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Lakhimpur Kheri: Case against Priyanka, 10 others in UP
With the Congress questioning the detention of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, officials said Tuesday a case has been registered here against her and 10 others under sections related to preventive detention due to apprehension of breach of peace. Read more
Coal crunch: 64 non-pithead power plants left with less than 4 days of dry fuel stocks
Ahead of the festival season, coal supply crisis seems to be deepening as 64 non-pithead power plants are left with less than four days of the dry fuel stocks. The latest report on coal stocks for power plants from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) also showed that 25 such power plants had coal stocks for less than seven days as on October 3.Read more
BJP drubs Congress, AAP in Gandhinagar municipal polls
The BJP on Tuesday recorded its biggest victory in the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) polls by winning 41 out of 44 seats.This is the first clear majority to the ruling party since the GMC came into existence in 2010. The Congress and AAP were drubbed with two and one seats respectively. Read more
Manabe, Hasselmann, Parisi win Nobel Prize for Physics
US-Japanese scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding of physical systems, the jury said. Read more
PM Modi highlights Centre's work in Lucknow, misses out on Lakhimpur violence
As PM Modi visited Lucknow amid unrest over Lakhimpur Kheri violence where eight people, including four farmers, were killed on Sunday, he made no reference to the incident or thetense atmosphere in the state. Read more