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Cuttack Khan Nagar Committee Celebrates Patriotism With ‘Operation Sindoor’ Theme

Cuttack: The Khan Nagar-Khapuria Durga Puja Committee in Cuttack has constructed a gigantic pandal on the theme ‘Operation Sindoor’, a 30-foot-high arch that attracts the revellers and presents the power of Indian soldiers. Operation Sindoor was India’s strong response to Pakistan after the terrorists attacked tourists in Pahalgam. The arch is a tribute to the bravery…

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Ladakh statehood row: 4-hour relaxation in curfew announced in Leh; forces deployed in strength

Leh, 30/9: Authorities announced that the week-long curfew in Leh town will be relaxed for four hours from 10 am on Tuesday and directed shopkeepers to open their establishments, officials said The restrictions were relaxed for two hours from 4 pm on Monday, shortly after completion of the last rites of four people — including…

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Gandhi statue in London’s Tavistock Square vandalised, Indian mission strongly condemns violent act

London, 30/9: The High Commission of India has strongly condemned the vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in London on Monday, just days before the annual Gandhi Jayanti celebrations are scheduled to be held at the site on October. The plinth of the iconic statue, which depicts the Father of the Nation in…

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Trump to slap 100% tariff on non-US made films, says other nations stole their business

Washington DC, 29/9: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would impose a 100 per cent tariff on all foreign-made movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend Hollywood’s global business model The step signals Trump’s willingness to extend protectionist trade policies into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for studios that depend heavily on international…

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Leh Apex Body pulls out of talks with Centre until normalcy is restored in Ladakh

Srinagar, 29/9: The Apex Body Leh (ABL) on Monday pulled out of scheduled talks with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in New Delhi on October 6 while the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) demanded the immediate release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk,who has been jailed under NSA. The ABL said it could not continue dialogue…

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Three Maoists killed in anti-Naxalite operation in Odisha border

Bhubaneswar: As many as three Maoists were killed in an encounter in an anti-Naxalite operation in the Odisha border in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. The Police and Maoists had an encounter this morning. The bodies of three Maoists have been seized today. The three Maoists have been identified as Shraban, Rajesh and Basanti. Arms and weapons have…

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BAPS’ Bhadreshdas Swami Becomes First Saint-Scholar To Get Highest Literary Award, Saraswati Samman

Ahmedabad: In a historic moment, Mahamahopadhyay Bhadreshdas Swami, an eminent scholar-saint of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, was honoured with the nation’s prestigious Saraswati Samman 2024 for his monumental Sanskrit work ‘Swaminarayan Siddhant Sudha’. This also marked the first time in the award’s history that a saint has been conferred this honour, and the first Sanskrit work…

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