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Arbaaz, Munmun unable to get out as formalities incomplete

Unlike Aryan Khan, the two other accused who got bail on the same day as him had to stay in jail for another night as they were unable to complete bail formalities despite a frantic effort by their lawyers, families and friends. Aryan’s friend Arbaaz Merchant (26) and model from Madhya Pradesh Munmun Dhamecha (28) had to spend their 27th night in Arthur Road jail and Byculla jail respectively.

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Sectors vulnerable to terrorist funding, laundering under lens

A national risk assessment (NRA) is currently under way in which central agencies, including the Reserve Bank of India, have been tasked with evaluating sectors that are vulnerable to money laundering and terror financing.

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People must declare faith change: RSS

The RSS said on Saturday that forced religious conversion should stop and those who change their faith should announce it. The Sangh also said it would welcome the passing of any anti-conversion bill. “People who are converted have to announce that they have converted. There are people who get converted and do not disclose that they have converted. They take double benefits,” RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said at a press conference.

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Navy receives first P15B guided-missile destroyer

"Visakhapatnam - first of the indigenous P15B stealth guided-missile destroyers being built at Mazagon Dock, Mumbai delivered to Indian Navy on October 28, 2021," the Indian Navy said on Twitter.

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5 more months to go, NREGS '21 fund already exhausted

In what shows that employment demand under MGNREGS will be high like last year, belying the government’s expectations and funding, the scheme has already exhausted the budget approved for the current financial year with five more months to go.

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'Make SCs, STs active stakeholder in court proceedings'

Observing that people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continue to “face insurmountable hurdles in accessing justice from the stage of filing the complaint to the conclusion of the trial”, the Supreme Court on Friday said they must be made an active stakeholder in criminal proceedings and it is mandatory to keep victims of offences under the SC/ST Act informed about the court proceedings against accused and be allowed to be heard.

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First papal visit to India since 1999 likely after PM Modi’s invite

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, where Modi invited the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit India and the two leaders discussed the future of a post-Covid world and climate change among other issues at a meeting that went on for an hour beyond the scheduled 20 minutes.

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Congress allowed namaz on national highway: Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress of “appeasement politics”, claiming that when he visited Uttarakhand earlier during the party’s tenure, “people had permission to block a national highway fornamaz”.

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Doc’s detention under NSA: SC slams MP govt

Holding it mandatory for a government authority to expeditiously deal with and communicate its decision on a representation made by a person against preventive detention, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated an order passed by Madhya Pradesh government against a doctor after noting that no decision was taken on his representation for two months. Rejection of his plea by the Centre was also not communicated to him in jail.

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'Consensual sex with major girl not an offence, but unethical'

Rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of raping his girlfriend along with other accused, the Allahabad high court has said that “having consensual sex with a major girl is not an offence, but is unethical, immoral and against established Indian norms”.

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'Let's Go Brandon': How this viral meme became a code for insulting Joe Biden



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'WHO's approval for Covaxin will facilitate process of India helping others': MEA on vaccine inequities



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PM Modi, Pope discuss Covid-19, climate change & poverty

The Modi government has also made efforts to rescue Christian community members stranded in conflict zones. Earlier this year, the PM met several key Church leaders in India.

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Operational alert in place: From Chumbi Valley to Kibithu, China ups tension in the East

The increased Chinese activity - multi-fold increase in the number of foot patrols by soldiers into the Indian side of the LAC, additional sorties by helicopters and UAVs, scaling up of visits by senior officers to forward posts - is combined with fresh recruitment of locals by the PLA.

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Army officer, jawan killed in blast along LoC

An Army officer and a jawan were killed in a mine explosion near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Saturday.

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2 decades of drought emptying out Andhra’s ‘blessed’ district

Anantapur in Telugu means “blessed with many things”. It's an ironic name for a place that has come to be known for what it’s not blessed with — rainfall. This district in Andhra Pradesh has seen 18 droughts in the last 20 years (till 2020), making it a living example of creeping desertification and mass migration.

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British PM reassures over Queen Elizabeth's health

The Queen, who spent a night in hospital last week for "preliminary investigations", has since been following medical advice to recuperate and been conducting only light work. She cancelled a two-day trip to Northern Ireland last week while her appearance at the upcoming COP26 UN climate conference, which starts on Sunday in Scotland, has also been shelved.

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PM Modi holds meeting with his Singaporean counterpart on sidelines of G20 Summit



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T20 World Cup: England crush Australia by 8 wickets, inch closer to semifinals

Chris Jordan was the pick of England bowlers with figures of 3/17 while Tymal Mills and Chris Woakes took two wickets each.

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Turkey deported 8,500 terror suspects since Syrian war began

Terror suspects from 102 countries were expelled, including 44 from the US and 1,075 from EU states, according to a ministry statement. In the first 10 months of this year, 61 suspects from eight EU countries were deported.

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Vajpayee created Uttarakhand, Modi building it, says Amit Shah

Seeking another term for his party in the state, Shah reminded people that Uttarakhand was created by former BJP prime minister, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and it is being built by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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'Puneeth's B.P., heart rate were normal': Dr Rao

Stating that the actor complained of some weakness and was sweating at the time he saw him, Dr. Ramana Rao told the online daily that Puneeth Rajkumar's blood pressure read 150/92 and his heart rate too seemed in control.

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Dixon Tech Q2 results: Net profit up 19.6% to Rs 63 crore

Revenue from operations climbed 71.09 per cent to Rs 2,803.78 crore as against Rs 1,638.74 crore in the year-ago period.

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REC Q2 results: Net profit up 2% to Rs 2,692 cr

The power sector NBFC had clocked a net profit of Rs 2,197.14 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2020, it said in a BSE filing.

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NSE-BSE bulk deals: Norges Bank sells stake in Srei Infra Finance

In another transaction, Davos International Fund sold 125,438 shares of Kavveri Telecom Products at Rs. 6.25 apiece through a bulk deal on the NSE.

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Sify Tech Q2 results: Co clocks 18% revenue growth

The company's Ebitda increased by 24 per cent to Rs 1477 million. Profit after tax was Rs 356 million, an increase of 39 per cent over the same quarter last year.

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Equitas SFB Q2 results: Net profit falls 60% to Rs 41 cr

The bank's operating profit fell 7.6 per cent at Rs 195 crore as against Rs 211 crore over the same period. Provision was 84 per cent higher at 138 crore compared with Rs 75 crore earlier.

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Satin Creditcare Q2 results: Co reports net profit at Rs 11 cr

The lender had a consolidated loan portfolio of Rs 7381 crore at the end of September while it was Rs 6315 crore on a standalone basis.

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Wheels India Q2 results: Net profit surges 186% to Rs 21 cr

Revenues too for the quarter went up 78 per cent to Rs. 911.2 crores as compared with Rs. 510.9 crores in the second quarter last year.

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Aptus Value Housing Finance sees profit go up 30% in H1 of FY22

The company saw Return on Assets (ROA) at 7.43 per cent and Return on Equity (ROE) at 14.09 per cent during the first half of the year, the company said in a statement with its quarterly and half-yearly result on Friday.

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Protesters Target Banks in London

Protesters started gathering Friday in the heart of London's historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the start of the UN climate summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

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Eight core sectors' output grows at 7-month low of 4.4%

"With the base effect wearing off and copious rainfall dampening mining and construction activities, as well as demand for electricity, the slide in core sector growth was in line with expectations," said Aditi Nayar, achief economist at ICRA.

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BJP looks at gains in Muslim-dominated areas in Uttar Pradesh assembly election

BJP is aiming for a higher Muslim vote share in the upcoming 2022 polls. It has a Muslim vote share of just 1-2%. Assembly elections are lined up in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will be held in February-March next year.

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Fiscal deficit hits 4-year low of Rs 5.26 lakh crore or 35% of budget estimates

The government managed to collect over 60% of the budgeted revenue receipts in the first six months of the fiscal ending September, data released Friday showed, the highest ever H1 collection. The comfortable government finances are expected to keep bond yields soft and allow the government spending freedom to support the economic recovery.

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Aryan Khan case: 'Happy that it's all over, a big relief for everybody', says Juhi Chawla



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BJP win in UP 2022 polls to pave way for BJP win in 2024: Amit Shah

"A BJP government in UP in 2022 would pave the way for a BJP government at the Centre once again in 2024," Amit Shah said. He highlighted the importance of a membership drive and said that before every crucial election in UP, the BJP ran a membership drive and that this helped the party get majority votes in the state.

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PM has credibility as his words, deeds do not differ: Rajnath Singh

Delivering the valedictory address at the conference on 'Delivering Democracy: Revisiting two decades of Narendra Modi as head of government', Rajnath Singh emphasised that in politics there has been a crisis of credibility as politicians do not keep their word.

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India, EU plan ‘Connectivity Forum’ to focus on viable projects

Launching a report this week by Indian think tank RIS titled ‘India-EU Connectivity: Partnership for Development, Demand and Democracy’, Astuto also said leveraging the strengths of the European Investment Bank and the private sector will be key to effective implementation of the India-EU Connectivity Partnership.

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Plot marked for homes of Prime Minister, Vice President was never accessible to public, Centre tells SC

The Central Vista revamp, announced in September 2019 envisages a new triangular Parliament building, with a seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, that is to be constructed by August, 2022 when the country will celebrate its 75th Independence Day.

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NCB searches BJP's move to create fear, shift film industry to UP: Malik

"To defame the Maharashtra government, a conspiracy was created through (NCB zonal director) Sameer Wankhede... There is an attempt to create fear and panic and take the film industry to Uttar Pradesh. They want to turn Bollywood into UPwood. This will, however, never happen," Malik alleged.

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Escape the crowd for these scenic spots this Diwali

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T20 WC: Pak score hat-trick of wins to inch closer to semis

Skipper Babar Azam hit a composed 51 while Asif Ali hit four sixes in the penultimate over as Pakistan completed a hat-trick of victories in the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 Group 2 match on Friday.

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Rashid becomes fastest player to reach 100 T20I wickets

Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 T20Is wickets. Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

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Tata Power Q2 net up 36% on power distribution, solar business revenue

The company said that savings in finance cost and better performance in renewables business boosted the bottomline.

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RBL Bank Q2 results: Net profit falls 78% Rs 31 crore

Net profit fell to Rs 31 crore in the quarter ended September 2021 from Rs 144 crore a year ago largely due to a 5 per cent shrinkage in retail loans and also hit by a reversal in interest income from segments like microfinance.

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Chalet Hotels posts revenues of Rs 128 cr for quarter ended Sept, losses at Rs 14 cr

The company posted losses of Rs 14 crore compared to Rs 43 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

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Karnataka Bank Q2 results: Co reports 5.2% growth in net profits

The net interest income increased by 10.83 per cent for the quarter to Rs 637.10 crore.

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All-weather solar tents to be deployed at over 17,000 ft on India-China border

Indo-Tibetan Border Police has been using solar technology at some of the bases. Solar-powered tents will further help them sustain in sub-zero temperatures.

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The degree of change businesses face by moving to net zero is comparable to the Industrial Revolution: Eric Beinhocker, Oxford University

"The big message from the scientific community is that we must get to net zero no later than mid-century. Yet, very few businesses around the world are actually ready for this. But the degree of change we will face with the shift to net zero has only one comparable case — the Industrial Revolution," says Eric Beinhocker.

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Watch: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav distributes laptops and tablets to meritorious students



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India, Asean decide to ensure freedom of navigation in South China Sea

Both sides noted the importance of promoting a rules-based order in the region including through upholding adherence to international law, especially the UNCLOS, officials said.

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India needs hi-tech system for armed forces to combat challenges at borders: General Bipin Rawat



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Facebook changes parent company name to 'Meta'

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced the parent company's name is being changed to "Meta" to represent a future beyond just its troubled social network.

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Facebook changes its name to Meta, here's why



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IndiGo Q2 results: Co posts net loss at Rs 1,436 crore

India's biggest airline by market share posted a net loss of Rs 1,436 crore in July-September compared to Rs 1,199 crore. The loss in the previous quarter was Rs 3,175 crore.

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Indian Bank Q2 results: Net profit jumps 2.6x to Rs 1089 cr

The net profit for the quarter was at Rs 1089 crore as against Rs 412 crore in the year-ago period.

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Wankhede's wife Redkar seeks 'Sena justice'

In a letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray, Redkar invoked warrior king Shivaji and the CM's father, the late Bal Thackeray. Redkar alleged in the letter that she and her family were attacked and her 'honour was trampled upon'. Redkar claimed though she and Wankhede were not in politics, they were attacked by politicians daily.

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Channi meets Rahul after Amarinder's announcement on floating his own political party

The meeting came a day after former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh announced that he would float his own political party once the Election Commission approves it.

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Farmers' protest: Delhi Police starts removing barricades at Tikri border point

Four out of the eight layers of barricades at Tikri border have been removed. However, the cement barricades are still there and the road remains closed for commuters, the officer said.

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West Bengal school reopening: Education department drafts SOP, awaits nod from secretariat

The department has also said that there should be separate hours for students of each class and only half of the students will be allowed in each class so that the social distance can be maintained.

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India proposes reciprocal vaccine certification mechanism to its partners: Harsh Vardhan Shringla

The mechanism is based on reciprocal recognition of the integrity of the vaccine certification process by the partner countries and it will help in normalising international travel, he said at a media briefing.

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Accidental deaths down by 11% in 2020



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Rajinikanth taken to Chennai’s Kauvery Hospital for ‘routine check-up’



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Zydus Wellness posts Rs 21-crore profit in Q2 on robust sales

Revenue from operations for the second quarter of FY22 stood at Rs 380.13 crore as against Rs 340.32 crore in the year-ago period. The e-commerce and international business verticals contributed to around 7%and 5%, respectively, of the total net sales, it added.

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Dalmia Bharat profit down 10% to Rs 209 crore in Q2 FY22

The company reported a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 238 crore in the last quarter. For the half-year ended 31st September 2021, the company reported a net profit of Rs 502 crore.

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Bajaj Auto Q2 net improves 12% as higher sales help absorb input cost pressures

The company also announced its plans to set up a captive non-bank finance company (NBFC) Bajaj Auto Consumer Finance to fund the retail sales of its products.

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Sameer Wankhede to remain in charge of probe: NCB; arguments in HC on Aryan Bail to continue

A five-member team led by Singh had earlier in the day recorded Wankhede's statement for four hours during its probe against him following allegations made by a witness in the ship case, Prabhakar Sail, that there was an 'extortion bid of ₹25 crore' for the release of actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan, who has been in jail for more than three weeks now.

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Amid 'trouble' in Bihar grand alliance, Sonia Gandhi speaks to Lalu Prasad Yadav

The telephonic conversation comes after Congress and RJD broke off the alliance ahead of the by-polls in Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) and Tarapur constituencies in Bihar scheduled on October 30.

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Amit Shah set to take stock of BJP's election preparation in Uttar Pradesh

Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to take feedback from the party's former Lok Sabha prabharis, MPs, and MLAs. Four yatras are also expected from four different regions.

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