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HM Amit Shah attends passing out parade of IPS probationers in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Aug 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended passing out parade of IPS probationers in Hyderabad on August 24. The event held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy. The 'Dikshant Parade' of 70 Regular Recruits (RR) has 92 IPS Probationers including 12 women and 11 foreign officers. The 'Dikshant Parade' is the culmination of basic training of 42 weeks followed by practical training.

India not just union of states but also union of people: Justice (Retd) Kurian Joseph

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph said that India is not only a union of states but also a union of people representing several religions and cultures on August 24. "To me, India that is Bharat is not only a Union of States, it's a Union of people belonging to several religions, representing various cultures, several languages and civilizations. So, it is a Union of all diversities, that is what is India. The moment this diversity is taken away, it is not India, it is something else," he said while speaking at the All India Catholic Union Centenary celebration programme. "I also wanted to make a reference to Dr Ambedkar when he said -- this Constitution will not fail us, probably we may fail the Constitution. That is actually the ground reality," he said. He said it is not the Constitution which is bad but the people manning the constitutional institutions who do not respect constitutional values. "The country is going back not because the Const

Devotees celebrate 'Krishna Janmashtami' at ISKCON in Paris

Paris (France), Aug 24 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers at International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Temple in Paris on the occasion of Janmashtami. 'Krishna Janmashtami' celebrates birth of Lord Krishna, 8th avatar of Lord Vishnu. Janmashtami is an important Hindu festival, which is celebrated all over India with full enthusiasm.

4-storey building collapses in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi, several feared trapped

Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), Aug 24 (ANI): A four-storey building was collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi on August 24. The incident took place in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi. Around four people have been rescued and several are still feared trapped in the debris. Rescue operations are underway. More details are awaited in this regard.

CM Adityanath celebrates 'Krishna Janmashtami' with children at Gorakhnath temple

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 24 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated Janmashtami with children in Gorakhpur. The event of Janmashtami took place at Smriti Bhavan of Gorakhnath temple with full fervour. Meanwhile, CM Yogi also performed 'aarti' and did pooja at Gorakhnath temple on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami. Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. It is an important Hindu festival, which is celebrated all over India with major celebrations taking place in Mathura and Vrindavan, the two places intricately associated with the birth and youth of Lord Krishna.

Devotees celebrate 'Krishna Janmashtami' across nation with full fervour

Mumbai/ Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh)/ Mathura (UP)/ Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Aug 24 (ANI): On the auspicious occasion of 'Krishna Janmashtami', several devotees flocked to International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Mumbai's Girgaon. 'Krishna Janmashtami' celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Meanwhile, temples in Mathura illuminated on the special occasion. Large numbers of devotees also offered prayers at the Radha Krishna temple in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad, Janmashtami is an important Hindu festival, which is celebrated all over India with major celebrations taking place in Mathura and Vrindavan, the two places intricately associated with the birth and youth of Lord Krishna.

Self-administered acupressure may help in lower back pain

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Researchers have found that people with chronic lower back pain who perform self-administered acupressure experience improvement in pain and fatigue symptoms. In the study, published in the journal, 'Pain Medicine,' the research team randomly assigned 67 participants with chronic low back pain into three groups. "Relaxing acupressure is thought to be effective in reducing insomnia while stimulating acupressure is thought to be effective in fatigue reduction," Murphy said. Participants in the acupressure groups were trained to administer acupressure on certain points of the body, and spent between 27 and 30 minutes daily, over the course of six weeks, performing the technique. She said this study highlights the benefits of a non-pharmacological treatment option that patients could perform easily on their own and see positive results.

Krishna Janmashtami: 'Govindas' passionately celebrate Dahi Handi in Mumbai's Worli

Mumbai, Aug 24 (ANI): Any 'Krishna Janmashtami' celebration is incomplete without fun of Dahi Handi in India. Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu. Several 'Govindas' celebrated Dahi Handi in Mumbai on the occasion. The event took place in Mumbai's Worli area on August 23. Janmashtami is an important Hindu festival, which is celebrated all over India with major celebrations taking place in Mathura and Vrindavan, the two places intricately associated with the birth and youth of Lord Krishna. It is observed on the eighth day of the Krishna Paksh of the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar.

Woman allegedly given Triple Talaq by husband for giving birth to girl child in Ayodhya

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 24 (ANI): A woman was allegedly given Triple Talaq by her husband in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. She was given talaq for giving birth to a girl child. While speaking to ANI, the victim said, "Since the first month of our wedding my husband started torturing me for dowry. When I gave birth to a girl I was given triple talaq. I demand justice." Triple Talaq Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha on July 30 criminalising men for divorcing by uttering talaq thrice. Meanwhile, the Additional SP (Rural) of Ayodhya Shailendra Kumar Singh said, "The incident happened under Haiderganj police station limit. On the basis of the complaint filed by the victim the case has been registered. Investigation is underway in the case."

1 dead, 4 injured after 4-storey building collapses in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi

Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), Aug 24 (ANI): Around one person was declared dead and four others were injured after a four-storey building was collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi on August 24. The incident took place in Shanti Nagar area of Bhiwandi. Several people are still feared trapped in the debris. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was immediately pressed into action to rescue the people from the debris. Fire tenders were also rushed to the spot. Rescue operations are underway. More details are awaited in this regard. While speaking to ANI, Additional Commissioner of Thane Municipal Corporation AshokKumar Rankhamb said, "We had received a message that column of the building might dismantle. Our emergency team reached here and after examination, they found that the building might collapse."

Facebook injected more ads on Instagram

New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): If you have been seeing more ads on Instagram this year, you are not alone. Parent company Facebook reportedly instructed Instagram to increase the number of ads in the app towards the end of 2019. According to The Information, Facebook exerted more control over Instagram over the last two years, including the move to rename the app, Mashable reports. Facebook plans to bring Instagram's revenue number closer to its own app, and will heavily rely on commerce to achieve that. Meanwhile, Instagram has been experimenting with in-app shopping features and a standalone shopping app as well.

GST refunds to MSMEs will be paid within 60 days: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed that all pending GST refunds due to MSMEs till now shall be paid within 30 days from August 23 and in future, the GST refunds to MSMEs will be paid within 60 days. She was addressing a press conference in New Delhi on India's current economy.

CSR violations will not be treated as criminal offence but civil liabilities: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that from now onwards, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) violations will not be treated as a criminal offence but as civil liabilities. "CSR violations will not be treated as a criminal offence and instead be as civil liabilities. On or after October 01, 2019 all the Income-tax orders, notices, summons, letters, etc. shall be issued through a centralised computer system", said Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing a press conference in New Delhi.

AAP MLA Alka Lamba marshaled out of Delhi Assembly

New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party's MLA, Alka Lamba claimed that she was marshaled from assembly session after putting questions on Delhi's government free health treatment scheme. "Despite Delhi government's claims of 'muft jaanch, muft dawaien' I placed the evidence that medicines are prescribed from outside and people are taking loans to purchase medicines. I only wanted assurance from the health minister that government will bear the expense of the medicines. But I was marshaled out of the Assembly," Alka Lamba told the media.

PETA comes in support of giant tuskers, holds protest against elephant rides in Jaipur

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Aug 23 (ANI): Animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) workers on August 23 held a protest at pink city Jaipur to stop abuse on elephants. To convey their message to people, workers of PETA put elephant mask and held placards with 'Beaten and abused, say no to elephant rides.' PETA chose Jaipur for the protest as Jaipur is famous for its elephant rides. Thousands of tourists flock to the pink city to see the old forts. In the name of rides, mahouts beat and abuse the giant tuskers many times.

Baba Ramdev's Acharya Bal Krishna close aide admitted to AIIMS in Rishikesh

Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Aug 23 (ANI): Yoga guru Ramdev's close aide Acharya Bal Krishna was admitted to AIIMS in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh on August 23. "Acharya Bal Krishna got unconscious after eating 'Parshad' that is given to him by someone," Yoga guru Ramdev told ANI.

BJP slams Jagan govt over ad of Jerusalem on Tirupati bus tickets

New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the Jaganmohan Reddy government for appeasement politics on advertisements of Jerusalem on Tirupati bus tickets. "Printing of Jerusalem advertisement at back of Tirupati Bus Sewa ticket is unacceptable to secular people. If these appeasement policies of Jagan government for Christians continues, time isn't far when the people of Andhra Pradesh will send CM and his family to Jerusalem," BJP's Andhra Pradesh co-in-charge, Sunil Deodhar said. He further added, "This is anti - secularism."

Rajnath Singh applauds party workers, says they added new chapter in Indian political history

Lucknow (UP), Aug 23 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hailed the party workers for the mammoth win of BJP in Lok Sabha elections. Applauding the party workers, he said that they added a new chapter in Indian political history. "BJP won 303 seats alone and you know how powerful is '3 Nought 3', it means God has given an indication. I am Defence Minister, that's why remembering weapons," said Singh.

Neither I nor my father is corrupt: Karti Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram met his father on Friday. After meeting, Karti informed that he didn't discussed anything related to court's proceedings. Karti reacted on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in France that no corrupt man will be spared and said that neither him nor his father is corrupt.

Siddaramaiah accuses Devegowda of BJP coming into power in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 23 (ANI): Former chief minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah on Friday said that former prime minister HD Devegowda is responsible for BJP to come in power again in Karnataka. He also said that HD Kumaraswamy and Gowda were responsible for the defeat of Congress in Karnataka. Earlier, devegowda had held Siddaramaiah responsible for the collapse of the Congress- Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in the state.