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November 11, 2022

Sanjay Raut gets hero's welcome at Matoshree

Agencies acting like Govt pets: Uddhav

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Mulayam’s seat for Dimple Yadav

Samajwadi Party has said Dimple Yadav will be its candidate for Mainpuri parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after the death of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. The bypoll will be held on Dec 5 and result will be declared on Dec 8.

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Daughter to gift Lalu a kidney

Rin patriarch Lalu Yadav's Singapore-based daughter Rachna will donate a kidney to him.

1 min

EIGHT INDIANS AMONG 10 KILLED IN MALDIVES FIRE

Eight Indians were among 10 people who were confirmed dead early Thursday when a fire broke out in a garage below a cramped living quarters that housed foreign workers in the Maldivian capital, Malé, an Indian High Commission official said.

1 min

AADHAAR 10 YEARS OLD? UPDATE YOUR DOCUMENTS

The Government has amended the Aadhaar regulations to specify that supporting documents may be updated \"at least once\" by Aadhaar holders on completion of 10 years from the date of enrolment.

1 min

Antilia case: Cop’s plea rejected

A court under the National Investigation Agency Act has denied discharge from certain charges under UAPA to dismissed inspector Sunil Mane, in custody in the Antilia bomb scare-Mansukh Hiran murder case.

1 min

NAVLAKHA PUT UNDER HOUSE ARREST

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed activist Gautam Naviakha’s request to be placed under house arrest, saying prima facie there is no reason to reject his medical report. The court said the order to place the 70-year-old activist, in jail in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, under house arrest for a month in Mumbai should be implemented within 48 hours.

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No solitary cell, 24x7 medical assistance

The Government of India shared an elaborate plan with the UK. authorities about preparations to cater to the health and ensure the safety of fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi if he were to be extradited.

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Liquor, pharma executives held

Two private company executives were arrested on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate (E.D.) in a case related to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy in which Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia is under investigation.

1 min

Mumbai-Pune E-way missing link to be ready by Dec 2023

The Mumbai-Pune Expressway Missing Link project, which has been in the works since mid-2019, will be ready by December 2023.

1 min

No drones in Mumbai skies for a month

The Mumbai Police have on Thursday issued an order prohibiting flying of drones, remote-controlled, micro-light aircraft, para-gliders, para motors, hang gliders, etc in the city till December 12 to prevent their possible use for terrorist activities by antisocial elements.

1 min

92 primary schools in state to be upgraded

A proposal of the BMC to upgrade 92 primary schools to secondary educational institutions on a self-finance mode for students of the economically weaker sections (EWS) has been cleared by the State Government.

1 min

My fundamental right: Vaze opposes NIA‘s denial of data

The agency had submitted through a plea in July that it would not be able to provide the 1,000 TB data as it would cost Rs40 lakh and take over 258 days

1 min

Borders on contempt: HC on collector's failure to rebuild Malad crematorium

Built by fisherfolk, it was demolished after a PIL alleged violation of CRZ norms

2 mins

Yes, poking head out of car's sunroof is offence

Traffic cops have pledged action after a video of a woman performing the dangerous act went viral on Twitter

1 min

MBMC cracks the whip on illegal film shoots

The Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) has finally woken up from its slumber to act against illegal film shoots in the twin-cities.

1 min

Aarey car depot continues to be a bone of contention

Another round of a tense and high-pitched battle between Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) officials and environmental activists is likely to unfold soon on the Aarey Milk Colony Metro car depot issue.

1 min

Students suffer as MU's girls' hostel wears a haunted look

Mumbai University's (MU) latest project, the Bhagini Nivedita Girls Hostel, remains as empty as it did on inauguration day (July 8).

1 min

CR draws up 17-hr block to raze Carnac bridge

Train services between Byculla and CSMT will remain suspended during the block starting from the night of Nov 19 and ending at 4pm next day

1 min

Vax camps, daily surveys to tackle measles outbreak

There is shortage of manpower to screen more than 3,000 people daily

2 mins

Sebi moots norms to protect equity shareholders' interest

Capital market regulator Sebi on Thursday came out with a proposal to protect the interest of public equity shareholders in cases of listed companies undergoing insolvency resolution process.

1 min

CENTRE RELEASES ₹263 BN TO 20 STATES FOR CAPEX IN FY23

The 1-trln-rupee allocation is part of govt's 7.5-trillion capital expenditure outlay for this FY

1 min

GST evasion of ₹55,575 cr detected in last two years

719 persons held for causing loss to exchequer

1 min

Global entities keen to invest in India: Srinivas

Global entities and fund managers are keen to invest in India, Chairman of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) Injeti Srinivas has said, underlining the need to create a platform that intermediates global capital flows into the domestic economy.

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Municipal bodies need to tap bond market for funding: RBI

Municipal corporations need to explore different innovative bond and land based financing mechanisms to augment their resources, said a Reserve Bank report released on Thursday In India, revenues of Municipal Corporations (MCs) are dominated by property tax collections and devolution of taxes and grants from upper tiers of government.

1 min

Petronet reports highest ever turnover in Jul-Sep

Petronet is India's largest LNG importer and the gas it imports is supplied to fertilizer plants and other industries for use.

1 min

OIL reports highest quarterly het profit despite windfall tax

State-owned Oil India Ltd’s net profit for the quarter ended September jumped up to a record 17.21 bln rupees from 5.04 bln rupees a year ago, primarily on the back of significantly higher prices of crude oil and domestically-produced natural gas. A significant jump in other income also aided the rise in profit.

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Eicher Motors Q2 consol PAT up 76% at ₹657 crore

Eicher Motors on Thursday said its consolidated profit after tax increased 76 per cent to Rs 657 crore in September quarter, aided by brisk sales across domestic and international markets.

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Order reserved on Jacqueline bail

A Delhi court on Friday rapped the Enforcement Directorate for adopting a pick-and-choose policy, and asked why it did not arrested actor Jacqueline Fernandez despite issuing a lookout circular against her in a 200 crore money laundering case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.

1 min

'Sisodia wanted liquor deals files'

Delhi law department turned down deputy CM's request, says OSD's letter

2 mins

ISRO tests LVM3's powerful engine

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully 'hot-fired' its indigenously developed cryogenic engine that will power its heaviest rocket, the Launch Vehicle Mark (LVM) 3.

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If re-elected will implement UCC, Shah tells Himachal voters

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the BJP, if voted to power in Himachal Pradesh, will soon roll out the Uniform Civil Code as he made light of \"10 guarantees\" promised by rival Congress, saying people trust in the guarantees of those with reputation while the opposition party has none.

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Fearing violence in December, Mamata orders tighter security

At a time when the BJP is claiming that the present Trinamool Congress (TMC) government will be a lame duck government' by December, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday instructed the police to tighten the security as she fears 'communal tension' in the state.

1 min

Most rapes committed by 'known persons': Sawant

SAYS DON'T TRUST ANYONE UNNECESSARILY

1 min

Solidarity in a jar of pickle

There have been posters, artwork, songs, dances, street performances and crowd upon crowd of people not only anxious to see Rahul Gandhi but to express their support for the Bharat Jodo Yatra. T-shirts have been designed, printed, hand-painted and worn with pride.

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China promises change but sticks to zero Covid' plan

Chinese leaders promised on Thursday to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a severe \"zero Covid\" strategy that has confined millions of people to their homes and disrupted the economy.

1 min

Ukraine fears Russia's Kherson retreat is a trap

Country accuses Moscow of plotting to lure Ukramlan ae into an ambush

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Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP election

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run.

1 min

Twitter alternative Mastodon makes gains

As Elon Musk takes over Twitter and begins massive changes, those who do not like his ideology are migrating to other platforms and decenMastodon, a tralised open-source alternative to Twitter, is gaining maximum traction.

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Thapa continues quest for gold, 4 others sign off with bronze medals

Six-time medallist Shiva Thapa was the only Indian male boxer to advance to the finals as four others bowed out with bronze medals at the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday Thapa punched (63.5 kg) outBakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan via a 41 split verdict in the semifinal to be assured of at least a silver.

1 min

OUTPLAYED. OUTCLASSED

Hales and Buttler make mockery of bowlers as duo chases down 168 in 16 overs

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THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM IN ALL DEPARTMENTS: DRAVID

Out played. Outclassed. That's how Rahul Dravid described India's abject surrender to England in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval.

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