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Supreme Court issues notice to Kunal Kamra, Rachita Taneja over scandalous tweets against top court
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said the AG in his letter dated November 12, 2020 had granted consent on the request of the applicant to proceed by way of initiating contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra.
J&K DDC Elections: Last-phase polling in 28 constituencies on December 19
State Election Commissioner (SEC) KK Sharma told the media on Friday that 13 constituencies in Kashmir division and 15 in Jammu division will witness polling, wherein 168 candidates are in the fray. The SEC said that in the 13 Kashmir constituencies, 83 candidates are in the poll fray, including 31 women. A total of 85 candidates, including 15 women, are contesting 15 Jammu division seats.
Pakistan violates Line of Control ceasefire in 2 sectors of Poonch
About 5.40 p.m., Pakistan initiated the unprovoked firing with small arms and shelling with mortars in Mendhar and Balakote sectors, Defence Spokesman Colonel Devender Anand said. The spokesman said the Indian army retaliated at both the places befittingly.
Bizzare: Kidnappers of 8-year old boy seek ransom in bitcoins in Karnataka
Since Thursday evening the kidnappers were negotiating with the parents and wanted money in bitcoins, a kind of cryptocurrency. Initially they demanded 100 bitcoins, valued around Rs 17 crore and then renegotiated the amount to Rs 10 crore which had by Friday afternoon, reached a stage where the ransom amount came down to Rs 25 lakh.
Khalistan is Pakistan project, threat to national security: Canadian report
An award winning journalist, Milewski reported from 52 countries during four decades as a correspondent for Canada's most watched CBC TV News. He was CBC's first Middle East bureau chief and also covered at least three former US administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
PM Modi accuses Opposition of shooting from farmers' shoulders on agriculture laws
Taking a dig at the opposition without naming any party, the Prime Minister said that he felt that they were pained not by the improvements brought about in the agricultural laws by his government but by the fact that Modi had been able to do what they had been saying all these years but could not do.
Farmers' Protest: Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna extends support to farmers
Talking to reporters, Bahuguna said that he supports the demands of the 'annadatas'. Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. For years he has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive for Covid-19
Sharing the information on his Twitter handle, the Chief Minister said: "I had got Covid test done. And my report has come positive. My health condition is fine and I don't have any symptoms too. On the advice of doctors, I will remain in home isolation.
Rafale’s cruise missile upgraded, can hit targets in mountains now
Facing threat from the Eastern and western front, the IAF got the French aviation company to upgrade Rafale’s SCALP long-range air-launched cruise missile to ensure that the weapon can hit targets up to 4000 metres above sea level.
Assets' Transfer Case: Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Azim Premji
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Premji, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that it was a bizarre case since the three companies of the Azim Premji group, which are entirely owned by Premji and his mother, were merged into a fourth company of the group.
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