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Maharashtra CM assures complete farm loan waiver

Thackeray announces stay on Aarey metro car shed project

7:15 pm November 29, 2019

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday announced stay on construction of metro car shed project in the city’s green lung Aarey Colony, where protests were held last month against cutting of trees for the work. Speaking to reporters soon after taking charge as CM in Mantralaya, Thackeray said not a single tree leaf […]

FIR filed against ex-NRC Coordinator Hajela

8:26 pm November 28, 2019

Guwahati: An FIR was filed on Thursday against former NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela by the Assam Public Works (APW) with the CBI’s Anti-Corruption branch, alleging huge misappropriation of government funds in updating the NRC in the state. APW, the original petitioner in the Supreme Court leading to the updation of the NRC in Assam under […]

New retrial ordered for South Korea ex-leader Park

1:44 pm November 28, 2019

Seoul: South Korea’s top court on Thursday ordered a second retrial for disgraced former president Park Geun-hye, seeking heavier punishment for illegally taking money from the country’s spy agency. Park, the country’s first female president, was impeached in 2017 after huge street protests over a sprawling scandal, and already faces a separate retrial for corruption […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Convicts’ release: HC issues notice to TN Home Secretary

9:31 pm November 27, 2019

Chennai: Taking a serious view over non compliance of its order on premature release of five life convicts, the Madras High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary and two other officials, directing them to either abide by the directive or get orders from the Supreme Court. A Division Bench, comprising […]

Article 370: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J-K

9:04 pm November 27, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice […]