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3Sep

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CISF Personnel At RG Kar Hospital Facing Severe Difficulty: Home Ministry Tells Supreme Court

The Ministry of Home Affairs has filed an application in the Supreme Court stating that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital are facing severe difficulties due to lack of accomodation and basic security infrastructure. The Home Ministry has also urged the top court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the West Bengal government for non-compliance with the Supreme Court order. The application states that the troops are presently staying at CISF Unit SMP, Kolkata despite the constraints being faced by the accommodating unit. "The traveling time from SMP Kolkata to RG Kar Hospital is nearly 01-hour from one side and it is difficult to discharge duties effectively and to mobilize CISF troops to duly and promptly res...

3Sep

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Tanks, radars and planes: Defence ministry approves proposals worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore to enhance preparedness | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday approved 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 1,44,716 crore. Of the total cost, 99% is from indigenous sources under Buy (Indian) and Buy (lndian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) categories.For modernisation of the tank fleet of the Indian Army, the proposal for procurement of Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCVs) has been cleared. The FRCV will be a futuristic Main Battle Tank with superior mobility, all terrain ability, multilayered protections, precision & lethal fires over and real-time situational awareness.Approval was also accorded for procurement of Air Defence Fire Control Radars, which will detect & track aerial target and pro...

3Sep

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Lured with job offer, 3 Bangladesh men lose kidneys in India | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Two decades ago, the Bollywood film Run depicted a young man venturing to Delhi in pursuit of employment only to be snared by kidney transplant scammers. A recent chargesheet filed by the law enforcement authorities reveals a strikingly analogous plot orchestrated by a syndicate that preyed on desperate individuals seeking a better life and left them with an indelible scar and a haunting future.Three Bangladeshi citizens (identities withheld) have disclosed harrowing accounts of falling victim to a kidney trafficking ring operating in India.Their testimonies, documented under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code, expose a sinister scheme in which these unsuspecting individuals were enticed to India with the promise of employment but were deprived of their kidneys in the gu...

3Sep

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Caste census aim must be welfare, not politics: RSS | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, (RSS) has supported the idea of caste census, asserting that collection of caste data has already been going on and is a "well-practiced" effort by the govt but it should always be aimed at uplifting communities and never be treated as a "political tool" to gain electorally."RSS thinks... yes definitely for all welfare activities, particularly addressing a particular community or caste which is lagging behind.For which special attention is needed. For that, if some govt needs the numbers it is very well practiced," Sangh's chief spokespeson Sunil Ambekar said on Monday in what can potentially have a bearing on govt's decision on whether to have caste-wise enumeration in the long-delayed decennial census.The stand, coming amid a growing demand by oppo...

2Sep

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Video | Wolf Attack Bahraich: UP के बहराइच में कैसे 2 भेड़ियों ने 50 गांवों में लोगों का जीना मुश्किल कर दिया है?

Bahraich Wolf Attack: उत्तर प्रदेश का बहराइच इन दिनों भेड़ियों (Behraich Wolf Terror) से आतंकित है. नेपाल की सीमा से सटे बहराइच के करीब 30 गांवों के लोग पिछले दो महीने से खादमखोर भेड़ियों से इस कदर खौफजदा हैं कि घर से निकलने में भी खौफ खाते हैं. हो भी क्यों न, भेड़िए अब तक 8 लोगों को अपना शिकार जो बना चुके हैं. पिछले दो महीनों में सात बच्चे और एक महिला इन आदमखोर भेड़यों की भेंट चढ़ चुके हैं, वहीं दो दर्जन लोगों घायल हो चुके हैं. वन विभाग ने बड़ी कामयाबी हासिल करते हुए एक और भेड़ए को पकड़ लिया है. अब तक चार भेड़िए पकड़े जा चुके हैं, अब सिर्फ 2 की तलाश है. इस पूरे ऑपरेशन को कैसे दिया जा रहा हैSource link...

2Sep

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Afghanistan: Suicide Bomber Kills Six, Injures 13 In Kabul Attack

A suicide bomber detonated explosives in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday, resulting in the tragic deaths of six people and injuries to 13 others, according to police reports. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran confirmed the incident on social media platform X, stating, "This afternoon, a person wearing explosives on his body detonated. Unfortunately, six civilians, including a woman, were killed and 13 others were injured." نن مازدیګر د کابل ښار ۶ حوزې اړوند قلعهٔ بختیار سیمه کې یو کس پر ځان پورې تړلو چاودېدونکو موادو ته انفجار ورکړی چې متأسفانه د یوې ښځې په ګډون ۶ ملکي وګړي شهیدان او ۱۳ نور ټپیان شوي.زخمیان پر وخت روغتونونو ته لیږدول شوي او د پېښې په اړه څیړنې روانې دي. — Khalid Zadran (@khalidzadran01) September 2, 2024The attack occurred in the southern Kabul area of...

2Sep

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Kolkata horror: Kapil Sibal reponds to VP Jagdeep Dhankhar’s ‘symptomatic malaise’ jab | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday responded to vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar's criticism of the term 'symptomatic malaise' in a Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) resolution after the incident at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.Criticising the SCBA president for his wording, Dhankhar took issue with Sibal's description of the horrific tragdy that shook the nation and his suggestion that such incidents are frequent.Sibal had reportedly referred to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata as symptomatic of a larger societal issue. Taking to social media platform X, Sibal reacted to Dhankhar's critiscm by highlighting rape statistics from 2017 to 2022, noting that West Bengal was not among the states with high numbers of such incidents. "Times of Indi...

2Sep

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‘Mute spectators’: Manipur BJP MLA asks Amit Shah to withdraw central forces from state | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Manipur BJP MLA and son-in-law of chief minister N Biren Singh, Rajkumar Imo Singh, in a letter on Monday requested the centre to withdraw central forces from the state if they are unable to effectively halt the ongoing violence on Monday. Singh, who wrote the letter to union minister Amit Shah, argued that the presence of around 60,000 central forces in Manipur has failed to establish peace in the state. He also suggested that the centre should allow state security personnel to take charge in an effort to restore normalcy in the ethnic strife-hit state."The presence of around 60,000 central forces in Manipur is not yielding peace, thus it's better to remove such forces which are mostly present as mute spectators," he wrote.Acknowledging the recent action taken to withdraw certa...

2Sep

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Supreme Court To Issue Pan-India Guidelines Against ‘Buldozer Justice’

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will issue pan-India guidelines to ensure that authorities carry out demolition of unauthorised properties in accordance with law and not just because the owner is an accused or a convict in any other offence. The court was hearing a petition against "bulldozer justice" where houses are being demolished without any "notice" as a "revenge" for some other offence that the owner or a resident may be accused of. The top court said that the authorities will have to follow the rules laid down for demolition of unauthorised property. The apex court remarked that apparently there is a breach of rules and the Supreme Court will lay down guidelines to streamline the issue on next date of hearing. The matter has been listed for September 17. ALSO READ | The Ne...

2Sep

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‘ED team has reached my house to arrest me,’ claims AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan | India News – Times of India

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2Sep

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ED At My Home To ‘Arrest’ Me, Claims AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan said on Monday that a team of the Enforcement Directorate has arrived at his house to arrest him. The AAP MLA has been under the scanner of the enforcement agnecy in a money laundering case linked to Delhi Waqf Board. "ED people have just arrived at my house to arrest me," said that AAP MLA from Okhla on X. "It is 7 AM right now. ED has come to my residence to arrest me in the name of a search warrant," Khan said in a video posted on his X account. "My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with cancer. She had an operation four days ago. She is also at my house. I have written to them (ED) and I have replied to every notice," he said. अभी सुबह-सुबह तानाशाह के इशारे पर उनकी कटपुतली ED मेरे घर पर पहुँच चुकी है, मुझे और AAP नेताओं को परेशान करने में...

1Sep

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‘You want to hide because your people are involved’: JP Nadda criticises Kerala govt over Hema Committee report on Malayalam cinema | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP National President and union minister JP Nadda on Sunday criticized the CPI(M)-led Kerala government for its handling of the Hema Committee report on the Malayalam film industry. The report, which highlights issues of workplace harassment, gender discrimination, and exploitation of women, has stirred controversy, with Nadda alleging that leaders from the Communist Party are implicated in these issues."Why delay in justice to the Hema Committee report? What is stopping them (the Kerala government)? What is haunting you? Because you are part and parcel of that...it is something you want to hide because your people are involved," Nadda remarked, news agency ANI quoted. He further urged Kerala's chief minister to clarify the involvement of Communist leaders, saying, "I am very s...

1Sep

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Over 100 villages submerged, 99 trains cancelled as heavy rains lash parts of Telangana | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: More than 100 villages got submerged and as many as 99 trains got cancelled after heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Telangana on Sunday. Meanwhile, chief minister A Revanth Reddy held an emergency meeting with the ministers, officials and elected members and took stock of the situation. Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that he had briefed Amit Shah and following the home minister's orders, NDRF teams had been dispatched to the state. Here are top developments in the story:One dead, 3 feared washed away in floodsA woman lost her life, and three others are feared to have been washed away in separate rain-related incidents in Mahabubabad and Khammam districts on Sunday.Moreover, Union minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on X that "9 people are stranded on Prakash Na...

1Sep

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‘Need to revitalise tourism’: Rahul Gandhi holds virtual meet with Kerala Congress leaders on Wayanad situation | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a virtual meet with senior party leaders on relief and rehabilitation efforts in Wayanad after the recent landslides which claimed more than 300 lives. Gandhi asserted that it is imperative to make a concerted effort to revitalise tourism in the district and dispelling the notion that it is a 'dangerous' place.Gandhi shared a clip of the meeting in a post on X and said that Wayanad is steadily recovering from the devastation caused by the tragic landslides."While there is still much to be done, it is heartening to witness people from all communities and organisations coming together in relief efforts," he said."There is one crucial aspect I wish to highlight that will greatly aid the people of Wayanad - tourism. Once the rains cease, i...

1Sep

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JD(U) leader KC Tyagi quits as party spokesperson; replaced with Rajiv Ranjan Prasad | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Sunday resigned as party's national spokesperson citing 'personal reasons.' In an official statement, the party announced the appointment of JDU leader Rajiv Prasad Ranjan as its national spokesperson.According to a PTI report, this came as a response to Tyagi's statements on key issues that were seen as unhelpful to the BJP-JD(U) ties.The BJP has been reaching out to its allies to ensure coordination and maintain harmony within the ruling National Democratic Alliance, aiming to dispel reports of differences within the bloc.With two senior JD(U) leaders, Union minister Lalan Singh and parliamentary party leader Sanjay Jha, stationed in Delhi, the report quoting party sources indicated there is a view that these leaders should manage ties wi...

1Sep

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It’s common sense to scrutinise Chinese investment: EAM Jaishankar | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Foreign minister S Jaishankar on Saturday justified scrutiny of Chinese investment in India, saying it's "common sense" to do so because of the border issue and the state of relations between the two countries.At the ET World Leaders Forum, the minister said even those countries which don't have a "special problem" with China do the same, underlining the security implications of Chinese investments.Jaishankar said there's a thin line between economic and security issues, as he emphasised that while the world has a general China problem, "India has a special China problem that is over and above the world's China problem.""Once you understand that because there is a general problem with China as well as our own situation, all of you know we have a very difficult situation at the b...

31Aug

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Hema Committee Report: More Malayalam Industry Bigwigs To Be Named? NCW Seeks Full Disclosure

Hema Committee Report: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed serious concerns over the findings of the Hema Committee Report, which highlights significant issues within the Malayalam Film Industry. In a press note issued on Saturday, the NCW emphasised its commitment to safeguarding women's rights and ensuring that laws designed to promote equality and development are enforced. The Commission has taken steps to obtain the complete Hema Committee Report, as only portions of it have been made public so far. The NCW's statement read, "It has come to the notice of the National Commission for Women (NCW) that there are concerning issues within the Malayalam Film Industry, as highlighted in the Hema Committee Report. The NCW, in accordance with its responsibilities under the Nati...

31Aug

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Party was ready to contest all seats, but alliance with NC was ‘national compulsion’, says Congress’ J&K chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Tariq Hameed Karra, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief, on Saturday said that the party was ready to contest all 90 seats in the upcoming assembly polls independently. But, the alliance with the National Conference was formed under a "national compulsion", he added. He asserted that the alliance was forged to aim at promoting stability and the welfare of the people of Jammu and Kashmir."The Congress will become stronger in the future. We had some alliance compulsions, the coalition was forged under a national mood, national compulsion. If those parameters of the alliance were not followed, then the Congress was ready to contest all 90 seats," Karra said.Congress' J&K chief's statement on alliance with NC came a day after Omar Abdullah's "sacrifice" remark...

31Aug

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Elections 2024: ECI Shifts Haryana Voting Date, Assembly Polls’ Result Date — Check New Schedul

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday revised the polling date for the Haryana Assembly elections from October 1 to October 5, 2024. Consequently, the counting day for both the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Haryana Assembly elections has been moved from October 4 to October 8, 2024. The ECI's decision aims to respect the traditions of the Bishnoi community, who celebrate the Asoj Amavasya festival in memory of their Guru Jambheshwar. The ECI's press note stated, “The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana vide Press Note No.ECI/PN/128/2024 dated 16th August, 2024 wherein the date of poll for J&K (Phase-3) and Haryana was fixed on 1st October, 2024 (Tuesday), date of Co...

31Aug

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Video | Gujarat Floods: Vadodara में बाढ़ की तबाही के बाद साफ-सफाई के काम में जुटा प्रशासन

Gujarat Floods: तबाही मचाने वाली बाढ़ के बाद, गुजरात के वडोदरा शहर में अधिकारियों ने बड़े पैमाने पर सफाई अभियान शुरू कर दिया है। इस बड़े काम में दूसरी नगर निगमों की टीमें भी शामिल हो रही हैं।Source link

31Aug

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Uttarakhand HC asks education board to tweak rules, empower transgenders | India News – Times of India

DEHRADUN: In a landmark judgment, the Uttarakhand high court overturned a state education board decision that refused to alter name and gender in a transgender individual's educational certificates. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by a single bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari in Dehradun.Petitioner Shreyansh Singh Bisht, previously Seema Bisht, underwent sexual reassignment surgery in 2020 & subsequently legally changed his name & gender.However, despite these changes being officially recognised in documents such as his aadhaar card and through a certificate issued by district magistrate, Uttarakhand school education board rejected his request to update his educational certificates, citing that the request did not fall under provisions of Regulation 27. The petitioner's co...

31Aug

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Audi owner slams Maharashtra cabbie to ground, FIR filed | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: In a purported case of road rage, an FIR was filed against an Audi owner, along with his wife, after a video showed him lifting a taxi aggregator's driver and slamming him to the ground. Parksite police have issued a notice to the couple and haven't made any arrest as yet.Taxi driver, Kayaumuddin Ansari (24), sustained some injuries to the head. A video of the attack was widely circulated on the social media on Wednesday.According to police, on the night of Aug 18 night, journalist Rishabh Chakravorty brushed his Audi against Ansari's taxi near Asalpha village in Ghatkopar.Ansari made Chakravorty pull over and asked him to pay for the damages. to his vehicle. But Chakravorty allegedly drove away without paying heed."Ansari followed the Chakravortys to their home on LBS Marg in Ghat...

31Aug

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BJP, oppn MPs cross swords during Parliament panel meet on waqf bill | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The joint committee of Parliament scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 has sought views and suggestions from stakeholders, experts and institutions within 15 days on the proposed changes to the law. Meanwhile, just as the first meeting of the 31-member committee led by BJP's Jagdambika Pal last week, the second one Friday too was marked by occasional heated exchanges between BJP members and the opposition, which had opposed the bill in LS.The next meeting is scheduled for Sept 5-6.According to sources, some of the keenly debated amendments on Friday included the one that proposes to give the power of survey of properties to declare them as waqf to the district collector. Concerns were also raised on the proposal to delete 'waqf by user' from the Act. Sources said the oppo...

31Aug

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‘Inspite of pendency of 48,600 rape … ‘: Centre hits back at Mamata Banerjee’s second letter to PM Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a sharp response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister of women and child development, Annapurna Devi, outlined the Centre's stance on the handling of heinous crimes like rape and murder. In her letter, she said that stringent laws already exist under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which prescribes severe punishments, including life imprisonment and the death penalty, for such crimes.Annapurna Devi also slammed the West Bengal government for not operationalizing 11 additional Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) despite the pendency of 48,600 rape and POCSO cases in the state. "Inspite of pendency of 48,600 rape and POCSO cases in West Bengal, the State has not operationalized additional 11 FTSCs which m...

30Aug

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200 days of farmers protest: Vinesh Phogat to join agitation at Shambhu and Khanauri borders | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: As the farmers protest completes 200 days on Saturday, Olympian Vinesh Phogat is set to participate by joining those agitating at Shambhu and Khanauri borders.Since February 13, farmers have been camping at Shambhu after authorities halted their march to Delhi. They are demanding a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all crops among other issues.Amritsar district farmer leader Baldev Singh Bagga highlighted that efforts to communicate with the government have gone unanswered."Farmer organisations had repeatedly written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but have received no responses," he said. "As Modi enters his 11th year in office, rather than addressing our demands, the govt continues to suppress the voice of farmer...

30Aug

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‘How much will you harass Muslims?’: Opposition to Himanta after Assam assembly scraps 2-hour namaz break | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The opposition has slammed Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, calling him "heinous minority hater" over the decision to remove Jumma break from state assembly. "Every Friday, we used to get an hour or two for prayer. It was since 1936, around 90 years have passed... A lot of governments and CMs came but they did not have any problem... But we don't know what problem the current CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has," AIUDF MLA Mazibur Rahman said."We will not remain in the Assembly at that time(Namaz)...You cannot stop us from offering Namaz. We can do that inside (the Assembly) also. People are getting angry with you. You are trying to incite but one day you will worry about how you fell," he added.Accusing him of "trying to wipe out Muslims', Mazibur Rahman recounted the recent ef...