'Used money for personal enjoyment', ED to SC on Rana Ayyub's plea in money laundering case
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said journalist Rana Ayyub received money through a crowdfunding platform for the purpose of slum dwellers, Covid relief, and some work in Assam, however she diverted the money and used it for "personal enjoyment".
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Business Editors Pick 02:36 PMDecline in demand for MGNREGA emanating from growth in rural economy
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Editors Pick National 03:16 PMTeachers scam: Trinamool may walk the Partha Chatterjee way against Kuntal Ghosh
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Ramcharitmanas row has casteist overtones now
Lucknow, Jan 29 (IANS) The controversial statement made by Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Ramcharitmanas is now being shrewdly turned to advantage into a casteist issue by the Samajwadi Party.
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Illegal coal mining may push WB's Raniganj towards Joshimath-like crisis
By Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Is Raniganj, the coal belt in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, heading towards a crisis similar to that of Joshimath in Uttarakhand where land subsidence has affected hundreds of houses, shops and other establishments? For several reasons, experts do not rule out Raniganj facing a Joshimath-like situation in the coming days unless all necessary steps are taken to arrest the man-made irregularities that are making the area increasingly subsidence-prone.
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India promises to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka
Colombo, Jan 20 (IANS) Visiting External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar has conveyed to his Sri Lankan counterpart about India's commitment to increase investment flows to the financially-strapped southern neighbour to hasten its economic recovery.
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Deadlock continues, Sports Minister to meet wrestlers again on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) A delegation of wrestlers, including Olympians Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, late on Thursday night met Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur at his residence here to discuss the sexual harassment allegations levelled against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Lalit Modi's decision to name son as successor reopens bitter feud, leads to social media outpouring
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi's decision on January 15 to resign as head of his family's branch and naming his son, Ruchir as successor beneficiary of the K.K. Modi family trust with immediate effect, seems to have reopened the feud within the family with its members pouring their grievances on social media.
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'To infuse transparency', Centre to CJI for having its representatives on SC collegium
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud suggesting to include the government representatives on the collegium, which decides on judges' appointment.
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SL officials failed to act on Indian intel to avert Easter Sunday attacks: SC
By Susitha Fernando
Colombo, Jan 12 (IANS) While ruling that former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena had violated the fundamental rights of the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the island nation's Supreme Court said on Thursday that top officials failed to act on the detailed intelligence information shared by India to avert the deadly suicide bombings that killed 269 people.
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Citing life threats, Nupur Sharma gets gun licence
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments during a TV debate triggered protests and violence last year, now has a gun licence, said sources in Delhi Police on Thursday.
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WHO alert against use of Indian cough syrups in Uzbekistan
Geneva, Jan 12 (IANS) The World Health Organization on THhursday warned against the use of two Indian cough syrups for children that have been linked to deaths in Uzbekistan.
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Originated from Pakistan, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport
London, Jan 11 (IANS) Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London's Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported. The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb.
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SC agrees to examine plea challenging caste census by Bihar govt on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking quashing the Bihar government's decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, on Friday.
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Stray dogs maul destitute woman to death in K'taka village
Dharwad (Karnataka), Jan 10 (IANS) In a horrifying incident, an elderly destitute woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs on Tuesday in Karnataka's Dharwad district.
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Eknath Shinde vs Uddhav Thackeray: SC to hear case on Feb 14
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday scheduled the hearing of the matter arising out of the rebellion by Eknath Shinde and other MLAs against Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra, on February 14.
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How can settlement be reopened, Rs 50 cr lying undisbursed: SC to Centre on Bhopal gas tragedy
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday grilled the Centre on how the settlement can be reopened, when Union Carbide has already paid over $ 470 million to the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, and also expressed concern over Rs 50 crore undisbursed funds.
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SC grants Centre time till March 15 to clear OROP arrears
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted Central government time, till March 15, to make payment of arrears of One Rank-One Pension (OROP) to all the eligible pensioners of the armed forces.
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Pak eyes crucial IMF talks for revival of EFF programme
By Hamza Ameer
Islamabad, Jan 9 (IANS) Pakistans economic woes continue to worsen with each passing day, as the realiaation of immediate and urgent revival of the stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) Extended Funding Facility (EFF) is the only way out to counter an economic meltdown and default.
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Shaheen Bagh drug probe helps NCB bust int'l syndicate
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) An ongoing probe in a drug racket case of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh led the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to bust an entire international drug syndicate that had connections with Punjab, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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In twist to tale, Torrent does copycat, revises RCap bid
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) In a bizarre twist to the tale, Torrent has revised its resolution plan for Reliance Capital.
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Unable to repay debts, family of 3 commit suicide in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 6 (IANS) Unable to repay debts, three members of a family in Kerala committed suicide on Friday by setting themselves on fire.
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New format to make medical report for sexual offence in Bengal more concise
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) Medical reports, often considered as the most crucial scientific evidence in cases of rape and sexual offences, will be more concise and to the point in West Bengal from now onwards.
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Controversy in Nepal over China's BRI project
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (IANS) A controversy has erupted in Nepal over Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) after the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu unilaterally declared that the Pokhara International Airport is a "flagship project of China-Nepal BRI cooperation".
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We want to push India's $1 trillion digital economy dream: Satya Nadella
By Nishant Arora
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) As India embarks on its digital journey with full steam, Microsoft wishes to move in and provide every part of its tech stack to the country and its innovators, to help it become the $1 trillion digital economy as the country spends more on its tech sector, the company's Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said here on Thursday.
