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- India
SC orders Centre to produce file on appointment of ECI Arun Goel
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday to produce before it the file related to the appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel, who was appointed on November 19. A five-judge Constitution…
- India
Need a CEC who can even take action against PM, says Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that the need is for a Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) who can even take action against the Prime Minister and also asked the…
- Politics
Gujarat polls: BJP suspends 12 rebels fighting as independents
Ahmedabad: Cracking the whip, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat on Tuesday suspended 12 party leaders, including 6-term MLA Madhu Shrivastav and two former legislators, for filing nominations as independent…
- India
Gujarat: Congress complains to NCPCR after BJP uses minor girl for campaigning
The Chairperson of All Indian Congress Committee’s Social Media Department Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday submitted a written complaint to the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) against the BJP…
- Middle East
FIFA World Cup 2022: Saudi beats Argentina by 2-1; breaks 36-win streak
It’s day four of the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the world has witnessed one of the greatest upsets. Underdogs Saudi Arabia beat favourites Argentina on Tuesday by 2-1. With this defeat,…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging Electoral Bond Scheme on December 6
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will hear on December 6 the plea of a Congress leader challenging a recent notification by which the sale of electoral bonds has…
- India
Petition filed to challenge EWS reservation, questions tax slab
A petition, that could question the authenticity of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) 10 percent reservation, was filed at the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court challenging the Supreme Court’s latest…
- Hyderabad
IT raids on Telangana minister, kin in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Income Tax department carried out searches at the residence and offices of Telangana Labour Minister Malla Reddy and his relatives in and around Hyderabad on Tuesday. The IT teams launched…
- India
UP government to investigate income source of unrecognized Madrassas
Lucknow: After conducting a survey, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government decided to investigate the income sources of the unrecognized madrassas, situated in the border districts of Uttar Pradesh. In the survey conducted…
- World
162 killed as quake jolts Indonesia’s Java
Djakarta: At least 162 people were killed and hundreds more injured as a 5.6 intensity earthquake shook Indonesia’s main island of Java on Monday, reports said. The quake struck Cianjur town in…
- India
Maha: Governor, spokesperson’s remarks on Shivaji unsettle BJP
Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari on Saturday said Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of the “olden days” in a speech in which he also referred to Dr BR Ambedkar and Union minister Nitin Gadkari…
- World
Indonesia: 20 dead as 5.4 magnitude earthquake rattles Java
Jakarta: Nearly 20 people died and around 300 received injuries as an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Java on Monday. The quake’s tremors were also felt throughout…
- India
Circumstantial evidence, forensic exam key in Mehrauli murder investigation: Experts
New Delhi: A week since the arrest of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, police have been scouring for evidence to nail him in court for the murder of Shradha Walkar but it remains a…
- India
COP27 ends with compensation fund; heeds India’s call for sustainability
New Delhi: The UN climate summit in Egypt concluded on Sunday with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss and damage, but the outcome on other crucial issues such…
- World
How China promotes inter-ethnic marriages between Uyghur women and Han ‘suitors’
Washington: China is mixing financial, educational and career incentives with coercive measures to families under state policies to promote intermarriage between majority Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs in the restive Xinjiang…
