Assam on alert as IMD warns of heavy rain, storms in next 4 days | Guwahati News

Guwahati: IMD has issued yellow and orange alerts for several districts of Assam for the next four days. On Saturday, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority advised people in Guwahati to remain cautious after heavy storms hit several parts of the state yet again.Earlier this week, Guwahati witnessed severe artificial flooding after record-breaking Apr rainfall.IMD…

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‘Hindu identity is civilisational, not religious’: RSS general secretary Hosabale in US | India News

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday (local time) rejected allegations of Hindu supremacism and spoke about India’s global image during an interaction at the Hudson Institute in Washington DC.Speaking about the functioning of the RSS, Hosabale said, “RSS is a people’s voluntary movement inspired by cultural ethos and civilisation values of…

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‘It just happened’: Rahul Meena ‘remorseless’, raped IRS officer’s daughter while she was unconscious, claim Delhi cops | Delhi News

The accused, Rahul Meena, has been sent to 4-day custody. NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi suspect that the accused entered the Kailash Hills apartment using a spare key and went straight to a rooftop study, where he allegedly assaulted the daughter of a former employer…

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High Court: Hate speech allegations: Gauhati High Court directs Assam CM to respond to PILs; petitioners demand action against alleged hate speeches | Guwahati News

Guwahati: Gauhati High Court Tuesday directed the state govt and chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to respond within four weeks to a bunch of PILs seeking action against the CM for alleged hate speeches against minority communities in the state.A bench of Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, while hearing three PILs…

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RTI activist held for 20L extortion bid over construction | Surat News

Surat: Chowk Bazar police have arrested a 37-year-old RTI activist for allegedly extorting money from a manufacturer by threatening action against his ongoing construction project.The accused, Prashant Kachhadiya, had filed an RTI application with the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) against a four-storey building being constructed by the complainant, Mansukh Pansuriya, and allegedly demanded Rs 20…

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One small step, a giant leap | Chennai News

For Dalit History Month, we spotlight those from dalit households who have overcome barriers, showing how a single breakthrough in a family or neighbourhood can build pride and change futures GOALS BEYOND THE GAME Senthilkumar teaches football to underprivileged kids in north Chennai every day | Pic by: C Suresh Kumar The son of a…

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After over a decade and 40cr, e-voting fails to click in Gujarat | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: More than a decade after Gujarat positioned itself as a pioneer in electronic voting in local bodies polls, the experiment has quietly receded from the state’s civic elections. Despite repeated trials, sizable public spending and ambitious expansion plans, the Gujarat State Election Commission (SEC) has failed to build an e-voting system trusted or embraced…

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At least 13 killed, several injured in fire at fireworks unit in Kerala | India News

Kerala fireworks unit blast NEW DELHI: Thirteen people were killed while several others sustained burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at a fireworks storage facility in the Mundathikode area of Kerala’s Thrissur district, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) confirmed on Tuesday.According to the agency, five people are in critical care, two…

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