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"Booking issue has been resolved now. (Website) irctc.co.in/nget/train-sea and Rail connect app is working now. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted," the IRCTC said in a tweet.

On Monday morning, the public sector undertaking under the Railways Ministry, in a tweet, said: "Due to technical reasons, the ticketing service is not available on IRCTC site and App".

"Our technical team is resolving the issue. We will notify as soon as the technical issue is fixed. Alternatively tickets can be booked through other B2C players like Amazon, Makemytrip etc," it added.

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Party State Organizing Secretary B.T. Naganna, who participated in the protest meeting organised by the Aam Aadmi Party's women's wing, demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to reign in the situation in Manipur.

Speaking to the reporters, she stated instead of suppressing the class conflicts in the strife-torn state, the Centre is encouraging violence for the sake of vote bank politics. Even though the Home Minister was on a five-day visit to the state, the violence could not be brought to an end.

Two months ago, the miscreants who stripped, raped and paraded women, are yet to punished.

"The Centre's strategy to cover up the incident is shameful. Suspending our party's MP Sanjay Singh for the entire term without discussing it in both the Houses of Parliament was an 'anti-democratic' and 'anti-constitutional' move. Today, world guru Narendra Modi, who has put India to shame in front of the world, should immediately apologise to the people of the nation and resign," Naganna demanded.

President of the Women's Unit, Kushala Swamy said that women are not safe in the country. The BJP central government, which is protecting the despicable people who sexually assaulted women, needs to be removed from the country.

"If you look at the support that MP Brij Bhushan got in the recent rape accusation by a wrestler, it is a tragedy that the central government, which is only protecting the corrupt, is now engaged in protecting the rapists as well.

"The true colours of the BJP which pretend to worship Mother India and protect the culture are exposed now. The people of the country will teach them a proper lesson in the coming days", she said.

Senior party leader Vijay Sharma, media spokesperson Usha Mohan, Prakash Nadungadi, Sushma Veera, Hariharan, Gopal, Mahadevaswamy, Farid, Feroze Khan, Jyotish Kumar, Maria, Mahalakshmi, Suhasini Paniraj, Pushpa Keshav and many other women leaders and activists participated in the protest.

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“In the Rajya Sabha this afternoon, BJP MPs prevented Leader of the Opposition, Khargeji from speaking and raising INDIA’s demand for PM’s statement in the House on Manipur and a discussion thereafter,” Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet.

“Repeated obstruction at the instigation of none other than the Leader of the House himself and the insistence to pass Bills in the din led to a walkout by all INDIA MPs for the rest of the day,” alleged Ramesh.

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brian in a tweet said, “This happened in Rajya Sabha today. The microphone of the Leader of Opposition was switched off. Every INDIA party walked out in protest of Parliament Deep Dark chamber.”

The remarks from the opposition leaders came after the microphone of Kharge was switched off that led to the walkout by the Opposition MPs from the Rajya Sabha.

The Congress and the other opposition party leaders have been demanding a detailed discussion on Manipur violence and also a statement by the Prime Minister on the issue in the northeastern state.

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Three Muslim female students were accused of allegedly recording the videos of Hindu girls in a college restroom.

Hakay Akshay Machchindra, Udupi Superintendent of Police (SP), speaking to the media on Tuesday, requested the people not to believe fake news in this connection.

"Rumours should not be spread to create confusion among people. If any documents or evidence are available, hand it over to the police and cooperate with the police department," he appealed.

"There are no clues available in this connection to lodge a suo moto case in the interest of the society. There are no photos and videos available in the mobiles of the alleged girls. They have been inquired as per the rules of the college. The girls have claimed that they have done it for fun," he said.

Machchindra said that the matter was circulated on social media and news. "It is being spread with ulterior motives. Use of hidden cameras in the incident has not come to our knowledge during the investigation. We are focusing on videos being circulated for blackmailing. It is wrong to simply forward messages without knowing the truth. Facebook and WhatsApp are being monitored for viral posts in this regard."

Yashpal Suvarna, BJP MLA from Udupi has demanded action against the girls who are guilty in this case. "The Udupi district is academically well known and women are respected here. The acts of these girls have forced the people of the district to bow down their heads in shame. The whole district is insulted due to this act."

He further said, "Fun in these matters is not acceptable. There is a role of invisible hands behind this act. I am suspicious about the incident. The placing of cameras in the toilet is not acceptable. I demand action against three girls and the matter will be brought to the notice of the CM and the Home Minister," he said.

"The government will issue an externment order for those who work in Hindu organisations. But, they are not saying a word about the incident. I urge the police to gather evidence from mobile phones and initiate action," BJP Yashpal Suvarna stated.

The incident of the three college female students belonging to minority religion being suspended for recording videos of Hindu girls in college restrooms was reported last week.

The case took a communal turn with allegations surfacing that the Muslim girls recorded the personal videos in restrooms and sent them to male students. It was also alleged that these male students also belong to the minority community, who would make the videos viral on social media.

Sources stated that the Hindu girls questioned the accused in the campus leading to arguments and confrontation. The Hindu activists also rushed to the college and demanded action.

Rachan Saliyan, District President of SarvaCollege Vidyarthi Shakti organisation had submitted a written memorandum in this regard to SP Machchindra.

"Even as the complaint is submitted to the principal over recording of videos while using restrooms and spreading them after the protest, the college management had hushed up the case after getting apology letters from the students. I urge you to seize the mobiles of students and initiate action," he had stated.

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The senior CPI leader said that the BJP speaks highly of the double-engine governments across the country however the same double-engine government is responsible for the violence in Manipur.

He said that there was an apprehension on BJP aligning with corporate sector to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and hence it has instigated the violence.

“There are apprehensions that corporate sector is being planned to plunder the natural resources of Manipur and the name of Gautam Adani is also surfacing in these allegations,” Raja said while talking to media persons at the CPI headquarters in Chennai.

Raja said that the violence in Manipur was against humanity and blamed the double engine government for it.

He said that the Prime Minister has never condemned the Manipur incident where women were paraded naked and raped.

The CPI leader said that the Prime Minister spoke generally about the law and order situation in Manipur.

He that the motto of opposition parties in the country was ‘BJP hatao, Desh Bachao’ and added that the aim of the opposition parties in the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 would be to oust the BJP from power and to ‘Save India’.

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Leader of Opposition V.D.Satheesan on Tuesday went hammer and tongs against Vijayan and said it was a concerted attempt to defame Chandy whose popularity was at the peak as a Chief Minister who was always in the midst of people.

“To uphold the dignity of Chandy who was a legislator for 53 years from Puthuppally, we are ready for a political battle at Puthuppally. We do not want any gratis,” said Satheesan.

This harsh statement came a few hours after there was a talk in the air, especially during the memorial meeting held here on Monday evening and attended by Vijayan and practically all the top Kerala political leaders, that as a mark of respect to Chandy, his son should be elected unopposed when the by-election is announced.

Without taking names, Satheesan trained his guns at Vijayan and reminded that time will catch up with those who haunted, hunted and conspired against Chandy, especially in his last few years.

“With the only intention to defame Chandy, Vijayan got a letter from the solar scam accused ( Saritha Nair) and sought a CBI probe. Chandy always had one thing to say that irrespective of whoever does the probe, the truth will come out and finally it did and even the CBI gave him a clean chit.

"Before that, even after more than half a dozen Kerala Police officials probed this, there was nothing against Chandy, but Vijayan thought through a CBI probe, Chandy would come under permanent duress, but nothing happened as he has never done anything wrong ,” said Satheesan.

Taking a dig at the veteran CPI(M) leader and ruling LDF convener E.P.Jayarajan. Satheesan said the Congress was the least keen to rake up this issue, but it was because Jayarajan raised the issue by saying they have never done anything to defame Chandy.

“Jayarajan raised this because he knew we would latch on to it and take on Vijayan, which he badly wanted,” added Satheesan, adding that time will catch up with all those who have done this to Chandy.

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The love song is a depiction of the emotions and yearning shared by lovers and promises to take the audience on an emotional rollercoaster. In addition to lending her voice to the song, Neha has also composed the music along with Rohanpreet Singh, who helped Neha compose some portions of the song.

The music video of the song has been directed by Crevixa, and it beautifully captures the intense chemistry between Neha and Rohanpreet. Sonically, the song makes use of the trap genre and has Punjabi lyrics blended with complex hi-hat patterns, tuned kick drums with a long decay and treated voice of Rohanpreet, who renders his vocal with a classic Punjabi twang.

Speaking about her experience of working on the song, Neha said: " 'Dil Bechara' is very close to my heart, as it gave me the opportunity to explore a new side to me as an artist. I'm thrilled to share this emotional journey of love with our listeners and I'm sure everyone is going to love it."

Rohanpreet shared, " 'Dil Bechara' is not just a song, it's an expression of love, longing, and everything that makes a relationship special. Co-composing this beautiful song with Neha has been an incredible experience, and I hope our listeners feel the same love and emotions that we poured into it."

Director Crevixa said that the chemistry between Neha and Rohanpreet is magical, and it brought a natural charm to the screen.

"They really brought raw and authentic portrayals to their characters which has made the music video look incredible," he said.

'Dil Bechara' is composed, penned and sung by Neha and Rohanpreet.

The music video of the song is out now on T-Series’ YouTube channel.

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The accident occurred at My Home Cement Factory in Mellacheruvu village when a concrete mixture being used for the construction of a multi-storey building collapsed on the workers.

According to eyewitnesses, the concrete mixture was being lifted to the sixth floor of an under construction building when it got stuck on the fourth floor due to a mechanical failure.

As the workers were trying to fix the problem, the concrete mixture fell on those standing on the ground.

The workers are stated to be migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Further details are awaited.

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While hearing a petition filed by a Person with Disability (PwD) candidate Satish Kumar Panigrahi, the High Court in its interim order issued on July 21, directed OPSC not to publish the results of the recruitment without leave of the court.

As per the order, the OPSC has not allowed the petitioner to participate in the recruitment test, particularly the personality test, as he was having 40 per cent temporary disability.

Aggrieved by the conduct of Commission, the candidate had moved the court praying for a direction to allow him to participate in the recruitment test under the PwD category.

In his judgment, Justice A.K. Mohapatra directed the Odisha government to constitute a medical board and the petitioner be sent to the medical board for examination. The court also asked the Commission to produce the certificate to be issued by the medical board after examination of the petitioner by the next hearing date, which will be in September first week.

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The deceased were identified as Mamta and her son, residents of Arihant Nagar in Punjabi Bagh area.

The police revealed that the building had been vacant and abandoned, but Mamta and her family had been living there for the past few years, serving as caretakers of the property.

According to the police, they received a distress call on Tuesday at the Punjabi Bagh police station, informing them about the building collapse in Arihant Nagar.

In response, a police team immediately rushed to the location.

Upon arrival, they found Mamta and a male child trapped under the debris of the collapsed concrete shed in the building's corridor, both of them injured.

“The police promptly evacuated them to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for medical treatment. Tragically, the medical staff at the hospital declared both of them brought dead,” said the official.

A senior police official said that an ongoing investigation is underway to ascertain the circumstances that led to this unfortunate incident

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