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Over 50 villagers from Noida who wanted to hand over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a memorandum of their demands were detained by police early on Thursday in a preventive measure for law and order situation, officials said.    There was also a brief commotion during Modi's address at Jewar...
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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will not have any visitors during the winter session of Parliament beginning November 29, sources said Thursday. The visitor's galleries in both the houses will be closed during the upcoming session due to the prevailing Covid situation and restrictions...
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Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday alleged that an unruly bull from Hyderabad helps the Bharatiya Janata Party win elections.       However, he did not name anyone.     Addressing a 'Maha Dharna' organised by All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee...
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The Congress and several other opposition parties have decided to boycott the Constitution Day celebrations in the Central Hall of Parliament on Friday, sources said.President Ram Nath Kovind will address the function.The Congress has decided to boycott the event and several other opposition...
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The Chinese military on Thursday asked the United STates to stop close-in reconnaissance, interference, provocation in the disputed South China Sea after the recent accident involving an American nuclear-powered submarine in the region.The USS Connecticut struck an object underwater in the South...
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A public interest litigation challenging the central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of Border Security Force (BSF) was moved before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday.The Centre recently amended the BSF Act to authorise the force to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a...
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by businessperson Raj Kundra in connection with an FIR registered against him for allegedly distributing pornographic videos.Justice Nitin Sambre had reserved the order on Wednesday on Kundra's plea seeking...
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The rupee declined by 12 paise to close at 74.52 against the US currency on Thursday amid month-end dollar demand and foreign fund outflows from equity and debt markets.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 74.55 and witnessed a high of 74.47 and a low of 74.58...
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Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi said on Thursday that his party has not accepted the Trinamool Congress's proposal of a merger as it does not want to compromise on its Assamese identity.Addressing a press conference here, Gogoi, however, said that only West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the workers affected by the ban on construction activities in the national capital will be provided a financial assistance of Rs 5,000 each and his government will also compensate them for the loss of minimum wages.He said the Delhi government...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it has attached assets worth Rs 3.75 crore of Saaed Khan, an arrested aide of Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali, in connection with a money laundering investigation.It said the immovable properties have been attached as part of a provisional order issued...
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Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Samsher Khan Pathan has claimed former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh destroyed a mobile phone seized from the 26/11 terror attack convict Mohammed Ajmal Kasab.Pathan had submitted a written complaint to the Mumbai Police Commissioner in July and...
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China has protested to India over Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat's reported remarks about Beijing constituting the “biggest security threat”, the Ministry of Defence here said on Thursday.Indian officials speculate on the so-called ‘Chinese military threat' for no reason, which is a...
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The winter session of the Maharashtra legislature is likely to be held in Mumbai from December 22, a senior minister said after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.Earlier, the session was scheduled to start from December 7 in Nagpur, but it would be postponed in view of elections, he said.The cabinet...
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Most of the shops in the Downtown area of Srinagar were shut on Thursday while mobile internet remained suspended in many parts of the city a day after the killing of three militants, including the self-styled commander of The Resistance Front (TRF), in an encounter, officials said.They said the...
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Social activist Anna Hazare was hospitalised in Pune on Thursday after he complained of chest pain. Hazare is undergoing treatment in Ruby Hall Clinic and is currently under observation, said sources. Dr Avdhut Bodamwad, medical superintendent of Ruby Hall Clinic, said Hazare's condition is...
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Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh appeared before the city police and was questioned for around seven hours on Thursday, officials said.   Singh was seen leaving the Crime Branch Unit-11 in an official vehicle around 6.15 pm. The IPS officer, declared a proclaimed offender...
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Central Bureau of Investigation special Director Praveen Sinha was on Thursday elected as a delegate for Asia on the executive committee of the Interpol, capping an 'intense' and 'well-coordinated' campaign across the world by India, official sources said. The elections for various positions for...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exhorted customs officials at the country's largest container port JNPT to ensure adequate publicity for the destruction of narcotics.The finance minister, who was on a visit to the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, also urged customs officials...
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The Madras High Court has ruled that the caste of a person remains unchanged after getting converted from one religion to another, and based on the same, no inter-caste marriage certificate can be issued.  Justice S M Subramaniam gave the ruling while dismissing a writ petition from S Paul Raj...
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Delhi is the most polluted city in the world. Kolkata, Mumbai among 10 top 10 most polluted cities.Â
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Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring over 6 per cent, followed by ITC, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Titan, Bharti Airtel and PowerGrid.
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From the Guardian: Scientists have said a new Covid variant that carries an extremely high number' of mutations may drive further waves of disease by evading the body's defences.Only 10 cases in three countries have been confirmed by genomic sequencing, but the variant has sparked serious concern...
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Reliance Jamnagar refinery
Reliance Industries Ltd will transfer its Jamnagar syngas project to a subsidiary it owns fully with a view to unlock value, a company statement said.  Used for energy production, syngas is a combination of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and some carbon dioxide that is typically manufactured by...
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Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad says schools will reopen for from Class I. After discussing with CM, cabinet & paediatric task force, state cabinet has decided to re-open schools from Std 1-4 in rural areas and Std 1-7 in urban areas from December 1. We're committed to safe...
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... He has a twin -- Assistant Commissioner of Police Jay Balram Azad (also played by John Abraham).Jay Balram is assigned to stop Satya Balram from taking the law in his hands and stop these extra-judicial killings of corrupt individuals.What follows is dishoom dishoom and more dishoom...
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The number of students detected with Covid-19 at Vimsar, a medical college and hospital in Odisha's Sambalpur, climbed to 54 on Thursday, up from 34 the day before, an official said.  The infected students have been admitted to the COVID unit of the Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical...
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A new study has found a gradual increase in the risk of COVID-19 infection from 90 days after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Results confirm that protection wanes with time and suggest a third (booster) dose might be warranted. The findings of the study were published in...
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Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik on Thursday accused NCB's zonal director Sameer Wankhede and his family of obtaining two separate certificates of his mother, following her death in 2015, each mentioning her as Muslim and Hindu.  Addressing a press conference in Mumbai this...
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Equity benchmark Sensex rebounded 454 points on Thursday, boosted by gains in index heavyweight Reliance Industries amid a positive trend in global markets.  The 30-share index ended 454.10 points or 0.78 per cent higher at 58,795.09. Similarly, the NSE Nifty surged 121.20 points or 0.70 per...
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... Siddique Kappan, according to UP police. The UP police is convinced press releases on Siddique Kappan's phone are proof of him 'receiving instructions' on behalf of PFI. Read the report here.Â
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Slamming the previous Uttar Pradesh government led by Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday called the party Jinnah followers.He said that Yadav's government incited a series of riots in the state when he was in power.Uttar Pradesh...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Noida International Airport will become the logistic gateway of North India.Speaking on the occasion of the foundation laying stone ceremony of Noida International Airport, PM Modi said, The Noida International Airport will become the logistic...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Uttar Pradesh.It will be one of the largest aerodromes in Asia.The airport, the second international aerodrome in Delhi-National Capital Region, is expected to be operational by...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs, asking them to be present in the House on November 29 for some very important business.All BJP Members in Rajya Sabha are hereby informed that some very important business will be taken up for discussion and...
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The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 1.5 billion (around Rs 11,185 crore) loan to India for COVID-19 vaccine procurement.ADB today approved a USD 1.5 billion loan to help the Government of India purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ADB said in...
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Crowds at Jewar to watch the ceremony
Thousands of people, including women and children, on Thursday gathered at Jewar amid heavy security to watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the foundation stone for the Noida International Airport.  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet colleagues, including the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Noida International Airport in Gautam Buddh Nagar, shortly.  The PM is accompanied by CM Yogi Adityanath and Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.This will be the fifth international airport in the state and is slated to be the...
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the publication, circulation, sale and purchase of the new book of former Law Minister Salman Khurshid: 'Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times'.Khurshid had allegedly compared Hindutva with the Islamic State and Boko...
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The Cuban embassy in India marks President Fidel Castro's death anniversary with this message and the picture alongside: There was never a storm, no matter how severe it was, that could defeat him. Fidel will always be with us. #FidelForEver #FidelPorSiempre #CubaVive.
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Covid-19 infections have started reducing in India
Diversified entity ITC on Thursday confirmed that it is developing a nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention for which it has initiated clinical trials.Developed by scientists at ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), Bengaluru, the company plans to market the nasal spray under the Savlon...
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The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted to life imprisonment the death penalty awarded to three convicts in the 2013 gangrape case of a 22-year-old photojournalist inside the defunct Shakti Mills compound in central Mumbai, saying that they deserve imprisonment for life to repent the offence...
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Taking note of worsening air quality, the Supreme Court has re-imposed the ban on construction activities in Delhi and national capital region (NCR).The SC directed the states to provide subsistence to workers from the funds collected as labour cess for the period during which such activities are...
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After 12 of 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya joined the Trinamool Congress, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday challenged that the TMC to make them contest on the party's ticket.On Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed that 12 Congress MLAs from Meghalaya have joined...
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A total of 22 per cent of the 5.94 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in Tripura's 14 civic bodies on Thursday amid opposition's allegations of political violence.  State Election Commission Secretary Pallab Bhattacharya said that 22 per cent votes were...
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Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh on Thursday said that the navy is closely monitoring defence cooperation between China and Pakistan.Chief of Naval Staff was addressing an event at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, where INS Vela, the fourth Scorpene-class submarine was commissioned into the...
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We don't trust the prime minister's words on repealing the laws because he had promised us that he will implement the Swaminathan Commission report, but he never did.When people's will is there, the government bends to their will. No government is god, Gurnam Singh Chaduni, the Samyukta Kisan...
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-- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has collected over Rs 78.55 crore from people not wearing masks in public places since the outbreak of Covid. -- A fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the south Andaman Sea around 29th November. It is likely to become more marked and move...
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The Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony, headed by AAP leader Raghav Chadha, summons actor Kangana Ranaut on December 6, over her alleged remarks on Sikhs.An FIR was registered against the actor in Mumbai on Tuesday following a complaint by members of the Sikh community for allegedly...
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Update: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh reaches the office of Crime Branch Unit 11 in Kandivali to join the investigation in the alleged extortion case. Singh, who was declared 'absconding' by a Mumbai court, reached the city today. He is facing extortion charges in several...
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Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse on Param Bir Singh's lawyer's claim in the Supreme Court on Monday that Singh faces a threat in Mumbai:Shocked to know that the man (former Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh) who served as Police Commissioner of Mumbai & Thane, held important posts feels a threat to...
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Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh arrives in Mumbai. Singh was declared as 'absconding' by a Mumbai court. He is facing extortion charges in several cases in Maharashtra.  Former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh on Monday informed the Supreme Court that he is in...
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BJP MP Subramanian Swamy sent out a pre-dawn tweet, a report card on the Narendra Modi government's performance. At 4:55 am, Swamy, who met Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in Delhi yesterday, tweeted: Modi Government's Report Card:Economy---FAILBorder Security--FAILForeign Policy...
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The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19, a notification issued by the State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday said. The counting of votes polled in the 144 wards of the civic body will be held on December 21, it said.Â
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How the markets fared yesterday
 Equity indices opened in the green on Thursday with the Sensex up by 47.03 points and Nifty up by 22.00 points.The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was up by 0.08 per cent at 58388.02 at 9.21 am. Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 17437.00 at 9.21 am, up by 22.00 points or 0.13 per cent.On the...
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INS Vela
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Vela, the fourth Scorpene-class submarine, in Mumbai on Thursday.Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh commissioned INS Vela at the Noval Dockyard. The Navy chief said that INS Vela has the ability to undertake an entire spectrum of submarine operations.INS Vela has...
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Japan's Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki visited an oxygen generation plant in Ri-Bhoi district which was funded by the Japanese Embassy and the UNDP to boost health infrastructure in Meghalaya, officials said.  In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)...
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The air quality in Delhi plunged to 'very poor' category on Thursday, according to per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) has dipped again from 280 on Sunday to 330 today.As per the SAFAR, the PM 10 levels was recorded at 327...
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Elections are being held for over 200 seats in municipal bodies of Tripura on Thursday.The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which has fielded candidates in all seats in Tripura civic elections, has already won 112 out of the total 334 seats uncontested in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC)...
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The Congress party will hold its Parliamentary strategy group meeting at the residence of party's interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday to discuss the issues that will be raised in the winter session of the Parliament beginning November 29.We will raise the issue of inflation in the upcoming...
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Sameer Wankhede's father
Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau chief Sameer Wankhede's father Dnyandev Wankhede on Wednesday challenged before the division bench of the Bombay high court the order of its single-judge bench that had refused to restrain Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik from making comments and putting social...
