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Maha polls: NOTA percentage goes up

Mumbai, Oct 26 : The percentage of voters punching in None of the Above or NOTA option in recently-concluded Maharashtra assembly elections has seen a rise compared to 2014 polls. In the October 24 verdict, the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena managed to retain power but ceded considerable ground–the saffron allies […]

Chennaiyin aim to bounce back against Mumbai City

Chennai, Oct 26 : Two-time ISL champion Chennaiyin FC will aim to bounce back strongly with a win after a losing start in ISL-6 when it takes on Mumbai City FC in its first home game here on Sunday. The CFC head coach John Gregory will be aware of […]

Former Assam DGP Khagen Sarma dies

Guwahati, Oct 25 : Former Assam Director-General of Police (DGP) Khagen Sarma, credited for dealing firmly with militant outfits and bringing them to the negotiating table, passed away on Friday evening at a hospital here. Sharma, 64, was suffering from cancer and admitted to hospital on October 13. His […]

IIT Kanpur Completes 60 Years

(Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Hon’ble Min. of HRD to be the Chief Guest at Foundation Day celebrations KANPUR, India, Oct. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — IIT […]

Pune Entrepreneur Makes a Video on Sharad Pawar

Over 5 lac views in 3 days (Eds: Disclaimer: The following press release comes to you under an arrangement with Business Wire India. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Pune, Maharashtra, India: Business Wire India Pune based Entrepreneur who runs an IT company called as Syska […]

Four prisoners escape from C’garh jail

Mungeli (C’garh), Oct 26 : Four prisoners, including two facing trials in murder and rape cases, escaped from a jail in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli district by breaking the lock of their barrack and using a rope made of bedsheets to scale the high wall, police said on Saturday. As per […]

Normal life remains hit in Kashmir for 83rd day

Srinagar, Oct 26 : Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the 83rd consecutive day on Saturday as the main markets were shut and public transport was off the roads, officials said. Some shops opened for a few hours early in the morning in some areas, including in the […]

Gopal Kanda supports BJP, triggers row over his past

Chandigarh, Oct 25: With six MLAs short of the number needed to form the next government, the BJP Friday was promised unconditional support by Haryana Lokhit Party leader Gopal Kanda, a controversial politician accused in a case of abetment to suicide. Kanda told reporters that he and all independent […]

Jayakwadi dam reaches full capacity

Aurangabad, Oct 25: Sixteen gates of the Jayakwadi dam were lifted to discharge 43,500 cusecs of water into Godavari River, the district administration said on Friday. The dam reached its full capacity, thanks to rainfall in the catchment areas of the reservoir in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district, an official said. […]

CSIR develops genome sequencing of over 1000 Indians

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has done genome sequencing of 1,008 Indians and it can help couples detect if they have any genetic issue that can imperil their offsprings, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. The IndiGen initiative of genome […]

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