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Delhi Police Lodge Case Against Lawyer for 'Obstructing Public Servant From Performing Duty'
The police searched the premises of two members of the bar — Pracha and Javed Ali — on Thursday in a case related to the alleged use of forged documents as genuine in judicial records in a northeast Delhi riots case.
School Teacher Jumps to Death From High-rise Building in Delhi's Janakpuri Area
Police received a PCR call at around 1:06 p.m. that a woman had fallen from the DDA building. After a police team reached the spot, the woman was found dead on the spot with blood oozing out of her head.
Farmers from Maharashtra Have Reached Delhi Border, Says All India Kisan Sabha
On Monday, thousands of farmers from Maharashtra had left for Delhi from Nashik in vehicles to join the ongoing agitation seeking the repeal of the Centre's farm laws.
Never Too Late? 64-year-old Retired Odisha Banker Cracks NEET, Becomes a a First-year MBBS Student
Pradhan, whose ageless exploit is being described as a rare event in India's medical education history, says he wants to serve people as long as he is alive.
One Dead as Fire Breaks Out at Mask Manufacturing Unit in Delhi's Mayapuri
DFS Director Atul Garg said fire officials broke down the door of the factory and rescued three people, one of whom was unconscious.
NIT Srinagar Students to Get Direct Admission to IIT Delhi's PhD Programme
The MoU was signed by V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi and Rakesh Sehgal, Director, NIT Srinagar. As per the agreement, NIT students with a CGPA of 8.00 at the end of their 6th semester (three years), will be eligible to apply for a project in summer o...
Modi Govt Trying to Mislead Bengal Farmers by Blaming State for Blocking Cash Benefits: TMC
TMC MP Sougata Roy also said the new farm legislations will help corporates and usher in contract farming in the country.
Let's Try as an Experiment for a Year: Rajnath Singh Says Farm Laws Will be Amended if Not Beneficial
The defence minister said if these new farm laws are not found beneficial, the government would bring all necessary amendments.
Chandrayaan-2 Mission's Initial Data Released: ISRO
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday said it has released the first set of data from the country's second mission to the Moon, the Chandrayaan-2, for the general public. Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019 from the Satish Dhawan Sp...
Karnataka Govt Withdraws Night Curfew Order Day After Announcing it
The decision to impose night curfew for nine days from 11 pm to 5 am starting from Thursday was taken on Wednesday in line with the Centre's advice, amid concerns over a new COVID-19 variant spreading in the UK.
Govt Again Invites Farmer Unions for Talks, Says it Won't Be Logical to Discuss MSP-related Demand
Previous five rounds of talks between the government and the unions have failed to break the deadlock with the farmers insisting on repeal of the three laws and camping at various border points of Delhi for nearly a month now.
Amid Concerns over Mutated Infection, UK Returnee Tests COVID-19 Positive in Odisha
The authorities of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIAP) here have asked all airline operators to share details about passengers, who have recently returned from foreign countries, airport executive director Goutam Ray told PTI.
Delhi School Principals Against Scrapping of Nursery Admissions for 2021, Cite Learning Gap, Brain Development
According to a senior Delhi government official, since the schools have been closed since nine months due to COVID-19 and will remain closed till a vaccine is available, a whole year of online learning for small children seems unviable.
Sensex Rallies 437 Points, Nifty Reclaims 13,600; HUL Top Gainer
HUL was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, spurting around 3 per cent, followed by Infosys, M&M, ITC, SBI, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints, TCS and Bharti Airtel. On the other hand, Titan, PowerGrid and NTPC were among the laggards.
PIL in SC Seeks Fair, Peaceful Assembly Polls in West Bengal in 2021
The plea has sought several reliefs including a direction to CBI to probe alleged killings of political activists and adversaries of ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party in the state.
None Can Interfere if an Adult Marries as Per Her Choice, Convert: Calcutta HC
After a 19-year old woman married a person of her choice, her father petitioned the high court, complaining that his daughter's statement before a magistrate may not have been recorded in an atmosphere where she felt comfortable.