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New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said it is not at all surprising that the BJP ecosystem organised a mock parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have consistently "mocked" Parliament since 2014.Participants took on the roles of senior political leaders as the mock parliament on the theme 'Democracy vs Anarchy' began at the NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi on Friday, with discussions centred on electoral integrity, democratic institutions, and political accountabil

New Delhi: A 23-year-old UPSC aspirant was arrested in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly orchestrating a prank call to his former roommate in Mukherjee Nagar here, falsely claiming that a Pakistan-based terror organisation was planning blasts in the national capital, police said on Friday.Police identified the accused as Suraj Verma, originally from Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh."He used a landline phone installed at a relative's house in Kanpur and modulated his voice to make the call appear as i

Chennai: A businessman on Friday approached the Madras High Court to direct the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to immediately conduct a detailed, thorough and fair probe pertaining to the background and details of Yogesh Sharma alias Saurav Das, the National Co-Convenor of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and his parents.In his petition, Ganesh Kumar said that allegedly Das' lineage goes back to Nepal and that this has to be probed. If found true, "he cannot lecture about our government and our judic

Actress Shraddha Kapoor is set to play legendary Lavani artist Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar (fondly known as "Eetha Bai") in the upcoming biographical drama Eetha. The makers of the film dropped the trailer, taking the audience straight to the world of Maharashtra’s folk theater.Fresh off her blockbuster success with Stree 2, Shraddha takes on a dramatic new avatar in the biopic.With striking visual flair and rooted music, the three-minute trailer gives a glimpse into Shraddha’s powerful pe

More than 9.60 lakh candidates have registered for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) December 2026 examination, with over 7.91 lakh applicants completing their examination fee payment, the National Testing Agency (NTA) said on Friday.The application window will close tomorrow, on October 31. Candidates who are yet to complete the process can submit their forms and pay the examination fee by 11:50 pm on Saturday through the official website, ugcnet.nta.nic.in.In

New Delhi: Participants took on the roles of senior political leaders as a mock parliament on the theme 'Democracy vs Anarchy' began at the NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi on Friday, with discussions centred on electoral integrity, democratic institutions, and political accountability, officials said.Organised by civil rights group Citizens for Democracy, the session sought to recreate parliamentary proceedings, with participants engaging in debates, raising questions, and presenting arguments o

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Tata Capital's corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives have benefited more than 5.5 lakh people in the state over the past five years, contributing to education, healthcare, skill development, water conservation, renewable energy and environmental protection.About 30 per cent of the company's total CSR expenditure across the country was incurred in Maharashtra, Fadnavis said in a statement, adding its initiatives have

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Washim: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Nitin Deshmukh and several others were detained on Friday as they marched towards the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra's Washim district to stage a protest over “inadequate” drought relief to farmers.Deshmukh, who represents the Balapur assembly constituency in Akola district, and his party members have demanded compensation of Rs 1 lakh per hectare for drought-hit farmers, immediate settlement of crop insurance claims and remunerative prices for agricultural produ

Hyderabad: Indian drug regulators ordered Sun Pharmaceutical Industries to stop manufacturing, selling and distributing ophthalmic products made at its Assam facility after finding failure in its quality management system, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the office of Drugs Controller Assam ordered the shutdown on August 20 after a joint federal-state inspection of the facility identified lapses in the system meant to ensure produc

Patna: Veteran BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Ravindra Kishore Sinha died on Friday after a brief illness at his residence in Noida, family sources said.He was 75.He is survived by his wife, son Rituraj, who is a former national secretary of the party, and a daughter.Born in Bihar and educated in Patna, Sinha began his career as a journalist with a Hindi newspaper and started SIS Enterprises, the country's largest private security firm, in the late 1970s, roping in a large number of ex-ser

New Delhi: Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood has ordered a magisterial inquiry into a building collapse in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri area that claimed four lives earlier this month, an official statement said on Friday.The inquiry will be conducted by the district magistrate (North-East) to ascertain the circumstances and exact cause of the collapse and fix responsibility for any violations or negligence by individuals or government officials, it said.The four-to-five-storey residential building

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the second straight session on Friday, supported by robust buying in IT firms and earnings-driven demand in the Tata Group's retail arm Trent.The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 308.49 points, or 0.42 per cent, to settle at 74,459.53. During the day, it surged 591.55 points, or 0.79 per cent, to 74,742.59.The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 116.35 points, or 0.51 per cent, to end at 23,053.10.CTI urges Sonia Gandhi to postpone November 1 rally

Earlier this week, Oppo's flagship camera phone Find X10 series hit stores in India.It comes with an incredible Hasselblad photography hardware system backed by a reliable and powerful MediaTek chipset. Does it deliver the goods? Let's find out.Google unveils new Gemini 4 Carbon AI modelDesign, build quality and displayIt comes in a solid block structure with a refreshing, light, translucent, borderless design. The back panel features super-premium frosted glass with a large, floating camera mod

Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Police have registered a case against 14 DJ operators and several unidentified people for allegedly violating Supreme Court directives on noise pollution during a Durga Puja idol immersion procession, officials said on Friday.The case was registered on Thursday night at Kotwali Nagar police station on a complaint by Shahganj police outpost in-charge Avinash Chandra.Inspector Suresh Narayan Mishra said DJ operators from Sultanpur and neighbouring districts had been instr

Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 33 paise to close at 94.93 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, supported by a positive trend in domestic markets and a soft US dollar, though elevated crude oil prices and weaker broader markets capped sharp gains.Forex traders said both the currency and the bond market found additional support from softer crude oil prices and the central bank's intervention.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.21, then gained ground and touche

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission to examine the factual aspects of remaining irregularities in bulk Form 7 submissions during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, and to take necessary corrective steps and file a compliance report.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, hearing applications in pleas challenging the SIR exercises, asked the petitioner’s counsel to hand over a note

New Delhi: I.N.D.I.A. parties has postponed its 'public impeachment' of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to October 31 owing to rains in the capital, even as it insisted they were committed to defending the Constitution and the right to vote describing it as an "expression of all Indians".The decision was taken at a meeting of senior Opposition leaders at a meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Derek O'Brien, Dharmendra Yada

Mumbai: All of the 12 India’s largest Asset Management Companies (AMCs), which together manage more than 80 per cent of the country’s mutual fund assets, scored zero on climate scenario analysis and stress testing for the second year running. These findings reflect in the second edition of Risking Alpha, a climate-risk assessment for the mutual fund industry released on Friday by Climate Risk Horizons (CRH).While three AMCs now disclose verified emissions from their own operations and two have s

Kolkata: Banks should go beyond traditional lending and act as facilitators to connect businesses with financial resources and investment opportunities to unlock West Bengal's industrial potential, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Lahiri said on Friday.Speaking at a CII-organised banking colloquium here, Lahiri said the sector could play a wider role in promoting investment by leveraging its extensive business networks, industry relationships and knowledge of potential projects."Can banking go bey