Saugata Roy (Dum Dum): Madam, on behalf of myself and my party, I express deep anguish and sorrow at the suicide of a farmer, Gajendra Singh Rathore, from (the) Jhamarwara village in Dausa district of Rajasthan. The suicide took place in full view of television cameras while a rally by the Aam Aadmi Party was going on. In the suicide note or the note that fell from his pocket, it was revealed that he had lost his crops. His father had turned him out from the house and he did not know how to feed his three children, which was driving him to desperation.Now, here, two points emerge from this. One is the immediacy of the matter that how unsympathetic our polity and society have become that he climbed a tree at 12.25 p m. He hanged himself only at 1.50 p m. There were people, there were policemen. Nobody took any step to bring him down or to persuade him to come down. Meanwhile, the media was busy filming what he was trying to do.The home minister is here. He has said that he will inquire

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Sanjay Bhandari, a consultant in the defence sector wanted in India on alleged tax evasion and money laundering charges, began an appeal in the High Court in London on Tuesday against his extradition order.
The 62-year-old businessman had won permission to appeal against a November 2022 Westminster Magistrates' Court ruling clearing his extradition earlier this year.
His lawyers began making their arguments in the case, which is listed for a three-day hearing this week with the judgment expected in the new year.
Lord Justice Timothy Holroyde and Justice Karen Steyn began hearing representations from barristers James Stansfeld and Edward Fitzgerald at the Royal Courts of Justice on three main grounds of appeal  whether the bar for criminality had been met in the English jurisdiction, whether a prima facie case had been made and whether the accused faces a risk of violence in an Indian prison.
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Pollution levels in Yamuna river in Delhi remain high with fecal coliform concentrations peaking at 79 lakh units per 100 ml (MPN) at Asgarpur where the river exits Delhi, according to the latest water quality report for November.
The figure matches the peak recorded in October, which was the highest concentration since December 2020, data from Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) showed.
Fecal coliform, a marker of sewage contamination, has a permissible limit of 2,500 units per 100 ml, as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The last recorded instance of higher levels was in December 2020, when concentrations reached 120 crore units per 100 ml.
The DPCC's monthly water quality report, released in compliance with a National Green Tribunal order, highlighted that while fecal coliform levels at Palla -- where the river enters Delh -- were 1,100 units per 100 ml, the concentration rose significantly downstream as sewage-laden drains entered the river.
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On the second day of the 'Rising Rajasthan' Global Investment Summit 2024, a thematic session titled 'Agri-Business InnovationsThe session was attended by key dignitaries, including Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Bhajanlal Sharma, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Kirodi Lal Meena, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Rajasthan, Joraram Kumawat, Minister, Animal Husbandry, Gopalan, Dairy  &  Devasthan, Government of Rajasthan, Gautam Kumar Dak, Minister of State of Cooperative  &  Civil Aviation, Government of Rajasthan.In his address, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma, said, "Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rajasthan government has focused on addressing key challenges in water, irrigation, and power, which are vital not only for agriculture but also for industries and tourism.""In the near future, we will implement a comprehensive water management system to ensure reliable irrigation .

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