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BJP rejoices as DDMA allows Chhath Puja in Delhi
Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari -- a popular face among the Purvanchal community, said, "I am out of words but extremely happy and at the same time thankful to Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, DDMA, Chhath samitiyan (committees) and BJP amongst others who stood united against the restrictions on our festival. I congratulate them all". Elated, BJP Delhi president Adesh Kumar Gupta said, "We welcome DDMA's decision on Chhath Puja. It has only been possible because of the continuous struggle of our party.
National security not always a 'free pass' against judiciary, says SC on Pegasus
Mere invocation of national security by the state does not render the court a mute spectator, it stressed. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said it is a settled position of law that in matters pertaining to national security, the scope of judicial review is limited. However, the bench added that this does not mean that the state gets a free pass every time the spectre of "national security" is raised.
India successfully test nuclear capable missile Agni-5
"The missile, which uses a three-stage solid fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy," the Defence Ministry said in a statement. The successful test of Agni-5 is in line with India's stated policy to have "credible minimum deterrence" that underpins the commitment to "No First Use".
Delhi logs 38 Covid cases, infection rate drops to 0.06%
The city's death toll stands at 25,091. The national capital has recorded four deaths due to the infection in this month so far, and the death rate stands at 1.74 per cent. The Covid infection rate in the national capital has dropped to 0.06 per cent. However, the active cases tally has increased to 348 and 106 of them are being treated in home isolation at present.
Lalu blasts Nitish in first poll rally after 6 years
"They have stolen the mandate of the 2020 assembly elections and formed the government. Now, they are making policies to hurt people. Hence, the fight turns between common people and this government," Lalu Prasad said while addressing over 50 thousand people in Eidgah ground of Tarapur in Munger district on Wednesday. Lalu Prasad further said, "Nitish Kumar is afraid of me when I said that I came here in Bihar to do his 'Visarjan' (end game)."
India says China's new boundary law is a concern
Responding to media queries on China's Land Boundary law, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi said, "We have noted that China has passed a new 'Land Boundary Law' on October 23, 2021. The law states among other things that China abides by treaties concluded with or jointly acceded to by foreign countries on land boundary affairs.
India fully determined to protect its maritime interests: Rajnath Singh
While addressing the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2021, being held virtually from October 27-29, 2021, the minister said: "India is committed to respecting the rights of all nations as laid down in the UN Convention on the Law of Seas (UNCLOS), 1982. We are fully determined to protect the legitimate rights and interests of our country in relation to our territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone, as mandated under UNCLOS, 1982."
Congress to raise Pegasus issue in winter session: Rahul Gandhi
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Delhi, he asked who "authorised" pegasus to spy and the party will be raising the issue in Parliament and will try for a discussion in the House. After the Supreme Court on Wednesday set up a three-member committee to probe the Pegasus spyware snooping allegations, the Congress has welcomed the decision and said that the government was evading and diverting the issue.
TV actress Kamya Panjabi joins Congress in Mumbai
Mumbai Congress President Bhai Jagtap and other leaders like Charan Singh Sapra welcomed Panjabi to the party fold. Shooting to popularity with her appearance in the reality show "Bigg Boss-7" (2013), Panjabi has been working in the entertainment industry for over two decades and had expressed a desire to join politics and serve the masses.
NCB team questions Wankhede for over four hours
The team leader Gyaneshwar Singh said that they have collected lot of documents and other evidences from him and he has submitted his version in the matter. "If needed, we shall probe further and ask for more documents in the case," Singh said this evening. Simultaneously, he said the NCB vigilance team has requested the other two "Panch-Wintesses" "Prabhakar Sail-ji and Kiran Gosavi-ji" to appear before them to record their statements.
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