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New Delhi:  At least 26 people have so far died in the Kanpur tractor-trolley accident, where a tractor trolley carrying around 50 pilgrims fell into a pond on Saturday. Most of the victims were women and children, officials said. The incident took place in the Ghatampur area of Kanpur district on late Saturday evening. The tractor trolley carrying 50 devotees, officials said, was returning from the Chandrika Devi temple in Fatehpur. Following the accident, the police rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation along with the locals. The injured were sent to the community health centre immediately for treatment. Five injured have been referred to Kanpur Hallet Hospital. “A total of 26 people have lost their lives and others are injured. The pilgrims were returning from Chandika Devi temple in Fatehpura. The injured people have been sent to Hallet hospital. The investigation is underway. Rescue work has been completed,” said Vishak G Iyer, District Magistrate, Kanpur. Mean

In this age when military strategy is a key instrument of policy in international affairs, is Mahatma Gandhi relevant? Did the apostle of non-violence justify the use of military force? An illustrative story is a good point to begin. The year was 1948: the state of Kashmir hung in balance, unresolved by Partition. Pakistani raiders, backed by its army, unilaterally decided to settle the matter and went on a rampage, sweeping through defences of Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Kashmir. The raiders entered via Uri, captured, pillaged and demolished defences in Pattan and Baramulla. Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession and asked for India’s help. Colonel LP Sen, then posted at the army headquarters received orders from General Rob Lockhart, India’s British chief of army staff, to fly to Srinagar and take over 161 brigade in defence of the valley. He was hastily made a Brigadier and badges were rearranged for him. Before he was to leave, he received summons to visit a gentle

New Delhi: The official Twitter handle of the government of Pakistan has been banned in India. According to Twitter, this has been done on the legal demand of the government of India. With this move of Twitter, now no tweet of this account of the government of Pakistan @GovtofPakistan will be visible in India. According to reports, this action has been taken by the Indian government due to security reasons. The government of India had approached Twitter three weeks ago with the demand to ban the official handle of the Pakistan government. Twitter takes decision after looking at local laws According to Twitter’s policy, this step is taken according to local rules. It also respects the user’s expression keeping in mind the security and local laws. Please note that this ban was also imposed three weeks ago. Recent NIA, ED action against PFI  The ban on the Twitter account of the Pakistan government comes after the central government recently imposed a 5-year ban on the Popular Front

New Delhi: Industrialist Mukesh Ambani on Saturday announced that his telecom company Reliance Jio will launch 5G services across the country by December 2023. Jio is working to roll out 5G services within this month, he added. “5G technology is much more than the next generation of connectivity technology. To my mind, it’s foundational technology that unlocks full potential of other 21st century technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Internet of things, Robotics, Blockchain & Metaverse,” Ambani said at the launch of the new telecom technology. The business tycoon was attending the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022 exhibition at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. “India may have started late, but we will provide 5G technology to every part of India by December 2023. I am very proud of what we’ve demonstrated so far. To COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) and DoT (Department of Telecom), I can say we are ready to take leadership and the Indian Mobile Congress should now b

The Karunya KR 569 lottery draw results will be announced by the Kerala Lottery Department today, 1 October 2022 at 3 pm. Once the announcement is made, ticket holders must check the KR 569 results on the official website of the state lottery department at keralalotteryresult.net . To make it easy for the ticket holders, the KR 569 results will also be published in the Kerala Government Gazette. The detailed KR 569 results will be available on the web portal from 4 pm onwards. The winner of the Karunya KR 569 lottery’s first prize will take home an amount of Rs 80 lakh. The second prize winner of the lottery will receive an amount of Rs 5 lakh and the third prize winner will get Rs 1 lakh. The Karunya KR 569 lottery draw will be conducted at the Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, near Bakery Junction. Ticket holders should be aware that a Kerala lottery tax deduction of 30 percent and an agent lottery commission of 10 percent will be applied to the winning prize amount. Simple steps

12:49 (IST) 5G Launch LIVE  India went from 25 crore internet users in 2014 to 85 crore Prime Minister Modi also mentioned that India had 25 crore internet connections back in 2014. Now that number stands at 85 crore. More internet users are coming onboard from rural areas. 5G will play a key role in how users new and old will benefit from the internet and its possibilities. 12:48 (IST) 5G Launch LIVE  This technology should be used to bring about a revolution: PM Modi Now that it has launched, it won’t take time for it to reach everyone, PM Modi said at the launch of 5G services in India. “This technology shouldn’t be limited to just voice calls or watching videos. This should be used to bring about a revolution,” he said adding that in the near future the country will work on technologies that will make India a global leader. 12:46 (IST) 5G Launch LIVE  Today 130 crore Indians are getting the gift of 5G: PM Modi “Though this summit is global, the voice is local,” Pri

India’s former president Ram Nath Kovind was born in Paraunkh village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on 1 October, 1945. On 25 July, 2017, he took office as the country’s 14th president succeeding Late Pranab Mukherjee. After KR Narayanan, who held the position in 1997, Kovind is India’s second Dalit president. Before taking office as President, he served as the 26th Governor of Bihar from 2015 to 2017. Ram Nath Kovind celebrates his 77th birthday today. On this occasion, several politicians across several parties poured in warm wishes for the former president of India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote, “Birthday greetings to Shri Ram Nath Kovind Ji who is widely respected for his leadership and statesmanship. He prioritized empowering the underprivileged and the impoverished as the President of India. May he lead a long and healthy life.” Birthday greetings to Shri @ramnathkovind Ji. He is widely respected for his statesmanship and leadership. As India’s President he placed

On the day 6 of Navratri, Maa Katyayani is worshipped. As per the religious texts, Goddess Parvati was born at the home of sage Katya and this is why, this form of Goddess Parvati is known as Katyayani. Ancient texts mention that Maa Katyayani was created to combine the powers of Gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva to kill demon Mahishasur. In the course of time, Mahishasura got to know about Katyayani from Chandha and Mundha, who went on to tell him about her mesmerising beauty. Mahishasur then sent her a marriage proposal with Dundubhi as his messenger. Goddess Katyayani smiled on receiving the proposal and told Dundubhi that according to her family tradition, Mahishasur will have to defeat her in a fight to get married to her. About Maa Katyayani Goddess Katyayani rides on a lion and has four hands. The Goddess carries lotus flower and sword in her left hands while her right hands are in Abhaya and Varada Mudras. It is believed that planet Brihaspati is governed by Goddess Katyayani.

New Delhi: Ushering in a new technological era, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 5G services at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday. “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch 5G services on 1st October at 10 AM in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. 5G technology will provide seamless coverage, high data rate, low latency, and highly reliable communications. It will increase energy efficiency, spectrum efficiency and network efficiency,” the government said in a statement. Prime Minister will also inaugurate the sixth edition of the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC), which is scheduled to take place from 1-4 October under the theme “New digital Universe”. “It will bring together leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and government officials to discuss and showcase unique opportunities emerging from the rapid adoption and spread of digital technology,” added the statement. According to sources from the industry, the 5G services of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio will be th

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express train. Modi flagged off the train from Gandhinagar Capital railway station around 10:30 am. PM @narendramodi is on board the Vande Bharat Express from Gandhinagar to Ahmedabad. People from different walks of life, including those from the Railways family, women entrepreneurs and youngsters are his co-passengers on this journey. pic.twitter.com/DzwMq5NSXr — PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 30, 2022 The train will provide passengers aircraft-like travelling experience and advanced safety features including Kavach technology, an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System, an official said. The high-speed train is made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a Railways Production unit. Today’s train costs around Rs 115 crore — Rs 15 crore more than the last version. The Vande Bharat 2.0 can operate at 160 kmph, around 16 seconds faster than its predecessor. I

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has returned home after a 10-day visit to the United States, marking some of the most hectic and intense diplomatic parleys of his long and storied career. His visit followed the prime minister’s trip to Samarkand for the SCO meet where Narendra Modi had a one-on-one with Russian president Vladimir Putin. This part fortnight has shown the scale, reach and clout of Indian diplomacy, and its increasing international footprint. It is only to be expected. India is the world’s largest democracy, soon to be the globe’s most populous nation. It has already become the fifth largest economy and if expectations are met, will overtake Germany to move a step up to fourth spot by 2027. India has set for itself the target of reaching ‘developed nation’ status by 2047. It’s economic trajectory is breeding optimism  and lending credibility to the ‘India story’. If population size and economic heft are metrics of power, then India is poised for a dramatic leap in

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his home state of Gujarat, will today flag off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express — the third in the series, the other two being run between New Delhi-Varanasi and New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Make way for ‘Made in India – Vande Bharat Express’. Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji will flag off India’s third Vande Bharat Train from Gandhinagar to Mumbai Central tomorrow. Cannot wait for tomorrow, how about you Gujarat? #VandeBharatExpress pic.twitter.com/r1vQ6BJhdR — Darshana Jardosh (@DarshanaJardosh) September 29, 2022 The high speed train service is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream project. He had talked about connecting 75 cities with the Vande Bharat train on 15 August 2021. Since then, railway officials have been working tirelessly to get the plan on track. The Railways is ready to implement this project by 15 August 2023. Today’s Vande Bharat 2.0 is special as the train has received certain upgrades

Srinagar: Two encounters broke out between security forces and militants in Shopian’s Chitragam area and Baramulla’s Pattan area of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Friday. J&K | An encounter underway between terrorist(s) & security forces at the Chitragam area of Shopian: Police (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/o89MeZmVyV — ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022 The encounters began after the security forces launched cordon and search operations in the Chitragam area in south Kashmir’s Shopian and in the Yedipora area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla, a police official said. J&K | Encounter broke out at Yedipora, Pattan area of Baramulla. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow: Police (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/T1cfYGGqOs — ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2022 Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, he said. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest

Weather Update: The Monsoon 2022 is now heading towards its final farewell. Although it is still raining in many areas, snowfall has started in the upper reaches of the mountain areas. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain in many parts of the country today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the Southwest Monsoon 2022 has departed from Delhi. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Delhi recorded 19 per cent less rainfall in the capital during the Monsoon 2022 season. Low rainfall of 19 percent or more is considered ‘normal’. According to the IMD, “Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from Punjab, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and entire Delhi.” Meanwhile, due to Hurricane Noru in the Pacific Ocean, a low pressure area appears to be forming in the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone rising from the South China Sea may have an impact in the Bay of Bengal and a low pressure ar

At least 10 people died and more than 40 others were injured in an unfortunate collision between a truck and a bus in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. Reports suggest that out of those injured, 12 were sent to a Lucknow’s trauma centre, while others are being treated at the district hospital. Following the mishap, Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Dr Roshan Jacob, who visited the victims at the hospital to take a stock of the situation, can be seen breaking down in a video that has now gone viral. She can be seen wiping her tears looking at the condition of an injured child. The mother of the little boy can be seen sobbing while Jacob tells the doctors to treat the child urgently. She also comforts the child and tells him that he will be cured. Have a look at this video here: #WATCH |Lakhimpur Kheri bus-truck collision: Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Dr Roshan Jacob breaks down as she interacts with a mother at a hospital&sees condition of her injured child At least 7 people