NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed pleas from female Short Service Commission officers to be fairly evaluated for a standing commission and overturned the enforcement of a male officer’s fitness standards from 35 years to women who are now in the 45. -Group of …
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NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted nationwide searches of 100 locations in suspected Bank fraud cases of more than 3.7 billion rupees, authorities said. The coordinated search operation spanned 11 states and belonged to 30 FIRs related to bank fraud, they said. “These searches are …
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Five days after surpassing the 3 lakh mark, active Covid-19 cases in India surpassed 4 lakh on Thursday, making it the fastest 1 lakh increase in the active case count since the beginning of the pandemic in the country. Meanwhile, India recorded 59,117 new cases on Thursday, the highest single-day …
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BENGALURU: In a strange statement, Karnataka’s health and medical education minister K Sudhakar Wednesday all 225 dared Karnataka MLA to clear up her extramarital affairs by submitting to “monogamy tests.” An hour later, he expressed regret after receiving criticism from the MLA, including some from BJP, in addition to the …
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NEW DELHI: One month before your retirement, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde recommended on Wednesday to the elderly Supreme Court Judge Justice NV Ramana to the Center as the next CJI. In the process, Bobde dismissed an unprecedented complaint against Ramana filed by Andhra Pradesh Prime Minister Jaganmohan Reddy …
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UDALGUDDI (ASSAM): Expressing confidence that BJP would convincingly win the Bengal elections and return to office in Assam, Interior Minister Amit Cha cited Congressional alliances with Furfura Sharif Peerzada (ISF) in Bengal, Badruddin Ajmal in Assam and the Muslim League in Kerala to claim that voters could clearly see who …
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NEW DELHI: For the fourth day in a row, more than 40,000 new cases were reported in the country and the steady increase in cases has once again led India to become the third most affected country in the world in terms of daily cases. Data compiled by WHO shows …
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MUMBAI: Saamna has alleged that the BJP was using former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to overthrow the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regime in the state. The party spokesman then warned that any attempt to bring down the MVA Government would unleash “fire”. In an editorial on …
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NEW DELHI: After a brief hiatus, the number of daily coronavirus cases is increasing once again, indicating that India may be on the cusp of a second wave of infections. On Sunday, India reported 46,951 cases, the highest since Nov. 1. Current numbers are relatively low compared to the peak …
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NEW DELHI: Mumbai Police Commissioner Deviated Param Bir Singh Monday moved the Supreme Court Demanding a CBI investigation into corruption allegations against Maharashtra’s interior minister Anil Deshmukh. Singh’s petition in the high court comes just days after he wrote an eight-page letter to the chief minister of Maharashtra. Uddhav Thackeray …
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