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Noida: A 20-year-old man has been arrested from Noida over death threats to actor Salman Khan and Zeeshan Siddiqui, MLA and son of NCP (Ajit Pawar) leader Baba Siddique, who was shot dead on October 12. Mumbai Police have taken Gufran Khan into custody and shifted him on a transit remand. According to police sources, Zeeshan Siddique’s office in Bandra received messages on Friday evening, threatening Salman Khan and the MLA of death unless they paid a ransom. A staff of Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office had registered a police complaint and an FIR was filed. Police then identified Mohammed Tayyab as…

New Delhi: Toxic air in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, Noida, and Ghaziabad is the result of Pakistan burning stubble, or agricultural waste, a state pollution board official declared this week. DK Gupta, a Regional Officer with the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in Greater Noida, blamed the neighbouring country – which is over 500 km from Noida, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad, at its nearest point to the border – for the blanket of polluted air smothering Delhi and the national capital region every winter, fed in significant part by farm fires from UP, Haryana, and Punjab. “This is the first…

Leh: India is perfecting the production of a fuel made from fresh water, with water as the only byproduct. This fuel already powers India’s rockets, and now pilot projects are underway to use it for public transportation in remote Leh, Ladakh, and in the heavily polluted National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi. This dream fuel is called Green Hydrogen. India has a high energy demand and is actively seeking local energy solutions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been advocating for Green Hydrogen as an indigenous mobility option. Hydrogen is especially appealing as it can be produced by splitting water, and…

Chandigarh: A fire broke out in a moving train near Rohtak, Haryana on Monday evening following an explosion in firecrackers that were being carried by a passenger, officials said. A few passengers sustained minor injuries in the incident. The train was headed to Delhi from Jind via Sampla and Bahadurgarh. The fire broke out in a portion of the train and it was soon shrouded in smoke, the Government Railway Police (GRP) official said. “According to preliminary information, it is suspected that there was a short-circuit in an electrical appliance on the train and as a result, some firecrackers that…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Deputy Chairman of the Exposition Committee Minister Aleixo Sequeira maintained that all infrastructure development work associated with the impending Exposition of St. Francis Xavier’s relics is anticipated to be finished by November 10. He claimed that the constant rains have caused delays in the work’s completion. The exhibition will take place from November 21, 2024, until January 5, 2025, for a total of 45 days. To supervise the readiness, a committee is established, chaired by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa is being chemically cleaned by the Archaeological Survey of India…

Panaji: With an eye on the rise in travel activities around the festive season of Diwali, FLY91, India’s pure play regional airline, has announced direct daily flights connecting Pune-Goa and Pune-Jalgaon from October 27 onwards, significantly enhancing regional connectivity on the two routes. The introduction of daily flights on the two routes will not only enhance connectivity to Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, a centre for IT and ITES services and an education hub, but will also offer convenient direct outbound air-travel options for Pune-based residents. The Pune-Goa route will facilitate ease of travel for students, leisure seekers and…

Thiruvananthapuram: More than 150 people were injured, 10 of them seriously, in a fireworks accident at a temple in Kerala’s Kasaragod district late last night. Shocking visuals from the spot showed crackers triggering a massive fire and a cloud of smoke as people gathered on the temple premises ran to safety. The incident occurred at Anjootambalam Veerekavu during the celebration of the beginning of the festive season in the north Malabar region. Eyewitnesses have said that a firecrackers display was on around midnight, and one of the crackers may have fallen into the nearby shed where more crackers were stored.…