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Row over appointment of EC: SC to hear plea of NGO on Friday

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:23:12 S O Correspondent

Certain SSC officers cannot seek PC in Coast Guard under rules: Maritime force tells SC

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:22:07 S O Correspondent

EC to focus on ‘inducement-free’ LS elections in Karnataka, says top official

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:19:13 S O Correspondent

Kharge unlikely to contest LS polls; dismisses talk of senior leaders shying away from contesting

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:13:31 S O Correspondent

Rejecting reports that senior Congress leaders were shying away from contesting the Lok Sabha polls, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said that if workers asked him to contest he may do so.

Total of 22,217 electoral bonds purchased from Apr 1, 2019 to Feb 15, 2024: SBI to SC

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:05:53 S O Correspondent

The State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that a total of 22,217 electoral bonds were purchased and 22,030 redeemed by political parties between April 1, 2019 and February 15 this year.

AIADMK opposes CAA rules' notification, calls it 'huge historical blunder'

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:10:56 S O Correspondent

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday criticised the central government for notifying the rules for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019.

"Nation Wants To Know The Truth Behind Electoral Bonds": Supriya Sule

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:05:25 S O Correspondent

NCP-SCP leader and MP Supriya Sule on Tuesday lashed out at the PM Modi government over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the country and highlighted that it is an attempt to escape from the issue of the electoral bonds.

10 People Sentenced To Life Imprisonment In 2018 UP Mob Lynching Case

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:04:08 S O Correspondent

: A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur on Tuesday convicted all 10 people accused in the 2018 mob lynching case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court of Additional District Judge (POCSO) Shweta Dixit, after hearing both the parties, convicted 10 people of killing 45-year-old Qasim and assaulting Samaydeen (62) on a false rumour of cow slaughter.

Delhi Police Arrests 7 For Supplying 'Fake' Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:59:15 S O Correspondent

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has busted a racket of seven people, who were allegedly involved in manufacturing and supplying spurious 'life saving' cancer chemotherapy drugs, officials on Tuesday said.

CAA rules unconstitutional, discriminatory: Mamata

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:50:03 S O Correspondent

Attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed the rules notified were “unconstitutional and discriminatory”.

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini takes oath as new Chief Minister of Haryana

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:48:55 S O Correspondent

Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Haryana hours after the surprise resignation of Manohar Lal Khattar from the post along with his Cabinet ministers.

First-ever Tejas aircraft crash, pilot ejected safely

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:47:40 S O Correspondent

A Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan on Tuesday during an operational training sortie, the first such incident involving the indigenously built jet. The pilot ejected safely and there were no casualties, officials said.