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Teacher beats student for not completing drawing assignment, held

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An art teacher booked for allegedly beating a Class VI student for not completing drawing assignment was arrested on Tuesday. The child's parents had approached Shivaji Nagar police station here Monday, alleging that he had suffered facial paralysis because of the beating. "We arrested Sandeep Gade, the accused, late last night and produced him before a court today. The court sent him in police custody for two days," said an official from Shivaji Nagar police station. The alleged incident took place last month at the Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Preparatory Military School (SSPMS) here. After the parents filed the complaint, a case under IPC section 325 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) was registered against Gade. The school has suspended him. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day a..
                 

Zee Entertainment turns volatile as promoters plan to sell stake

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Oil prices, not 2019 election key risk for Indian market: CLSA's Chris Wood

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Adani Transmission, AU Small Finance up over 9% on inclusion in MSCI index

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Mining baron Janardhana Reddy gets bail in Ponzi scheme case

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Rafale pact is not a govt-to-govt deal: Kapil Sibal

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SpiceJet posts net loss of Rs 3.89 bn in Q2 on higher fuel cost, weak rupee

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Apollo Hospitals Q2 profit rises 11% to Rs 789 bn on rising revenue

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CCPA recommends convening of winter session of Parliament from Dec 11 to Jan 8

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Rajasthan: Denied party ticket, BJP MLA Habibur Rahman joins Congress

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Fake CBI officer held for extorting Rs 50 lakh and a car from couple

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The MHB police on Monday night arrested a man who cheated people posing as a CBI officer, and his associate. After a 50-year-old woman complained, they arrested the accused for extorting Rs 50 lakh and an Innova car from her and her husband. The woman has founded a credit co-operative society and her husband is an LIC agent. Threatened into payingPolice said the woman's husband was introduced to the main accused, Ashwini Sharma of Panipat, at a friend's office in BKC, where he (Sharma) posed as a CBI officer. Police said they kept in touch and one day Sharma called up the man, saying he had a complaint against his wife's credit co-operative society, and they would have to pay him Rs 50 lakh and give him an Innova car to settle the matter, or else he would kill them in an encounter. Afraid, the couple paid the money and gave him the car. However after a few days, Sharma, and his aide, Sajid Warekar of Thane who also claimed to be with the CBI, demanded another Innova. The couple got ..
                 

Mumbai: Housewife tries to return T-shirt, gets duped of Rs 99,999

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A Dahisar housewife fell prey to a cyber fraudster recently when she tried to return a T-shirt she had ordered online. The conman managed to get her 16-digit card number as well as OTPs sent to her registered mobile number and withdrew Rs 99,999 from her account. The Dahisar police have filed a case of cheating under the Indian Penal Code and other relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. Officers said the victim (who did not want to be named) had ordered a T-shirt worth Rs 360 for her son from an online portal on October 10. The T-shirt, which was delivered on November 7, turned out to be too small for the 15-year-old. So, she did an online search and got a number on which to call the website. As soon as her call was answered, she explained that she wanted to return the product over size issues; however, the call got disconnected. She immediately got a call back from another number, where the caller told her if she wanted her money back, she would have to give her bank..
                 

Eighteen-year-old Athlete Commits Suicide at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy, Accused of Shielding Ponzi Scam Mastermind, Gets Bail

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Samsung's pharma branch fined for accounting breach worth $4 bn

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Rapid growth in arrival of foreigners with e-visa; 137 milion dollar collected as fees till October this year

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Delhi HC’s status quo order on proceedings against Rakesh Asthana extended till Nov 28

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My mother killed herself as hospital had turned her away, says daughter

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Hours before she committed suicide, 60-year-old Rochi Lawrence Elenjikal had rushed to Apollo Hospital in Belapur in a full blown anxiety attack. But the hospital staff allegedly turned her away in her hour of need, without medicines or a chance to meet a doctor. Last week, after more than four months, the Navi Mumbai police finally sent a report on the matter to the medical council. They are yet to lodge the family's case. Rochi's daughter, Shilpi Elenjikal, 27, has alleged that the police are dilly-dallying on the matter, and did not even bother to conduct the panchnama properly on the day of her mother's death. Rochi's daughter Shilpi and husband Lawrence What happenedShilpi said, "On June 29, after her anxiety and depression medicines ran out, my mother went to Apollo Hospital in Belapur, where she had been treated for three years. She was facing anxiety issues and breathing problems, but the reception told us that her psychiatrist was not available. They did not offer a consul..
                 

Two Hizbul Militants Arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama

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M&M Q2 profit rises 23.87% to Rs 16.49 bn; vehicle sales surge 9%

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JSW Steel, Tata Steel see no threat to business with ArcelorMittal's entry

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Family feud escalates, O P Chautala expels son Ajay from INLD

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Winter session of Parliament to start from Dec 11

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Ponzi scam: Karnataka ex-BJP minister G Janardhana Reddy granted bail

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Delhi's air quality improves to 'very poor', may worsen

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The air quality of the national capital and the regions around it, which on Wednesday improved to 'very poor' from 'severe' due to overnight rains, may again drop, warn monitoring agencies. Delhi saw about 7 mm of rainfall till 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday, improving air quality by settling the particle pollutants. However, rains have also increased the moisture in the air, which according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR), will trap the pollutants and worsen the air quality. "After the isolated shower in part of Delhi, a lot of moisture is introduced in the air, making it heavy and increased the holding capacity which will force AQI to go to the 'severe' category from evening until late night as the ventilation is also reduced," SAFAR forecast said. However, it adds that the air quality will recover in the next two days as the wind is likely to pick up by Friday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi at 4 p.m. on Wednesday was 312, considered 'very p..
                 

Video: Woman abuses Air India crew after being denied alcohol

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A business class passenger verbally abused an Air India crew member after she was denied extra alcohol on-board a London-bound flight from Mumbai, an airline official said Wednesday. The woman, a foreigner allegedly manhandled a cabin crew member in an inebriated state, prompting the airline to file a police case, the official said. The incident took place on November 10 when the Air India flight AI-131 was on way to London from Mumbai. In a video clip recorded by a cabin crew member, the woman can be heard using expletives several times. Air India filed an FIR against the passenger and she was taken into custody on landing at London's Heathrow airport, the official said. "The woman turned unruly as the cabin crew denied her serving more liquor. She hurled abuse and manhandled the crew," the official said. Watch video here... #WATCH An Irish national on board Air India London-Mumbai flight verbally abuses the crew after she was refused more wine. The incident took place on No..
                 

Winter Session of Parliament to be Held From December 11 to January 8

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BJP will win around 25 seats in Mizoram: JV Hluna, Mizoram BJP Chief

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Narayana Murthy praises PM Modi, says continuity will be a good thing

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This Kerala airport halts flights to make way for ‘God’

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Yogi Adityanath: Congress encouraged corruption, Naxalism

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Wednesday accused Congress of "encouragingcorruption, Naxalism, terrorism and misrule" during its rule in the country. Addressing a campaign rally for the second phase of Assembly polls here, Adityanath also accused Congress of "insulting martyrdom" of security forces engaged in anti-naxal operations by terming Maoists as "revolutionaries". "Congress has done nothing except divide the society on the basis of caste, region, religion and language, he said.During its 55-year rule in the country, Congress always encouraged poverty, misrule, terrorism, Naxalism and corruption, he said. Without naming UP Congress chief Raj Babbar, Adityanath said, "a leader of UP Congress had termed Naxals as revolutionaries which is an insult to the martyrdom of security forces fighting Maoists". Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP with a slogan of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas has launched public welfare schemes for the inclusive development of p..
                 

What Was the Need to Amend Offset Guidelines in Rafale Deal Retrospectively, SC Asks Govt

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Pakistan 'Has No Plans' to Grant India Most Favoured Nation Status

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Majority parents believe relationship with teachers is biggest factor in student development: Survey

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At least 90 per cent parents believe student-teacher relationship is the biggest factor that affects student motivation and development, according to a new survey. The survey in which 500 parents were interviewed over a period of six months pointed out parents believe that students grasp concepts fast in presence of a teacher. According to the survey by ed-tech start up Cuemath, 90 per cent parents give weightage to one-on-one interactions between students and teachers as an essential component of their children's education. "A major reason for the sustenance of this mode of thought, parents declared, was the knowledge that children naturally learn from one another while solving problems and working collaboratively within a shared space," the survey report said. It added that face-time with a teacher provide greater validation and encouragement than a pre-recorded video. The survey also revealed that the student-teacher relationship is considered amongst the biggest factors that .....
                 

BJP welcomes Uddhav's decision to visit Ayodhya: Danve

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Isro's GSLV MkIII-D2 rocket successfully places GSAT-29 satellite into orbit

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Window Grille Traps Family as Fire Guts Flat in Mumbai High-rise

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While You Were Busy Following #DeepVeerKiShadi, Here Are 7 Other Things That Happened in India Today

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NBCC secures Rs 100-cr order from IIT Mandi

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State-owned NBCC (India) Ltd Wednesday said it has bagged a Rs 100-crore order from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. NBCC has been awarded the work as project management consultant for construction and development of student hostels, dining hall and faculty housing at IIT, Mandi Campus. To be developed on a total area of 26,441 sq metres, the company will complete the project within 12 months. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, said, "The company has extensive experience in delivering world-class educational and healthcare institutes. Sustainable development is our constant endeavour, which we institutionalise right from the concept stage and ensure quality and timely delivery." NBCC has previously been awarded the work to construct academic building, guest house, gymnasium, hospital and auditorium at IIT, Mandi. It has been undertaking several significant projects in educational infrastructure segment, the prominent ones being IIT Delhi, IIT Roorkee, NIFTEM. NBCC (India) Ltd ...
                 

Study finds that MLAs in state assemblies work fewer days than MPs in the centre

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Watch: Some Russians Disguised Themselves as a 'Human Bus' to Cross Vehicles-Only Bridge

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BJP on Renaming Spree, But Sitting on Proposal to Change West Bengal’s Name: Mamata Banerjee

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DRI, Army seize huge cache of arms, ammunition of Chinese markings in Jammu

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Land surveyor held for accepting Rs 25,000 bribe in Palghar

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A surveyor with the land record office in Palghar in Maharashtra was arrested for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 25,000, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) said on Wednesday. Dinesh Pashte was caught accepting the bribe money at his office in Vasai area on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency said in a release. The 50-year-old land surveyor had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from a man for saving his six unauthorised shops from being demolished, the ACB said in a release. The man agreed to pay the amount and at the same time lodged a complaint with the ACB. A trap was laid and Pashte was caught accepting Rs 25,000 as bribe, ACB's Deputy Superintendent of Police Anjali Andale said. The accused was later placed under arrest and booked under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the release added. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates This story has been sourced fr..
                 

IAF Officers Make Special Appearance at Rafale Hearing, Tell Supreme Court No New Induction Since 1985

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Apollo Hospitals hives off retail business into new firm, to hold 25% stake

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Gautam Singhania steps down as Raymond Apparel chairman: Report

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Gautam Singhania has stepped down as the chairman of Raymond's branded apparel arm with a view to run the company more professionally. Nirvik Singh will be replacing Singania, as a non-executive chairman, and the latter will continue to remain on the board of Raymond Apparel, an official statement said. Anshu Sarin has joined the board of Raymond Apparel as a non-executive director, and Gautam Trivedi has joined the board as an independent director, it added. ****************** Savita Oils ties up with Tata Motors * Lubricants maker Savita Oils has tied up with Tata Motors to supply 'original oil' for passenger vehicles under a co-branded product. Tata Motors' vice-president, SN Barman, in a release said the company wants to ensure service, spares and consumables for all the after-sales needs of customers which has resulted in the tie-up. ******************* Citi appoints Shrinath Bolloju as head - south Asia ops & tech * American lender Citi Wednesday said it has..
                 

Didn’t misuse power against mining baron Janardhana Reddy: CM Kumaraswamy

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Madhya Pradesh elections: Era of dacoit-turned-politicians on wane

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Mumbai Crime: Constable booked for cheating, raping cop in Mulund

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The Mumbai Police has booked a constable on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman after promising her marriage. The constable has been identified as Nitin Pawar, currently posted at Mulund police station, while the victim is with the Home Guard. According to the police, they first met on December 31, 2016 when she was deployed on bandobast duty in Mulund. After finishing her work around 1 am, she was walking towards her home in Thane. Pawar, who stays in Kalyan, offered to drop her, saying the place was on his way. At first, she refused, but after he said that he too, is a cop, she agreed. The police said they soon became good friends and started talking over the phone regularly. During one of the conversations, Pawar told her that his marriage was on the rocks and that he was unhappy with his wife. He even professed a desire to marry the victim. The two soon started meeting in private and got physically intimate. After that, her repeated calls to him went unanswered. When he final..
                 

India's heaviest rocket lifts off with communication satellite GSAT-29

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India's heaviest rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III)-- carrying 3,423 kg communication satellite GSAT-29 blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Wednesday evening. Precisely at 5.08 p.m. the GSLV-Mk III rocket on its second developmental flight began its ascent with a strong deep growl that reverberated like a thunder roll breaking free from the second launch pad here at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC). The 43.4-metre rocket weighing about 640 tonne rushed to the blue skies with a thick orange flame at its rear. The GSLV-Mk III with a capacity to carry four-tonne satellite, is a three-stage/engine rocket with two strap-on motors powered by solid fuel. The second stage is a core liquid fuel booster and the third is the cryogenic engine. The Indian space agency had flown a similar rocket on June 5, 2017, with GSAT-19 satellite. Prior to that ISRO had flown another rocket with 3.7-tonne dummy payload in 2014 to test its in-flight structura..
                 

Bhanwari Devi Case: Court Rejects CBI Plea to Examine FBI DNA Expert Via Video Conferencing

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IDBI Bank remains in red; posts net loss at Rs 36.02 billion loss for Q2

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AIADMK blasts Rajinikanth for saying PM Modi seems strong in elections

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SC reserves order on Rafale: Key developments

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Cyclone Gaja to intensify into severe cyclonic storm: IMD

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SC declines to stay its verdict of allowing women into Sabarimala

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The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to stay its verdict which allowed entry of women of all age groups into Kerala's Sabarimala Temple. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked a lawyer, who was seeking a stay on its Sabarimala verdict, to wait till January 22 when the Constitution bench will hear review petitions. The matter was mentioned by lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara, who has filed the review on behalf of the National Ayyappa Devotees (Women's) Association.On September 28, a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in 4:1 verdict had paved the way for the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala Temple, saying the ban amounted to gender discrimination. The apex court had on Tuesday agreed to hear on January 22 in open court the pleas seeking review of its verdict but refused to stay its judgement. The review petitions against the verdict were taken up 'in-chamber' by a bench comprising the CJI and Justices R F N..
                 

Did railway minister Piyush Goyal dedicate incomplete works to people?

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It appears that Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has dedicated some works on the Central Railway to commuters that are yet to be completed. On Sunday, Goyal had dedicated the new platform at Parel station, a footover bridge, etc, along with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and a host of other ministers and officials, when they flagged off a new suburban corridor and trains. A ground check by mid-day on Tuesday however, found that key passenger amenities on the new Parel platform, like an escalator and elevator are yet to be completed. Another project that was mentioned in the list of utilities in use in the dedication to the public on Sunday, was the Parel footover bridge, which also remains incomplete in a way, because one of its landings and pathways in the west side of Prabhadevi station are yet to be completed and opened. "The Parel platform was thrown open to the public long ago. Will it again be dedicated in the name of Parel Terminus once the work is complete in the future?..
                 

It's politics over economy in Congress manifestoes for MP & Chhattisgarh

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Twitter suspends fake Election Commission accounts

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Mamata Banerjee slams Centre for delay in clearing proposal to rename West Bengal

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PM Modi does not like socialism, democracy: MK Stalin

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Shahid Afridi: Pakistan can’t even manage its four provinces, how will it handle Kashmir

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Won't leave state if not allowed to enter Sabarimala temple

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Trupti Desai, founder of Bhumata Brigade, has written to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, stating that she would not leave the state if she were not allowed to enter the Sabarimala temple. Seeking security for her visit to Sabarimala temple on November 17, Trupti in a letter to Kerala CM Vijayan has threatened to "not leave the state till the time she along with her delegation is not allowed to enter the shrine. Desai has said that she would be visiting the shrine with a delegation of six other women. "It may be noted that, unless we do not worship at the Sabarimala temple by entering into the sanctum sanctorum, we will not return without worshiping God. We would never leave Kerala," she stated in the letter. She has further urged the government to arrange a vehicle for her delegation and bear the expenses of their stay as well. "Our fight for the entry into the Sanctorum of the temple is for the right of gender equality. This is not a fight against any religion or against dev..
                 

Meet Guitar Baba Who Takes Re. 1 Roadside Music Classes

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Trupti Desai says will visit Sabarimala temple on Nov 17

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Social activist Trupti Desai said Wednesday she would visit the Sabarimala temple, which saw frenzied protests from devotees against the Supreme Court's decision to allow women of all ages to offer prayers, with six other women in the 10-50 age group on Saturday. The Lord Ayyappa shrine will re-open for the two-month-long Madala-Makkarvilakku puja on Saturday. Desai, who spearheaded the campaign for women to be allowed into various religious places, including Shani Shingnapur temple, the Haji Ali Dargah, the Mahalakshmi Temple and the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, in an email to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought security as she fears an attack on her life during her visit to the hill shrine. "We will not return to Maharashtra without darshan at the Sabarimala temple," she said, adding, "We have faith in the government that it will provide security for us." It is the responsibility of the state government and the police to provide protection and take us to the temple as the ....
                 

Ruchi Soya Q2 profit at Rs 16 cr

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Crisis-hit Ruchi Soya, which is facing bankruptcy proceedings, Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs 15.71 crore for the quarter ended September 30. The company posted a net loss of Rs 2,882.71 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. Total income rose marginally to Rs 3,142.69 crore from Rs 3,088.76 crore in the year-ago period. Finance cost declined to Rs 2.35 crore from Rs 299.48 crore earlier. The company has not recognised interest payable worth Rs 749.47 crore for the first half 2018-19 and Rs 345.61 crore for 2017-18 after commencement of the insolvency proceedings in December 2017. Adani Wilmar, which sells cooking oil under the Fortune brand, and Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali are in the fray to acquire debt-ridden Ruchi Soya. Ruchi Soya has a total debt of about Rs 12,000 crore. The company has many manufacturing plants and its leading brands include Nutrela, Mahakosh, Sunrich, Ruchi Star and Ruchi Gold. In December 2017, Ruchi Soya Industries entered into ...
                 

Indian students going to US sees slowest growth in 5 yrs

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J&K: Ram Madhav says governor rule to continue, asks NC, PDP to clear stand on participating in state polls

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‘Gaja’ cyclone: Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy holds review meeting in Karaikal

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Poonam Dhillon now Mumbai BJP VP; wants to be hardcore worker

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New Delhi: Veteran actress Poonam Dhillon joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2004, but it is only now that she has taken on an active role as its Mumbai Vice President. Poonam, who took charge just before Diwali, says she wants to be a "hardcore worker" rather than a "decorative piece" like most actors in politics. "I joined the party in 2004. However, because of various commitments or responsibilities, I was supportive, but I was not ready to take on a very active role. It wasn't the right time as both my children were small... Now they are grown up and independent. I feel very strongly that the country needs dedicated people who have passion... rather than those who are in politics only for a career. I want to do my bit for my city and my country. That's why I volunteered; now I can do anything that is required as I have the time," Poonam told IANS over phone from Mumbai. Thankyou @Dev_Fadnavis ji, @ShelarAshish ji for entrusting me with the responsibility of Vice Preside..
                 

Four Men Hijack SUV in Pathankot, High Alert Sounded Over Fears of 2016 Attack Repeat

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Nehru became country's first PM on "compassionate grounds": BJP

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Slamming Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his remarks that India has a tea seller as its prime minister today because of the country's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru, the BJP Wednesday retorted that rather Nehru became the PM on "compassionate grounds". Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only person who became the country's PM due to massive public support and majority whereas former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru could become the first PM of the country on compassionate grounds," BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said in a news conference. "And Indira Gandhi (became the PM) due to her syndicate, he added. Trivedi, however, did not elaborate further upon his observations. Speaking about Nehru on the eve of his birth anniversary (November 14), Tharoor had said Tuesday that it was because of the institutional structure created by Nehru that even a "chai wala" (tea seller) can become India's prime minister today. "If today we have a chai wala as prime minister, it is because .....
                 

Iron rope of Pamban bridge snaps, one injured; vessel traffic

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An iron rope of the century-old cantilever Pamban railway bridge snapped Wednesday injuring a 45-year-old worker while it was being raised, resulting in the disruption of vessel traffic, an official said. Sesu, one of the contract workers who manually lift the span of the bridge, connecting this island town with the mainland, was injured when the rope snapped and fell on him. He has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment, a pamban port official said. The official further said it would take at least a week to repair thesea bridge and no vessel would be able to pass through it till then. Technical experts from Chennaiwould arrive to restore it, he said. The Scherzer span, named after the German engineer William Donald Scherzer, is a rolling lift that helps the bridge open up to allow ships to pass. Constructed in one of the most corrosive environments of the world, the bridge needs continuous maintenance of its metallic parts...
                 

US President Donald Trump celebrates Diwali at the White House

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Watch: Ranveer shakes a leg during wedding in Lake Como, Italy

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CBI Joint Director Says Phone Calls, Intercepted Messages Prove Rakesh Asthana’s Dubai Link

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