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New Delhi [India], August 6 : The Rouse Avenue court on Thursday reserved its order on the cognisance of a massive 20,000-page charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against 13 accused persons in the NEET-UG paper leak case.Special CBI Judge Ajay Gupta noted that the scrutiny of the charge sheet and accompanying documents has been completed. The court is scheduled to pronounce its order on cognisance, with subsequent proceedings and arguments on charges slated to begin soon.The matter is listed for the pronouncement of the order regarding the cognisance of the charge sheet. All 13 accused…
The row between Meta and govt over deepfakes and removal of PM Modi video is expected to continue for few more days The Meta row continued on Thursday as the company’s global team held further discussions with the government over compliance with Indian laws, a day after the company apologised for briefly removing a video posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Meta’s global team is expected to remain in India for another three to four days, with more meetings planned with government officials, PTI sources said with the discussions also expected to cover WhatsApp issues.The government is seeking details on Meta’s…
Hyderabad: In a major milestone for Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), the first rake of coal from Naini (Odisha) reached Telangana National Thermal Power Station (NTPC) in Mancherial districts on Thursday. Loaded with approximately 4,000 tonnes of coal, the rake travelled 1,131 kilometres, marking the first-ever transportation of coal from an SCCL-owned mine outside Telangana to the state.The arrival of the inaugural coal rake created a festive atmosphere at Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) at Jaipur in Mancherial district. The inaugural consignment comprised 4,000 tonnes of high-quality G-10 grade coal transported from Odisha in 59 box wagons. The coal block,…
Chennai: Former finance minister Thangam Thennarasu on Wednesday said TVK govt’s first full budget exposed a widening gap between the state’s fiscal promises and actual performance. The budget also countered the narrative the govt had presented in its white paper earlier this year.Speaking to reporters at DMK headquarters, Thennarasu said the budget projected a net borrowing of Rs 1.22 lakh crore this fiscal, up from around Rs 1 lakh crore when DMK left office. The state’s revenue deficit has widened from Rs 48,699 crore to Rs 55,775 crore, reflecting an increase of about Rs 7,000 crore, contrary to the promise…
Ahmedabad: Fraudsters posing as credit card executives allegedly duped a city trader of Rs 1.8 lakh after promising to help him redeem reward points on his credit card. A complaint in the case was registered with Kalupur police on Tuesday.According to the FIR, the trader, who runs a textile company near Kalupur railway station, received a call on June 10 from a woman claiming to be from a private bank’s credit card department. She told him that his credit card had accumulated 4,000 reward points and offered to help him redeem them through an online process.Convinced, the trader shared photographs…
Delegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on ThursdayDelegates at the third Brics education senior officials’ meeting in Bhubaneswar on Thursday Bhubaneswar: Senior education officials from Brics member countries on Thursday held extensive deliberations on the…
The field inspections are a key part of SC’s exercise to develop a scientific and legally tenable framework for identifying and conserving the Aravali hills Gurgaon: Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee (HPC), tasked with examining the definition and conservation of the Aravalis, will begin its six-day field survey on Thursday with visits to key ecological sites in Delhi-NCR before travelling across Rajasthan.The committee will inspect Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary, Mangar Bani and Aravali Biodiversity Park in the city on the first day. From Friday, the panel will travel through Rajasthan, covering Kotputli, Neem Ka Thana and Sariska Tiger Reserve, where a…
Five two-month-old tiger cubs recently rescued from Bandipur are likely to be shifted to the proposed centres once they are established Mysuru: South India’s first tiger rewilding centres are likely to be established at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts and the Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Shivamogga to rehabilitate orphaned tiger cubs and prepare them for release into the wild.A Karnataka forest department team visited the tiger rewilding centre at Kanha in Madhya Pradesh from July 30 to Aug 2 to study its operations. The team included additional principal chief conservator of forests Bishwajit Mishra, Bandipur Tiger…
The Bombay high court has made a landmark decision by convicting Tarun Tejpal for rape and sexual harassment, applying three specific sections of the Indian Penal Code related to abuses of power. PANAJI: The Bombay high court on Thursday convicted former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal under three provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for raping a colleague in 2013, setting aside his acquittal by a Goa sessions court five years ago.Tejpal was convicted under Sections 376 (2)(f) (person who is a guardian or in a position of trust or authority rapes a woman), 354-A (sexual harassment) and 354-B (using…
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak: The Haryana Lokayukta has intensified proceedings in a complaint alleging procedural and administrative irregularities at Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, directing the additional chief secretary, higher education department, Haryana, to submit a report within 30 days.The complaint, filed by RTI activist Jaipal under Section 10 of the Haryana Lokayukta Act, 2002, names former MDU vice-chancellor Prof. Rajbir Singh, former registrar Prof. Gulshan Lal Taneja, former dean (academic affairs) Prof. S.C. Malik, and several executive council (EC) members.According to the complaint, the decisions under challenge were allegedly taken in violation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations,…