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New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi renews debate challenge to Modi, says PM must defend ‘anti-national’ Charges (DI 5)
New Delhi: Kapil Mishra alleges conspiracy behind 10-fold spike in Punjab stubble fires on Diwali, seeks probe (DI 8)
New Delhi: INS Chilka to host passing-out parade of over 3,300 Navy, Coast Guard trainees on Nov 13 (DI 9)
Kolkata: Jharkhand: Seven killed, over 12 injured as trailer hits vehicle in Hazaribagh (CA 10)
Siliguri: Diwali firecrackers trigger multiple fire incidents across North Bengal, Sikkim (CA 17)
Patna: PM Modi to visit Vaishali on Nov 21 as NDA govt in Bihar completes one year (CA 18)
Washington: Trump acknowledges his aggressive deportation policies might have been 'too tough', says they could have led to GOP loss in midterms (DF 1)
Lucknow: 2027 Assembly elections in UP will be battle between women and youth versus BJP: Akhilesh Yadav (DR 15)
New Delhi: Kharge’s ‘Eid of Happiness’ remark on Diwali sparks BJP-Congress showdown
(DR 17)
Chandigarh: Diwali night inferno leaves dozens homeless in Faridabad as firecracker hits shanties (DR 220
New Delhi: Bill Gates warns of growing wealth gap, pushes for taxing robots (DC 1)
Pune: Raj Thackeray takes sarcastic swipe at CM, slams dynamic 'folklore' Maharashtra politics and history (BY 12)
Mumbai: Firecrackers trigger 137 fires across Mumbai on Diwali Night (By 14)
Mumbai: Gokul row: BJP leader Navnath Ban targets Sanjay Raut, says morcha should begin at Matoshree (BY 20)
Hassan: Shivakumar invokes Hassanamba, seeks all 7 Hassan seats for Congress (MS 17)
Chennai: SSI among 10 people killed on Diwali day murders in TN, Vijay announces Rs 40 lakh solatium to cop's family (Ms 20)
Hyderabad: BRS leader Abdullah Sohail slams Congress over neglect of minority education (MS 25)
Kumamoto (Japan): Badminton: Lakshya Sen, Sat-Chi continue World Tour Finals push in Japan (SPD 2)
Dakar: Shourya Ambure first Indian woman to win Youth Olympics medal in athletics (SPD 3)
New Delhi: Sanjay to lead Indian men’s squad for the tour of New Zealand (SPD 8)
Mumbai: India's Women's squad for all-format tour of South Africa announced (SPD 13)
Sylhet: West Indies clinch WTC27 series after stalemate in Sylhet (SPD 14)
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India, Myanmar conclude inaugural tri-services HADR exercise ‘Rahat Mitra’ in Chennai

09 Nov 2026 | 9:19 PM

New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) India and Myanmar have concluded their first bilateral Tri-Services Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise, ‘Rahat Mitra’, in Chennai, with a focus on strengthening joint disaster response capabilities, operational coordination and interoperability among their armed forces.

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Harsh Malhotra inspects Chhath preparations at Haathi Ghat, asks parties to avoid protests during festival

09 Nov 2026 | 8:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) Delhi BJP president and union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra on Monday inspected preparations for the upcoming Chhath Mahaparv at Haathi Ghat near ITO in Laxmi Nagar Assembly constituency and directed officials to complete all arrangements at ghats across the national capital, particularly in East Delhi, by the evening of November 13.

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PM Modi speaks to Zelenskyy, reaffirms India’s commitment to peaceful resolution of Ukraine conflict

09 Nov 2026 | 8:27 PM

New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reviewing the full range of bilateral relations and reaffirming India's readiness to contribute towards a peaceful resolution of the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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UP & Uttarakhand 2027: BJP may drop sitting MLAs, but carefully

09 Nov 2026 | 7:53 PM

Vibha Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) As it normally does, the ruling BJP is expected to deny tickets to many sitting MLAs in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly 30 to 40 %, —a strategy aimed at countering anti-incumbency, as it seeks a third consecutive term in the state in 2027.

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09 Nov 2026 | 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Nov 9 (UNI) Global food prices declined in October as falling international prices of cereals, dairy products and meat outweighed a sharp increase in sugar prices, according to the latest data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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