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7:14 PM

Bengali director debarred from making films for 3 months for violating norms

The Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) has debarred young director Rahool Mukherjee from making films for three months on the charge of violating its rules on visiting a foreign country for shooting. Following this, production house SVF replaced Mukherjee with another director. FCTWEI President Swarup Biswas said that neither the federation nor the Directors' Association of Eastern India was informed by Mukherjee about his visit to Bangladesh for shooting a film, which is against the rule.

6:53 PM

ED arrests Delhi man for 'cheating' US woman of Rs 3.3 crore

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a Delhi-based man under the anti-money laundering law in connection with a cyber fraud with a US citizen, who was allegedly duped of more than Rs 3.3 crore, official sources said on Tuesday.

6:47 PM

British Pakistani radical preacher faces life term for directing terrorism

Anjem Choudary, a radical Islamist preacher with dual British and Pakistani nationality, was on Tuesday found guilty of directing a banned terrorist organisation and faces life imprisonment in the UK following a joint international investigation. Choudary, 57, was found to have taken on a "caretaker role" in the Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and a trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London heard that he directed the terror group for a significant period after 2014 and encouraged support for it by addressing online meetings.

6:32 PM

CBI to probe death of man assaulted, forced to sing national anthem by cops: HC

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the case pertaining to the death of a 23-year-old man who was seen in a viral video being purportedly assaulted and forced to sing the national anthem during the communal riots here in 2020. In a video clip that had gone viral on social media, Faizan, along with four other Muslim men, was seen being beaten up by policemen while being forced to sing the national anthem and "Vande Mataram".

6:25 PM

Jharkhand CM inaugurates colony for leprosy-affected people in Ranchi

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday inaugurated the newly constructed ‘Nirmal Awas', a colony for leprosy-affected people in Ranchi's Mudma locality. As many as 256 beneficiaries are entitled to get flats in the colony. On the occasion, the CM handed over keys to 10 beneficiaries as a token gesture.

6:16 PM

Major blaze on merchant navy ship off Karnataka coast extinguished: Coast Guard

A major fire that broke out on July 19 on a merchant navy ship off the Karwar coast has been doused and efforts are underway to ensure the affected vessel remains in deep sea considering the grave threat posed to the coastline, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday. "The vessel is presently 13 nautical miles west of New Mangalore and heading towards open sea," the ICG stated in a release.

5:49 PM

Students with individual grievance open to pursue rights, remedies in accordance with law: SC

In his verdict on NEET case, the CJI said, "It will be important to clarify that if any student has an individual grievance not bearing on the issues resolved in this judgement, will be open to them to pursue their rights and remedies in accordance with law."

5:39 PM

Verdict on NEET re-exam delivered by CJI-led three judge SC bench

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard submissions from a battery of lawyers, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), and senior advocates Narender Hooda, Sanjay Hegde and Mathews Nedumapra for around four days.

5:25 PM

NEET case updates: Counselling to begin from July 24

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday (July 23), said, "Ordering cancellation of entire NEET-UG exam is not justified on application of settled principles propounded by it."

5:21 PM

Fact that leak in NEET-UG 2024 took place at Hazaribagh and Patna is not in dispute: SC

Supreme Court says data on record does not indicate systemic leak of question paper of NEET-UG 2024.

5:15 PM

Re-NEET exam will impact 2.4 million students: Supreme Court

In its verdict, the CJI-led Supreme Court bench said, "CBI probe points to 155 benefitting; but doesn't indicate system breach." It added, "There is absence of material on record to lead to the conclusion that result of the exam is vitiated or there is any systematic breach... Data on record is not indicative of a systemic leak of the NEET-UG question paper which would indicate a disruption of the sanctity of the exam."

4:57 PM

BJP appoints journalist Pradeep Bhandari national spokesperson

The BJP on Tuesday appointed Pradeep Bhandari, a journalist who runs psephology firm 'Jan Ki Baat', as a national spokesperson of the party. Bhandari has worked as a journalist for different channels and has regularly done surveys during the assembly and general elections. In a statement, the BJP said its national president, JP Nadda, has appointed Bhandari as a national spokesperson with immediate effect.

4:39 PM

TN CM bats for voluntary steps by traders to put up nameboards in Tamil

Traders should voluntarily come forward to display on nameboards, the names of their shops in Tamil language, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Tuesday. Addressing a meeting of members of the Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board at the Secretariat, Stalin said the board, which was set up by late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in 1989, is functioning well.

4:31 PM

Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending years long rift as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a years long rift, Chinese state media said Tuesday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the deep divide between the sides as the war in Gaza rages on. The declaration by the two heavyweights of Palestinian politics — and other smaller Palestinian groups — to form a unity government for the Palestinian territories is the result of the latest in a series of talks meant to unite the sides.

4:23 PM

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 9 Indian fishermen for alleged illegal fishing

The Sri Lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized their trawlers for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, officials here said, taking the number of Indian nationals apprehended this year by the island nation in such incidents to 261. The nine fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized off the coast of Delft islet in the northern Jaffna peninsula, the Navy said.