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An incident occurred at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in the early hours of October 3, resulting in three individuals being injured by gunshots. The injured parties are currently receiving medical treatment at AMU's Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. In the wake of this event, the local police are actively engaged in investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. According to In-charge...

The Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L'Huillier for looking at electrons in atoms during the tiniest of split seconds. Hans Ellegren, the secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced the award Tuesday in Stockholm. The Nobel Prizes carry a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor ($1 million). The money comes from a bequest...

A traffic constable was heckled by members of Hindu Raksha Dal after he issued a challan to a driver displaying a ‘Jai Mata Di’ sticker on his car. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the traffic policeman can be seen surrounded by a group of people, while Pinky Chaudhary, the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, argues with him. Chaudhary also attempted to snatch the mobile pho...

The Bihar caste survey has revealed that people belonging to the other backward classes or OBCs account for 27.12% of the state's total population. Among the OBCs, Yadavs form the largest chunk, comprising 14.26% of the state's population. Next come Kushwahas, who make up for 4.21%. Kushwahas are followed by Kurmis with 2.87% and Banias with 2.31% of the population. The extremely backward classes...

24 patients including 12 newborn babies have died in a govt hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in the last 24 hours, Dr Dilip Mhaisekar, director of the state's Medical Education and Research said on Oct 2. The dean of the Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital said that lack of hospital staff due to transfers and medicine shortage were responsible for the deaths. Media reports quoted him as saying t...

Four children are among seven patients who have died at a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded since the night of October 3. This development follows 24 deaths in 24 hours and has taken the mortality count at the Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital in the past 48 hours to 31. Among those dead are 16 children. A report said the condition of 71 patients at the hospital is still critical.

Amid a diplomatic fallout, the Modi government has reportedly told Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomats from the country. The Financial Times reported that Ottawa has been told that it must repatriate roughly 40 diplomats by October 10. The report said that Canada has 62 diplomats in India and had said the total should be reduced by 41. The diplomatic relationship between New Delhi and Ottawa sa...

The “largest” statue of B R Ambedkar outside India is all set to be unveiled in Maryland on October 14, the organisers have said. The 19-foot statue, named “Statue of Equality”, has been made by renowned artist and sculptor Ram Sutar, who also built the statue of Sardar Patel installed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The statue of Ambedkar, the key architect of India's Constitution, is part of the Ambedkar...

A Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the BJP. Fr Kuriakose Mattam received the primary membership of the BJP from the party's Idukki district president K S Aji on Monday. Within hours, the Idukki diocese initiated action against him. The church said Fr Mattom has been temporarily relieved of paris...

Two army personnel were injured in a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. The encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on Monday evening following a cordon and search operation in a forest area of the district, they said. A joint team of the army and Jammu and Kashmir Police had cordoned off the Broh and Soom forest belts in...

24 patients, including 12 newborns died at a govt hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded in last 24 hours, according to its dean. Blaming a staff and medicine shortage, the dean of Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital on October 2 said that the patients died due to various ailments and snake bites. He said the shortage of hospital staff was due to transfers. Also Watch: Centre to give ₹38.06 crore comp...

Senior party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanded strict action against those responsible for the death of 24 patients in as many hours in a goverment hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded. She also sought compensation for the affected families. In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said she received the "sad news" of death of 24 patients, including 12 infants, due to the shortage of medicines from...

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said that several infrastructural issues led to the death of 24 patients, including 12 babies, in a period of 24 hours on October 2. Chavan even visited the hospital and reviewed the situation. The Congress leader said that 70 patients are in critical condition in the hospital and the state government needs to take a decision on a war footing to save...

The death of 24 patients within 24 hours in a government hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded comes less than two months after 18 patients died in Thane. In the 24-hour period between August 12 and 13, a total of 18 patients had died in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hopsital in Kalwa in Thane district. 12 of the patients who died were above the age of 50. Thane civic commissioner Abhijit Bangar had then...

The loco pilot of the Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express prevented a possible major accident as he spotted stones and rods placed on the tracks. The driver applied emergency brakes to stop the train just in time. The incident occurred around 9.55 a.m. near Chittorgarh district on October 2. A video has surfaced showing railway staff removing the stones from the tracks. The railway police force an...

After washing dishes during the day, Rahul Gandhi offered water to the devotees at the Golden Temple in the evening on Monday. The Congress leader was seen filling bowls of water from a large drum and giving it to the devotees. According to the Congress, Rahul Gandhi is on a 'personal and spiritual' visit to Amritsar. Gandhi arrived in the city on Monday morning and then offered prayers at the Gol...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that results of the caste survey conducted in the state will be discussed with all the nine parties who were in favour of the exercise. After the result of the survey were announced on Monday, Kumar said that all the nine parties will meet on Tuesday to discuss the way forward. He added that the results not only reveal caste data but also the financial co...

Following the release of the caste-based survey in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said that it is important to know the people who clean our drains, who stay in jhuggis, how much is their population and what is their economic state in society. "Who are the people who collect garbage, clean the drains? Who are the people who live in slums, who work as labourers, who are landless? The d...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 2. He offered 'seva' with other devotees and washed dishes along with them. Dressed in a white kurta, Rahul covered his head with a blue scarf as the group sat in the washing area. Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring said Gandhi is on a personal visit to the city “Shri @RahulGandhi ji is coming to Amritsar...

The results of the caste survey in Bihar showed that Hindus comprise 81.99% of the state's population, followed by Muslims with 17.70%. Christians, Sikhs, Jains and those following other religions have a minuscule presence, together making up for less than 1% of the total population. The data has revealed that OBCs and EBCs form the largest chunk, comprising 63% of the population, while people bel...

Prohibitory orders under IPC section 144 have been imposed in Ragi Gudda area of Karnataka's Shivamogga following communal tensions on Sunday. The clashes broke out after a group of people started pelting stones at a religious procession. In response, some youths hurled stones at nearby houses and vehicles. At least four people were injured in the incident. The police resorted to lathicharge to di...

The Delhi Police arrested a suspected terrorist, Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama, who is said to be on NIA's 'most wanted' list. NIA had placed a reward of ₹3 lakh for information on him. According to ANI, Shahnawaz was wanted in an ISIS-linked case in Pune. An engineer by profession, Shahnawaz is a resident of Delhi. He was recently caught by Pune Police on in July when he was trying to steal a moto...

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar released findings of its much-awaited caste survey on October 2. The results revealed that people belonging to extremely backward castes and other backward castes constitute a whopping 63% of the state’s total population. EBCs comprise 36.01% of the population, while the OBCs account for 27.12%. Of the OBC, Yadavs constitute 14.26% and Kushwaha and Kurmi form 4...

Three sisters, aged four, seven and nine, were found dead in an iron trunk in their house in Jalandhar on October 2. Their parents had filed a missing complaint for them after which police started a search. According to Hindustan Times, Jalandhar (rural) superintendent of police Manpreet Singh said the matter is under investigation and neighbours of the family are being questioned. “The three sist...

Six persons, including five of a family, were killed on Monday in violence arising out of bad blood in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, police said. The incident took place in the Lehda Tola area in the morning, they said. Former district panchayat member Prem Yadav was attacked with sharp edged weapons and killed by his rival Satyaprakash Dubey and his family, Special...