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5:07 PM

Delhi Police Special Cell officials seal the office of 'NewsClick'

"I think that the action of the Delhi police against these independent journalists is totally illegal, very high-handed, and an attempt to intimidate the independent media who are critical of the present establishment," Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Delhi Police action against 'NewsClick'.

5:06 PM

For a long time, only affluent people had the right to healthcare: PM Modi in Telangana

"For a long time, only affluent people had the right to healthcare but in the last nine years, we took several initiatives to ensure availability and affordability of healthcare to all," said PM Modi after dedicating the first 800 MW Unit of phase 1 of Telangana Super Thermal Power Project of NTPC in Nizamabad, Telangana.

 

2:52 PM

India Inc's financial health moderates in H1FY24, set to dip marginally in H2

India Inc's financial health measured by the credit ratio, or the proportion of rating upgrades to downgrades, moderated in the first half of current fiscal year and is set to dip marginally further in the second half, Crisil Ratings said on Tuesday.

Crisil, which rates 6,500 companies, however, made it clear that the credit ratio will stay above 1 going forward as well, which means the number of upgrades will outpace the downgrades.

2:51 PM

Assam govt to conduct socio-economic assessment of Muslim communities

The Assam government on Tuesday said that it will conduct a socio-economic survey of the state's five indigenous Muslim communities so that measures can be taken for their upliftment.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with senior officials at the state secretariat regarding it.

2:42 PM

Assam govt to conduct socio-economic assessment of indigenous Muslim communities

The Assam government on Tuesday said that it will conduct a socio-economic survey of the state's five indigenous Muslim communities so that measures can be taken for their upliftment.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with senior officials at the state secretariat regarding it.

 

2:32 PM

SC defers hearing on Naidu's plea till Mon, asks AP govt to file documents

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till October 9 hearing on a plea by TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition to quash an FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case.

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Andhra Pradesh government, to place on record all materials which were produced before the high court in connection with the case.

2:07 PM

Modi a coward for raiding journalists: AAP slams Centre on NewsClick raids

The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over raids at online news portal NewsClick's premises, saying it is "scared" of journalists.

 

Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday morning conducted raids at 30 premises connected with NewsClick as well as its journalists' houses, triggering outrage among scribes.

 

AAP chief national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar alleged that the Modi government is pretending to fight China by arresting its own journalists because it didn't have the courage to engage with it directly.

2:00 PM

Overall engineering exports from India affected by global slowdown: EEPC

Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) said that overall exports of engineering goods from the country have been affected by the global slowdown.

Overall engineering exports during April to August in 2023 dropped 4.55 per cent to USD 44.62 billion as against USD 46.74 billion in the previous similar period of 2022.

1:40 PM

31 mn users in India seen upgrading to 5G phones in 2023: Ericsson survey

As many as 31 million users in India are expected to upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, amid an accelerated adoption of the ultra high-speed services in the country, according to a report by Ericsson.

5G users in India outpace global counterparts in daily adoption of apps.

1:28 PM

Except Adanis, Aam Aadmi got nothing in PM Modi's 10-year rule, alleges Telangana Minister

BRS Working President and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao posed a volley of questions to the Prime Minister on a range of issues, hours ahead of Narendra Modi's visit to Nizamabad to address a rally on Tuesday.

In a message posted on social media platform X, Rama Rao asked the PM, except Adani", what an Aam Aadmi" has gained during his 10-year rule and if the announcement on setting up a Turmeric Board was also similar to the Women's Reservation quota, without any time limit.

1:07 PM

Developed Bharat's dream to come true when villages develop: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the dream of a developed Bharat will be realised only when states, districts and villages develop.
 

He also said the Centre has made a 20-fold increase in the budgetary allocations for railway projects in Chhattisgarh in the last nine years as compared to what was given before 2014. PM Modi was speaking at an event at Jagdalpur in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, where he dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones of different projects worth Rs 26,000 crore, including the NMDC's steel plant. "The dream of a developed Bharat will be realised only when states, districts and villages in the country develop," he said.

 

12:52 PM

In the state after the electrification of the railway network, Vande Bharat train is being operated: PM

Chhattisgarh: At Bastar's Jagdalpur PM Modi says, "In the state after the electrification of the railway network, Vande Bharat train is also being operated....In the upcoming years, all the stations of the state will be developed and transformed by the Central government..."

 

12:14 PM

Two directors of realty firm M3M granted bail by SC in money laundering case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, directors of Gurugram-based realty group M3M, in a money laundering case.

A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Sanjay Kumar, which had reserved the verdict on September 11 after hearing submissions of lawyers, granted the relief to the directors of the realty firm.

11:51 AM

Another 7 patients died in Nanded govt hospital between Oct 1 and 2; total 31 succumbed in 2 days: Officials

A day after it came to light that 24 patients died in a 24-hour period at a government-run hospital in Maharashtra's Nanded, the authorities on Tuesday confirmed that seven more deaths occurred at the same facility between October 1 and 2.

Taking to microblogging site X on Tuesday morning, Chavan said, "Deaths continue unabated at the hospital in Nanded. Seven more patients, including four children, died since yesterday (October 2) at the Government Medical College and Hospital." "The state government should fix the responsibility," the former Maharashtra chief minister demanded. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif will visit the GMCH in Nanded on Tuesday. He will also address a press conference following his visit to the hospital, a district official said.

 

11:35 AM

SC dismisses a PIL seeking the construction of a wall in the vicinity of Ram Setu site for ‘darshan’

Supreme Court dismisses a PIL seeking the construction of a wall in the vicinity of Ram Setu site for ‘darshan’. Supreme Court says it is an administrative decision and asks the petitioner how can the court direct the construction of a wall. Supreme Court also declined to tag the PIL along with another petition which has sought a direction to declare the monument as national heritage.