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Delhi L-G grants prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid for tweets against Indian Army
The tweets were aimed at promoting enmity between different groups and indulging in acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, said the L-G office on Tuesday. The L-G has granted the prosecution sanction under the relevant section 196 of CrPC 1973.
Delhi gets relief from cold; fog affects visibility
At Safdarjung observatory, the minimum temperature of 6.4 degrees Celsius was recorded in the morning while the weather stations at Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded a minimum temperature of 6.4 degrees, 4.2 degrees and 4.3 degrees, respectively. Due to the very dense fog, around 39 trains were delayed by two to five hours, as per the officials.
Sasikala urges DMK govt to buy sugarcane of all sizes for Pongal hampers
Sasikala said that the size of the sugarcane is based on the soil from where it was grown and that it was not in the hands of the farmers. The former AIADMK general secretary said that the government must not stick to the fixing of the size of sugarcane and buy sugarcane of all sizes from the farmers. It is to be noted that the state government was buying sugarcane from farmers at a rate of Rs 33 per piece.
Air quality dips to 'severe' at many places in Delhi-NCR, bar on commercial BS-III, BS-IV vehicles
With the air quality worsening, the Delhi government on Monday decided to impose a temporary ban on using BS-III petrol and BS-IV diesel four-wheelers in the national capital from Tuesday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi deteriorated to 395 under the "very poor" category, with some parts of the national capital recording AQIs over 400 or "severe".
China is in land-grab mode vis-a-vis India
Qin in an article titled "How China Sees the World", referred to India-China border issues and said, "both sides are willing to ease the situation and jointly protect peace along their borders". India's response came in the New Year with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, lambasting China for trying to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
India has robust defence manufacturing ecosystem: Rajnath
The defence exports have grown by eight times in the last five years and now India is exporting to over 75 countries. Singh said this at 'Ambassadors' Roundtable conference' for the forthcoming Aero India 2023, on Monday. He chaired the Roundtable conference. The reach-out event was attended by Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Charge d'affaires and Defence Attaches of over 80 countries.
NSG team sent to detect suspicious substance onboard Goa-bound flight
Jamnagar Superintendent of Police, Premsukh Delu told the media, "NSG team and local Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad (BDDS) teams are detecting the entire flight, only after the NSG gives clearance, the flight will be allowed to take off from Jamnagar and it is likely to take more time, as entire flight and passengers baggage is to be cleared by the teams."
Delhi HC makes Bharat Biotech, Centre parties in pleas seeking details on Covaxin
Three petitions challenging the Central Information Commission's (CIC) decision to withhold the facts on the grounds of trade secrets, intellectual property, and the sovereignty and integrity of India are currently being heard by a bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh.
Serious issue, don't make it political': SC on plea against forced religious conversions
A bench, headed by Justice M.R. Shah, observed that religious conversion is a serious and important issue and it should not be given a political colour. The bench, also comprising Justice C.T. Ravikumar, sought the AG's assistance on a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay
'World looking at India with hope', says PM Modi at Pravasi Divas event
He was addressing the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city. After welcoming a large gathering of NRIs, who have arrived here from several countries to participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, PM Modi said that every Indian-origin person living in foreign countries 'is brand ambassador of India'.
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