POLITICS
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Nov- 2025 -10 November
Four elephants fall into well in Chhattisgarh sanctuary; rescue operation underway
Four elephants fell into an uncovered well at Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Forest teams launched a rescue using excavators to build a ramp. Officials said measures are being taken to prevent such incidents. Balodabazar: Four elephants fell into a well at Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh’s Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, prompting forest authorities to launch a major rescue operation on Tuesday, officials said. The incident was reported in the morning at Hardi village in the wildlife sanctuary, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Arun Kumar Pandey told PTI. The well lacks an outer boundary wall. The official said some locals spotted the elephants struggling inside the well in the morning and immediately alerted the forest department. Senior forest officials, along…
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10 November
After Karur tragedy, TVK launches ‘Thondar Ani’ for crowd management
After the Karur stampede, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam launched ‘Thondar Ani’, a new volunteers’ wing for crowd management and safety. The initiative, backed by retired police trainers, aims to professionalise the party’s organisation ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls. Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has launched a new volunteers’ wing, ‘Thondar Ani’, to ensure effective crowd management and public safety during its events and campaigns. The move follows the September 27 stampede at Karur, where 41 people were killed and more than 60 were injured during Vijay’s roadshow — one of the biggest political gatherings the party has witnessed so far. According to party sources, the tragedy exposed the absence of a structured volunteer force capable of managing massive crowds, prompting TVK…
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10 November
SIR of electoral rolls begins across 12 states, UTs today
The Election Commission has launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and UTs, covering 51 crore voters, to remove duplicate and outdated entries and ensure cleaner voter lists ahead of upcoming elections. New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), a nationwide voters’ list clean-up drive, across nine states and three Union Territories (UTs) from Tuesday. The large-scale electoral roll revision aims to ensure greater accuracy, transparency, and legitimacy in the country’s voter database ahead of upcoming elections. The SIR 2.0 exercise comes just two days before the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, where a similar revision was recently carried…
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10 November
Two children injured as ceiling slab collapses in Thane building
Two children were injured and a woman rescued after a ceiling slab collapsed in a seven-storey building in Thane’s Mumbra area. Authorities vacated nearby flats and set up a temporary shelter as a safety measure. Thane: Two children were injured when a portion of a ceiling slab collapsed at a seven-storey residential building in Maharashtra’s Thane district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident was reported at 9.27 pm on Monday at the ‘M’ wing of Wafa Park, Almas Colony, in the Mumbra area, they said. The ceiling slab of a flat on the sixth floor collapsed, causing the flooring of an apartment directly above it to give way, leaving a woman trapped, Thane Municipal Corporation’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi…
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10 November
Three arrested in Coimbatore gang-rape case after gunfire exchange with police
Three men accused of gang-raping a postgraduate student near Coimbatore airport were arrested after a gunfight with police. The suspects, with prior criminal records, were injured in the encounter and hospitalised under police custody. Chennai: The police have arrested three men in connection with the brutal gang-rape of a postgraduate college student near Coimbatore International Airport, a case that sent shockwaves across Tamil Nadu. The accused were nabbed after a dramatic chase and gunfire exchange early Tuesday morning. According to police sources, the 21-year-old victim, hailing from Madurai, is a first-year postgraduate student at a private Arts college in Coimbatore. She stayed in a private hostel and went out on Sunday with her boyfriend, a resident of Ondipudur. The couple had…
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10 November
PM Modi accuses Tejashwi of hiding Lalu’s ‘sins’ by sidelining him on RJD posters
At rallies in Katihar and Saharsa, PM Modi also branded the RJD and Congress as “most corrupt families”. Katihar/Saharsa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that the INDIA bloc’s CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav was trying to “hide the sins” of his father Lalu Prasad, relegating his pictures to the corner of RJD’s poll posters. The PM remarked at a rally in Katihar district, where he did not mention the father-son duo by their names but used the expression “jungle raj ke yuvraaj” (crown prince of lawlessness) to point towards Yadav. “What is sin he is hiding by not having the pictures of his own father, whom you claim to be such a tall leader and was a CM for years,…
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10 November
Never heard a PM use such words, says Tejashwi on Modi’s ‘katta’ jibe
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using the word ‘katta’ at a Bihar poll rally, saying he had never heard a PM use such language. Yadav accused Modi of lowering the political discourse ahead of state election Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his ‘katta’ remark at a poll rally in Bihar, asserting that he had never heard any PM use such words. Modi had on Sunday claimed that the Congress had been unwilling to accept Yadav as the INDIA bloc’s Chief Ministerial, and relented only after the RJD pointed a “katta”, a country-made gun, at its head. Talking to reporters here, the RJD leader said, “I…
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10 November
Pakistan plans new position of ‘Commander of Defence Forces’ as part of defence reforms
Pakistan plans to introduce a “Commander of Defence Forces” (CDF) position through the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment to Article 243, aiming for unified military command after recent India-Pakistan clashes, with conditional political backing and defence reforms under discussion Islamabad: Pakistan plans to create a new position of the “Commander of Defence Forces” (CDF), as part of key defence reforms to ensure greater coordination and unified command among the three services, a media report said on Friday. The new CDF designation is being considered under the proposed amendment to Article 243, The News reported, citing sources. According to the paper, the move is said to have been inspired by lessons drawn from the four-day conflict between Pakistan and India in May and…
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10 November
China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with new Fujian aircraft carrier
China has officially commissioned its third and most advanced aircraft carrier, *Fujian*, designed and built domestically. Featuring an electromagnetic launch system, the carrier marks a major leap in Beijing’s naval power and global ambitions as it seeks to rival US maritime dominance Bangkok: China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world’s largest navy expand its power farther beyond its own waters. Fujian had been commissioned Wednesday at a naval base on southern China’s Hainan island in a ceremony attended by top leader Xi Jinping. The Fujian is China’s third carrier and the first that it both designed and built itself. It…
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10 November
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 5 people in Vietnam as Philippines prepares for new storm
Typhoon Kalmaegi battered central Vietnam after devastating the Philippines, killing at least five people and leaving massive destruction in Dak Lak, Gia Lai, and Quang Ngai. The storm damaged thousands of homes, cut power to millions, and followed weeks of severe regional flooding Dak Lak: Typhoon Kalmaegi brought fierce winds and torrential rains to Vietnam on Friday, killing at least five people and leaving widespread damage across the country’s central provinces, days after the powerful storm battered the Philippines and left scores dead or missing. As floodwaters receded, recovery work began in battered towns and industrial zones, with local authorities and residents clearing debris and repairing roofs to millions affected across the central Vietnam. Five people were killed — three in…
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