Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its judgement, which upheld the validity of the Union government’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Doctor Hussain, president of the J&K People’s Movement and Muzzafar […]
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Odisha: Two Bhubaneswar-bound flights diverted due to dense fog
Bad weather conditions and poor visibility hampered flight movement to and from Biju Patnaik International Airport of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday with two flights including an international flight being diverted to other airports, officials said. This included Indigo’s Singapore-Bhubaneswar flight, carrying 63 passengers and another flight of the same airline that […]
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CBI registers case against three officers of SJVNL and others for causing loss of Rs 191 cr to PSU
The CBI registered a case against then three officers of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVNL)- a PSU of Govt. of India and others including the private company and its representatives etc on the allegations of causing loss of Rs 191 crore (approx.) to SJVNL and conducts searches at around seven places in the […]
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Congress ‘declines’ invitation to Lord Ram Lalla ‘Pran Pratistha’, calls it an “RSS, BJP event”
Calling the Ram Temple inauguration an event of the BJP and RSS, Congress has turned down the invitation for the ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony of Lord Ram Lalla, scheduled later this month in Ayodhya. The senior Congress leaders–Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury–have ‘declined’ the invitation for the grand […]
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Excise policy case: Delhi court directs jail authorities to take Sanjay Singh to RO office to collect certificate of election to RS
The Rouse Avenue court on Wednesday directed the jail authorities to take Sanjay Singh to the office of the Returning Officer (RO) to collect the certificate of election on January 12 under appropriate security. Singh filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections earlier on January 8. AAP MP Sanjay Singh and […]
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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start from Manipur at any cost: Congress leader Venugopal
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday said that the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will start from Manipur ‘at any cost’ and that the grand old party is ready to cooperate with the northeastern government. The Congress leader said that the party does not want to politicise the […]
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Delhi: Peak winter power demand in national capital hits all-time high amid cold spell
The spell of cold weather in Delhi pushed the national capital’s peak winter power demand to an all-time high of 5,611 MW on Wednesday, officials said. According to real-time data from the State Load Dispatch Centre, Delhi’s peak winter power demand clocked 5,611 MW at 11.08 a.m. on Wednesday. A BSES […]
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Tamil Nadu Transport Union workers call off protest, to hold talks with Labour Commissioner
The Tamil Nadu Transport Union who were protesting for the second consecutive day demanding signing of the 15th wage revision agreement to increase their pay and to fill up vacancies for bus drivers and conductors, called off their protest on Wednesday. The Anna Thozhir Sangam Peravai, Centre of Indian Trade […]
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Kerala professor’s palm chopping case: NIA arrests key and last absconding accused
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested the key and last absconding accused in Kerala’s professor palm chopping case, bringing its investigations into the horrendous incident to a successful culmination. Savad, who had been on the run for the last 13 years and was carrying a reward of Rs 10 […]
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Navy chief calls Drishti 10 UAV a ‘capability enhancer’, says its a dream come true
After unveiling the first indigenously manufactured Drishti 10 Starliner Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Hyderabad, Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar asserted the platform is expected to be a ‘capability enhancer’ for the force. He affirmed the UAV is a dream come true for the Navy, that a Medium […]
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Private agency employee booked for demanding bribe to issue certificate subsidy
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against an employee of a private agency for demanding a bribe to give clearance to avail subsidy under the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) scheme. An FIR has been registered against Gopi Jangir of Genesis India Private Limited (a firm appointed by KVIC (Khadi and […]