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Wayanad Landslides: 143 Lives Lost, State in Mourning; Schools, Colleges Shut as Rain Terror Continues

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Wayanad Landslides: 143 Lives Lost, State in Mourning; Schools, Colleges Shut as Rain Terror Continues

IMD Warning Ignored? Wayanad Pays Deadly Price The death toll in the series of landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district climbed up to 143, with hundreds of others left injured and trapped. The landslides caused massive destruction to houses and roads, uprooted trees, and led to the water bodies to swell. Efforts to rescue and locate the missing persons are still underway with all available resources. According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), members of the fire and rescue, civil defence, NDRF, and local emergency response teams are involved in…

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Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Jharkhand Train Derailment

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Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Jharkhand Train Derailment

At least two people were killed and 20 were injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed in the early hours near Jharkhand’s Charadharpur division. Railway officials said the incident took place after a goods train derailed and collided with the Howrah-Mumbai Mail passing by from the opposite side. All injured passengers were rushed to Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur. Following the incident, the Indian Railways cancelled five trains including Howrah-Titalgarh-Kantabanji Express, Kharagpur-Jhargram-Dhanbad Express, Howrah-Barbil-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express, Tatanagar-Itwari Express and LTT-Express. It also issued helpline numbers in…

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Tragedy Strikes: Three Civil Service Aspirants Drown in Delhi Coaching Center Flood

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Tragedy Strikes: Three Civil Service Aspirants Drown in Delhi Coaching Center Flood

Three aspiring civil servants died after they were trapped in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar on Saturday. Three aspiring civil servants died after they were trapped in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar on Saturday. According to the police, the Delhi fire department received a call regarding waterlogging at the Rao IAS Study Centre around 7 pm after which they launched a rescue operation. The police have registered a criminal case over the deaths of the students. Here…

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Three-Storey Building Collapses in Navi Mumbai, Casualties Feared

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Three-Storey Building Collapses in Navi Mumbai, Casualties Feared

Police, fire brigade and NDRF present at the spot. Rescue operations are underway. Several people are feared trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village on Saturday morning. Police, fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force team are present at the spot and carrying out the rescue operation. Kailas Shinde, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner said the building collapsed around 5am. “This a G+3 building. The Shahbaz village villages falls under Belapur ward. There were 13 flats in the building. Two persons have been…

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Pune’s Monsoon Nightmare: City Paralyzed, Four Perish

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Pune's Monsoon Nightmare: City Paralyzed, Four Perish

Pune District Collector Suhas Diwase has ordered schools in the city to be shut down amid incessant rain. Four died in rain-related incidents in Pune on Thursday amid heavy downpour and incessant overnight rain. Water entered several residential areas in Pune, with the Indian Meteorological Department issuing a red alert for the city. District Collector Suhas Diwase has ordered schools in the city to be shut down amid incessant rain and waterlogging. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said that he spoke to officers to put Indian Air Force and Army on…

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UPSC Exam Scandal: Congress Accuses BJP-RSS of Systematic Takeover

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UPSC Exam Scandal: Congress Accuses BJP-RSS of Systematic Takeover

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the government of India over alleged misconduct in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), urging the prime minister and minister for personnel to address the issues transparently. Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, thereby harming their reputation, integrity, and autonomy. “The BJP-RSS is systematically taking over India’s constitutional bodies, damaging their reputation, integrity, and autonomy! The multiple scandals plaguing the UPSC are a national concern,” Kharge tweeted. These accusations…

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Kanwar Order Controversy: Owaisi Alleges Anti-Muslim Bias; BJP Draws Jinnah Parallel

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Kanwar Order Controversy: Owaisi Alleges Anti-Muslim Bias; BJP Draws Jinnah Parallel

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the order reflects the visceral hatred against Muslims in India. The Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments’ direction to dhabas and restaurants along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names has triggered a massive row, with the Opposition calling the order discriminatory. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that the order reflects the visceral hatred against Muslims in India. “Fear on UP’s Kanwar routes: This is the reality of hatred for Indian Muslims. Credit for this visceral hatred goes to political parties, leaders of Hindutva…

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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over terror attacks in J&K: ‘Soldiers bearing brunt of BJP’s wrong policies’

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Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre over terror attacks in J&K: ‘Soldiers bearing brunt of BJP’s wrong policies’

The Jammu region, which remained relatively peaceful between 2005 and 2021 after security forces wiped out decades-long terrorism, witnessed 11 attacks in the last 78 days. The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Centre after four army personnel, including a Major-rank officer, were killed in an encounter in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night. Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi blamed the continuous loss of lives on BJP’s “wrong policies”, adding that the incidents were “sad and worrying”.“It…

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Historic Move: Palitana Bans Non-Vegetarian Food, Sets Global Precedent

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Historic Move: Palitana Bans Non-Vegetarian Food, Sets Global Precedent

Palitana, a city in the Bhavnagar district in Gujarat, has made history by becoming the first city in the world to ban the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food. Non-veg food is illegal here. This landmark decision marks a significant cultural and religious shift in the region, reflecting the strong influence of Jainism and its principles. The ban in Palitana encompasses the sale and consumption of meat and the butchering of animals for meat, making these actions illegal and punishable by law. This move followed persistent protests by around 200…

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Tragedy on the Expressway: 18 Killed as Bus Collides with Milk Tanker in UP

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Tragedy on the Expressway: 18 Killed as Bus Collides with Milk Tanker in UP

At least 18 people have died in an accident on the Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. At least 18 people died, and over 15 have been injured as a sleeper bus rammed into a milk tanker on the Lucknow-Agra expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district on Wednesday morning. The incident took place near Gadha village when the bus travelling from Bihar to Delhi collided with the tanker while attempting to overtake. The impact of the collision caused the bus to overturn. According to officials, the bus was carrying…

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