West Bengal: A fire has broken out at a firecracker factory at Gobindapur bypass in South 24 Parganas district. Three explosions were heard. Ten workers of the factory injured and taken to a hospital. One employee has been detained by the police while the owner is absconding.
IndiGo systems are down at Delhi's IGI airport due to a technical error. Passengers of the airline are currently stranded at the Airport. More details awaited.
PK Suman, a student who was thrashed allegedly by ABVP workers in Jharkhand’s Giridih on Saturday, was quoted by ABP news saying that ”I just said that Modi ji came to power with many promises but youth must think how many of them have been fulfilled.On this, some ABVP students took away my mic and started slapping me."
BJP MP Ravindra Kumar Ray who was present at the event says, justified the violence and said that “It was a college seminar, he should not have given a political statement. If some boys have reacted, it was natural. There was no violence. All programs are not meant for politics."
We have improved the tax system in the country. We are trying to make the tax system more swift & transparent. Doing business has become easier due to Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code. The banking system has also got strength: PM Narendra Modi at the Uttarakhand investors summit.
BJP President Amit Shah is present at the party's media workshop in Delhi. The workshop comes a day after the Election Commission declared dates for assembly elections in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
Lakes and rivers begin to freeze as Spiti valley area records sub-zero temperature. See pictures of Chandra River from Chhattru area in the tweet below:
Fuel prices continued the upward trend for another day on Sunday as the petrol price was hiked by 0.14 paisa and diesel by 0.29 paisa in Delhi.
After the revision, petrol is being sold at Rs 81.82 per litre and diesel is being retailed at Rs 73.53 per litre in the national capital.
Petrol and Diesel prices were increased by 0.14 paisa and 0.31 paisa respectively in Mumbai.
The Election Commission on Saturday announced the dates for simultaneous Assembly Elections 2018 in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Voting for the first phase of Chhattisgarh will be held on November 12 in 18 districts and in Northern Chhattisgarh, it will be held on November 20. In Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram, voting will take place on November 28. In Rajasthan and Telangana, voting will be held on December 7. Counting of votes will be held on December 11. Assembly Elections 2018 Full Schedule Announced By EC: Dates For Voting And Results In Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana And Mizoram.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal has sensed a "Centre's ploy" to raise power tariffs across the nation via amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003. Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to his non-BJP counterparts, seeking joint Opposition to stall the passage of the amendment Bill in the Parliament.
A fresh pre-poll survey has given the Congress a solid edge moving into the assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, to be held in November-December, 2018. The opinion poll, conducted by ABP News, predicts a full-majority victory for the Congress in the three states.
A red alert has been sounded in two districts of Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu as the Indian Meteorological Department has cautioned the states about the potential conversion of depression in the Arabian Sea into a cyclonic storm. As per the IMD bulletin, parts of South India are likely to witness "extremely heavy rainfall" over the next 48 hours.
India took a 1-0 lead over West Indies as they outclassed the visitors by an innings and 272 runs at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Saturday. After posting a massive 649/9 in their first innings, India wrapped up the visitors for 181 and 196 runs in the first and second innings respectively to register their 100th Test win at home.
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