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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought responses from the Centre and the Gujarat government on a plea challenging the remission granted to 11 life convicts in the case of Bilkis Bano’s gangrape and murder of her family members. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana issued notice to the Centre and […]
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New Delhi: The Pegasus panel in its report submitted in the Supreme Court said the presence of controversial Israeli spyware Pegasus was not conclusively established in 29 mobile phones examined, and also the Government of India did not cooperate in the probe. The top court-appointed panel said five out of 29 mobile phones were possibly […]
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New Delhi: Approval from market regulator Sebi is “necessary” for Adani group firm Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Ltd to acquire interests in NDTV’s promoter entity RRPR Ltd against an unpaid loan, a regulator filing said on Thursday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on November 27, 2020, restrained the founder-promoters Prannoy and Radhika Roy […]
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Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.80 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, tracking its Asian peers and a positive trend in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.80 against the dollar, registering a gain of 6 paise over its previous close. On Wednesday, the […]
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New Delhi: India reported 10,725 fresh Covid cases and 36 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. On Wednesday, the country had recorded 10,649 Covid cases. With 36 more Covid deaths, the nationwide toll has reached 5,27,488. The active caseload of the country has come down to 94,047 cases, […]
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Shamli: In a perfect case of tit-for-tat, a lineman cut off power supply to the Thana Bhawan police station after the police handed him a fine for Rs 6,000 for not wearing a helmet. A video of the man, Mohd Mehtab, disconnecting the power line went viral on social media. “My monthly salary is Rs 5,000, […]
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Tumakuru: Nine labourers were killed and 12 others injured when a cruiser they were travelling in hit a lorry early on Thursday in this district of the state. According to police, the injured are undergoing treatment at the Tumakuru district hospital where the condition of four is stated to be critical. The accident took place […]
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Lucknow: More than 5,000 cattle have been affected by the lumpy skin disease virus while 30 have died due to this so far in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh including Meerut, Baghpat, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Bijnor. Farmers have been told to keep affected animals away from healthy ones and to ensure fogging in […]
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New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has said that her Fixed Deposits (FDs), which the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached in connection with the Rs 200 crore PMLA case involving multi-millionaire conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, are her hard-earned money and not proceeds of crime. Jacqueline in her reply furnished before the concerned authority said that she […]
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Hyderabad: Congress MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy on Wednesday left for New Delhi to hold consultations with the high command in connection with the internal dissidence after resignation of his brother and MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy. He will take part in a meeting with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. After resigning from the Congress and as an […]
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Hyderabad: Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, Secretary (CPV & OIA), Ministry of External Affairs, along with Bramha Kumar, Joint Secretary (OE) & Protector General of Emigrants, and other MEA officials on Wednesday visited the TOMCOM Pre-departure Orientation Training (Pdot) centre here. TOMCOM Pdot centres are located in Hyderabad, Karimnagar and Nizamabad. These centres are providing training since […]
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Hyderabad: One of India’s most ambitious governance projects, one that aims at making Indian passports tamper-proof by issuing e-passports, is likely to be rolled out within a few months. Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs) Ausaf Saeed told a press conference here on Wednesday that e-passports were ‘close to […]
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New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said its YouTube channel has been deleted and it is investigating whether a technical glitch or sabotage had caused this. “Our YouTube channel – ‘Indian National Congress’ has been deleted. We are fixing it and have been in touch with Google/YouTube teams,” the party said on its official Twitter […]
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Panaji: BJP leader Sonali Phogat’s brother has filed a formal complaint with the Goa Police, claiming she was murdered by two of her associates. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the state police were conducting a detailed investigation into the death of Phogat. Considering the opinion of doctors and Goa Director General of Police (DGP) […]
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Jammu: In the interest of national security, the army on Wednesday cautioned against unauthorised sale of outfits resembling its combat uniforms to the public, an official said. The Northern Army Command, along with the police, have already carried out a chain of awareness campaigns in Udhampur city in order to dissuade sellers from trading unauthorised […]
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Betul: As heavy rains lashed parts of Madhya Pradesh blocking several roads, a man was forced to cross a river on a bullock cart to take his ailing wife to the hospital. The incident occurred in Betul in Madhya Pradesh. Dayaram Danve said he was forced to take the risk as heavy rains had blocked […]
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Hyderabad: Murliwale Hausla, a snake catcher from Uttar Pradesh, is a courageous young man known for catching dangerous snakes. He often records videos while rescuing snakes and uploads them to his YouTube channel. Recently, he showed his courage once again when he went to the Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh to rescue six snakes […]
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Mohali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated ‘Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre’ to the Nation in Punjab’s Mohali district, in an endeavour to provide world-class Cancer care to the residents of Punjab and neighbouring States and UTs. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann felicitated PM Modi at the inauguration of Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital […]
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Hyderabad: Hyderabad headquartered vaccine developer Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) announced that its rotavirus oral vaccine Rotavac has been introduced by Nigeria to immunise its children from the life-threatening diarrhoeal disease. Nigeria currently accounts for 14% of all childhood rotavirus deaths globally, making it the country with the second-highest number of rotavirus deaths in the […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would take a stern view, if Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) violates its undertaking of not cutting trees in Aarey forest. A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit said MMRCL should not go ahead with any developmental work in the forest area. Senior advocate Anitha […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the bail plea of Kerala journalist Sidhique Kappan on Friday (August 26). Kappan along with three others were arrested on October 5, 2020 by the Uttar Pradesh Police under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)while going to Hathras after the rape and murder of a […]
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Patna: After the resignation of Vijay Kumar Sinha from the post of Speaker on Wednesday, the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha will be conducted by Deputy Speaker, Maheshwar Hazari. Such a situation arose after Sinha deliberately announced the name of Janata Dal (United) MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav to conduct the proceedings of Bihar Vidhan Sabha […]
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claimed on Wednesday that the BJP has approached four of its legislators in Delhi, asking them to switch sides and join the saffron party or else, face “false cases, the CBI and the ED”. Addressing a press conference here, AAP’s national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh […]
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Faridabad: With an aim to boost the availability of modern medical infrastructure in the National Capital Region (NCR) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana. Managed by Mata Amritanandamayi Math, the super-speciality hospital will be equipped with 2600 beds. The hospital, which is being constructed at an estimated cost of […]
