Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:10:20
Senior CPI(M) leader Thomas Isaac on Thursday alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was a "political tool" of the BJP-ruled Centre which was attempting to overturn development projects in Kerala and push the state into financial ruin by going after KIIFB.
"ED is BJP's political tool. Nothing else. They use ED to isolate, arrest or detain their political opponents or topple state governm
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:07:42
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday said far from being afraid of ED and CBI, he was ready to let the agencies set up offices at his residence if this brought "shanti" (peace).
The RJD leader made the tongue-in-cheek reference to allegations of misuse of central agencies against political opponents of the BJP while chatting with journalists at his mother and former chi
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:06:31
Observing that freebies and social welfare schemes are two different things, the Supreme Court on Thursday said a balance has to be struck between the economy losing money and welfare measures.
It also ruled out the possibility of considering a plea for de-recognising parties for making promises to give freebies.
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:05:12
Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Thursday advised lawyers to wear masks in courtrooms, saying staffers and judges were contracting COVID-19 infection.
"Please wear a mask. The majority of our staff and colleagues are getting it (COVID-19). Judges are also getting it," the CJI told the lawyers at the start of court proceedings.
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:03:28
With over 12,800 cattle deaths due to a skin infection caused by Lumpy virus in Rajasthan, the state government has banned holding of animal fairs.
Out of the total cattle deaths reported in the state till August 10, a maximum of 2,511 deaths have been reported in Sri Ganganagar followed by 1,619 in Barmer, 1,581 in Jodhpur, 1,156 in Bikaner, 1,150 in Jalore and 1,138 in Jalore.
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:02:22
A cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Thursday washed away ten shops and three vehicles, the state disaster management department said.
No casualties have been reported in the cloudburst at Deuthi gram panchayat in Anni tehsil at around 7.30 am, the department said.
An old bus stand and panchayat building at Deuthi are also facing the risk of being washed away.
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:00:34
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to put on hold the new ward reservation list for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (city corporation) elections till August 16.
A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar gave this direction after hearing a batch of petitions that claimed the reservation list was flawed and challenged it.
It is only an oral di
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:59:24
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday said the installation of a new government in Bihar is a sign of people's frustration towards the BJP.
People are getting fed up with the BJP wherever the party is in power, Yadav, who is the national general secretary of Samajwadi Party, told mediapersons here.
"This is a change for betterment. This change is for good," he said respo
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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:58:10
Britain's prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has insisted that he would rather lose the Conservative Party leadership race to replace Boris Johnson than win on a false promise on how he plans to tackle the economic crisis.
In an interview with the BBC, the British Indian former Chancellor said he was committed to helping the most vulnerable families with the cost-of-living crisis and felt
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