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BJP will register record victory in 2023 MP polls, says CM Chouhan

The Bharatiya Janata Party will register its biggest ever success in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. The BJP’s best performance has been in the 2003 polls when it won 173 seats in the 230-member Assembly.

Noida lift crash: Last surviving worker dies in hospital, death toll 9

The last surviving member of a team of construction workers injured in the lift crash at the Amrapali Dream Valley in Noida Extension has passed away after battling for life for eight days. There were nine workers on the service lift which crashed from the 14th floor of an under-construction tower at the project in the morning of September 15.

Not possible to give exact date for elections in Pakistan: poll body to political parties

Pakistan’s top election body has said that it is not possible to give an exact date for general elections due to technical reasons, a day after the country’s political parties demanded an exact polling date from the election commission.

PM Modi to inaugurate 9 Vande Bharat Express trains on September 24

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off nine Vande Bharat express train on 24 September, ministry officials told News18. Among these nine trains, the Indian Railways is set to launch two trains for West Bengal’s Howrah and Tamil Nadu’s Chennai while one each for Kerala, Odisha, Telangana, Gujarat and poll-bound Rajasthan.

Manipur government announces restoration of internet services

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has announced the restoration of mobile internet services for the general public from today, months after the internet shutdown was imposed due to the ethnic violence in the state.

Delhi to host over 30 countries at Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference

The national capital will host over 30 countries for the Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference from September 25 to 27. The event is aimed at exchanging views and developing mutual understanding among the Indo-Pacific partners. Representatives from over 30 participating countries will discuss issues of mutual interest at the meeting, the Army informed further.

Rahul Gandhi arrives in Jaipur, to address public rally, inaugurate new party office

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Jaipur on Saturday morning. Later in the day, the Wayanad MP will address a public gathering alongside Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The Congress leaders will also lay the foundation of a new party office building in the Mansarovar area.

PM Trudeau has made huge mistake: Former Pentagon official

Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin has said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a huge mistake by alleging that India had links with the killing of Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and said that the premier has not been able to back his allegations.

Fire breaks out at bank branch in Madurai

A fire broke out at a branch of State Bank of India (SBI) in Madurai in the early hours of Saturday, fire department officials said. The fire department officials informed that the fire had been extinguished. According to the officials, a sudden fire broke out at a branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) near the Madurai Periyar Bus Stand at around 3 am on Saturday.

Tight security outside Rajahmundry Central Prison

Security arrangements tightened outside the Rajahmundry Central Prison where former Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu is lodged in connection with the alleged skill development scam. ACB Court in Vijayawada yesterday extended N Chandrababu Naidu’s remand for two more days. (ANI)

Human chain protests Cauvery water issue in Mandya

Human-chain formed by farmers and members of pro-Kannada outfits in Mandya. They are protesting over the Cauvery river water-sharing issue. (ANI)