L-G VK Saxena seeks maximum punishment for Medha Patkar in defamation case

L-G VK Saxena seeks maximum punishment for Medha Patkar in defamation case

New Delhi, May 30 - A Delhi court on Thursday adjourned the awarding of sentence to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar, who has been convicted in a defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) V.K. Saxena, to June 7.

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Azam Khan gets 10 years in jail, Rs 14 lakh fine in 2016 case

Azam Khan gets 10 years in jail, Rs 14 lakh fine in 2016 case

Rampur (UP), May 30 - Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined Rs 14 lakh by a Rampur MP/MLA court in a case related to the forcible eviction, looting, and intimidation of residents of

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Fire breaks out at police training centre in Delhi

Fire breaks out at police training centre in Delhi

New Delhi, May 30 - A fire broke out at Wazirabad police training centre’s malkhana on Thursday afternoon, a fire department official said, adding that so far, no injuries have been reported.

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TN govt installs internet facilities in 20,332 government and aided schools

TN govt installs internet facilities in 20,332 government and aided schools

Chennai, May 30 - The Tamil Nadu School Education Department has installed internet connections in 20,332 government and aided schools across the state.

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Security beefed up in Kanyakumari ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Security beefed up in Kanyakumari ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Chennai, May 30 - Security has been beefed up in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit who is scheduled to arrive at around 4.45 p.m. in a helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.

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J&K: 7 killed, 28 injured after bus falls in gorge in Akhnoor

J&K: 7 killed, 28 injured after bus falls in gorge in Akhnoor

Jammu, May 30 - Seven people were killed and 28 injured on Thursday after a bus carrying pilgrims fell into a deep gorge in J&K’s Akhnoor area on the Jammu-Poonch highway.

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Seychelles patrol vessel leaves for home after GRSE completes refit in record time

Seychelles patrol vessel leaves for home after GRSE completes refit in record time

Kolkata, May 30 - There was cheer all around as fast patrol vessel SCG PS Zoroaster set sail from the Rajabagan Dockyard of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd in Kolkata on Wednesday after completion of its maiden short refit.

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Local issues, not national, dominated campaigning for 42 LS seats in Bengal

Local issues, not national, dominated campaigning for 42 LS seats in Bengal

Kolkata, May 30 - With campaigning in the last and seventh phase of polls for nine Lok Sabha constituencies set to end within a few hours, a quick look back shows that local issues took precedence over national matters during the campaigns for

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Kashmir tourist arrivals likely to break all previous records

Kashmir tourist arrivals likely to break all previous records

Srinagar, May 30 -Tourist arrivals in Kashmir are set to break all previous records as more than 1.25 million tourists have already come here to date.

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Delhi court issues notice to ED on CM Kejriwal’s pleas for bail in excise policy case

Delhi court issues notice to ED on CM Kejriwal’s pleas for bail in excise policy case

New Delhi, May 30 - A court here on Thursday issued notice to ED seeking its response on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s regular bail plea in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.

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Minister admits NCP MLA rooted for reinstating tainted doctor as Sassoon Hospital MS

Minister admits NCP MLA rooted for reinstating tainted doctor as Sassoon Hospital MS

Pune, May 30 - Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif has admitted that a ruling MahaYuti ally Nationalist Congress Party had recommended the reinstatement of the tainted medico, Ajay Taware – now arrested and suspended – to the coveted post of Medical Superintendent

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Monsoon arrives simultaneously in Kerala, northeastern states

Monsoon arrives simultaneously in Kerala, northeastern states

New Delhi, May 30 - The southwest monsoon has arrived simultaneously in Kerala and the northeastern states on Thursday, two days ahead of its expected date of June 1.

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Rajkot fire tragedy: Failure on multiple fronts, finds SIT

Rajkot fire tragedy: Failure on multiple fronts, finds SIT

Rajkot, May 30 - The Special Investigation Team's report on the Rajkot fire incident in Gujarat has highlighted several loopholes and identified key issues related to the police, fire department, municipality, and road-building authorities, said sources on Thursday.

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Outlook for Indian economy bright, 7 pc growth likely in 2024-25: RBI

Outlook for Indian economy bright, 7 pc growth likely in 2024-25: RBI

Mumbai, May 30 - The outlook for the Indian economy remains bright with the GDP growth likely to be at a robust 7 per cent in 2024-25, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its annual report released on Thursday.

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Ahead of PM Modi’s Kanyakumari trip, his 33-year-old picture from Rock Memorial surfaces

Ahead of PM Modi’s Kanyakumari trip, his 33-year-old picture from Rock Memorial surfaces

New Delhi, May 30 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to mark the end of a hectic poll campaign and head to Kanyakumari on Thursday, for a two-day meditation at the iconic Vivekananda Rock Memorial.

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Rajkot fire tragedy: 27 victims identified through DNA tests

Rajkot fire tragedy: 27 victims identified through DNA tests

Rajkot, May 30 - In the aftermath of the fire incident at the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot, authorities have identified 27 victims through DNA matching.

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Welfare of the poor top priority, says PM Modi in Hoshiarpur

Welfare of the poor top priority, says PM Modi in Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur, May 30 - Stating that the welfare of the poor was his government’s top priority, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a pledge that he would not let anyone snatch the quota of the poor and Dalits.

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Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till July 6

Delhi court extends Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody till July 6

New Delhi, May 30 - A Delhi court on Thursday extended till July 6 the judicial custody of AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the alleged excise policy scam being probed by the CBI.

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Dr Manmohan Singh pained over prosperity under UPA being turned into ruins under NDA: Pawan Khera

Dr Manmohan Singh pained over prosperity under UPA being turned into ruins under NDA: Pawan Khera

New Delhi, May 30 - Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday spoke on former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s letter to the people of Punjab ahead of the final phase of polls and said that he was in ‘deep pain’ over the state

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Bhangar on boil two days before last phase of LS polls

Bhangar on boil two days before last phase of LS polls

Kolkata, May 30 - Bhangar under Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in South 24 Parganas has been gripped by tension since Thursday mor

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