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Lift gherao outside Visva Bharati V-C’s residence: HC
The Calcutta High Court in an interim order on Friday barred demonstrations outside the residence of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakraborty, and said protests cannot be held within 50 metres of either the academic…
PM Narendra Modi likely to visit US this month, meet Joe Biden
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Washington DC and New York in the last week of September, according to top government sources. This will be his first visit to the United States since President Joe Biden assumed office…
Major sewage drains in Delhi to be converted into clean water channels
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) Delhi Government is working to rejuvenate major drains in the city flowing into the River Yamuna and convert them into clean water channels, officials said on Friday.
Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Satyendar…
Poll Survey: BJP to retain UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa; AAP may win Punjab
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) BJP is likely to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa, while Aam Aadmi Party is getting preference in Punjab, a survey by ABP News-CVoters released on Friday said.
It also said that Yogi…
President appoints Kaushik Chanda as Calcutta HC judge, TMC raises questions
New Delhi, Sep 3 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appointed Justice Kausik Chanda, Additional Judge of the Calcutta High Court, to be a Judge of the Calcutta High Court, an official statement said.
This was met with a…
Manipur CM launches e-ILP platform to regulate entry and exit
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh Thursday virtually launched the e-ILP platform for effective regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state.
Singh said the e-ILP platform will play a vital role in regulating the…
Bhupesh Baghel govt will be swept away if you spit, BJP leader tells party workers
BJP general secretary D Purandeswari on Thursday said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and his Cabinet will be “swept away” if her party workers so much as “turn around and spit”. Baghel said he did not expect such a statement…
Covid vaccination: Near total 1-shot cover in Himachal; UP, Bengal at bottom
Seven and a half months into the national vaccination drive, India has got more than half its adult population inoculated with at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
In the two small states of Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, and in the…
Tax Evasion Case: Ludhiana court allows ED to inspect I-T files of CM, son Raninder Singh
A local court in Ludhiana Thursday allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to inspect the fresh documents submitted by the Income Tax department in the ongoing tax evasion cases against Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his…
MHA extends visas of foreigners stuck in India till September 30
Owing to continued Covid-19 restrictions on international commercial flights, the government on Friday extended visa validity of foreigners stuck in India since March last year to September 30, 2021. Earlier, it had been extended till…
MEA: Taliban meet focused on ensuring no anti-India terror
Two days after India’s envoy to Qatar held talks with a top Taliban leader in Doha, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that New Delhi’s immediate focus is to ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorist activities directed…
Sukhbir announces Tota Singh, his son as candidates from Moga, Dharamkot
SHIROMANI AKALI Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal announced a father-son duo as candidates from Moga and Dharamkot.
While SAD veteran jathedar Tota Singh was announced as candidate from Dharamkot, his son Barjinder Singh Brar alias Makhan…
Centre puts travellers from China, six more countries on caution list
No case of Mu variant in India but remains variant of interest for Caution
If ‘all is well’, why are BJP activists being killed in militancy violence: Farooq
Jammu, Sep 1 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday debunked the BJP claim about ‘all is well in Jammu and Kashmir', saying if so, how come even its activists are being killed in unfortunate…
Kashmiri Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies at 92
Srinagar, Sep 1 (UNI) Former Chairman of hardline Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani passed away here on Wednesday night after prolonged illness.
The 92-year-old separatist leader is survived by two sons, four daughters and…
Delhi High Court seeks Centre response on plea seeking LS Dy Speaker election
THE DELHI High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to respond to a petition which stated that the position of Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha has been vacant for more than two years.
“We are not issuing notice. Take instructions. We are…
‘Clean chit’ report: CBI detains Anil Deshmukh’s lawyer, arrests own SI
The CBI Wednesday detained the lawyer of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, questioned the NCP leader’s son-in-law and arrested a Sub-Inspector of the agency in connection with the alleged leak of an official report on its…
Coordination meet of RSS, allied organisations starts in Nagpur tomorrow
A COORDINATION meeting between Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and some of major allied organisations from the Sangh Parivar will be held in Nagpur on September 3 and 4.
“Every year, a larger meeting is held between RSS and allied…
Mehbooba Mufti‘: Delimitation is part of the agenda to further disempower people
More than two months since the Prime Minister’s all-party meeting, PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti says “nothing has really moved”. “It seems it was an exercise done to showcase this photo, where…
Punjab enters last month of monsoon with rain deficit, Haryana in surplus
As monsoon enters its last month this year, Punjab is heading for below normal rainfall with 68 per cent districts of the state being under deficit rain. Haryana, meanwhile, presents a much better picture with 63 per cent districts in the…
