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In New CCTV Clip, Arrested Delhi Minister Seen Meeting Jail Chief, Guests

The almost 10-minute-long video clip, from September 12 around 8 pm according to the time stamp, shows Mr Jain relaxing in his bed when he is visited by three people in casual clothing. Fresh trouble may be brewing for jailed Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain as yet another CCTV video of his prison cell shows him hosting guests, and also features a visit from a now-suspended Tihar Jail superintendent. AAP Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has accused the BJP of using central agencies to go after its…

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Man Killed Partner In Delhi, Dumped Body Pieces At 2 am For 18 Days: Cops

The two were colleagues in Mumbai and started dating. After her family did not approve of their relationship, the couple eloped to Delhi and started living in a flat in Mehrauli. In a shocking case, a man allegedly strangled his live-in partner, chopped her body into 35 pieces, and dumped them in Delhi’s Mehrauli forest over 18 days, say police sources. He got away with the murder for five to six months. He would step out at 2 am every day to dump the body parts, sources say. The accused has…

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Team Anna Hazare Says Will Launch Agitation Against BJP If…

Corruption has increased in the country, Industrialists are looting the wealth of the villages, and the government is silent, Anna Hazare’s secretary said. Anna Hazare’s secretary Kalpana Inamdar on Thursday said that Team Anna will launch an agitation against BJP, if the party does not fulfil promises it made to the people post-2014.  She said that the BJP has failed to fulfil all its promises despite being voted into power by the people with a thumping majority. Inamdar at a press conference organised by the Rashtriya Kisan Manch here said…

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‘Smugglers’ Chased Down By Cow Vigilantes In Gurugram, Arrested

In a video of the incident that surfaced on social media, the accused were allegedly seen throwing a cow from their vehicle on the road. Three alleged cattle smugglers were arrested Thursday after being chased by ‘gau rakshak’ in Sector 56 area when their car overturned, police said.  The driver of the pickup truck and two others managed to flee, they said. “There were three cows in the pickup Jeep and one of them was injured. The injured cow has been sent to a shed for treatment,” said Inspector Sanjeev…

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10% Quota For Poor: Explained | Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan

This week, the Supreme Court upheld a 10% quota for economically weaker sections, which was passed through what is called the 103rd amendment by the government in January of 2019. Hi, this is Hot Mic and I’m Nidhi Razdan. This week, the Supreme Court gave a landmark 3-2 judgment, which will have a huge impact on reservations in government jobs and in higher educational institutions. So what does it actually mean for you and me?Let’s try and understand the verdict first. The court upheld a 10% quota for economically weaker…

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Amid Huge Row, Kerala Drops Governor As Chancellor Of This University

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s administration has said it no longer wants the governor at the helm of universities in the state. Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was removed as the chancellor of the Kerala Kalamandalam deemed university by the state government on Thursday, a day after a sharp escalation in a face-off between the two sides. The state government announced it was changing the rules of the university to replace Mr Khan with an eminent person from the field of art and culture. The governor is a representative of…

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Environment Minister Calls Delhi “Gas Chamber”, Arvind Kejriwal Attacks PM

The minister’s charges came on a day when smoke from farm fires contributed to up to 32 per cent of the tiny PM 2.5 lung-damaging pollutants in the city’s air – the highest in the past two years. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s efforts at cornering Prime Minister Narendra Modi over shocking levels of air pollution in the capital and rest of north India earned him a sharp rebuke from the Union Environment Minister on Wednesday. In a scathing attack on Mr Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Union Minister Bhupender…

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Ashok Gehlot’s “Discipline” Remark After Sachin Pilot Questions PM Praise

Sachin PIlot, in his latest instalment of his rivalry with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, had said that the Congress MLAs who revolted against the party must be punished. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has hit back after rival Sachin Pilot appeared to escalate their long-running feud, flagging the “climate of indecision” in the Congress’s state unit and PM Narendra Modi’s praise for his arch-nemesis. Here are the 10 latest developments in this story: Speaking to reporters during a visit to Alwar, Mr Gehlot urged his party leaders to “maintain…

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Markets continue to remain weak tracking bearish global trends

 Equity indices began the trade on a weak note, falling for the third day running on Friday, amid an overall bearish trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 319.3 points to 58,800.42 in initial trade. The NSE Nifty fell by 90.8 points to 17,539. Among the 30-share Sensex pack, Power Grid, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Axis Bank were the major laggards in early trade. However, Tata Steel, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharma, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Dr Reddy’s were the gainers. Elsewhere in Asia, markets in…

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World opinion shifts against Russia as Ukraine worries grow

The tide of international opinion appears to be decisively shifting against Russia, as a number of non-aligned countries are joining the United States and its allies in condemning Moscow’s war in Ukraine and its threats to the principles of the international rules-based order. Western officials have repeatedly said that Russia has become isolated since invading Ukraine in February. Until recently, though, that was largely wishful thinking. But on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, much of the international community spoke out against the conflict in a rare display of unity at the…

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