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HC bins Mahua Moitra’s plea for interim relief against defamatory content
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed an interim plea by TMC leader Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha recently, seeking to restrain BJP MP Nishikant Dubey…
- India
Bangladeshi national travelling on forged Indian passport deported from Russia
New Delhi: A Bangladeshi national was deported from Russia after being caught travelling on a forged Indian passport, Delhi Police officials said on Monday. The accused, whose real name is Faruk Mulla,…
- Kolkata
Central agencies must not impede electoral process: TMC tells EC
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Monday urged the Election Commission to ensure that central agencies must not impede the electoral process. The TMC delegation also appealed to the commission to make sure…
- India
Ajit Pawar slams MP Amol Kolhe, says politics not his forte
Pune: Political parties field celebrities in elections if they find opposing candidates undefeatable, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Miniter Ajit Pawar said on Monday, taking a dig at actor and NCP (Sharad Pawar faction)…
- India
Punjab CM asks Speaker to ‘lock’ oppn in House during discussion, triggers uproar
Chandigarh: Unruly scenes broke out in the Punjab Assembly Monday after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann handed over “a lock and key” to the Speaker, asking him to lock the Opposition inside the…
- India
INDIA bloc will open ‘closed doors’ of jobs for youth: Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday hit out at the Narendra Modi government for “not filling up” vacant posts, with Rahul Gandhi asserting that it is the INDIA bloc’s resolve to open…
- India
Bengal: Veteran TMC leader Tapas Roy quits as MLA
Kolkata: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, senior TMC leader Tapas Roy on Monday quit as an MLA, expressing displeasure over the functioning of the party. “I have submitted my resignation as…
- India
HC declares Cong MLA’s election in 2019 null and void
Cuttack: The Orissa High Court on Monday declared the election of Congress leader Mohammed Moquim from the Cuttack-Barabati Assembly seat in 2019 as null and void. Adjudicating over a petition filed by…
- India
Religious conversion case: SC gives interim bail to UP’s SHUATS university VC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to Rajendra Bihari Lal, vice chancellor of Uttar Pradesh’s Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), in a case of…
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SC rebukes Udhayanidhi Stalin over his ‘eradicate Sanatan Dharma’ remark
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rebuked Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his “eradicate Sanatan dharma” remark and asked why he has moved the court with his plea for clubbing together…
- India
India cannot afford to remain dependent on defence imports: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: A huge country like India cannot remain dependent on import of military hardware as such dependency can be “fatal” for its strategic autonomy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday,…
- India
No immunity from prosecution to MPs, MLAs for taking bribe to vote in legislature: SC
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday held that MPs and MLAs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature. A…
- Business
Moody’s raises India’s 2024 growth forecast to 6.8 pc
New Delhi: Global rating agency Moody’s on Monday raised India’s growth forecast for 2024 calendar year to 6.8 percent, from 6.1 percent estimated earlier, on the back of ‘stronger-than-expected’ economic data of…
- India
Before presenting Delhi budget, Atishi seeks blessings of Sisodia’s mother, wife
New Delhi: Delhi Finance Minister Atishi sought the blessings of senior AAP leader and former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s mother and wife ahead of presenting the budget on Monday. Sisodia was…
- India
India permits 64,400 tonnes of onion exports to UAE, Bangladesh
New Delhi: The government has permitted exports of 64,400 tonnes of onion to the UAE and Bangladesh through the National Cooperative Exports Ltd (NCEL), according to notifications of the commerce ministry. While…
