One More Detained Over Horrific Manipur Video: Cops

Manipur Police has arrested a sixth person in connection with the May 4 parading of two women naked in Kangpokpi district of the state, officials said on Saturday. Police said the arrested person is a juvenile. Police had made the first arrest on Thursday, a day after a 26-second video of the horrific incident surfaced on July 19. Three more arrests were made later that day. The fifth accused, 19-year-old youth, was arrested on Saturday. One of the women seen in the video is the wife of an ex-army man, who served as a subedar in the Assam Regiment...

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मेरठ के सरधना कोतवाली में शॉर्ट सर्किट से लगी भीषण आग, चार सिपाही झुलसे

मेरठ के सरधना कोतवाली के अपराध निरीक्षण भवन में भीषण आग लग गई. आग लगने से थाने के चार सिपाही झुलस गए.आग लगने की सूचना के बाद दमकल की कई गाड़ियां मौके पर पहुंची हैं. पुलिस के मुताबिक, आग शॉर्ट सर्किट से लगी और उसके बाद आग तेजी से फैली. सरधना कोतवाली में लगी आग को कई किलोमीटर दूर से देखा जा सकता है. थाने से धुएं का गुबार निकलता भी नजर आया.  आग की चपेट में आने से कांस्टेबल केशव अत्री और हेड कांस्टेबल सुमित राजोरा गंभीर रूप से झुलस गए हैं. वहीं आग बुझाने के दौरान थाने के ही मुंशी हेमेंद्र और एक अन्‍य सिपाही भी झुलस गए. पुलिस के मुताबिक,...

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Foreign-Made Watches Worth Rs 30 Crore Seized In Kolkata, 1 Arrested

The Mumbai zonal unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized smuggled high-end watches worth more than Rs 30 crore from the residence of a Kolkata-based man, officials said on Saturday. Acting of a tip-off, the man was intercepted at the Kolkata airport last week after he arrived from Singapore, and a very expensive Greubel Forsey watch which he had not declared before the customs authorities was seized, A DRI release said here. While the man was arrested under the Customs Act, his house in an upscale residential complex in...

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Informed About Manipur Video In June? What Women's Panel Chief Said

Following the viral video of women being paraded naked in Manipur, National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma on Friday said that there were several complaints from people outside the country and Manipur. She also mentioned that NCW is in touch with officers from Manipur.  Sharma was responding to the reports claiming that NCW has received a complaint through a letter on June 12 mentioning the horrific incident of women being paraded naked on May 4.   After the video went viral, the commission took suo motu cognisance of it...

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देश के 22 राज्यों के 235 जिले बाढ़ से प्रभावित, जानें 22-23 जुलाई को कैसा रहेगा मौसम?

देशभर में मॉनसून की भारी बारिश हो रही है. बारिश के बाद देश के 22 राज्यों के 235 जिले बाढ़ से प्रभावित हैं. कम से कम 10 हजार मकान तबाह हो गए हैं. कई हेक्टेयर फसल भी बारिश और बाढ़ में खराब हो चुकी है. समाचार एजेंसी PTI ने इसकी जानकारी दी. इस बीच महाराष्ट्र में भारी बारिश का अलर्ट है. जबकि उत्तराखंड के सात जिलों में अगले दो दिनों तक भारी बारिश की चेतावनी जारी की गई है. आइए जानते हैं अगले दो दिन यानी 22 और 23 जुलाई को देश के अलग-अलग राज्यों में कैसा रहेगा मौसम:-   उत्तराखंड के 7 जिलों में भारी बारिश की चेतावनी उत्तराखंड में भारी बारिश के बाद लैंडस्लाइड...

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"Historic Decision": Top Education Official On CBSE's Indian Languages Move

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked its schools to consider using Indian languages as optional medium of instruction to make multilingual education a reality. Schools affiliated to the CBSE has now an option of teaching in regional languages from pre-primary to Class 12. Till now, CBSE schools could teach only either in English or Hindi, unlike state board schools that can teach in English, Hindi or a state language. The CBSE's announcement is in line with the government's push for the National Education Policy (NEP). The...

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Mamata Banerjee Announces Rural Jobs Scheme, Names It 'Khela Hobe'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her government is planning a scheme to provide work to the poor in line with MGNREGA, the funds for which she claimed were stopped by the Centre. Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Ms Banerjee said the scheme will be named 'Khela Hobe' (Game On) -- the slogan of her party TMC during the 2021 assembly elections. "Despite being the best-performing state in the MNREGA scheme, the Centre has stopped funds out of sheer jealousy and vendetta politics. We will take our fight to Delhi, and...

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrives In Delhi For 2-day Visit

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe today arrived in Delhi on a two-day official visit to India. Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan welcomed President Wickremesinghe at the airport. Artists performed Garba at the airport to welcome Sri Lankan President. Mr Wickremesinghe is on an official visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi noted that President Wickremesinghe's visit will further...

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No Proposal To Introduce Exams For Selection Of High Court Judges: Centre

There is no proposal to introduce a competitive examination for the selection of high court judges as they are being appointed according to constitutional provisions, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said today. India has 25 high courts with a sanctioned strength of 1,114 judges and as on July 1, there were 333 vacancies, according to the law ministry's website. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Mr Meghwal said, "There is no proposal to introduce a competitive examination for selection of high court judges as the procedure as per the Constitutional...

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Court Asks Archaeology Body To Clarify On Allowing Prayers In Protected Monuments

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to clarify its policy on allowing prayers by devotees in religious places located inside protected monuments. The court was hearing a petition against the stopping of prayers by devotees inside the Mughal Mosque which, according to ASI, falls within the category of protected monuments on account of being part of the Qutub complex. Counsel for the ASI said according to his understanding, "there is no question" of permitting prayers in protected monuments. Justice Prateek...

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Export Of Non-Basmati White Rice Banned By Government

The government on Thursday prohibited export of non-basmati white rice, according to a notification of the directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT). "Export policy of non-basmati white rice (semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed)...is amended from free to prohibited," the DGFT said in a notification. However, it said that the consignments of this rice will be allowed to be exported under certain conditions such as where loading of this rice on the ship has commenced before this notification. Export will also be...

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No Relief For Teesta Setalvad From Gujarat Court In 2002 Riots Case

A sessions court here on Thursday rejected activist Teesta Setalvad's application seeking discharge in a case related to alleged fabrication of evidence related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. While rejecting the plea, additional sessions judge A R Patel also asked the prosecution and defense to "open the case" (start trial proceedings) from July 24. The Gujarat government had opposed Teesta Setalvad's application, arguing that she abused the trust of riots victims and implicated innocent persons. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court had granted bail to...

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पटना में लाठीचार्ज में बीजेपी नेता की मौत के मामले पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट से जल्द सुनवाई की मांग

बिहार के पटना में 13 जुलाई को बीजेपी के प्रदर्शन के दौरान पुलिस लाठीचार्ज में बीजेपी के नेता की मौत के मामले में गुरुवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट से जल्द सुनवाई की मांग की जाएगी. सुप्रीम कोर्ट में जनहित याचिका दाखिल कर बिहार के डीजीपी और मुख्य सचिव के खिलाफ CBI द्वारा एफआईआर दर्ज कर जांच की मांग की गई है.   सुप्रीम कोर्ट में दाखिल याचिका में बिहार के डीजीपी, मुख्य सचिव, बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री और डिप्टी सीएम को पक्षकार बनाया गया है.  इस याचिका में मामले को सुप्रीम कोर्ट के रिटायर्ड जज या हाईकोर्ट के रिटायर जज की अध्यक्षता में गठित कमेटी द्वारा जांच...

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Health Ministry Eases Covid Restrictions For International Travellers

The Centre has further eased the guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 and the earlier requirements for RT-PCR-based testing of a random two per cent subset of international travelers to India have been dropped. Health Ministry said that it has further eased guidelines for international travelers in the context of COVID-19 taking note of the prevalent COVID-19 situation and the significant achievements made in vaccination coverage across the globe. "Vide these new guidelines, which shall come into effect from 0000 Hrs...

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हम पर झूठे आरोप लगे, लेकिन निवेशकों का भरोसा बना रहा : गौतम अदाणी

अदाणी समूह के चेयरमैन गौतम अदाणी ने मंगलवार को अपनी कंपनी के शेयरधारकों को AGM के माध्यम से संबोधित किया. उन्होंने  कहा कि हम अपने सपने को पूरा करने के लिए तत्पर हैं. हमारा रेजिलियंस हमें हर कठिनाई से बाहर निकलने में मदद करता है. उन्होंने कहा कि हम पर टार्गेट मिसइनफॉर्मेशन के जरिए हमला हुआ. यह जानबूझकर हमारी रेपुटेशन पर किया गया हमला था, ताकि हमारे स्टॉक प्राइस कम हों. हमने निवेशकों के हित को ध्यान में रखते हुए पूरी तरह से सबस्क्राइब एफपीओ वापस लिया. गौतम अदाणी ने कहा कि हम पर झूठे आरोप लगाए गए. हमारे बारे में झूठी ख़बर फैलाई गईं.  हमारी...

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भारतीय अर्थव्यवस्था 2050 तक दुनिया की दूसरी बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था होगी : गौतम अदाणी

अदाणी समूह के चेयरमैन गौतम अदाणी ने मंगलवार को समूह की फ्लैगशिप कंपनी अदाणी एंटरप्राइज़ेज़ की AGM को संबोधित करते हुए समूह की प्रगति और वर्तमान स्थिति के बारे में शेयरधारकों को बताया. अपने संबोधन में कंपनी पर हुए हमले और कंपनी की मजबूती के बारे में गौतम अदाणी ने शेयरधारकों को बताया. यह भी बताया कि किस प्रकार इस दौर में भी निवेशकों का भरोसा कंपनी पर बना रहा. अदाणी एंटरप्राइजेस की एजीएम को संबोधित करते हुए गौतम अदाणी ने कहा, अदाणी ग्रुप की स्थापना तीन दशक पहले हुई कभी कल्पना नहीं की थी कि सबसे बड़े भारतीय समूहों में से एक बन जाएगा. उन्होंने कहा...

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Traffic Back On Key Delhi Road As Floodwater Recedes, Few Curbs Remain

Traffic movement resumed on Delhi's Ring Road as the floodwater receded but some restrictions are still in place, an advisory issued on Monday said. The movement resumed on both sides of the Ring Road between the Wazirabad flyover via Majnu ka Tila and the Kashmiri Gate ISBT for medium and light vehicles, it said. Medium and light vehicles have been allowed to run from ISBT Kashmiri Gate via the Salimgarh bypass up to the IP flyover. In view of waterlogging just before the IP flyover, commuters have been advised to take the left towards Vikas Marg...

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Delhi Reports 163 Dengue Cases, 43 Malaria Cases This Year

Over 160 dengue cases have been reported in the national capital till mid-July this year, the highest for this period since 2018, according to a municipal report released on Monday. The report issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also said that 54 cases of malaria have been recorded in the same period. The Delhi government has come up with a "mega action plan" to combat the spread of vector-borne diseases under which steps will be taken to determine the serotype of the prevailing dengue virus in the city, officials said on Sunday. Health...

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Derek O'Brien, 5 Other Trinamool Leaders Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha

All seven candidates from Bengal - six from the Trinamool Congress, including Derek O'Brien and Saket Gokhale, and one from the BJP - have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, state assembly officials said. Six Rajya Sabha seats of the state are scheduled to go to polls on July 24, the tenures of which are going to end in August. A by-election was also supposed to be held on another Rajya Sabha seat. "After the scrutiny of nomination papers, the assembly secretary announced that all six candidates of the TMC and one of the BJP have been elected...

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2024 तक UP में करीब 5 लाख करोड़ की योजनाओं को पूरा करेंगे : लखनऊ में बोले नितिन गडकरी

केंद्रीय सड़क, परिवहन एवं राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी ने सोमवार को लखनऊ में उत्तर प्रदेश के लिए 3300 करोड़ रुपये की विकास परियोजनाओं की सौगात दी. इस मौके पर उन्‍होंने कहा कि 2024 तक उत्तर प्रदेश में करीब 5 लाख करोड़ की योजनाओं को पूरा करेंगे. कार्यक्रम में रक्षा मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह और मुख्‍यमंत्री योगी आदित्‍यनाथ भी मौजूद थे. गडकरी ने लखनऊ के इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज चौराहे पर नए फ्लाईओवर समेत कई घोषणाएं भी की. साथ ही कहा कि एक समय यूपी बीमारू राज्‍य था पर मुख्‍यमंत्री योगी आदित्‍यनाथ के नेतृत्व में आज यूपी का विकास हो रहा है. गडकरी ने कहा, "पिछली...

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दिल्ली के बाढ़ प्रभावित जिलों के सभी स्कूल सोमवार और मंगलवार को बंद रहेंगे, आदेश जारी

दिल्ली के बाढ़ प्रभावित छह जिलों के सभी सरकारी और प्राइवेट स्कूल सोमवार और मंगलवार को बंद रहेंगे. दिल्ली सरकार ने इस बारे में आदेश जारी किया है. पूर्वी, उत्तर पूर्वी, नॉर्थ वेस्ट-ए, नॉर्थ, सेंट्रल और साउथ ईस्ट जिले के सभी स्कूल बंद रखने का आदेश जारी किया गया है. यह जिले डायरेक्टरेट ऑफ एजुकेशन के हिसाब से हैं. शिक्षा निदेशालय की तरफ से आदेश में कहा गया है कि जहां भी संभव हो ऑनलाइन क्लास की जा सकती है. दिल्ली के बाकी सभी सात जिलों के स्कूल खुलेंगे. बुधवार से दिल्ली के सभी स्कूल सामान्य तौर पर चलेंगे.  बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए दिल्ली सरकार की तरफ...

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4 Drown While Taking Selfie At Lake In Maharashtra's Chandrapur

Four persons drowned while taking a selfie at a lake in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Sunday, police said. The incident took place at Ghodazeri Lake, some 106 km from the district headquarters, around 4.30 pm, an official said. A group of eight youngsters from Shegaon village in Warora tehsil went for a picnic at the lake, where four of them slipped while taking a selfie and drowned, he said. The police and disaster management team have launched a search operation to trace them, the official said. The men have been identified as Manish Srirame...

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