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Notice to Bobby Deol, Prakash Jha in plea against web series 'Ashram'
Issuing the notice, the Jodhpur District and Sessions Court scheduled the next hearing on January 11. Advocate Khush Khandelwal said he had moved the court against Jha's web series in which Bobby Deol is portrayed as a godman and Hindu gurus have been shown as rapists and drug traffickers. This web series has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus, he claimed.
Statue of former union minister Arun Jaitley to be installed at the Ferozeshah Kotla grounds
Jaitley was president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) for 14 years, from 1999 to 2013, before he opted out of cricket administration due to the 2014 general elections that were coming up at the time. Presently, DDCA is headed by his son Rohan, 31, who was elected president unopposed on October 17.
India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across states
The first set of findings from the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), conducted in 2019-20 were released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India on Saturday, December 12th, four years after the last survey (NFHS-4, 2015-16).
Pegasus row echoes in Supreme Court in challenge to WhatsApp payment services
On October 15, the Supreme Court had sought response from Facebook/WhatsApp, Google, Amazon and the Centre on Viswam's seeking protection of data of transactions made over UPIs. The plea said that the RBI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) instead of fulfilling their statutory obligations are compromising the interest of Indian users by allowing the non-compliant foreign entities to operate its payment services in India.
Indian Navy's 'Himgiri' makes first contact with water at Hoogly River
Project 17A has upheld India's vision for Atmanirbhar Bharat. P17A ships have been indigenously designed by Directorate of Naval Design (Surface Ship Design Group) - DND (SSG), and are being built at indigenous yards namely Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and GRSE.
Documents found from Sidhique Kappan's home reveals PFI is reincarnation of SIMI, UP government informs SC
The UP government submitted the incriminating facts and documents disclosing the entire chain of events and associated links of Kappan, PFI, and its office bearers, banned organization SIMI and Thejas are not being disclosed being integral part of the pending investigation.
AIIMS nurses on indefinite strike from Monday against contract terms
The strike was earlier scheduled to be observed from Wednesday. The nurses union of AIIMS claimed that the hospital administration has introduced contract terms to their employment which forced them to pre-empt their strike. It said that the decision has come as shock to the whole fraternity.
Farmers' unions of 7 states accept government's farm law proposal
Under the banner of the All-India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC), the group of farmers belonging to states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra, the unions were convinced that the recent farm acts are for the benefit of farmers across India and will save farmers from the clutches of middlemen who exploited them over the years.
BJP-RSS control Facebook in India: Rahul Gandhi
The former Congress president took to Twitter as he posted a video and said, "Further confirmation that BJP-RSS control Facebook in India." As per the report in the Wall Street Journal, Facebook discussed banning Bajrang Dal and termed it a dangerous organisation but did not actively consider the safety of the employees.
Ladakh Standoff | Indian forces fought PLA with utmost bravery, forced them to go back: Rajnath
Addressing the 93rd annual general meeting of FICCI, Singh indirectly blamed China for violating established agreements and pushing power 'not just in Himalayas', but across the 'Indo-Pacific'.
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