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- India
First transgender judge seeks reservation in government jobs for her community
Indore: India’s first transgender Judge Joyita Mondal on Friday underlined the need for reservation in government jobs for her community members, saying their entry in segments like the police force and the…
- India
Anti-minority sentiments behind scrapping of Maulana Azad Fellowship scheme by Modi govt: Cong MP in LS
New Delhi: Congress MP K Suresh on Friday termed the scrapping of the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) scheme an “anti-minority” move by the Narendra Modi government and said the decision will…
- India
Saran liquor tragedy: Toll rises to 57, more deaths feared
Patna: While the political temperature is on the boil in Bihar over the Saran liquor tragedy, the toll has reached 57 till Friday afternoon, and sources apprehend that it may rise further…
- India
WB teachers’ recruitment scam: Court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Manik Bhattacharya, others
New Delhi: A court in Kolkata has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya and others in connection with the…
- India
Total 2,65,640 raids conducted between Jan 2015-June 2022: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 2,65,640 raids on fair price shops have been conducted and a total number of 42,274 persons were arrested or prosecuted between January 2015 to June 2022, the…
- India
One more arrested in PFI conspiracy case: NIA
New Delhi: One more person was arrested from Tamil Nadu on Friday in connection with a case related to a conspiracy hatched by the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI), a spokesperson…
- India
10-year-old child becomes millionaire overnight
Dehradun: A 10-year-old boy who was forced to beg after the death of his mother due to Covid-19, has turned out to be the owner of property worth crores. His grandfather bequeathed…
- India
Saffron politics and Bollywood: BJP and TMC leaders fight it out on Twitter
New Delhi: A political slugfest broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP leaders over comments made by actor Amitabh Bachchan and a song by playback artiste Arijit Singh at the Kolkata International…
- India
Siddaramaiah slams Nadda for lying, calling Karnataka govt bribe-free
Koppal: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday slammed BJP national president J P Nadda for allegedly lying to the people by calling the BJP government in the State bribe-free’. Siddaramaiah’s statement…
- India
Cong demands sacking of MP minister whom woman calls ‘rapist’ in video and then takes U-turn
Bhopal: The Opposition Congress on Friday demanded sacking of a Madhya Pradesh minister, whom a woman called a “rapist” in a viral video only to change her statement later, and a probe…
- India
Fisherman’s widow gets compensation from Gujarat govt after 9 years
Gir Somnath: The widow of a fisherman from Gir-Somnath district, killed by Pakistan firing on an Indian boat in 2013, has received Rs 3 lakh compensation after nine long years of representations…
- Business
India will grow at 7-8% next year, Rajan’s views will change about economy: Shekhawat
New Delhi: BJP leaders led by Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat on Friday cited the views of global institutions that Indian economy will have a high growth rate of over 7 per cent…
- Delhi
Teacher hits class 5 girl with scissors, throws her from 1st floor of school; MCD suspends her
New Delhi: A class 5 student was allegedly hit with scissors and flung from the first floor of the building of a municipal school by her teacher who has subsequently been detained,…
- India
Fresh FIRs against Mehul Choksi, others in bank loan fraud case
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered two fresh FIRs against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali Gems and Nakshatra Brands for allegedly defrauding a consortium of banks to…
- Kolkata
Calcutta HC refuses to stay Suvendu Adhikari’s protection against FIRs
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to stay the immunity of the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari against future FIRs granted earlier by a single-judge bench…
