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UK high court denies Nirav Modi’s request to file appeal
By HT Correspondent, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 11:34 PM IST
The UK high court has turned down diamantaire Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India, leaving him with five days to mount a further appeal in what is expected to be a protracted legal process
India seeks concerted action to tackle terror, radicalisation across Asia
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 11:18 PM IST
CICA was created to boost cooperation to promote peace, security and stability in Asia. The grouping also promotes dialogue and confidence-building across Asia. The 27 members of CICA include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
Assam CM misled people on Niti Aayog report, says Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 10:45 PM IST
Overall, Assam figures in the bottom rankings of all the essential categories of economy, healthcare, education and gender equality and there hasn’t been any significant growth since 2018, the Congress MP alleged.
PM Garib Kalyan Yojana: Govt approves additional grain allocation till Nov 30
Written by Prashasti Singh | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 10:26 PM IST
The PM-GKAY was initially announced for a period of two months, May and June, with an estimated expenditure of ₹26,602 crore.
‘Waiting for nod from PM’: Mamata on delay in dates for bypolls in Bengal
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 10:10 PM IST
Earlier elections in two seats in Murshidabad were cancelled when the candidates died of Covid-19 in April. Later, 2 BJP MPs Nisith Pramanik and Jagannath Sarkar who won the assembly polls resigned. Two other TMC legislators died after contracting Covid-19 , while MLA from Bhawanipore, Sovan Deb Chatterjee, resigned so that Banerjee could contest from the seat.
News updates from HT: New York woman receives hundreds of Amazon packages
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 08:48 PM IST
- Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Manure hunt underway in Chhattisgarh after thieves steal 800 kg cow dung
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 08:38 PM IST
- The Chhattisgarh government had earlier announced that it would purchase cow dung at about ₹ 2 per kilogram under the 'Godhan Nyay Yojna' scheme for the production of vermicompost.
SBI halts ATM operations in Tamil Nadu after 48 lakh
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 08:20 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu Police suspect the individuals involved in the looting were not from the state
Orissa high court rejects pleas seeking Rath Yatra in places other than Puri
By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 07:37 PM IST
The Odisha government earlier this month had said the Rath Yatra will be held on July 12, only in Puri, keeping in mind the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court while banning it in all other places of the state.
NGO files complaint against Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 07:15 PM IST
- Prateek Hajela, a 1995 batch IAS officer, was appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the process in 2013.
India has administered over 294mn Covid vaccine doses till now
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 06:43 PM IST
On Wednesday morning, India witnessed a rise in its daily count of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), as 50,848 fresh infections were registered in the last 24 hours
Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi, Ritu Kumar summoned by ED
By Neeraj Chauhan | Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 06:25 PM IST
The Enforcement Directorate summoned designers Manish Malhotra, Sabyasachi and Ritu Kumar in connection with its probe against Punjab MLA and Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira.
Telangana caps cost of Covid-19 tests, treatment at private labs and hospitals
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Avik Roy, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 06:09 PM IST
Telangana government said daily treatment costs in Covid-19 isolation ward remains ₹4,000 per day while ICU beds with ventilators to cost ₹9,000 per day.
Nusrat Jahan should resign or TMC should sack her, says Dilip Ghosh
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:48 PM IST
Nusrat Jahan invited chief minister Mamata Banerjee to her reception in Kolkata, wore sindoor, called a man (Nikhil Jain) husband and then denied the marriage, hurting Bengali culture, Dilip Ghosh said on Wednesday.
Tejashwi Yadav asks Chirag Paswan to join RJD-led alliance in Bihar
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:44 PM IST
“It is for Chirag... to choose whether to stay with those propounding Bunch of Thoughts (a book written by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s second chief M S Golwalkar) or with forces, who believe in the principles of B R Ambedkar, who framed the Constitution, “ Tejashwi said
Soon-to-be-wed couples only want vaccinated guests to be present at their wedding
By Sanchita Kalra
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:50 PM IST
Couples are sending out invites asking friends and relatives to timely plan inoculation to be able to attend the wedding
Delta Plus in India: 40 cases, 1st specimen found in April sample | What we know
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:19 PM IST
Karnataka on Wednesday reported the first case of Delta Plus, a dat after the Centre alerted Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala
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50 tumultuous days of Mamata Banerjee’s government 3.0
By Joydeep Thakur, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:18 PM IST
While the battle for the state witnessed a high-pitched election campaign, the first six weeks following the TMC’s victory were as turbulent politically, with allegations of post-poll violence, arrest of TMC ministers in Narada scam, the controversy around cyclone Yaas and the retirement of chief secretary
Kerala on high alert as 3 villages report cases of Delta Plus variant
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:10 PM IST
In Palakkad, the variant was detected in two women in their 50s and both of them tested negative later. Palakkad DMO K P Reetha said their primary contacts tested negative and a massive testing drive was going on in the area.
WhatsApp, Facebook widely used for news, trust in television low: Report
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 05:02 PM IST
- The report noted that the increased dependency on social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp for news has also caused “serious problems with misinformation and hate speech.”
News updates from HT: Ramdev moves SC over FIRs against him for remarks
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 04:57 PM IST
- Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar arrested by NCB in drug peddling case
Written by Prashasti Singh | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 04:50 PM IST
NCB said it obtained some important clues in relation to the underworld linked with the terror funding during the investigation of a drugs case.
4 arrested for assaulting woman health worker at vaccination centre in Assam
By Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 04:42 PM IST
The incident allegedly took place on Tuesday afternoon at the vaccination centre in Dholai Molai ME School. The health worker alleged that the men also tried to destroy some important documents at the centre
UK high court rejects Nirav Modi's extradition plea
PTI | , London
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 04:31 PM IST
The judge said that he was satisfied that there is evidence upon which Nirav Modi could be convicted in relation to the conspiracy to defraud the PNB.
Bar council proposal to set up university of legal education in Goa approved
By Gerard de Souza
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 04:22 PM IST
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the institute will be funded and run by the Bar Council of India; Goa only has to locate and identify a stretch of land to host the institute
On TRIPS waiver, Jaishankar says Covid is a calamity that requires 'last resort'
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 03:54 PM IST
The rising power of China is not a threat to Europe, but a challenge, Portuguese foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva said. To this, Jaishankar said, "We come from very different places".
TRP scam and Arnab Goswami: Here is what 2nd supplementary chagesheet says
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Deepali Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 03:32 PM IST
- TRP scam: Of the seven new accused, five are connected to the Republic TV group. Shiva Subramanyam, Priya Mukherji, Shivendra Muldhekar and Ranjit Waltkar are the other four besides Goswami.
Ramdev moves SC over cases filed against him for his remarks on allopathy
Written by Prashasti Singh | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2021 03:24 PM IST
Ramdev has also sought protection from coercive actions in the FIRs lodged by Indian Medical Association's Patna and Raipur wings.
Jharkhand's Gulshan Lohar lost both his arms; gets Covid-19 jab in thigh
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 03:05 PM IST
Gulshan Lohar's disability has never stopped him and did not deter him to get vaccinated against Covid-19 either, as he took the first dose of the vaccine in his thigh muscle.