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A special judge on Saturday took charge of the designated court to deal with criminal cases arising from paper leaks as well as the use of other unfair means in public examinations, court sources said.They said Special Judge Anu Grover Baliga took charge of a specially designated Fast Track Court...
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Activist Sonam Wangchuk released a video on YouTube late Friday night, recounting his experience over the past few days and sharing a clip of what transpired as he was leaving the Safdarjung Hospital after the Delhi high court allowed him to be shifted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.However,...
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A contract killer, who is already serving a life term for the murder of a former suspect in the Air India Kanishka bombing, has been sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison by a Canadian court in a separate case involving a fatal shooting, according to a media report.Tanner Fox, 25, was...
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A Ghaziabad resident volunteering at the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest against alleged paper leaks at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has alleged that police detained his family members in Ghaziabad and harassed his relatives in Meerut because of his role in the agitation.Mohammad...
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A number of X posts on Saturday claimed that some students of Jamia Millia Islamia were detained by Delhi Police as they were returning from the Jantar Mantar protest site, even as police sources said that verification of around 150 persons detained on Friday night was underway.Several X handles...
11:27
Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar on Friday joined the growing chorus of film personalities backing students protesting alleged irregularities in competitive examinations, condemning the police crackdown on demonstrators and offering legal, medical and financial assistance.In an open letter to...
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Security arrangements have been intensified further across the national capital ahead of the weekend, with Delhi Police installing additional layers of barricades at key locations and reinforcing them with heavy-duty chains to prevent attempts to breach security cordons, officials said on...
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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta Fadnavis on Saturday said she wanted her husband to stay in Maharashtra, a remark coming amid speculation about the future role for the BJP stalwart.She said protests are justified if they remain focused on the issue of paper leak, even as she...
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A US federal appeals court has refused to stay a lower court order striking down the Trump administration's decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers.The three-judge bench at the Boston-based First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the federal...
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The flood situation in Assam remained grim on Saturday even as the water level has started to recede in some parts, while 61 people have died of the deluge and over 7.05 lakh people are affected in nine districts, officials said.According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA)...
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Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday said he had been diagnosed with typhoid but vowed that his illness would not slow the movement seeking Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.In a video message shared on social media, Dipke said he had been unwell for...
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18 Delhi Metro stations remain shut for fourth straight day amid CJP protestNew Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Eighteen Delhi Metro stations in central Delhi remained closed for the fourth straight day on Saturday due to security concerns amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest near the Jantar...
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Liquor shops across Delhi will shut two hours earlier than usual, at 8 pm instead of 10 pm, until the weekend ends in view of the the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar, sources said.The decision follows an unannounced early closure of liquor shops on Thursday that left many customers...
09:31
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India on Friday barred Viresh Joshi, former chief dealer of Axis Mutual Fund, for seven years from the securities market and imposed a penalty of Rs.3 crore for alleged front-running trades of the fund house.In the final order, Sebi has also...
09:21
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.08 billion to $676.24 billion during the week ended July 17, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday.The total reserves increased due to a rise in foreign currency assets (FCAs), the largest component of the reserves, by $4.55...
09:19
The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of the ministry of home affairs has asked code repository platform GitHub to remove and disable access to the code for BitChat, a peer-to-peer messaging platform that works without an internet connection using Bluetooth mesh technology.In an order...
09:03
Activist Sonam Wangchuk rejected allegations of striking a deal with the Centre and said he ended his 26-day hunger strike only after securing a written assurance as he feared an imminent crackdown on protesters in Delhi, recalling the 2025 firing on youths in Ladakh, and wanted to prevent any...
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday said it suspended the licences of six eateries and bakeries, most of them in Mumbai, for violations of norms and poor hygiene during an enforcement drive conducted the day earlier.The regulatory agency also issued stop-business notices...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education, has this week issued advertisements for a set of senior professional appointments at the level of General Manager and has separately opened the engagement of sixteen Young Professionals through the Pratibha...
