INDIA
Relief for Future Group, SC stays all proceedings before Delhi HC in Amazon case
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said: "stay all further proceedings before the Delhi High Court and all other authorities - CCI, NCLT and SEBI - not to pass any final order for four weeks". The top court has scheduled the hearing in the matter after 4 weeks - awaiting EA's decision on Future's objection to proceedings by Amazon.
Mayawati to launch BSP campaign on Kanshi Ram's death anniversary
Mayawati has asked party workers to pay homage to late Kanshi Ram on the occasion by paying homage to the party founder and resolving to bring BSP back in power. Party sources said that an estimated 1 lakh cadre turnout is expected at the memorial built in memory of Kanshi Ram, and Mayawati will address them.
Outgoing US envoy meets RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, discusses Indian tradition, inclusivity
This meeting gains significance as it has come days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes flight to the US to meet President Joe Biden and hold a bilateral meeting as well as attend the Quad summit. Keshap tweeted a photo with Bhagwat and said that India’s qualities can ensure the vitality and strength of a truly great nation.
EC to conduct polls for vacant Rajya Sabha seats on Oct 4
In West Bengal Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Assam's Biswajit Daimary, Tamil Nadu' K.P. Munusamy and Thiru. R. Vaithilingam resigned. BJP MP Thaawarchand Gehlot also resigned and has been appointed as Governor. While in Maharashtra the seat fell vacant after the demise of Congress MP Rajeev Satav and in Puducherry N. Gokulakrishna is retiring in October.
2% MSP hike of wheat is a cruel joke, says Congress
Congress Chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala too hit out at the government and said the hike is nothing compared to the increase in input cost of the produce. He said there is only 1.75 per cent hike in the MSP of sugarcane while that of wheat has been increased by only 2 per cent and other items are less than 10 per cent.
Pirate attack: Kin of kidnapped Indian sailor in distress, prays for safe return
The ship, with 17 Indian crew, was sailing from Cameroon to the UAE when it developed some propulsion problems and was anchored just two kilometres away from Gabon's Owendo anchorage when pirates boarded the ship on Sunday morning. While the pirates threw Pankaj Kumar overboard, they also shot and injured Cook Sunil Ghosh and Chief Officer Naurial Vikas.
Taliban’s new interim government 'illegitimate and unjustifiable', says Afghanistan embassy in India
The Taliban announced its new government on Tuesday, following which the Afghan Foreign Ministry “condemned” the announcement and called it “illegitimate and unjustifiable”. Meanwhile, no official statements were put out by New Delhi on the Taliban’s new government or on the Afghan Embassy statement.
CBI gets more complaints from victims of Bengal post poll violence
The central agency wanted to get the list because it was receiving a series of complaints from several people who are not on the NHRC list submitted to the High Court. The NHRC in their report to the Calcutta High Court had mentioned 29 cases of murder and 12 cases of rape and sexual harassment in post-poll violence in the state.
Raje aide takes U-turn, not to bring censure motion against own leader
Meghwal has been known as a close aide of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. His letter intensified the factional feud in the politics of Mewar a day before the start of the Assembly session scheduled on Thursday. The central leadership hence sent state in-charge Arun Singh to Jaipur.
'Incompetent' UP cops above 50 to be retired
Those who are found 'incompetent, indisciplined and corrupt' will be given compulsory retirement. Fresh orders in this regard have been issued by the Additional Director General (ADG), Establishment, Sanjay Singhal.
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