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The query by a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan was posed to Choksi's counsel during the hearing of his appeal against a single judge order which dismissed his plea for pre-screening of Netflix docuseries 'Bad Boy Billionaires'.

As much as 24.94 lakh tonnes electronic waste was generated in the country in the past three years, the Ministry of Environment informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, adding that India's electronic-waste generation is increasing every year. Responding to...

A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a government hospital in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla early Wednesday, police said. Meanwhile, her family members alleged that neglectful attitude of th...

Five days back, Air India Express had said the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority suspended its flights for 24 hours for bringing two passengers with COVID-positive certificates on August 28 and September 4.

Star all-rounder Marcus Stoinis says carrying the confidence of good BBL performance into the 13th IPL and not putting too much pressure on himself should help him deliver for his new team Delhi Capitals. The 31-year-old made a quick-fire 53 off 21 bal...

Kerala Agriculture Minister V S Sunil Kumar has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third member of the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet to be infected by the deadly virus. His office said Kumar, who returned to Thiruvananthapuram two days ago, had comp...

In 2019 the number of 'Shakhas' were around 1400 which then decreased to around 1050. Presently the number of ‘Shakhas’ in Bengal came down to nearly 700.

Police say that four people have been arrested while police have deployed additional personnel in both villages to avoid any escalation.

In today’s wrap, several areas in Mumbai flooded after heavy overnight rain, Reliance Retail gets Rs 5,550 crore investment from KKR, Opposition leaders to meet President today after Parliament boycott, India and China agree to stop sending more troops to...

Around 40 Congress MLAs walked out of the Gujarat Assembly late Tuesday night after a heated debate with the ruling BJP on a bill proposing amendments in labour laws. First-time Congress MLA Naushad Solanki, who was accommodated in the viewers gallery d...

Several areas in Mumbai received heavy rain starting late afternoon on Tuesday. Areas in south Mumbai, as well as western and northern suburbs like Andheri, Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad and Borivali received around 70 mm rainfall since Tuesday morning, s...

The contentious "The Karnataka Land Reforms (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020" was among the 12 bills tabled in the assembly on Tuesday. The land reforms bill seeks to replace the Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, which the government...

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday approved a Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation's scheme to allow free bus travel to two members of a family to immerse ashes of their loved ones in the Ganga in Haridwar. The state road transport...

The Rajya Sabha is likely to adjourn sine die after taking up five bills on Wednesday, while the Lower House may be adjourned after taking up a few matters.

Students will be allowed to attend classes only on the consent given by their guardians in writing, the order said, adding that only 50 per cent teaching and non-teaching staff would attend school on a daily basis while one-third of the students will be a...

Facebook India executives last week had skipped a summon issued by the Assembly's panel for Peace and Harmony over a Wall Street Journal report that claimed Facebook deliberately did not act on hateful content in the country.