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Feb 02, 2023 09:45 PM IST
SC to hear 2 petitions challenging the ban on BBC's Gujarat riots documentary tomorrow
Supreme Court will hear tomorrow two petitions challenging the ban on the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots.
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh will take up the petitions, which were mentioned for an urgent listing before the Chief Justice of India on January 30.
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Feb 02, 2023 08:45 PM IST
Oppn unites for coordinated attack on govt over Adani crisis fallout on SBI, LIC
Opposition parties on Thursday decided to raise the fallout of the Adani Group crisis during the debate on the President’s speech that starts on February 13, people familiar with the matter said. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 08:25 PM IST
‘Can’t interpret treaty’: India’s jab at World Bank on Indus Waters Treaty stand
India on Thursday questioned the World Bank’s decision to go ahead with two parallel processes to address a dispute with Pakistan over two hydropower projects on cross-border rivers, saying this is not in consonance with provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 07:23 PM IST
All people living in India are Hindus because...': Dattatreya Hosabale
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Wednesday said that there are some Hindus who must have eaten beef under compulsion but that does not mean they are not Hindus, and they can't be shut out. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 07:10 PM IST
Bangladesh asks Adani Power to revisit 2017 pact over ‘excessive’ pricing: Report
Authorities in Bangladesh have sought a revision of an agreement with Adani Power Ltd for importing electricity from a thermal power plant in Jharkhand over the “excessive” pricing of coal, according to a Bangladeshi media report. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 07:07 PM IST
SC declines to quash law allowing candidates to contest from more than one constituency
Supreme Court declines to quash a law that allows candidates to contest from more than one constituency in an election.
"It's a policy matter...an issue of political democracy. It's for the parliament to take a call," says the court, declining the plea by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay.
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Feb 02, 2023 06:32 PM IST
PM Modi undertook 21 foreign trips since 2019, ₹22.76 crore spent: Centre
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has undertaken 21 trips abroad since 2019 and over ₹22.76 crore was spent on these visits, the government said on Thursday. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 05:55 PM IST
No decision on implementing Uniform Civil Code as of now: Kiren Rijiju
The Centre has not taken any decision as of now on the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code in the country, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 04:37 PM IST
VHP demands ‘de-recognition’ of SP, RJD over Ramcharitmanas row
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded the Chief Election Commission of Indi (CEC) to ‘de-recognise’ the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over recent comments made by leaders of these political parties on Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 04:24 PM IST
Delhi: Man who duped Leela hotel by posing as UAE official, granted bail
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Mahamed Sharif, the accused in the Leela Hotel cheating case.
Sharif allegedly posed as an official of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government at the Leela Hotel and duped it of over ₹20 lakh after checking out undetected without clearing the outstanding bill.
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Feb 02, 2023 03:38 PM IST
Railways made 73% increase in earning from passenger section: Ministry
Indian Railways has made a 73% increase in total earnings from its passenger segment from April 2022 to January 2023. It made around ₹54,733 crore during this period, a significant jump from ₹31,634 crore during the same period last year.
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Feb 02, 2023 03:35 PM IST
Centre adopted ‘wrong policy’ in state's borrowing capacity: Kerala FM
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said the Centre's imposition of cuts in the borrowing limit of the states would adversely impact the southern state's economy, which is yet to completely recover from the challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic and back-to-back natural disasters.
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Feb 02, 2023 01:25 PM IST
BJP announces 20 candidates for Nagaland Assembly election
BJP announces its 20 candidates for the Nagaland Assembly election
BJP state president Temjen Imna Along to contest from Alongtaki Legislative Assembly constituency.
“We will contest on 20 out of 60 seats in Nagaland. Rest of the seats have been given to our alliance partner NDPP. We'll contest on all 60 seats in Meghalaya. Our tagline is 'M Power Meghalaya' means Modi-powered Meghalaya and a double-engine government will be formed there,” said BJP spokesperson.
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Feb 02, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Action on child marriage cases in Assam to start tomorrow, says CM Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the government is firm in its resolve to end the "menace of child marriage" in the state.
Urging the people to cooperate in the initiative, the Assam CM said that the action on the 4,004 registered cases would begin on Friday (February 3), reported ANI.
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Feb 02, 2023 08:49 AM IST
Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan to walk out of jail after over two years
The Lucknow sessions court on Wednesday signed bail orders to release Kerala-based Journalist Siddique Kappan from Lucknow jail. Kappan, arrested in October 2020 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), will walk out of Lucknow prison on Thursday morning after remaining in jail for more than two years. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 07:41 AM IST
Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza after intercepting rocket
Militants fired a rocket into Israel's south Wednesday, the army said, setting off sirens and raising already heightened tensions under the country's new ultranationalist government. Read more
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Feb 02, 2023 06:52 AM IST
Australia to replace Queen Elizabeth's image on A$5 banknote
Australia will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from its A$5 currency note with a new design to reflect and honour the history of its Indigenous culture, the country's central bank said on Thursday. (Reuters)
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Feb 02, 2023 06:17 AM IST
To help confront China, Philippines to expand US access to military bases: Report
The United States and the Philippines are expected to announce a deal Thursday that will give US troops access to another four military bases in the Southeast Asian nation, as the longtime allies seek to deter Chinese aggression in the region, reported AFP.
UP police take custody of Atiq from Guj, head to Prayagraj jail
Earlier in the day, a 45-member team reached Ahmedabad to bring Ahmed to Prayagraj to produce him before an MP/MLA court on March 28. The court will pronounce its verdict in the 2006 abduction case of lawyer Umesh Pal in which Ahmed is one of the accused.

Rahul should not have been disqualified, says NDA ally PMK
The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, said on Sunday Rahul Gandhi’s punishment is disproportionate to his speech and that he shouldn’t have been disqualified from the Lok Sabha in a haste

Amendments for contesting top AIADMK post not right: OPS
Last Sunday, the court had asked the AIADMK to not announce the results and ensure that the winner does not assume office for a week since the case is sub-judice

Fire breaks out at Kochi waste yard again
On March 2, a massive fire broke out at the Brahmapuram plant. The air quality in the port city of Kochi, neighbouring municipalities and gram panchayats worsened as they were engulfed in the dense smoke billowing from the garbage dump.

50 years of Project Tiger: PM set to release new census on April 9
The commemoration event will take place in Mysuru next month and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the latest tiger population numbers, officials said on Friday.

Plastic-rock found in Andamans’ Aves Island
Interestingly, according to the 2011 Census, there are just two people on Aves Island. Both are male.

Uncovering global story of India’s nuclear programme
A Hindustan Times collaboration presents a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy featuring a global story of India’s nuclear program during its first forty years.

Personnel on alert as smugglers from Pak use balloons to transport drugs
On Sunday afternoon, BSF personnel found 3kg heroin tied to two balloons in Sahowal village near the border.

Will restore 4% Muslim quota in Karnataka, if elected: Congress
Leader of the Opposition, Siddaramaiah, also lashed out at the BJP government, saying it has ‘betrayed everyone’ by creating confusion on the reservation issue and dividing people

NIA attaches PFI office in Karnataka over Nettaru murder
Earlier, on February 23, the NIA had attached a community hall in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district belonging to the PFI. According to the NIA, Mittur Freedom Community Hall in Idukki village was used to impart arms training to members of PFI

India’s first Agniveers think big, look to become officers
Many of the trainees, aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 and India’s first Agniveers, have set their sights on becoming officers in the armed forces, and are focused on working their way up to more ambitious goals.

The story of Kabir Talwar: From clubbing tycoon to drug merchant
At a time when a Pakistan-backed syndicate was looking to push massive quantities of drugs stockpiled in Afghanistan during the Covid-19 pandemic, and amid uncertainty over Taliban’s takeover of the country, Delhi’s clubbing tycoon Harpeet Singh, alias Kabir Talwar, used the opportunity to smuggle drugs into India as he saw “low risk and high returns in the illegal business”, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed in a charge sheet filed last month in the 2021 Mundra port drug bust

Delhi: Power bills may rise on ₹20K-cr payout
The matter pertains to how tariffs have been fixed for two private companies — BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) — in a dispute stretching back 17-18 years.

3 ATC employees suspended after mid-air collision averted in Nepal
The Directorate General Civil of Aviation (DGCA) has derostered the Air India crew after their flight from Delhi to Kathmandu narrowly escaped a mid- air collision on Friday morning

Cong steps up stir over Rahul disqualification
Congress leaders and workers held protests across the country on Sunday over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leading the charge by accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “trying to silence” a “martyr’s son” during a rally in the Capital
