India

02 Jul

Om Prakash Chautala set to walk free after surrender at Delhi’s Tihar jail today

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Released from Tihar Central Jail on Friday on completion of 10-year jail term in a teachers’ recruitment scam, former Haryana Chief Minister and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala said he planned to visit farmers at protest sites. Addressing party workers assembled at the Delhi-Gurugram border to welcome the octogenarian leader, Mr. Chautala thanked them for supporting his party against the wrong policies of the government and assured them that he would continue to fight for the poor, downtrodden and farmers. Mr. Chautala said doctors had advised him a few days of rest, after which he would…

02 Jul

‘Drone at Indian high commission in Islamabad was trying to capture details of diplomatic event’

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A drone that was spotted over the Indian High Commission complex in Islamabad last week was allegedly attempting to capture details of a diplomatic event being held at the mission, news agency ANI reported quoting sources. India had lodged a strong protest with the Pakistan foreign office through a note verbale over the security breach at the high commission premises. Confirmed the incident, the ministry of external affairs said that India has taken up the security breach issue with the Pakistani government. According to security officials, it was the first instance of suspected Pakistan-based terrorists deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to…

02 Jul

Government Clears PV Sindhu’s Request For Advanced Recovery System

editor0 CommentsIndia, Sports

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu's request for the purchase of an advanced recovery system ahead of the Tokyo Games was approved by the government on Friday. Acting on world champion PV Sindhu's request, the government on Friday sanctioned the purchase of advanced recovery equipment, which will help her remain in the best physical shape ahead of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The approval came within 24 hours of the 2016 Olympic silver-medallist Indian shuttler's request, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said. One of India's biggest medal hopes in Tokyo, Sindhu was thrilled. "I am happy that it did not take even a day for the…

02 Jul

Bagrakote tea estate new firm takes charge, reopens after six years

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One of the premium gardens in the Dooars , Bagrakote tea estate had been closed by the management six years ago,which was reopened on Thursday. The estate is located in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district and had 2,000 workers. The Duncans management had abandoned the Bagrakote garden in April 2015. On Thursday, representatives of Tea & Beverage Company — the new firm from Calcutta took over the estate hat had earlier been owned by the Duncans Goenka Group. The official added that on Sunday A meeting was held in the state labour department’s office in Siliguri it was decided…

01 Jul

Elections no guarantee against ‘tyranny’, says Chief Justice NV Ramana

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Noting that “the mere right to change the ruler, once every few years, by itself need not be a guarantee against tyranny”, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, quoting legal scholar Julius Stone, said Wednesday that “elections, day-to-day political discourses, criticisms and voicing of protests” are “integral to the democratic process”. While underlining that judges cannot stay “in ivory castles”, he said they “have to be mindful of the fact that the noise” amplified on social media “is not necessarily reflective of what is right and what the majority believes in”. The chief justice pointed out that in the 17…

01 Jul

Reported in nearly 100 countries, Delta variant of coronavirus to become dominant strain in coming months: WHO

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The World Health Organization has said that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is expected to become the dominant strain of the infection in the coming months. “Given the increase in transmissibility, the Delta variant is expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months,” the health body said in its Covid-19 weekly epidemiological update released on June 29. The WHO noted that the Delta variant, which was first detected in India, is 55% more transmissible than the Alpha strain, first reported in the United Kingdom. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that…

01 Jul

Bengal Launches Credit Card for students; Loans Upto ₹ 10 Lakh

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West Bengal

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the launch of a credit card for students with a limit of ₹ 10 lakh. A student -- aged upto 40 -- who has lived in Bengal for 10 years will be eligible for the card, which will be applicable for getting a loan for highr studies.Ms Banerjee said at an online press conference,"No guarantor is needed for this loan. The state will stand guarantee." The Credit Card Cab be available for undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral study . It could also be available for students studying in coaching classes for competitive exams.Any student taking a ₹ 10…

30 Jun

Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter

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Taking suo moto cognizance of pornographic content on Twitter, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought action within a week. The Delhi Police has also sent a notice to Twitter seeking details about steps taken by it against circulation of child pornographic content on its platform, officials said on Wednesday. Earlier, the police sought to know the steps taken by Twitter officials concerned against child sexual abuse content on their platform and sought details of the accounts circulating such material. The Delhi Police had registered an FIR against Twitter for allegedly allowing access to child pornography on its platform…

30 Jun

Centre’s Apathy “Unpardonable”: Supreme Court On Migrants’ Issue

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All states must implement "One Nation, One Ration" scheme for migrant workers by July 31, the Supreme Court said today, underlining that the states must also "run community kitchens to feed the migrants till the end of the pandemic". For registration of the migrant workers, the top court has told the central government to put in place a portal by July 31. A two-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah said, "The central government must develop and put in place a portal for registering unorganised and migrant workers, and start the process, not later than July 31." "Lackadaisical…

29 Jun

HC warns Mumbai police: Don’t spare the ‘big fish’ in fake vaccine cases

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The Bombay High Court stated on Tuesday that the Mumbai police must find the "big fish" in cases of COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the city and should not spare them. A court-appointed panel of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni also ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to inform the court of any steps the civic body plans to take to test those duped by such camps for antibodies and any negative health effects caused by the fake vaccine. The court was hearing a number of public interest litigations (PILs) aimed at improving citizen access to COVID-19…