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PM Modi extends Diwali greeting to soldiers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer to celebrate Diwali with soldiers at Longewala in the western sector. "I would like to extend my Diwali greeting. I have brought the greetings of every Indian among you today," PM said while addressing soldiers.

Joy on your faces doubles my happiness: PM Modi to soldiers in Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer (Rajasthan), Nov 14 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer to celebrate Diwali with soldiers at Longewala in the western sector. "You may be at the snow-capped mountains or in deserts, my Diwali is complete only when I come amid you. My happiness doubles when I look at the joy on your faces," said PM Modi while addressing soldiers.

Diwali 2020: Devotees offers prayers at Delhi's Sai Baba Mandir

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers at Sai Baba Mandir in Lodhi Road on Diwali November 14. Management has taken precautions to restrict COVID-19 spread. The country is celebrating the festival of lights, on November 14.

Watch: Successful test firing of DRDO-developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile

Balasore (Odisha), Nov 14 (ANI): Successful firing tested of the Defence Research and Development Organisation- developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system off the coast of in Odisha's Balasore on November 13. The Missile can hit targets in air at a strike range of 25-30 km. During the test firing, it hit its target directly.

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid floral tribute at Shantivan to the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to pay tribute to Nehru. November 14 is also observed as Children's Day.

Google Maps introduces 'Trips' tab to remind of previous vacations

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Google Maps will soon roll out a new Trips tab in timeline on Android that can present customers an abstract of previous holidays and complete kilometres travelled. According to Mashable, Google Photos will quickly be receiving timeline as nicely that can enable customers to see the paths they took on a day, alongside images. The users may see and share previous journey itineraries and eating places. They will also get an option to have obtained confirmations, in their Gmail by tapping on the Trips tab on the desktop web site, google.com/journey. The Trips tab in the timeline on Google Maps will present an estimate of locations and routes the user could have been to and could have taken, primarily based in one's location in the historical past. According to Google, it is possible for a user to see an abstract of one's previous holidays, details about the locations he/she may have visited, complete kilometres travelled, and the modes of transportation you used

Hyderabad Police solves infant kidnapping case within 6 hrs of abduction

Hyderabad, Nov 13 (ANI): Hyderabad Police recovered a two-month-old baby girl within 6 hours of abduction and handed over the baby to her mother. Police arrested a man, his wife, and sister for committing the crime in Falaknuma area. Commissioner of Police of Hyderabad, Anjani Kumar said, "Hyderabad Police recovered a two-month-old girl within 6 hours of her abduction. A complaint was filed and our team investigated immediately in the matter. We arrested a man, his wife, and sister for committing the crime in Falaknuma area. The accused have been sent to jail."

Panjab University professor traces roots of 1857 revolt slain soldiers

Chandigarh, Nov 13 (ANI): A professor of Panjab University traced identities of Ajnala skeletal, which was excavated in the year of 2014 from a well in Ajnala near Amritsar. Most of Ajnala teeth belonged to adult males between 20-50 years of age. According to historical accounts, victims of 26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry were killed in 1857 at Ajnala came from states of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Awadh.

Delhi building fire: Flames doused off, no casualty reported at Gandhi Nagar area

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Massive fire broke out inside shop at 3-storey building in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area. Short circuit has been cited as one of the reasons of the incident. Fire has been doused off and cooling operation is underway. No casualty has been reported so far, search operation is underway.

Locals showcase 'systematic oppression of Tibetans in Tibet' through street play

Dharamshala (HP), Nov 13 (ANI): Tibetans in-exile held a street play in Dharamshala to highlight the 'systematic oppression of Tibetans in Tibet'. Locals acted a very powerful performance to demonstrate the subjugation. One of the Tibetans said, "We have held this as recently we received news about torture and murder of three political prisoners in Driru."

Routine testing for COVID-19 can make surgery safer: Study

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, a new study revealed. Researchers working together around the world found that using a nasal swab test to confirm that asymptomatic patient was not infected with SARS-CoV-2 was associated with a lower rate of postoperative complications. The main benefit was seen before major surgery and areas with a higher rate of COVID-19. Swab testing gave an opportunity for surgeons to identify asymptomatic infected patients and postpone their operation, avoiding the severe risk of COVID-19 complications after surgery. Routine testing also helped to prevent cross-infection from patients with no symptoms to other elective surgical patients upon admission to hospital. The COVIDSurg toolkit will support individual hospitals, regions, and countries during a major global reorganisation of surgical services during the pandemic and beyond.

Bhubaneswar-based NGO runs campaign to celebrate an eco-friendly Diwali

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Nov 13 (ANI): Diwali is around the corner. Meanwhile, Bhubaneswar-based NGO ran a campaign to motivate people to gift plants on the festival. The volunteers of Bakul Foundation have come up with an attractive packaging for plants in cane baskets and jute bags. One can choose from flowering plants, medicinal plants, tree growing plants etc as per their choice. Volunteers also painted 'diyas' to compliment the hamper and offer it to the buyers. Gifting plants to celebrate eco-friendly Diwali is definitely a must try!

Huge crowd flout social distancing norms in TN's Madurai as Diwali nears

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Nov 13 (ANI): This is the season of festival in India and people are rushing to the markets in Tamil Nadu's Madurai. Ahead of Diwali, a huge crowd was seen at Vilakkuthoon area. People thronged markets to make purchases for the festival. Social distancing norms were flouted as people came out for Diwali shopping. As per MoHFW, Tamil Nadu reported over 2,000 cases on Nov 12.

Fire breaks out at 3-storey building in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): A fire broke out inside a shop at a three-storey building in Delhi's Gandhi Nagar area on night of November 12. Over 20 fire tenders were present at the spot to douse the flames. Fire fighting operation is underway. More details are awaited.

Watch: Ayodhya bathes in glee, lights ahead of 'Deepotsav'

Ayodhya (UP), Nov 12 (ANI): Preparations for the 'Deepotsav' is underway in Ayodhaya. The city bathed in lights, festivities and glee for the upcoming Diwali celebrations. Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department aims to beat their own record of lighting the maximum numbers of earthen lamps. Over 5 lakh earthen lamps are likely to be lit in this year's Deepotsav. It will be the first since the verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute came.

Bengal needs change in govt to stop political violence: Dilip Ghosh on convoy attack

Siliguri (WB), Nov 12 (ANI): West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh's convoy was attacked near Alipurduar on November 12. Dilip Ghosh said that it's nothing new as he has been attacked many times. He further said that BJP is only gaining from these attacks. Dilip Ghosh said, "It's nothing new, I have been attacked many times earlier. As BJP is gaining popularity in the state so these attacks are being carried out by TMC as they are frustrated. We need change in Bengal to stop political violence. We had given a slogan, '19 mai half, 21 mai saaf,' people have reduced them to half and in 2021 TMC will be removed. Bengal needs a change to stop politically motivated violence."

Federal Investigation Agency?s list proves that Pakistan has evidence on conspirators of 26/11 attacks: MEA

New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava informed that Pakistan?s Federal Investigation Agency releasing an updated book on most wanted, high profile terrorists, listing several Pakistani nationals involved in the 26/11 Mumbai Attacks. ?The list makes it clear those Pak posses all the necessary information and evidence on the conspirators and facilitators of the Mumbai terror attack based in Pakistan,? he said.

Reflects state of minorities in Pakistan: MEA on Ahmadiyya man?s killing in Peshawar

New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava reacted on media reports on killing of an 82-year-old Ahmadiyya man in Peshawar. Clarifying India?s stand on the incident, he said, ?This is sadly reflecting on state of minorities in Pakistan. Their condition remains deplorable. We have been consistently raising this issue with Pakistan.? Reacting on disengagement talks with China, he said that discussions are ongoing and China has also agreed to have another round of talk.

Prima facie it's a case of suicide: Kangra SSP on actor Asif Basra's death

Dharamshala (HP), Nov 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found dead at a private complex in Mcleodganj on November 12. Kangra SSP Vimukt Ranjan said, "53-year-old Asif Basra hanged himself, he was living here from sometime on lease. We are investigating the matter. The body is being sent for post-mortem and accordingly whatever findings will come we will investigate. Prima facie it is a case of suicide." The 53-year-old actor has given numerous hits including 'Black Friday,' 'Jab We Met,' and 'Kai Po Che.' He was last seen in Hostages.

Keeping ideology above country has harmed democracy: PM Modi at JNU event

New Delhi, Nov 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a statue of Swami Vivekananda at the JNU campus on November 12 via video conferencing. After unveiling the statue, PM Modi said that priority to one's own ideology than interest of nation has harmed the democratic setup. PM Modi said, ?One thing that has harmed a lot to democratic set up of our country is giving more priority to one's own ideology than the interest of nation.?