A fire broke out in a plastic scrap factory near Sanwer village on Indore-Ujjain road, on Wednesday. Locals informed the fire department, and till then people tried to extinguish the fire at their own level. As many as ten fire tenders rushed to the spot. Further details awaited. Earlier on Wednesday […]
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WB: CM Mamata Banerjee sits on dharna against Centre in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday started a two-day dharna against the BJP-led central government for its alleged “anti-people policies” at Ambedkar statue in Kolkata. CM Mamata is protesting against the Centre for allegedly not disbursing funds for West Bengal and the Centre’s “anti-people policies”. Earlier, in the […]
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Maharashtra: Two unidentified bike riders open fire at woman travelling in car in Mumbai
Two unidentified bike riders opened fire at a woman in a car in the Panvel area in Navi Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday, said police officials. The victim is identified as Rupali Patil, a construction professional, and resident of Kopraoli in Uran. The incident happened when she was travelling in […]
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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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ECI announces bypoll dates for Punjab, Odisha, UP and Meghalaya
The Election Commission announced the dates for the by-elections in the Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies on Wednesday. The bypolls will be held in Jalandhar parliamentary constituency in Punjab and Assembly constituencies of 07-Jharsuguda, Odisha, 395-Chhanbey and 34-Suar, Uttar Pradesh and 23-Sohiong, Meghalaya to be held on May 10. The results for the […]
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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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Karnataka assembly election: Congress to hold meeting tomorrow to finalise remaining candidates for 100 seats
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar, and other party workers will hold a screening committee meeting on Thursday in Bengaluru to finalise the remaining list of 100 seats. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Randeep Singh Surjewala, BK Hariprasad, and MB Patil will also be present in the meeting. Karnataka congress already announced […]
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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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CID issues notice to Margadarsi chit fund chairman & others in Andhra Chit fund scam
The Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday served notices to Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, the Chairman of Margadarsi Chit Fund Private Limited and his daughter-in-law and Managing Director Sailaja Cherukuri in connection with Chit fund scam. As per the notice, the said persons have been asked to be present […]
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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 […]