Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has called an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon after 300 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Capital on Wednesday. “Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj will hold a meeting with the officers and specialist doctors associated with the health department this afternoon,” officials said. The Special […]
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Gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad being taken back to Sabramati Jail amid tight security
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case, is being taken back to Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. As per visuals, Atiq Ahmed was seen being taken by police personnel inside Anantpur Police station in Kota, Rajasthan on Wednesday. Earlier in the […]
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NCP leader Mohammad Faizal’s Lok Sabha membership restored ahead of SC hearing
The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday restored the membership of NCP leader Mohammad Faizal after the Kerala High Court stayed his conviction in a criminal case. “This delay in revoking my membership is not appreciated. The Secretariat took the decision of disqualifying me, and the very next day my conviction […]
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Amit Shah to visit Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on March 30, to attend inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Haridwar in Uttarakhand on March 30 to attend various events, including the computerization of multipurpose cooperatives of the state and the inauguration ceremony of Patanjali University, officials said on Wednesday. In his day-long visit to Haridwar, which is nearly 250 km […]
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Maharashtra: Pune BJP MP Girish Bapat passes away
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MP from Pune city constituency Girish Bapat on Wednesday passed away in Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital in Pune, informed Pune City BJP chief Jagdish Mulik. Pune City BJP chief Jagdish Mulik took to Twitter and said, “A heartfelt tribute to Bharatiya Janata Party MP Girishbhau Bapat of […]
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PM Modi is “corrupt himself”, alleges Mallikarjun Kharge
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday questioned the government over not accepting the opposition’s demand for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Adani Group issue and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is corrupt himself”. Kharge sought to know if the Prime Minister has “joined hands with […]
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CBI says supplementary chargesheet will be filed in 2-3 weeks in Land-for-job case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday informed Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court that it will be filing a supplementary chargesheet in two to three weeks in the land-for-job alleged scam case. The Special Judge Geetanjali Goel on Wednesday while hearing the matter also directed CBI to provide a chargesheet copy filed […]
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UP: Prayagraj court finds Atiq Ahmed guilty in Umesh Pal kidnapping case, his brother Ashraf acquitted
The Prayagraj MP-MLA court on Tuesday convicted mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and three others in the 2007 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. However, Atiq’s brother Ashraf, who was also an accused in the case and was brought to the court, was acquited. Ashraf along with six others were acquitted by the court. […]
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India-Africa partnership is essential for regional peace and prosperity: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said, India and Africa are maritime neighbours and their cooperation in maritime security and hydrography, and countering terrorism and extremism, will be essential for the regional peace and prosperity. Singh was addressing India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave in Pune. On this occasion, he said […]
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Zahoor Watali moves Delhi HC against charges framed; court issues notice in Terror funding case
Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali moves Delhi High Court against charges framed by the trial court against him in a terror financing case being investigated by National Investigation Agency (NIA). He was arrested by the NIA in 2017 under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in […]
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BJP’s OBC MPs hold protest in front of Gandhi statue at Parliament, demand apology from Rahul Gandhi
On Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party’s OBC MPs held a protest in front of the Gandhi statue at the Parliament premise, demanding an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his ‘Modi surname’ remark. The BJP has been demanding an apology from Rahul Gandhi over his remark for which the Congress […]
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SC refuses to entertain Atiq Ahmed plea seeking protection, asks to move HC in Umesh Pal murder case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Atiq Ahmed plea seeking protection and asked him to move Concerned High Court with his grievances. A bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi refused to entertain Atiq Ahmed plea seeking protection. Atiq Ahmed lawyer urged the top court to issue some directions for his protection as there is […]
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“India-Africa face common threats of terrorism, violent extremism…,”: Gen Manoj Pande at Army Chief’s Conclave
Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande while addressing the India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave in Pune on Tuesday said, that strengthening mutual capabilities in combating terrorism was one of the 10 guiding principles for cooperation with Africa announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “We face common threats of terrorism and […]
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Umesh Pal kidnapping case: Police van, carrying Atiq Ahmed, arrives at Prayagraj Court
The police van, carrying mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, arrived at Prayagraj MP-MLA Court in Uttar Pradesh for a hearing in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case on Tuesday. CCTV cameras and security equipment have been installed in the police van that has been used to present Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf […]
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Amit Shah to gift Rs 2,414 cr development project to Mizoram on April 1
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inauguarate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 2,414 crore in Mizoram on April 1, an official said on Tuesday. Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of six key projects costing Rs 2,414 crore during his visit to the northeastern state on […]