Retd. IAS officers Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar selected as Election Commissioners

Updated 3/14/2024, 10:48:28 AM
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Retd. IAS officers Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been selected as the new election commissioners by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The committee held a meeting to select the ECs as two positions fell vacant after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey in February and Arun Goel's resignation last week. Sukhbir Singh had served as Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand while Mr. Gyanesh Kumar secretary in the ministry of cooperation led by Amit Shah.

ED issues 8th summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on March 4 in excise policy money laundering case: Officials

Updated 2/27/2024, 8:54:59 AM
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Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned for the 8th time by Enforcement Directorate in Delhi liquor policy case, a day after he cites court case. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had skipped the seventh summon issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged excise policy scam case. On February 19, Kejriwal had skipped ED’s sixth summon in connection with the case. The financial probe agency's complaint alleged that Kejriwal intentionally did not want to obey the summons and kept on giving “lame excuses.”

Urvashi Rautela Rishabh Pant 'estranged' relationship saga explained

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:56 AM
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Urvashi Rautela Rishabh Pant relationship has yet again taken the center stage as the duo got involved in a verbal exchange without taking their names on social media. Team India star cricketer Rishabh Pant and Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela relationship became the talk of the town after 'The Legend' actress addressed 'Mr. RP' in one of her interviews. In the Rishabh Pant Urvashi Rautela relationship latest update, 'The Legend' actress called the Indian cricketer 'chotu bhaiya' in response to the wicket-keeper's 'mera picha chorho behen' remarks (deleted).

Common Wealth Games 2022: Here are the details

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:56 AM
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Common Wealth Game is one of the most popular events across the globe in which all the countries that have once been under British Rule compete against each other in different sports. It will stream on Sony Liv at 7:00 pm today. Flagbearers will be PV Sindhu and Manpreet Singh.

Bombay HC revokes death sentence of Shakti Mills gang-rape convicts

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:56 AM
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Asserting that judgment should not be guided by public outcry, the Bombay High Court on Thursday cancelled the death penalty given earlier to three convicts in Shakti mills gang rape case. The court has granted rigorous life imprisonment to the accused, saying they will not be able to "assimilate with society." A 22-year-old photojournalist visited Shakti Mills for a photoshoot in 2013 where she was raped by five men.

British MP asked to not bring baby to parliament

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:55 AM
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British MP Stella Creasy tweeted an email from the House of Commons that mentioned a rule that "you should not take your seat in the chamber when accompanied by a child". She complained that mothers in parliaments are not seen and heard, has drawn anger from lawmakers and promised to review the present rules. Creasy was rebuked by an official for bringing her sleeping baby to the house debate.

Centre tells SC 8 lakh annual income criteria for EWS quota will be revisited

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:55 AM
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Government's Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Thursday told a bench of Supreme Court justices that a committee will be constituted to determine the criteria for EWS within a time span of four weeks. The issue of EWS criteria arised as part of its inclusion in the NEET counseling which has been put on hold.

Germany likely to impose complete lockdown as Covid-19 cases spike

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:55 AM
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Germany registered its highest-ever covid-19 cases on Wednesday with 66,884 fresh cases. Outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel, directed the 16 federal states to enforce stricter measures. The federal government plans to impose further nationwide COVID-19 restrictions based on the hospitalization rate in individual federal states. The country seeks to enforce the '3G rule' for public transport.

Delhi HC rejects plea seeking ban on Salman Kurshid’s book

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:55 AM
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Ask people not to buy the book or read it. Tell people it is badly authored, read something better," said Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, rejecting a plea that sought to cease the publication, circulation and sale of Congress leader Salman Khurshid's book "Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood In Our Times". "What can we do if people are feeling so sensitive,” the court remarked.

Sashi Tharoor says Kangana Ranaut “has no clue” about India’s freedom movement

Updated 2/2/2023, 6:30:55 AM
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Congress leader Sashi Tharoor slammed Kangana Ranaut over her ‘bheek’ remark about Indian independence and said that "Kangana Ranaut needs to read history" and “ridiculous” for her to even talk about the freedom movement. Kangana, who recently received the Padma Shri, remains defiant about her statement even after widespread criticism.