Govt. seeking more time to fix reservation for wards only to delay elections to BBMP council beyond May 2023, SEC complains to top courts

The State Election Commission alleged before both the High Court of Karnataka and the Supreme Court that the Karnataka government appears to be seeking three more months to issue a fresh notification to fix the reservation for the wards of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike “only with a view to…

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Unlawful conversion to invite jail term for 3 to 10 years, Uttarakhand Assembly passes stricter Bill

Dehradun, November 30Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed a stricter anti-conversion Bill making unlawful conversion a cognisable and non-bailable offence punishable with imprisonment for a term of at least three to a maximum of 10 years.It also passed a Bill granting 30 per cent horizontal reservation to domiciled women of the…

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Islamic State leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

Beirut, November 30 The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in a battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday without giving further details. Little had been known about al-Qurayshi, who took over the group’s leadership following the death of his predecessor,…

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Punjab minister Inderbir Nijjar’s calls Punjabis ‘bewakoof kaum’, apologises after comment stirs controversy

Amritsar, November 30 AAP leader and Punjab Local Bodies Minister Dr Inderbir Nijjar on Wednesday invited criticism from several quarters for his controversial remarks regarding the Punjabis. Interacting with the media in Amritsar, Nijjar while trying to make a point regarding the need for crop diversity and dwindling ground…

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Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV

Chandigarh, November 30Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from NDTV on Wednesday, as per an announcement made through an internal mail of the news broadcaster.This came a day after channel’s founder promoters— Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy— resigned as directors on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited.RRPR, a promotor…

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Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress urges EC to take action against channels allegedly airing opinion polls ahead of voting

New Delhi, November 30 The Congress has urged the Election Commission to take strict action against the alleged airing of “sponsored” opinion polls on the Gujarat assembly election ahead of voting in the first phase on Thursday and claimed it was a brazen attempt to influence the electorate. They…

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Sitting on tanker rudder for 11 days, 3 migrants arrive in Spain from Nigeria; ask for asylum

Madrid, November 30 Three migrants who arrived to the Canary Islands from Nigeria after enduring 11 days on a tanker rudder have asked for asylum in Spain, local authorities said on Wednesday. The three Nigerian men were hospitalized upon reaching the port of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria on Monday…

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India GDP growth slips to 6.3 pc in Q2, dragged down by manufacturing, mining sectors

New Delhi, November 30 India’s economic growth slowed down to 6.3 per cent in the July-September quarter of this fiscal, dragged down mainly by the poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors, official data showed on Wednesday. However, India remained the fastest-growing major economy as China registered an economic growth…

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India GDP grows at 6.3 per cent in July-September quarter, in line with RBI projection

New Delhi, November 30 India’s economy grew by 6.3 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal, official data released on Wednesday showed. The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 8.4 per cent in the July-September quarter of 2021-22, according to data released by the National Statistical…

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Cops ‘cane-charge’ protesting labourers marching towards CM Bhagwant Mann’s residence in Sangrur

Parvesh Sharma Sangrur, November 30 After struggling for hours to prevent labourers from marching towards the residence of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Dreamland Colony on Patiala road here, police on Wednesday allegedly cane-charged the protesters to disperse them. After getting time for a meeting with CM Bhagwant Mann…

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‘Making bad films is not a crime, but…’: Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid stands by his comments on ‘Kashmir Files’

Jerusalem, November 30Unfazed by the widespread criticism of his comments against the Hindi film “The Kashmir Files”, Israeli director and IFFI international jury chair Nadav Lapid said he stands by his remarks as he “knows how to recognise propaganda disguised as a movie”.Reacting to the backlash he received for calling…

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