Monday, November 9

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Odisha: Former MP, three co-accused surrender after SC order

Odisha: Former MP, three co-accused surrender after SC order

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Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (IANS) Four accused, including former Rajya Sabha MP N. Bhaskar Rao, on Monday surrendered before the Rayagada SDJM Court in the sensational murder case of tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi.The said accused persons surrendered before the court following the Supreme Court's directions. On October 26, a bench of the apex court rejected the earlier bail directions while confirming the rejection of anticipatory bail and directed the accused to surrender within two weeks.The four accused are N. Bhaskar Rao, K. Krishna Rao, Ippili Sanyasi Raju and P. Dilip Kumar. Another accused, K. Adinarayana, did not surrender, while the sixth accused, Yella Venkateswar Rao alias Kondababu, has died.A case was registered in 2010 over the abduction and murder of Bhagirathi Mandangi, a loca...
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Trump plans sweeping pardons before exit

Trump plans sweeping pardons before exit

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Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said he intended to issue large numbers of pardons before leaving office, arguing that people serving his administration should be protected from spending years defending themselves against investigations and prosecutions.In an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ “60 Minutes”, Trump said he did not expect to pardon himself, although he asserted that he had the power to do so.Asked whether he expected to issue many pardons when he left office, Trump replied: “Yes, I do.”He then described a broad intention to protect people who had worked around him. He said people serving the country should not have to spend the rest of their lives defending themselves against political opponents.“I intend to issue tremendous numbers of pardons,” Tru...
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Bangladeshi national travels to Bengal to return lost smartphone

Bangladeshi national travels to Bengal to return lost smartphone

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Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) In a rare display of cross-border honesty and law enforcement coordination, a Bangladeshi citizen travelled to West Bengal to return an expensive smartphone that had been stolen in India and smuggled into Bangladesh, police said on Monday.The mobile phone was originally reported missing on June 30 from the premises of Burdwan Medical College and Hospital. The owner, Payel Dhara, a resident of Bankura district, lodged a formal complaint with the Burdwan police station, triggering an investigation. Using technical surveillance and cyber cell tracking, police sleuths traced the device's International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) signal across the international border into Bangladesh. Investigators made a breakthrough when the buyer, identified as Mohammad Ah...
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Kerala CM invites tourists to ‘Jatayu sculpture’ after Ramayana release

Kerala CM invites tourists to ‘Jatayu sculpture’ after Ramayana release

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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan on Monday has invited people from across the country to visit Kerala's giant Jatayu sculpture in Kollam district, following the renewed interest in the legendary bird after the release of the epic film Ramayana.The Chief Minister said the film had rekindled admiration for Jatayu, whose sacrifice in the attempt to save Sita from Ravana remains one of the most memorable episodes in the epic.After watching the film, Satheesan took to X and drew a link between the story on the silver screen and the giant sculpture at Chadayamangalam."From the Silver Screen to the Land of Jatayu," he wrote.He said it was a matter of pride that millions of people were now discovering that the legend also lived on in Kerala.He described Jatayu Earth...
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EAM Jaishankar speaks with Russian counterpart Lavrov on Ukraine conflict, diplomatic initiatives

EAM Jaishankar speaks with Russian counterpart Lavrov on Ukraine conflict, diplomatic initiatives

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New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday held a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with discussions focused on the Ukraine conflict and ongoing diplomatic initiatives.“Spoke this evening with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of Russia. Our conversation focused on the Ukraine conflict and ongoing diplomatic initiatives,” EAM Jaishankar posted on X.The conversation came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which he once again conveyed India’s readiness to contribute to all efforts aimed at peaceful resolution of the conflict in the region.“The Prime Minister reaffirmed India’s human-centric approach and reiterated India’s consistent position that th...
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Kerala CPI-M’s Kannur lobby suffers setback as K.K. Jayachandran gets key CITU post

Kerala CPI-M’s Kannur lobby suffers setback as K.K. Jayachandran gets key CITU post

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Kottayam (Kerala), Nov 9 (IANS) In a setback to the Kannur lobby in the CPI-M's Kerala unit, state Secretariat member K.K. Jayachandran was elected the new CITU state General Secretary on Monday, defeating expectations that Kannur strongman and close aide of Pinarayi Vijayan, M.V. Jayarajan, would get the key post.Senior party leader and former minister V. Sivankutty was elected Treasurer, while T.P. Ramakrishnan will continue as CITU state President.The outcome is being seen as another indication of the declining influence of Vijayan and the Kannur lobby in the party following the Left Democratic Front's severe defeat in the April Assembly elections.Jayarajan had been widely tipped for the post, but the CITU leadership was reportedly against allowing Kannur to consolidate its hold over bo...
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Delhi Police issues notice to Mamata Banerjee in 13-year-old heckling case

Delhi Police issues notice to Mamata Banerjee in 13-year-old heckling case

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Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Monday served a notice for interrogation to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in connection with a 2013 criminal case registered at the Parliament Street Police Station in the national capital.Investigators seek to question the former Chief Minister as a witness in the case, which pertains to a violent protest demonstration staged in front of "Banga Bhavan" in New Delhi, where government officials were allegedly assaulted.A team from the Delhi Police, accompanied by personnel from the local Kalighat Police Station, arrived at Banerjee's official residence at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street in South Kolkata on Monday to deliver the notice. The document, delivered in a white envelope, was received by Subhasish Chakraborty on her beh...
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Trump blames Iran war for Republican losses in midterm polls

Trump blames Iran war for Republican losses in midterm polls

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Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) US President Donald Trump blamed the Iran war, higher petrol prices, and unpopular candidates for Republican midterm election losses, but defended the military action and said he was not looking to escalate the conflict.In an interview with Ross Douthat for CBS News’ '60 Minutes', Trump acknowledged voters’ unhappiness with the war while arguing that preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon justified his decision."They didn't like the war. They didn't like the fact that gasoline went up, 'cause I had it down at a low," Trump said.He also distanced himself from the election outcome, saying his personal popularity had failed to translate into support for Republican candidates despite an extensive campaign effort."Well, number one, I was not on the ballot," he ...
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B.Ed colleges approach Calcutta HC over Bengal govt’s admission freeze

B.Ed colleges approach Calcutta HC over Bengal govt’s admission freeze

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Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Around 57 Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) colleges in West Bengal have moved the Calcutta High Court, challenging the state government’s decision to halt their admission process for failing to meet prescribed eligibility criteria.An official confirmed on Monday that the petition is likely to be taken up for hearing on Tuesday. The petitioner colleges claimed that the authorities issued no explicit notice outlining the specific reasons behind stopping their admissions.The legal challenge follows the recent publication of an official list identifying institutions ineligible for affiliation renewal for the 2026-27 academic year. State authorities stated that 205 listed colleges failed to meet requisite infrastructure and administrative standards, barring them from admitti...
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Wife, lover arrested for allegedly murdering her husband, staging death as heart attack

Wife, lover arrested for allegedly murdering her husband, staging death as heart attack

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Bengaluru, Nov 9 (IANS) Two persons, including the wife of a deceased man, have been arrested for allegedly murdering him and staging his death as a heart attack to conceal the crime, Bengaluru Police said on Monday.The case came to light following an investigation into the death of a man at Doddathoguru on Bettadasanapura Main Road, within the jurisdiction of Electronic City Police Station.The deceased man's brother had lodged a complaint on October 12, stating that his elder brother had slipped and fallen while going to the bathroom and died following a heart attack. Based on the complaint, police registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) case and initiated an inquiry.After receiving the post-mortem examination report, police investigated the case from different angles and gathered furt...
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