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Andhra Pradesh HC grants interim bail to N Chandrababu Naidu for 4 weeks
Kerala blasts: Union MoS Chandrasekhar booked for alleged controversial remarks
A case has been registered against Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar for allegedly making statements that promote enmity between different groups, police said on Tuesday.
The Kerala police registered the FIR on its own in connection with the minister's recent statements on social media regarding the Kochi blasts and a Hamas leader's virtual address at an event organised by an Islamist group in Malappuram district of the state recently.
Meghalaya HC directs govt, AAI to complete inspection for Shillong Airport
The Meghalaya High Court asked the state government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to complete the inspection of Shillong Airport for extending the runway within the next couple of months.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice B Bhattacharjee on Monday while hearing a PIL said AAI has informed that a cost estimate for carrying out the feasibility of extending the runway at the Shillong Airport at Umroi town has been submitted to the state and the state is yet to respond.
"It is hoped that the AAI and the state work out the modalities and complete the necessary inspection within the next couple of months," the bench said while directing that the matter will appear after 10 weeks.
Punjab: ED conducts raids at the premises of AAP MLA Kulwant Singh in Mohali
Remains of ex-Chinese premier Keqiang to be cremated, flags to be lowered
The remains of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang are to be cremated on Thursday, with flags around the country to be flown at half-staff to mourn the official who helped guide the world's second-largest economy for a decade.
Li died Friday of a heart attack at 68. Mourners gathered at his childhood home in the city of Hefei in an apparently spontaneous outpouring of grief seen by some as a rebuke of state leader and head of the ruling Communist Party Xi Jinping.
KKRTC suspends bus services to Maharashtra after bus torched in Maratha quota stir
The Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) has suspended its bus services to Maharashtra after one of its buses was set on fire by protesters at Omerga in that state during the ongoing agitation for Maratha reservation.
However, no one was injured in the incident, a transport department official said on Tuesday.
The state owned KKRTC bus was proceeding to Pune from Bhalki in Bidar when the incident occurred.
After ED summons Kejriwal, Akali Dal asks for probe into Punjab Excise scam
After the Enforcement Directorate summoned Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case, Shiromani Akal Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has called for a thorough probe into the alleged Punjab Excise Scam too.
Sukhbir Singh Badal took to X and said "Twin developments, including the rejection of the bail plea of ex-Delhi CM Manish Sisodia and summoning of Aam Aadmi Party Convener, Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi Excise Policy Scam on Nov 2, calls for a thorough probe into the Punjab Excise Scam too."
Industrialist Mukesh Ambani receives 3rd threat email with Rs 400 cr demand
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has received a threat email from an unidentified person seeking Rs 400 crore, police said on Tuesday.
Ambani's company received the email on Monday. It is the third threat email sent to Ambani in four days, an official said.
Citizens don't have right to know source of electoral bond funds: Centre
He added that the judicial review is not about "scanning state policies for the purposes of suggesting better or different prescriptions."
Electoral bonds scheme: Five-judge SC bench to commence crucial hearing from Tuesday
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence a crucial hearing from Tuesday on a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the electoral bonds scheme for funding political parties.
The scheme, which was notified by the government on January 2, 2018, was pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring in transparency in political funding.
According to the provisions of the scheme, electoral bonds may be purchased by any citizen of India or entity incorporated or established in India. An individual can buy electoral bonds, either singly or jointly with other individuals.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai, J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to take up for hearing four pleas, including those filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur and the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
National Unity Day parade: CRPF all-women bikers receive applause from PM Modi
Pakistan shuts Afghan schools as deadline for deportation approaches
Following Pakistan's decision to expel nearly 1.7 million foreign nationals, primarily Afghans, schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan have started closing their doors for them, reported Khaama Press.
The closure of schools is primarily affecting Afghan girls in Pakistan as it may mark the end of their education for the foreseeable future.
Leading to this, many of these Afghan women are forced to return to Afghanistan, where the Taliban government has already prohibited them from accessing secondary education.
India united due to Sardar Patel's unforgettable contribution, says Home Minister Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the country -- from Kashmir to Kanyakumari -- has been united due to the unforgettable contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Addressing an event here to commemorate India's first home minister Sardar Patel's 148th birth anniversary, Shah asked all citizens to take a pledge to put the nation in the top position in the world in all sectors by 2047 when it will celebrate the centenary of its Independence.
"It was because of Sardar Patel that we have today's India. It was due to his unforgettable contribution that the whole country -- from Kashmir to Kanyakumari-- is united. Without Sardar Patel's contribution and farsightedness, we would not have been here today," he said.
Gujarat CM flags off 'Run For Unity' on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary in Ahmedabad
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday flagged off 'Run For Unity', on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ahmedabad.
The marathon aims to invoke the feeling of peace and harmony among the fellow citizens of the country.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary, remembering his visionary statesmanship and the extraordinary dedication with "which he shaped the destiny of our nation".
Prez, V-P, Amit Shah pay tributes to Sardar Patel
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and a host of dignitaries on Tuesday offered floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary.
At a special function held at capital's Patel Chowk, the President, Dhankhar, Shah and others paid floral tributes at the statue of India's first home minister on his birth anniversary, which is observed as 'Rashtriya Ekta Divas'.
In a post on 'X', Shah said unity and prosperity of India was the sole aim of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's life.
Shah said with his rock-solid will power, political wisdom and hard work, Patel had worked to make India then divided into more than 550 princely states a united nation.
Sardar Saheb's dedicated life to the nation and nation-building work as the country's first Home Minister will always inspire us. Tributes to Iron Man Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary and best wishes to all the countrymen on Rashtriya Ekta Divas, he wrote on 'X' in Hindi.
Those who attended the event at Patel Chowk include Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi among many others.
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First Published: Oct 31 2023 | 8:35 AM IST
