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DHARAMSALA: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written today to Maria Corina Machado to congratulate her on being awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her resolute efforts to promote democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her determination to achieve a peaceful, equitable society.

MYSURU: Disturbing details are emerging after the post-mortem examination of the nine-year-old girl, who was found dead near Exhibition Grounds in front of Mysuru Palace.

DWARKA: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers at Gujarat's Dwarkadhish Temple on Saturday, as part of her three-day visit to the state.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar on Saturday cleared the air on state cabinet expansion, saying it is just a rumour.

BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday dismissed speculative media reports about him assuming the Chief Minister's post, asserting he is 'in no hurry' and focused solely on serving the public.

KERALA: AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal on Saturday raised serious concerns over the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son in a money laundering case, terming the recent disclosure of the notice “highly suspicious.”

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, on Saturday backed Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's criticism of the Centre over the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference in Delhi, where women journalists were not permitted to participate.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A fresh controversy has erupted in Kerala after documents surfaced confirming that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had summoned Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s son, Vivek Kiran, in connection with the Life Mission money-laundering case.

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has invited Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to join an all-party delegation scheduled to meet Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam on October 14, ahead of the upcoming local and civic body elections in the state.

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday sought clarification from the Centre over Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi's press conference in Delhi, where women journalists were not permitted to participate.

KOLKATA: With the recovery of one more body during the last 24 hours, the total number deaths in the flood and landslide-affected hills, Terai and Dooars regions of West Bengal has risen to 40.

CHENNAI: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to strengthen grassroots democracy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will Saturday address 10,000 Gram Sabha meetings across the state through video conferencing, according to Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Additional Chief Secretary of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, will offer prayers at the famous Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch and lay the foundation of projects and schemes worth over Rs 42,000 crore in the agriculture and allied sectors here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted four weeks’ additional time to the Union government to respond to a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). 

NEW DELHU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart Keir Starmer discussed the Khalistani extremist issue during their discussions held in Mumbai on Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. 

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan security establishment appears to be crumbling with violent protests and terror attacks engulfing Lahore and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) respectively.

KOLKATA: The BJP will extend full cooperation to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal in ensuring deletion of bogus voters' names, especially those of illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh, from the electoral rolls of the state, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari told media persons on Thursday.

RANCHI: The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday rejected the state government’s plea, which sought to lift the stay on the allocation of sand ghats and other minor mineral areas across the state.

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday made a major promise, stating that if his party forms the next government in Bihar, one member of every family in the state will be given a government job, irrespective of age, caste, or community.

BENGALURU: Amid talks of leadership change and a possible cabinet reshuffle, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has organised a dinner for Congress MLAs in Bengaluru on October 13, sources said.

COIMBATORE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the much-awaited 10.1-kilometre Avinashi Road Elevated Corridor, now officially the longest in the state and the third-largest in India.

MHOW: Four people were killed in a devastating road accident on the Nanded Bridge near Avle village in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow (now known as Ambedkar Nagar).

BHOPAL: As outrage deepens over the deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, allegedly due to consumption of toxic Coldrif cough syrup, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to visit the district and nearby areas soon to meet bereaved families.

LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday criticised the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for "indulging" in drama and "exploiting" the Dalits and other oppressed sections during their respective regimes.

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the crucial Supreme Court hearing on Thursday regarding pleas challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) informed the apex court that it is conscious of its responsibility to maintain the purity and integrity of voters’ list.

CHENNAI: In a move aimed at fostering an egalitarian and progressive social order, the Tamil Nadu government has directed the removal of caste-based identities, including the term 'colony', from the names of roads, streets, water bodies, residential areas, and markets across the state.

CHENNAI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in several parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, owing to the formation of two low-pressure systems -- one over the southern peninsular region and another over the Kanyakumari Sea.

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will unveil a series of projects worth Rs 1,816 crore in New Delhi on Thursday, marking a major step in what is being described as a "historic mission" to rejuvenate the Yamuna river.

BENGALURU: Reacting to the incident of a lawyer throwing a shoe at the Chief Justice of India in the Supreme Court, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his disapproval, stating that it is a highly condemnable act and it is not acceptable to throw a slipper at judges in the name of religion. 

CHANDIGARH: Cracking down hard on unlawful and objectionable social media content targeting the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, the Punjab Police today registered several FIRs after receipt of numerous complaints in various districts of the State on over a hundred social media handles. 

PATNA: Hours after Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) patron Jitan Ram Manjhi's expressed his firm stance over seat-sharing within the NDA for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday said Union MSME Minister's "displeasure" is irrelevant, as the people of the state want change.

SHIVPURI: Two tribal children drowned in an unfenced pond in the Manikpur village of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, said police on Wednesday.