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New Delhi: The Supreme Court-appointed technical committee has informed the court that it would submit the Pegasus probe report by May end. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana noted the supervising judge would have to examine the technical committee report. And, the former top court judge will need some time to examine recommendations of […]
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Mumbai: In a big loss of face, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray on Friday morning announced that he has temporarily postponed his proposed visit to Ayodhya on June 5. Raj himself made the announcement via social media but didn’t spell out any reasons for the move. MNS Spokesperson Sandip Deshpande and party leader Bala […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who had gone missing after landing at Cochin airport from Saudi Arabia on May 15, died mysteriously at a hospital, police said on Friday. Abdul Jaleel,42, from Agali village in Palakkad district worked as a driver in Saudi Arabia. Jaleel had asked his wife and family not to receive him at the […]
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Amaravati: Driver of a legislator of Andhra Pradesh’s ruling YSR Congress Party died under suspicious circumstances but the family alleged that he was murdered and demanded the leader’s arrest. Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Anantha Uday Bhaskar allegedly came to the driver Subrahmanyam’s house in Kakinada town with his body in the car in the […]
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New Delhi: Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday requested the Supreme Court to grant him a few more weeks to surrender, citing health grounds. On Thursday, the top court sentenced Sidhu to one-year rigorous imprisonment in a 1988 road rage case, saying victims of crime are humiliated when the offender is let off […]
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Chandigarh: Former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu will surrender before a court in his hometown Patiala in Punjab on Friday in a 1988 road rage case in which the Supreme Court convicted him and sentenced him to a one-year rigorous imprisonment. A few party leaders reached his residence before his surrender to extend moral support […]
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Bengaluru: Tension gripped Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL) here on Friday following a bomb threat call, which later turned out to be a hoax. Airport authorities, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and Dog squad as well as Bomb disposal squads swung into action creating panic among the passengers. According to police, the call was received […]
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Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 7 paise to 77.49 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday as crude oil prices retreated from the elevated levels. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 77.51 against the American dollar, then gained further ground to quote at 77.49, registering a rise of 7 paise from […]
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Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices opened in green on Friday with Sensex up by 1028.31 points and Nifty by 324.50 points. At 9:42 AM, the BSE Sensex was up by 1028.31 points or 1.95 per cent at 53,820.54. BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange, is the oldest stock exchange in Asia, and also […]
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New Delhi: India logged 2,259 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,31,822, while the active cases declined to 15,044, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,323 with 20 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
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Chennai: Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday made the first 5G call on a trial network set up at IIT Madras using indigenously-developed technology. भारत में विकसित 4G और 5G नेटवर्क, प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के आत्मनिर्भर भारत के संकल्प को सिद्ध करने का प्रयास है। https://t.co/F3OO9vz6vr — […]
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday congratulated Nikhat Zareen for winning gold at the 12th edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Taking to Twitter, the President said, “Heartiest congratulations to Nikhat Zareen for the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championship. The nation is proud of her. I […]
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Jammu: At least six workers are feared trapped in an under-construction tunnel along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway that collapsed on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district, police sources said. Several workers are feared to be trapped, inside an under construction tunnel that has collapsed in Ramban District, near Khoni Nalla on Srinagar Jammu National […]
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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday was conducting raids at 16 different locations in Bihar and Delhi linked to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and his daughter, Misa Bharti, in connection with a land for job scam. The scam involved taking land from unemployed youths on the pretext of providing […]
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Hyderabad: The hush-hush sale of Pawan Hans by the BJP-led government has run into rough weather with the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) passing an order last month against Almas Global for failing to make payments to creditors of a Kolkata-based company under an approved resolution plan. Cayman Island-based Almas Global Opportunity Fund SPC (AGOF) […]
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Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that he is impressed with Telangana’s industrial model and was considering implementing it in Goa. “Reforms are still required in the industrial sector in Goa. Ease of Doing Business in the State should be smooth without hurdles,” he said commenting on the Telangana model. “The formation […]
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Srinagar: The Meteorological Department on Thursday issued an advisory asking farmers to suspend agricultural operations and tourists to avoid shikara (boat) rides on Dal lake and cable car rides in Gulmarg for 2 days because of likely gusty winds and hailstorm on May 19 and 20. The advisory issued by the MeT department said that […]
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New Delhi: The NIA court here on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case in which he has previously pleaded guilty. Now, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) authorities will have to assess his financial situation and arguments on the quantum of the sentence, which will be heard on May 25. Notably, […]
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New Delhi: A thinner manufacturing factory in the national capital was gutted on Thursday. A fire department official informed that they received a call at 11.45 a.m. about a fire breaking out on the top floor of a multi-storeyed building located in Sector 2 of Bawana Industrial Area of north Delhi. As many as 27 […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that GST council’s recommendations are not binding on the Centre and state governments. A bench headed by Justice D.Y Chandrachud said GST Council recommendations only have a persuasive value as India is a cooperative federalism, and the Centre and states have simultaneous powers to legislate on Goods and […]
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New Delhi: In a setback to former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced him to one-year in jail in a 1988 road rage case. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar allowed the review petition by the family of victim Gurnam Singh against the top court’s 2018 verdict, which […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case and asked him to apply for regular bail before the concerned court. A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao invoked Article 142 to grant relief to Khan in view of peculiar facts of the […]
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Mumbai: Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered a money laundering case against Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra in connection with the production and circulation of pornography films. ED sources said Kundra formed a company named Arms Prime Media Limited in February 2019 and developed an app named ‘Hotshots’. Hotshots app was later sold to […]
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New Delhi: India added 2,364 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,29,563, while the active cases declined to 15,419, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,303 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
