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Govt imposes import curbs on parts of pocket lighters with immediate effect

During April-July this fiscal, import of lighter parts stood at $3.8 million. It was $4.86 million in 2023-24. The parts are mainly imported from China

Wipro board to consider issuing bonus shares ahead of Sep quarter results

Shares of Wipro settled at Rs 528.95 on Friday on the BSE, 0.77 per cent higher than the previous close

Reliance Jio seeks govt intervention for fair spectrum allocation

How spectrum for satellite services in India will be given out has been a contentious issue since last year

Delhi's air quality turns 'poor' after Dussehra, likely to improve soon

Delhi's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 224 on Sunday, according to the 4 pm AQI bulletin from the Central Pollution Control Board

Haridwar prison break: 3 planned to scale wall, 1 failed as ladder fell

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

BJP appoints Shah, Mohan Yadav observers for Haryana party leader election

The BJP secured a third term in the assembly polls in Haryana, results of which were declared on October 8. It won 48 seats against the Congress' 37 in the 90-member assembly in the northern state

Shiromani Akali Dal asks Punjab to ensure paddy procurement or face protest

The decision was taken at a meeting of the party's core committee which was presided over by SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar

PM Modi likely to inaugurate ITU's telecom standard meet, IMC on Oct 15

Telecom department-backed India Mobile Congress 2024 eighth edition will also be held concurrently with WTSA 2024

TN train collision: Technical team suspects sabotage after site inspection

The Railway officials said that after examining the condition of the site, it seemed that there was no defect in the signalling system or any error on the part of the signalling department

Baba Siddique praised for pandemic relief; was friends with Bollywood stars

During the peak of the pandemic, the 66-year-old leader had arranged highly sought-after medicines for needy patients

As Met predicts heavy rainfall, TN govt sets up command centre to tackle it

Relief camps have been set up in all the wards under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while those areas which are frequently flooded due to heavy rain are under constant watch, dy CM said

Assam BJP's poll unit holds meeting to discuss upcoming Assembly byelection

The elections in these constituencies will be held as per the pre-delimitation status, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam Anurag Goel had said earlier

Canadian MP raises alarm over attacks on journos covering Khalistan issue

Citing attacks on Rishi Nagar of Red FM Calgary a few days, he said that there are many more attacks in Greater Toronto Area and across Canada by Khalistani extremists

Kejriwal ready to share insights with Omar on running 'half-state' like J&K

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said that Mehraj had not won in the name of religion but raised the basic issues like education, health and roads

Baba Siddique murder: Court remands accused to police custody till Oct 21

Police need to probe if any political rivalry was involved in the shooting, public prosecutor Gautam Gaikwad told the court

Earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hits parts of Assam, no casualty reported

A National Center for Seismology report said the quake was recorded at 7:47 am in Udalguri district on the northern bank of Brahmaputra, at a depth of 15 km

Two suspects in Baba Siddique murder belong to same village in Bahraich

Though they have no criminal history in Bahraich, still, as a precaution, "the police is trying to gather information about both of them, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla told mediapersons

Delhi govt releases Rs 100 cr for 12 Delhi University colleges funded by it

The AAP government has made a budgetary provision of approximately Rs 400 crore for the colleges for the financial year 2024-25, it said, adding that the latest fund is for the third quarter

Don't politicise Baba Siddique's murder, says Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar

"The collapse of law and order in Maharashtra is a cause for concern. My heartfelt tributes to Baba Siddiqui and condolences to his family," Sharad Pawar said in a post on X late Saturday night

Why life of one soldier is not same as another: Rahul questions Agnipath

The Congress leader said the Agneepath scheme is an "injustice" to the army and an "insult "to the martyrdom of our brave soldiers