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Chidambaram moves SC for protection of fundamental rights

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has approached the Supreme Court seeking protection of his fundamental rights, including the right to privacy, amid summons to his son Karti Chidambaram and raids by the CBI and the ED in connection with cases related to Aircel-Maxis and INX Media. Chidambaram, who is also a senior advocate, has claimed in his plea that as part of “political vendetta”, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have made “vexatious” searches and issued repeated summons in these cases. “The writ petition is…

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FM slams regulators’ failure to detect PNB fraud

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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today slammed regulators for failing to detect the Rs 11,400-crore fraud at Punjab National Bank for seven long years, saying unlike politicians, regulators in the Indian system are unaccountable. Speaking on the scam for the second time this week, he said employees conniving with fraudsters is worrisome. Also worrisome is that no red flag was raised. Regulators should have a “third eye” open to detect and check such frauds. Speaking at the ET Global Business Summit, he said the industry needs to get into the habit…

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At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan

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At least 23 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan today, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults in the war-torn country. In the biggest attack, Taliban militants stormed an army base in the western province of Farah overnight, killing at least 18 soldiers. “Last night a big group of militants attacked an army base in Bala Buluk district of Farah. Unfortunately, we lost 18 soldiers, two soldiers were wounded. We have sent more reinforcements to the area,”…

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US schools need ‘offensive capability’: Trump

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President Donald Trump has reiterated the idea of arming teachers and sought offensive capabilities in schools to deter mass shootings. This comes after last week’s shooting at a high school that killed 17 people. The shooting sparked an intense push to restrict access to assault rifles fuelled by student activists who demanded concrete gun control measures. “If, by the way, the bad guy thinks that somebody’s in this room with a weapon that’s going to be pointed at him, with live bullets, he’s not going into the school. It’s the…

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Odisha applies for GI tag for its version of Rasogolla

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Odiha government has finally applied for the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘Odishara Rasagola’ (Rasagola of Odisha), officials said today. The state moved the GI Registry for its own version of the popular sweetmeat almost three months after West Bengal was awarded GI tag for ‘Banglar Rasogolla’ (Rasogolla of West Bengal). “GI application for the #OdisharaRasagola filed with the GI Registry, Chennai by OSIC,” Odisha MSME department said in a twitter post. Ratnakar Rout, Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC) filed the application with the GI Registry in…

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Modi launches Rs 1000-cr development schemes for Daman & Diu

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched development schemes worth Rs 1,000 crore for Daman and Diu, and also inaugurated a flight connecting Ahmedabad to coastal town of Diu. The prime minister, who inaugurated Air Odisha’s flight connecting Ahmedabad with Diu under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN, said air connectivity will boost tourism in the region. He also launched a helicopter service connecting Daman and Diu at an event here. “The air connectivity will boost tourism as tourists who want to visit the Somnath temple, Gir forest (in Gujarat) can…

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Sensex surges 200 pts, Nifty above 10,400-level

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The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 200 points on sustained buying in key frontline counters led by metal, healthcare, basic material, telecom, banks and finance stocks. Sentiments bolstered as Asian shares recovered on ease in worries over aggressive rate hike this year on comments from US Federal Reserve officials. The BSE Sensex rose 227.56 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 34,047.06 at 1200 Hrs. The broader Nifty 50 index also trading above the key 10,400-level at 10,461.80, a gain of 79.10 points, or 0.76 per cent. Major gainers were Tata…

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HC allows music fest at beach resort with restrictions

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The Madras High Court today allowed a music festival to be held at a beach resort here with certain restrictions, taking note of the concerns flagged in a public interest litigation (PIL) petition that it would affect the nesting season of Olive Ridley sea turtles, considered a vulnerable species. The first bench, comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose, directed the organisers of the event to ensure that bright lights were not pointed towards the sea during the music fetival. In his petition, Shravan Krishnan, a member of…

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Adityanath inaugurates 2-day ‘Rasotsav’ in Mathura

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today inaugurated the two-day Rasotsav , jointly organised by the state tourism department, the Brij Tirth Vikas Parishad and the Brajbhumi Vikas trust. Local MP, actress-turned-politician Hema Malini has been instrumental in organising the event which is being held at the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Institute here. Speaking at the event, Adityanath said there would be no dearth of funds for the development of Mathura, adding that however, every effort would be made to retain its cultural and spiritual character. The growth of development…

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‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile successfully test-fired

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Balasore (Odisha), Feb 23 (DIN  NEWS) India today successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kms from a naval ship off Odisha coast, defence officials said. The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed ‘Prithvi’ missile, was test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around 10.52 am, the officials said. ‘Dhanush’ missile is capable of carrying a payload of 500 kg and hitting both land and sea-based targets, the sources said, adding that its trial was carried out…

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