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Four coaching students were arrested in Kota on Thursday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, police said.The matter came to light after the teenager's classmates found she was suffering form depression and informed the officials concerned who then sent the...
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At least five Congress MLAs did not attend a meeting of the party's lawmakers in Maharashtra on Thursday, called in the aftermath of the high-profile exit of former chief minister Ashok Chavan that has triggered speculation about more such defections.Zeeshan Siddique (Bandra East), Aslam Shaikh...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in the national capital from Doha on Thursday evening after concluding his two-nation visit to the UAE and Qatar. He travelled to the United Arab Emirates on an official visit from February 13-14 and Qatar from February 14-15. This was PM Modi's...
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Three people died in a massive fire that broke out in the Dayal market, Alipur area of North Delhi, on Thursday. According to fire officials, Three people died in the fire that erupted in Dayal Market, Alipur. A search operation is underway at the site of the incident. As many as 22...
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Three Union ministers began their third round of talks with farmer leaders in Chandigarh Thursday evening, amid a standoff between the protesters and security personnel at two points on Punjab-Haryana border.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also joined the meeting.Agriculture and Farmer...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Bombay high court it would not arrest Sameer Wankhede, former zonal director of Mumbai unit of Narcotics Control Bureau, in a money laundering case till February 20. Wankhede last week filed a petition in the HC seeking...
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Mahabharat actor Nitish Bharadwaj, who played the role of Lord Krishna, has hit the headlines after filing a police complaint against his estranged wife Smita Gate and accusing her of mental harassment. Bhardwaj has stated in the complaint that he married Smita Ghate, an IAS officer of...
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The Haryana government on Thursday extended the ban on mobile internet and bulk SMS services in seven districts by two days till February 17 in view of the farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' agitation.These districts are Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa, the government said in...
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Allegedly annoyed by his wife's obsession over making Instagram reels, a 34-year-old man died by suicide after hanging himself from a tree in Hanuru area in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar on Thursday, the police saidKumar, who worked as a coolie, did not like his wife being constantly glued to social...
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People rushed out of their homes and offices in Bilaspur town after a loud boom was heard Thursday afternoon, fearing that it could be an earthquake.However, it was not immediately clear what caused the boom.Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Sadar Abhishek Garg said that the reason behind it has...
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One person was killed in a clash between members of two communities in Prantij town in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, police said on Thursday.The incident took place in Khodiyar Kuva area on Wednesday night, an official said.It started after an altercation between two persons identified as Mayur...
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The Enforcement Directorate has summoned TMC leader and former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra for questioning in a FEMA contravention case next week, official sources said Thursday. The 49-year-old politician has been asked to depose on February 19 at the central agency's office in Delhi. Her...
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The Ajit Pawar-led group was the real Nationalist Congress Party when two factions emerged in the party in July 2023, Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar held on Thursday. All the petitions seeking disqualification of MLAs are rejected, Narwekar further said. Narwekar started...
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Electoral bonds account for 1/2 of BJP's income
Electoral bonds have accounted for more than Rs 16,000 crore worth funds contributed to various political parties so far, a lion's share is estimated to have gone to the BJP, data shows. Electoral bonds account for more than half of the BJP's overall income.Among other parties, TMC received...
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Equity benchmark Sensex climbed over 225 points to reclaim the 72,000-mark on Thursday, while the Nifty settled close to the 22,000 level, supported by hectic buying in market heavyweights M&M, HDFC Bank and SBI amid a largely firm trend in global equities. Besides, a heavy rush on...
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TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty hands quits the party. She said she was unhappy with her party's local leadership in her constituency, Jadavpur. Chakraborty who is also a Bengali film actor met party chief Mamata Banerjee and expressed her desire to quit as a parliamentarian, asserting that...
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Senior Congress leader Alka Lamba on Thursday said the Income Tax department, the ED and CBI will once again swing into action against leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls but the party was ready to face such onslaughts. Speaking to reporters,...
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Electoral bonds have accounted for more than Rs 16,000 crore worth funds contributed to various political parties so far, a lion's share is estimated to have gone to the BJP, data shows. All political parties put together received more than Rs 12,000 crore till last fiscal since the...
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The BJP on Thursday sought to downplay the Supreme Court verdict on electoral bonds, saying every decision of the apex court should be respected and accused the opposition parties of politicising the issue. BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said the Opposition is politicising the issue as it does...
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On elections in J&K and seat sharing, National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah says, I think that elections in both states will be held with the Parliamentary elections. As far as seat sharing is concerned, NC will contest alone and there's no doubt about it. Reaction to Farooq...
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Congress turncoat Milind Deora filed nomination as Shiv Sena's (Eknath Shinde faction) Rajya Sabha candidate from Maharashtra on Thursday. Deora filed his nomination at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Deputy...
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Former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy termed as historic the Supreme Court verdict on Thursday annulling the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, and said it's in the interest of a clean democracy. Speaking to PTI, Krishnamurthy said he entirely agreed with the...
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In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the electoral bonds scheme for political funding, saying it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information. But what exactly are electoral bonds? An electoral...
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A farmer gets eye drops put after police fired tear gas shells
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar on Thursday criticised the method adopted by farmers to press their demands, saying they are trying to march to Delhi like an army on the offensive. He said the farmers are moving with tractor-trolleys, earth-movers and ration for a year -- just like an...
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Sarwan Singh Pandher holds up a shell
General Secretary of Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday alleged that police were using weapons used by the military against the agitating farmers. Pandher who was holding a press conference, displayed some ammunition similar to smoke shells and...
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Congress says BJP has made bonds a medium for bribes
After the Supreme Court verdict striking down the Electoral Bonds Scheme, the Congress targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing the ruling party of corruption. Another proof of Narendra Modi's corrupt policies is in front of you. BJP had made...
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Petitioner Jaya Thakur
The Supreme Court's decision to strike down the electoral bond scheme will help bring in transparency in political funding and protect the interest of people, Congress leader Jaya Thakur, who had challenged the scheme in the apex court, said on Thursday. In a widely anticipated...
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The Congress on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, and said it will reinforce the power of votes over notes. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, The Supreme Court has held the much-touted Electoral Bonds...
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A five-judge bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra delivered a unanimous verdict on Thursday, striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional.The bench was ruling on a batch of pleas challenging the legal...
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The Maharashtra government has decided to sell sand online on a no profit no loss basis, a move that will enable people to buy the key construction material at a cheaper rate and curb illegal sand mining, revenue minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said. During the state cabinet meeting on...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme, saying it violates the right to information and freedom of speech and expression under the Constitution. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud delivered two separate but...
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Supreme Court holds Electoral Bonds scheme is violative of Article 19(1)(a) and unconstitutional. Supreme Court strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme. Supreme Court says Electoral Bonds scheme has to be struck down as unconstitutional.CJI delivering verdict on electoral bonds: The only purpose of...
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A 5-judge bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra delivering the judgment on electoral bonds.CJI: Amendment to S 182 of Companies Act become otiose in view of our finding that electoral bonds scheme is unconstitutional. A company has more graver...
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CJI on electoral bonds: We are of the opinion that least restrictive means test is not satisfied... there are other means other than electoral bonds to achieve that purpose. Contribution by other means of electronic transfer and electoral trusts is other restrictive means. Thus curbing black...
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Supreme Court holds that anonymous electoral bonds scheme is violative of Right to Information under Article 19(1)(a).CJI DY Chandrachud says there are two separate judgements -- one penned by him and the other by Justice Sanjiv Khanna and both the verdicts are unanimous.Supreme Court says...
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The 5-Judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court begins delivering its verdict in the case concerning the legal validity of the electoral bonds scheme that allows anonymous donations to political parties.CJI Chandrachud: It is a unanimous verdict. There are two options by me and the...
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From doubling the farmer's income to bring back black money, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing the PM of failing to provide 2 crore jobs to the youths in the country every year. The latest attack came even as some farmer...
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Former Odisha Congress MLA Anshuman Mohanty resigned from the party. Mohanty, who was elected to the state Assembly from the Rajnagar constituency in Kendrapara district in 2014, stepped down from both his primary membership in the party and his role as president of the Kendrapara District...
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After the Delhi Court denied Umar Khalid bail in October 2022, he approached the Supreme Court. Read more here.
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File pic. Arms looted from the army in Manipur last year
Manipur Police have arrested six people for looting arms from the India Reserve Battalion camp at Chingarel in Manipur's Imphal East district. Four Insas rifles, one AK Ghatak, two magazines of SLR and 16 small boxes of 9mm ammunition looted from the IRB camp have also been recovered, police...
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Farmers apply face packs as a preventive against the effects of tear gas
We want Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a dialogue with farmers or else we should be allowed to protest peacefully, said the General Secretary of the Punjab Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Sarvan Singh Pandher, as the farmers' protest escalates into a full-blown crisis. Pandher...
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One person was killed and nine others were injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Missouri in the US on Wednesday (local time). The shooting occurred after the parade and rally for the Chiefs' Super Bowl win, ABC News reported, citing the Kansas City Fire Department. According to...
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Days after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the majestic Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Mandir on Wednesday, the first Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Expressing his joy over...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had a wonderful meeting with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countries. Modi arrived in Doha on Wednesday night on an official visit to Qatar. This...
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Eleven Indian nationals, taken hostage for over a month in Nepal on the pretext of sending them to USA, were rescued and seven Indian agents were arrested for their involvement in the racket, the police sources said on Wednesday. The 11 persons were kept as hostages in a rented house for...
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Akasa Air on Wednesday said it will be cancelling two of its flights between the city and Bengaluru till March 30, following government guidelines on reducing congestion at the Mumbai Airport.The airline on Tuesday had said that it was cancelling four of its flights between Mumbai and Bengaluru...
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Maoists killed a 30-year-old man engaged in work under the Jal Jeevan Mission in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Wednesday evening, the police said. The incident took place at a weekly market at Orchha village, said an official. As per the preliminary information, a group...
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Kamal Kant Batra, mother of Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Vikram Batra/Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on X
Kamal Kant Batra, mother of Param Vir Chakra recipient Captain Vikram Batra, died at Palampur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. She was 77. Captain Vikram Batra, known as Shershah, died fighting for the country during the Kargil War in 1999, displaying unparalleled...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Qatar's capital Doha./ANI on X
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Doha on Wednesday evening for a crucial meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to further develop the historically close and friendly relations between the two countries. This is Modi's second visit to Qatar as the prime...
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