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Maharashtra: ED arrests Anil Deshmukh in money laundering case
Anil Deshmukh, 72, had gone to the ED office on Monday afternoon for probe into the allegations of Rs.100 crore extortion levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh. Deshmukh, a senior Nationalist Congress Party leader, had said he was appearing before the ED voluntarily as he respected the law, and the arrest came on expected lines.
Dabur ad had to be withdrawn due to 'public intolerance': Justice Chadrachud
Speaking on "Empowerment of Women through Legal Awareness" at the nationwide launch of legal awareness programmes by NALSA in association with the National Commission for Women, Justice Chandrachud noted that there are real-life situations that show that there is great divergence between ideals of the law and the real state of the society today.
'West Bengal can't be exception': SC sets aside HC order banning firecrackers
A bench of Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi said there cannot be a total ban on firecrackers, and rather, there is need to strengthen the mechanism against the use of banned chemical substances like barium salts. "The order has to be consistent. West Bengal can't be an exception," it said.
Centre likely to seek reports from NCB on handling of cruise ship drug case involving Aryan khan
According to sources, the Ministry has taken a serious view on the alleged charges of corruption against the Mumbai Zonal Director of NCB Sameer Wankhede and also the way the arrests were made in the case. Sources, aware of these developments, claimed that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also annoyed with the NCB officials about the new turns in the case which took place during the last week.
Farmers to intensify agitation from Nov 27 if demands not met
"The farmers would reach the border points on tractors and trolleys and fortify the venues after pitching their tents," Tikait warned in a post on twitter. Tikait has been leading a consortium of farmers' groups and unions under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) since last 11 months demanding the withdrawal of the three farm laws passed by the Centre in 2020.
I will not contest: Akhilesh Yadav on UP Assembly polls
Talking to reporters, Akhilesh said he will concentrate on his party's campaign instead. Akhilesh, who is MP from Azamgarh, will be the face of his party's campaign. He also said that an alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for the polls has been finalised.
1990 won't return; J&K rises, revisits history, remembers sacrifices
In the first fortnight of October the ultras went on a killing spree across the Valley targeting members of the minority communities and poor labourers from outside Kashmir. Design was clear that they wanted to create fear in the minds of minorities so that they would leave Kashmir.
Delhi logs 45 Covid cases, no death in nine days
However, no Covid fatality has been recorded in the city in the last nine days. The Covid infection rate in the national capital stands at 0.08 per cent. The active cases tally stands at 348 in the national capital. With 46 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total recoveries rose to 14,14,431 so far, the health bulletin said.
Delta variant detected in 99% samples: Delhi government data
Genome sequencing data revealed that delta variant was detected in 99 per cent of the sample in October, 97 per cent in September, 86 per cent in August and 52 per cent in July. In the months of April and May, when the second wave of Covid was at its peak, 54 and 82 per cent of total samples sent for sequencing were respectively detected with the delta variant.
Sameer Wankhede: NCB scarecrow cooks up Bollywood's "shraadh"
For, among those present on the ship on October 2 was Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri, besides a few others from the glam-entertainment world. Truly, a 'heady' ambience for the NCB's high-profile operation, a first-ever on a luxury cruiser in India, and he effected a big haul of big names, but barely any worthwhile quantity of drugs.
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