Odisha Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, ex-IAS babu Vinod Kumar get three years' rigorous imprisonment for scam

A special vigilance judge on Thursday sentenced Barabati-Cuttack Congress MLA Mohammed Moquim, former IAS officer Vinod Kumar and two others to three years' rigorous imprisonment in connection with a loan scam.

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Govt upgrades Ambani security to 'Z-plus' after threat review

The Union home ministry has upgraded the security cover of industrialist Mukesh Ambani to the highest category of 'Z-plus' from 'Z', based on the review of his threat perception by central intelligence agencies. About 40 CRPF commandos will work in shifts to guard him, reports said.

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PFI plotted to target Jews, prominent netas

Other PFI activists who were radicalised in IS ideology chose to travel to Iraq or Syria by taking a circuitous route via Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran or Turkey to avoid suspicion.

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Bundelkhand to get its first tiger reserve in Chitrakoot

With this, the total number of such reserves in UP will go up to four, including the Dudhwa tiger reserve in Lakhimpur district, Pilibhit tiger reserve and Amangarh tiger reserve (a buffer zone of the Corbett tiger reserve) in Bijnor.

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Congress may call another CLP meet in Jaipur

The announcement spar- ked fresh buzz about whether Gehlot will continue in the CM's post or will be eased out, and if his replacement will be his bete noire Pilot. It is felt that AICC may call another legislature party meeting in Jaipur.

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New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad railway stations to get Rs 10k crore makeover

T​he Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 10,000 crore for redevelopment of three major railway stations - New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - by awarding contracts based on government funding, abandoning the earlier plan to modernise through the public private partnership route.

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Ashok Gehlot to meet Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, says 'issues will be sorted soon'

Gehlot arrived in the capital on Wednesday night and will meet Sonia for deliberations in the morning, talks that will have repercussions for the leadership issue as well as the CMship of Rajasthan.

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PFI's political arm SDPI spared by MHA for now, is on EC radar

TOI has learned that SDPI was spared as it is a registered political party, swearing allegiance to the Constitution of India. An officer said that SDPI, as long as it indulges in democratic activities by legal means, may not warrant a ban or crackdown. inside flap

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Terror funding case: SIA conducts raids in Rajouri-Poonch

Continuing its crackdown on terror funding, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at different locations in Poonch and Rajouri districts of J&K.

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Govt appoints Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) as new Chief of Defence Staff

Lt-Gen Chauhan (61), currently the military advisor to national security advisor Ajit Doval and the National Security Council Secretariat, will now have to spearhead the entire process to build an integrated war-fighting machinery within budgetary constraints through the creation of theatre commands and other structures.

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Jaishankar raises visa delay issues with US; Blinken says he is sensitive to it

External affairs minister S Jaishankar has raised the issue of the huge backlog of US visa applications from India with secretary of state Antony Blinken to which the top American diplomat said he is sensitive to the matter and has a plan to address it.Blinken blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for a backlog of visa applications from Indian nationals.

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RSS headquarters cover beefed up; not linked to PFI raids, say cops

The CP said this measure has no link with the nationwide crackdown on PFI and its workers. Kumar added that the RSS HQ being a 'Class A' vital installation, it is on "high priority". "Security audit of vital installations are being carried out on a regular basis," he said.

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Now, watch SC proceedings streaming live on your screen

Tuesday's streaming was smooth and glitch free, the credit for which goes to Justice D Y Chandrachud under whose leadership the e-committee of the Supreme Court has been striving hard to bring reform in the judicial sector by adoption of new technologies and the live streaming is one of them.

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For ₹500/night, Uttarakhand offers real 'jail experience'

The jail administration in Uttarakhand's Haldwani has come up with a unique idea to help people ward off "bad karma" - for a nominal fee of Rs 500 per night in prison.

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Contest AICC poll, leave Rajasthan CM call to Sonia Gandhi: Congress to Ashok Gehlot

The bid to rope in Gehlot, who is in the eye of a storm over the boycott of the legislative party meeting in Jaipur on Sunday, have been on for two days, and the party seems to be using a mix of persuasion and sternness to nudge him.

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Ashok Gehlot tries to distance self from 'parallel meeting'

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday distanced himself from the alleged "parallel meeting" at cabinet colleague Shanti Dhariwal's residence in the run-up to the mass resignations that scuttled Sunday night's CLP meeting, saying that MLAs supposedly loyal to him gathered there without his knowledge and that he never intended to deviate from what the Congress high command wanted him to do.

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Conditions favourable for further monsoon withdrawal: IMD

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In a first, two girls inducted into Rashtriya Indian Military College

The Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) inducted two girls for the first time in the institution's history of over 100 years, reports Pankul Sharma. The 'July batch of 2022' began on Monday with students of Class 8, including the two girl students. Central command PRO Shantanu Pratap Singh termed it "a historic moment for the college". He said one of the girl students is from Haryana and the other is a day scholar. The decision on RIMC came after the Centre opened the doors of the NDA for women.

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Why things are falling apart in Congress and centre can't hold

Amid the crisis in Rajasthan, the rebuff from the Gehlot camp stands in stark contrast to the ease with which Congress replaced Amarinder Singh as the chief minister of Punjab last year, underscoring the growing belief that an ever-weakening Congress would leave the leadership vulnerable to state satraps with hold over local units.

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Getting MLAs to switch was Maken's Pilot project: Ashok Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal

Minister and Ashok Gehlot loyalist Shanti Dhariwal alleged a “100% conspiracy” against the CM by Ajay Maken and Sachin Pilot. Accusing Maken of approaching MLAs to campaign for Pilot as the next CM, Dhariwal said he had proof to back his allegation.

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Ghulam Nabi Azad unveils Democratic Azad Party, vows to follow 'Mahatma's ideals'

Former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad launched his Democratic Azad Party with a nod to the "ideals of Mahatma Gandhi" in Jammu on Monday, exactly a month to the day he quit Congress with a critique of how the grand old party he had been part of for five decades "reached the point of no return".

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Pakistani terrorist killed in Kulgam op

Army Soldier, Two Civilians Wounded

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Lalu, Nitish meet Sonia, more talks post Congress poll

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At 844, sex ratio at birth worst in Uttarakhand; best in Kerala with 974

Uttarakhand’s sex ratio (number of females per 1,000 males) at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844, and Kerala’s the best, at 974, according to the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2020. The report, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI) on September 22, stated that the country’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19.

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Cancer medicines may get cheaper: Indian UICC president

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Ankita cremated, father says razing part of resort ‘erased key evidence’

The family of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, whose brutal murder rocked Uttarakhand, cremated her body in Srinagar in Pauri Garhwal on Sunday evening. Earlier on Sunday, Ankita’s father refused to cremate her body, demanding the full post-mortem examination report. ​​The post-mortem examination was conducted on Saturday by a panel of doctors from AIIMS, Rishikesh.

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Can scale up output of Tejas fighters for exports, operational needs, say officials

India can scale up production of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to meet operational requirements and export orders, defence ministry officials said. The single-engine Tejas fighter is already the frontrunner to bag a Malaysian order for 18 light twin-seat fighter trainers despite strong competition from Chinese JF-17, South Korean FA-50 and Russian MiG-35 and Yak-130 jets.

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Congress president election: Shashi Tharoor collects poll papers, others may wait till 'shradh' dates pass

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Terrorists in J&K attack migrants again, injure two in Pulwama

Two migrant labourers were shot at and injured by terrorists in Kharbhatpora locality of Ratnipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday evening.

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Shehbaz Sharif lying to obfuscate Pakistan's misdeeds, India tells UNGA

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After Interpol's tip-off on child porn, CBI raids in 21 states

The CBI on Saturday filed two FIRs and conducted pan-India raids at 59 locations in 21 states on the basis of inputs given by the Interpol's units in New Zealand and Singapore regarding online circulation and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The raids were carried out after around 75 individuals were traced and identified using internet protocol details records analysis of their devices.

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Rajasthan CLP to meet today, likely to choose new CM

Rajasthan CLP will meet on Sunday, in what appears to be an exercise to pick the successor of CM Ashok Gehlot, the putative AICC president. The core issue is if Gehlot will have to relinquish the CM’s post, and if Sachin Pilot will replace him. Pilot is also the choice of the leadership. But the party has to negotiate the CM’s preference, and the legislature party in which Gehlot has an absolute support.

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Five MPs write to LS Speaker against decision to withdraw Shashi Tharoor’s chairmanship of parliamentary panel

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Rs 627cr plan in offing to supply grid power to Ladakh LAC villages

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'Khalistan referendum': Canada ties in tailspin, govt issues hate crime advisory

The government said there had been a sharp increase in hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities in Canada and that the perpetrators had not been brought to justice so far. India reacted strongly to the so-called "Khalistan referendum" in Canada, saying it was "deeply objectionable" that such a "politically motivated" activity by extremist elements was allowed to take place in a friendly country.

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Crack down on PFI protests, court tells govt

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Sachin Pilot meets speaker, Congress MLAs amid lobbying for Rajasthan CM post

Former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Friday reached Jaipur from Kochi amid hectic lobbying in the Congress for the chief minister's post after Ashok Gehlot announced his decision to contest the Congress national president's election, and rushed to meet the Speaker and party MLAs. It is learnt that the party top brass has asked Pilot to stay put in Jaipur and meet MLAs till a final decision is taken.

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar backstabbed BJP to pursue his PM ambitions: Amit Shah in Purnia

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After EC notice, YSRC says Jagan Reddy won’t be president for life

YSRC leadership on Thursday clarified that the party will have election for the post of president and there will be no concept of president for life. The party had at its plenary in July elected chief minister and YSRC president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy its president for life. But the EC said electing a party president for life is anti-democracy.

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PM Modi will be in Japan on September 27 for Shinzo Abe funeral, meet Fumio Kishida

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Hijab part of a student’s right to privacy, SC told

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Congress set to lose chairmanship of Rajya Sabha panel on home

The govt is unwilling to accommodate Congress' request to let it retain the helmsmanship of the department-related standing committee (DRSC) on home affairs in Rajya Sabha. The decision to withdraw Congress' leadership of the DRSC on home affairs in the RS and IT and communications in LS is being done "as per the existing strength of the parties" and in light of its numbers in RS coming down since 2019, sources said.

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Gehlot agrees to run for Congress president, step down as Rajasthan CM

Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the next president of Congress but will have to step down as chief minister of Rajasthan. Gehlot, who had on Wednesday declared his intent to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he was elected as Congress chief, gave up his insistence after Rahul Gandhi declared that the new party chief would have to adhere to the “one man one post” principle.

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Don't rest till realise the dreams: Nitin Gadkari

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Bihar ‘more or less’ freed of Reds: CRPF

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EWS quota won't hurt SC/STs, OBCs: Govt

Justifying 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections belonging to general class, the Centre on Wednesday contended that it is a constitutional obligation to extend helping hands to the poor and it is duty of the government to fulfil their aspirations who are not getting opportunity because of their economic status.

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Hijab, like Eid cow slaughter, not an Article 25 right: Karnataka in SC

The Karnataka government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that enforcement of uniforms may prevent students from wearing any kind of religious clothing, including hijab, but it would not amount to stifling one's rights to freedom of religion or expression. Hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam and students are free to wear it outside their schools, it said.

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Congress president election: Can be both AICC chief & CM, says Gehlot; Digvijaya disagrees

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National security to food security- Modi govt a failure: Congress

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PM Modi taking money of common man, giving it to his 'crony capitalist friends': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of allegedly "taking out money from the pocket of the common man" and giving it to his "crony capitalist friends" one of whom was the second richest man in the world. Gandhi, the Wayanad MP, further accused Modi of "clearing the way for big businessmen" by "smashing" the small businesses.

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Tourist spots, star hotels should fly the tricolour: Minister

Permanent poles to hoist the Indian Tricolour should be installed outside all tourist destinations as well as starred hotels and they should also display prominently the branding of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Union minister for tourism G Kishan Reddy said at the conclusion of the three-day national conference of state tourism ministers in Dharamshala on Tuesday.

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Scindia to probe Mann flight row, seeks report from Lufthansa

nion civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Tuesday he will initiate an inquiry into allegations of Lufthansa deplaning Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Frankfurt because he was “drunk”. Scindia has sought a detailed report from the German carrier.

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China remains clear & present danger, warn military chiefs

Despite the troop disengagement at a ‘friction point’ in eastern Ladakh earlier this month, the overall threat from China has not receded in any way and it is fast extending to other domains in addition to the land borders, the country’s military brass warned on Tuesday.

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