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The Congress demanded a judicial probe by a Supreme Court judge on Friday into the entire episode involving gangster Vikas Dubey and the alleged politician-criminal nexus in Uttar Pradesh to bring out the truth about those who had 'granted protection' to him.Chief spokesperson of the party...
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The Supreme Court on Friday decided to use technology more in judicial proceedings keeping in mind the prevailing COVID-19 situation and directed that now court summons and notices can be served on persons through emails, fax and instant messaging applications like WhatsApp.The top court had...
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Five days after the earlier order was revoked, reportedly because of friction between the ruling allies Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party, fresh order transferring 10 deputy commissioners (DCP) in the city was issued on Friday.The earlier order was issued on July 2, but it was revoked by...
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The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Friday said the official vehicle in which gangster Vikas Dubey was being brought to Kanpur overturned when a herd of cattle suddenly came in front of it. According to a statement released by the STF, Dubey was being brought to Kanpur from Ujjain for...
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Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's official residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai on Friday, sources said.The half-an-hour-long meeting, a second in four days,came against the backdrop of reports of strain in the Shiv Sena-NCP...
20:40
India's COVID-19 vaccine candidates will go through a rigorous evaluation process that will not be compromised, the government's Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan said on Friday, indicating that the Indian Council of Medical Research-Bharat Biotech vaccine is unlikely to be out by...
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Former Union minister and Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav on Friday alleged that the police's claim of killing gangster Vikas Dubey in an encounter seems to be 'fake' as he could have disclosed many big 'secrets'. This encounter (killing) of Vikas Dubey seems to be fake and straight out...
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China and India should be partners rather than rivals, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Friday, noting that the border question left over by history is sensitive and complicated and there was a need to find a fair and reasonable solution mutually acceptable through equal...
19:58
India and China on Friday held a fresh round of diplomatic talks on the border row in eastern Ladakh and reaffirmed to ensure 'complete disengagement' of the troops in the region for 'full restoration' of peace and tranquility along Line of Actual Control.The Ministry of External Affairs said the...
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Cops at Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo
The Mumbai Congress on Friday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to open places of worship so that people distressed by the coronavirus outbreak and resultant lockdown can 'share their heartfelt pain' with God.Mumbai Congress vice president Amarjit Singh Manhas said such a move...
19:24
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his US counterpart Mark T Esper during which India's border row with China in eastern Ladakh and the overall security scenario in the region figured prominently, people familiar with the development said. Singh and...
19:20
The ex-US ambassador to the UN is one of the few Trump officials to leave on good terms and has diligently built up a national profile, writes Daniel Strauss in The Guardian, here.
19:18
'The civilian-military relationship is a complex matrix. In wartime, this is more so when civilian leaders who never held a killer's weapon in their hands are called upon to make decisions on the passage of arms.Of course, there are strong-willed leaders who force their will. Otto von...
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The Net Paper calls it 'the sheer not-so-suddenness, the expected nature of the move, the predictability', and lists the 10 things Vikas Dubey's killing says about India, here.
19:06
In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19, a 10-day lockdown will be imposed in Pune, neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad and a few other parts of the district starting July 13, a senior official said on Friday.The lockdown will come into force from midnight of July 13 and end on July 23, he said. The...
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader and Tamil Nadu fisheries minister D Jayakumar on Friday said Sasikala, a close aide of late J Jayalalithaa, or her family will have no place in the party or in the government. As Tamil Nadu's political landscape hots up over a...
18:51
In the midst of tense border standoff, India and China held 16th meeting of Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on border affairs..In diplomatic talks, India and China reviewed progress made in disengagement process along Line of Actual Control in western sector, the ministry of...
18:35
As dengue season sets in across large parts of India with the onset of the monsoon, scientists warn that COVID-19 and the mosquito-borne disease have overlapping symptoms and worry the country's healthcare infrastructure won't be able to cope with this double whammy.The impact of a...
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From 2.82 per cent a month earlier, India's COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 2.72 per cent which is lower than that of many other countries, the Union health ministry said on Friday. It also noted that 30 states and Union Territories have a fatality rate lower than the national...
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A lockdown with minimal exemptions that is in force in Thane city till July 12 has now been extended till July 19, a senior official said on Friday. The order was issued by Thane Municipal Corporation Additional Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh.This total lockdown, as part of which most shops...
17:36
A top IMF official on Friday warned that the global public debt is expected to exceed 100 per cent of the GDP in 2020-21, and the average overall fiscal deficit is expected to soar to 14 per cent of the GDP in 2020, pointing out that never have public debt and deficits risen so high and so...
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Maharashtra's minister for tourism and environment Aaditya Thackeray says the decision of the HRD Ministry of the Union government, and the University Grants Commission, is absolutely absurd and probably from an alternate universe.I urge UGC to not make this a silly issue of egos and realise that...
17:03
A Delhi court Friday allowed 62 Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Saudi Arabia to walk free on payment of fine of Rs 7,000 and Rs 10,000 each respectively, after they accepted mild charges, under the plea bargain process, related to various violations including visa norms while attending Tablighi...
16:46
The government's wheat procurement has touched an all-time record of 38.98 million tonnes so far in 2020-21 marketing year (April-March), with Madhya Pradesh surpassing Punjab as the country's biggest wheat procuring state. The previous record was 38.18 million tonnes achieved in 2012-13....
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People in Bikaru village distribute sweets after history-sheeter Vikas Dubey was killed in police encounter today. Locals say, This entire area is very happy today. It feels as if we are finally free. This is the end of an era of terror. Everyone is very happy. Gangster Vikas Dubey was shot...
16:18
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said there was no need to shed tears over the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey in an encounter and wondered why the police action was being questioned. Dubey was shot dead by the Uttar Pradesh police on the outskirts of Kanpur city on Friday morning. The...
16:14
Senior TMC leader and MP Mahua Moitra came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday over the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, asserting that justice is the only thing killed in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's encounter raj. Dubey was killed in an encounter earlier in the day,...
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Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the encounter killing UP gangster Vikas Dubey this morning. The BJP government has turned Uttar Pradesh into 'apradh pradesh'. Criminals like Vikas Dubey are prospering amd being shielded by people in power. Congress demands a probe by a sitting...
15:29
Three days after the state government began demolishing secretariat buildings in Hyderabad to construct a new one at the same site, the Telangana High Court on Friday issued an interim stay on knocking them down till Monday. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh...
15:24
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo with a focus on further ramping up bilateral defence cooperation by launching joint production lines for military hardware and key platforms, officials said. South Korea...
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BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party on Friday appeared to be in favour of postponing the Bihar assembly polls, with its president Chirag Paswan saying that voter turnout may be very low if the elections are held amid the spread of COVID-19, and put people at risk. The state polls are due in...
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The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from Centre, Kerala and 13 other states on a plea challenging the barbaric practices to ward off wild animals terming them as illegal and unconstitutional and violating Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution. The plea filed by an advocate has also...
15:15
Maharashtra police: 222 new COVID-19 positive cases and 3 deaths reported in the state Police force in the last 48 hours. The total number of positive cases in the force now stands at 5,935 including 74 deaths and 4,715 recovered. BSF Meghalaya: Twenty-six more personnel of the BSF have...
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Boeing has completed delivery of all new AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook military helicopters to the Indian Air Force. The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boeing handed over the last five of 15...
14:38
Pune district in Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 1,803 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed its overall count to 34,399, a health official said on Friday. This single-day rise was reported on Thursday, he said. The death toll in the district reached 978 with 34 more people...
14:36
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das to deliver keynote address at the 7th SBI Banking & Economics Conclave at 10:30 am tomorrow.
14:32
The Maharashtra government on Friday informed the Bombay High Court that the prohibitory order against spreading of incorrect or false information on social media amid the Covid-19 pandemic has ended and no extension has been given to it. Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni told a division...
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The condition of three police personnel, injured in an encounter with the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, is now stable, said Dr RB Kamal, Principal, LLR Hospital, Kanpur on Friday.The condition of the three injured police personnel is now stable; bullets brushed by them. Vikas Dubey had...
14:16
Tata Motors on Friday reported a 64 per cent decline in group global wholesales, including that of Jaguar Land Rover to 91,594 in June quarter of the current financial year over year-ago. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors' commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in Q1FY21 were at 11,598...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday carried out a comprehensive review of the situation in eastern Ladakh with top military brass in view of the withdrawal of troops from the friction points by China's Peoples Liberation Army, government sources said. The defence minister carried...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded cancellation of university exams and urged the University Grants Commission to promote students on the basis of past performance during the coronavirus pandemic. Accusing the UGC of creating confusion, Gandhi said it is unfair to conduct...
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The Bombay High Court on Friday sought to know why should the names of persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 be disclosed and said the issue involves privacy rights of such patients. A division bench of Justices A A Sayed and M S Karnik made the observation while hearing a petition...
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The overturned police vehicle at the site of the encounter
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey. She wanted the inquiry to cover the killing of eight policemen last week in an ambush allegedly masterminded by Dubey. Dubey was shot dead on Friday by police, who...
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Was Vikas Dubey arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police or was it a staged surrender made to look out like an arrest?Why was Vikas Dubey's close associate Amar Dubey killed in an encounter?How did Dubey's alleged financier Jay Vajpayee escape being slain in an encounter?What explains Dubey's...
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Hours before gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter near Kanpur on Friday, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Uttar Pradesh government and the police to safeguard his life and ensure that he is not killed by the cops. The plea has also sought...
12:26
India has emerged as the most attractive global market for clean energy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. Launching a 750 MW solar project in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh through video-conferencing, Modi also said the state will emerge as a major hub for clean and cheap power in the...
12:11
China has warned its citizens living in Kazakhstan of a local unknown pneumonia which, it said, has a much higher fatality rate than the COVID-19 disease. The unknown pneumonia in Kazakhstan caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of the year, including 628 people in June alone, the Chinese...
11:50
Wearing face masks and gloves, Singaporeans were voting on Friday in a general election that is expected to return the ruling party once again to power but the result could be a test for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's handling of the economy during the COVID-19 crisis. Voting began at 8 am and...
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I'm satisfied. But now how will it come into fore as to who were backing him (Vikas Dubey)? It could have been unraveled by questioning him, Urmila Verma, wife of constable Sultan Singh who lost his life in the encounter at Kanpur's Bikru village on July 3.
11:16
Healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States have once again started facing shortages of masks, gowns, face shields and gloves as the infection spread and the number of patients getting hospitalised continues to climb.According to The Washington Post, the...
11:11
Government-owned Punjab National Bank has reported a fraud of Rs 3,688.58 crore in the non-performing asset account of non-banking financial company Dewan Housing Finance Ltd which is in bankruptcy proceedings. DHFL had accumulated total debts of almost Rs 1 lakh crore and failed to honour...
11:06
UP ADG law & order Prashant Kumar: After car overturned, Vikas Dubey tried to snatch police weapon and attempted to flee after which there was retaliatory fire by police in which he was injured. He was declared dead after being taken to hospital. We'll issue official statement soon.
10:46
In another case, a notorious criminal, Panna Yadav, was injured in an encounter with the Special Task Force at Ahiranpurwa village in Hardi area of Bahraich last night. He was rushed to district hospital where he died. He was a resident of Gorakhpur and carrying a reward of Rs 50,000,...
10:41
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on the encounter death of gangster Vikas Dubey: Law has taken its course. It could be a matter of regret and disappointment for those who raised questions on Vikas Dubey's arrest yesterday and death today. MP Police did its job, it arrested and handed...
10:32
Texas has reported more than 100 new coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time making this the deadliest week so far of the COVID-19 pandemic while newly confirmed cases continue to rise in the state, the health officials said. The grim milestone marks the third consecutive day the...
10:18
Father of constable Jitendra Pal Singh who lost his life in an encounter at Bikru village in Kanpur, said he was proud of UP Police for bringing solace to his soul.Gangster Vikas Dubey has been killed after a car in the Special Task Force convoy, taking him from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain to Uttar...
09:50
India has once again reported the highest single-day spike in fresh coronavirus cases with 26,506 new cases recorded in 24 hours. Indias Covid count now stands at 7.93 lakh.India has reported 475 deaths and the 26,506 new COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours. Total positive coronavirus cases in...
09:20
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Yogi Adityanath-led government after gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter.He wrote on Twitter, Darasal ye car palti nahi, raaz khulne se sarkaar palatne se bachayi gayi hai.Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh also reacted to...
08:58
Shortly after the UP Police announced that gangster Vikas Dubey had been killed when he tried to flee from the car which was bringing him to Kanpur from Ujjain, leaders from various political parties have reacted. Na rahega bas, na bajegi basuri-- Priyanka Chaturvedi, Deputy Leader of Shiv...
08:43
On the encounter that broke out between the STF and the gangster, Kanpur SSP said that the vehicle escorting Vikas Dubey overturned after which he got out and snatched the pistol of one of the wounded cops and tried to escape. Firing took place and Vikas Dubey was shot at, the SSP...
08:13
Gangster Vikas Dubey has been killed after a car in the Special Task Force convoy, taking him from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain to Uttar Pradesh's Shivli, overturned in Kanpur. The history-sheeter, accused of masterminding a deadly ambush on a police party outside his Bikru village home,...
08:03
One of the vehicles of the convoy of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force that was bringing back history-sheeter Vikas Dubey from Madhya Pradesh to Kanpur overturned.Police have reached at the spot. Further details are awaited. Dubey, the main accused in the Kanpur shoot out case was arrested by...
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A senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader on Thursday asked Jyotiraditya Scindia to consider if he is the reason behind delay in the allocation of portfolios among ministers in the state government led by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and said it is not sending out a good message. Ganesh...
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