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November 18, 2025 12:27 PM November 18, 2025 12:27 PM

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Continuous Rain in Puducherry as Low-Pressure Area Forms Over Bay of Bengal

Puducherry has been experiencing continuous rainfall since last night, following the formation of a low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal. A rainfall of 47.6 mm was recorded in Puducherry in the last 24 hours. The Chennai Meteorological Centre had earlier warned of heavy rain in Puduche...

November 18, 2025 11:54 AM November 18, 2025 11:54 AM

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UK Named Country Partner for Hornbill Festival 2025 in Nagaland

  The Government of Nagaland has announced the United Kingdom as the country partner for the upcoming Hornbill Festival 2025, to be held from 1 to 10 December at Kisama, Kohima. A formal agreement was signed yesterday by Chief Minister of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio and Country Director India, British Coun...

November 18, 2025 7:51 AM November 18, 2025 7:51 AM

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Hyderabad Cyber Crime Unit Arrests Mastermind of iBomma and Bappam Piracy Racket

  In Telangana, the Hyderabad Cyber Crime Unit arrested the alleged mastermind behind the iBomma and Bappam piracy racket. The ecosystem is a sprawling network of more than 65 mirror websites that has caused losses running into thousands of crores for the Telugu film industry. Investigators say the ...

November 18, 2025 6:50 AM November 18, 2025 6:50 AM

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EC Orders Special Revision of Assam Electoral Rolls, Effective 1 January 2026

The Election Commission has ordered a special revision of electoral rolls in Assam with 1st January 2026 as the qualifying date. In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, the Commission said the date of publication of the integrated draft electoral roll will be the 27th of next month. Whi...

November 17, 2025 8:22 PM November 17, 2025 8:22 PM

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NHRC Issues Notices to Rajasthan Officials Over Private Bus Fire Incident

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, Rajasthan in connection with a media report of a private bus that caught fire after touching an overhead 11 KV power cable. As per the report, the bus was carrying over 50 labourers ...

November 17, 2025 7:44 PM November 17, 2025 7:44 PM

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ECI Team to Visit West Bengal to Review SIR

A team of Election Commission of India led by Senior Dy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharati will arrive in West Bengal tomorrow to review the Special Intensive Revision SIR and to join a workshop of First Level Checking FLC of the Electronic Voting Machine EVMs. Principal Secretaries S.B. Joshi an...

November 17, 2025 7:37 PM November 17, 2025 7:37 PM

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Five Bodies Recovered After Mining Accident in UP’s Sonbhadra District

In Uttar Pradesh, a total of five bodies have been recovered from the mining accident in Sonbhadra district. First body was recovered in the night of the accident on Saturday itself while four bodies have been recovered today. The rescue operation continues unabated and government officials said tha...

November 17, 2025 7:29 PM November 17, 2025 7:29 PM

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EC Orders Special Electoral Roll Revision in Assam; Draft to Be Published on Dec 27

Election Commission has ordered a special revision of electoral rolls in Assam with 1st January 2026 as the qualifying date. In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, the Commission said, the date of publication of integrated draft electoral roll will be 27th of December. While the period...

November 17, 2025 6:37 PM November 17, 2025 6:37 PM

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Azam Khan and Son Abdullah Convicted in PAN Card Fraud Cases

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan have been found guilty in two PAN card fraud cases. A Rampur court delivered its verdict on Monday, convicting Azam Khan and his son Abdullah. They were each sentenced to seven years in prison. In 2019, Akash Kumar Saxena, the former city ML...