The Guwahati High Court on Friday acquitted all 13 accused, including militants-turned-politicians Niranjan Hojai and Jewel Gorlosa, along with former Chief Executive Member of North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) Mohet Hojai and government official RH Khan. This verdict comes in connection with a multi-crore terror funding case that shook Assam’s Dima […]
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“India’s zero-tolerance approach for corruption also guides our approach towards…”: Jitendra Singh at G20 meeting
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that India’s zero-tolerance approach for corruption also guides its approach towards international cooperation for combating corruption. While addressing the inaugural session of the G20 anti-graft ministerial meeting in Kolkata, the union minister said, “G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial meeting is an opportunity for all of us to […]
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill allows use of ‘draconian police powers for political ends’: Kapil Sibal
Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), allows the use of “draconian police powers for political ends”. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal further said that the government’s agenda behind bringing such […]
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‘Deliberate design by ruling party to throttle Opposition voice,’ Adhir Ranjan on Lok Sabha suspension
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said the suspending members will “undermine the spirit of Parliamentary democracy” and termed the practice as a “deliberate design by the ruling party to throttle the voice of the Opposition”. The Congress MP who was suspended from Lok Sabha for “deliberate and repeated […]
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‘Youths have potential to change dynamics of their country, region’: Union Minister Anurag Thakur
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Saturday said that youths around the world have the potential to change the dynamics of their country and region. Anurag Thakur was addressing an event organised on the occasion of youth-day”>International Youth Day in Chennai. The theme of youth-day”>International Youth Day 2023 is […]
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ED begins interrogation of suspended CBI judge Sudhir Parmar
The Enforcement Directorate has started interrogating former Central Bureau of Investigation judge Sudhir Parmar in a money laundering case linked to a corruption case registered by the Haryana anti-corruption bureau (ACB) against him and an additional session judge-rank judicial officer. Parmar, who was arrested on Thursday, was sent to six-day ED custody by a special Prevention […]
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West Bengal CM attacks Centre over EC appointments bill
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the central government over the introduction of the Chief Election Commissioner Bill in the Rajya Sabha. Banerjee said that the Bharatiya Janata Party bows down to anarchy. “Amidst calls to bow down to the judiciary, the @BJP4India instead bows to anarchy! The […]
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UP: Man shot dead in Moradabad; second murder in district in 48 hours
A 21-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons at a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad on Friday. His body was found at an open field on Saturday morning, police said. According to officials, the victim’s body was found with gunshot wound on his head in an open field in Khanpur […]
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‘PM Modi won’t talk about scams in MP, people have no hope from BJP’: Jairam Ramesh
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that the people of Madhya Pradesh have no hope from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that the latter will not talk about scams of his government during his visit to the state. He also claimed that PM Modi […]