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Stalin transfers Namakkal custodial death case to CB-CID
Three police officers including two sub-inspectors and one constable were suspended from service after protests by the relatives of the deceased and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi before the Salem district collector's office. The police had arrested Kumar of Kottapati village in Namakkal district on charges of stealing gold ornaments at Senthamangalam. Subsequently, a disabled person Prabhakaran and his wife Hema were also taken into custody.
Explained: India's first mRNA Covid vax
Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals is making India's first mRNA vaccine known as HGC019, in collaboration with US-based HDT Bio Corp. In August, the Drug Controller General of India had approved the Phase 2 and 3 clinical trials. "The Vaccine Subject Expert Committee (SEC) reviewed the data, and found HGCO19 to be safe, tolerable, and immunogenic in the participants of the study," the company had said in a statement.
'Can't leave it to states': SC favours national level builder-buyer agreement
A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant said if the Central government can engage with the central advisory council (CAC) under Real Estate Regulation and Development Act (RERA) to create a national model on builder-buyer agreement, then it would act as a deterrent for builder from fleecing unwitting home buyers. Emphasising that this is an important issue, Justice Chandrachud told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre: Consider it in broader public interest... we want a central national model for states to implement."
Execute twin towers demolition agreement within a week, SC to Supertech
In August last year, the top court had ordered the demolition of Supertech twin towers in Noida. Senior advocate Ravindra Kumar, representing the authority, submitted before a bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Surya Kant that demolition agency, Edifice Engineering, has been finalised to carry out the demolition of towers.
Plea in SC to deregister parties not divulging criminal cases of candidates
On February 13, last year, Shamli Police imposed the Gangster Act on Nahid Hasan, who is a two-time MLA from Kairana. "He (Hasan) has multiple criminal cases and is the mastermind behind the Hindu exodus from Kairana. There are many criminal cases including fraud and extortion and was declared a fugitive by Special MLA-MP Court", said the plea. The plea argued that the consequences of permitting criminals to contest, become legislators are extremely serious for democracy and secularism.
Battle for UP: Akhilesh announces SOPs for farmers, takes pledge to defeat BJP
He said that he would create a farmers' revolving fund to ensure payment of cane dues besides making adequate arrangements for ensuring free irrigation, loan, pension and insurance for them. He also said that he would withdraw all cases lodged against farmers and the families of those who had died during the agitation would be given Rs 25 lakhs each. Yadav said that all this would be included in the Samajwadi manifesto which would be released after the BJP released its manifesto.
After Kejriwal, now Shiv Sena makes overtures to Parrikar's son
"If #UtpalParrikar contests Independent from Panaji seat, I propose all non-BJP parties including @AamAadmiParty @INCIndia @AITCofficial @Goaforwardparty shd support his candidature & not field a candidate against him. This will be a true tribute to ManoharBhai!" Raut tweeted.
EC allows persons deployed in essential services, media to cast votes via postal ballot
According to the notification, the personnel employed in Information and Public Relation Department, Health and Family Welfare Department including emergency and ambulance services, Postal and Traffic departments, Railway, Electricity, Civil Aviation Departments, Metro Rail Corporation of Uttar Pradesh, Doordarshan, All India Radio and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited are eligible to exercise their franchise using postal ballots as 'Absentee Voters' in the Assembly elections of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
Lashkar-e-Mustafa created by Pak to take responsibility of Pulwama attack
"It was the plan of Mufti alias Abdul Rauf, the brother of Maulana Masood Azhar. He created Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM). They recruited people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the name of arms smuggling and later used them for terror activities. Pakistani agency ISI was supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed and was fully controlling the Lashkar-e-Mustafa and was done to divert the international pressure," said a source.
Setback to anti-India forces in UK as Sikh leaders pass resolution thanking PM Modi for bridging misunderstandings
The Sikh leaders also criticised the Khalistani organisations as well as sympathisers living across Europe and North America for pushing secessionist narratives as well as misinformation against the Modi government. This resolution marks a significant step by the Sikh communities living outside India who, till now, have avoided confronting the Khalistanis on their anti-India narrative.
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