States authorized to decide after October 15

NEW DELHI: The Home Office published on Wednesday the guidelines for Unlocking 5 which will take effect from October 1. Under the 5.0 release, state governments have had the flexibility to make a decision regarding the reopening of schools and training institutions after October 15. However, schools and training institutes …

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Maharashtra extends the blockade until October 31; Allows hotels and restaurants to reopen with limited capacity

People wearing protective masks leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Mumbai, India, on September 22, 2020. REUTERS / Niharika Kulkarni Hotels, food courts, restaurants, and bars can operate starting October 5 with a capacity not to exceed 50% or as prescribed by local …

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In 2,300-page judgment, court looks for holes in CBI evidence

The 2,300-page verdict of the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), which acquitted the 32 people accused of conspiring to demolish Babri Masjid in 1992, focused mainly on the lack of credible evidence provided by the investigating agency. Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav determined that absent this, it …

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NHRC Notice to MHA on Amnesty Shutdown | India News

NEW DELHI: NHRC has sent a notice to the Union Secretary of the Interior about organizing rights International Amnesty shutting down its operations in the country after denouncing a “witch hunt” by the government, officials said Wednesday. According to media reports, after the total freezing of their bank accounts in …

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