Relief to Hemant Soren as SC declares PILs against him in Jharkhand HC ‘not maintainable’

New Delhi, November 7 In a major relief to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the PILs filed in the Jharkhand High Court seeking probe against him for alleged money laundering were not maintainable. A three-judge Bench led by CJI UU Lalit set aside…

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Fresh trouble for Manish Sisodia as aide Dinesh Arora set to be approver in Delhi excise policy scam

IANS New Delhi, November 7 Fresh trouble seems to be on cards for Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia as Dinesh Arora — his close aide and an accused in the Delhi’s Excise Policy scam case — has decided to turn approver in the case. The CBI has sought permission from…

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Sidhu Moosewala’s new song likely to be released tomorrow; Punjabi singer’s ‘SYL’ released after his death was banned on YouTube

Chandigarh, November 7 A new song of Sidhu Moosewala is likely to release on Tuesday. This would be his second song that would be released after the Punjabi singer’s killing. View this post on Instagram A post…

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Shiromani Akali Dal expels Bibi Jagir Kaur from party

Jupinderjit Singh Chandigarh, November 7 The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur from the party. Party disciplinary committee chairman Sikander Singh Maluka announced this at a press conference. Speaking at the conference, disciplinary committee member Virsa Singh Valtoha kicked up a row saying the party had earlier…

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SAD expels Bibi Jagir Kaur after she fails to appear before disciplinary panel

Chandigarh, November 7 The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur from the party after she failed to appear before its disciplinary committee to explain her decision of contesting the November 9 SGPC presidential poll. The move was announced by the party’s disciplinary committee head Sikandar Singh…

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Ludhiana man booked after he distributes ‘laddoos’ following Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri’s killing

Ludhiana, November 7A case was registered in Punjab’s Ludhiana against a person, who allegedly distributed sweets (Laddoos) over the death of Shiv Sena leader Sudhir Suri, who was shot dead in Amritsar days back, officials said.The Ludhiana Police on Sunday lodged an FIR against the person after a purported video…

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Supreme Court allows appeals by Jharkhand govt, Hemant Soren; sets aside high court order in mining lease case

New Delhi, November 7 The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the appeals of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and the state government against a high court order accepting the maintainability of PILs for a probe in the mining lease issue. It also set aside the Jharkhand High Court’s June 3…

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Court orders to proceed with framing charges against cops who handled rape case against BJP ex-MLA Kuldeep Sengar

New Delhi, November 7 A special court has ordered to proceed with the matter of framing charges against three Uttar Pradesh policemen who initially handled the rape case against BJP ex-MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in 2017 for failing to record allegations of the minor victim against the leader, officials said….

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Supreme Court upholds 10% quota for economically weaker sections

Satya Prakash New Delhi, November 7 The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and educational institutes. By a majority of 3:2 a five-judge Constitution Bench upheld the validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment under which…

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Supreme Court upholds 10 per cent EWS quota by 3:2 verdict

Satya Prakash New Delhi, November 7 The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in government jobs and educational institutions, saying it didn’t violate basic structure of the Constitution. By 3:2 majority, a five-judge Constitution Bench ndash; which had…

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1 lakh Indians became permanent residents of Canada last year

Toronto, November 7 Immigrants in Canada, including Indians, have been successful in finding jobs, and are filling up gaps in the country’s labour force, according to a new survey released by the national statistical agency. Immigrants who arrived in Canada over the past five years had an employment rate of…

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Delhi to hold meeting on pollution today; decision on reopening primary schools likely

New Delhi, November 7 Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the new directions by the Centre’s air quality panel about revoking curbs imposed under the final stage of the Graded Response Action Plan, officials said. A decision on reopening primary schools and…

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Delhi to reopen primary schools from November 9, revokes work-from-home order

New Delhi, November 7 The Delhi government on Monday decided to reopen primary classes from November 9 and revoke the order asking 50 per cent of its staff to work from home in view of improvement in the city’s air quality. At a press conference, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said…

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Delhi minister Gopal Rai calls meeting on pollution today, decision to be taken on reopening primary schools

New Delhi, November 7 Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will chair a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss the new directions by the Centre’s air quality panel about revoking curbs imposed under the final stage of the Graded Response Action Plan, officials said. A decision on reopening primary schools and…

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Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, cites ‘mistake’: Report

November 7 After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, the company is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and asking them to return, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. Some of those who are being asked…

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