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Chandigarh, November 24The Haryana government has decided to grant a separate quota of 3 per cent for outstanding sports persons (OSP) and eligible sports persons (ESP) of the state in its recruitment process.Chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal said the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs shall create a separate quota for…

New Delhi, November 24Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam has agreed to withdraw the order restricting entry of women in the mosque, after Delhi LG V K Saxena spoke to him and requested him to take back the decree, Raj Niwas sources said on Thursday.They added that Imam Bukhari agreed to revoke…

Deepender Deswal Sirsa, November 24 A district court on Thursday awarded death sentence to a 56-year-old man for raping his minor daughter in Sirsa district two years ago. The accused was facing charges under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Section 506 of the IPC. The police had…

New Delhi, November 24 Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot called Sachin Pilot a “gaddar” (traitor) on Thursday and said he cannot replace him as he had revolted against the Congress in 2020 and tried to topple his own government. The remarks have further widened the fissures in the Congress party…

New Delhi, November 24The administration of Delhi’s famed Jama Masjid has put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of ‘girls’, whether alone or in groups. As controversy escalated, the mosque’s Shahi Imam on Wednesday said the order is not applicable to those coming to offer prayers.The issue…

New Delhi, November 24 Delhi Police has seized five knives from the flat of Mehrauli murder accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who underwent a marathon polygraph test of nearly eight hours on Thursday at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here, officials said. However, police said the saw allegedly used by Poonawala…

New Delhi, November 24 The second session of the polygraph test on Mehrauli murder accused Aaftab Poonawala began on Thursday at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Rohini, officials said. The test could not be conducted on Wednesday as the 28-year-old was down with a fever and cold, they said….

Bengaluru, November 24 A little-known outfit Islamic Resistance Council (IRC) has reportedly claimed responsibility for the Mangaluru blast on November 19, saying one of its ‘Mujahid brother Mohammed Shariq’ attempted to attack a ‘Hindutva Temple in Kadri’. While top police officers remained tight-lipped, police sources said they are verifying…

Toronto, November 24 An Indian-origin teen died after being stabbed in a scuffle at the parking lot of a high school in Surrey, Canada, media reports said. Mehakpreet Sethi, 18, died in the hospital after being attacked outside Tamanawis Secondary School, located at 12600 66 Avenue in the Newton area,…

Pune, November 24 Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale is not responding to treatment and is in a critical condition at a Pune hospital, his wife said on Thursday, a day after many media outlets reported that he had died. Gokhale, an actor equally at home in theatre, television and movies, is…

Chandigarh, November 24 Actress Richa Chadha has drawn flak over her tweet on the 2020 Galwan clash, in which many Indian Army soldiers died. Richa had on Wednesday reacted to Northern Army Commander Lt General Upendra Dwivedi’s statement that the Indian Army was ready to execute orders like taking back…

Islamabad, November 24 Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday chose Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the new Army chief to succeed incumbent General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ending the suspense over the key appointment. Bajwa, 61, is scheduled to retire on November 29 after a three-year extension. He has ruled…

New Delhi, November 24 The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the “haste” and “tearing hurry” in appointing Arun Goel as Election Commissioner. The Centre vehemently resisted the observations, with Attorney General R Venkataramani saying the whole issue pertaining to the appointment of Goel be looked into its entirety. At the…

New Delhi, November 24 The Centre on Thursday placed the original file of appointment of Election Commissioner Arun Goel before the SC constitution bench. The court perused the file and said it was cleared in “haste” and “tearing hurry”. The court said the vacancy of EC arose on May 15…

New Delhi, November 24 The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the process adopted for appointing Arun Goel as an Election Commissioner (EC), saying his file got clearance in “haste” and a “tearing hurry”. As the apex court observed that the file pertaining to Goel’s appointment was cleared at “lightning speed”,…