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SC declines to hear Cong plea against 8 Goa defector MLAs

ASKS PETITIONER TO MOVE HIGH COURT

Casino officials face criminal charges for obstructing ED Op

The Panaji police registered a criminal offense against Casino Pride in Panaji a day after a high-voltage drama unfolded onboard when Directorate of Enforcement (ED) officials were allegedly confined and obstructed during a search operation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Bihar: BPSC candidates stage protest

Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) candidates held a protest outside BAPU Exam Centre, in Bihar's Patna, complaining about the irregularities during an exam conducted by BPSC on Friday.

30 schools in Delhi receive bomb threats

Around 30 schools in Delhi received bomb threats over e-mail in the early hours of Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of their premises, officials said.

7 held for raping woman in Assam

Seven people were arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a woman on a temple premises in Assam's Guwahati, police said.

TN reels under rain, Stalin takes stock

Rain continued to batter several districts across Tamil Nadu on Friday and the Thamirabarani river was in spate due to continuous downpour in the southern districts.

Ex-cop and principal get bail in RG Kar case

COURT ORDER - Abhijit Mondal was accused of delaying the FIR while Sandip Ghosh was charged with evidence tampering

Sambhal imam fined ₹2 lakh

Days after violence over surveying of a Mughal-era mosque at Sambhal which killed four people, an imam of another mosque here was fined Rs 2 lakh for allegedly using a loudspeaker at high volume on Friday.

2 Hindu women held for illegally entering India

Amid violence on minorities in Bangladesh, two elderly women, Adho Burman (90) and Kanju Balal (74), were sent to 14 days' jail custody on Friday after illegally entering India.

Balyan's judicial custody extends in MCOCA case

A Delhi court on Friday sent AAP's Uttam Nagar MLA Naresh Balyan to judicial custody in a case related to alleged organised crimes, while denying police his further remand.

No-confidence motion against me hurts, says RS Chairman

The Rajya Sabha was again adjourned on Friday amid chaos as the Treasury benches and the Opposition exchanged words over the issue of the no-confidence motion brought against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar.

TMC all set for 'mass' connect drive; BJP lags 1 crore target

At a time when the BJP is struggling to meet the target of membership drive set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Bengal, the TMC had planned more mass connect programmes for the entire month of January.

Accused of slapping govt staff, Raj ex-MLA gets bail

Former MLA of Rajasthan Girraj Singh Malinga has been granted bail from the Supreme Court.

J'khand HC acquits convicts after 31 yrs

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday acquitted three convicts of a murder case who were sentenced to life term by Deoghar district court 31 years back.

Kejriwal to contest from New Delhi

Amid rumours of him shifting to other constituency, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced that he will contest from his New Delhi seat in the upcoming assembly polls.

SC: Provide medical aid to Dallewal immediately

Expressing concern over the worsening health of the farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Punjab and Central governments to provide immediate medical assistance to the farmer leader, whose fast-unto-death entered 18th day at the Khanauri border protest site.

Rajnath Singh slams Cong for hijacking Constitution

The two-day debate on the Constitution of India, organised to commemorate 75 years of its adoption, commenced in the Lok Sabha on Friday with both the Treasury and the Opposition speakers using the forum to attack the other and propagate their own idea of what the Constitution did for the country.

'Wrong to judge woman by the dress she wears'

It is wrong to judge a woman by the dress she wears or the way she is happy and joyful.

Bihar govt inks MoU with Kovai-based eye hospital

The Bihar government on Friday signed an MoU with a Coimbatore-based entity for the construction of a super speciality eye hospital here.

Plight of minorities in B'desh a concern: EAM

MAKING A POINT - Jaishankar hopes Bangladesh will settle down to a mutually beneficial stable relationship with India

Central Railway is observing Energy Conservation Week

Central Railway is observing Energy Conservation Week from 8.12.2024 to 14.12.2024 in Headquarters and all Divisions and Workshops.

Mkts to focus on FOMC meet, macro data next wk

The Indian Equity Markets remained quite volatile during the week driven by weakness in global markets and ahead of key macro events like the domestic inflation data and US FOMC meeting which is scheduled next week.

SEBI Implements T+0 Settlement for Top 500 Companies!

SEBI has taken a historic step in the Indian stock market by introducing the optional T+0 settlement cycle for the top 500 companies.

Plans afoot to bring EPFO service at par with banking

Subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO may soon be able to get services at par with banking system and use ATMs to withdraw their claim amount, a top official said on Friday.

ISG gets RBI nod to operate as payment aggregator

JP-Morgan-backed fintech company In-Solutions Global (ISG) has secured full authorization as a payment aggregator under the Reserve Bank of India's regulatory framework.

Indus Towers to acquire 26% stake in JSW Green

Indus Towers on Friday said it will acquire a 26 per cent stake in JSW Green Energy Eight for Rs 38.03 crore to procure renewable energy from a solar PV plant.

Zomato gets GST tax demand notice of ₹803 cr

Online food delivery major Zomato has been hit with a staggering tax demand notice of Rs 803.4 crore for non-payment of GST.

Modi govt consistently hiked capital expenditure: MoS Finance

The Modi government has consistently increased its expenditure towards infrastructure building over the last 5 years and aims to achieve the Rs 11.11 lakh crore capex target set for the current fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Friday.

Forex reserves drop by $3.23 bn to $654.85 bn

India's forex reserves dropped by USD 3.235 billion to USD 654.857 billion for the week ended December 6, the RBI said on Friday.

Aim is to make India world's top domestic aviation hub

Union Minister Naidu says