The Supreme Court on Friday decided that all cases concerning land use changes and other allied issues relating to redevelopment of Lutyen’s Delhi’s Central Vista area should be heard by it, considering the larger public interest involved in the matter. In order to do so, a bench of justices AM […]
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JK govt braces for coronavirus, shuts down schools in Jammu and Samba till March 31
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered all primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts to shut down till March 31 with immediate effect as the union territory braced itself for likely coronavirus infections. “All primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir to be closed till March […]
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CBI vs CBI: Major relief for bribery-accused Rakesh Asthana, court accepts clean chit
The CBI special court at Rouse Avenue Complex on Saturday accepted the central investigation agency’s clean chit to former special director Rakesh Asthana and DSP Devender Kumar, while taking cognizance of the CBI’s chargesheet against Manoj Prasad. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal said in his order there wasn’t sufficient material […]
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70 years after Independence, England’s Webley and Scott to make guns in India for civilians
Famed British firearms maker Webley and Scott (W&S) will soon be arming citizens of India, marking a radical shift in the production and sale of firearms for civilians in the country. Founded in 1790, W&S armed allied forces in the two World Wars and produced weapons for at least 15 […]
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US woman of Pak origin gets 4-year jail for illegally entering India from Nepal
PITHORAGARH: A US woman of Pakistani origin was sentenced to four years of imprisonment by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) in Uttarakhand’s Champawat on Thursday. She was found guilty of trying to “illegally” enter India from Nepal through the Banbasa immigration checkpoint in Champawat district on July 12, 2019. Identified as Farida […]
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Congress leaders head to ‘Apni Party’ citing ‘sad’ state of Jammu-Kashmir unit
Two more Congress leaders have quit party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit to join the new political outfit led by former PDP minister Syed Altaf Bukhari–Apni Party—to be launched in the union territory on Sunday. Former minister and president of the Samba district Congress committee Sardar Manjit Singh and Jammu district […]
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Don’t betray Jammu, Panthers Party boss tells leaders joining Apni Party
Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and chairman of the Panthers Party, Harsh Dev Singh on Saturday flayed the decision of some Jammu-based leaders to join the Kashmir-centric Apni Party floated by businessman-turned politician Syed Altaf Bukhari, saying that the “political opportunism of these so called pro-Jammu leaders seemed to have touched a […]
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‘I will be killed’, says BJP leader amid Madhya Pradesh political crisis
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s legislator Sanjay Pathak on Saturday claimed a threat to his life amid the ongoing political drama in Madhya Pradesh. “There is a lot of pressure on me. I am being asked to quit the BJP and to join the Congress party. If I don’t do that […]
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‘Sena parted ways with BJP and not Hindutva’: Uddhav Thackeray in Ayodhya
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said his Shiv Sena separated from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but not from Hindutva while visiting the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. “The BJP does not mean Hindutva. Hindutva is different and the BJP is different,” Uddhav Thackeray said, according […]
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On International Women’s Day, women in Odisha to get free rides on Mo Bus
Mo Bus, the public transport facility started by the Odisha government two years ago, will not charge women passengers in all of its 200 buses on March 8 to celebrate International Women’s Day. Dipti Mahapatro, the general manager of the Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) which runs the fleet of […]
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SC stays Karnataka HC’s bail to 21 PFI men accused of violence in Mangaluru
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order granting bail to 21 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) accused of violence in Mangaluru on December 19 during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Two persons were killed after the protests against the CAA and […]
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Govt backs press freedom: Prakash Javadekar on lifting ban on 2 Malayalam channels
Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Saturday the government always supports press freedom after his information and broadcasting ministry lifted the 48-hour ban on two Malayalam news channels over their coverage of the recent violence in north-east Delhi. Asianet News TV and Media One were issued a show-cause notice and the […]
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Italian couple in Rajasthan test positive for coronavirus, 280 who came in contact safe
Barring those of an Italian couple, all the samples collected from suspected coronavirus cases in Rajasthan have tested negative, an official said. “The total number of samples tested so far is 282. Of those, 280 have tested negative and two positive (of the Italian couple),” Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and […]
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Joe Biden supported India-US nuclear deal, Bernie Sanders didn’t
Former US Vice-President Joe Biden had voted, as a senator, to approve the 2008 nuclear deal that fundamentally altered relations between the Washington and New Delhi. Senator Bernie Sanders, his rival for the Democratic presidential nomination in a two-man race now, had voted against it. Biden has been consistently supportive of India […]
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‘Don’t believe in rumours, consult your doctor’: PM Modi’s advice amid coronavirus scare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked people not to believe in rumours on things to do and avoid against coronavirus, which has infected 31 people in the country so far. “During such times, rumours also spread quickly. Some people say you must not eat this and not do that. […]