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Bail can be granted in NDPS cases on ground of undue delay in trial: SC

In a pathbreaking judgment on bail jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held that undue delay in trial can be a ground to grant bail to an accused, despite the rigours of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, reported LiveLaw.in on Thursday.

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MP: At least 13 killed as roof of well collapses at Indore temple

At the time of incident, more than 30 people were in temple. 19 injured were pulled out and admitted to the hospital

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IPL Turns 16: CSK, MI Premier Contenders, RCB Eye Fresh Start

The never-ending speculations about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's impending 'last dance, Virat Kohli's endless pursuit of an elusive silverware and Rohit Sharma's customary nonchalance are things that make the IPL starting Friday a heady cocktail of cricket and entertainment.

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Centre asks IAS, IPS, IFS officers to inform it about their stock market-related transactions

The Centre has asked IAS, IPS and IFS officers to intimate it in case the total transactions in stock, share or other investments exceed their six months' basic pay during a calendar year, according to a latest order by the personnel ministry.

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Majority of Himalayan glaciers melting at varying rates: Centre

The majority of Himalayan glaciers analysed are melting or retreating at varying rates in different regions, the government has said.

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FROM APRIL 1: Govt exempts import duty on drugs, food required for special medical use

The government has exempted basic customs duty on all drugs and food for special medical purposes imported for personal use for treatment of rare diseases.

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AFSPA to be extended in 8 Assam districts for 6 months

The Assam government will extend the disturbed area' tag under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) for another six months in eight districts of the state from April 1.

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PM Modi to attend Combined Commanders' Conference on April 1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Combined Commanders' Conference-2023 and later flag off the Vande Bharat express train between Bhopal and New Delhi during his visit to Madhya Pradesh on April 1.

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BJP, CONG TRADE BARBS: Germany 'takes note' of Rahul's disqualification

Amidst an ongoing face-off between Congress and BJP over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from Lok Sabha, Germany has taken note' of the issue, triggering a fresh political slugfest here on Thursday with the ruling party accusing the opposition party of \"inviting foreign powers\" to interfere in internal matters.

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Delhi HC upholds 5-yr jail term of school bus driver for sexual assault

The Delhi High Court has upheld a five-year jail term awarded of a school bus driver for sexually assaulting two minor students of class 5 in 2014.

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Neurosurgeon & 4 others held for extorting patients

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested five accused persons, including a practising neurosurgeon of Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, the officials said on Thursday.

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After three years on the run, man booked under MCOCA in cop net

HE IS A GANGSTER OF THE SALMAN TYAGI-SADDAM HUSSAIN GANG

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Man evading arrest for nine years after raping minor held

Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested a 51-year-old man who had been evading arrest for the last nine years in a case of kidnapping and raping a girl in Ranjeet Nagar area, officials said on Thursday.

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2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts two for rioting, arson

A Delhi court has convicted two persons for rioting and arson in Khajuri Khas in February 2020, saying the prosecution had proved the charges against them beyond any reasonable doubt.

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Delhi HC: Not taking due care while overtaking amounts to rash driving

'RASH DRIVING DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN EXCESSIVE SPEED'

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Thundershowers, strong winds fell trees, hit traffic

Strong winds followed by a thunderstorm lashed the national capital for the second consecutive day on Thursday with the weather department predicting similar weather conditions even for Friday.

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Murder of 12-yr-old: SC notice to Delhi govt on father's plea seeking CBI probe

His father had challenged an HC order refusing to transfer the case to CBI

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AAP won't win even one LS seat in Delhi: BJP

The Delhi BJP on Thursday dismissed Aam Aadmi Party's 'Modi Hatao Desh Bachao' posters, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity will see him through any such campaign and the AAP will not win a single Lok Sabha seat in the city.

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Delhi govt to set up 12 Schools of Applied Learning; focus on applicability of skills

After Schools of Specialised Excellence, Delhi will now get 12 'Schools of Applied Learning' from the coming year where the focus will be on applicability of skills learnt in curriculum rather than rote learning, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said.

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Ready to handle any situation arising due to Covid: Delhi govt

CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL WILL HOLD A REVIEW MEETING TODAY

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Happiness Curriculum to now reach local communities: Atishi

Education Minister Atishi addressed Delhi Government school teachers, principals and happiness coordinators at an event organised by the Education Department at Thyagaraj Stadium on Thursday.

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AAP starts pan-India ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao' poster campaign

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a poster campaign with the slogan \"Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao\" on Thursday and banners in several languages have been put up across 22 states, the party's Delhi unit convener Gopal Rai said.

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L-G forced power dept to send proposal to stop free electricity to farmers: Atishi

Delhi Power minister Atishi on Thursday alleged that her department has been forced by Lt Governor VK Saxena to prepare a proposal to stop free electricity to farmers and lawyers' chambers.

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Sri Lanka considering developing Ramayana, Sita trails for tourists

Sri Lanka is considering development of Ramayana and Sita trails which will connect places associated with the characters in the Hindu epic, its envoy said on Thursday.

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SEWAGE TREATMENT IN VILLAGES, CITIES: Untreated waste being discharged into rivers, SC expresses concern

Apex Court asks NGT to ensure that an accountable mechanism is set up in UP to take stock of performance of sewage treatment plants

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When will Modi govt respond to China's aggression, asks Cong

The Congress on Thursday said the Bhutanese prime minister's reported statement on finding a solution to the Doklam dispute raises several concerns, and asked when will the Modi government respond to China's renewed geographical and military aggression.

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Corruption by public servant a 'gigantic problem': Court

It has a deep & pervasive impact’ on functioning of the nation

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Every death of patient cannot be medical negligence: NCDRC

NCDRC sets aside the order of Raj state commission to award compensation to deceased’s kin

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Anurag Thakur meets the team behind 'Elephant Whisperers'

'It is a trunk' full of heartwarming, socially relevant cinematographically enthralling masterpiece' and

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IN CONVERSATION WITH TRIPURA DEPUTY SPEAKER: 'Politics of development and transparent governance will help BJP retain victory even in 2024 in Tripura'

After retaining power for the second time in the northeast state of Tripura, BJP leadership sees the second term as more challenging to deliver promises, as well as is confident of winning both the Lok Sabha seats in the state in the upcoming general elections. While speaking to the Millennium Post exclusively, the newly appointed deputy speaker of the Tripura Assembly Ram Prasad Paul said that during the second regime policy on employment, will be the prime focus of the ruling regime in the state.

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URBAN BODY POLLS: UP govt issues draft notification with reservation for OBC and SC

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday issued a provisional list of reserved seats for mayors of municipal corporations, and chairpersons of municipal councils and nagar panchayats for the three-tier urban elections.

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PM Modi makes surprise visit to new Parliament building

Modi spent more than an hour inside the building

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Non-cognisable offence registered against K'taka Cong chief Shivakumar

A non-cognisable offence has been registered by the police against the Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar following a complaint, which alleged that he distributed cash during a poll campaign.

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Boxers Nitu Ghanghas & Saweety Boora meet Harvana CM Khattar

Haryana's daughters once again proved their mettle by grabbing gold medal in IBA Women's World Boxing Championship held in New Delhi recently. Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora, gold medal winners on Thursday met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

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Russia-Ukraine issue won't affect G-20 business: India

India on Thursday said the Russia-Ukraine issue cannot hold other key topics back in the ongoing meetings being held under its G20 presidency.

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High intensity blast in J&K's Kathua, live grenade recovered

Security forces have been put on high alert in the border belts and along the Jammu-Pathankot highway

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'Environmental exposure significant risk factor for occurrence of CVDs in adults in India: Study

Researchers analysed data from over 60K people, aged 45 years and above, in both rural & urban India

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'INDIA'S BORDERS FULLY SECURE': Surgical strikes broke the back of terrorists, asserts Rajnath Singh

‘Whether it was the standoff with China or ill intentions from Pakistan, our armed forces have been giving a befitting reply, whenever required’

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Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by December: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the work on the Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by December this year, which would give a huge boost to development in Maharashtra's Konkan region.

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Evidence of viral resistance to COVID-19 drug Paxlovid found

A new research provided evidence of viral resistance to Paxlovid among SARSCoV-2 variants currently circulating globally, indicating that this stand-alone drug could soon become less effective in treating COVID-19 infections.

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PUNJAB GOVT INFORMS AKAL TAKHT: 348 people held during Amritpal crackdown freed

Akal Takht had given an ultimatum to the state govt to release all Sikh youths held during the police crackdown

1 min

High intensity blast in J&K's Kathua, live grenade recovered

Security forces have been put on high alert in the border belts and along the Jammu-Pathankot highway

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India witnesses 3,016 fresh COVID-19 cases

Highest in nearly six months

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Haryana CM Khattar pays obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi Temple on Ram Navami

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday paid obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi Temple on the occasion of Ram Navami and wished for the happiness and prosperity of the people of the state.

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Infested with scammers

Unless a broader framework for regulating social media advertising of fraudulent shopping platforms with international linkages is chalked out, users must exercise due caution

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Governance at the grassroots

Trust-based, participatory governance by a local leader, Arul Rajesh, in Muthugapatti Gram Panchayat exemplifies the potential of local leadership in facilitating change

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Cycle of vitriol

The Supreme Court’s sensible remarks highlighting the urgency for segregating politics and religion came as a whiff of fresh air amid the threatening scenario of hate speeches prevailing in the country, which is getting gloomier with each passing day. The top court scathingly pointed out that incidents of hate speeches are exacerbating because “the State is impotent, State is powerless, State doesn’t act in time.”

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NATO, US forces join Black Sea military drills

Romania's navy led multinational military drills in the Black Sea region Thursday that brought together U.S. and NATO troops as the 30-nation alliance looks to boost security on its southeastern flank amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge

Russia's security service arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges, the first time a US correspondent has been detained on spying accusations since the Cold War.

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Beijing renews warnings as Taiwan's Tsai stops over in US

China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary

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LGBTQ summit calls on Japan to enact anti-discrimination law

It is the only G-7 country that does not recognise samesex marriage or provide other equal rights for LGBTQ

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Air India revamps policies for women staff

Air India will provide 26 weeks of maternity leave to women employees as well as daycare support under its revamped policies.

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'Accelerated implementation of reforms to benefit India's growth"

The World Bank report said addressing the aftermath of financial sector distress in India could unlock significant growth

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FSSAI allows labelling of curd packets in regional names

Food safety regulator FSSAI on Thursday revised its order and allowed the use of regional names in printed labels of curd packets amid political controversy in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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India to unveil much-awaited new Foreign Trade Policy 2023-28 today

India will unveil its much-awaited new Foreign Trade Policy 2023-28 on Friday, with a view to boost exports amid slowing global trade.

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China e-commerce giant Alibaba outlines future strategy

‘Alibaba, whose headquarters is in the eastern city of Hangzhou, will be in the nature of a holding company that is the controlling shareholder of the business group companies,' Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang says

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MoD inks ₹1,700 cr deal with BrahMos Aerospace for maritime mobile coastal batteries, missiles

In a boost to the Centre's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative, the Ministry of Defence on Thursday inked a Rs 1,700 crore contract with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) for procurement of next generation maritime mobile coastal batteries and BrahMos missiles.

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'India needs $540 bn funding by 2029 to meet renewable targets'

India needs $540 billion of investment between 2020 and 2029 to meet its ambitious targets for electricity generation from renewable sources, S&P Global Ratings said on Thursday as it saw private-sector-led energy transition entering a new phase.

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Fund raised through IPO more than halves to ₹52,116 cr in FY23 from record high in FY22

Rs 20,557 cr which is 39% of total amount raised in FY23 was by LIC alone, without which IPO fundraising would have been just Rs 31,559 cr in the year'

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FTA talks with UK 'going on very well, says Goyal

‘We are back at the negotiating table, both sides are discussing at the official level, Commerce Minister said

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Adani hopes 20% earnings growth every year to repay $23 bn debt

About 37% of current debt is in bonds, 31% is owed to public sector banks and another 8% to private Indian banks

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'Domestic stainless steel demand will continue to see healthy growth till FY25'

The domestic stainless steel demand is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9 per cent till 2024-25 financial year, according to Crisil Ratings.

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Ajay Banga poised to become World Bank chief unopposed

Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga is poised to become the next President of the World Bank after the nomination period closed and no country proposed an alternate candidate for the prestigious post.

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IPL: Its Dhoni Vs Hardik As Both Teams Fret On 'Impact Players'

The 16th edition of indian premier league to start today

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Madrid Spain Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth enter quarter-finals

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth moved to the singles quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament with straight game wins here on Thursday.

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Hazlewood to miss initial stage of IPL, Maxwell uncertain for Royal Challengers Bangalore's opener

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Josh Hazlewood is set to miss the initial stages of the Indian Premier League beginning in Ahmedabad on Friday.

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KKR Banking On Pandit's Coaching Acumen To Reclaim IPL Series Title

Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders would bank on Chandrakant Pandit’s tactical acumen as they fight injury and a thin on quality batting line-up in their bid to reclaim the coveted IPL title after nine years.

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Patel: Vice-captaincy is a reward of my hardwork

Axar Patel is excited about his new role as Delhi Capitals vice-captain, terming the responsibility entrusted upon him as a reward for all the hardwork he has put in for the franchise over past few seasons.

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