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Earlier this week, a gang of 13, allegedly impersonating the Enforcement Directorate (ED), conducted a fake raid at a jewelery firm and its owners’ homes in Gandhidham, Gujarat, and “seized” gold, silver and cash. More than 25 lakhs. When the police arrived, the conspiracy was uncovered. Twelve of the 13 accused have been arrested so … Read more

December 6, 2024 04:00 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:00 IST Share it Cigarettes and social media, it is now becoming clear, have quite a bit in common. Both are addictions, put out by big corporations who make huge profits from them. The difference – perhaps fortunately – is that it has taken … Read more

Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman, expressing concern over the recent cases for surveying mosques and shrines, said, ‘Today we find hydra heads popping up all over the country, we find cases filed everywhere… Not only now. About mosques but dargahs. “All this can lead to communal tension and inequality, contrary to what is envisaged … Read more

Within 24 hours of the Union Power Ministry waiving transmission charges for states buying power from Adani Green and Azure Power, the YSRCP-led Andhra Pradesh government signed an agreement with central utility Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), giving the two companies a total of 12 GW ( GW) project This waiver of ISTS (Inter-State … Read more

Often, eating fruit is considered an excellent way to have a balanced diet. But have you ever thought that you are (probably) eating too much fruit? We ask because, like all things, too much fruit can negatively affect health, especially the liver. “When large amounts of fructose (via fruit) reach the liver, continuously for long … Read more

Two days before that Murder of migrant workers In Charkhi Dadri, members of the Gau Raksha Dal, Haryana, allegedly accused of eating beef, held a meeting to discuss “closing meat shops in the village and obtaining documents of Muslims from Assam and Bengal living in the slum area”, The Indian Express has learnt. The next … Read more

Dec 6, 2024 04:20 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:20 IST Share it Hospitals are complex environments with vulnerable patients, hazardous materials and sensitive equipment. That is why the National Building Code devotes a detailed chapter to fire safety in hospitals. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has also laid down guidelines for … Read more

Giving a red flag to the Delhi government’s Chief Minister Mahila Samman Rashi Yojana (MMMSY), the finance department pointed out that high recurrent expenditure on such schemes would be “unreasonable and risky”, especially when the state has to take high-cost loans. The Indian Express has learned The government’s announcement that women would get a salary … Read more

A day after three members of a family were murdered in south Delhi’s Deoli village, investigators recovered “the murder weapon, a knife” and a “blood-soaked shirt”. Early on Wednesday morning, 20-year-old state-level boxer Arjun Tanwar allegedly beheaded his family – father, ex-armyman Rajesh Kumar Tanwar (51), mother Komal (46) and sister Kavita (23). Arjun, who … Read more

Last month, the World Health Organization highlighted two important milestones in India’s fight against tuberculosis: an 18% reduction in cases over the past 10 years, more than double the global rate; and a 24% reduction in deaths over the same period, more than the global average of 23%. It frames the government’s 100-day intensive campaign … Read more

Odisha Food Supply and Consumer Welfare Minister KC Patra on Thursday accused the West Bengal government of creating an artificial shortage of potatoes to “tarnish the image” of the BJP government in the state. Odisha is facing high prices A staple meal for months. Recently, the government of Bengal, a major potato supplier to Odisha, … Read more

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on 2 December It has asked Delhi to send a UN peacekeeping force to maintain communal harmony in Bangladesh. His was the latest Indian statement to express concern about the state of Bangladeshi Hindus. Banerjee’s speech was particularly notable given that she, like the Indian Bengali media, has been relatively even-handed … Read more

India believes in the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, which is in line with contemporary international law and resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly. However, this principle has been repeatedly violated in practice. The United Nations itself, despite Article 2(7) of its Charter, on human rights and minority issues … Read more

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has responded by issuing a show-cause notice to 90 faculty members after allegations of “bias”, “retaliation in faculty selection” and failure to build a hospital on campus surfaced against its director. The rift between administration and teachers deepened. The institute has also issued an order to replace the three … Read more

December 6, 2024 04:30 IST First published: December 6, 2024 at 04:30 IST Share it The attempted murder Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has been rekindled memories of the state’s dark days by an ex-terrorist who crossed into Pakistan during the height of unrest in Punjab. Ironically, the incident took place at the … Read more

Warning people against dismissing events in Bangladesh as distant or irrelevant, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the “actions” of Mughal emperor Babur’s commanders in Ayodhya and Sambhal nearly 500 years ago and the events unfolding in the neighboring country now share a common underpinning. Nature and Intent”. Speaking at the inauguration … Read more

Days after a seven-month-old girl was raped in North Kolkata, police arrested the prime suspect from Gopiballabpur police station area in Jhargram district on Thursday morning. Based on the evidence obtained from the CCTV footage in the area, the police arrested one Rajiv Ghosh and took him to Kolkata. “During the investigation, we have collected … Read more

Six Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs from Nadia district have sent a written complaint to party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee against Krishnanagar party MP Mahua Moitra, accusing them of promoting factionalism in the party. In the complaint, signed by five TMC MLAs from Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency and one MLA from Moitra’s former constituency … Read more

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday ordered a magisterial probe into the death of a Class 6 student at a school in south Delhi earlier this week. The report will be submitted within three days. The Chief Minister also met the boy’s family at his house. A 12-year-old boy died Tuesday morning after an “argument” … Read more

Deregulation, or the process of dropping regulations in certain sectors, will be a big theme for the upcoming Economic Survey of 2024-25, which will be presented in February along with the FY26 budget, Chief Economic Adviser V Ananth Nageswaran said on Thursday. . The CEA also underlined that the growth projection of 6.5-7 per cent … Read more

With the Refined Copper Quality Control Order (QCO) effective from December 1 and Japanese suppliers, who account for 80 per cent of India’s copper imports, still awaiting certification, the downstream industry has warned the government of a supply crunch. More than three months. Due to insufficient domestic production, India depends on imports for 30-40 percent … Read more

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Wednesday rescued 12 crew members of a merchant ship that sank in the North Arabian Sea during its voyage from Porbandar in Gujarat to Bandar Abbas port in Iran, the ICG said. Released on Thursday. The MSV Al Piranpir sank on Wednesday … Read more