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Former Chief Minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi along with other Opposition members hold protests over reservation and smart electricity meter installation.

She said, "Smart meters should be removed, there is a very big corruption going on under this. The public has been cheated by the state government..."

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Tuesday tendered his resignation as CM to Governor CP Radhakrishnan, at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai  

He was accompanied by Deputy CMs Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis

As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Indian Constitution, all party leaders convened at Parliament to mark the celebration of Indian Constitution Day and pledged to uphold its dignity and integrity. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar addressed the Parliament.

Chandigarh police on Tuesday said that a low-intensity explosion occurred outside a bar-cum-lounge in the Sector 26 area of Chandigarh. 

The explosion damaged the establishment's glass windows, the officials said.

A police team has reached the spot and begun an investigation.

Samples from the spot were collected by a forensic team, they added.

In a post on X, PM Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution.

"Happy Constitution Day to all countrymen on the auspicious occasion of 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution. #75YearsOfConstitution," he wrote.

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution at the Central Hall of Parliament on November 26, 1949. The Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday in a post on X said that the Union Cabinet's approval for three rail projects would benefit Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, and boost development along the busy section between Mumbai and Prayagraj.

"Better infrastructure is about connecting dreams and accelerating progress," he said in a post on X.

"Through this effort, we are nurturing soil health, protecting biodiversity and securing our agricultural future. It reaffirms our commitment to sustainable farming and prosperity for farmers," he added.

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das experienced acidity and was admitted to Apollo Hospital, Chennai for observation.

According to an RBI spokesperson, he is now doing fine and will be discharged in the next 2-3 hours. There is no cause for concern. 

 The CBI arrested a Trinamool Congress leader, a close aide of former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, for his alleged involvement in the school jobs scam, an official said.

The TMC leader from Behala, Santu Ganguly, was held on Monday evening after marathon questioning by officers of the central probe agency at its city office here in connection with irregularities in recruitment in state-run primary schools, he said.

"We have evidence of his involvement in the scam. There is proof of his involvement in monetary dealings," the officer told PTI.

IMD issued an 'orange' alert for Tamil Nadu and a heavy rain alert for Andhra Pradesh till November 27. Additionally, the weather agency said that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall to extend till Nov 28 or 29.

In its weather bulletin, the weather agency has issued an orange alert for  Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal region.

After a brief encounter in the Mundka area, two sharpshooters of the Nandu gang have been apprehended. In this incident, one shooter was injured and was admitted to a hospital. The police said two illegal weapons have also been recovered.

A thin layer of smog blankets the national capital as the AQI remains in the 'Very Poor' category, in parts of Delhi, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

The Maharashtra government on Monday reinstated IPS officer Rashmi Shukla as Director General of Police (DGP) after the conclusion of the assembly polls, an order issued by the state home department said. 

Sanjay Kumar Verma had taken over as the state's top police officer earlier after Shukla was removed from the DGP's post on the Election Commission of India's directive ahead of the elections.

Congress had demanded that she should be shunted out.

At least five people, including two children, were killed and several others were injured after a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.

The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.

(Inputs from PTI)

A clash broke out outside the Udaipur City Palace on Monday night between the two factions of the royal family, which also led to stone pelting.

BJP MLA from Rajsamand and newly crowned Maharana of Mewar, Vishvaraj Singh Mewar, and his supporters camped outside the City Palace after they were stopped from entering the palace.

The situation escalated into a standoff between Vishvaraj Singh Mewar and his cousin Dr Lakshay Raj Singh Mewar, along with their uncle Arvind Singh Mewar, at the gates of the City Palace. Vishvaraj Singh, the 77th Maharana of Mewar, was reportedly refused entry into the palace.

Following the refusal, the MLA's supporters began throwing stones and attempting to force their way into the palace. Those inside the palace retaliated, further escalating the situation.

(With inputs from ANI)

Maharashtra chief minister, Eknath Shinde, is likely to resign today but will continue as the caretaker CM, party functionaries said on Monday, November 25.