An 80-year-old man collapsed and died of a heart attack at the Mumbai international airport while proceeding to clear immigration by foot allegedly due to a lack of wheelchair support, police said on Friday. According to officials, the elderly man, who was travelling with his wife, had booked tickets with wheelchair assistance for both […]
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Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur accuses Akasa Air staff of “huge loss”; airline responds
Asaka Air on Friday said that the airlines regretted the de-boarding experience of Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and would investigate in detail the incident in which she alleged that staff attempted to create “huge loss” for her. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) from Bhopal constituency, […]
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Drugs worth Rs 130 cr seized in Mizoram in last 45 days: Assam Rifles
The Assam Rifles recovered and seized heroin and contraband drugs worth Rs 130 crore in Mizoram in last 45 days, officials said. From January this year till February 15, the Assam Rifles recovered and seized contraband drugs worth Rs 130 crore in Mizoram. “From January 2024 to date, Assam Rifles in Mizoram have […]
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Haryana: Tear gas shelling, stone pelting continue at Shambhu border as farmers protest enters Day 4
The security forces deployed at the Shambhu Border continued to hold resistance to the agitating farmers attempting to enter the national capital as the protests entered the fourth day on Friday. The police fired tear gas to disperse the farmers while the protestors were seen pelting stones towards the police. […]
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NewsClick case: HC seeks reply from Delhi Police on Prabir Purkayastha plea challenging UAPA FIR
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea moved by NewsClick news portal founder, Prabir Purkayastha, seeking direction to quash FIR registered by the Special Cell of Delhi Police under various sections of Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The plea stated that the impugned FIR […]
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SC directs grants bail to Trinamool leader Manik Bhattacharya’s son in Bengal teacher recruitment irregularities case
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Souvik Bhattacharya, son of Trinamool Congress leader Manik Bhattacharya, in the alleged teacher recruitment irregularities case in West Bengal A bench of justices, Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal, directed the release of Souvik Bhattacharya on bail. The court was hearing the bail plea of […]
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Shiv Sena (UBT), Sanjay Raut, says centre-resisting farmers protest “not right”
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut questioned the central government regarding its resistance against the ongoing farmers’ protest on the Delhi borders. Raut said the way farmers are being stopped is not right and hundreds of farmer’s have been injured till now. “The protestors are representing the farmers of the whole country. But […]
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal allows Congress to operate accounts with I-T Dept lien
In an interim relief to the Congress party on Friday, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) allowed it to operate its frozen bank accounts with a lien of the Income Tax department. Rajya Sabha MP and advocate Vivek Tankha, who appeared for the Congress before the ITAT bench in Delhi thanked the […]
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IIT-Delhi student from Maharashtra’s Nashik found hanging in hostel room
A 23-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, was allegedly found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Friday. “A PCR call was received from IIT Delhi, Dronagiri Hostel, wherein it was informed that a 23-year-old boy from Nashik, Maharashtra, was found hanging in a […]
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Delhi market fire: CM Kejriwal announces ex-gratia for kin of deceased, assures action against factory owner
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims of the Alipur market fire. He also assured action against the factory owner for running the factory in a residential area. The Chief Minister also pledged to provide compensation to […]
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Bihar: Lalu Yadav says “doors remain open” for Nitish Kumar, even as son citicises the Bihar CM
It’s been a month since Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made an exit from the Grand Alliance and joined hands with the NDA, however, RJD still seems hopeful of Kumar again making a ‘U-turn’ as RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav said that “doors remain open”. When asked about giving a […]
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Early hearing sought for PIL seeking transfer of investigation and trial outside West Bengal in Sandeshkhali sexual assault case
The Supreme Court on Friday assured that it will consider listing for early hearing on public interest litigation seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection to the alleged sexual assault of women living in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. However, it expressed unhappiness with the petitioner for trying to pressurise for mentioning the […]
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BJP MLAs hold protest at Vidhan Sabha over Karnataka budget for 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs held a protest at Vidhan Sabha over the Karnataka budget 2024. BJP MLAs had earlier walked out of the state Assembly during the budget presentation. The Karnataka Leader of the opposition and BJP leader R Ashok said, ” It is a bogus budget, government is in […]
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Maharashtra: “Reservation to Maratha’s will be as per terms of law,” says CM Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stressed on Friday that reservation to Maratha’s will be given according to the terms of the law after presenting the report in a cabinet meeting during the special assembly session called for February 20. His remarks came after the Maharastra State Backward Class Commission submitted […]
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Sharad Pawar seeks urgent hearing of plea against ECI order recognising Ajit Pawar-led faction as ‘real’ NCP
Veteran leader Sharad Pawar of the NCP sought an urgent hearing before the Supreme Court of the plea against the order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially recognising the Ajit Pawar faction as the ‘real’ Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned the matter for […]