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Delhi violence toll rises to 24, situation under control: Ajit Doval
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IAF aircraft with medicines leaves for China, to evacuate 80 Indians
Supreme Court slams Delhi Police for failing to act ‘professionally’
Security personnel conduct flag marches in riot-hit areas in northeast Delhi
Delhi High Court tells police to take decision on lodging FIRs for hate speeches by BJP leaders
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court directed Wednesday the police to take ‘conscious decision’ with respect to lodging of FIRs against alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders in connection with the CAA violence and convey by Thursday. The three BJP leaders are – are Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and...
Read moreHorrified septuagenarian Haseeb Ahmed recounts horrific tales of violence
New Delhi: The communal clashes in northeast Delhi were nothing like what septuagenarian Haseeb Ahmed, who has witnessed the 1984 and 1992 violence, had seen in his life. Ahmed, who worked as a furniture worker and has now been retired for almost 10 years, is settled at Maujpur area, one of the main pockets where rioters ran amok after clashes between supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CA) and those who...
Read moreOnce rated a political novice, Naveen at the helm for 8th time
Bhubaneswar: Once a reluctant inheritor to his legendary father Biju Patnaik's legacy, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has proved himself as the unchallenged leader of the ruling BJD to be elected its President for eighth consecutive time. An author, a connoisseur of art, a canny politician whose calm expression covers the sternness he is capable of while dealing with political opponents and rebel party men, Naveen Patnaik, once considered a novice in...
Read moreMLAs demand review of govt-AES pact on OPGC
Bhubaneswar: Assembly members, cutting across party lines, Wednesday sought a review of a 20-year-old agreement between the state government and the AES Corporation, alleging discrimination by the US-based company towards section of employees of the OPGC. The issue was raised during Zero Hour by ruling BJD member S R Patnaik who alleged that many workers of Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) are “being treated differently” by the present management run by...
Read moreCM Naveen Patnaik elected BJD president for 8th term
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been re-elected as the President of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the eighth consecutive term Wednesday. Returning officer Pratap Dev announced Patnaik's name as the party president. "BJD doesn't fight election to win or lose, it fights to win the love of the people and to serve them," said Patnaik after becoming the president of the ruling party. The state council meeting of the BJD...
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Dawood Ibrahim aide Akhtar Merchant held in Maharashtra’s Palghar district
Palghar: An associate of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim has been arrested in this district of Maharashtra, the police said Wednesday. Akhtar Kasamali Merchant (56) was arrested from Nalasopara area Tuesday, an official informed. Inspector Mansing Patil of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) said that Merchant has been associated with Ibrahim for a long time and worked for him....
Delhi violence toll rises to 24, situation under control: Ajit Doval
New Delhi: The situation in the violence-hit northeast Delhi is under control and the police are doing their job, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval said after he visited the affected areas and interacted with locals Wednesday. The toll due to the violence however, rose to 24. Doval was greeted warmly at some places, but at a...
PhonePe gets Rs 427.25 crore capital infusion from parent Flipkart
New Delhi: Flipkart-owned digital payments company PhonePe has received about Rs 427.25 crore from its parent firm in another round of funding, according to regulatory filings. PhonePe Pvt Ltd, Singapore (formerly Flipkart Payments Pvt Ltd) was allotted 10,07,670 shares and the total amount paid was Rs 427,25,20,800, according to documents sourced by Paper.vc. The resolution was passed...
US Embassy asks Americans to exercise caution in wake of Delhi violence
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump refused to comment Tuesday when asked about the violence in Delhi. He said it was India’s internal matter. However, the moment he left, the US issued a notification Wednesday. In the wake of the violence in the national capital, the US issued an advisory asking its citizens to exercise caution, keep...
Facebook bans ads promising coronavirus cure
San Francisco: Facebook Wednesday announced to ban ads related to coronavirus that promise to cure, prevent or spread panic among the users around COVID-19. The death toll in China's novel coronavirus epidemic climbed to 2,715 with 52 new fatalities while the confirmed cases rose to 78,064. "We recently implemented a policy to prohibit ads that refer to...
Admin gets proactive to curb anti-child practices in Ganjam district
Chhatrapur: The district administration has been making serious efforts to curb child trafficking and set free child labourers. Child protection committees (CPCs) have been formed at every ward, panchayat, block and district to work in this regard. According to sources, several programmes like ‘Nirbhaya Kadhee’, ‘Mo Gelha Jhia’, ‘Biju Kanya Ratna’, ‘Beti Bachao’ and ‘Beti Padhao’ are...
Horrified septuagenarian Haseeb Ahmed recounts horrific tales of violence
New Delhi: The communal clashes in northeast Delhi were nothing like what septuagenarian Haseeb Ahmed, who has witnessed the 1984 and 1992 violence, had seen in his life. Ahmed, who worked as a furniture worker and has now been retired for almost 10 years, is settled at Maujpur area, one of the main pockets where rioters ran...
DoT to decide on AGR dues relief soon, hints FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is taking a call on relief to telcos in respect of the payment towards AGR dues. "Meetings have taken place. DoT is taking a call. We will have to wait for Department to take the call," she said at an event where she met...
Govt hints at tweaking IT Act to meet fresh challenges
New Delhi: The Centre is planning to update the around 20-year-old Information Technology (IT) Act to widen its ambit to the changes in technology in recent years. Speaking to the media here Wednesday, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said along the technology ecosystem, the challenges had also changed and increased in these years. An...
Kin bring man’s body killed by ultras on bike
Malkangiri: The family members of a man who was killed in a Praja Court by a group of Maoists suspecting him of being a police informer in Malkangiri district February 23, brought his body on a bike after two days from Panasput area. In a letter found in the pocket of the deceased, ultras warned locals against...
