Court asks all convicts to apprise it about status of mercy plea
A Delhi Court on Friday asked four men convicted in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case to apprise it about the status of their mercy and curative petitions. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora directed the Tihar Jail authorities to produce the four convicts on December 13 so that they can...
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Manage 2.94 lakh MT waste at Jahangirpuri: NGT to CS
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Jeremy Cabral is iconic mainstream fashion blogger
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PM announces $ 450mn aid to Lanka
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IMD predicts fourth warmer winter in row
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Panel for Indian system of medicine in school curriculum
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4.5% GDP growth unacceptable: Manmohan
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DGP conference 2019 from Dec 6
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Min: No policy to provide aid to kin of farmers who commit suicide
There is no provision in Government's existing policy to provide assistance to family of farmers who committed suicide. Besides, causes of suicides in the farming sector were not included in the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The NCRB had omitted reasons for farmers' suicides under categorieslike farm distress, crop failure,...
ADR seeks stay on electoral bonds scheme
Citing new revelations in the RTI replies on the non-transparent nature of electoral bonds, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) filed an interim application in the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking a stay on the controversial electoral bonds scheme. The petition filed by noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan on behalf of...
India, Japan to hold first 2+2 talks today, discuss defence ties
India and Japan will discuss the entire range of strategic and defence ties during the first 2+2 talks here on Saturday including external and Defence Ministers of the two nations. The two sides are likely to further enhance maritime security co-operation in strategic waters including Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...
I didn’t call Godse a patriot, says Pragya in apology
An aggressive Opposition on Tuesday extracted an unconditional apology from BJP MP Pragya Thakur in the Lok Sabha after rejecting her first submission when she apologised to the house but not before attacking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for describing her a "terrorist" when a ruling to the effect is yet...
NIA arrests absconding accused Sumitra Tati for attack on Cong convoy
The NIA on Friday arrested absconding accused Sumitra Tati alias Aayti Modiyam for alleged involvement in attack on a convoy of Congress leaders and workers by banned CPI (Maoist), in Darbha valley in Chattisgarh in May 2013. Tati is a resident of Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh is a Dalam Commander and...
WB Guv raps Mamata for humiliating him
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is at loggerheads with the TMC Government in the State, on Friday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “humiliating” him “on every occasion” and not briefing him regularly. This will only “belittle” her own stature, Dhankhar told PTI in an interview and urged...
1 litre milk diluted to serve 81 students in UP school
A litre of milk was allegedly diluted with a bucket of water so that 81 children could be served during their midday meal at a Government school in Uttar Pradesh’s Chopan block, following which a teacher was suspended, officials said on Friday. The Wednesday incident led to an outcry after a...
