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The encounter between Maoists and the elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds took place in the Chalapaka forest area in Eturnagaram mandal of the district around 5.30 a.m., police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the top brass of police officers from across the country on Saturday held a threadbare discussion on various issues related to policing and security of the nation on the second day of the 59th DG-IG Conference here.

“The visit of 93-year-old Italian sailing vessel Amerigo Vespucci is a moment of great celebration in the growing partnership between India and Italy,” said Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

Suspense is now over as the swearing-in of the 31st Maharashtra Chief Minister will be held on December 5 at 5 p.m. at the historic Azad Maidan near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai, BJP MLA from Colaba constituency and Speaker of the 14th state Assembly Rahul Narwekar said on Saturday.

Preparations for the grand Maha Kumbh 2025 are in full swing under the guidance of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, as the world eyes this upcoming monumental event in Uttar Pradesh. 

Reacting to the Karnataka police notice summoning him for questioning over his demand for disenfranchisement of Muslims, Vokkaliga seer Chandrashekaranatha Swami stated on Saturday that he was ready to go to jail and had left the matter to God.

The Congress MP has a hectic programme for the day with public meetings to be held at Mukkam in the Thiruvambadi Assembly constituency of Kozhikode district, followed by receptions at Karulai in Nilambur, Wandoor, and Edavanna in Eranad by 2.15 P.M., 3.30 P.M. and 4.30 P.M. respectively.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has strongly condemned the ongoing violence and atrocities being committed against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh by Islamic fundamentalist groups. 

BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Saturday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of turning into a party of "extortionists and gangsters," after presenting an alleged audio clip of an AAP MLA conversing with a gangster about extorting money from a businessman.

The Chennai International Airport has temporarily shut down operations due to heavy rains as Cyclone Fengal approaches landfall. IndiGo Airlines announced that no flights would arrive or depart during this period which will continue till 1 P.M. on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 'Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav,' a three-day festival celebrating the cultural, social, and economic vibrance of the eight northeastern states, on December 6 at Bharat Mandapam, Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Friday.

Amid the escalating violence in Manipur, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday decided to provide an additional 50 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the state government to deal with the prevailing law and order situation, officials said. 

Bihar leaders expressed their appreciation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for the establishment of a new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Darbhanga and the inauguration of numerous development projects across the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for multiple projects in Bihar, including an AIIMs in Darbhanga district on Wednesday. He also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated many other development projects in sectors like road, rail, petroleum and natural gas, at an estimated cost of Rs 12,000 crore.

Voting for bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's Budhni and Vijaypur was underway under heavy security by police personnel and allegations of booth capturing at several places. 

Meanwhile, an independent candidate Naresh Meena slapped the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Deoli Uniara seat. The hooligan act of the contesting candidate was also caught on camera, creating widespread furore.

Although the Chief Minister along with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis partially succeeded in pacifying the rebels, those still in the fray have made the fight more tough for the MahaYuti.

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has accused the Congress party of violating the Constitution and election rules, urging the Election Commission to take immediate action.

India, which began its electric vehicle (EV) journey with two-wheelers, is set to become a “major producer" of electric vehicles like China in years to come, ace global investor Mark Mobius has said.

A duty doctor was stabbed by a youth at Kalaignar Centenary Hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. The doctor has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the same hospital and is in a critical condition.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that when a structure is suddenly demolished while other remains, a presumption could be drawn that the motive was not to bring down the illegal structure but to penalise the accused before trial.

Voting for bypolls on the two Assembly seats of Budhni and Vijaypur began amid tight security at 7:30 A.M. and will conclude by 7 P.M. even as several Congress leaders were allegedly detained by the police in Vijaypur.  

There were reports of a shootout during the first two hours of polling at Jagatdal adjacent to Naihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, one of the six Assembly constituencies where bypolls are being conducted.

Driven by tier 2 and 3 cities, India’s e-commerce sector registered a gross merchandise value (GMV) of approximately $14 billion (more than Rs 1.18 lakh crore) in this year’s festive season, marking a 12 per cent growth over last year’s festive period, a report said on Wednesday.

The high-profile Channapatna seat saw a turnout of 10.34 per cent of voters, the Shiggaon segment witnessed 10.08 per cent of voting and the Sandur seat saw a voters’ turnout of 9.99 per cent.