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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to integrate caste census with the upcoming national decadal census, stating that the crucial caste-related data outcomes would touch the lives of crores of deserving people in the country and it should not be delayed any further. “I have no doubt that this initiative will be a monumental step to take the...

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested on Saturday in connection with the killing of a woman, a Swiss national, whose body was found near a Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run school in West Delhi's Tilak Nagar area.The accused, identified as Gurpreet, was nabbed based on technical and manual intelligence.He is being questioned to ascertain the identity of the woman and details linked to the crime.The accused had...

MUMBAI: In a morale boost to Navratra revellers, the state government on Friday extended the deadline for the use of loudspeakers upto midnight to the three final days of Navratra. Permission had already been granted for Sunday October 22 (Ashtami) and Monday October 23 (Navami). On Friday the state allowed the extended use of loudspeakers for Saturday October 21 too. The day marks the important...

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli's century against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup was celebrated like a festival among the Indian cricket fans; but the expert opinion over Kohli's approach to get to his hundred, which was 48th for him in ODIs and 78th in international matches, is divided. Over the question of denying singles to ensure Kohli farms most of the strike and completes his century, KL Rahul, who was...

Thane: The Thane unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a peon with the Thane collector office along with two private persons in a graft case.The accused has been identified as Ashok Waghela, 45, a peon attached to the home branch of the Thane collector office. The other include, Nitesh Hingmire, 33, and Abhishek Bade, 26, who helped the peon in the bribe.An ACB official informed that the...

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Dussehra and Navratri celebrations at Red Fort and in Chandni Chowk, Delhi Traffic Police has imposed certain restrictions and issued an advisory asking motorists to avoid some stretches as large gatherings are expected there from the weekend. Senior officers have also asked those coming to north Delhi to travel by public transport to avoid traffic.According to police, three major...

MUMBAI: State Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Friday decided to club the 34 petitions in the Shiv Sena MLAs disqualification case into six groups based on the cause of action. Of the six groups, four groups have petitions filed by the Sena (UBT) and two groups have petitions filed by the Eknath Shinde-led Sena. Narwekar has also asked Shinde-led Sena to submit before him by October 25, documents that...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday said it was "appalled" to learn that Mahua Moitra's counsel contacted lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and tried to persuade him to withdraw his complaint against the TMC MP."I am really appalled. You are a person who is expected to maintain the highest professional standard. You have been in contact with defendant No.2 (advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai)," Justice Sachin...

Dhunuchi naach is performed during Durga Puja to honour the goddess. The participant holds at least one dhunuchi, an earthenware filled with coconut husk and dhunno (incense), which is burnt, producing a scented-smoke. The naach, characterised by graceful movements, subtle wrist twists while firmly gripping the censer, and rhythmic foot tapping on the beats of the dhaak, captivates visitors with its...

MUMBAI: BMC commissioner IS Chahal on Friday morning held a meeting with officials from MMRDA, SRA, MSRDC and also members from the construction industry to tackle concerns related to pollution being echoed by various city residents.Mumbai at present is witnessing 6,000 construction works which include public infrastructure projects too. As part of the action plan, all construction sites have been...