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CBI files case over JEE (Mains) scam, raids 20 locations
The agency also carried out searches at around 20 locations in various cities including Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru, Jamshedpur, and other places. It has registered a case against a private company and others including its Directors and three employees, private persons (conduits), and other unknown persons.
India sends Covid-19 relief materials to Bangladesh
Indian Navy's Offshore Patrol Vessel, INS Savitri arrived ay Chattogram harbour on Thursday, carrying two 960 LPM (litres per minute) medical oxygen plants to support the ongoing efforts of the Bangladesh military and government agencies in combating the Covid pandemic in their country. These medical oxygen plants have been developed and manufactured by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
Internet shutdown in Kashmir to continue on Friday
"As a matter of fact, police instead facilitated in bringing the dead body from house to the graveyard as there were apprehensions of miscreants taking undue advantage of the situation." The relatives of the deceased participated in the burial.
Visas of foreigners stranded in India extended till Sep 30: MHA
Indian visa or stay stipulation period of foreign nationals stranded in India due to Covid-19 pandemic to be considered as deemed to be valid till September 30, 2021," it said. The government had facilitated the stay of such foreign nationals within India by giving deemed extension of their regular visa or e-visa.
Not mandatory to send accused to custody after charge sheet filed: SC
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh said that custody of an accused may not be necessary in all cases after filing the charge sheet. It observed that the trial court should not send the accused to judicial custody in all cases in a routine manner, which would unnecessarily curtail liberty of that person.
NGT can't exercise suo moto power, Centre tells SC
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister, submitted before a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar that: "It is our respectful submission that the suo motu power is not there..". She added it is not there in the statue. The top court is examining the issue whether the NGT has the power to take suo motu cognisance of a matter.
Bengal deploys 10 IPS officers to assist SIT probing post-poll violence
The 10 officers include ADG South Bengal Siddh Nath Gupta, ADG Western Range Sanjoy Singh, IGP Bardhaman Range B L Meena, IGP North Bengal D P Singh, DIG, Railways Soma Das Mitra, DIG Malda Range Praveen Kumar Tripathy, DIG Barasat Range Prasun Bandopadhyay and DC Reserve Force Subhankar Bhattacharya.
Not against privatization but our plan had a logic: Rahul Gandhi
"We are not against privatization but our privatization plan had a logic. We didn't privatize strategic industries, for example, railways which is the backbone of India. The Congress party must oppose the sale of our crown jewels at every level," he said, after virtually inaugurating the brand new party office at Kannur.
We are not aware of any invitation by Taliban: MEA
During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are not aware of any invitation and also not aware of any detail or nature of what kind of government could be formed in Afghanistan." Reiterating that India's primary concern is that the Afghan soil should not be used for anti-India activities, Bagchi said, "Our focus is that Afghan soil should not be used for any terrorist activities against India."
BJP will fight next K'taka polls under Bommai's leadership: Amit Shah
The BJP high command has put an end to the speculations regarding the leadership issues in Karnataka. "I can say with full confidence that BJP will obtain the mandate of people under the leadership of Basavaraj Bommai," Shah underlined.
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