LG-appointed members take oath first as MCD House reconvenes

New Delhi, January 24 The Lt Governor-nominated members took oath first despite opposition from AAP councillors as the municipal House in Delhi reconvened on Tuesday amid heavy deployment of civil defence volunteer personnel and marshals. Presiding Officer Satya Sharma administered the oath to the nominated members before the elected representatives…

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Chhattisgarh man gets death sentence for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crime

Durg, January 24 A court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has sentenced a 47-year-old man to death for shooting dead his parents at home in 2018, terming it as a “rarest of the rare” incident. Death penalty will be the appropriate punishment for the convict so that no one ever dares…

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Chhattisgarh man sentenced to death for killing parents; court terms it ‘rarest of rare’ crime

Durg, January 24 A court in Chhattisgarh’s Durg district has sentenced a 47-year-old man to death for shooting dead his parents at home in 2018, terming it as a “rarest of the rare” incident. Death penalty will be the appropriate punishment for the convict so that no one ever dares…

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Delhi Police likely to file charge sheet in Shraddha Walker murder case today

New Delhi, January 24 Delhi Police are likely to file a charge sheet in the Shraddha Walker murder case before the Saket district courts on Tuesday. The charge sheet, which is expected to run over 3,000 pages with 100 witnesses to the case, had been made on the basis of…

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3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident in Shimla

Subhash Rajta Shimla, January 24 Three persons, hailing from Punjab, were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in rolled down a road on the Shoghi-Mehli bypass in Shimla on Monday night. According to disaster management authorities, aMahindra Maxximo rolled off the road about 900 meters. Four people were traveling…

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3 youths from Punjab killed in road accident near Shimla

Subhash Rajta Shimla, January 24 Three persons, hailing from Punjab, were killed after the vehicle they were traveling in rolled down a road on the Shoghi-Mehli bypass in Shimla on Monday night. According to disaster management authorities, aMahindra Maxximo rolled off the road about 900 meters. Four people were traveling…

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Passenger offloaded from SpiceJet plane at Delhi airport for ‘unruly behaviour’ arrested

New Delhi, January 24 Police have arrested a flyer accused of misbehaving with a woman cabin crew member on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Hyderabad, officials said on Tuesday. The complaint was lodged by Sushant Srivastava, the airline’s security officer, on behalf of the cabin crew member, they said….

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On Netaji’s birth anniv, PM names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

New Delhi, January 23Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the importance of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and said this was the land where the Tricolour was hoisted for the first time and where the government of independent India was formed for the first time.The 21 braveheartsMajor Somnath SharmaNaik Jadunath SinghSecond…

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Judges don’t face polls, public scrutiny: Rijiju in latest dig at judiciary

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, January 23The government appears to be relentless in its attempts to question the judiciary over its functioning. Having endorsed the view of former Delhi High Court Judge RS Sodhi that the Supreme Court “hijacked” the Constitution by deciding to appoint judges itself, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on…

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‘Tanker mafia’ lords over Gurugram as residents battle water woes

Geetanjali Gayatri Gurugram, January 23 The “tanker mafia” lords over the city in the summer months while low pressure and dirty water in certain pockets ails the water supply even in the winter season despite adequate availability of water through the year. Rs 1,000-Rs 1,500 per tanker …

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‘Her right’: Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities

Mumbai, January 23A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court said while allowing a married woman to terminate her 32-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities.A division…

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Punjab Cong leader Sukhpal Khaira seeks introduction of bill to restrict purchase of agri land in state by non-Punjabis

Chandigarh, January 23 Senior Punjab Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira along with party leader Partap Singh Bajwa met Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan here on Monday and sought to introduce a private member’s bill in the next session to ban the purchase of agricultural land in the state by non-Punjabis….

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