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CPI to contest five seats in UP, names candidates
Lucknow: The CPI has declared candidates for five Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party will field candidates from Shahjahanpur, Faizabad, Laalganj, Ghosi and Robertsganj. Out of these, Shahjahanpur, Laalganj and…
- India
Guterres hopes ‘everyone’s rights protected’ in India’s elections: Spokesperson
United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that in India’s elections, “everyone’s rights are protected”, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said. “What we very much hope that in India, as in any country…
- Delhi
Kejriwal’s arrest: INDIA bloc to protest outside BJP headquarters today
New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc will stage a protest outside the BJP headquarters in the national capital on Friday against the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the electoral…
- India
AIMIM to contest 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar
Patna: The AIMIM on Thursday announced that it has decided to contest the 16 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. State President Akhtarul Imam said that party candidates will contest the Darbhanga, Pataliputra,…
- India
Mukhtar Ansari: A career in crime and politics
Lucknow: Mukhtar Ansari straddled the worlds of crime and politics in Uttar Pradesh. The gangster-politician was booked in 65 criminal cases ranging from murder to extortion and was elected an MLA five…
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Section 144 imposed in UP after Mukhtar Ansari’s death
Banda/Lucknow: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Banda in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which bars large…
- India
Jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari passes away in hospital
Banda: Jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari who was admitted to a hospital in Banda district after his health deteriorated, passed away on Thursday. Naseem Haider, Ansari’s lawyer, said he was informed by the…
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Bombay HC upholds Rs 3 crore compensation for domestic violence
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court upheld a trial court judgment in a domestic violence case in which a man was ordered to pay Rs 3 crore compensation and Rs 1.5 lakh monthly…
- Andhra Pradesh
Don’t vote for my father’s killers, Jagan’s cousin appeals to people of Andhra
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s cousin Dr Suneetha Narreddy on Thursday appealed to people not to vote for the “killers” of her father Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy and…
- India
DRDO, Israel firm develop new surface-to-air missile for India
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have jointly developed the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Air Force and Navy. The system comprises…
- India
Kumaraswamy confident of getting Sumalatha’s blessings to win Mandya seat
Mandya: Former Chief Minister and JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday exuded confidence that the incumbent MP from Mandya Sumalatha Ambareesh will bless him. The BJP has reserved Mandya seat for…
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Facility to exchange, deposit Rs 2000 notes not available on Apr 1: RBI
Mumbai: The facility to exchange or deposit Rs 2,000 banknotes will not be available on Monday, April 1, 2024 due to operations associated with the annual closing of accounts, the Reserve Bank…
- Business
Only 4 pc of Indian firms are ‘mature’ to tackle modern cyber attacks: Report
New Delhi: Only 4 per cent of organisations in India have the “mature” level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, a new report showed on Thursday. Readiness is…
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Can local priest give CAA eligibility certificate?
The eligibility certificate is one of the important documents needed by an applicant under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules. Although the rules do not mention which authority or body can issue…
- Technology
NXP Semiconductors unveils industry-first platform for software-defined vehicles
New Delhi: NXP Semiconductors on Thursday said it has broken through the integration barriers for next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) development with the introduction of a new platform. The new industry-first vehicle software…