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Yesterday was black Saturday, an 'accidental swearing-in-ceremony': Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut stated that Government formation in Maharashtra by BJP with support of NCP's Ajit Pawar was a dark day in the history of the state it was an accidental oath-taking-ceremony. "Yesterday was a black Saturday in the history of Maharashtra. It was an accidental-oath-taking ceremony. People are sleeping and they are not even aware of the move," said Sanjay Raut.

BJP trapped in its own game now: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut stated that BJP has got trapped in its own game now. "CBI, ED, Income Tax Department and Police are the four main party workers of BJP. Present Governor is also their worker. But BJP has got trapped in its own game now. It's beginning of their end," said Sanjay Raut.

Delhi continues to reel under 'poor' air quality

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Delhiites woke up to a smoggy morning on Nov 24. A layer of smog surrounded India Gate. The air quality dipped to 'poor' category. According to AQI at Lodhi Road, major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 were at 212 and 206 respectively.

Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress has right to go to SC: Ramdas Athawale

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Supreme Court will today hear Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress plea against government formation in Maharashtra. Speaking on this, ? President of Republican Party of India, Ramdas Athawale said that Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance has right to go to Supreme Court and we also have right to form the government in Maharashtra. "Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress has complete right to go to the Supreme Court, but we have also right to form the government because BJP had 120 MLA. We have to boost the pride of Maharashtra therefore we decided to form government," said Ramdas Athawale.

Mega Wall Painting to promote 'Swachhta Abhiyan' at Chennai Airport

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Nov 24 (ANI): Airports Authority of India organised a 'Mega Wall Painting' activity as part of Swachhta Abhiyan. Artists painted wall panels at Chennai Airport. Several students also joined the move to decorate the wall. Speaking to ANI, Airport Director said, "The theme is environment and swachhta. Schools and colleges are participating."

4 arrested for running fake e-commerce website in Agra

Agra (UP), Nov 24 (ANI): Police arrested four people for duping people of lakhs of rupees by offering huge discounts on products through a fake e-commerce website in Agra. While speaking to media persons, SP (City) Agra, Botre Rohan Pramod said, "They are offering huge discounts on products through a fake e-commerce website. Four people have been arrested. Their office is in Faridabad."

CJI Bobde offers prayers at Lord Balaji Temple in Tirumala

Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 24 (ANI): Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde offered prayers at Lord Balaji Temple in Tirumala on November 23. On November 18, Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India. Bobde will retire on April 23, 2021.

High antibiotic use may elevate Parkinson's disease risk

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): Too much intake of antibiotics adds up to the risk of Parkinson's disease, stated a new study. A higher exposure to commonly used oral antibiotics is linked to an increase in Parkinson's disease risk, according to the study published in the journal Movement Disorders. The strongest associations were found for broad-spectrum antibiotics and those that act against anaerobic bacteria and fungi. The timing of antibiotic exposure also seemed to matter. It suggested that excessive use of certain antibiotics can predispose to Parkinson's disease with a delay of up to 10 to 15 years. This connection may be explained by their disruptive effects on the gut microbial ecosystem. Exposure was classified based on number of purchased courses. Exposure was also examined by classifying antibiotics according to their chemical structure, antimicrobial spectrum, and mechanism of action.

Hyderabad girl sets two world records in different disciplines

Hyderabad, Nov 24 (ANI): Sahruda, an eight-year-old student has several record-breaking achievements; the girl has set two world records, approved by Elite World Records LLC, USA. They are -- the most number of Origami models (102) by an individual (minor-female) in 20 minutes, and most number of Ceramic tiles (350) broken by an individual (minor-female), in 20 minutes. The previous record in the ceramic tile category was 262, set by a North Korean record holder. Sahruda, speaking to ANI said: "I have attempted 3 world records and broke 2 world records and several national and state records. For the ceramic tile event, I practised breaking the tiles, which are 5 mm thick, with my teacher. I have also attempted to break another record in colouring and Origami models."

CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurates 7-day long National Tribal Craft Mela 2019

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 24 (ANI): Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik inaugurated National Tribal Craft Mela-2019 in Bhubaneswar on November 23. The 7-day long 8th National Tribal Crafts Mela has been organised with the objective of promotion and popularisation of traditional tribal arts and crafts. Tribal artisans will showcase handicraft items, handloom products, iron, bamboo products, puppets, siali crafts, tribal textiles and embroidery work, tribal paintings and many more tribal products.

Appointment of Jayant Patil as legislative party leader invalid: BJP's Ashish Shelar

Mumbai, Nov 24 (ANI): As the NCP sacked Ajit Pawar and appointed party state president Jayant Patil as its legislative party chief, BJP leader Ashish Shelar on Saturday slammed the decision terming the appointment 'invalid'. "BJP is of the view that Ajit Pawar's appointment as NCP legislative party leader was valid and appointment of Jayant Patil in his place today is invalid," said Shelar. In a major twist, Ajit Pawar pulled off a political coup in Maharashtra by joining hands with the BJP and taking oath as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's deputy, following which he was expelled as the legislative party leader of his party. In a surprise development, Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Saturday morning for a second term.

2 under trial prisoners escape from police van in UP's Aligarh

Aligarh (UP), Nov 24 (ANI): Two under trial prisoners escaped from the police van in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh on November 23. The prisoners were identified as Mukesh and Sugeet both ran away while going towards court for hearing. While speaking to media persons, a police official said, "Both prisoners have the criminal record and they ran away while going towards court for hearing." Police investigation is underway in the matter.

OnePlus reveals third-party accessed users' data

New Delhi, Nov 24 (ANI): OnePlus has found itself in another embarrassing spot after it found that its users' information was accessed by unauthorised third-party. In an official blog, the company revealed that its security team discovered that some of its users' order information including name, contact number, email, and shipping address may have been exposed. While OnePlus has taken steps to reinforce security, the impacted users are likely to receive spam and phishing emails as a result of unauthorised access. All payment information, passwords, and accounts are safe, the company confirmed.

Maharashtra Govt formation: No questions over Governor's intentions, says Rajnath Singh

Lucknow, Nov 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reacted over Maharashtra government formation. He said that there is no question over Governor's intentions. "When a Governor is satisfied that parties have numbers to form government, then only he invites them. Let's see what happens in floor test but I believe that they must have had required numbers, that's why they were invited," said Rajnath Singh.

Dreaded gangster 'Budda' taken to Mohali from Delhi

Mohali (Punjab), Nov 23 (ANI): The Punjab Police reached Mohali with gangster Sukhpreet Singh Dhaliwal. Police arrested wanted notorious gangster Sukhpreet Singh Dhaliwal alias 'Budda' from IGI airport in Delhi after he was deported from Armenia. 'Budda' was facing the law in more than 15 criminal cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) etc. He had also recently come to notice for his contacts with pro-Khalistan elements.

Stubble burning continues along Ludhiana highway in Punjab

Ludhiana (Punjab), Nov 23 (ANI): Despite the ban, stubble burning continued along Ludhiana highway in Punjab. The latest footage came from Malerkotla road near Paliwal village. From September to November each year, farmers burn tons of crop waste from their paddy fields after harvesting, as a low-cost straw-disposal practice to reduce the turnaround time between harvesting and sowing for the second (winter) crop. It is said that stubble burning is main cause of increasing air pollution in Delhi-NCR.

Dhananjay Munde arrives at YB Chavan Center to meet Sharad Pawar

Mumbai, Nov 23 (ANI): MLA Dhananjay Munde arrived at YB Chavan Center to meet National Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar in Mumbai. Several other MLAs also arrived at YB Chavan Center for meeting. MLA Atul Benke said, "I am with Sharad Pawar. We all are together." MLA Hasan Mushrif, who earlier met Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, also arrived for the meeting.

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar holds meeting with NCP leaders

Mumbai, Nov 23 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar held a meeting with NCP MP Sunil Tatkare in Mumbai on November 23. NCP MLAs Dilip Walse Patil and Hasan Mushrif were also present in the meeting. The meeting was held at his brother Sriniwas Pawar's residence. Security has been heightened outside the residence of Sriniwas Pawar.

West Bengal college appoints Muslim Sanskrit professor

Howrah (West Bengal), Nov 23 (ANI): Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira at Belur Math in Howrah has appointed Ramzan Ali as Sanskrit professor. Speaking to ANI, Ali said, "Language has nothing to do with any religion, everyone should learn Sanskrit." Recently in Banaras Hindu University (BHU), students were seen protesting against the appointment of Non-Hindu teacher in Sanskrit Department.

NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress conspired to control Mumbai through backdoor: RS Prasad

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress conspired to control financial capital of India, Mumbai. "Mumbai is the financial capital of India and Maharashtra is a big state. It was a conspiracy (by NCP-Shiv Sena-Congress) to control Mumbai through the backdoor," said Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing a press conference.