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September 5, 2016 8:42 PM

First time Cargo truck from Bangladesh reaches New Delhi under trial run

For the first time a cargo truck from Bangladesh reached New Delhi today as part of a trial run under the Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). The agreement was signed in June last year in Thimphu to facilitate cross border movement of both passenger and cargo vehicles...

September 5, 2016 8:34 PM

SC grantes four weeks to Centre to file reply on triple talaq petitions

The Supreme Court today granted four weeks time to the Centre to file its reply on a batch of petitions on triple talaq and the plight of Muslim women. A bench comprising Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud gave time after additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta sought more time t...

September 5, 2016 6:01 PM

Sedition, defamation cases can't be slapped on anyone criticising govt: SC

The Supreme Court has said, sedition or defamation cases cannot be slapped on anyone criticising the government. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and U U Lalit said, someone making a statement to criticise the government does not invoke an offence under sedition or defamation law. <br/><br/&...

September 5, 2016 5:24 PM

India to ratify Paris accord as soon as possible: Arvind Panagariya

India&apos;s Sherpa for the G20 summit and Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr Arvind Panagariya, has said that New Delhi is planning to ratify the Paris accord to cut climate warming emissions as soon as possible. Speaking to media on the interventions made by India in the communiqu&apos;, Mr Panagariya...

September 5, 2016 4:34 PM

SC quashes criminal proceedings against cricketer M S Dhoni

The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M S Dhoni for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by portraying himself as God on a magazine cover.<br/><br/>A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi granted the relief to Dhoni after noting that the trial court in Kar...

September 5, 2016 2:26 PM

Urjit Patel assumes charge as new RBI Governor

Dr. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year tenure ended yesterday. Dr. Patel assumed charge effective September 4 after serving as deputy governor since January 2013. He was reappointed as deputy governor on January 11, 2016, a...

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