The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed to maintain status quo until further orders on the demolition drive of alleged encroachments on railway land near the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar, and SVN Bhatti passed the order granting interim relief to the petitioner till further order. […]
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Kolkata: Six more arrested in Jadavpur University student death case
Six more people were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the Jadavpur University student death case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, police said. Multiple teams of Kolkata Police conducted operations overnight during which four people were arrested, an official said. The arrested accused were identified as Md. […]
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Chhattisgarh: Village in Naxal-affected Sukma gets electricity for first time, locals exude happiness
In a significant achievement for the local administration in its efforts to take development to the areas affected by Naxalite violence, households in Elmagunda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh have got electricity. The feat of electrifying households in this remote Naxal violence-affected village was achieved on the eve of India’s […]
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Delhi HC admits appeal of former Coal Secy, Joint Secy challenging conviction
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admitted the appeal moved by former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and former Joint Secretary, Coal, K S Kropha challenging the trial court order that convicted and sentenced them in a case relating to irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh. The bench […]
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Telangana: 3 killed, 4 injured as truck collides with auto in Warangal
Three people were killed and four injured after a truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw at Yellanda village of Warangal district on Wednesday, the police said. The incident took place when the truck collided at speed with the three-wheeler at Wardhannapet, according to the police. “An auto collided with a truck in Yellanda […]
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“Disheartened, disappointed”: NDA ally Anupriya Patel slams Oppn alliance at Atal event
Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Wednesday came down hard on the Opposition alliance — I.N.D.I.A — saying that the members of the bloc are ‘disheartened’ as they have come to realise that they are not coming to power next year. Speaking to ANI after paying floral tributes to former Prime […]
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Chandrayaan-3 completes last moon-bound manoeuvre, ahead of separation
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully carried out the final orbit reduction manoeuvre of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, a week ahead of its scheduled landing on the moon. “Today’s successful firing, needed for a short duration, has put Chandrayaan-3 into an orbit of 153 km x 163 km, as […]
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Uttarakhand: Water level of Ganga River reduced in Rishikesh
The water level of the Ganges flowing through Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh has reduced over the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, the water level of the river Ganga at the Parmarth Niketan Ghat has declined in the past twenty-four hours. The Lord Shiva statue near the Parmarth […]
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“PM Modi can never take away…”: Jairam Ramesh hits out at Centre over renaming of NMML
Hitting out at the Centre over the official renaming of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) in the national capital, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi can never take away the gigantic contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru in the country’s freedom struggle. The Nehru Memorial […]
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“Ajatshatru of Indian politics”: Amit Shah pays homage to former PM Vajpayee on 5th death anniversary
Paying homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fifth death anniversary, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday called him the “Ajatshatru (one without enemies) of Indian politics”, adding that he made an invaluable contribution to taking the party from zero to where it is at presently through his […]
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“Whole of India is Modi’s home…”: AIADMK’s Thambidurai hits back at Kharge over tricolor taunt
Hitting back at Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hoist the tricolour at his home next year, AIADMK leader M Thambidurai on Wednesday said the whole of India was the PM’s home and he will raise the national flag at Red Fort next Independence Day. Speaking […]
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Himachal: CM Sukhu heads for Kangra, flood victims airlifted to safety
Over 800 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas of Kangra near Pong Dam in the Beas river, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday as heavy rains continued to batter the state. Indian Army columns have been deployed for flood relief operations in Shimla, Fatehpur and […]
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Uttarakhand: 1 dead, 3 rescued after house collapses in Chamoli
A person was found dead after a house collapsed near subsidence-hit Joshimath in Chamoli district, officials said on Wednesday. According to the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the incident occurred in Helang village on the Badrinath highway between Pipalkoti and Joshimath on Tuesday late evening. Kotwali Joshimath informed the SDRF that […]
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Maharashtra: Some Western Railway trains to be affected due to upgradation work at Dahanu Road
The Western Railway Authority has announced that a few trains will be affected in order to carry out major technical upgradation work at Dahanu Road station on Wednesday. “Western Railway will have 3 hours mega block at Dahanu Road station for technical upgradation. This block will start at 8.50 am […]