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Wrestler Nisha Dahiya releases video after death news, says she is fine
In the video, with Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik by her side, Nisha said that she is in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, for the senior national wrestling championships. "Hello, my name is Nisha. I have come to play Senior Nationals in Gonda and I am completely fine. This is fake news. I am completely fine," she said.
Delhi govt deploys boats to clear toxic foam from Yamuna; decision slammed
"Delhi government has deployed 15 boats to remove the foam that is forming in the Yamuna due to increasing pollution. The Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Revenue Department and Delhi Pollution Control Committee have taken this decision jointly," a government official told IANS.
Delhi Declaration: India calls for greater cooperation, consultations in NSAs meet over Afghanistan
"We have been keenly watching the developments in Afghanistan. These have important implications not only for the people of Afghanistan but also for its neighbouring countries and the region" said Doval while chairing the eight nations NSA-level meeting on Afghanistan. In his opening remark NSA said, "I am confident that our deliberation will be productive, useful and will contribute to help the people of Afghanistan and enhance our collective security."
BJP rubbishes Nawab Malik's allegations, denies Devendra Fadnavis links with mafia
Talking to media persons, BJP leader and former minister Ashish Shelar countered by displaying photos of the absconder goon Riyaz Bhatti with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP President Sharad Pawar, Malik, Prithviraj Chavan, Aslam Shaikh and other top MVA leaders with a warning: "You show one, we will show you four pictures".
Twelve dead in bus-trolley collision in Rajasthan's Barmer
According to police, the injured were rushed to a government hospital, which referred 13 victims to Jodhpur hospital as their condition was critical. Fire brigades from Pachpadra, Balotra, and Barmer refinery were pressed into service to douse the flames.
Nawab Malik: PM security compromised, Goon joins VVIP event courtesy Fadnavis
Addressing the media, Malik said that a Mumbai builder from Versova, Riyaz Bhatti, 57, considered a henchman of absconder mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, has always been seen in close proximity to Fadnavis, at BJP events, and even at his (Fadnavis') dinner table. Bhatti was nabbed on two occasions -- October 2015 and February 2020 -- in fake passport cases, his name cropped in land-grab cases with the help of Mafiosi Chhota Shakeel and has a Lookout Circular issued against him, but is currently absconding.
INX Media case: HC junks CBI plea against order allowing inspection of documents by Chidambaram
A single bench of Justice Mukta Gupta dismissed the CBI's plea seeking to set aside a special judge's March 5 order that allowed the inspection of documents kept in the record room by the accused persons or their advocate. "The petition is dismissed," the Court said. Earlier, the judgment in the matter was reserved on August 27 this year. Advocate Anupam S. Sharma appeared on behalf of the CBI while senior counsels Sidharth Luthra, Pramod Kumar Dubey, and Siddharth Aggarwal represented the Chidambarams.
India logs 11,466 fresh Covid cases
A total of 460 fatalities were also reported taking the death toll to 4,61,849. The recovery of 11,961 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,37,87,047. With this, the country's recovery rate stands at 98.25 per cent, the highest since March 2020. The active caseload stands at 1,39,683, the lowest in last 264 days. Currently, the active cases constitute 0.41 per cent of the country's total positive cases, the lowest since March 2020.
Partly cloudy sky, AQI 'very poor' for Delhi-NCR
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature for the day will settle at 29 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, Delhi's maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 28.6 per cent and 13.4 degrees Celsius, both one notch above and below normal for this time of the year. With a dip in the temperatures and change in the wind direction, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital at 9.30 a.m. was recorded at 362 (very poor) by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
Pilot meets Venugopal amid talks of reshuffle in Rajasthan
This comes ahead of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot meeting Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Both the camps are tight-lipped about the political developments in the state. The much-awaited cabinet rejig and appointments had been pending ever since the Covid pandemic broke out. The Assembly bypolls have also been delayed. Neither Pilot nor any MLA from his camp has given any statement regarding the cabinet reshuffle which has become an issue for discussion.
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