Indian Economy

ED attaches 6 properties of former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah worth Rs 11.86 cr
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Among the attached properties are residences at Gupkar Road Srinagar, Tehsil Katipora, Tanmarg and Bhatindi Village, Sunjwan Jammu, an ED official said. The ED has questioned Abdullah twice in connection with a case of alleged misappropriation of funds when he was the chairman of the J&K Cricket Association.
When polls come, 'Didi' will be all alone: Shah
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Shah welcomed Suvendu Adhikari and several others to the BJP. He said that senior party members are leaving Trinamool Congress because of corruption and growing discontent among the common people.
Apple puts Wistron on probation after violence at K'taka plant
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The development comes one week after violence broke out at the Wistron's Narasapura facility as a large number of workers went on a rampage last Saturday over issues related to payment of salary. A Karnataka government report also found lapses in the way Wistron tried to scale up production in the factory.
Indian Council of Medical Research chief Balram Bhargava admitted to AIIMS after testing Covid-19 positive
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Bhargava heads the apex medical body which is responsible for formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research in India. It is at the forefront of the Covid-19 outbreak management in the country.
Fundamental right to health includes affordable treatment: Supreme Court
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A bench headed by justice Ashok Bhushan and comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah said: "Right to health is a fundamental right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Right to health includes affordable treatment. Therefore, it is the duty of the state to make provisions for affordable treatment and see that more and more provisions in the hospitals to be run by the state and/or local administration are made."
Supreme Court issues notice to Kunal Kamra, Rachita Taneja over scandalous tweets against top court
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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.
Assets' Transfer Case: Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Azim Premji
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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.
Railways operating 1,089 mail, express trains as compared to 1,768 trains during normal time
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Addressing a virtual press conference here, Railway Board Chairman and CEO V. K. Yadav said, "As of now we are operating 1,089 mail and express trains as compared to 1,768 trains." He said that the railways is operating 264 Kolkata metro trains and 3,936 suburban services.
Trinamool loses 3 MLAs in a row, now Silbhadra Dutta resigns
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According to sources, Dutta also replaced Banerjee's photo, hung on the wall of his office, with Swami Vivekananda. He surrendered the car given by the state government. He said if the government wants it can withdraw his security cover as well. Dutta sent his resignation letter to Trinamool supremo Banerjee.
Twitter seeks quashing of FIRs for promoting 'Khalistan agenda'
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The plea states that Vinit Goenka, former national co-convener of the BJP IT cell, and other complainants had alleged that Twitter had taken financial consideration to promote Pannun's tweet, despite already disabling the tweet and suspending his account. Twitter said Goenka launched a public smear campaign against it alleging the platform is anti-India and operating against the sovereignty of India.
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