3 juveniles in ’02 Sabarmati Exp arson awarded 3 years’ jail term | India News

VADODARA: Three of six men arrested as teenagers for the 2002 Godhra train burning were sentenced Tuesday to three years in jail, 14 years after 31 others were convicted for the incident that led to Gujarat’s worst communal riots.Although the convicts are now 40, their identities and other details still can’t be disclosed, their lawyers…

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ED quizzes Kerala CPM MP K Radhakrishnan in money laundering case

NEW DELHI: In a money laundering case against CPM-controlled Karuvannur cooperative bank in Thrissur, Kerala, ED on Tuesday interrogated CPM central committee member and Lok Sabha MP K Radhakrishnan in connection with loans of more than Rs 150 crore sanctioned by the bank to ‘customers’ on the basis of alleged bogus documents.These loans were disbursed…

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Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara apologises for remark on molestation | India News

BENGALURU: Bengaluru: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara apologised Tuesday for his remark suggesting that crimes like molestation weren’t “uncommon in a big city like Bengaluru”, saying he never meant to trivialise the incident involving a woman who was stalked and groped by a stalker at Bharathi Layout early on April 3.“If my statement caused pain…

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No-trust move against J&K Speaker over Waqf debate ‘gag’

SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Waqf law rocked J&K assembly for the second day Tuesday as opposition PDP and Sajad Lone’s People’s Conference brought a no-confidence motion against Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather for not allowing a debate on the act. Rather’s own party, the governing NC, urged him to show flexibility and permit the discussion.BJP, however, supported the Speaker…

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‘Discussions held on 14 different proposals’: Uttar Pradesh deputy CM Pathak on cabinet meeting | India News

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak has said that discussions were held on 14 key proposals in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.Speaking to the media, Pathak emphasized the state’s commitment to swiftly implementing these initiatives, highlighting that over the past…

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‘Shadow cabinet, Seva Dal’: Sanjay Jha’s 5-point prescription for revival of Congress | India News

NEW DELHI: The Congress Working Committee is meeting in Ahmedabad to chalk out party’s roadmap for upcoming assembly polls and decide on slew of measures for the much-needed organisational reforms. The grand old party, which themed its Ahmedabad session as “Nyaypath: Sankalp, Samarpan aur Sangharsh”, on Tuesday asserted it’s claim to Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel’s…

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Temple ‘purification’ sparks outrage: BJP suspends leader after Dalit MLA visit triggers Ganga jal ritual

BJP leader Gyandev Ahuja suspended NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday suspended former MLA Gyandev Ahuja after he “purified” a Ram temple in Alwar with Ganga water following a visit by Congress leader and Dalit MLA Tikaram Jully, reported PTI.The act has drawn sharp condemnation from across the political spectrum, with the Congress calling it…

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