Daily brief: SP candidate Dr Kafeel Khan files nomination for MLC polls in UP and all the latest news

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SP’s Kafeel Khan files nomination for UP MLC polls

Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Dr Kafeel Khan filed his nomination at the Deoria Collectorate on Monday for the Deoria-Kushinagar seat of UP legislative council (local bodies) elections and said that on winning elections “if need be, I will meet chief minister Yogi Adityanath for the development of the area.” Read more

6 including father-son duo arrested in Puri Jagannath temple priest murder case

Five days after a senior priest of the 12th century Jagannath temple of Puri was gunned down by two assailants in the temple town, police on Monday claimed to have cracked the murder case after arresting six people including a father-son duo who allegedly wanted to avenge the murder of another temple priest 10 years ago. Read more

Abhishek Banerjee being harassed: TMC’s Kunal Ghosh slams Centre

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh hit out at the Narendra Modi government after colleague and party MP Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in Delhi Monday in a case linked to the Bengal coal scam. Read more

China plane crash: No foreigners among 132 passengers on board

There were no foreigners among the 132 people on board the Chinese passenger plane which crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, the official media reported. Read more

Healthy chaat recipe: Chef Kunal Kapur shares tips to make lip-smacking chana chaat

Just like chickpeas (chhole), black bengal gram (kala chana) too is an integral part of many Indian street foods and can lend a distinct taste to any kind of chaat. Read more

The Kashmir Files: Anupam Kher’s niece Vrinda recalls filming gruesome climax scene; reveals actor Bhasha broke down

Anupam Kher’s niece Vrinda Kher, who worked with the actor in The Kashmir Files, has revealed that the filming of the climax scene of the movie was particularly hard for her and the rest of the team. Read more

‘Until now focus was to get selected, now only looking to win a medal’: Nikhat Zareen on World Championships aspirations

Be it big or small, it is never easy to bounce back from a setback, but Nikhat Zareen, one of India’s finest boxing talents, overcame her disappointments like a shining star. Read more