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Wanted LeT operative brought back from Rwanda; CBI, NIA work together

THE CBI in coordination with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), who was wanted in a terror case in India, from Rwanda through Interpol channels, officials said on Thursday.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

SC slams C'garh govt for firing woman sarpanch

THE Supreme Court recently hauled up the Chhattisgarh authorities for removing a 27-year-old female sarpanch on \"flimsy grounds\", citing delays in completion of her work.

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November 29, 2024
This is how you encourage sportspersons, asks SC
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This is how you encourage sportspersons, asks SC

THE Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the Himachal Pradesh government for denying employment to Pooja Thakur, an Asian Games gold medallist, under the sports quota, asking \"this is how you (state govt) encourage sportspersons?\"

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November 29, 2024
JPC on Waqf Bill gets extension till Budget session
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JPC on Waqf Bill gets extension till Budget session

THE government will not introduce the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill in the winter session of Parliament, as the Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted the motion to extend the term of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Bill.

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November 29, 2024
Disruption of House a malady: Dhankhar
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Disruption of House a malady: Dhankhar

Parliament adjourned for third straight day on Thursday amid Oppn protests

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November 29, 2024
WIKI & THE RIGHT TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE
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WIKI & THE RIGHT TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE

UMANS have an innate right not only to acquire information but also to contribute to its creation.

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November 29, 2024
A SEASON FOR ONE NATION, MANY ELECTIONS
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A SEASON FOR ONE NATION, MANY ELECTIONS

The power of incumbency and local factors highlighted by the year-end elections should make us rethink the plan to hold simultaneous polls. There's a lesson for political dynasties too

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Kerala topped growth in regular-wage employments over last 5 years: Study

AMID a gloomy national employment outlook, a study by India Ratings and Research says that Kerala achieved the highest growth in regular-wage jobs among all major states over the last five years.

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November 29, 2024
Red alert as heavy rain may lash Nellore, Tirupati
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Red alert as heavy rain may lash Nellore, Tirupati

THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a red alert for Tirupati and Nellore districts and orange alert for Chittoor and Annamayya districts as heavy to very heavy rains are likely to lash the regions on Friday due to the deep depression in the Bay of Bengal.

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November 29, 2024
North Tamil Nadu on its toes over Fengel cyclone
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North Tamil Nadu on its toes over Fengel cyclone

THE deep depression over southwest Bay of Bengal, which has brought intense rainfall to Sri Lanka causing flooding in multiple places, has put north Tamil Nadu on its toes as the regional meteorological centre has issued a red alert for several coastal districts on November 29 and 30.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Mysterious illness afflicts 262 families

FOR the last five days, a significant number of residents of a 830-apartment residential complex in Kaggalipura on Kanakapura Road have been afflicted with a mysterious illness.

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November 29, 2024
Anyone leaving borewells open to face 1-year jail term: K'taka amends law
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Anyone leaving borewells open to face 1-year jail term: K'taka amends law

TO put an end to children falling into open borewells, the State government is amending the law and bringing in stringent measures, including a one-year jail term for those who fail to close them.

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November 29, 2024
Panel set up to probe TIDCO houses
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Panel set up to probe TIDCO houses

Charges on change in beneficiaries' names and misuse of contribution in allotment in Andhra

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November 29, 2024
Security tightened for DGPs' meet after Pannun threat
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Security tightened for DGPs' meet after Pannun threat

WITH Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah all set to arrive for the high-profile DGP conference, Bhubaneswar was placed under a thick blanket of security on Thursday even as Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to disrupt the meet.

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November 29, 2024
ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case
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ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

AN Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi's Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said.

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November 29, 2024
DU students can now switch elective subjects
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DU students can now switch elective subjects

DELHI University (DU) students who have struggled to clear their elective or optional subjects after multiple attempts will now have the option to switch to a new subject, starting from the 2024-25 academic session.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Delhi gets 70 new polling stations ahead of assembly polls, 50 removed

THE Delhi election office has announced the addition of 70 new polling stations for the upcoming assembly elections.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Anticipatory bail to transgender MCD councillor

THE Delhi HC on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Bobi Kinner, the city's first transgender MCD Councillor, in a case involving alleged fabrication of a caste certificate.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Ayushman Bharat: HC notice to govt

THE Delhi high court has issued a notice to the AAP-led government following public interest litigation filed by seven BJP MPs from the city seeking implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital, alleging the government's failure to act has left millions without essential healthcare coverage.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

ED: Sanction covers money laundering case

THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Delhi court on Thursday that the sanction obtained to prosecute former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the Delhi excise policy was comprehensive enough to try him in a related money laundering case as well.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

'LACK OF STANDING COMMITTEE DELAYING LANDFILL CLEAN-UP'

WITH assembly elections fast approaching, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun a major drive to address long-pending civic concerns, including cleanliness, landfill sites and the condition of corporation-run schools and hospitals.

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November 29, 2024
Delhi govt extends EV policy till March 2025
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Delhi govt extends EV policy till March 2025

Cabinet rolls out several incentives to encourage adoption of electric vehicles to fight city's worsening air quality

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November 29, 2024
Adapted vehicles for disabled exempt from GRAP curbs
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Adapted vehicles for disabled exempt from GRAP curbs

THE Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi-NCR on Thursday exempted the adapted BS-III (petrol) and BS-IV (diesel) vehicles, used by the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) from the restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).

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November 29, 2024
Kejriwal tears into Centre over crime spurt in capital
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Kejriwal tears into Centre over crime spurt in capital

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday released \"Crime Map of Delhi\", intensifying his criticism of the BJP-led central government, accusing it of failing to ensure law and order in Delhi.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Man flees to Azerbaijan after double murder inside salon, held at Delhi airport

A 22-year-old man involved in a brazen double murder case of southwest Delhi and subsequently fled the country on a fake passport was arrested at the Delhi Airport, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

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November 29, 2024
No intel input on blast: Cops; security scaled up
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No intel input on blast: Cops; security scaled up

OFFICERS privy to the investigation of a low intensity explosion that took place near the PVR cinema complex said there was no intelligence input of any kind of disruption in the Rohini area, still the Delhi Police had maintained adequate security arrangements.

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November 29, 2024
The Morning Standard

Panic, fear grip residents after another blast

IN between the crime scene and \"Do not enter\" tape of the Delhi Police was probably a 100-metre-long road that became an area of intense scrutiny after a mild-intensity explosion ripped off on Thursday, triggering panic among the residents.

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November 29, 2024
Low intensity blast near crime branch office in Rohini
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Low intensity blast near crime branch office in Rohini

A low-intensity explosion at the entrance of a park near Delhi Police's Crime Branch office in Rohini on Thursday cocked a snook at the security apparatus in the national capital at a time when Parliament is in session.

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November 29, 2024
Newborn flushed down in K'taka hosp's toilet
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Newborn flushed down in K'taka hosp's toilet

IN a horrific incident, a premature baby was found flushed down the toilet of a private hospital in Harohalli, Ramanagara district of Karnataka.

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November 29, 2024
SC collegium proposes Justice Manmohan's name as top court judge
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SC collegium proposes Justice Manmohan's name as top court judge

THE Supreme Court collegium on Thursday unanimously recommended to the Central government the elevation of Delhi High Court Chief Justice Manmohan to the Supreme Court as a judge.

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November 29, 2024