Kolkata, June 6 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday announced plans to introduce 60 next-generation trains for the Kolkata Metro over the next five years, as part of efforts to modernise the city’s rapid transit network. Speaking after a meeting with West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari at the state secretariat, Nabanna, Vaishnaw said […]
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New Delhi, June 6 The Supreme Court has ruled that an accused person cannot be denied access to documents that form part of a chargesheet, saying such a denial could undermine the right to a fair trial.A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar made the observation while hearing a plea filed […]
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St Petersburg, June 5 Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that India and China can resolve their long-standing border dispute through dialogue, saying both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are committed to addressing their differences peacefully. Speaking during an interaction with heads of major international news agencies, Putin described India-China […]
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Shimla, June 5 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday issued a strong warning to drug traffickers, stating that the state government would not spare those involved in the illegal narcotics trade and would continue its crackdown on the drug menace, particularly chitta. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of the “Mini Marathon: Run […]
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Chandigarh, June 5 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections and a by-election, naming senior party leaders and several new faces across five states. Among the prominent nominees are BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh from Madhya Pradesh and Satish Poonia from Rajasthan. Notably, the names of […]
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Panchkula, June 4 With a view to intensify campaign against corruption, Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General, A.S. Chawla, launched a new citizen reporting app in Panchkula on Thursday. While addressing a press conference at the bureau headquarters, Chawla said that the bureau has focused on building a transparent system since he assumed office on […]
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New Delhi, June 4 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Gujarat and Daman on Friday, where he will unveil, inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth more than ₹21,700 crore. The Prime Minister will begin his visit in Surat’s Hazira area, where he will review ongoing industrial operations and infrastructure […]
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Chandigarh, June 4 Two associates of a foreign-based terror operative have been arrested in Mohali following an operation that led to the seizure of an improvised explosive device (IED), Punjab Police said. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday that the arrests were made by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) in […]
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New Delhi, June 3 The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Lavkesh Bajaj, the owner of a hotel building in south Delhi where a devastating fire killed 21 people, hours after launching a search operation to trace him. The blaze swept through the Flourish Stay B&B in the Hauz Rani area of Malviya Nagar early on […]
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