Secured creditor can forfeit earnest money if there is a default in payment by auction-purchaser: SC

Secured creditor can forfeit earnest money if there is a default in payment by auction-purchaser: SC

New Delhi, Feb 3 - In a latest ruling, the Supreme Court has held that the Bank being a secured creditor can forfeit the earnest money of a successful auction-purchaser if the latter fails in depositing the balance amount within the timeline specified

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PM Modi congratulates France for launching UPI

PM Modi congratulates France for launching UPI

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated France for the formal launch of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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Identify & remove deepfakes else face legal action, govt reminds intermediaries

Identify & remove deepfakes else face legal action, govt reminds intermediaries

New Delhi, Feb 3 - The government has emphasised that social media intermediaries should identify and remove misinformation or information that impersonates another person, including those created using deepfakes, else face the legal action, as actor Akshay Kumar finds himself in the crosshairs

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Without justice existence of any nation is not possible: PM Modi

Without justice existence of any nation is not possible: PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that without justice the existence of any nation is not possible.

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Delhi Police team again at Kejriwal’s residence to serve notice, CMO dubs it defamation tactic

Delhi Police team again at Kejriwal’s residence to serve notice, CMO dubs it defamation tactic

New Delhi, Feb 3 - A team of Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Saturday morning again reached the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to serve him a notice in connection with a probe over his allegations that the BJP was trying to

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Now, drones to monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram, Nuh

Now, drones to monitor illegal mining activities in Gurugram, Nuh

Gurugram, Feb 3 - The mining department will soon start using drones to keep tabs on illegal mining in Gurugram and Nuh districts.

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LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces PM Modi

LK Advani to be conferred Bharat Ratna, announces PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. A BJP stalwart, Advani is also the founding member of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

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V-P Dhankhar urges students to ask probing questions, neutralize anti-India narratives

V-P Dhankhar urges students to ask probing questions, neutralize anti-India narratives

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday stressed that the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is “the right place, the nerve-centre, to engage in scrutiny” and engage in dismantling false narratives floated by people trying to "taint, tarnish and demean

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President Murmu inaugurates 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair

President Murmu inaugurates 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair

Faridabad, Feb 2 - President Droupadi Murmu on Friday inaugurated the 37th Surajkund International Crafts Fair here in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

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BMC focusses big on Mumbai infra projects, to dip into reserves for expenses

BMC focusses big on Mumbai infra projects, to dip into reserves for expenses

Mumbai, Feb 2 - The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has focussed big on completing ongoing mega-infrastructure projects in Mumbai for which it plans to deploy its huge reserves which fetch low rates of interests selectively as is the practice since 3 years, BMC

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‘Right time’ to reveal state of economy during UPA regime; Modi govt always prioritises empowerment over sops: Sitharaman

‘Right time’ to reveal state of economy during UPA regime; Modi govt always prioritises empowerment over sops: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb 2 - A day after presenting the Interim Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday defended her statement on presenting a ‘White Paper’ on pre-2014 United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, saying there couldn’t have been a ‘better time’ than

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Govt makes stock disclosure mandatory for rice traders, millers

Govt makes stock disclosure mandatory for rice traders, millers

New Delhi, 2 February - The Government of India has made declaration of stock position of rice/paddy mandatory for traders/wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors/millers.

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From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians

From Varun Chheda to Neel Acharya – the Purdue deaths that shook Indians

New Delhi, Feb 3 - The recent death of Purdue University student Neel Acharya has put the focus back on the security and safety of Indian and Indian-origin students at and around the campus that witnessed a total of four deaths from the

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EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation

EU countries unanimously endorse ‘landmark’ AI legislation

Brussels, Feb 3 - The 27 member states of the European Union (EU) have unanimously endorsed the bloc's "landmark legislation" governing the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI), also known as the EU AI Act, according to European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry

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Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles

Houthis say they strike Israel with ballistic missiles

Sanaa, Feb 3 - Yemen's armed Houthi group has said that they have struck the Israeli city of Eilat with several ballistic missiles.

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US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria

US carries out retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Syria

Washington, Feb 3 - In a sharp escalation in hostilities in West Asia, the US carried out multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria in retaliation to a drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.

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Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria

Six ‘pro-Iran fighters’ killed in US airstrikes in Syria

Damascus, Feb 3 - Six "pro-Iran fighters" were killed and four others wounded in US airstrikes that targeted strongholds of these fighters in eastern Syria on Friday night just as the US was readying retaliatory strikes against Iranian targets, a war monitor reported.

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US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report

US-UK coalition launches 7 airstrikes on Houthi sites in Yemen: Report

Sanaa, Feb 3 - The US-British maritime coalition in the Red Sea launched seven airstrikes against Houthi sites in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah on Friday, a Houthi-run media outlet reported.

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PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects in Odisha on Feb 3

PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects in Odisha on Feb 3

New Delhi, Feb 2 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch four environment-friendly and faster coal transportation projects worth Rs 2,145 crore of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd in Odisha on February 3.

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Sukhoi, Jaguar, Hawk, Chinook, and Apache to participate in Exercise Vayu Shakti

Sukhoi, Jaguar, Hawk, Chinook, and Apache to participate in Exercise Vayu Shakti

New Delhi, 2 February - The Indian Air Force will be conducting 'Exercise Vayu Shakti-24' on February 17, at the Pokhran Air to Ground Range, near Jaisalmer.

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