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July 30, 2017 12:30 PM

SC allows Kishwar to attend proceedings via video conferencing

Supreme Court has permitted activist Madhu Kishwar to participate in court proceedings at Srinagar through video-conferencing from a Delhi court. Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Ms. Kishwar is facing a criminal defamation case filed by a Kashmir-based scribe. &l...

July 30, 2017 12:21 PM

Jaitley opposes Kejriwal's plea to summon DDCA records in HC

Union Minister Arun Jaitley has opposed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea in the Delhi High Court seeking summoning of the minutes of meetings of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) held during 1999-2014. Kejriwal had moved the fresh plea in a pending defamation suit filed by ...

July 30, 2017 12:15 PM

Mishaps on decline after safety measures in place: Railway Ministry data

Railway Ministry says, there has been a slight decline in the number of train accidents after implementation of a series of safety measures, including use of modern technology. According to Railway Ministry data, in 2014-15, the number of accidents was 135 which decreased to 107 in 2015-16 and furth...

July 30, 2017 11:47 AM

Eviction matters should be given priority by courts at all stages: SC

Supreme Court has said that eviction matters should be given priority by courts at all stages of litigation, especially in cases where the landlord has sought eviction for his bonafide needs. <br/><br/>A bench of Justices AM Sapre and R Banumathi observed that the object of the rent law ...

July 30, 2017 8:16 AM

Maha Guv, CM launch book 'Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio'

Governor of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu C. Vidyasagar Rao and Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis released the book 'Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution on Radio' at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai yesterday. Union Minister Piyush Goyal was also present on the occasion.<br/>The book, ...

July 30, 2017 7:21 AM

Search for new uranium deposits to be stepped up: AEC chairman

The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Sekhar Basu has said that search for new uranium deposits in the country would be intensified to boost the production of nuclear fuel. He told reporters in Indore yesterday, that a fillip is going to be provided to the search for uranium deposits to enhanc...

July 30, 2017 7:19 AM

Rs 600 crore ponzi scam case: ED arrests agent of Chandigarh firm

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested an agent of a Chandigarh-based company and seized assets worth 4.18 crore rupees in connection with a money laundering probe of 600 crore rupees ponzi scam case. The absconding agent has been arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and was prod...

July 29, 2017 8:29 PM

Will work to make BJP invincible: Amit Shah to party workers

BJP President Amit Shah today called upon party workers in Lucknow to make the party &apos;Invincible&apos;. He said that party is growing day bay day after assuming power in many states and its strength is increasing continuously. <br/><br/>On the first day of his three-day trip to Utta...

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