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NIA raids SDPI, PFI linked places in Karnataka; 60 detained amid protest
Sources confirmed that the sleuths of NIA also raided an apartment in the Richmond Town in Bengaluru. More details are yet to emerge in this matter. The raids have also been conducted in Sirsi and Koppal cities of Karnataka. Sources said that NIA has raided 12 locations and arrested two persons. The raids are being conducted in the backdrop of the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha activist Praveen Kumar Nettare near Mangaluru recently.
Congress issues notification for president's poll
According to the notification, while the nomination forms will be available from Thursday, the filing of nominations will be held between September 24 and 30. Scrutiny of nomination will take place on October 1, and the same day, a valid candidate list will be published. The last date of withdrawal is October 8 following which, a final list will be brought out.
Jaishankar, officials pursue India's global agenda at multilateral, bilateral levels
On Wednesday, Jaishankar participated in the Global Crisis Response Group roundtable on food, energy and finance convened by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The Minister tweeted that at the meeting, he "emphasised that energy markets should not be put under further stress" and "urged that past prescriptions on climate action must be revisited".
'A constitutional obligation to give helping hand to the poor': Centre to SC on EWS quota
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit, that the 103rd constitutional amendment was valid. They emphasised that it was done in furtherance of Article 46, which says state would promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections.
Gujarat SIT files chargesheet against Teesta, Sreekumar and ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt
The Gujarat government had constituted the SIT to investigate the conspiracy allegedly hatched by Teesta and two others to implicate the then Chief Minister and other senior functionaries of the state government in a false case and get them punished under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Live-streaming of SC constitution bench hearing to begin from Sep 27
Next week onwards, all constitution bench hearings in the Supreme Court will be live-streamed. On Tuesday, a full court, which comprised all judges of the apex court, discussed the matter and decided on live-streaming proceedings. According to people familiar with the development, judges agreed that live-streaming could begin from September 27, with the broadcasting of constitutional cases on a regular basis.
India logs 4,510 fresh Covid cases, 33 deaths
In the same period, 33 more Covid-related deaths took the national fatalities tally to 5,28,403, as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload presently stands at 46,216 cases, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 5,640 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,39,72,980. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.71 per cent.
Jaishankar meets Turkish FM after Erdogan tones down Kashmir reference
In a tweet after the meeting on Tuesday, Jaishankar said they held a "wide-ranging conversation that covered the Ukraine conflict, food security, G20 processes, global order, NAM (Non-aligned Movement) and Cyprus". Turkey is embroiled in the confrontation on the divided island of Cyprus between its ethnic compatriots who hold the breakaway northern part of it and the Greek Cypriots.
China remains formidable challenge, has increased presence: Navy chief
"China remains a formidable challenge and has increased its presence, not only along our land borders but also in the maritime domain by leveraging anti-piracy operations to normalize its naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region," the Navy chief said, adding that Beijing had maintained a continuous presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) since 2008 "using anti-piracy operations".
'Sikh affairs to be managed by Sikhs alone': Supreme Court upholds 2014 Haryana law on gurdwaras
A bench of justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath said: "The affairs of the religious minority in the state i.e., Sikhs is left in the hands of the Sikhs alone in the same manner as was under the 1925 Act (Sikh Gurdwaras Act). The Haryana Act also provides for Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission in the same manner as is provided under the 1925 Act."
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