The Bombay Bar Association on Thursday passed a resolution condemning senior judge of Supreme Court justice Arun Mishra for praising prime minister Narendra Modi at an international judicial conference last month. The resolution by the Bombay Bar Association comes on the heels of a similar one by the Supreme Court […]
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Delhi violence rocks House for fourth consecutive day
For the fourth day in a row, the logjam in the Parliament continued with the Opposition demanding a discussion on the communal riots in northeast Delhi that left 53 dead and hundreds injured. Because of disruptions by sparring members in the Lok Sabha, Speaker Om Birla did not come for […]
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Coronavirus outbreak: Imported food safe, says FSSAI
The country’s apex food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), on Thursday said that the food imported into India is safe from the novel coronavirus. “…the food imported into India including from the novel coronavirus affected countries is safe for human consumption,” a statement from the food […]
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Baby returned to impoverished parents who had received cash, sarees
A two-month old baby was returned to his impoverished parents by an NGO and the Tripura police on Monday, just weeks after he had been given away to a childless couple. The baby boy was recovered through a joint operation of Child Line, police personnel of the state’s Unakoti district […]
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Seven Congress MPs suspended from Lok Sabha for disrupting proceedings
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday suspended 7 Congress MPs — Gaurav Gogoi, TN Prathapan, Manickam Tagore, Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Benny Behanan, Rajmohan Unnithan and Adv. Dean Kuriakose for disrupting the proceedings of the House for the rest of the Budget Session. The motion was passed by a voice […]
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Suspended AAP leader Tahir Hussain, wanted in IB staffer Ankit Sharma’s murder, arrested at Delhi court
Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain was arrested on Thursday as he reached a Delhi court to surrender in connection with an FIR registered against him over violence in Northeast Delhi. Hussain was taken into custody by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch. The court had earlier rejected his anticipatory […]
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‘Like the Titanic Captain’: Rahul Gandhi disses govt on coronavirus crisis
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a sharp swipe at Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for his attempt to assure people that the government was on the top of the health crisis. Soon after the health minister spoke in both houses of Parliament to update members about the steps […]
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4 Delhi gang-rape convicts to be hanged on March 20, orders judge in 4th death warrant
The four convicts in the Delhi gang-rape case will be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, a Delhi court ordered on Thursday. This is the fourth death warrant to be issued by the court in the case. The order came a day after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the […]
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Will surrender, says Tahir Hussain wanted in IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder
Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain has said he is ready to surrender in connection with an FIR registered against him over violence in Northeast Delhi. Hussain also said that he has filed an application for surrender before a Delhi court. “I am not at fault. I had […]
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In push for tech in policing, Ajit Doval cautions against ‘catalogue approach’
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Thursday underscored the importance of police officers enforcing the law, asserting that Parliament was the supreme body to enact laws in a democracy but the strength of a democracy lies in enforcing the role of the law. “If you (cops) can’t implement laws enacted […]
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Interest rate on employee provident fund lowered to 8.50% for this year, says labour minister
The rate of interest on the employees’ provident fund has been lowered to 8.5% for the current financial year, announced labour minister Santosh Gangwar. The EPFO had provided 8.65 per cent rate of interest on EPF for 2018-19 to its around six crore subscribers. The decision was taken at a […]
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Coronavirus: Health ministry asks states to form rapid response teams to stop community transmission
In the wake of 29 positive novel coronavirus cases reported in India, the Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to form rapid response teams at the district, block and village levels, stating cases of community transmission have been observed. As of now, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in […]
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Video shows cops drag officer as mob attacks them during Delhi violence
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the cases of violence in Northeast Delhi has found at least two videos from February 24, which show groups of rioters attacking police personnel, who clearly appear to be outnumbered. Police say the videos show the attack on Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Amit […]
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With 33 in isolation, here is how Delhi is tackling coronavirus crisis
Since the first Delhi person tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) on Monday, Delhi government’s infectious disease control cell has been working overtime to look for the people he came in contact with before being sent to the isolation facility at Safdarjung hospital on Sunday. The task force set up by the […]
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Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal’s wife says ‘in-laws tortured me mentally, physically’, files dowry harassment case
Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal’s wife Priya filed a dowry harassment case against him in Koramangala police station in the city, police said on Thursday. “Sachin Bansal’s wife has filed a dowry harassment case against him,” confirmed Madiwala Assistant Commissioner of Police Kari Basavanagowda to IANS. “Post wedding, it was decided […]