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Congress leaders attend party's Parliamentary Strategy Group meet

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Congress leaders went to 10 Janpath for Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group meet on Nov 25. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was seen outside 10 Janpath. Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal and other leaders also attended the meeting. 10 Janpath is the official residence of party interim president Sonia Gandhi.

CM Yogi holds Janta Darbar, addresses people's grievances in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a Janta Darbar in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur on November 25. The Janta Darbar was held at Gorakhnath Temple in order to address the grievances of the people. Several people submitted their applications to CM and appealed to him to take steps to provide some solution to their problems. Yogi Adityanath used to hold such meetings before taking over as the chief minister.

Karti Chidambaram, Shashi Tharoor arrive at Tihar Jail to meet P Chidambaram

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): Congress leader Karti Chidambaram arrived at Tihar Jail to meet his father P Chidambaram on Nov 25. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also went to meet him. P Chidambaram is currently lodged in jail in connection with INX Media money laundering case.

Thick layer of smog blankets Delhi, creates problems for morning joggers

New Delhi, Nov 25 (ANI): The air quality of national capital took a major hit due to a combination of firecracker emissions, stubble burning and unfavorable meteorological conditions in past one month. A thick layer of smog blankets Delhi on November 25. On November 01, the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) declared public health emergency in Delhi due to rising air pollution levels. Residents of Delhi have complained of a spike in respiratory problems, allergies and other health issues. The stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana made the situation even worse in Delhi.

1 dead, 4 injured after unidentified miscreants open fire at wedding in UP's Hapur

Hapur (UP), Nov 25 (ANI): One person died and four others were injured after unidentified miscreants opened fire at a wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur. Hapur's Superintendent of Police, Sanjiv Suman said,"Prima facie it appears to be a case of personal rivalry. Injured persons have been admitted to hospital."Police has started investigation in the case.

Kiln owner to donate 51,000 bricks for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (UP), Nov 25 (ANI): A Kiln owner is going to donate 51,0000 bricks for the construction of Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. On November 09, Supreme Court ordered central government to formulate scheme for setting up a trust within 3-4 months over the disputed site for construction of temple, while giving verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case. The Ayodhya dispute is a political, historical, and socio-religious debate that almost ended after the verdict. However, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board will file a review petition against the verdict.

This Odisha woman has 20 toes and 12 fingers

Ganjam (Odisha), Nov 25 (ANI): Extremely rare in the world, a woman has 20 fingers in her toes and 12 fingers in her hand surviving in Odisha's Ganjam district. She was born with this defect and couldn't be treated as they belonged from a poor family. However, doctors specified that it's a disease but some people treat it like social stigma. The old woman has to go through mental harassment and has to confine herself to her house.

Sharad Pawar never agreed to Ajit Pawar's decision to support BJP: NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal

Mumbai, Nov 25 (ANI): NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said that party chief Sharad Pawar has never agreed to Ajit Pawar's decision to support BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. He further added that party has separated into two parts, on being asked about twitter war between Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar. He made this statement after meeting NCP MLAs at the hotel in Mumbai.

Tourist season begins at Kovalam in Kerala

Kovalam (Kerala), Nov 25 (ANI): Kovalam in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram is getting a full tourism season after the last year's devastating floods. Though the numbers may be less compared with earlier seasons, the administration is hoping that the tourist flow will increase once the season progresses. The tourism season starts in November and continues till February. Tourists visiting Kovalam are mainly from countries like UK, Russia, Germany and Scandinavian countries.

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.