'Committed to bring back fugitives': MEA on Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya; reaction after viral video | India News

‘Committed to bring back fugitives’: MEA on Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya; reaction after viral video | India News

Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya NEW DELHI: Reacting to a video that surfaced showing fugitives Lalit Modi and Vijay Mallya at a party in London, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday reiterated that India remains firmly committed to bringing back individuals wanted by law to face justice in the country.Also Read | Lalit…

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'Not medical devices': Centre defers slashing GST on air purifiers; warns of 'Pandora's Box' of similar requests | India News

‘Not medical devices’: Centre defers slashing GST on air purifiers; warns of ‘Pandora’s Box’ of similar requests | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday deferred lowering the GST on air purifiers, a day after the Delhi high court suggested a look into the matter while hearing a plea about the severe pollution plaguing the Capital.Appearing for the Centre, additional solicitor general N Venkatraman told a bench of justices Vikas Mahajan and Vinod Kumar…

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Newspaper reading now a must for students in UP government schools | India News

Newspaper reading now a must for students in UP government schools | India News

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government has made newspaper reading compulsory for students of all state-run secondary and basic schools to cultivate reading habits, reduce screen time and develop critical, and logical thinking skills among them.An order issued by additional chief secretary (basic and secondary education) Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma, on December 23 says newspapers, both English…

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Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of 'shielding' policemen | India News

Colonel assault case: CBI drops murder bid charge; SIT accused of ‘shielding’ policemen | India News

MOHALI: CBI has filed a chargesheet in a Mohali court against four Punjab Police personnel in connection with the assault on Colonel Pushpinder Bath, naming an inspector as the prime accused.The central agency has dropped charges of attempted murder and instead invoked charges for ‘causing grievous hurt’ and ‘wrongful restraint’. The chargesheet names inspector Ronnie…

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'Had to go for namaz to next village': Around 55km from Chandigarh, Sikh woman donates land for mosque; Hindus give money | India News

‘Had to go for namaz to next village’: Around 55km from Chandigarh, Sikh woman donates land for mosque; Hindus give money | India News

Bibi Rajinder Kaur said the Muslims of Jakhwali village had to go for namaz to the next village. ‘I thought of giving them five marlas of land so that they have a place to pray,’ Kaur said. JAKHWALI (FATEHGARH SAHIB): In the season of giving, a 75-year-old Sikh woman has donated land for the construction…

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Prayers & a message as PM Modi joins Christmas service | India News

Prayers & a message as PM Modi joins Christmas service | India News

PM Narendra Modi attends Christmas morning service at the Cathedral Church of the Redemption in Delhi. In a special prayer for the PM, Rt Rev Dr Paul Swarup, bishop of Delhi, sought a ‘double portion’ of the lord’s ‘wisdom, understanding, discernment that he would lead this nation in the paths of truth, justice, and righteousness’….

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J&K: After Rajouri and Poonch, now Kathua district administration suspends VPN services for two months | India News

J&K: After Rajouri and Poonch, now Kathua district administration suspends VPN services for two months | India News

JAMMU: After Rajouri and Poonch, now authorities in Jammu’s Kathua district have suspended Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) for two months, citing security concerns.The preventive action has been taken under section 163 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita as VPN services are being misused by certain individuals and groups to bypass cyber restrictions and access prohibited applications,…

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