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Fresh snowfall witnessed in Dharamshala, rainfall in lower areas

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (ANI): The north Indian hill town Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh witnessed rains after small intervals for the last two days and similarly Dhauladhar Mountains are receiving fresh snowfall. The rainy and cloudy weather has declined the temperature up to 4 degree Celsius in many surrounding areas here. The minimum temperature on Sunday morning was recorded 5 degree Celsius in Dharamshala. Akash, a local resident says, "It"s snowing on the mountains and raining in lower areas but people are feeling relieved with this weather as we were waiting for rain."

Less sleep causes more heart disease among poor people: Study

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Lack of sleep is probably the reason for more cardiovascular diseases among the disadvantaged groups, says a recent study. People with lower socio-economic status sleep less for a variety of reasons. They may do several jobs, work in shifts, live in noisy environments, and have greater levels of emotional and financial stress. This was the first large population-based study to examine whether lack of sleep could partly explain why poor people have more heart disease. It found that short sleep explained 13.4 per cent of the link between occupation and coronary heart disease in men. The study was part of the Lifepath project, and pooled data from eight cohorts totalling 111,205 participants from four European countries.

Unprotected server exposes 1.2 billion records of confidential data

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Security researchers have discovered a flaw in an unprotected server that exposed 1.2 billion records of personal data.According to Cnet, the unprotected Elasticsearch server exposed records including email addresses, employers, locations, job titles, names, phone numbers and social media profiles.The exposed data included an index sourced from data enrichment company People Data Labs (PDL) and contained 622 million unique email addresses. However, PDL did not own the server and it is likely that a customer failed to properly secure the database.

Committed to form BJP govt in Delhi: Manoj Tiwari on CM post for himself

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Member of Parliament from Delhi (North-East) and state President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Manoj Tiwari, reacted over Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's remark over his chief minister candidateship. Manoj Tiwari said, "We all are committed to form BJP's government in Delhi." However, he tried to avoid the question over making him the party's chief ministerial candidate in upcoming assembly elections. He made this statement while taking to media, after attending a programme in Dada dev Mela Ground in Delhi.

5 arrested with over Rs 1 crore fake currency in Surat

Surat (Gujarat), Nov 25 (ANI): Crime branch has arrested five people and seized fake currency notes with face value of over Rs one crore in Gujarat's Surat. According to police official, the accused have circulated fake currency worth less than Rs 15,000 before their arrest. Police has also recovered printing machine from the spot.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee had included Maithili language in Constitution's 8th schedule: JP Nadda

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): While addressing a public gathering at 'Mithila Vibhuti Smriti Parv Samaroh' in the national capital on November 24, working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jagat Prakash Nadda said, "Atal Bihari Vajpayee had included Maithili language in the eighth schedule of the Constitution." "We remember Atal ji.

Siberian birds flock to Sangam, attract tourists in Prayagraj

Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 24 (ANI): The season of winters has witnessed an increase inflow of foreign tourists to India. These tourists include regular visitors 'Siberian birds'. The arrival of these annual visitors at various water bodies heralds the onset of winters. They have flocked to Sangam and nearby wetlands in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. These Siberian birds spread their wings to take flight of thousands of kilometres all the way from Siberia. They travel to various areas including Sangam, Bheerpur and Sirsi. These wetlands are also viewed as breeding grounds of these birds. They love this place as they get to eat variety of foods here.

Shiv Sena insulted mandate of people in Maharashtra: Ashish Shelar after party legislators meeting

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): While addressing a press conference after meeting of party legislators got over in Mumbai on November 24, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashish Shelar said, "In this meeting, we discussed and decided the strategy to comfortably pass our floor test. We also passed a resolution congratulating Devendra Fadnavis on taking oath as Chief Minister." "In today's meeting all expected MLAs were present, a meeting of those independent MLAs who are supporting us will be held at a different place," he added. "In total there were 180 MLAs with us, but Shiv Sena has disrespected and insulted the mandate of Maharashtra people," shelar further stated.

50 MLAs are with us, 4 others are in constant touch and will surely come back: NCP

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson Nawab Malik on November 24 said that as many as 50 MLAs are with the party but all are not staying at the hotel. He also talked about the MLAs who left NCP, and said four MLAs, who are kept somewhere by BJP, are in constant touch with us. He also assured that the four MLAs will also come back to the party.

Will get to know through floor test that who has bigger faction: Independent MLA Vinay Kore

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): While speaking to media in Mumbai on November 24, the independent MLA from Maharashtra who is also supporting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vinay Kore said, "We can see that two factions have been formed in Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). We will get to know through floor test that who has the bigger faction, how many people are with Ajit Pawar, how many with Sharad Pawar."

9 vehicles set on fire by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Nov 24 (ANI): Around nine vehicles were set on fire by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada on November 24. They set ablaze nine vehicles including Dumper and JCB. More details are awaited in this regard.

JAP workers participate in 'Jan Kranti March' in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Nov 24 (ANI): Several workers of Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) have protested in Bihar's Patna during 'Jan Kranti March' on November 24. Police lathicharge, fired tear gas and used water cannons on party workers, who participated in the protest march. Jan Adhikar Party president Pappu Yadav headed the protest march in Patna.

Electoral Bond: Here's everything you need to know

An electoral bond is like a promissory note that can be bought by any Indian citizen or company incorporated in India from select branches of State Bank of India. The citizen or corporate can then donate the same to any eligible political party of his/her choice. The bonds are similar to bank notes that are payable to the bearer on demand and are free of interest. An individual or party will be allowed to purchase these bonds digitally or through cheque. Watch the video to know more

Maharashtra Governor should resign on moral grounds: Ashok Gehlot

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Nov 24 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Maharashtra government formation in Jaipur on November 24, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said, "Maharashtra Governor should tender his resignation on moral grounds."

BJP will rest only after making Manoj Tiwari as Delhi CM: Hardeep Singh Puri

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): While addressing a public gathering in the national capital on November 24, the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge), Hardeep Singh Puri said, "We are going to fight Assembly elections under leadership of Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari and we will rest only after making him the Chief Minister."

We fulfilled our promise of abrogating Article 370: Rajnath Singh in Jharkhand

Palamu (Jharkhand), Nov 24 (ANI): While addressing a public gathering in Jharkhand's Palamu on November 24, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Without any delay, we abrogated Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, when we got clear majority in Parliament. Now, there will not be two Constitutions in India, there will be no different flag for J-K." "There'll be only one PM in our country," he added.

Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena fell flat on their face after SC's order: Ashish Shelar

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, after Supreme Court issued notice to Centre, Maharashtra Govt on Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena's plea, BJP leader Ashish Shelar said that After Supreme Court's order NCP-Shiv Sena's demand fallen flat on their face. "After going through the Supreme Court order, one thing has come up very clearly that Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena's demand has not been accepted by SC. They've fallen flat on their face. All lawyers of Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena were pleading to Supreme Court that floor test needs to be done today. After seeing the proceeding and the order it has been established that Supreme Court hasn't come to that conclusion, their request has been rejected."

MEA is in constant contact with Pakistan: MoS Kishan Reddy on Hyderabad resident missing since 2017

Hyderabad, Nov 24 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in Hyderabad on November 24, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy spoke on a resident of Hyderabad Prashanth, who was missing since 2017 and has been caught in Pakistan. He said, "The matter has come to the knowledge of the government of India only now. We have spoken to the Pakistan embassy in Delhi and Indian embassy in Pakistan." "Our External Affairs Ministry is in constant contact with Pakistan. We are making an effort to bring him back to India," he added.

NCP workers protest against Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Thane

Thane (Maharashtra), Nov 24 (ANI): Several Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) workers have protested against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in Thane on November 24. They are protesting against Ajit Pawar a day after he sided with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the Maharashtra Government. Now, all eyes will be on the Supreme Court's (SC) decision, which will decide the future course of action in the Maharashtra political drama.

Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi salutes countrymen for maintaining peace during Ayodhya verdict

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through his radio program Mann Ki Baat saluted people of the country for showing patience and maintaining peace during Ayodhya verdict. "I had said that the country had maintained peace and brotherhood that time before and after the verdict. This time also when Supreme Court judgment came on November 09 . 130 crore Indians proved that for them, there is nothing above national interest. Verdict on Ram temple was welcomed by people across the country," said PM Modi. "The verdict was accepted peacefully and comfortably. Today through Mann Ki Baat, I salute the countrymen for showing patience and maintaining peace," added PM.