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BJP workers hoist national flag at PDP office during Tiranga rally in Jammu

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 26 (ANI): To mark Instrument of Accession, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers held Tiranga rally in Jammu. They hoisted the national flag outside Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) office. BJP workers raised slogan of 'Vande Mataram' while hoisting the flag.It was the third time, when BJP workers hoisted the Indian flag at PDP office, after party chief, Mehbooba Mufti's remark on the national flag. After being released from detention of 14 months, Mufti had claimed that she will not hold the national flag until Article 370 is restored in Jammu and Kashmir. "Today, the Indian flag is hoisting at every corner of Jammu and Kashmir and in everyone's heart, these betrayers of the nation's interest, like Mehbooba Mufti or Farooq Abdullah do look here, each and every house of Jammu and Kashmir is hoisting national flag," said BJP President of Jammu and Kashmir, Ravinder Raina.

Put mustard oil in nose to combat air pollution: IMD

New Delhi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Additional Director General of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Anand Sharma has suggested to put mustard oil in nose to combat air pollution. "Poor category is definitely harmful. Luckily, people are using masks because of COVID-19, these masks prevent from fighting the virus and will also help in fighting pollutants. In addition to that, people can also use natural remedies, which earlier people used in their daily lives, like they can put mustard oil in their nose that trap some of the particles," said Anand Sharma. Sharma also said that Delhi's air quality is to remain poor in coming days.

'Why they didn't give Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar?,' questions Sanjay Raut

Mumbai, Oct 26 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut questioned that why Bharat Ratna was not given to Veer Savarkar? Sanjay Raut said, "Shiv Sena never changed its stand on Veer Savarkar. Whenever an inappropriate comment was made to insult him, we stood by him. We've always had an emotional connection with him. Those who are criticising us must answer why they didn't give him Bharat Ratna?"

Watch: Police detains BJP workers who attempt to hoist national flag at Srinagar's Lal Chowk

Srinagar (JandK), Oct 26 (ANI): There has been uproar over the tricolor statement of Mehbooba Mufti, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. BJP is aggressive on Mehbooba's statement. BJP workers reached Srinagar's Lal Chowk and tried to hoist the national flag. However, the workers were detained by the police. Mufti had earlier claimed that she will not hold the national flag until Article 370 is restored in Jammu and Kashmir.

'Nitish Kumar can see his chair slipping away,' says Tejashwi Yadav

Patna (Bihar), Oct 26 (ANI): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes a jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over continuously rising onion prices. He held a garland made of onions and asked to look for CM Nitish Kumar. Tejashwi Yadav said, "Inflation is the biggest issue. BJP people used to wear a garland of onions. Now it's about to touch Rs 100/kg. There's unemployment, starvation is rising, small traders are destroyed, and poverty is rising. GDP is falling, we're going through an economic crisis. " "Where is Nitish Kumar, find him why is he quiet. He can see his chair slipping away," he added.

Chirag Paswan clears his stand over Nitish Kumar, calls him 'corrupt CM'

Patna (Bihar), Oct 26 (ANI): Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan during a rally in Bihar claimed to put Chief Minister Nitish Kumar behind the bars once his government comes to power. After the statement sparked controversy, Paswan said that he along with the people of Bihar believe that he is involved in corruption and is a corrupt CM. Paswan said, "What wrong did I say? If he is a culprit then I have said that after proper investigation then he will be sent to jail. And how is it possible that such big scams are taking place, everyone in Bihar knows about it, his own ministers have knowledge about it. So if everyone knows and the Chief Minister doesn't know, this is not possible. Therefore CM is also a part of it. And if he is not involved then it will be cleared in the investigation. I and people of Bihar believe that he is involved in corruption and is a corrupt CM."

Watch: Folk singer Malini Awasthi enthralls audience in Lucknow

Lucknow (UP), Oct 25 (ANI): On the occasion of Dussehra, folk singer Malini Awasthi performed at a cultural event 'Lok Ke Ram, Aastha Ka Mangal Gaan' in Lucknow city. The cultural event was attended by several people. Country is celebrating Dussehra by burning the effigies of Ravana. The festival marks victory of good over evil as per Hindu mythology.

WhatsApp for Business new feature to help shopping experience within chat

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Instant messaging application WhatsApp Business will soon be rolling out a new feature to let users shop for goods and services right from the chat window. The feature is currently under development. According to Mashable, as part of the new feature, all the WhatsApp business account users would be directly able to provide product catalogues to their customers from within the chat window. A shopping button will be added on WhatsApp, which will be rolled out in India soon. The shopping button will let users add items to a cart, and check out from within the WhatsApp chat.

Mumbai mall 'level-5' fire: Aaditya Thackeray takes stock of situation

Nagpada (Mumbai), Oct 24 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray visited the City Centre Mall in Nagpada area of Mumbai, where a fire broke out on the night of October 22. It was declared a level-5 fire. Fire fighting operation is underway.

Harsh Vardhan holds COVID-19 review meeting with UP officials

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held a meeting with ministers and officials of Uttar Pradesh through video conferencing to review the COVID-19 situation in the state on October 23. "Need to be more vigilant in coming months," said Harsh Vardhan.

'India-US will ensure extraordinary importance to its relations:' Tharoor

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on the 7th national forum of the Public Affairs Forum of India said that India and United States have reached a level that both countries will give importance to its relations."India-US relationship has reached a level where whether it's Republican or Democratic administration in the US, or whether it's BJP or Congress government in India, both countries will give extraordinary importance to the relations," said Shashi Tharoor.

COVID-19 anxiety could be leading to rise in body image issues, study warns

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Anxiety around COVID-19 could be causing body image issues among both men and women, research suggests. Feelings of stress associated with the pandemic are associated with men having a greater desire for muscularity and women having a greater desire for thinness, according to the study led by Anglia Ruskin University. Researchers surveyed 506 adults in the UK, with an average age of 34, about stress and body image. Participants were also asked a series of questions about the impact of COVID-19 on their daily lives and to rate their anxiety caused by the pandemic on a seven-point scale. The survey results indicated that stress and anxiety related to the coronavirus are associated with more negative body image. Negative body image is one of the main causes of eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.

EAM Jaishankar releases commemorative stamp on UN's 75th anniversary

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar released commemorative stamp on the 75th anniversary of the United Nations on October 23. S Jaishankar said, "As a founding member India's invested to UN ideals with heart and soul. It's a tribute to all those who've advanced the cause of peace and development under UN flag."

Kashmir politicians sometimes more dangerous than separatists: Jitendra Singh on Mehbooba Mufti

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Ind Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region and MoS to PMO Jitendra Singh lambasted at Mehbooba Mufti's 'tricolor' remark. He said that mainstream politician of Jammu and Kashmir have cultivated the art and craft of swearing by Mother India saying 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' when in power. "Once they are out of power they start swearing by Pakistan and questioning the integration of Jammu and Kashmir," he added. "Mehbooba Mufti claims to be a mainstream politician but she has reservations in carrying the tricolour. We've maintained for last several yrs that Kashmir's so-called politicians sometimes tend to be more dangerous than apparently identified separatists." "They have cultivated the art and craft of swearing by Mother India saying 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' when in power. Once they are out of power they start swearing by Pakistan and questioning the integration of Jammu and Kashmir," said Singh. Recently, Peoples Democratic Party pres

Tejashwi Yadav corners PM Modi over special status for Bihar

Patna (Bihar), Oct 23 (ANI): Ahead of Bihar state assembly elections, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav cornered PM Modi over demand for special status for Bihar. Tejashwi further claimed to directly give 10 lakh government jobs once his party comes in power. Tejashwi Yadav said, "For how long will the PM keep Bihar away from the special state status category. Bihar had hopes that he would speak about that. BJP talks about generating 19 lakh jobs depending on private enterprise. We will directly give 10 lakh government jobs."

Centre created buffer stock of 1 lakh metric tonnes to check rising onion prices: Consumer Affairs Department

New Delhi, Oct 23 (ANI): Addressing a press conference in the national capital on October 23, Secretary of Department of Consumer Affairs, Leena Nandan spoke on measures being taken to address surging prices of onions. Nandan said, "As a nation, we are a large consumer of onions. Proactive steps have been taken constantly to augment the production of onions. But from the 2nd week of September, there's been a steady increase in the relatively stable prices." "We have taken some steps to counter that. This is the first time when we have created a buffer stock of 1 lakh metric tonnes of onions to take care of rising price by the calibrated release of that stock," she added.

Bihar polls: 'PM Modi didn't help labourers who suffered during lockdown,' claims Rahul Gandhi

Bhagalpur (Bihar), Oct 23 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar polls Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a public rally in Bihar's Bhagalpur on October 23. He took a pot shot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying that Labourers of Bihar were working in different parts of the country for our development just like our jawans are standing in Ladakh but Narendra Modi did not give even a single day and announced a nationwide lockdown. He said "Labourers of Bihar were working in different parts of the country for our development - be it Mumbai, Delhi or Punjab. Just like our jawans are standing in Ladakh, the labourers of Bihar were giving their blood and sweat to this nation." "Narendra Modi did not give you even a single day and announced a nationwide lockdown. He did not think for even a minute that how will the labourers of Bihar get the money? How will they get food and drinking water?" he added.

Baghjan blowout: Snubbing operation to 'kill the well' to be done soon, says OIL Spokesperson

Duliajan (Assam), Oct 23 (ANI): Speaking to ANI in Duliajan on October 23, Spokesperson of OIL, Tridiv Hazarika spoke on Baghjan blowout in Assam. Hazarika said, "Snubbing operation to 'kill the well' will be done soon. The equipment has been flown from Canada and has reached Kolkata." "It will be brought here once Customs' inspection is over. We expect it will reach here by 14 days," he added.

UP records 2,298 new COVID cases, recovery percentage improves to 92.47%

Lucknow (UP), Oct 23 (ANI): Additional Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad on October 23 informed that Uttar Pradesh has recorded 2,298 cases in last 24 hours. He also said that for the past 36 days the state is recording decrease in active infection cases of COVID-19. In last 24 hours 3,025 people have been recovered from the invisible virus. The recovery percentage has been increased in Uttar Pradesh to 92.47 per cent, he added.

'Will not raise any other flag, until we get our flag back,' says Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar (J-K), Oct 23 (ANI): J-K Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti during a press conference on October 23 said "until we get our own flag back, we won't raise any other flag...This flag forged our relationship with that flag." Mehbooba Mufti said, "My flag is this (points to the flag of J-K kept on the table in front of her). When this flag comes back, we'll raise that flag (tricolour) too. Until we get our own flag back, we won't raise any other flag. This flag forged our relationship with that flag. Our relationship with the flag of this country is not independent of this flag (Jammu and Kashmir's flag). When this flag comes in our hand, we will raise that flag too."