Delhi Police for protesting outside the Ladakh Bhawan here on Sunday, officials said. Around 20 to 25 protesters, who were on fast with Wangchuk, were detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station, they said.
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Topics :Pinarayi VijayanEknath ShindeDroupadi MurmuBaba SiddiqueNCPMumbaiMaharashtraKerala govtMaharashtra governmentKerala
First Published: Oct 13 2024 | 8:10 AM IST
