The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been granted the status of deemed university, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. The minister made the announcement at an event to mark the 63rd foundation day of NCERT in the national capital. “Today, I want to announce […]
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Over 50 lakh people provided free legal advice under government’s Tele-Law programme: Centre
Over 50.33 lakh beneficiaries have received advice and legal aid services expanded to 2.50 lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs), the Law and Justice Ministry said on Friday. Last week, during the launch of Tele Law 2.0, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal appreciated the functionaries providing legal advice services under Tele-Law with legal representation services […]
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AAP to file complaint against Delhi LG over ‘Shivling’ shaped fountains installed in Delhi ahead of G20
The Aam Aadmi Party is to file a police complaint against Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena alleging that the latter has disrespected the sentiments of the Hindus by getting ‘Shivling’ (a representation of Lord Shiva) shaped fountains installed in the national capital ahead of the G20 summit, said the AAP sources on Friday. AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak […]
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Maharashtra: 10-year-old survives after being locked for 5 days in bathroom; 1 arrested in Nagpur
A 10-year-old girl survived in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, after being locked inside a bathroom for five days, said police on Friday. She had several burn injuries on her body, including private parts. According to DCP Nagpur Police Vijaykant Sagar, the couple living in the house in Atharva Nagri on Besa-Pipla Road […]
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HC dismisses Congress leader plea for fresh first-level checking of EVMs, VVPAT for upcoming General Elections
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea moved by Anil Kumar, Delhi Congress leader regarding the approach and procedure adopted by the Chief Electoral Officer, during the preparations and conduct of First-Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) intended for use in the upcoming General Elections […]
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‘INDIA’ bloc passes resolution on moon mission, praises ISRO family
Opposition ‘INDIA’ alliance parties, who are currently camping in Mumbai for a strategy meeting on Friday passed a resolution on India’s successful Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. “We, the INDIA parties congratulate the entire ISRO family – present and past – for its outstanding achievements which have made our country proud,” the INDIA alliance’s, or (Indian National […]
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JP Nadda meets Kovind , former President to head committee to study ‘One Nation, One Election’
BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday met former President Ram Nath Kovind at the latter’s residence in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting assumes significance as the Centre constituted a committee headed by the former President to explore the possibility of ‘One Nation, One Election’. If the proposal comes […]
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Man shot dead at Union minister Kaushal Kishore’s Lucknow house; probe underway
The body of a 30-year-old man with bullet injuries was found at the Lucknow residence of Union minister Kaushal Kishore in the early hours of Friday, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police West Lucknow, Rahul Raj said the deceased has been identified as Vinay Shrivastava and a pistol licensed to […]
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“Democracy about evolution” Parliamentary affairs minister on ‘One Nation, One Election’ proposal
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday that there will be a discussion on ‘One Nation, One Election’ in Parliament. He termed the proposal an evolution of Indian democracy and asked why the Opposition was scared of it. “There will be a discussion (on ‘One Nation, One Election’) in […]
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SC extends interim bail to Satyendra Jain on medical grounds till September 12 in a money laundering case
The Supreme Court on Friday extended interim bail to former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain on medical grounds till September 12 in a money laundering case. Meanwhile, Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra recused from hearing the matter. The matter was listed before a bench of Justice AS Bopanna and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra. But Justice […]
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Aditya-L1: Countdown for India’s first mission to Sun begins
Shifting focus to its next space odyssey after successfully placing a lander on the moon’s uncharted South Pole region, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set for the country’s maiden solar mission — Aditya-L1. The launch of the sun mission is scheduled for Saturday at 1150 IST from […]
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G20 Summit: Delhi Police conducts helicopter slithering exercise
The national capital is all set to host the G20 Summit scheduled on September 9 and 10. As part of its preparations, the trainee commandos of Delhi Police conducted the helicopter slithering exercise on Friday. The helicopter slithering exercise was conducted by the second batch of trainee commandos of Delhi Police at the Police […]
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“One nation, one election is fine, but…” Sanjay Raut as Centre forms panel
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday took a swipe at the Central government after it formed a committee to study the ‘one nation, one election’ proposal and submit a report, saying that it has been brought to “postpone” the demand of the Opposition of a fair election. “…One nation, […]