Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday slammed allegations by Aam Aadmi Party and the opposition that candidates under the Agnipath defence recruitment were being asked to submit caste and religion certificates and said that all recruitments were done as per Army Rules 1954 and Defence Service Regulation 1987. The […]
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1.63 lakh Indians relinquish Indian citizenship in 2021, over 78K settled in USA
A total of 1,63,370 Indians relinquished Indian Citizenship last year and received citizenship from other countries, a trend noted highest since 2019. The number of Indians who relinquished Indian Citizenship in 2019 and 2020 are 1,44,017; 85,256 respectively. A maximum of 78,284 Indians relinquished Indian Citizenship and received citizenship of the USA followed by 23,533 who […]
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Delhi HC lists PIL along with other petitions related to Agnipath scheme
The Delhi High court on Tuesday listed public interest litigation (PIL) related to the recruitment of defence personnel along with a batch of other similar petitions listed for Wednesday. Petitioner has sought a direction to complete the recruitment process which was cancelled after the announcement of the Agnipath scheme. The petition has […]
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MoS Nityanand Rai says ‘No’ as MP asks whether terror attacks are rising
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday replied ‘No’ to a query of a Lok Sabha MP when he asked whether incidents of terror attacks are rising in the country. Rai said that the “situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir and that there has been […]
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Government does not maintain data of arrested journalists, says MHA
Union Minister for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed in a written reply in Loksabha that the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain any specific data with respect to the arrest of journalists. His remarks came after Trinamool Congress MP Mala Roy had asked about the total number […]
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Lucknow admin must take the matter very seriously, CM Yogi on Lulu mall row
Taking note of the lulu-mall”>Lulu mall row, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday pulled up the administration and directed them to take strict action against the miscreants who create nuisance. His remarks came after a video sparked a controversy in which some people were seen offering namaz inside the lulu-mall”>Lulu […]
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Haryana: Police Officer, who was probing illegal mining case in Nuh, killed
Haryana Police officer, Surendra Singh Bishnoi, who had gone to investigate a case of illegal mining in Nuh, died after being allegedly run over by a dumper driver. Nuh Police official informed ANI today in this case and said, “Tawadu (Mewat) DSP Surendra Singh Bishnoi, who had gone to investigate an instance of illegal […]
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Bhima Koregaon case: SC notice to NIA on Varavara Rao’s plea for permanent bail
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the National Investigation Authority (NIA) on a plea filed by activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, seeking bail on medical grounds. A bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia said […]
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Rahul Gandhi lashes out at Centre over rising prices of essential commodities; calls it ‘vasooli sarkar’
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre over rising prices of essential commodities and joined the opposition protest in this matter in the Parliament. The Monsoon Session of Parliament began on Monday, and it coincided with the Presidential Elections 2022. In a Facebook post today, Rahul […]
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Pakistan national, who crossed over to India via IB to kill Nupur Sharma, held in Rajasthan
A Pakistani national, who crossed over to India via International Border to allegedly kill suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, has been held in Sri Ganga Nagar district of Rajasthan. A joint team of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other intelligence agencies are interrogating the arrested Pakistani national. A senior Border […]
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24 States, 7 UTs constitute Police Complaints Authorities to inquire about complaints of police misconduct
A total of 24 States and seven Union Territories (UTs) have constituted Police Complaints Authorities on redressal mechanism to inquire into the complaints of police misconduct, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai shared the input while […]
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Supreme Court transfers pleas challenging Agnipath Scheme to Delhi HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred various pleas challenging the Agnipath Scheme to the Delhi High Court. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Registrar General to transfer these matters to the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court also clarified that as other similar petitions challenging the Agnipath […]
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Uttarakhand: People are afraid to worship in this temple of Lord Shiva, know its truth
Movies and TV serials are often shown about cursed temples. But, do you know that there is such a temple in real life too, which is considered to be cursed. This is a Hathiya Deval temple located in the town Thal of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. There is a legend famous among […]
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IndiGo puts LDF convener, two Youth Congress workers on ‘no fly list’ for unruly behaviour
IndiGo Airlines has put Kerala ruling front Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) convenor EP Jayarajan and two Youth Congress workers on ‘no fly list’ over their unruly act inside the aircraft when Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on board. The action was taken following Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) guidelines on unruly passengers, […]
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Raghav Chadha gives suspension of business notice in RS to discuss over MSP committee
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Tuesday gave the suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha over problems in the MSP Committee that was constituted for the welfare of farmers and demands discussion on it. In the notice to the Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, Chadha wrote, “I hereby give notice under […]