CM Shinde announces women under 'Ladki Bahin scheme' to get Rs 2,100/month, up from Rs 1,500.
Government to sell up to 2.5 per cent stake in Hindustan Zinc via OFS, to garner over Rs 5,000 cr at floor price, says DIPAM.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's appeal against an order that quashed a look out circular (LOC) issued to the former house help of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan dismissed the appeal noting no one had appeared in the case when the matter came up for hearing. "We do not find any merit in the appeal," held the bench. An LOC is issued by investigating agencies to ensure the accused persons do not flee the country.
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court held that States are not empowered under the Constitution to take over all privately-owned resources for distribution to serve the "common good." The bench, however, stated that States can stake claim over private properties in certain cases. The top court observed that all private properties are not material resources. Hence, these cannot be taken over by the State. The nine-judge bench delivered the judgment on the issue with an 8-1 majority.
News agencies reported that a Canadian police officer was suspended on Monday after a video went viral on social media showing him participating in a pro-Khalistan protest outside a Hindu temple in Brampton. According to media reports, Harinder Sohi, was caught on camera holding a Khalistan flag, while others in the protest chanted anti-India slogans, CBC News reported. The police force is "aware of a video circulating on social media which shows an off-duty Peel Police officer involved in a demonstration," an official told news outlets. "This officer has since been suspended in accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act," he said. "We are investigating the circumstances in totality depicted in the video and are unable to provide further information until such time that this investigation is complete." Peel police previously said three people have been charged after violence erupted as Indian consular officials visited the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple Sunday.
Two persons, including a Delhi Police constable, were mowed down by a DTC bus after its driver lost control of the vehicle due to a technical snag near the Monastery Market here, police said on Tuesday. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus climbed a pavement, collided with a billboard pole before hitting the two men and finally came to a halt after crashing into a road divider on Ring Road on Monday night, they said. There were no passengers onboard the bus at the time of the incident.
The Mumbai police have registered an FIR against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Sunil Raut, the brother of party leader Sanjay Raut, for allegedly making offensive remarks against rival Shiv Sena leader Suvarna Karanje, an official said. Sunil Raut and Karanje are pitted against each other in Mumbai's Vikhroli assembly seat.
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