Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:01:02
The Tamil Nadu government Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the proposed reservoir at Mekedatu across the Inter-State Cauvery river would "severely impact" the water flow coming to the state, a claim refuted by the Karnataka government.
The Karnataka government told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar that the reservoir project is to come up within the state and there is no question of
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:59:14
Spain's Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that 679 people had lost their lives in the first eight days (July 10-17) of the second heatwave that hit the country this summer.
The Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) said that 169 deaths occurred on July 17 alone, according to the news agency, Xinhua.
The Health Institute noted, 430 of the 679 victims were aged 85 or over, 159 were betwe
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:52:57
Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president and will face the tough task of leading the country out of its economic crisis and restoring order after months of mass protests.
Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka at the Parliament complex before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya.
Wickremesinghe, who to
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:47:54
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the misuse of investigative agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Central Government.
"I hereby give notice of my intention to ask for leave to move a motion for the adjournment of the business of the house for the purpose of discussing a defi
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:41:09
Karnataka BJP leader K S Eshwarappa, who had resigned as Rural Development and Panchayat Raj minister following a suicide by a contractor accusing him of charging 40 per cent commission on a public work, on Wednesday said the police have come up with a B-Report (closure report) absolving him of any wrongdoing.
The ruling party legislator said he knew from the day when the incident happened tha
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:37:53
Two gangsters allegedly involved in the murder of singer Sidhu Moosewala were killed in a nearly five-hour-long encounter with the Punjab Police at an Amritsar village on Wednesday, an officer said.
Three policemen and a journalist were also injured, said police.
Gangsters Jagroop Singh Roopa and Manpreet Singh, alias Mannu Kusa, were killed in the operation that lasted for around five hour
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:35:31
Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair was released from Tihar on Wednesday night, hours after being granted interim bail by the Supreme Court in all FIRs lodged in Uttar Pradesh against him for alleged hate speech, prison officials said.
Zubair was arrested by the Delhi Police on June 27 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through his tweets.
Multiple FIRs were lodged against him in UP
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:30:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament.
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Anurag Thakur and Kiren Rijiju are amongst those present in the meeting.
This development comes as Opposition parties continued to force adjournment in the two Houses of Parliament on Wednesday over their demands related to price rise and i
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Thu, 21 Jul 2022 11:28:02
With Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi set to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the National Herald case on Thursday, the party leaders and MPs have decided to protest across the country against the BJP-led government's "vendetta politics".
Congress leader Manickam Tagore tweeted, "Congress office HQ in Akbar Road but now closed by shah police.... They know
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