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Why has Bengaluru banned meat sales and animal slaughter for November 25?
The order from the Greater Bengaluru Authority, as confirmed by the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, will see a temporary halt to all related commercial activities.
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2 nursing students from Kerala killed after Vande Bharat runs over them in Bengaluru
Bengaluru Police are determining whether the incident was accidental or an attempt to die by suicide, and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area along with other evidence as part of the investigation.
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‘Don’t call me bhaiya’: Bengaluru cabbie’s list of 6 passenger rules goes viral
The list took a more pointed turn with the fifth rule: “Put your Attitude in your pocket. Please don’t show it to us because you are not giving us more money.” I
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Mumbai weather and pollution alert: City gripped by severe smog as overall AQI reaches 326
Mumbai weather and pollution alert: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported clear skies and a maximum temperature of around 34 degrees Celsius for the day. However, the mild early-morning breeze, which made the city feel unseasonably cool, proved insufficient to disperse the accumulated pollutants.
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‘I’m policeman’s son’: Drunk man rams car into disabled pedestrian in Pune, tries to settle case privately
The vehicle was carrying a group of youngsters who were allegedly returning from a party when the driver lost control and rammed into the man in Pune.
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Delhi Police arrest 15 protesters after agitation over air pollution turns violent at India Gate
The protest had been organised by the Delhi Coordination Committee for Clean Air to draw attention to the deteriorating air quality in the national capital.
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Delhi AQI hits 397; chilli spray used on police during Sunday protest over toxic air
Delhi AQI: Anand Vihar emerged as one of the worst-affected areas with an AQI of 442. Other pollution hotspots, including Bawana (439), Ashok Vihar (436), Jahangirpuri (455) and Punjabi Bagh (423), also showed severe air quality.
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Delhi St Columba’s School suicide case: Hours before death, boy warned woman - ‘Withdraw your son'
Hours later, the 15-year-old student allegedly jumped from Platform no. 2 of the Rajendra Place Metro Station.
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Gujarat forrest officer who murdered wife, 2 kids had affair with colleague
Police identified the accused as 39-year-old Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Shailesh Khambhla. He became acquainted with a woman forest staffer in 2022, and their association later turned into an affair.
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Delhi St Columba’s School suicide case: Sprained ankle kept student from dancing, but teachers’ warning broke him
Following the incident, the Delhi Police registered an FIR against four teachers who were mentioned in the note.
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Red Fort blast: Delhi LG tells police to tighten vigil - ammonium nitrate, old vehicles sales under lens
Red Fort blast: Delhi Police has been asked to maintain a digital registry of all entities purchasing or selling ammonium nitrate beyond a prescribed limit.
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Cyclone Senyar: Andaman and Nicobar Islands on alert as storm threat intensifies over Bay of Bengal
If the system develops into a cyclonic storm, it will be named ‘Senyar’. Port Blair Port has hoisted Local Cautionary Signal-3, warning of deteriorating maritime conditions.
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Big crackdown on coal mafia: ED raids over 40 locations in Jharkhand, West Bengal
The crackdown, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), marks a significant escalation in the probe into illegal mining, transportation and storage of coal, a scandal reported to have cost the national exchequer hundreds of crores of rupees.
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Delhi student suicide: St Columba's School headmistress, 3 teachers suspended
Delhi student suicide: A senior Delhi Education Department official said a committee has been formed to probe the allegations and review the school's handling of the case. It has been asked to submit its report within three days.
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From Delhi car bomb to 2,600 kg ammonium nitrate haul: How NIA uncovered a foiled serial bombing plot
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Delhi AQI improves slightly, but still ‘very poor’ at 373; Ghaziabad records NCR’s most toxic air
Delhi AQI: Data from the CPCB’s Sameer app showed that 13 of the 39 air monitoring stations across Delhi recorded AQI levels in the ‘severe’ category. Wazirpur was the worst-affected location, logging an AQI of 442.
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Delhi student suicide: Classmates remember St Columba’s boy as 'gifted storyteller with Bollywood dreams'
As protests unfolded outside the school on Thursday, the conversation among former students highlighted a stark divide in their experiences of the institution’s disciplinary culture.
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Six young Pune professionals die after Thar plunges 500 feet into Tamhini Ghat gorge
The group, all residents of the Kopre locality in Uttam Nagar, had embarked on a leisure trip to Diveagar beach in Konkan late on Monday night.
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‘Papa, I’m not feeling well’: Thrashed for not speaking in Marathi, teen student ends life near Mumbai
A 19-year-old first-year BSc student from Maharashtra's Kalyan near Mumbai ended his life on Tuesday after he was harassed and assaulted in a local train for speaking Hindi.
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Turkey meet, Syrian operative, Pak handlers: NIA maps global terror network behind Delhi blast
Umar, along with Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai and Dr Muzzafar Rather, had travelled to Turkey in 2022, where they met a Syrian terror operative, which is believed to have taken place on the directions of their Pakistan-based handler, Ukasha.
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Delhi student suicide: Parent opinion split - some blame ‘strict school culture’, others defend it as ‘very good’
Many parents said they learned of the boy’s death much later through informal messages. Some said that their class WhatsApp groups stayed silent for hours, and even teachers were unaware until late on November 18
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‘Can't I go for a walk at night?’ Public outcry as Hyderabad police detain 4 for roaming with ‘no valid reason'
The controversy erupted after the Tolichowki Police Station took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on November 18 to announce the incident.
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Post-Karur stampede, TVK chief Vijay seeks police nod for Salem rally on December 4
TVK halted all public events after the Karur stampede on September 29, which left 41 people dead during an election campaign led by actor-politician Vijay.
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Bay of Bengal brewing another storm, threatening Tamil Nadu with heavy rains
Chennai and its surrounding suburban areas are also braced for moderate rain and thunderstorms.
