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21Apr By source belowNo Comments

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AAP withdraws from Delhi mayoral elections, accuses BJP of undemocratic tactics to gain control of MCD

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Monday announced that it will not field candidates for the upcoming mayor and standing committee elections in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The mayoral elections are set to be held on April 25. The AAP accused the BJP of resorting to undemocratic tactics to wrest control of the civic body, despite losing the popular mandate in the December 2022 elections.The BJP now has 117 seats in the MCD Assembly after several defections from other parties, while the AAP has 113. The Congress has eight, and 12 councillors have been elected as MPs, leaving their seats vacant. AAP’s Delhi convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj described the BJP as desperate in their need to cling to power in Delhi, and accused it of manipulating democratic processes. “We have been witnessing the ...

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19Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Samruddhi Mahamarg nearing completion; last stretch to be inaugurated on May 1

The final stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway will be inaugurated on May 1, Maharashtra Day, when an ambitious project that was proposed in 2014 will reach its culmination. The state government is likely to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be in Mumbai on May 1 to attend the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit at BKC, to open the last 76 km segment between Igatpuri near Nashik and Amane, near Thane.With this section now complete for traffic, the 701-km Mumbai-Nagpur high-speed expressway will at last be fully operational, reducing the journey time between the two cities from 16 hours to 8 hours. The last stretch, which has been planned to make motorists skip the traffic-prone and hilly Kasara Ghat section, will shorten the travel time between Amane and Ig...

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19Apr By source belowNo Comments

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NCW team meets riot-affected people in Bengal’s Murshidabad

A delegation of the National Commission for Women (NCW), led by its chairman Vijaya Rahatkar, met the riot-affected people in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday and assured them that all steps would be taken by the Centre to ensure their safety in future. The affected women narrated their plight during the violent days and demanded that permanent BSF camps be set up in select areas of the district and an NIA probe into the communal clashes which claimed three lives. The NCW chief told the victims that there was “no cause for worry” as the Centre was beside them. Story continues below this ad “We have come here to see your plight. Please don’t worry. The country and the commission are beside you all. Don’t feel that you are alone,” Rahatkar told the victims at B...

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18Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Gangster Passia behind 14 attacks in Punjab detained in US

Central intelligence agencies in India have received information that absconding gangster Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, a close associate of Pakistan-based gangster-turned-terrorist Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, have been detained in the US. Earlier this year, NIA had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on Happy Passia over his alleged involvement in grenade attacks on a house in Chandigarh and police stations in Punjab. Over the last seven months, 16 grenade attacks have been reported in Punjab, targeting police posts, religious sites, and residences of public figures, including BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia. Passia’s name has cropped up during investigations into at least 14 such attacks. Story continues below this ad A source said they have received information fr...

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17Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Delhi’s slum rehabilitation policy: Who is eligible, how are houses allocated

Residents of Madrasi Camp, a slum cluster in South Delhi’s Jangpura, have been protesting for the past couple of weeks against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) relocating them to Narela, despite being promised in-situ housing by the BJP in the run-up to Assembly polls. There are 675 jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters in the Capital, as per the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) website. Most have come up on land owned by Union or Delhi government agencies, such as Railways, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and DDA, among others. While DUSIB is responsible for rehabilitating all slums on Delhi government land, DDA is the nodal agency for handling slums that have come up on Union government’s land. The policy Slum rehabilitation in Delhi is governed by the Delhi Slum & Jhuggi Jhop...

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16Apr By source belowNo Comments

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ED attaches land worth Rs 1460 cr in ponzi case against Sahara India

The Enforcement Directorate provisionally attached 707 acres of land estimated to be worth Rs 1,460 crore in and around Aamby Valley City in Maharashtra’s Lonavala in connection with the money laundering case against Sahara India and its group entities, the agency said Tuesday.The central agency said that the land was bought in benani names with the funds allegedly diverted from Sahara group entities. The action was carried out by the ED’s Kolkata zone office under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Story continues below this ad The agency started their investigation in the matter on the basis of three predicate offences of cheating and criminal conspiracy against  Humara India Credit Co-operative Society Ltd. (HICCSL) and others by Odisha, ...

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16Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Two Senas exchange barbs over Sindhudurg murder

Amid the ongoing political controversy over the murder of Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed district, yet another controversy is brewing between the two Shiv Senas in coastal Sindhudurg district over the abduction and murder of a young man. The two Senas on Tuesday exchanged barbs over the murder of Siddhivinayak Bidwalkar, who was abducted in March 2023 from Chendvan village in Kudal tehsil of Sindhudurg district over a dispute related to payment of Rs 22,000 linked to illegal liquor business. Last week, a video went viral showing Bidwalkar being beaten before his murder. On April 9, police registered a case of abduction and murder, and arrested four accused Siddhesh Shirsat, Ganesh Narvekar, Sarvesh Kerkar and Amol Shirsat as they were named by relatives of Bidwalkar as ...

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15Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Supreme Court decision not to recruit those with criminal antecedents not ‘inappropriate or arbitrary’: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently held that the Supreme Court’s decision on the administrative side not to recruit those with criminal antecedents cannot be termed as “inappropriate or arbitrary”. Upholding an order on the administrative side of the Supreme Court, rejecting the candidature of a junior court attendant (JCA) applicant, owing to a pending criminal case at the time of the recruitment, the Delhi High Court, in an order on April 9, held that “no fault can be found” with the Supreme Court’s decision “to exclude those with criminal antecedents”. The applicant, Prayas Tyagi, moved the Delhi High Court in 2023, challenging an order dated October 21, 2022, whereby his candidature for the post of JCA in the Supreme Court was cancelled because of a criminal case pending against him. Tyagi ...

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13Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Three school job losers end hunger strike in Kolkata to ‘start larger movement’

Three teachers who were on a hunger strike after the Supreme Court rendered jobless 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staffers by terming their recruitment by West Bengal’s School Selection Commission (SSC) as “tainted beyond redemption” suspended their protest on Sunday. Pankaj Roy, Suman Biswas and Pratap Kumar Sahar—who started the hunger strike on April 10— drank coconut water in the afternoon in Kolkata and said they were now planning a larger movement. Pratap Roy told reporters, “The three demands we protested for have not been fulfilled yet. We had asked the police if we could have a cover over our heads due to the scorching heat but the police and administration are not cooperating.” Story continues below this ad He alleged that a group of men from a particular poli...

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13Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘We are a welfare state’: Uttarakhand HC stays demolition of slums in Dehradun

Hearing an urgent matter, the Uttarakhand High Court on Saturday stayed an ongoing drive to free water bodies and seasonal streams of encroachments in Dehradun, saying arbitrary action under the cover of court orders will not be allowed. During the last hearing, the court had asked the state to install CCTV cameras and the DGP to inform the SHOs in the respective area to take action against those dumping debris into water bodies. The matter was listed on April 15. However, on April 5, the administration started the serving notices to residents in slums in Vikasnagar, and demolitions were initiated later, prompting an urgent hearing. Chief Justice G Narender said that the state should have sent notices, conducted a survey, and proceeded. “All this is done to force the court to tie its own h...

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11Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Rahul Gandhi continues Congress social justice push, reaches out to Bahujans

Carrying forward the theme of social justice that Congress has been highlighting in the recent past, party leader Rahul Gandhi Thursday urged Bahujans to support it for a better future. A day earlier, Congress said it stood firm on its commitment to enact a central law for SC/ST sub-plan and guarantee budgetary allocations in accordance with their population. The party also recalled the enactment of the guarantee under Article 15(5), introduced by the UPA government in 2006, of reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs in private educational institutions, underlining it must be implemented immediately. That apart, it reiterated that social justice could be furthered only via a nationwide caste census. Story continues below this ad Congress made the commitments in its ‘Nyaypath’ re...

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9Apr By source belowNo Comments

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22 arrested over violence and arson during protests against Waqf Act in Bengal’s Murshidabad

The police in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district arrested 22 people Wednesday in connection with the violence and arson during protests against the Waqf Act, even as the internet remained suspended in Jangipur and surrounding areas. Authorities clamped prohibitory orders in the area under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Tuesday evening and put a ban on the internet after the violence amid the protests. “Twenty-two people have been arrested in connection with the violence. Police patrolling is on in different areas. The situation is under control,” said Ananda Ray, Superintendent of Police, Jangipur Police district, told The Indian Express over the phone. Story continues below this ad Rajarshi Mitra, District Magistrate, Murshidabad, also told The Indian Ex...

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8Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Khuldabad town, housing Aurangzeb tomb, to be renamed as Ratnapur: Minister Sanjay Shirsat

Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat has said the name of Khuldabad town, where the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb is located, will be changed to Ratnapur. The minister for social justice, some other state leaders and right-wing outfits have been demanding the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb from Khuldabad, located around 25 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city. The graves of Aurangzeb, his son Azam Shah, Nizam Asaf Jah and many others are located in the area. Last month, Shirsat said there was no place in Maharashtra for the grave of Aurangzeb, the cruel emperor who tortured and executed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Story continues below this ad Speaking to reporters here over the weekend, Shirsat said Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was earlier known as Khadki, and later renam...

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7Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Mumbai man stabs father to death for abusing and assaulting mother

The Mumbai police arrested a 31-year-old man Sunday for allegedly stabbing his 65-year-old father to death in Bandra East a day before for beating up his mother over petty issues. According to the Bandra Kurla Complex police, the man was identified as Narsinh Mugda, and his father as Raju Mugda. They said Narsinh had a housekeeping job, and Raju did not work. The family lives in Valmiki Nagar, Bandra Kurla Complex. The police said Raju had been assaulting his wife over petty issues for the past few days. On Saturday, when Raju abused and assaulted his wife again, Narsinh, who was at home, got angry, allegedly stabbed him in his chest and left the house. Story continues below this ad Raju was rushed to the Bhabha Hospital by neighbours, where was declared dead by the doctor...

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6Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Drug seizure from house: Actor Ajaz Khan’s wife gets bail

A special court granted bail to actor Ajaz Khan’s wife, Fallon Guliwala, who was arrested by the customs department following alleged drug seizure from their residence in November 2024, as the officials did not follow the procedure to videograph the seizure, made mandatory under the new criminal laws. The court said that while there were CCTV cameras at the residence, the officials had also directed Guliwala to shut the cameras. “… it has been observed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court that the videography is mandatory under the BNSS Act (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita) 2023. Admittedly in the present case, no videography has been conducted at the time of raid. Moreover, one thing cannot be ignored that there is CCTV footage in the house of the accused, but as per the contention of the a...

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6Apr By source belowNo Comments

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NGT asks NIT how many trees will be cut for its campus in Kashmir’s Pulwama

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought the response of the Director National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar and asked him to “disclose the entire plan of construction” of the proposed new campus of the Institute in south Kashmir. The tribunal has also asked him to reveal the number of trees, which are proposed to be cut to construct the new campus at Pulwama’s Newa village. “(The) respondent no.5 (Director, NIT Srinagar) is directed to disclose the entire plan of construction of NIT campus and number of trees which are proposed to be cut in the process of the said construction along with its reply affidavit,” the tribunal has said in its order on April 1. The order came on a petition filed by environmental activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat, who has argued that the Pulwama villages ...

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6Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Mumbai University’s JBIMS to be granted independent university status soon

Mumbai University’s Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) will soon be granted independent university status. Indian businessman Ajay Piramal, who is also an alumnus of JBIMS, will head the committee to decide the roadmap ahead which entails examining the potential to make it operational from the academic year 2025-26, starting in June. Maharashtra’s Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil made the announcement on Saturday. He was speaking as chief guest during the inaugural function of diamond jubilee celebrations of JBIMS held at Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Convocation Hall of Mumbai University. Set up in 1965, JBIMS, which operates from the iconic red-bricked building in Churchgate, has completed 60 years. As the two-day celebration was inaugurated on Saturd...

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4Apr By source belowNo Comments

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West Bengal SSC to soon initiate fresh job drive for vacant school posts

The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Friday said it would abide by the Supreme Court directive and soon initiate the process of conducting fresh exams for all teaching and non-teaching candidates, who took part in the now-invalidated 2016 job recruitment exercise. Speaking to reporters a day after the apex court annulled the appointments of 25,752 teachers and staffers in state-run and state-aided schools, WBSSC chairman Siddhartha Majumdar said the commission, in view of the top court order, would seek legal advice on the eligibility of candidates who can take the fresh tests. “About 26 lakh candidates had applied for the exams in 2016 and around 22 lakh appeared for the tests. Of them, some 1.41 lakh candidates were aspirants for posts of teachers in classes 9-10 and anot...

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4Apr By source belowNo Comments

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Security forces scour forests in Udhampur

Police and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir conducted searches in Udhampur’s Majalta Thursday after there were reports that two armed militants were sighted at Chor Panjwa village. DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range Rayees Mohammad Bhat said the area — which is thickly-wooded — had been cordoned off and additional reinforcements have been sent in. The sources said some militants had sought food from one of the houses in the village Wednesday night and left with a mobile phone from the family. Although the police have officially refused to comment citing ongoing searches, security sources say the militants appear to belong to the same group that had fled from the forests near Panjtirthi area of Ramkote in Kathua after an encounter with the security forces on March 27. The forests of Ramkote lie 1...

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4Apr By source belowNo Comments

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‘We were jolted as plane hit the runway…. stuck and starving for nearly 20 hours’: Virgin Atlantic passengers stranded in Turkey airport after emergency landing

Around 260 passengers travelling from London to Mumbai were stranded for over 24 hours at the Diyarbakir Airport (DIY) in Turkey, where the Virgin Atlantic flight they were flying made an emergency landing on Wednesday due to a medical emergency onboard and later developed a technical issue.The passengers on the flight, VS358, an Airbus A350, from London Heathrow (LHR) to Mumbai (BOM), alleged that they had minimal assistance at DIY. The flight, which took off from London as  per schedule, was diverted after a 17-year-old girl suffered a panic attack mid-air. Following a request from the family for medical assistance, the crew made an emergency landing at DIY — a facility primarily used as a military base with limited infrastructure to handle large commercial aircraft. Story continues...

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16Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Olympic medallist German shot-putter reels in AI to coach Indian beginners — in Hindi

David Storl’s friends were convinced he had been a victim of a deepfake.Last Tuesday, out of the blue, the former German world champion and Olympic silver medallist shot putter popped up on their mobile screens. In a minute-and-a-half-long Instagram reel, Storl was seen sitting at an indoor athletics arena, his lips-syncing to every word uttered in an “unrecognisable language”, with captions in a “foreign” text and India’s flag next to it. “Some of my friends called me to say my profile was hacked… I was speaking in another language,” Storl laughs. “It was funny.” Story continues below this ad All along, though, Storl was simply reaching out to one of his biggest fan bases — hundreds of wannabe shot putters across towns and villages in India. And the video was an offer to ...

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8Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Govt ends cash awards for junior athletes to curb doping, age fraud

Junior athletes winning international medals will no longer receive cash awards from the government. This major Sports Ministry policy shift, which came into effect on February 1, is aimed at tackling the twin menace of doping and age fraud as well as “keeping the hunger of youngsters alive”. According to the old system, a gold medal at the Junior World Championship would fetch an athlete approximately Rs 13 lakh while a top of the podium finish at Asian or Commonwealth had a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh. A Sports Ministry official said one of the key factors behind this decision was to promote junior competitions as developmental events rather than making it all about a podium finish. Story continues below this ad “We noticed that only India follows a model where junior champi...

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