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Congress on Gandhi Jayanti: ensure politics of compassion over politics of hate

In a post in Hindi on X, Rahul Gandhi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi remembering him as the man who showed people the path of truth, non-violence, harmony, and united India.

The Congress on Gandhi Jayanti on Monday vowed to "expose" the "total hypocrisy" of those who appropriate Gandhian symbols and project his legacy to the world, "but are simply unable and unwilling to uphold the values he championed." The opposition party also resolved to work towards the victory of "truth over lies", and ensure that the politics of compassion prevails over the "politics of hate, vengeance and prejudice." The Congress paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge hailing him as not just an individual, but an ideology and the moral compass of the country.
Congress chief Kharge paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat here.
In a post on X, he said, "Mahatma Gandhi ji is not just an individual, he is an idea, an ideology and the moral compass of our great nation." "His ideals of truth, non-violence, freedom, equality and coexistence have eternal value. We bow in reverence to Bapu's ideals on his Jayanti," Kharge said.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that this Gandhi Jayanti, "let us stand with those Gandhian organisations in different parts of the country, especially Varanasi, Ahmedabad and New Delhi which are under siege and assault by the forces who not only fought the Mahatma all his life but played a key role in creating a climate that led to his assassination." "Let us pledge to fight those elements who glorify the ideas and actions of Godse," he said.
"This Gandhi Jayanti, let us expose the total and complete hypocrisy of those who appropriate Gandhian symbols &mdash; his spectacles, charkha and walking stick &mdash; and project his legacy to the world, but are simply unable and unwilling to uphold all the values he championed and ultimately laid down his life for," Ramesh said.
He also urged people to recall that the Mahatma practised complete transparency and openness, and had no vengeful feelings for his opponents.
Gandhi shunned bigotry, prejudice and hatred, and never misused religion to inflame people's passions, Ramesh said.
Vengeance and showmanship was alien to his character, he added.
"This Gandhi Jayanti, let us all resolve to work towards the victory of truth over lies, and ensure that the politics of compassion prevails over the politics of hate, vengeance and prejudice," he said.
In a post on X, the Congress said, "On Gandhi Jayanti, we pay a billion tributes to the Mahatma, whose life-long dedication to the cause of freedom won India her Independence." "Let us pledge that his values of peace, unity and non-violence &mdash; the bedrock of our nation &mdash; continue to act as our guiding light," the party said.&nbsp;

PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma, says Gandhi's impact is global

Modi reached Rajghat around 8 am and offered floral petals to the Mahatma's memorial and bowed before it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary and said his timeless teachings "continue to illuminate our path." The nation remembered Bapu and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, revered freedom fighters and stalwarts of India, both of whom were born on October 2. Modi on Monday also paid floral tributes to Shastri at Vijay Ghat memorial early in the morning.
Today marks the 154th birth anniversary of Gandhi, hailed as the Father of the Nation, who led India to freedom through the path of non-violence, and continues to be a globally revered figure.
An interfaith prayer service was held at Rajghat where Gandhi's favourite devotional songs were also played.
"I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. His timeless teachings continue to illuminate our path. Mahatma Gandhi's impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion.
"May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams. May his thoughts enable every youngster be (sic) the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over," Modi posted on X on Monday.
Several Union ministers and bureaucrats were present on the occasion at Rajghat, situated on the banks of Yamuna.
Modi also hailed Shastri on X, saying his iconic call for 'Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan' resonates even today.
"His unwavering commitment to India's progress and his leadership during challenging times remain exemplary. May we always work to realise his vision for a strong India," he posted.&nbsp;

Abhishek Banerjee dares Centre as TMC gets ready for 2-day Delhi showdown

Abhishek Banerjee who reached Delhi on Sunday said he is putting that challenge right across from the soil of Delhi again.

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee reached Delhi on Sunday ahead of the party&rsquo;s planned protest against denial of MGNREGA and housing scheme funds to Bengal government in the national capital.
Forty-nine busloads of TMC supporters are slated to reach Delhi on Monday.
The TMC will hold a peaceful sit-in by its MPs and state ministers at Rajghat on October 2, and a peaceful rally of the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme) job card holders the next day, party officials said. Both the programmes will be live streamed.
The buses were mobilised by the regional party after the Indian Railways refused to rent out special trains to take the workers to Delhi pleading unavailability of rakes.
The TMC claimed the denial of trains as well as cancellations of a flight to Delhi were part of an attempt by the ruling BJP party to scuttle its demonstration.
Speaking to reporters at the NSCBI Airport here before flying to New Delhi, Banerjee said, "The agitation will continue till the rightful dues of the people of Bengal are released by the Centre".

Video: no road, Thane woman carried in 'dholi'; delivers baby on road 

Video: no road, Thane woman carried in 'dholi', delivers baby on road 

Villagers said it was due to the two ASHA workers that the woman was able to safetly deliver ger baby before reaching the Public Health Centre

A tribal woman who was carried in a 'dholi' (makeshift stretcher) due to the lack of proper roads after she went into labour gave birth in transit in Shahapur taluka of Thane district of Maharashtra on Sunday.
A video of the woman being carried in the dholi has gone viral on social media.
The woman from Patikacha Pada hamlet was being carried in the dholi in the late morning hours by her family members and some villagers. At around noon, she delivered a girl, a villager and an ASHA worker said.
The woman and the baby were later taken to the Kasara primary health center (PHC) in a private vehicle.
A villager said they crossed streams and difficult terrain while taking the woman to the nearest PHC from their hamlet.
"Luckily, an ASHA worker accompanied us and helped in the smooth delivery," he said.
Villagers claimed their village was adopted by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde when he was the guardian minister of Thane district.
The mother and the baby are safe and stable, the health worker said.&nbsp;

Five people were injured after helium balloon burst at party
Balloon came in contact with an electric wire
Police suspect balloon might have been filled with hydrogen


5, including 4 kids, injured after helium balloon bursts at birthday party

Five people, including four children, suffered burn injuries after a ‘helium’ balloon burst during a birthday party in Bengaluru.

<ul>
<li>Five people were injured after helium balloon burst at party</li>
<li>Balloon came in contact with an electric wire</li>
<li>Police suspect balloon might have been filled with hydrogen</li>
</ul>

Five people, including four children, suffered burn injuries after a &lsquo;helium&rsquo; balloon burst into flames after coming into contact with an electric wire. The incident occurred during a birthday party in Bengaluru on September 30.&nbsp;
The injured have been identified as HAL employee Vijay Aditya Kumar, 44, Dhyan Chandra, 7, Ishan, 2, Sanjay, 8, and Sohila, 3, the Indian Express reported.
Neighbours rushed the victims to a hospital following the incident.&nbsp;
A police officer said that there was a sparkling candle in the room and as the balloon burst, the fire spread.&nbsp;
An official suspected that the balloon may have been filled with hydrogen, instead of helium.
&ldquo;Helium is an inert gas and does not react with any other substance. Even if it comes into contact with a flame or heat source, the balloon will just pop like any other ordinary inflated balloon. Whereas, hydrogen is a flammable gas and it spreads fire,&rdquo; the officer said.
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A waitress of a five-star hotel has been booked for allegedly spilling hot tea on a seven-year-old girl's hand.

5-star hotel waitress booked for spilling hot tea on 7-yr-old girl's hand

A waitress of a five-star hotel has been booked for allegedly spilling hot tea on a seven-year-old girl's hand.

A waitress working at a five-star hotel in Mumbai has been booked after she allegedly spilled hot tea on a seven-year-old girl's hand.
According to the child's family, the waitress who was carrying hot tea in a kettle on a tray, bumped into the child, causing her a burn injury.
The girl said that the waitress asked her not to shout.
When the parents came to know about the incident, they rushed the girl to a hospital where the doctors said that she suffered six to seven per cent burns.
An officer said they have recorded the statements of some of the guests who witnessed the incident and have also sought CCTV footage of the spot from the hotel authorities, the Indian Express reported.
The police are in the process of gathering evidence in the matter.
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Six persons have been held in connection with two Meitei students' murder in Manipur.

Manipur violence: 6, including 2 minors, held in Meitei students' murder

Six persons have been held in connection with two Meitei students' murder in Manipur.

The CBI arrested four persons and detained two minors in connection with the murder of two Meitei students in Manipur. According to NDTV, the suspects were captured from Churachandpur district, about 51 km from Imphal.
This comes days after pictures of the victims' bodies went viral on social media. The couple, a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old youth, had gone missing in July in the violence-hit state.
In one of the photos, the two were seen sitting next to each other, with armed men in the background. In another photo, their bodies were seen lying on the ground.
After the images sparked an outrage, the Manipur government released a statement saying that the case has already been handed over to the CBI.
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App-based carpooling services have been banned in Bengaluru after taxi unions complained against them to the government.

App-based carpooling banned in Bengaluru, fine up to ₹10,000 to be imposed

App-based carpooling services have been banned in Bengaluru after taxi unions complained against them to the government.

The Karnataka government has announced a ban on app-based carpooling services in Bengaluru.
A fine ranging from ₹5,000 to ₹10,000 will be imposed if anyone is found violating the government order.
Many ride-hailing apps like BlaBla Car, Quickride, Rideshare, Commute Easy and Carpool Adda were running carpool services.
The ban comes after taxi associations complained to the government that the carpooling services are affecting their daily earnings.
The taxi associations and the autorickshaw drivers' unions recently staged a bandh in the city.
The city often witnesses massive traffic jams. Only days ago, Bengaluru residents were left frustrated after getting stuck in a massive traffic jam. The congestion led to a delay of 5 hours for some commuters.
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Foreign conspiracy behind ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur: NIA

The NIA have so far arrested two persons from Manipur, one Meitei and one tribal, for their alleged involvement in the 'conspiracy'.

Probe agency NIA has revealed that militant groups based in Myanmar and Bangladesh conspired with a section of militant groups in India to carry out violent activities in Manipur, India Today reported on Sunday.&nbsp;
'Investigation revealed that Myanmar and Bangladesh-based militant groups have entered into a conspiracy with a section of militant leaders in India to indulge in incidents of violence with an intention to drive a wedge between different ethnic groups and to wage war against the Government of India', the NIA said in a statement according to media reports.&nbsp;
Earlier in the week, the anti-terror agency arrested two individuals for their alleged involvement in the conspiracy.
Relentless ethic violence in Manipur since May 3, 2023 has claimed more 160 lives as per official figure.
Several hundreds have been injured and thousands displaced in violent protests between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the state.&nbsp;

A 22-year-old woman sitting with her fiance in Sai Upvan was allegedly sexually harassed by police in Ghaziabad.

22-yr-old woman sexually harassed, fiance assaulted by Ghaziabad cops

A 22-year-old woman sitting with her fiance in Sai Upvan was allegedly sexually harassed by police in Ghaziabad.

A 22-year-old woman who was sitting with her 23-year-old fiance in Sai Upvan city forest in Ghaziabad was allegedly sexually harassed by police.
According to the woman, three men, who arrived in a police&nbsp; vehicle, slapped her fiance and demanded ₹10,000 for letting them go.
&ldquo;It was around 12 noon when three men arrived on a PRV and started threatening us. They slapped my fiance and one of them demanded ₹10,000 for letting us go. We requested them with folded hands and even touched their feet but they did not budge. Later, Rakesh Kumar behaved badly and started forcing me to get physical with him. The third man also demanded ₹5.5 lakhs... We were held there for three hours during which the suspects repeatedly touched me inappropriately...,&rdquo; the woman said in the FIR, as per Hindustan Times.
The suspects continued to harass her over the phone even after the incident and visited her house.
A senior police official said that the woman initially did not report the incident for several days but later she dialled the police emergency number when the suspects continued troubling her.
An FIR has been registered. The accused are absconding.
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Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio

Gitanjali Aiyar, popular Doordarshan anchor, dies

Gitanjali Aiyar, one of the first English news presenters of the country, died on Wednesday.

Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio

Gitanjali Aiyar, one of the first English news presenters of the country, died on Wednesday. She joined Doordarshan in 1971 and presented news on the channel for over 30 years. &nbsp;
She won the best anchor award four times in her career and was also presented with the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award for Outstanding Women in 1989. Aiyar also presented a weekly song request show on All India Radio
Gitanjali Aiyar graduated from Kolkata's Loreto College with a degree in English and also held a diploma from the National School of Drama.

Three sisters were found found dead in an iron trunk in their house in Jalandhar. Police suspect they locked themselves while playing.

3 sisters die after getting locked in iron trunk while playing: Police

Three sisters were found found dead in an iron trunk in their house in Jalandhar. Police suspect they locked themselves while playing.

Three sisters, aged four, seven and nine, were found dead in an iron trunk in their house in Jalandhar on October 2. Their parents had filed a missing complaint for them after which police started a search.
According to Hindustan Times, Jalandhar (rural) superintendent of police Manpreet Singh said the matter is under investigation and neighbours of the family are being questioned.
&ldquo;The three sisters seem to have hidden themselves in the trunk while playing. The angular locks of the trunk got locked immediately and they died of suffocation,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;The bodies have been sent for post-mortem. There were no injury marks on the bodies. We are working on all angles before ruling out foul play,&rdquo; he said.
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Six people were killed during a clash over land dispute in UP's Deoria.

6 persons killed in clash over land dispute in UP's Deoria

Six people were killed during a clash over land dispute in UP's Deoria.

Six persons, including five of a family, were killed on Monday in violence arising out of bad blood in Fatehpur village of Rudrapur area in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria, police said.
The incident took place in the Lehda Tola area in the morning, they said.
Former district panchayat member Prem Yadav was attacked with sharp edged weapons and killed by his rival Satyaprakash Dubey and his family, Special DG Prashant Kumar said.
In retaliation, Yadav's supporters from Abhaipur attacked Dubey's house and killed Dubey and five of his family, he said.
The violence erupted out of a land dispute the two families were locked in.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the killings, Kumar said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Commissioner of Police and the Inspector General to take strict action against the guilty.
He also condoled with the bereaved members of the two families and directed officials to ensure the best treatment to the injured.
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The central government is set to provide ₹38.06 crore compensation to farmers affected by violence in Manipur.

Centre to give ₹38.06 crore compensation to farmers in violence-hit Manipur

The central government is set to provide ₹38.06 crore compensation to farmers affected by violence in Manipur.

The central government has accepted Manipur&rsquo;s request to provide ₹38.06 crore compensation to farmers affected by the ethnic clashes in the state.
According to officials, farmers have been unable to cultivate at least 5,127 hectares of the state&rsquo;s 1.95 lakh hectares of agricultural land. Bishnupur has been among the worst-hit districts.
State&rsquo;s agriculture commissioner RK Dinesh said their priority is to speed up the process of releasing the money to the farmers by November.
More than 170 people have died in the clashes and over 50,000 have been displaced. The state has witnessed prolonged curfews and internet shutdowns.
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Section 144 has been imposed in Shivamogga after a mob pelted stones at houses and vehicles following attack on Eid Milad procession.

Stones pelted at Eid Milad procession in Shivamogga, section 144 imposed

Section 144 has been imposed in Shivamogga after a mob pelted stones at houses and vehicles following attack on Eid Milad procession.

Prohibitory orders under IPC section 144 have been imposed in Ragi Gudda area of Karnataka's Shivamogga following communal tensions on Sunday.
The clashes broke out after a group of people started pelting stones at an Eid Milad procession.
In response, some youths hurled stones at nearby houses and vehicles. At least four people were injured in the incident.
The police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the mob. They said that some people have been taken into custody.

Suspected terrorist in NIA's 'most wanted' list has been arrested in Delhi.

Suspected ISIS terrorist on NIA's 'most wanted' list arrested in Delhi

Suspected terrorist in NIA's 'most wanted' list has been arrested in Delhi.

The Delhi Police arrested a suspected terrorist, Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama, who is said to be on NIA's 'most wanted' list.
NIA had placed a reward of ₹3 lakh for information on him.
According to ANI, Shahnawaz was wanted in an ISIS-linked case in Pune.
An engineer by profession, Shahnawaz is a resident of Delhi.
He was recently caught by Pune Police on in July when he was trying to steal a motorcycle. However, he escaped from police custody while being taken to his hideout for further questioning.
Two of his associates were later caught.
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