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Will Modi be the saviour of the Yamuna?

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A large number of environmentalists and Yamuna activists in the Braj region have pinned their hopes on BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, who could be the “bhagirath (saviour)” of the Yamuna river, the lifeline of Agra and Mathura, in the manner the Sabramati was cleaned up in Ahmedabad. “Look at the Sabarmati river in […]

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Obama asked to reach out to Modi

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With exit polls suggesting that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi is likely to become India’s next prime minister, a leading US expert has suggested that the US reach out to him. “Whatever else may be believed about Modi, there is universal agreement that he is a decisive leader,” writes Ashley J Tellis, Senior Associate […]

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Man gets 10 yrs jail for raping minor step daughter

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A man found guilty of repeatedly raping his 13-year-old step daughter and making her pregnant has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court which said his DNA sample matched with the aborted foetus. Additional sessions judge Rajneesh Kumar Gupta held the 33-year-old Bihar native guilty of raping the girl, threatening to […]

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“Discoms not cooperating with CAG in auditing”

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Contrary to the claims of three private discoms, the Delhi government today told the high court that these firms have not been cooperating with the Comptroller and Auditor General in auditing of their accounts. “None of the discoms has so far given all the requisite information/data sought by the CAG… Today, the position is not […]

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Police opposes bail to Kanda in Geetika suicide case

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Seeking cancellation of the bail granted to Gopal Goyal Kanda in the air-hostess suicide case, the Delhi Police on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that me-dical documents submitted before the trial court regarding health of the former Haryana minister’s wife were “dubious”. Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the Delhi Police, told Justice […]

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2G: Balwa seeks withdrawal of statement from court

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Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa today moved a special court seeking its permission to withdraw the answers given by him earlier in response to the court’s query in the ongoing trial in 2G spectrum allocation case. Balwa, who had on May 10 faced court’s ire which had said that he “deserved” to be taken […]

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SC seeks EC reply on plea against ward-wise vote count

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The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Election Commission (EC) on a plea seeking stoppage of ward-wise counting of votes on the ground that the declaration of result of every polling booth strikes at the root of right to privacy attached to voting. A bench comprising justices Dipak Mishra and N V […]

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1994 triple murder: CBI alleges Saini tampered with documents

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The CBI has filed an application in a Delhi court seeking action against former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini, an accused in 1994 triple murder case, for allegedly showing tampered copies of some certified documents to a prosecution witness during his examination. Advertisement Special CBI judge A K Mendiratta asked the CBI to supply copy […]

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Court grants bail to five arrested after political clash

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A court today granted bail to five persons who were arrested in connection with violence at Belghoria in the outskirts of Kolkata. The five arrested persons were today produced in the court of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM), Barrackpore, who granted them bail. Three persons were arrested last night and another two today. Of the […]

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CJI expresses concern over piling of pending cases

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Expressing concern over the piling of pending cases before the courts across the country, Chief Justice of India RM Lodha on Sunday said the relevance of justice lies only in its speedy and free delivery. Drawing a comparison between law and the health services, he said when medical facilities can be provided to people throughout […]

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Daiichi plea HC to vacate Sun-Ranbaxy merger stay

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Daiichi Sankyo, owner of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, has filed a petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court requesting it to vacate the ‘status quo’ order it issued earlier on Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy merger process. The HC may take up hearing on the petition on May 15. Based on a petition filed by two individual investors, the court […]

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PIL in HC against loud, screen TV commercials

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Loud TV commercials and ‘part screen’ continuous advertisements even during a programme have been challenged by an NGO in the Delhi High Court which has sought a response from telecom watchdog TRAI. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in its Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) Regulations, 2012, had decided […]

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