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Left-led Patna march demanding CEC resignation, SIR rollback turns violent

28 Sep 2026 | 7:26 PM

Patna, Sept 28 (UNI) A protest march by Left-affiliated groups, including the CPI, AISF and AIKF, turned violent in Patna on Monday after demonstrators broke through police barricades, prompting the police to use water cannons and resort to lathi-charge. Several students were injured, while some reportedly fainted and were taken to hospital for treatment.

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MMDR-26 Amendment Bill will not withstand Supreme Court scrutiny: Narasingha Mishra

28 Sep 2026 | 7:24 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (UNI) Former Odisha Law Minister and senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra on Monday asserted that the MMDR-26 Amendment Bill would be struck down by the Supreme Court, citing earlier judicial rulings on the state’s power to levy taxes on mineral-bearing land.

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Nina Sabnani traces journey of ‘Animating Voices’ at IDSFFK masterclass

28 Sep 2026 | 7:15 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (UNI) Veteran animator, artist and professor Nina Sabnani on Monday explored the role of memory, folk art traditions and community collaboration in animated documentaries during a masterclass titled “Animating Voices” at the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Keralam (IDSFFK).

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Coast Guard rescues distressed tanker carrying 9,000 tonnes palm oil

28 Sep 2026 | 7:13 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (UNI) The Indian Coast Guard rescued a Belize-flagged tanker carrying 9,000 tonnes of palm oil after engine failure and flooding left it at risk of capsizing off the Odisha coast, officials said on Monday.

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Angul Aluminium Park to strengthen India’s aluminium value chain: Reddy

28 Sep 2026 | 7:11 PM

Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (UNI) union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said the proposed Angul Aluminium Park in Odisha would provide a strategic platform for investors and industries to expand downstream and value-added manufacturing, promote innovation, create employment and strengthen India’s aluminium value chain.

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Warring seeks probe into Punjab Campus violence, steps up attack on Election Commission

28 Sep 2026 | 7:09 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (UNI) Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday demanded an independent investigation into recent violence at private university campuses in the state, saying similarities in the incidents raised concerns over student safety, while separately stepping up his party's campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

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Operation Thoofan: 12,627 arrested, 11,717 cases registered in Kerala

28 Sep 2026 | 7:06 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (UNI) As many as 12,627 people have been arrested and 11,717 cases registered across Kerala so far as part of Operation Thoofan, the state-wide anti-drug campaign launched by the Kerala Police.

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Documentaries need theatrical release to reach wider audiences: Manipuri filmmaker

28 Sep 2026 | 7:04 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (UNI) Manipuri filmmaker Johnson Meitei Laimujam has called for theatrical screening of documentaries on par with mainstream films to help them reach wider audiences, noting that opportunities for screening non-fiction films remain limited in states such as Manipur.

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Tribal students begin long march from Nashik to Mumbai Raj Bhavan

28 Sep 2026 | 7:04 PM

Nashik, Sep 28 (UNI) Tribal students and community members have begun a long march from Nashik to Raj Bhavan in Mumbai, to highlight issues concerning facilities in tribal ashram schools.
The protesters are demanding improvements in food, drinking water and accommodation facilities at ashram schools.

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Rajadhyaksha traces evolution of documentary cinema, concept of truth at IDSFFK

28 Sep 2026 | 7:02 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (UNI) Noted film scholar and cultural theorist Ashish Rajadhyaksha on Monday traced the evolution of Indian documentary cinema, the development of film certification mechanisms and the changing concept of truth in non-fiction filmmaking at an illustrative lecture held as part of the 18th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK).

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I T Dept searches 12 premises linked to Rakul Preet Singh, Vashu Bhagnani, Panorama Studios

28 Sep 2026 | 6:58 PM

Mumbai, Sep 28 (UNI) The Income Tax Department on Monday conducted searches at around 12 premises in Mumbai allegedly linked to Bollywood actor Rakul Preet Singh, filmmaker Vashu Bhagnani and Panorama Studios in connection with a suspected tax evasion case, sources said.

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Himachal : Kinnaur Congress protests against alleged electoral irregularities, burns effigies

28 Sep 2026 | 6:56 PM

Kinnaur, September 28 (UNI) The Kinnaur district unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest at the district headquarters against what it described as alleged irregularities in the electoral process and “vote theft”, and burnt effigies of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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LPU Pro-Chancellor breaks silence after campus violence, asks why students did not approach management

28 Sep 2026 | 6:56 PM

Neeraj Bali
Chandigarh, Sep 28 (UNI) Lovely Professional University Pro-Chancellor Rashmi Mittal has broken her silence following violence at the university's Phagwara campus, questioning why students did not approach the management with their concerns before protests escalated and saying social media rumours and the entry of outsiders aggravated the situation.

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J&K: DOMA seeks reservation in promotions, backlog vacancies, statehood restoration in memorandum to CM

28 Sep 2026 | 6:50 PM

Jammu, Sep 28 (UNI) The activists of All India Confederation of SC/ST/OBC/Minority Organisations (DOMA) on Monday demanded backlog vacancies, restoration of reservation in promotions and statehood restoration in a memorandum submitted through to the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

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Crab catcher rescued after crocodile attack inside Bhitarkanika forest

28 Sep 2026 | 6:45 PM

Kendrapada, Sep 28 (UNI) A sexagenarian man was seriously injured after an estuarine crocodile attacked him while he was catching crabs inside the forest of Bhitarkanika National Park in Rajnagar area of Odisha’s Kendrapada district on Monday.

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