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At least 74% of urban households eat sweets 3 or more times a month: Survey

According to the LocalCircles survey, only five per cent of people in the urban Indian households said that they did not consume traditional sweets

208 Naxals surrender in Dandakaranya; North Bastar now free from red terror

With this, officials said, most of Abujhmad has been freed from Naxal influence, bringing an end to the decades-long Red terror in North Bastar

Diwali rush: IRCTC website crashes before Tatkal bookings, users frustrated

This was not the first time the IRCTC platform has faced technical issues, outages and glitches have long frustrated travellers, particularly during peak travel seasons

Cabinet expansion: Gujarat CM seeks Guv's permission to hold oath ceremony

During the meeting at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar, the CM informed the governor about the current status of the Gujarat cabinet, said the release

1984 riots: HC to hear Sajjan Kumar's appeal against conviction in November

Kumar was awarded life imprisonment on February 25 by a trial court here, which said that the convict's old age and illness weighed in favour of a lesser sentence instead of the death penalty

Police worked in coordination with other forces during Op Sindoor: BSF DG

In those moments, IPS officers often become the bridge binding the strength of the state with the trust of the people, ensuring that democracy survives in its toughest tests, Chawdhary said

Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today for paying tribute to singer Zubeen Garg

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Gaurav Gogoi had visited the site on Thursday to review the arrangements for Gandhi's visit

HC refuses SIT probe into anti-Naxal operation killing CPI (Maoist) leader

Katta Ramachandra Reddy alias Raju Dada (63) and Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy alias Kosa Dada (67), both Central Committee members of the banned outfit, were killed in a gunfight

Major cabinet rejig in Gujarat today: 22 ministers expected to take oath

Gujarat Cabinet rejig: The Cabinet overhaul is likely to introduce additional ministerial positions, and balance caste and regional dynamics

Kerala SIT arrests prime accused in Sabarimala temple missing gold case

Potty, a Bengaluru-based businessman who was taken into custody from his residence at Pulimath near here on Thursday, was interrogated at the Crime Branch office in Thiruvananthapuram

Aadhaar emerges as poster child for Starmer's upcoming UK digital ID plan

Last week, Starmer was visiting India and met with Aadhaar's architect, Nandan Nilekani - who is also the non-executive chairman of the IT services giant Infosys Ltd

Bomb threat at Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan's Chennai home a hoax

The threat was sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP via email, prompting a police and bomb squad search; officials later confirmed it was a hoax and began tracing the sender

Jaisalmer bus fire: Toll rises to 22; probe launched into safety lapse

Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police Abhishek Shivhare said bus owner Turab Ali and driver Shaukat Khan were taken into custody for questioning

Why Narayana Murthy, wife declined to take part in Karnataka caste survey

Sudha Murthy submitted a self-declaration refusing to provide information in the pro forma issued by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission for the Social and Educational Survey 2025

UN today still reflects realities of 1945, not of 2025: EAM Jaishankar

The EAM underscored the need to 'recalibrate' global peacekeeping efforts in tune with evolving realities

Pre-test exercise for 1st phase of Census 2027 to be held from Nov 10-30

It will be the first digital census, which will also enumerate the caste of the citizens

Air India crash: Deceased pilot's father, union move SC seeking probe

The petition claims that the ongoing probe is "incomplete, biased, and technically unsound"

News highlights: PM Modi lays foundation for multiple projects worth Rs 13,430 cr in Andhra Pradesh

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Entire Gujarat Cabinet quits; CM Bhupendra Patel to form Cabinet on Oct 17

The new cabinet will take oath on October 17 at 11:30 am at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, according to an official statement

AG allows contempt action against lawyer for throwing shoe at CJI Gavai

Attorney General R Venkataramani grants consent for criminal contempt proceedings against advocate Rakesh Kishore, who threw a shoe at CJI B R Gavai inside the Supreme Court