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SC dismisses PIL seeking caste-based census
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to the Centre to conduct a caste-based census for the “welfare of backward and…
- India
RG Kar tragedy: CBI examines other rooms for additional clues
Kolkata: CBI officials are now closely examining some other rooms adjacent to the seminar hall, the reported spot of rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College &…
- India
Kerala CM announces probe into allegations against top cops
Kottayam: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday announced a high-level probe by a top ranking officer into the grave allegations raised by ruling LDF MLA P V Anvar against some senior…
- India
SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional amendments relating to GST
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the constitutionality of certain amendments introduced in the Constitution for implementing Goods and Services Tax (GST). A bench presided over by…
- India
Bengal Assembly’s 2-day special session to pass bill on death punishment for rapists
Kolkata: A two-day special session of the West Bengal Assembly will commence from Monday in the second half where a Bill will be moved by the treasury bench seeking capital punishment for…
- Delhi
Senior journalist Umesh Upadhyay dies after falling off fourth floor
New Delhi: Senior journalist Umesh Upadhyay died on Sunday when he fell off the fourth floor of his house during inspection of a renovation work in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area on…
- Politics
Rahul Gandhi slams BJP for ‘passive stance’ on rising hate crimes
New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday targeted the central government over recent incidents in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, and Dhule, Maharashtra.…
- Business
GST collections see 10 pc YoY growth at Rs 1.75 lakh crore in August
New Delhi: The goods and services tax (GST) collections stood at Rs 1.75 lakh crore in the month of August, around 10 per cent rise from Rs 1.59 lakh crore in GST…
- India
Satish Kumar takes charge as Railway Board’s Chairman and CEO
New Delhi: Satish Kumar took the charge of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board on Sunday, a press statement from the Railway ministry said. Kumar replaced Jaya Varma…
- News
President Murmu unveils new flag & insignia of the Supreme Court
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday unveiled the new flag and insignia of the Supreme Court to commemorate the 75th year of its establishment. Addressing the valedictory session of the two-day…
- India
Former JJP leaders Anoop Dhanak, Ram Kumar Gautam, Jogi Ram Sihag join BJP
Chandigarh: Former Jannayak Janta Party leaders Anoop Dhanak, Ram Kumar Gautam, and Jogi Ram Sihag, who quit the party recently, joined the BJP on Sunday, September 1, giving the ruling party in…
- India
BJP leader arrested for molesting minor, expelled from party
Dehradun: A BJP leader has been arrested for allegedly molesting a teenager in the Almora district of Uttarakhand. Almora SSP Devendra Pincha said on Sunday, September 1, that Bhagwat Singh Bora, accused…
- India
Meghwal calls for breaking ‘taarikh pe taarikh’ perception about justice system
New Delhi: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday called for collective efforts to break the common perception that the justice delivery system in India suffers from “taarikh pe taarikh culture” and…
- India
On-duty nurse molested by patient in West Bengal hospital
Bolpur: A nurse at a government hospital in West Bengal’s Birbhum district was allegedly molested and verbally abused by a male patient weeks after the shocking rape-murder of a doctor at RG…
- India
Shivaji statue collapse: MVA holds protest; Thackeray, Pawar slam PM
Mumbai: Leaders of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Sunday, August 31, held a march from the iconic Hutatma Chowk to Gateway of India in south Mumbai to protest against the…