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Centre convenes all-party meeting on December 2 ahead of Parliament winter session | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The government has convened an all-party meeting on December 2 ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament that is scheduled to begin on December 4.The Winter session of Parliament 2023 will conclude on December 22.On behalf of the government, Parliamentary affairs minister Prahlad Joshi has called an all-party meeting on December 2.The all-party meeting is usually convened a day before the session begins, this time it has been preponed by a day due to the counting of votes for five states on December 3 where polls are underway.The Winter session will be held a day after the declaration of results of assembly polls in five states - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.The outcome of the polls is expected to have resonance in the Session.Three important...

27Nov

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Indian envoy Sandhu heckled by Pro-Khalistani group during Gurupurab celebration in New York | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the Indian ambassador to the United States, was mobbed and heckled by a group of pro-Khalistani elements on his visit to a gurdwara in New York. He had joined the local Sangat to celebrate Gurpurab at Guru Nanak Darbar in Long Island.A video circulating on social media purportedly shows Sandhu being confronted by pro-Khalistani elements at the gurdwara.The video captures individuals making statements about designated terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The ambassador left the premises in his vehicle, while a lone protester raised the Khalistani flag outside the gurdwara.Taking to social media, Sandhu said, "Privileged to join the local Sangat, including from Afghanistan, at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island in celebrating Gurpura...

27Nov

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82-year-old Sharad Pawar delivers speech amid rains, rekindles memories of his defining 2019 address | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: NCP founder Sharad Pawar defied rains to deliver a speech on Sunday, bringing back memories of his pivotal addressin October 2019 which is said to have changed the fortunes of his party in the last Maharashtra assembly elections. In the evening, Pawar attended a party event in Navi Mumbai, which had been receiving rains since the morning. As he started to speak, light showers followed.However, the veteran politician, who will turn 83 next month, wasn't deterred. "Our plans here have been disrupted by the rains today. But we are the people who won't surrender so easily or backtrack. We need to continue our struggle in future as well," he said amid the rains, apparently referring to his nephew Ajit Pawar's aggressive plans to take control of the party. Photos and videos of the rai...

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Poll-related cash seizures hit cattle trade at Pushkar fair | India News – Times of India

The vote count is a week away but Rajasthan’s Pushkar animal fair is already counting losses — from election-time cash curbs.Poll-related cash seizures have hit cattle trade at the November 20-27 fair, where transactions are largely in cash.The cap on carrying Rs 50,000 in cash, imposed by the poll model code of conduct, kept many buyers from Punjab, Gujarat, MP and Maharashtra away.Fear of cash seizures hit deals for expensive horses and camels, used for polo by individuals and clubs.Anupam Tandon was busy loading his unsold horses into a truck on Sunday. “Reports of cash seizures have caused buyers to panic. Due to liquidity concerns, even pre-deal agreements with purchasers were not used,” said Tandon, owner of Tandon Stud Farm in Ajmer and Chandigarh.Tandon could sell three horses s...

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Oktoberfest? No, it is Novemberfest in Telangana | India News – Times of India

Beer Sales Spike Ahead Of ElectionHYDERABAD: Beer sales generally spike in the summers, not when the mercury goes south. This logic has, however, been turned on its head in Telangana. Thanks to the November 30 assembly elections, the state is going through an unseasonal beer festival.Sources in the excise department told TOI that between November 1 and November 20, about 22 lakh cases of beer were sold across the state.During the same period last year, some 12 lakh cases were sold.Though there is a marginal increase in overall liquor sales, too, for the same period, compared to 2022, sources said many politicians and candidates had stocked up on what they thought was the favourite tipple of voters in their constituency, even before the model code of conduct came into force. They are now...

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KCR can’t spare 2 minutes for people of Telangana: Rahul | India News – Times of India

HYDERABAD: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched on Sunday a scathing attack on Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, demanding explanations for alleged corruption and betrayal of public trust during his 10-year tenure. He questioned KCR’s apparent lack of even “two minutes” to meet unemployed youth affected by the leaked Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) question papers and accused him of seizing land, depleting citizens’ funds, and monopolising lucrative ministries for his family’s gain.“KCR is speaking the language of PM Narendra Modi.Even Modi asks what Congress has done. I can tell KCR that the roads he uses, the school and colleges in which he studied were built by the previous Congress governments,” Rahul said. He addressed rallies for the November 30 Telangana polls in A...

26Nov

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Day after birthday, medical student found killed in hostel basement | India News – Times of India

KANPUR: A 24-year-old student at a private medical college in Bithoor, Kanpur, was found murdered in the basement of the hostel on Sunday morning. He was last spotted in CCTV footage of the hostel late Saturday when he held celebrations of his birthday, a day late.The victim, Sahil Saraswat, belonged to Mathura and was pursuing MBBS(second year) from Rama Medical College, police said.Sahil lived in MBBS Old Boys Hostel with his roommate, who is a resident ofBihar and a third year student of MBBS . Police were questioning him and other hostel inmates.At 6.30am, a guard, Jai Singh, went to switch off the lights in the electric panel located in the basement of the hostel where he found Sahil’s blood-soaked body. The guard alerted the college authorities who informed the police. A forensic ...

26Nov

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Judiciary must be more inclusive, need higher women representation: CJI Chandrachud | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Underlining the need to have more engagement with people from marginalised and deprived sections of society, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said the legal profession needs to be more inclusive and there should be more representation of women in the higher judiciary.Speaking at a function to mark the 100th year of Bhimrao Ambedkar’s law practice, CJI Chandrachud urged people in the legal profession to help achieve Ambedkar’s dream for equality in all walks of life.The CJI appealed to judges from the SC, high courts and senior advocates, who were present in the audience, to reflect on how to make the legal profession more inclusive.He also expressed concern over lesser representation of women in higher judiciary and said this could not be remedied overnight as...

26Nov

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Open up judicial career to all like civil services: President Draupadi Murmu | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: President Draupadi Murmu on Sunday strongly batted for creation of All India Judicial Services, on the lines of civil services, to open up this stream to talented youth studying in different streams of education, including management and engineering.Speaking at the annual Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Supreme Court, the President said during her interaction with students in the IIMs and IITs she has come across many talented youth who want to have a career in judiciary.“If they can compete in the All India Civil Services Examination and become IAS, IFS or IPS, why not give them an opportunity to enter thejudiciary,” she asked.She said the judiciary and the government must devise ways and means to create All India Judicial Services to give these talented youth...

26Nov

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Malaysia to allow visa-free entry to Indians from December | India News – Times of India

Malaysia will scrap entry visa requirements for citizens of China and India visiting the nation beginning December 1, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.Chinese and Indian nationals may stay for up to 30 days visa-free, Anwar said in a speech at his People’s Justice Party’s annual congress in Putrajaya on Sunday. This would be subject to security screening, he added.Malaysia is counting on extra tourist arrivals — and their spending — to support economic growth.Anwar last month announced plans to improve visa facilities next year to encourage the entry of tourists and investors, “especially from India and China.”China on Friday said it would allow citizens of six countries including Malaysia to enter the country without a visa. The move takes effect from December 1 and will last ...

26Nov

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1st statute tweak ‘curbed’ free speech: PM Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled the first amendment of the Constitution when Jawaharlal Nehru was PM and said it was unfortunate that the very first amendment was done to “curtail” the freedom of speech and expression.In his radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the PM also referred to the 44th amendment through which the 42nd amendment, which had the provisions of the Emergency imposed in 1975 by the Indira Gandhi government, was rectified.“In consonance with the times, circumstances and requirements of the country, various governments carried out amendments at different times. But this too has been a misfortune that the Constitution’s first amendment pertained to curtailing the freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Whereas, through the 44th amendment, the wrongs committe...

26Nov

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Three terrorist associates arrested in Baramulla, another in Shopian with arms & ammo | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Four terrorist associates — one affiliated with Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH) and three with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) — were arrested with arms and ammunition at security checkpoints in Kashmir Valley last week, police said Sunday. While the AGH affiliate was apprehended in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on November 26, the LeT trio was arrested in north Kashmir’s Baramulla on November 25.On November 26, AGH affiliate Farman Khursheed Wani from Gargen, Shopian, was moving from Kundalan towards Shopian when a joint team of police, Army’s 44RR and CRPF’s 14Bn arrested him at a checkpoint in Handipora Shopian crossing. A pistol, two pistol magazines, 10 rounds of 9mm calibre and a cell phone were seized from him.“During preliminary questioning, Wani disclosed that he was working as a...

26Nov

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Delhi BJP chief writes to lieutenant governor, central agencies flagging ‘irregularities’ in DJB’s tendering process | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdevahas written to central probe agencies and Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities in the tendering process for upgrading the sewage treatment plants run by the DJB, according to a statement issued by the party on Sunday. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi said the BJP alleges a new scam everyday, but does not act against any official even though it has all the powers."This is nothing but a political drama," the AAP said in a statement. Sachdeva has accused the Delhi government of "hurriedly" awarding the upgrading and augmentation work at "escalated" costs by "flouting norms". "Estimates were prepared by the consultant on the basis of a single quotation, resulting in the estimates being h...

26Nov

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CAA final draft likely to be ready by March 30, 2024: Union minister Ajay Mishra | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra on Sunday said that the final draft of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA is expected to be ready by March 30 next year.The BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh, while addressing a gathering of the Matua community at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, asserted that nobody can snatch citizenship rights from Matuas, who had fled religious persecution in Bangladesh."The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years... some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizenship rights from the Matuas. By March next year, the final draft of the CAA is expected to be ready for coming into force," he said to a thundering applause. Local BJP MP and Union minister Santanu Thakur was by his side.The CAA seeks to ...

26Nov

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Odisha government asks collectors to facilitate bank linkage to Mission Shakti groups | India News – Times of India

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has asked all district collectors to facilitate bank linkage to Mission Shakti Groups (MSGs) engaged in projects sanctioned under Mukhya Mantri Karma Tatpara Abhiyan (MUKTA). To streamline the execution of MUKTA projects sanctioned in 2023-24, the Housing and Urban Development (H&UD) department has written a letter to collectors, municipal commissioners, and executive officers of different Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), in this regard. The state government has announced interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh for Mission Shakti Groups (MSG) for the socio-economic empowerment of women self-help groups (SHGs) in the state. "It is requested to impress upon all the officials concerned of 115 ULBs for ensuring bank linkage of all MSGs, who have been given work ...

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Indian Constitution resilient, withstood challenges of time: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Constitution of India is resilient, has weathered even the worst challenges, including those posed by time, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said on Sunday.Mehta said any Constitution framed for a nation is always a vehicle for governance and the country decides for itself how its future governance would take shape.Speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations at the Vigyan Bhavan here, the top law officer said the Indian Constitution is a manifestation of the very spirit of the country's people immediately after decolonisation."Despite its legalistic overtones and drafting history, one must not forget that when India became independent ... a large number of countries got independence during that era in 1947, may be a few years before or a few years after, and everyone expe...

26Nov

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Committed to fight terror ‘together with India’: US Envoy | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: On the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, on Sunday paid tributes to the victims at the US Consulate in Mumbai.The US envoy reaffirmed Washington's commitment to fight alongside New Delhi against the menace of terrorism."Today marks the 15th anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai. We honour the memory of the victims lost and pledge to continue to fight against acts of terror together with the Government of India," Mr Garcetti posted on X (formerly Twitter).Earlier, Israel envoy Naor Gilon also paid homage to the victims at the Chabad House memorial, which has the names of all victims engraved on its walls.On November 26, 2008, a group of 10 Pakistani terrorists, armed and geared to the teeth, launched a deadly attac...

26Nov

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NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, exemption for state will happen: M K Stalin | India News – Times of India

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday said NEET was imposed on Tamil Nadu, "destroying" its medical infrastructure, and asserted that the state will get itself exempted, with public support. Virtually addressing the 4th state conference of the Doctors' Association for Equality (DASE), Stalin recalled the many suicides of medical aspirants in the state allegedly over the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test, which was "imposed" on Tamil Nadu to "destroy the medical infrastructure" created in the state."We have embarked on a legal struggle to ensure NEET exemption. Some may say with arrogance, even some in (official) positions may say thatNEET exemption is not possible. (But) NEET exemption is our aim and it will happen with public support," Stalin said. An anti-NEET s...

26Nov

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Telangana polls: Elderly woman sings song on Indira Gandhi written by her during Rahul Gandhi rally | India News – Times of India

SANGAREDDY: In a heart-warming moment witnessed during a rally of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in Telangana's Sangareddy, an elderly woman sang a song on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which she had written years ago.Rahul Gandhi was seen encouraging the elderly woman to sing the song dedicated to his grand mother and the former PM. The Congress MP is on a visit to the state ahead of the assembly polls. Earlier today, he addressed a public gathering in Andole and slammed the BRS government in the state accusing it of being mired in corruption and involved in paper leakages in the state.Speaking at the rally, Rahul Gandhi said, "I met the youth of Telangana yesterday evening. The youth invest their money in coaching for the exam and the BRS government every time gets involved in paper ...

26Nov

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Telangana’s Kaleshwaram temple seeks PM Modi’s attention for facelift | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Telangana's temple town of Kaleshwaram, the only place in India where the Hindu god of death and justice 'Yama' is believed to be worshipped in the form of Shiva Linga, is waiting for the development and attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his visit to the state for the election campaign.About 1,000 years old, the Kaleshwaram Mukteshwara Swamy temple is located on the bank of river Godavari in Kaleshwaram village in Mahadevpur mandal of Manthani assembly segment.It is known as Dakshina Kashi and the speciality of this ancient temple is the presence of two Lingams engraved on a single pedestal. It is on the Maharashtra-Telangana border.The temple is 134 km away from Karimnagar district where Modi is scheduled to hold an election rally on November 27 to seek peop...