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In the 2017 robbery-murder case at former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s summer retreat, Kodnad Estate, the Madras High Court on Friday allowed the accused to summon former AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala and current party general secretary Edappadi. K Palaniswami is a defense witness. Justice P Velmurugan delivered the verdict, allowing the revision … Read more

On June 30, 2023, N Biren Singh and a group of MLAs headed towards the Manipur Raj Bhawan, armed with a letter of resignation. The conflict in Manipur had been raging for 59 days then and the previous night, hundreds of people had gathered at Imphal’s iconic Khwairamband women’s market after two Meitei men had … Read more

The Bombay High Court on Friday observed “nothing wrong” in the alleged death in police lock-up of an 18-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s residence. After reading the Magistrate’s inquiry report, the bench said that no person died in the lockdown due to police action. The court asked … Read more

As expected, the The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday reduced the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR). The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised the repo rate – the key policy rate – by 50 basis points (bps) from 4 per cent to boost liquidity in the financial system, even as it remained unchanged for … Read more

As thousands of other cases are under consideration, a large number of cases are filed in the Supreme Court every year. How does the Supreme Court decide which cases to prioritize? Since last month, the Supreme Court has been giving priority to special leave petitions (SLPs). These are cases where the court has issued notices … Read more

As nations grapple with how to implement ambitious infrastructure agendas amid rising costs and a complex regulatory environment, India has quietly pioneered an innovative solution. While much recent attention has been focused on the country’s technological advances in digital payment and identification systems, another digital transformation is revolutionizing how India manages its major infrastructure projects. … Read more

The selection of SRH all-rounder Nitish Reddy and KKR speedster Harshit Rana for the tour of Australia could not help but applaud the Indian cricket community. It alleged that ‘IPL influenced Test selection’. Add to the mix coach Gautam Gambhir’s KKR connection and an overbaked conspiracy theory was ready to be served up across the … Read more

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the growth in the second quarter of the current financial year was not systemic, but due to the lack of public investment in the first quarter, the administration was busy with the general election. Third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers will make up for the deficit … Read more

India will have sufficient suppliers of both domestic and foreign refined copper certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) by mid-December, the mines ministry said on Friday. As a result, “no serious supply side disruption is envisaged,” it said in a press release. The ministry noted that until Adani Group’s new copper smelter in … Read more

Ahead of Delhi assembly elections early next year, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved the Rithla-Narela-Nathupur (Kundli) corridor as part of Delhi Metro Phase IV, which will improve connectivity between the capital and Haryana. The 26.46 km long corridor will be constructed over four years and is estimated to cost Rs 6,230 crore. Announcing the … Read more

More than half of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi’s (IIT Delhi) graduate students secured job offers through on-campus recruitment programmes, while around 10 per cent went into self-employment or entrepreneurship, and 1.7 per cent joined startups, an official said. According to the exit survey conducted by the Institute on Friday. Of the total graduates, 1,411 … Read more

Arguing for delay in trial and bail on parity grounds along with other co-accused in the northeast Delhi riots grand conspiracy case, student activist Umar Khalid submitted in the Delhi High Court that he has “done” or passed. Half of the sentence for the 34 offenses charged against him. At the same time, his co-accused … Read more

Days after it was revealed that a man had contacted two families — one in Dehradun and the other in Ghaziabad — claiming to be his long-lost son, the Khoda police on Friday arrested Bhim Singh alias Monu Sharma for allegedly cheating both the families. According to the police, 38-year-old Indraraj Rawat of Jaitsar district … Read more

The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant a preliminary hearing date to former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his plea seeking to set aside the trial court’s order taking cognizance of the ED chargesheet in the money laundering case. This means that Kejriwal’s petition will be heard by the High Court on December … Read more

India vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Live Cricket Score, IND vs AUS Test Live Score Today: India will be aiming for a strong counter-attack after their capitulation to Australia at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. After opting to bat first, India’s batting stream started down the line with Yashasvi Jaiswal regaining his mojo with … Read more

For the third day in a row on Friday, Delhi saw the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the ‘moderate’ category. At 197, the recorded AQI was slightly worse than Thursday’s 165. On Thursday, in view of the improved AQI levels in the capital, the Supreme Court allowed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to … Read more

Days after Chief Minister Atishi accused the Center of conspiring to remove AAP supporters from the electoral roll, his predecessor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday reiterated claims that the BJP was planning to wipe out votes from AAP strongholds ahead of the Delhi polls. The BJP hit back by accusing AAP of buying “votes” through “foreign … Read more

State-level boxer and Delhi University student Arjun Tanwar (20), who was arrested for strangling his parents and sister in Neb Sarai on Wednesday, has claimed that his father insulted him and his girlfriend by saying that he wanted to marry her. Police said on Friday. An official said that Arjun wanted to get married but … Read more

A special court in South 24 Parganas district on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old man to death for raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl — within 62 days of the crime. The girl’s body was found in the pond on October 5. The accused was arrested hours later on the same day. The girl disappeared on … Read more

A Delhi court sent the Aam Aadmi Party’s Uttam Nagar MLA on Friday Naresh Balyan in police custody till December 13, in respect of which a case has been filed against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). The MLA, who was in police custody in the extortion case, was arrested on … Read more

December 7, 2024 05:00 IST First published: December 7, 2024 at 05:00 IST Share it Bhopal Air Safe Eight lakh citizens of Bhopal, victims of the worst chemical disaster in the world’s history, breathed a sigh of relief when technical experts declared the air they were breathing “completely safe”. Four days after the toxic gas … Read more

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday dedicated PM e-VIDYA channel 31, a DTH channel to Sign Language. “A landmark chapter has been added to the welfare of persons with disabilities in the form of a new Act which expands the ambit of the legal framework. The National Education Policy 2020 has emphasized on the … Read more

The Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana has a zero-tolerance approach to any kind of fraud and a three-tier grievance redressal system exists at the district, state and national levels to address such cases, the Lok Sabha was told. Friday. Responding to a query about unnecessary surgeries being carried out by hospitals paneled under … Read more

112 people have died in the past three years or during treatment at a private hospital here under the government health service scheme which is in the lens of the death of two PM-JAY beneficiaries after angioplasty, police said on Friday. The revelations came days after the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested Dr Sanjay Patolia, a … Read more

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday that the high-frequency indicators available so far indicated that the slowdown in domestic economic activity eased in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024-25 and then recovered, buoyed by strong festive demand and rising demand. Rural activities. The RBI governor’s statement came after recent data released by the … Read more