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North Sikkim by helicopter to assess the damage caused by the flash floods in the area, an official said. The central team members — Director, Ministry of Power, RK Meena, executive engineer Ministry of Jal Shakti Sashwat Rai and director SSDMA, Prabhakar Rai — flew by helicopter from Burtuk airport for North Sikkim, he said.

Indian smartphone manufacturers including Lava and Bhagwati (Micromax) are struggling to meet their incremental targets under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the third year in a row in FY24, underlining challenges in the government's efforts to create local manufacturing champions. Dixon Technologies is set to be among a few exceptions as it has some big orders and signed some new ones, industry executives said. While global manufacturing companies such as Foxconn, Wistron and Samsung have helped the PLI scheme for mobile phones become a grand success, a top executive at homegrown smartphone brand Lava said the manufacturing industry needs more time to establish local champions.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) before a Delhi court on Friday why it has not made businessman Gaurav Dalmia and his wife Sharmila accused in a money laundering case lodged against him. The agency has alleged that Rai, who cheated several people by claiming himself to be close to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), senior bureaucrats and politicians, «duped» Gaurav Dalmia and his family to the tune of Rs 12 crore by instilling in him a fear of arrest in an ongoing investigation by the ED.

Click here! On Singh's arrest, BSP MP Danish Ali said, "Sanjay Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha because he was continuously asking questions on Manipur. The government did not like it... This is an undeclared emergency.

A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) Despite clashing with mega blockbuster "Gadar 2" at the box office, "OMG 2" had a successful run and received mixed reactions from the audience. The film revolves around Kanti Sharan Mudgal, whose son Vivek faces accusations of immoral behavior and is expelled from school.

Click here! L'Oreal organises this showcase every year and Aishwarya made her Paris ramp debut in 2018, and she has been a regular since then. Also gracing the show were renowned celebrities such as Anya Taylor Joy, Yara Shahidi, academy winner producer and actress Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and Tennis player Emma Raducanu.

Jewar airport. These plots are part of a 100-acre data centre park planned by the state government-run Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida). The UP government aims to establish three data centre parks where it is expecting investments of Rs 20,000 crore. The one in Jewar is the first of these planned facilities. “The investment explosion across the Indian data centre market over the past few years has been long overdue.

₹60,000 to secure his release. As his love for the country was his top priority, Bhagat Singh ran away from home to participate in India’s freedom struggle. After witnessing the brutal beating and death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh and his fellow revolutionaries pledged to take revenge.

Congress MLAs and seven others accused in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal levy scam.

Tejashwi Yadav, his father and former railway minister Lalu Prasad, and mother and former state CM Rabri Devi, taking cognisance of supplementary charge sheets filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the land-for-jobs case. All the accused have been asked to appear in the special CBI court on October 4. The CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet on July 3, naming Tejashwi Yadav for the first time in the case.

retail sales grew 9% year-on-year in August, indicating momentum to early festival season buying, the Retailers Association of India (RAI), an industry body that works with retailers pan-India, said on Friday. “Retailers witnessed a growth of 9% in the month of August 2023. QSR and Jewellery showed a growth at 14% each, while food & grocery has shown a 13% growth.

Canada's participation at the Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (IPACC) in the capital next week, said a senior Indian Army officer. The deputy chief of the Canadian Army will participate in the conference of top military leaders from 30 nations in the region, Major General Abhinaya Rai, additional director general, strategic planning, said on Wednesday, describing China as an «important partner» of the IPACC initiative. «It (the diplomatic row) doesn't impact us. The Canadian chief is coming here.

Mint brings you the background of the case: Hardeep Singh Nijjar became a prominent face in the pro-Khalistan movement in Canada after moving there in 1996. He took on a key role in groups like Sikhs for Justice and founded the Khalistan Tiger Force. Earlier this year, India designated the KTF as a terrorist organization, saying it received financial and logistical support from foreign handlers to carry out terrorist activities in India.

Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said that Canada is not looking to provoke India as he urged the Indian government to take killing of separatist Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar seriously. The Canadian government on September 19 expelled a top Indian diplomat and accused India of having links to the killing of Khalistani separatist Nijjar. However, India refused such claims and called the move «absurd and motivated.» India also expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat action after Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case, marking fresh tensions to the already frayed bilateral ties. Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay was summoned and he was informed about the decision to expel the senior diplomat with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying the move reflects New Delhi's growing concern at the «interference of Canadian diplomats in our internal matters and their involvement in anti-India activities». In a strongly-worded statement, the MEA also trashed comments by Trudeau and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, asserting that «such unsubstantiated allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India's sovereignty and territorial integrity». Though New Delhi did not divulge the name of the Canadian diplomat who has been asked to leave India within five days, people familiar with the matter said it is Canadian intelligence agency's station chief in New Delhi Olivier Sylvestere. The Indian action to expel the Canadian diplomat came hours after Joly announced that a «top Indian diplomat» has been expelled from Canada.

India-Canada row: The strained relations between India and Canada took a sharp downward turn on Tuesday as Canada's PM Justin Trudeau accused "agents of the Indian government" in the killing of prominent Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Sikh separatist leader was shot dead by unidentified shooters in June outside a Gurudwara in Canada's Surrey. The Indian government rejected the allegations and called them "absurd" and "motivated".

Hindustan Times. “We remain in regular contact with our Canadian partners. It is critical that Canada’s investigation proceed and the perpetrators be brought to justice," White House National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a brief statement.

Also Read: India-Canada News LIVE Updates: India expels Canadian diplomat after PM Justin Trudeau's allegations on Nijjar killing "We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," the MEA said. MEA further noted that such "unsubstantiated" allegations seek to shift the focus from Khalistani terrorists and extremists, who have been provided "shelter in Canada and continue to threaten India's sovereignty and territorial integrity". "The inaction of the Canadian Government on this matter has been a long-standing and continuing concern," it said.

Catch all the LIVE updates on Canada expels Indian diplomat here, Canada expels Indian diplomat LIVE: "India rejects allegations by Canada," MEA issues statement.Read more hereCanada expels Indian diplomat LIVE: "We have seen and reject the statement of the Canadian Prime Minister in their Parliament, as also the statement by their Foreign Minister. Allegations of Government of India's involvement in any act of violence in Canada are absurd and motivated...We are a democratic polity with a strong commitment to rule of law," the MEA said in an official statement.

Chandra Shekhar has said that Lord Ram came in his dream and asked to save him from the people who are selling him in the market. Bihar Education Minister addressed the public at the former teacher association president late Lakshmi Yadav on her death anniversary. “Lord Ram was against the caste system. Make the country the way Ram ji wanted, then see how we will leave America behind.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bihar on Saturday (16 September) for a public meeting. Home Minister Shah will be visiting Jhanjharpur in the Madhubani district, under 'Lok Sabha Pravas' Programme ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024. According to ANI news agency, Amit Shah will inform the people about the achievements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in 9 Years.

Bihar government was quick to disassociate themselves from the remarks of the RJD leader. “The Constitution entails that all faiths are to be accorded equal respect. Some people say things with no apparent purpose other than getting some limelight, which we disapprove of," said Abhishek Jha, state spokesman of JD(U).