Kerala’s financial health and debt situation have attracted adverse observations from successive Finance Commissions (12th, 14th and 15th) as well as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) and it is one of the most financially unhealthy states as its fiscal edifice has been diagnosed with several cracks, Attorney […]
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Tamil Nadu: 6 workers die after portion of building collapses near Ooty
Six construction workers involved in the construction of a house died when a portion of the building collapsed on them in Lovedale near Ooty in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Sakila (30), Sangeeta (35), Bhagya (36), Uma (35), Muthulakshmi (36) and Radha ( 38) “Two […]
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Delhi HC directs City government to pay additional Rs. 20 Lakh compensation to families of workers died due to manual scavenging
The Delhi High Court has recently directed the Delhi Government to make efforts to pay an additional Rs. 20 Lakh compensation to the families of sanitation workers who died due to manual scavenging. The high court passed the order in terms of the Supreme Court order passed last year. The families had been granted […]
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AIADMK says its doors are shut for BJP, even as former party leaders join BJP
Former Tamil Nadu Minister and AIADMK leader Jayakumar responded to a report quoting Union Minister Amit Shah statement saying BJP doors are always open for AIADMK, saying that the AIADMK had shut its doors for the BJP. As per Tamil newspaper ‘Daily Thanthi’, Union Minister Amit Shah in an interview had said that BJP doors are always open for all […]
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Jayant Chaudhary is an educated leader: Akhilesh responds to rumours of RLD chief merging with NDA
Responding to the speculations doing rounds that Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) might join forces with the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that the grandson of former Prime Minister –Chaudhary Charan Singh– is an educated person and […]
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Delhi Waqf Board Money Laundering case: Court dismisses plea of Amanat Ullah Khan against summon issued by ED
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed AAP MLA Amanat Ullah Khan’s plea against summons of ED in the Delhi Waqf Board money laundering case. He has withdrawn his petition. He had challenged the summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to appear in person. Division bench comprising justices Rekha Palli and Rajnish […]
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Madhya Pradesh: Congress chief Jitu Patwari meets victims of Harda blast
Madhya Pradesh Congress Chief Jitu Patwari on Wednesday met the victims of Harda’s firecracker factory blast incident undergoing treatment at the district hospital on Wednesday. A massive fire broke out inside a firecracker factory located in the Bairagarh area of Harda district on Tuesday morning, which resulted in the death of 11 people and left over 170 […]
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Rajnath Singh approves waiver of provision for BRO’s casual labour to avail ex-gratia compensation
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for waiver of the provision to complete 179 working days at the time of the accident for payment of ex-gratia lump sum compensation to casually paid labourers (CPLs) working in Border Roads Organisation (BRO) or General Engineering Reserve Force (GREF), an official statement said. According to the statement […]
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APCC chief YS Sharmila writes letter to Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
In a letter addressed to Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) chief YS Sharmila demanded the immediate implementation of promises made during the state’s bifurcation, including special status. Sharmila highlighted the “decade-long betrayal” by the BJP government at the centre, which has failed to fulfil crucial commitments like national project […]
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BJP’s protest against Siddaramaiah in counter to Congress’s stir over fund allocation
Bharatya Janta Party (BJP) Karnataka MPs protested in front of the Gandhi statue within Parliament premises over the alleged misuse of funds by the Karnataka government on Wednesday. Expressing their discontent, BJP MP Lehar Singh accused the Congress of corruption and mismanagement, alleging internal disputes within the party. Singh asserted, “Congress is […]
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Rajya Sabha: Mallikarjun Kharge objects to his remarks being expunged from records; Dhankar says “may constitute committee”
Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday objected to Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expunging portions of his reply to the motion of thanks on President Droupadi Murmu’s address. Speaking in the Upper House, Kharge demanded that his expunged remarks be restored. Citing Rule 238(A) and Rule 238(5) of […]
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Newsclick UAPA case: Delhi High Court reserves order on Amit Chakravarty bail
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved the order on a bail petition moved by Amit Chakravarty, the HR head of news portal NewsClick in the case registered by Delhi Police under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. While reserving order, the bench of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma […]
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Mundaka building fire case: Court directs Delhi police to file supplementary charge sheet
A court here recently directed Delhi Police to file a supplementary charge sheet in connection with the statement of witnesses recorded by the Investigation Officer (IO) in the Mundaka building fire case of May 2022. This case is related to the death of 27 people in a building in the […]
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Tamil Nadu: Five stranded Sri Lankans rescued from sandbank near Mandapam
Five Sri Lankan nationals, including a man, a woman, and three girls, were rescued from Adamambalam sandbank near Mandapam on Wednesday morning after being stranded for nearly 24 hours. “On February 5, at 9.00 p.m., they left Mannar District, Sri Lanka, by a mystery boat after paying Rs. 13,000 in Sri […]
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“Our main intention to protect interest of state and Kannadigas”: Karnataka CM Siddaramiah
Amid the Karnataka Congress government’s protest against the Centre at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that their main intention is to protect the interests of the state and Kannadigas. “We are staging this protest in New Delhi to make sure the central government has all […]