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Ahead of the upcoming Bihar elections, former poll strategist Prashant Kishor has launched Jan Suraaj Party in Patna. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched multiple development projects worth over Rs 83,700 crore from Jharkhand. He unveiled the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, which will be implemented at a cost of Rs 79,150 crore.

Amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran, the Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its concern at the "escalation of security situation in West Asia." The MEA reiterated its call for restraint by different participants and the protection of civilians. "It is important that the conflict doesn’t take a wider regional dimension and we urge that all issues be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy," the ministry said in a statement.

The Centre has advised Indians to avoid travelling to Iran after they launched a massive missile attack on Israel while those already present in the country have been asked to stay vigilant.

Three persons were killed after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Maharashtra's Pune district on Wednesday morning, police said. The helicopter, belonging to a Delhi-based private aviation firm, took off from the Oxford Golf Course helipad here and was heading to Juhu in Mumbai, an official said.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasised that India is concerned over the escalating conflict in the Middle East, as tensions between Israel and Iran risk developing into a full-scale war.  Jaishankar also underscored that any country's response must avoid harming civilians. "We are concerned at the possibility of a broadening of the conflict, not just what happened in Lebanon, but also to the Houthis and the Red Sea, and to anything that happens between Iran and Israel," the minister said during an interaction with a think tank in Washington.

Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Wednesday walked out of the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak after he was granted a 20-day parole. During his temporary release period, Singh will stay at the Dera ashram in Barnawa in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat. He came out of jail under tight security this morning after his release on parole, an official said. The Haryana government has granted a 20-day parole to Singh while barring him from taking part in election-related activities, making speeches and staying in the state during the period.

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and 150 Ladakhis were again detained after they were released by the Delhi Police late Tuesday night, even as their indefinite fast continue at the police stations, officials said on Wednesday. Wangchuk and other detained Ladakhis were allowed to go on Tuesday night but they were adamant to march towards the central part of Delhi, therefore, they were detained again, a senior police officer told PTI. Wangchuk has been kept at the Bawana police station along with few others while others have been kept at Narela Industrial Area, Alipur and Kanjhawala police stations, he added.


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Delhi Police makes biggest-ever drug bust, seizes drugs worth Rs 5,600 cr

The Delhi Police has made one of the biggest drug busts ever seen in the city, seizing over 560 kilograms of cocaine and 40 kilograms of hydroponic marijuana estimated to be worth around Rs 5,620 crore, officials said here. They said a Delhi Police Special Cell team nabbed four people from South Delhi's Mahipalpur and confiscated the consignment weighing over 602 kilograms.
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Amazon hit with US labor board complaint over 'joint employment' of drivers

Amazon.com has been accused by a US labor board of illegally refusing to bargain with a union representing drivers employed by a contractor, the agency announced on Wednesday. The complaint from the National Labor Relations Board claims that Amazon is a so-called "joint employer" of drivers employed by the contractor, Battle Tested Strategies (BTS), and used a series of illegal tactics to discourage union activities at a facility in Palmdale, California.
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Delhi CM orders audit of Discoms to look into pension surcharge issue

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has ordered a special audit of power companies to look into the pension surcharge issue, an official statement said on Wednesday. To be conducted by auditors approved by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the move aims to ensure greater transparency in the pension process of the Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB), it said.
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US President Biden to join G7 call on West Asian crisis

Biden to join G7 call on Mideast crisis on Wednesday; Israel combat losses in south Lebanon rise to eight.
 
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Cong names Raju Poojary for K'taka Legislative Council bye-election

Congress names Raju Poojary for Karnataka Legislative Council bye-election.
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Hundreds offer prayers at Gandhi temple in Odisha on birth anniversary

Hundreds of people offered prayers at the Gandhi temple at Bhatra in Odisha's Sambalpur district on the 155th birth anniversary of the father of the nation on Wednesday. It is probably one of the oldest of the few temples dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi in the country.

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Samsung workers observe one day token fast near Chennai

Workers of Samsung India Electronics Ltd on Wednesday observed a token fast near the factory here on Wednesday, as part of intensifying their ongoing protest which entered the fourth week.

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Uttarakhand's Gross State Domestic Product increases 1.3 times in 20 months

Uttarakhand's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has increased by 1.3 times in the last 20 months, the state government said on Wednesday. New policies brought by the state government, amendments in the old ones besides employment and self-employment programmes underway have contributed to the GSDP growth, Secretary energy, housing and planning R Meenakshi Sundaram said at a press conference.

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Modi diverted wealth of entire country to Gujarat, says Prashant Kishor

Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday alleged that after being voted to power by people impressed with his track record in Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has "diverted wealth of the entire country to his home state".
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51 killed in Israeli operation on southern Gaza: Palestine

Israel launched ground operations and carried out airstrikes in a hard-hit city in southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 51 people, including women and children, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday.
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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor launches Jan Suraaj Party

Ahead of the forthcoming Bihar polls, Prashant Kishor has launched Jan Suraaj Party in Patna. 
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JMM-led coalition govt devouring poor's ration and water, misusing central funds: PM Modi

JMM-led govt patronising infiltrators; population of Hindus and Adivasis declining, PM Modi asserted today at a rally in Hazaribag.
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JMM-led coalition derailed development in Jharkhand: PM Modi

Time ripe for 'Parivartan' in Jharkhand to protect 'beti, mati, roti' and check corruption, PM Modi said today.
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Welfare schemes of JMM-led coalition govt in Jharkhand means of corruption: PM Modi in Hazaribag

Land 'dalals' rule Jharkhand; Army land not spared, mines and minerals being looted, PM Modi stated in a rally at Hazaribag
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EAM Jaishankar meets US counterpart Blinken; discuss bilateral co-op, West Asia and Ukraine

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his US counterpart Antony Blinken here and held discussions covering deepening bilateral cooperation, the situation in West Asia, recent developments in the Indian sub-continent, the Indo-Pacific and Ukraine.
Jaishankar - on his first visit to the US capital since the third Modi government took office - met Blinken on Tuesday at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department.

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First Published: Oct 02 2024 | 9:14 AM IST

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