The Calcutta High Court on Friday permitted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold a rally on November 29 near Victoria House at Esplanade. This is the same place in central Kolkata where the ruling Trinamool Congress holds its annual ‘Shaheed Divas (Martyrs’ Day)’ rally on July 21. A Division Bench of Chief Justice […]
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Maharashtra: Mumbai Crime Branch arrest three, including couple accused of selling their children for buying drugs
The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested three people, including a couple accused of selling their children to arrange money for buying drugs and rescued a one-month-old baby girl from Andheri on Friday. A search for the second two-year-old son is going on. The arrested accused include parents Shabbir and Sania Khan and Shakeel Makrani. Usha Rathod, an alleged agent […]
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PM Modi dials Uttarakhand CM; inquires about condition of workers trapped inside Uttarkashi tunnel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on the phone and sought information about the ongoing rescue operation of 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi since November 12. According to the Uttrakhand government, PM Modi also inquired about the condition […]
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HC division bench stays order to form committee for overseeing implementation 7th pay panel guidelines for staff at unaided schools
The division bench of Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a single bench order to the Delhi government to constitute a high-powered committee (HPC) to supervise the implementation of recommendations and guidelines of the sixth and seventh Central Pay Commission (CPC) with regard to the payment of salaries and arrears to staff of private […]
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Officer trainees undergoing course at HIPA Gurugram call on President Murmu
A group of officer trainees undergoing the 98th Special Foundation Course at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) in Gurugram called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Speaking on the occasion, President Murmu said, “Our civil servants have played a huge role in the multi-faceted development of the country.” She added that […]
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Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue: NDRF demonstrates movement of wheeled stretchers through pipeline
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel on Friday carried out a demonstration of the movement of wheeled stretchers through the pipeline inserted to extricate 41 workers trapped in a portion of the Silkyara tunnel of Uttarkashi, which collapsed over a week ago. The ongoing efforts to rescue the workers, […]
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Tamil Nadu: Acid tank at Ranipet chemical factory bursts open, no casualties reported
A giant tank filled with acid burst open at a chemical factory in Ranipet burst district of Tamil Nadu on Friday. No casualties or injuries were reported, an official said. Large amounts of acid and toxic fumes filled the area, causes breathing issues and eye irritation to the factory workers […]
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Delhi air pollution: Gopal Rai to hold review meeting with Delhi Pollution Control Committee today
In light of the prevailing pollution, Environment Minister Gopal Rai will hold a review meeting with officials from the Environment Department and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Friday. The meeting will take place at the Delhi Secretariat today, an official said. While speaking to ANI, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal […]
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ED’s supplementary chargesheet in Sanjay Bhandari case; Court fixes Dec 20 for hearing
The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Friday fixed December 20 for hearing arguments on cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate’s supplementary prosecution complaint (chargesheet) in a money laundering case related to controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari and others. The Enforcement Directorate on Friday apprised the court that it had recently summoned Sanjay […]
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Some terrorists, who crossed over, are retired Pakistani soldiers: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, on Friday said some of the terrorists who have crossed over into India from across the border are retired Pakistani soldiers. Speaking to media persons after paying his last tributes to five soldiers, including two Army Captains, who […]
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Massive political fight breaks out over Karnataka government decision to withdraw the CBI probe against DK Shivakumar
A political fight has broken out in Karnataka after the Congress-ruled state government approved a proposal to withdraw the CBI probe against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in the alleged disproportionate assets case. Criticising the state cabinet’s decision to withdraw a CBI case investigating Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s […]
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“Mamata Banerjee fond of people like Mahua and Dawood Ibrahim”: BJP’s Nishikant Dubey
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s likely expulsion from the Lok Sabha will only boost her popularity, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey has ripped into the TMC supremo, alleging that people like underworld don Dawood Ibrahim are ‘favourites’ of Banerjee. Mahua Moitra is facing allegations […]
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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Kin anxiously wait for return of workers as rescue operation reaches final stage
As the Uttarkashi tunnel rescue operations reaches a critical stage on Friday, the kin of trapped labourers pray for the safe return of their loved ones. A brother of a trapped labourer said that he wishes his brother to return as soon as possible. Speaking to ANI, Haridwar Sharma, brother […]
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Tamil Nadu rains: Traffic resumes on landslide-hit Coonoor-Mettupalayam highway
Ten places on the Coonoor-Mettupalayam National Highway and the Kothagiri-Mettupalayam Highway in Nilgiris district, which were hit by landslides and mudslides, were cleared of debris on Friday. The movement of traffic was restored after the highways were cleared of rubble from the landslip incidents on Thursday. Traffic was halted on the […]
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SC extends interim bail given to AAP leader Jain till December 4
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim bail granted to Satyendar Jain by December 4 in a money laundering case. The matter was deferred when Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, apprised the court that matters is listed before a two-judge bench of Justices AS Bopanna and Bela M. Trivedi. On November 24, the matter was […]