INDIA

Bihar: Tej Pratap 'forces' Lalu Prasad to come to his official residence
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He sat on 'dharna' for one and a half hours at his official residence and forced Lalu Prasad to come to his residence at least for two minutes and bless him. Lalu Prasad along with his wife Rabri Devi finally went to Tej Pratap Yadav's residence to fulfill his demand. Tej Pratap washed Lalu Prasad's feet after the latter arrived at his residence, and took his father's blessings
Indian Navy's renowned Training Squadron makes a historic visit to SL
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Sri Lanka Navy stated that six ships of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron with more than 750 Indian Navel personnel arrived at Ports of Colombo and Trincomalee for a bilateral naval exercise with Sri Lanka Navy. The First Training Squadron which comprises six ships including two sail ships is a part of Indian Navy's prestigious Southern Naval Command (SNC).
Indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant sails out for second sea trials
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Its maiden sea trials were conducted in August this year. The carrier would undergo a series of sea trials to prove all equipment and systems prior to its delivery in 2022. Designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design is being built at Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL), a public sector shipyard under Ministry of Shipping, Vikrant is a leading example of the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' and 'Make in India' initiative
Guard me from 'legal action', NCB's Wankede appeals to Mumbai top cop
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In a letter to the Mumbai Commissioner of Police (Hemant Nagrale), Wankhede claimed that he has learnt of "some precipitate legal action" for framing him falsely, is being planned by some unknown persons concerning the raid on the cruiser on October 2.
Cruiser raid: Witness claims bribe sought from SRK, NCB takes cognisance
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The witness, Prabhakar Sail, openly stated on various TV channels that he feared a threat to his life from none other than the NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede. The witness, Prabhakar Sail, openly stated on various TV channels that he feared a threat to his life from none other than the NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede. Sail, identified as the personal bodyguard of the so-called private detective Kiran P. Gosavi, has released a signed affidavit statement and videos pertaining to the arrest of Aryan Khan and others on October 3, a day after the ship raid (October 2).
'Kashmiri Pandits asked to give undertaking if they don't take security'  
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Tickoo said a majority of Kashmiri Pandits have refused to give that undertaking. "We are told to give two rooms in our houses for security forces, maximum people have rejected that offer, but the surprising thing is that an undertaking is taken from them addressed to the concerned SSP that they don't want to take security. "There is a line in the end which says God forbid if something happens, it's responsibility will not be on the police or the government," Tickoo said. He said he has raised the issue with the IG Police and Lt. Governor, but so far there has been no response.
Nobody will be allowed to scuttle peace and progress in J&K: Shah
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Addressing a public rally in Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu city, Shah said, "The monopoly of three families is over once and forever. "I don't want to name them, but everybody knows them. They are today asking us what we have done. We have done what they could not do in 70 years. "We have given employment, empowerment and space to those who remained neglected in 70 years.
Were amateurs in 2017 MCD polls, situation changed now: AAP  
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"The situation of both Assembly and MCD elections is different now. In 2017, AAP was inexperienced and that is why it could not perform very well. Even the masses wanted to give another chance to the BJP then, but the situation is entirely different now," he said. Addressing a press conference, Rai also lambasted the BJP-led MCD's inability to act efficiently on dengue control measures.
India registers 15,906 new Covid cases, 561 deaths
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The new fatalities have taken the death toll to 4,54,269. The recovery of 16,479 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,35,48,605. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.17 per cent, currently at its highest peak since March 2020. The active caseload stood at 1,72,594, which is the lowest in 235 days.
India will play key role in making our planet a better place: Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "India has always worked for world peace. This is seen in our contribution to the UN Peacekeeping forces. India is also working to make Yoga and traditional methods of wellness more popular." He said one of the things that is capturing people's imagination is the usage of drones in India.
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