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Banerjee was recognised for his work on fighting poverty and some said the award was a repudiation of policies pursued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dhavan said the onus is on the Hindu side to prove their claim that a Ram Mandir stood at the disputed site since the title of the Muslim side has been incontrovertible since 1885.

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels.

The blaze was confined in the electric duct between sixth and 12th floor of the building and the situation was under control, a Fire Brigade official said.

According to Station House Officer Yogesh Sharma, a suicide note was recovered from the possession of the deceased. Bhadana has rushed to hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Students have been asked to wear full-sleeved shirts and pants, salwar, kurtas, shoes and socks. The authorities told schools that students should get treatment immediately if they fall sick.

The majestic pachyderm was part of the 34-member group of elephants taken from Thrissur to Delhi for the 1982 Asian Games opening ceremony.

Srinagar's Lal Chowk was abuzz with activity as mobile phones rang for the first time after two months. There were happy exchanges of 'Mubarak' all around with the sort of joy one only sees on Eid.

By continuously checking reservoirs, dams and bodies of water, Project Purva-Suchak can collate data with weather forecast information.

Addressing a meeting of chiefs of the Anti Terrorism Squads (ATS), Modi said the JMB has spread its activities in states like Jharkhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala in the guise of Bangladeshi immigrants.

An Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) rescue team could not enter the mine in Paschim Bardhaman district due to poisonous gas at the mouth of the pit.

Every year starting from October, the air quality in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab sinks because of the practice of setting paddy fields ablaze.

The 55-year-old aerospace major has about 20,000 employees in 5 production complexes in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Koraput in Odisha, Lucknow and Nashik in Maharashtra and 4 research and development (R&D) centres across the country.

The Congress in Karnataka has described Ramesh's suicide as an outcome of "targeted harassment" of their rank and cadre to keep them away from the party.

The girl was alive and breathing heavily and rushed to the district hospital. The details of her parents are yet to be ascertained, said a police officer.

Residents said space, kept for a sports complex, has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.