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SC holds third extension of ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra as illegal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held as illegal the third extension granted to the Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra and curtailed his extended tenure to July 31. A bench…
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Islam occupies unique ‘position of pride’ amongst religious groups in India: Doval
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday said India has been a melting pot of cultures and religions that have co-existed in harmony for centuries, and Islam occupies a unique…
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Odisha to provide financial assistance to poor ST, SC students
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will provide a one-time financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to scheduled tribe and scheduled caste students from poor families for pursuing general degree course in any state-run institution,…
- India
NGT order asking Delhi LG to head high-level committee for cleaning Yamuna river stayed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking the Delhi Lieutenant Governor to head a high-level committee constituted for cleaning the Yamuna river. A bench…
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Maha: BJP workers stage protest against Thackeray over taint’ jibe for Fadnavis
Nagpur: Bharatiya Janata Party workers on Tuesday protested here against Uddhav Thackeray over his ‘taint’ remark for Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and demanded that the Shiv Sena (UBT) chief retract…
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Five bodies recovered from Manang helicopter crash site in Nepal
Kathmandu: Five bodies have been recovered from the accident site of a private commercial helicopter carrying six people that crashed in hilly terrain in eastern Nepal on Tuesday, a media report said.…
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Price rise: Maha woman receives tomatoes as precious gift on birthday
Thane: Amid soaring prices of tomatoes in the country, a woman received more than 4 kg of the kitchen staple as a gift on her birthday in Maharashtra’s Thane district. The price…
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SC protects woman advocate from arrest in sedition case filed by Manipur cops
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday protected a woman lawyer from arrest in connection with an FIR lodged by the Manipur Police for her visit to the strife-hit state as part of…
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BJP disrupts assembly proceedings in Bihar demanding Tejashwi’s resignation
Patna: The Bihar Assembly was on Tuesday adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar by members of the opposition BJP who entered the well demanding Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav’s resignation following a…
- Delhi
Lack of planning for sewer lines, drainage led to waterlogging in Delhi: LG V K Saxena
New Delhi: Delhi’s population has risen by 50 lakh since 2014, but planning was not done accordingly for sewer lines and drainage, which has caused waterlogging in the city, Lieutenant Governor V…
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With GST being linked to ED, traders paying tax could also be arrested: Delhi CM Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged on Tuesday that with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) being linked with the Enforcement Directorate (ED), even those traders paying the tax can…
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SC to hear petitions against abrogation of Article 370 from Aug 2
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed…
- India
17 yrs post 7/11 train blasts, Bombay HC yet to confirm death penalty to 5 convicts
Mumbai: Seventeen years since a string of powerful bombs ripped through Mumbai’s commuter trains system in the evening rush hour on July 11, the Bombay High Court is yet to commence hearing…
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Minorities more safe, secure in India than in US: Ex-VP Venkaiah Naidu
Washington: Secularism is in the blood of Indian people, former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has said, asserting that minorities are more safe and secure in India than in many countries including in…
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Modi govt internationalising Yuan by paying for Russian oil imports in it: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the Narendra Modi government of internationalising Chinese currency by paying for cheap Russian crude oil imports in Yuan. Speaking at a press conference here, Congress…
