Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath slammed the opposition parties leading protests against the alleged gang-rape and murder case in Hathras district. The chief minister accused the Opposition of hatching conspiracies against the state and said that they are “doing politics on the basis of caste, religion and region,” news […]
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NCB to challenge Rhea Chakraborty bail in Supreme Court, govt tells judge
The Narcotics Control Bureau will challenge Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty’s bail in the Supreme Court, it said after the Bombay high court pronounced its verdict on Wednesday granting bail to the actor. Additional solicitor general Anil Singh said, “This matter involves a number of questions of law and therefore we […]
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India disses 1959 claim at Ladakh border meet, watches for China’s next move
India will await the Chinese response at the 7th military commanders meeting on October 12 in Ladakh after formally rejecting Beijing’s unilaterally defined 1959 claim on its perception of Line of Actual Control (LAC) at the diplomatic level talks on September 30. The Indian stand was firmly conveyed by joint […]
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Bombay HC grants bail to Rhea Chakraborty, rejects bail plea of her brother Showik in drugs probe
Actor Rhea Chakraborty, arrested in drugs case linked to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on Wednesday. Her brother Showik Chakraborty’s bail plea was rejected. Rajput’s employees Dipesh Sawant and Samuel Miranda were also granted bail by the court. Rhea Chakraborty was arrested […]
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E Palaniswami to be AIADMK’s CM candidate for Tamil Nadu elections next year
Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami will be All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (AIADMK) chief ministerial candidate for state elections next year, O Panneerselvam, the joint coordinator of the party, made the announcement on Wednesday. An 11-member steering committee was set up by the party during the meeting to […]
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Occupying public place not acceptable: Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh stir
The right to protest in public places is not absolute and public places cannot be occupied indefinitely for such protests, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a case highlighting the troubles faced by general public due to the road blockade at Shaheen Bagh in south Delhi by protestors who […]
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4 missile tests, 1 deployed near LAC in 40 days as India shows intent
The government recently approved the induction and deployment of the 700-km range surface-to-surface supersonic Shaurya strategic missile even as there has been progress in the development of the 5,000-km range K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile, people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. They added that the 800-km range subsonic […]
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Missing nephew of Unnao gangrape, murder victim still untraceable
A six-year-old nephew of the 24-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly burnt alive for pursuing her gangrape case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao in December last year, remained untraceable four days after his disappearance on Friday. The nephew was last seen playing near a pond in his village. “Fourteen police teams […]
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SSR death probe: Bombay HC’s order on Rhea’s bail plea expected today
The Bombay high court on Wednesday is expected to deliver its order on the bail pleas moved by actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik. The Special NDPS Court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of the brother-sister duo and 18 others, arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau, till October […]
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Health ministry issues SOPs for festive season to control Covid-19 transmission
Cap on physical numbers, staggered timings and restricted entry are advised during events such as exhibitions, fairs, puja pandals, ramlila pandals or concerts and plays organised in the next few months during the festive season, state Union health ministry standard operating procedures issued on Tuesday to help contain the spread […]
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India’s high Covid-19 recovery rate due to 17 states and UTs: Health ministry
The Union health ministry on Wednesday said 17 states and union territories have played a major role in helping India sustain a high Covid-19 recovery figure. This, the ministry said, is because the Covid-19 recovery rate of these states and UTs is higher than the national recovery rate. “India’s total […]
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Covid-19: ICMR receives clinical trial approval for animal-derived antibodies treatment
The plasma therapy may not have shown any benefits during recent trials, but the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s biological research regulator, has received the national drugs controller’s approval to conduct a clinical trial on animal derived antibodies against Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (Covid-19), for […]
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Hathras gang-rape case: SIT deadline extended by 10 days
The three-member special investigation team (SIT) which was set up to probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman was scheduled to submit its report on Wednesday. But the government has extended the deadline by 10 more days, reports said. Based on the preliminary finding of the SIT, […]
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Ducati Multistrada V4 is world’s first bike with front and rear radar technology
Ducati recently announced it has started production of its Multistrada V4 motorcyle which is now the world’s first bike to feature front as well as rear radar technology. The production of the bike has commenced at the Ducati factory in Borgo Panigale and will be officially presented to the world […]
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Facebook, Twitter take action over Trump’s posts suggesting Covid-19 is ‘just like flu’
Facebook Inc and Twitter took action on posts from U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that Covid-19 was just like the flu. Facebook took the post down but not before it was shared about 26,000 times, data from the company’s metric […]