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Grappling with judges' 'rebellion', SC delivered on morality and gender justice

New Delhi: The Supreme Court entered 2018 on a tumultuous note with four senior-most judges, on January 12, going public over its functioning and the allocation of cases, including certain cases being selectively allocated to select benches. What was not said then was recently revealed by Justice Kurian Joseph — one of the four “rebel […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Prohibitory orders at Sabarimala extended

Sabarimala: With the Sabarimala temple opening on Sunday for the popular ‘Makaravilakku’ season, the administration has extended the prohibitory orders till January 5, an official said. The first phase of the current season opened on November 15 and closed on December 27. The season is referred to as ‘mandala pooja’. The temple town in Kerala […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Clashes near Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama gunfight site

Srinagar: At least 11 persons were injured on Saturday in clashes between the security forces and civilian protesters near the site of a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports from the area said stone pelting youth attacked the security forces near the gunfight site in Hajin Payeen village where four militants were killed […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Rahul Gandhi meets Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering here and held discussions with him on political and other matters of common interest. “I had an excellent meeting today with the Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr Lotay Tshering. We discussed the political situation in the region and other […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Fuel prices down 30 paise, petrol at new 2018 low

New Delhi: Domestic fuel prices fell around 30 paise on Saturday as the cost of petrol touched fresh low levels for 2018 across the four metros. In the national capital, petrol price was at Rs 69.26 per litre, 29 paise down from the Friday’s levels of Rs 69.55 per litre, data on the Indian Oil […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Mamata accuses Centre of not releasing Rs 2,500 cr under MNREGA

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP-led Central government of deliberately not releasing funds for various Central schemes and said Rs 2,500 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme was due to the state. Accusing the Centre of a “step-motherly attitude” towards the state, Banerjee […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid ruckus

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day amid ruckus, minutes after it met for the day’s proceedings. After the papers were laid, Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu took up Zero Hour submissions. However, a few members trooped to the Chair’s podium holding placards and raising slogans. Naidu told the members to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Congress celebrates 134th Foundation Day

New Delhi: India’s oldest political party, Congress celebrated its 134th Foundation Day on Friday by hoisting the national flag and remembering some of its iconic leaders and freedom fighters. “Over the last 134 years of Congress history, we have stood for justice, equality, non-violence, unity, freedom and, above all, dialogue. For all the years to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Japanese loan of Rs.20,196 crore for Chennai Metro phase II

Chennai: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will extend a loan of Rs 20,196 crore for building over 52 km stretch under Phase II of Chennai Metro Project, said Tamil Nadu government. In a statement, the government said the estimated cost of this length (35.67 km Madhavaram to Sholinganallur and 16.34 km Madhavaram to Chennai […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Amritsar's miracle baby boy: Flushed down train toilet, recovered alive

Chandigarh: A baby boy, who was flushed down the toilet of a train in Amritsar but was miraculously recovered alive by sweepers cleaning the train, was on Sunday being treated at the Amritsar Civil Hospital, officials said. The new-born was recovered from the Amritsar-Howrah Express train by sweepers on Saturday afternoon when the train stopped […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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11 women prepare for Sabarimala darshan amid protests

Sabarimala: With the annual Mandala Puja just days away, protests again broke out in the temple town here in Kerala on Sunday as 11 women from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years, reached Pamba, to trek uphill and pay obeisance at the Lord Ayyappa shrine. The women from Tamil Nadu are […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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PNB customer care official abducted, killed in Bihar

Gaya: A Punjab National Bank (PNB) customer care personnel was abducted and later killed by unidentified criminals in Gaya district in Bihar. The bank’s Customer Service Point (CSP) in-charge Pintu Singh was abducted late on Friday from near Amas, Officer in-chrage of Amas Police station Shayam Lal Sarah said. After his kidnapping which was after […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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'Undeclared emergency' in India under BJP rule: Kejriwal

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday lashed out at the Centre for its order to give central agencies and the Delhi Police sweeping powers to intercept computers, saying India has been living in a state of “undeclared emergency” ever since the BJP government came to power. “India has been under undeclared emergency […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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HC orders National Herald to vacate premises in 2 weeks

New Delhi: In a setback to the Congress, the Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea of Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) challenging the Centre’s October 30 direction asking the National Herald newspaper’s publisher to vacate the Herald House within two weeks. Justice Sunil Gaur said that if the House is not handed over to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Congress demands ailing Parrikar's resignation over British national's rape

Panaji: The Congress on Friday demanded the resignation of ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar over the rape of a British national on Thursday near the popular beach village of Palolem in South Goa. The recurring sexual assault on foreign nationals in the coastal state will have an impact on Goa’s tourism prospects, president of […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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