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Tamil Nadu candidate promises moon trip, free 3-storey house with pool
Taking this further is the 33-year-old journalist R.Saravanan, who as an independent candidate in the Madurai, South Assembly constituency, is literally promising the voters the moon apart from other promises. Saravanan has promised a 100-day trip to the moon, building a rocket launch centre and space research centre in Madurai South.
Delhi High Court hearing against Priya Ramani's acquittal on May 5
The matter was adjourned after the court of Justice Mukta Gupta did not assemble on Thursday. It will now be taken up in May. On February 17, a district court had acquitted Ramani. "The women have right to put her grievances at any platform of her choice and even after decades," Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey had noted while acquitting her.
Will ensure equitable development of every sector: J&K L-G
Speaking to reporters here, Sinha said: "The government is committed to ensuring that democracy flourishes from the grassroots level. "Panchayats will be further strengthened so that every village is developed with very less bureaucratic interference. "Union government has kept a provision of Rs 200 crore for the DDCs and Rs 1,312 crore for Panchayats. I will ensure that all decisions are taken by the representatives of the people.
Delhi water supply: SC asks to maintain status quo till Friday
Delhi Jal Board (DJB) had moved the Supreme Court stating that 25 per cent of the drinking water supply to the capital would be reduced due to the repair works at the gates of the Nangal Hydropower Project. Advocate Gautam Narayan, representing DJB, submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde that due to repair works at the canal, 25 per cent drinking water supply of Delhi will be curtailed.
Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP on issue of nuns' heckling
Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: "Which political party runs the government that enables these goons to harass and demand personal details of young women commuting on a train? BJP." "Which political party do these goons belong to? BJP "Which party's student wing are some of the members of? BJP".
6 states account for 81% of daily new Covid cases
India reported 53,476 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since October 2020, taking the total tally to 1,17,87,534 on Thursday. The six states together account for 80.63 per cent of the new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 31,855 (59.57 per cent).
Mukesh Ambani SUV Case: Now mystery woman baffles investigators
Vaze, currently in NIA custody till Thursday, was seen entering the hotel where he spent at least five days in mid-February using some fake identity papers and the woman close behind him was noticed, baffling the investigators, official sources said. Though her antecedents are not clear, she is reportedly from Gujarat and may have been involved in some other case being probed by the Mumbai Crime Branch's elite Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU).
Mehbooba questioned by ED in money laundering probe
According to ED officials, Mufti arrived at the ED office here around 11 a.m. and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Earlier, the PDP leader had skipped ED summons on March 15 and 23 in the national capital.
Supreme Court slams Army for 'indirect discrimination' of women officers
The apex court was directing the Centre to consider granting permanent commission (PC) to women army officers, within a month and allow PC within 2 months after following due process. In February, in a landmark verdict last year, the top court had directed that women officers in the Army be granted permanent commission at par with their male counterparts.
GNCTD Bill passed by Parliament, AAP says 'black day for democracy'
The Bill ensures more constitutional powers to the Central government's appointed Lt. Governor as against the Delhi Assembly. Moments after the GNCTD (Amendment) Bill, 2021 got the Rajya Sabha's approval, the Delhi Cabinet, including Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, took to social media to slam the move, alleging the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre was attempting to rule the national capital through the backdoor.
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