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Lok Sabha Ethics Panel To Hold 1st Meet Tomorrow On Mahua Moitra Case

October 25, 2023 admin

Mahua Moitra has dismissed the charges as a “jilted ex’s lies”. New Delhi: The Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee will hold its first meeting on Thursday on the “cash for query” allegation against TMC MP Mahua Moitra, with BJP parliamentarian and the complainant Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai scheduled to record their statements. In…

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Opposition MPs Question “Haste” In Adopting Report On New Criminal Laws

October 25, 2023 admin

Opposition MPs have in the past raised questions over the experts being called for examination New Delhi: Opposition MPs in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have questioned the “haste” in adopting the draft reports on the three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act, as a meeting has been called…

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Delhi Pollution Body Chief Blocked Key Pollution Study, Alleges Minister Gopal Rai

October 25, 2023 admin

The minister said Delhi Cabinet approved the pollution study proposal in 2021. (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi government’s first-of-its-kind study to determine pollution sources in the national capital has been halted unilaterally and arbitrarily on the orders of Delhi Pollution Control Committee Chairman (DPCC) Ashwani Kumar, alleged city Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday. In…

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‘Graduate Wife Cannot Be Compelled To Work’: High Court Awards Maintenance

October 25, 2023 admin

Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work, the high court said. New Delhi: Merely because the wife is a graduate, she cannot be compelled to work and it cannot be presumed that she is intentionally not working to claim maintenance from her estranged husband, the Delhi High Court has…

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Man Gets Postal Job After 28-Year Wait Following Supreme Court Order

October 25, 2023 admin

The Supreme Court invoked extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution. New Delhi: Twenty-eight years after a man applied for a job in the postal department, the Supreme Court has ordered his appointment noting that there was an error in holding him ineligible for the post. Ankur Gupta had applied for the post of…

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BJP Releases Final List Of Candidates For Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls

October 25, 2023 admin

The first phase of polling for 20 seats in Chhattisgarh will be held on November 7. (Representational) Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its fourth and final list of candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, fielding party leader Rajesh Agarwal from Ambikapur constituency against state Deputy Chief Minister TS Singh Deo….

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Smuggled Gold Seizures Rise 43% To 2,000 Kg During April-September

October 25, 2023 admin

Smuggled gold seizures have increased nearly 43 per cent to 2,000 kilogramme during April-September New Delhi: Smuggled gold seizures have increased nearly 43 per cent to 2,000 kilogramme during April-September, with most of the yellow metal entering India through the land borders of Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)…

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Judge Apologises To Colleague After Snapping At Her In Gujarat High Court

October 25, 2023 admin

The court was closed on Tuesday on account of Dussehra. (Representational) Ahmedabad: Two days after a viral video showed a senior judge of the Gujarat High Court snapping at his colleague on the bench in an open court following disagreement over a matter, the former began the court session on Wednesday by apologising to her…

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Uttarakhand’s Ex Chief Minister Harish Rawat Injured In Car Accident

October 25, 2023 admin

Harish Rawat, sitting in the front seat at the time of the accident, received minor injuries. Haldwani, Uttarakhand: Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat got minor injuries when his car crashed into a divider in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said. According to information received, the senior Congress leader along with some of his workers…

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Etala Rajender: From a strong Left-wing ideology to BJP’s campaign committee chairman

October 25, 2023 admin

Etala Rajender | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Youngsters who were involved in Left-student politics full-time for many years rarely end up on the other side of the political ideology spectrum. Even if they do, they do not figure in the higher echelons of the right-wing political parties. Etala Rajender, who is now making waves for…

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