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India: Sabarimala row: Protests against SC verdict continue

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 12 (PTI) Members of the Opposition Congress and BJP in Kerala Friday staged demonstrations to express solidarity with Ayyappa devotees even as the CPI, the key partner in the CPI-M led LDF, said there was an attempt to "politicise" the Supreme Court order on Sabarimala.

The BJP said its protest would not be confined to Kerala and would expand to other South Indian states.

India: Rs 35 lakh looted from two ATMs in Kerala

Kochi/Thrissur, Oct 12 (PTI) Burglars struck at two automated teller machines in Thrissur and Ernakulam districts of Kerala making away with Rs 35 lakh in the early hours Friday, police said.

Police suspect the involvement of a single gang.

In the first incident, the ATM of a nationalised bank at Irumbanam in Thrippunithura in Ernakulam district was looted.

The gang used a gas-cutter to break open the ATM and decamped with Rs 25 lakh, police said.

The incident is suspected to have occurred before 3.30 am.

Dead history sheeters under police watch

KANPUR:  Upon the order of the SSP, a record verification of the history-sheeters at city’s various police stations was conducted. As many as 30 history-sheeters are dead while there names still exist in the list for police observation. The senior police officer was irked with this negligence and ordered the elimination of their records, including the closure of the records of three aged history-sheeters.

Modi is behaving like Ambani’s chaukidar: Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have influenced Rafale deal to save “debt ridden” Reliance group. He said that PM Modi has behaved like “chaukidar” of Anil Ambani.

“To save his (Ambani’s) business, he took Rs 30,000 crore from IAF and put it in Ambani’s pocket,” Rahul said

New Farakka Express derails near Rae Bareli in UP; 7 killed

Lucknow/New Delhi, Oct 10; PTI: Nine coaches and the engine of the New Delhi bound New Farakka Express derailed near Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh early Wednesday, killing at least seven people and seriously injuring nine, officials said.

The accident on the New Farakka Express (14003) that was on its from Malda in West Bengal to New Delhi took place in Harchandpur area of Rae Bareli district at 6.10 am, Uttar Pradesh Additional Director General (ADG), Law and Order, Anand Kumar said.

About 30-35 people received minor injuries, he said.

India: Nine properties sealed: Amrapali group to SC

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Amrapali group Thursday informed the Supreme Court that its nine properties in Noida, Greater Noida, Rajgir and Buxar in Bihar have been sealed in compliance with the court's order.

A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud asked the Amrapali group to file an undertaking with regard to sealing of its properties by 2 PM today.

The bench also sought presence of two forensic auditors Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar Aggarwal at 2 PM to ascertain their satisfaction with regard to the documents to be audited.

Congress will get two-thirds majority in Raj: Pilot

Bikaner, Oct 10 (PTI) Rajasthan Congress president Sachin Pilot on Wednesday claimed his party will gain two-thirds majority in the Assembly election in the state scheduled for December 7, asserting they were receiving good public response.

"We will come to power with 2/3 majority in Rajasthan," Pilot said at a public meeting of Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Bikaner.

He said the party was receiving good response all over the state.

"BJP president also came here recently. Compare the response between their (BJP) and our meetings," Pilot said.

India: 164 swine flu deaths in Raj, highest in country

Jaipur, Oct 10 (PTI) Rajasthan recorded 164 deaths due to swine flu till September this year, the highest in the country, according to official data.

According to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), a total of 1,652 cases of swine flu surfaced in Rajasthan till September 30.

A total of 4,484 positive swine flu cases were recorded in the country and 353 deaths occurred during the period, as per the data.

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