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Mumbai, October 16 Director Karan Johar on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of his directorial debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and thanked audience for marking his journey as a filmmaker with warmth. Released on October 16, 1998, the Hindi film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji and went on to redefine new-age friendship and romance at the time. …

New Delhi, October 16 The wholesale price index-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-)0.26 per cent, on easing prices of food articles. The WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)0.52 per cent in August. In September last year, it was 10.55 per cent. Inflation in …

Prayagraj (UP), October 16 The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surender Koli and Maninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence. Both had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. A total 19 cases had been lodged against businessman Pandher and his domestic help Koli in 2007. The …

New Delhi, October 16 NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources department head Amit Chakraborty on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court verdict dismissing their petitions challenging their arrest and subsequent police remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – an anti-terror law. On behalf of Purkayastha and Chakravarty, senior counsel …

London, October 16 A 39-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK has been jailed for 16 weeks and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman on a train in 2021. Mukhan Singh from Sandwell in West Midlands county was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of 128 pounds by …

Shimla, October 16 Widespread rains in Himachal Pradesh and snowfall in the upper reaches of the state led to a sharp fall in temperatures as the weather department issued a “yellow alert”, warning of heavy rains and thunderstorms on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department, the western disturbance would continue to impact the state till Tuesday and weather would …

New Delhi, October 16 Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Supreme Court on Monday referred petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme to a five-judge Constitution Bench, saying it involved an important constitutional issue. “In view of the importance of the issue raised, and having regard to Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the matter be placed before a Bench of …

Tokyo, October 13 A court in central Japan ruled Thursday that it is unconstitutional to require a transgender person to undergo surgery to remove their current reproductive organs in order for them to receive documentation under their new gender. The verdict in Shizuoka family court upholds a transgender plaintiff’s request to change their gender from female to male without having …

Paris, October 13 A teacher was killed and two other people were seriously injured following a knife attack at a school in France on Friday, authorities said. According to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, the attack occurred at the Gambetta high school in the northern city of Arras, the BBC reports. The authorities said that the perpetrator has been arrested.

Jerusalem/Gaza, October 13 The Al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of the Hamas militant group, on Friday said Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the past 24 hours have killed 13 hostages. Without mentioning the nationalities of the victims, the armed wing said “13 prisoners, including foreigners” were killed in five locations targeted by Israeli fighter jets, the BBC reported. According to Israli …