Normal life remained affected in a few hill districts in Manipur, including Churachandpur and Kangpokpi, for the second day on Saturday amid the shutdown called by a few tribal organisations, anticipating an attack on Kuki-Zo tribals, officials said.
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28 Sep, 18:00 (IST)
Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru received a bomb threat reportedly through an email from unknown individuals on Saturday, said police. The hotel is well known for hosting prominent figures.
28 Sep, 15:56 (IST)
A Bengaluru court had ordered the filing of an FIR against Nirmala Sitharaman and others for allegedly extorting money through electoral bonds. This came in the wake of a petition filed by Adarsh Iyer of Janadhikar Sangharsh Parishad (JSP) to the Special Court of People's Representatives seeking a direction to take action against the Union Minister.
28 Sep, 14:26 (IST)
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut. Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, has yet to comment on its leader’s whereabouts or health since the bombing.
28 Sep, 10:48 (IST)
Three Army personnel and one police officer were injured in a gunbattle with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday. All the injured personnel have been taken to the hospital. The encounter is still going on with two terrorists believed to be trapped.
28 Sep, 08:53 (IST)
At least 44 people have died and millions left without power on Friday as Hurricane Helene roared through the south-eastern US. Officials continued daring rescues with boats, helicopters and large vehicles to help those stranded in floodwaters - including about 50 workers and patients who crowded on the roof of a flooded Tennessee hospital. It was the most powerful storm on record to hit Florida's Big Bend and moved north into Georgia and the Carolinas after making landfall overnight on Thursday.
Mumbai, September 28: In the latest development in the Tirupati laddu controversy, the Andhra Pradesh government appointed a nine-member special investigation team (SIT) on Friday, September 27, to probe the alleged adulteration of Tirupati laddus (consecrated sweet) with animal fats. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the erstwhile YSRCP government did not even spare Sri Venkateswara temple and used substandard ingredients and animal fats for making laddus. Meanwhile, the Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Friday filed an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
Sources said that CM Siddaramaiah was named accused number one, his wife Parvathy as the second accused, and his brother-in-law Mallikarjun Swamy as the third accused in the FIR. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday won the last vacant seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's 18-member Standing Committee. The saffron party won the seat unopposed as the councillors of the ruling AAP and Congress boycotted the election. BJP candidate Sunder Singh got all 115 votes of the party's councillors, while the AAP's Nirmala Kumari did not receive any votes. Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: With 2.59 Lakh Voters, Bandipora To Vote in Final Phase on October 1.
Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog CEO, said that the Make in India initiative is still a work in progress and that the country must become a manufacturing nation. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, on September 27, said that the country's northeastern region has been witnessing a significant shift towards development due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-out endeavours. He also said that the ongoing construction of railway lines, crucial steps taken towards enhancing infrastructure, and improved road and air connectivity were essential for the economic growth of the northeastern region in particular and the country as a whole.
The Election Commission on Friday asked the state election officials in Maharashtra to spell out their plan to enhance elector participation in the coming assembly polls. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar asked the district election officers and municipal commissioners to explain the steps taken by them to deal with "urban apathy". Meanwhile, the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum (WBJDF), which is spearheading the movement against the brutal rape and murder of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital's doctor, said that they will stage a mega rally on October 2. Narendra Modi Government To Increase Airport Number to 350 To Boost Connectivity, Tourism, Says Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu at World Tourism Day 2024 Event.
A WBJDF representative said that the rally will be followed by a meeting at Esplanade in Central Kolkata. On Friday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif once again raked up the Kashmir bogey in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In his address, Sharif called on New Delhi to enter a dialogue with Islamabad for a peaceful resolution of the dispute.
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