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New Delhi, October 8The New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express was taken out of operation on Saturday after it suffered a snag in a traction motor that jammed its wheels and damaged their perfect roundness, a situation officials described as “flat tyre”.The officials said the semi-high speed train left New Delhi…

Chandigarh, October 8Twenty two year old Oliver Kaplan had just finished a shift and booked a taxi to go see his friends for a drink in the UK. Least did he know that he would be charged Rs 32 lakh for a 15-minute Uber ride.The trainee chef said that he…

Ravinder Sood Palampur, October 8 Two foreign trekkers, Peter Van Geit and Sneha, hailing from Brussels (Belgium) have been trapped in snow-bound Bara Bhanghal valley for the past five days. In a message to Sunshine Adventure, a Tirthan (Kullu)-based trekking group, they have requested for evacuation at the earliest. In…

Kyiv, October 8 A powerful truck explosion seriously damaged Russia’s road-and-rail bridge to Crimea on Saturday, hitting a prestige symbol of Moscow’s annexation of the peninsula and the key supply route to Russian forces battling to hold territory captured in southern Ukraine. The blast on the bridge over the Kerch…

Kochi, October 8 In a path breaking judgement, Kerala High Court observed that an allegation of rape on false promise to marry will not stand if the woman knew that the man was already married and still continued the sexual relationship with the accused. The judgment came from the bench…

Turuvekere (Karnataka), October 8Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dismissed suggestions that the next party chief could be remote-controlled by the Gandhi family, asserting that both leaders in the fray ndash; Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor ndash; are people of stature and understanding.Addressing a press conference here during the Bharat…

Chandigarh, October 8 President Droupadi Murmu is attending the 90th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Air Force at Sukhnav Lake, Chandigarh, where an aerial show is taking place. The President was accorded a guard of honour on her first visit to Chandigarh as the President of India. LIVE: President…

Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, October 8 The newly created Weapon Systems Branch for the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be divided into four sub-streams ndash; each with its own skill set. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari announced the new operational branch — the first since Independence ndash; at…

PK Jaiswar Amritsar, October 8 Actor Shehnaaz Gill’s father Santokh Singh Sukh on Friday received a death threat via phone call. Gill alleged that the caller identified himself as Happy and threatened to kill him before Diwali. Gill submitted a complaint to Amritsar SSP (Rural) Swapan Sharma on…

Deepender Deswal Hisar, October 8 The BJP on Saturday fielded Bhavya Bishnoi, son of Kuldeep Bishnoi and grandson of former chief minister Bhajan Lal, for the Assembly bypoll in Adampur. Bhavya, 29, is the third-generation politician from the Bhajan Lal family and its fifth member to contest from Adampur. The…

Chandigarh, October 8 The central government has approved the creation of a weapon system branch for the officers of the Indian Air Force, which would save it Rs 3,400 crore in flying training, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said here on Saturday. This is the first time since Independence that…

Vijay Mohan Chandigarh, October 8 The Indian Air Force has established a new Weapon Systems Branch for its officers, which is aimed at unification of all weapon system operators in specialist ground-based systems and airborne platforms under a single stream. This is the first time since Independence that a new…

Nashik, October 8 Eleven people were killed and 38 injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place at Nandur naka on Nashik-Aurangabad highway at around 5.15am when the ‘sleeper’…

Nashik, October 8 Twelve passengers, including a two-year-old child, were killed and 43 others injured as a private bus travelling to Mumbai caught fire after hitting a trailer truck in Nashik city of Maharashtra early on Saturday, police officials said. The accident took place at Nandur Naka on the Nashik-Aurangabad…

Mumbai, October 8 Ten people were killed and 24 injured as a bus hit a truck and caught fire in Maharashtra’s Nashik city on Saturday, police said. The accident took place on Aurangabad Road at around 5am, an official said. The private bus, a ‘sleeper’ coach, had around 30 passengers….