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BJD determined to use Biju logos in PMAY houses
CDS General Bipin Rawat unveils big ticket military reform plans
4 coronavirus-hit Indians on board ‘Diamond Princess’ recovering well: Indian Embassy
Tokyo: The Indian embassy here said Monday that the four Indians infected with the novel coronavirus on board the quarantined cruise ship moored off the Japanese coast were responding well to treatment even as 99 new cases of COVID-19 were...
Kambala buffalo race jockey Srinivas Gowda refuses to undergo SAI trials
British MP, Chair of group on Kashmir, denied entry into India, deported to Dubai
New Delhi/London: A British MP, critical of India’s move to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, said Monday she was denied entry despite a valid visa after she landed at Delhi airport and deported to Dubai from where she had...
Government must persist with reforms for economy to recover: Shaktikanta Das
New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said Monday that on the back of counter-cyclical measures undertaken by the government, structural reforms need to be continued to revive demand and support the economy. And like Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a few days back, Das also informed...
Read moreDelhi court issues fresh death warrants, Nirbhaya convicts to be hanged March 3
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday issued fresh death warrants for March 3 at 6.00am against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued fresh warrants against death row convicts – Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31). This is the third time that death warrants have been issued against them. The first...
Read moreBettering strained ties: Mamata Banerjee meets Governor Jagdeep Dhankar
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a one-on-one meeting with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar here Monday, in what is being seen as a sign of thaw in their frosty relationship. Though what exactly transpired at the hour-long meeting at Raj Bhavan was not immediately known, sources said the two discussed ‘various issues’. It was for the first time since Dhankhar assumed office in July last year that the two had...
Read moreProtest in a democracy is fundamental right, but roads should not be blocked: SC on Shaheen Bagh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said people have the fundamental right to protest in a democracy but they should not be blocking roads. “There must be a balance. This could create chaos,” a two-judge bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph observed in course of a hearing on the Shaheen Bagh protest that has been blamed for causing inconvenience to people. “The question is where should they protest......
Read moreBest wishes to Arvind Kejriwal for a fruitful tenure, tweets PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on taking oath as Delhi chief minister and extended him best wishes for a fruitful tenure. Kejriwal thanked Modi for the wishes and said the Centre and the AAP government must work together to make Delhi a city of pride for all. “I congratulate Shri @ArvindKejriwal on taking oath as Delhi’s CM earlier today. Best wishes to him for a fruitful...
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BJP wants lottery system for questions in House
Bhubaneswar: Non-execution of the lottery system for the members of Odisha Assembly rocked the House Monday forcing Speaker SN Patro to adjourn the House twice during the pre-lunch session. The lottery system would enable House members to place their questions. As the members assembled for the day at 10:30am, Opposition BJP members rushed to the well and...
BJD determined to use Biju logos in PMAY houses
Bhubaneswar: Undeterred by the Opposition criticism, Treasury Bench members in the Odisha Assembly, said Monday that the state government has been using logos of Biju Housing Schemes on the houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and that they will continue to do so. When Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Pradipta Naik (BJP) complained in...
Unit-IX assault case: 7 held by police including a juvenile
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police arrested Monday seven persons including one minor for their involvement in the alleged murderous attack on a youth over past enmity at Unit-IX area under Sahidnagar Police limits here, Saturday night. The accused were identified as Suvam Das alias Babu, 19, of Mancheswar Industrial estate, Soumyaranjan Moharana, alias Bapu of Chakeisiani area, Punit...
BJP, Congress engage in war of words over ‘Jamia videos’
New Delhi: A major political row broke out Monday over some videos clips showing purported thrashing of Jamia students in the university library by security personnel in December, with the BJP accusing the Congress of giving “political colour” to the incident and the opposition party alleging that the government was “misusing” the police force as its “muscle...
Unlawful assembly: Gujarat High Court rejects Hardik Patel’s anticipatory bail plea
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader Hardik Patel in an unlawful assembly case registered in connection with the 2015 Patidar stir for quota for the community in government jobs and educational institutions. Justice VM Pancholi rejected Patel’s bail application after considering the government’s objection on the ground of his...
Huge mass graves in Burundi with 6,000 bodies found
Nairobi: Authorities in Burundi have said they have opened six mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies from unrest that occurred decades ago, the largest such discovery in years of work. The East African nation has been unearthing such graves from a past that includes massacres along ethnic lines. Some have warned that the work can be...
Sedition case: 3 Kashmiri engineering students studying in Karnataka, re-arrested
Hubballi (Karnataka): The three Kashmiri engineering college students here, facing sedition charges, were re-arrested Monday after protests broke out against police for releasing them on executing a bond. “They (Kashmiri students) have been arrested again, produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody,” Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner R Dileep informed. The trio, students of a private engineering...
Life imprisonment of West Bengal man convicted of raping 5-year-old quashed by Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has set aside the life imprisonment of a man convicted of raping a five-year old girl in East Midnapore district in 2012. A division bench, comprising justices Sahidullah Munshi and Md Nizamuddin, ordered the release of Gurupada Das who was convicted May 19, 2014 by the additional district and sessions judge, East...
CDS General Bipin Rawat unveils big ticket military reform plans
New Delhi: India will have two to five theatre commands to deal with future security challenges along the western and northern borders and the first one is expected to be operational by 2022, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said Monday. He also announced plans for big ticket military reforms. The COD said the Western...
T20Is vs Australia: Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada back in South African squad
Johannesburg: Former captain Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will return to the South African squad for a three-match Twenty20 series against Australia, starting at the Wanderers Stadium Friday. Du Plessis, who announced earlier Monday that he was stepping down from the captaincy, is part of a 16-man squad to be captained by Quinton de...
