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ED summons Abhishek Banerjee to appear before it on Nov 9 in school jobs scam

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:58:04 S O Correspondent

'Cash-for-query' row: BJP MP Dubey claims Lokpal has ordered CBI probe against Mahua Moitra

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:55:46 S O Correspondent

Parliament's Winter Session likely to commence in second week of December, say sources

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:54:17 S O Correspondent

Lift Mobile Internet Ban In Peaceful Areas, Manipur High Court Tells State

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:11:01 S O Correspondent

The Manipur High Court has directed the state government to operationalise mobile towers, on a trial basis, in all those district headquarters which have not been affected by ethnic strife. The direction comes after the Manipur government extended the mobile internet ban in the state till November 8.

5-Year-Old Raped, Throat Slit In Odisha Slum, Was Seen With Accused At Shop

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:29:20 S O Correspondent

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped and subsequently killed by slitting her throat in a slum in Bhubaneswar, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place in Kela Sahi in the Sundarpada area under the jurisdiction of Airfield Police Station on Monday evening when the girl was alone at her house.

Courts Have Forgotten Basic Principles Of Grant Or Refusal Of Bail: Ex-Supreme Court Judge

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:27:28 S O Correspondent

Courts seem to have forgotten the basic principle of grant or refusal of bail, former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur has said, and termed as “most unfortunate” the unwillingness of the judiciary to see through the designs of probe agencies like filing incomplete charge sheets and not providing documents just to keep accused in jail.

India Successfully Test-Fires 'Pralay' Missile Off Odisha Coast

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:25:06 S O Correspondent

India on Tuesday successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) 'Pralay' from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, a Defence official said.

Iran Asks India To "Use All Its Capacities" To End Israel's Assault On Gaza

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:36:09 S O Correspondent

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, urged India to use "all its capacities" to end the Israeli actions in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict.

"Machine not working" : Mizoram CM Zoramthanga fails to cast vote as EVM malfunctions

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:32:32 S O Correspondent

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga was unable to cast his vote in the Mizoram assembly elections since the electronic voting machine was not working. The Mizo National Front (MNF) President went to cast his vote in the morning hours today at 19-Aizawl Venglai-I YMA Hall polling station under the Aizawl North-II assembly constituency.

Voting underway in Chhattisgarh's naxal-affected Karigundam area after 23 years

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:26:18 S O Correspondent

Voting is underway in the naxal-affected Karigundam area in Chhattisgarh after 23 years. Karigundam is part of the Dantewada (ST) constituency.

Rajasthan Man Has Lost 20 Elections In 50 Years. He Will Contest Again

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:24:05 S O Correspondent

He has contested every election in Rajasthan since the 1970s and forfeited his deposit every time, yet 78-year-old MGNREGS worker Teetar Singh is anything but despondent as he gets ready to try his luck one more time in the November 25 assembly polls.

Fresh Tension Grips Manipur After Two Teenagers Go Missing

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 11:22:21 S O Correspondent

Fresh tension gripped the state capital and its adjoining areas on Monday after two teenaged boys went missing from Imphal West district in Manipur. The two, identified as 16-year-old Maibam Avinash and 19-year-old Ningthoujam Anthony, had gone towards Sekmai area in Imphal West district on a two-wheeler on Sunday morning to attend a function before they went missing, locals said.