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Cattle Smuggling Case: CBI Summons Abhishek Banerjee's 'Aide' Binay Mishra on January 4
Earlie, the agency carried out searches at two premises of Binay Mishra, believed to be a confidante of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with the case but could not find him there.
Last-minute Night Curfew Dampens New Year Buzz for Delhi's Party-goers, Hospitality Industry
While those in the hospitality industry scurried to understand what the fine print of the Delhi government's decision meant for establishments that had accepted bookings, some party goers cancelled their plans and others hastily tweaked them.
Union Cabinet Approves Interest Subvention for Ethanol Distilleries: Dharmendra Pradhan
India will need about 1,000 crore litre of ethanol for doping in petrol by 2030 with a view to cut dependency on imports for meeting oil needs, he said adding that the nation currently has a capacity of 684 crore litres.
Online Exam from Next Year for Select Govt Recruitment: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The National Recruitment Agency will be a multi-agency body which will conduct the common test to screen and shortlist candidates for Group-B and C (non-technical) posts.
'Political Pressure' Stopped Manmohan Singh, Sharad Pawar from Implementing Farm Reforms: Tomar
Tomar also said that the previous governments, farm scientists, farm bodies and chief ministers had recommended and supported the farm reforms.
Army Chief General Naravane Leaves for South Korea on 3-day Visit to Further Ties
South Korea has been a major supplier of military platforms and weapons to India.
Farmers Agree to Govt Proposal for Talks on Dec 30, Want Repeal of Laws to Remain Primary Agenda
The farmers' acceptance of the proposal came hours after the Centre sent them a letter suggesting December 30 as the date for the dialogue, against December 29 the protesting unions wanted. Abhimanyu Kohar, a member of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha -- an umbre...
Farmers Camping at Delhi Borders Not for Holiday, But to Seek Answers from Govt: Hannan Mollah
Mollah said the farmer unions have proposed four specific talking points for the December 29 meeting — the government stating the procedure for repealing three farm laws, procedure to make minimum support price (MSP) for crops a legal right, release of Pu...
In Cairn Judgement Against India, Hague Court Cites PM Modi's Statement Pledging Not to Use Retrospective Tax
In the order, the tribunal, which consisted of one member appointed by the Indian government, said the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 2014 "election manifesto criticised the preceding government for having unleashed 'tax terrorism' and 'uncertainty', whic...
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.
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...
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.
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.
UP's Anti-conversion Law Can't Be Sustained, Has Many Defects, Says Ex-SC Judge Madan Lokur
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Madan B Lokur said there was no immediacy that called for passing the law, 'Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance', when the assembly was not in session.