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Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey, who was arrested in 2022 in the NSE co-location case, on Thursday joined the Congress ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra. He was inducted into the Congress by its Mumbai unit chief and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad at the party office in south Mumbai. Calling himself a 'secular' minded person, the retired IPS officer who briefly served as the acting Maharashtra director general of police, maintained that no other political party except the Congress follows secular ideology.

Israel’s defense minister has declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as Israel turns its focus toward the northern front against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon

China has announced sanctions on American companies selling arms to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and threatens to annex by force

Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting the projects with lawsuits, seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation

UK on Wednesday launched a major drive urging all immigrants across the country, including Indians, who are using a physical immigration document to take immediate action to transition to an eVisa. As part of plans to fully digitise the UK border and immigration system, all those using a physical biometric residence permit (BRP), a passport containing a visa vignette sticker or ink stamp confirming their “indefinite leave to enter/remain” in the country, or biometric residence card (BRC) as evidence of their immigration rights will be switched over to an entirely online system by next year. A majority of the BRPs are set to expire towards the end of this year and are being automatically transitioned online in phases to be accessed by creating and logging into a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) online account.

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Reports are claiming that this wave of Pager explosion has killed around 8 people and more than 200 people are in critical condition, said the Health Ministry of Lebanon adding that most of the victims have suffered injuries on their hands and legs primarily. Times of India noted that Lebanon authorities are still in search for the cause behind this series of explosion which took place on the southern suburbs of Beirut creating widespread panic and fear amongst the civilians. Also Read: By how much will the Fed slash rates by? Here's how the move will matter world markets

Most of the counties in the US will have the facility of early voting which will take place at a specific location that will be the Office of the Clerk County and at some specific or chosen precints, some temporary polling stations will also be available. According to the Illinois Policy, the voters will have the chance of casting their vote for the White House, the Illinois Supreme Court, Illinois General Assembly, U.S. House, Chicago School Board and the Municipal Governments. Also Read: Are Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck reconciling? Rumors fly on social media

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump was seen as a liability by some soldiers and volunteers in Ukraine, where he offered to recruit Afghans into the Ukrainian military, a former soldier told Reuters on Tuesday. Ryan Routh, 58, who was arrested about 40 minutes after the incident on Sunday at one of the former president's Florida golf courses, publicly backed Ukraine and spent time in Kyiv after Russia launched its invasion in 2022. «He was delusional… he had this idea that he was the only one who knew how to help Ukraine,» Evelyn Aschenbrenner, a former soldier in Ukraine's International Legion, told Reuters via Zoom from Lviv.

Bandhan Bank has revised its deposit rate structure with the introduction of two new maturity schemes. The private sector lender said it will offer a 8.05% rate for one year fixed deposits — which is a new tenure introduced, while it has withdrawn the one-and-nine month scheme bearing 8% rate. Senior citizens will get 8.55% for the one year deposit, the bank announced Monday. Effectively, the one-year deposit will now carry the highest offer from the bank.

West Bengal government invited the protesting junior doctors to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence in Kalighat, to end the impasse over junior doctor's protest, which entered its seventh day in front of State Health Department Headquarters 'Swasthya Bhawan" and crossed 38 days. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant has said in his letter that this is the «fifth and last» time the government is reaching out to the junior doctors for the meeting. "...This is the fifth and final time we are reaching out to you for a meeting between the Honourable Chief Minister and your delegates," the Chief Secretary writes in his letter, adding «In view of the Honourable Supreme Court order dated 9th September 2024, directing junior doctors to resume duties by 5 PM on the 10th September 2024, it is our bounden duty, as law-abiding citizens, to follow and adhere to the apex court's directive.» The junior doctors have been stressing on a five-point demand from the beginning of the protest. The demands include the resignation of the Commissioner of Police, Director of Medical Education (DME), Health Secretary and justice of RG Kar deceased PGT doctor who were brutally raped and murdered on August 9. Following the letter, junior doctors are holding general Body meetings.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Truth is stranger than fiction. The Supreme Court of India seems to have left no stone unturned to make this saying ring true.

GST Council on Sunday constituted a 13-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to suggest GST rate on premiums of various health and life insurance products and submit its report by October 30. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is the convenor of the GoM. The members of the panel include members from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. The 54th GST Council meeting on September 9 decided to set up a GoM to examine and review the present tax structure of GST on life and medical insurance. A final call by the Council on the taxation of insurance premiums is likely to be taken in the next meeting in November based on the GoM report. Currently, 18 per cent of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied on insurance premiums.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Among the raft of Cabinet decisions announced last week, the one to extend the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme to all citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of income, was the biggest headline-grabber. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana currently provides a ₹5 lakh health cover to the bottom 40% of India’s population.

UIDAI) has announced an extension for the free update of Aadhaar details, with the new deadline set for December 14, 2024. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been encouraging citizens to review their Aadhaar card information, particularly those who received their Aadhaar cards more than ten years ago and haven't made any updates. Nevertheless, it is not obligatory to make these updates. UIDAI posted on social media X, «UIDAI extends free online document upload facility till 14th December 2024; to benefit millions of Aadhaar Number Holders. This free service is available only on myAadhaar portal. UIDAI has been encouraging people to keep documents updated in their Aadhaar.»

Social Enterprise category focused on two critical issues plaguing society at large--waste management, which Saahas Zero Waste is trying to solve, and Haqdarshak, which aids citizens in accessing government schemes and benefits. The elite jury voted for Haqdarshak as the winner after two rounds of discussions, weighing in on both the nominees and how they are making an impact on society through their businesses. The Social Enterprise category recognises a startup that best embodies the ‘double bottomline’ model of combining profits and public good.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that she is 'ready' to resign for people's sake. The TMC supremo also apologized to the citizens of the state for reaching no conclusion in the Kolkata medico's rape and murder case. The protesting doctors were to meet and talk to the state government in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as demanded at 5 PM. However, agitating junior doctors on Thursday refused to hold talks with the Bengal government to resolve the RG Kar impasse unless their demand for live streaming of the meeting was met.

Union Bank of India has launched a special fixed deposit termed Union Sumvridhi 333, offering higher interest rates.