Day: December 8, 2020

High Court dismisses Cong plea on EVM manipulation

8:10 pm December 8, 2020

Nainital : The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday dismissed five petitions filed by Congress leaders alleging manipulation of electronic voting machines in the 2017 state assembly elections. Justice Lokpal Singh had reserved the judgment after hearing a bunch of petitions related to the matter on October 14. The order is being seen as a big […]

Goswami seeks stay to probe by Mumbai police in TRP scam

7:52 pm December 8, 2020

Mumbai: Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami moved the Bombay High Court on Tuesday seeking a stay to further investigation by the Mumbai police in the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation scam. The petition, filed by Goswami and ARG Outlier Media which owns Republic TV, also alleged that one of the employees of the firm […]

Centre’s new agri laws “farmer-friendly”, says Chouhan

7:46 pm December 8, 2020

Bhopal: Terming the Centre’s new agri laws as “farmer-friendly”, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said only 12 lakh to 13 lakh out of an estimated 80 lakh cultivators in the state sell their crops as per pre-determined minimum support price (MSP). He said many people are spreading “confusion” about the three […]

UP: 18 held for illegal sex trade from Gr Noida spa

7:38 pm December 8, 2020

Noida (UP): Eighteen people, including seven women, have been arrested for alleged involvement in illegal sex trade in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida, police said on Tuesday. The racket was busted after the local police raided a spa centre located at the Jagat Farm market on Monday evening, according to officials. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater […]

Three killed, 5 hurt as car hits truck in UP’s Hardoi

7:33 pm December 8, 2020

Hardoi (UP): Three people died and five others were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck on the Hardoi-Shahjahanpur road, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place late Monday night when the car occupants were returning to Shahjahanpur from Lucknow after attending a wedding ceremony, they said. Superintendent […]