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Meghalaya's lone BJP minister Sanbor Shullai writes to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to ensure "safety and security" of Christians living in Karnataka

North Western Railway collected fine of over Rs 6.6 crore in November from people travelling without tickets

Himachal Pradesh govt seeks help from Defence Ministry for tracing two trekkers who went missing in Kangra district: State disaster management official

TMC warns its civic poll candidates against use of violence and strong-arm tactics, asserts that those found flouting the diktat will be thrown out of party. Elections to 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation will be held on December 19.

President Ram Nath Kovind attends ‘At Home’ reception on Navy Day in Delhi

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced names of 19 personalities chosen for 3 newly-instituted awards- Asom Baibhav, Asom Sourav and Asom Gourav, "to honour their exemplary services towards society"

16 Naxals surrender to police in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh

JNU administration 'firmly' advises students' union to cancel screening of 'Ram Ke Naam' documentary, says "such an unauthorised activity may disturb communal harmony and peaceful environment" of campus

LeT militant arrested in Budgam in J&K

A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested on Saturday and arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Acting on a specific input regarding the movement of terrorists in Poshkar area of Budgam, security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police spokesman said.

Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passes away, cremation tomorrow

Leaders of all farmer organisations said they won't go back unless cases against farmers are withdrawn

Leaders of all farmer orgs said that they won't go back unless cases against farmers are withdrawn. Today a clear cut signal has been sent out to the Government that we're not going to take back the agitation unless all cases against farmers are taken back, says farmers' leader Darshan Pal Singh

PV Sindhu beats Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to enter the final of World Tour Finals 2021

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at Tanot Rai Mata Mandir, Jaisalmer

West Bengal govt evacuates thousands of people in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts, urges tourists in popular sea resorts to stay away from beaches as Cyclone Jawad looms large over Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast

Khadi and Village Industries Commission launches project aimed at reducing elephant-human conflict using bees in Assam. Under the project, fences are created by setting up bee boxes on passageways of elephants to block their entrance to human territories.

AAP leader Raghav Chadha pays surprise visit to Punjab CM's constituency Chamkaur Sahib, alleges illegal sand mining

Cyclone threat: Bengal govt evacuates thousands in coastal areas; heavy rain likely for two days

New Zealand collapse to 38-6 at tea in second Test against India

Today, I am very happy that the foundation stone of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor has been laid. When it is ready, the time taken to travel from Delhi to Dehradun will be almost halved: Modi

Modi calls development in Uttarakhand a 'priority'

Modi in Uttarakhand, to inaugurate projects worth Rs 18,000 crores

400-page chargesheet filed against Param Bir Singh, Sachin Waze, Alpesh Patel and Sumit Singh in Goregaon alleged extortion case

BuzzFeed to go public after raising less money than expected

BuzzFeed aimed to be valued on Wall Street at $1.5 billion but it raised just $16 million from the SPAC deal, which was announced in June.

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Modi inspects the model of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor

NZ's Ajaz Patel creates history, third cricketer to bag 10 wickets in one innings

The evacuation of people from vulnerable areas is ongoing in Odisha

10 school children bitten by rabid dog in UP village

Ten school children were bitten by a rabies-infected dog while they were going to school in Shamli district, it was reported on Saturday.

The incident took place Friday in Jahanpur village under Kairana Police Station, when a dog with the viral disease bit the children, four of whom had to be sent to a hospital, village head Mubarak Ali said.

Sadik (4), Mahak (4), Insha (10), and Shyam (7) were rushed to a government health centre for treatment, he said.

Later, angry villagers killed the dog.

India vs South Africa: Tests, ODIs to go on, says Jay Shah

India will go on with its tour of South Africa for the three Tests and three ODIs, scheduled to begin on December 17, despite the threat of the new Covid-19 variant.

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Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov to visit India on 5-6 December

Cyclone Jawad likely to weaken into deep depression before making landfall near Puri on Sunday

Cyclonic storm Jawad, currently over west-central Bay of Bengal, is likely to weaken into a deep depression before making landfall near Puri in Odisha on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday.

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There is peace in Kashmir now, investment is going there and tourists are visiting: Home Minister Amit Shah

Mamata Banerjee wishes the Navy on Indian Navy day

Tamil Nadu | Schools and colleges in the district to remain closed today due to heavy rainfall in the region: Madurai Dist. Collector Aneesh Sekhar

Wikipedia creator's computer and NFT of first edit up for auction

The personal computer that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales used when programming the online reference resource 20 years ago is going under the hammer, along with an NFT memorializing his first edit on the platform, auctioneers said Friday.

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Modi to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of multiple projects worth around Rs 18,000 crore in Dehradun today (ANI)

UN chief urges Sudan to respect freedom of the press

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged authorities in Sudan to respect freedom of expression and the press, calling the coup-stricken country hostile to journalists in a report submitted Friday to the Security Council.

Hundreds of political activists, journalists, protesters and bystanders watching anti-coup rallies were arrested following the country's latest upheaval on October 25.

On that date military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power and detained Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, but after international condemnation and the mass protests he reinstated the premier in a November 21 deal. (AFP)

US school shooter's parents charged with manslaughter, wanted by police

The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father were preparing Friday to turn themselves in to authorities after being charged with involuntary manslaughter, their lawyers said.

The whereabouts of James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley, remained unknown Friday, prompting authorities in Oakland County, Michigan to consider them fugitives.

Biden says will discuss about Russia-Ukraine crisis with Putin

US President Joe Biden said he was going to have a "long discussion" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Russia-Ukraine crisis and that he would not accept Russia's "red lines."

"We're aware of Russia's actions for a long time and my expectation is we're going to have a long discussion with Putin,"Biden told reporters as he departed for a weekend trip to Camp David.

(Reuters)

Twitter's design, engineering heads to step down in management rejig

Twitter Inc said on Friday its engineering head Michael Montano and design chief Dantley Davis would step down from their roles by the end of this month, as part of a broader management restructuring at the social networking site.

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