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SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates

SC fines 8 parties for non-compliance with its order on criminal candidates

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that political parties must publish criminal records of their election candidates within 48 hours of selection, Live Law reported. The court modified its judgement from February 13 last year, which said that the criminal history of election candidates must be made public either within 48 hours of selection or two weeks prior to the first date of filing of nomination papers for an election. The Supreme Court had added that political parties must publish the records in one regional and one national newspaper and also on Twitter and Facebook, PTI reported. In November 2020,…
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Whirlpool of India Q1 net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 25.51 crore

Whirlpool of India Q1 net profit rises 61.9% to Rs 25.51 crore

Consumer durable maker Whirlpool of India on Tuesday reported a 61.96 percent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 25.51 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 15.75 crore during the April-June quarter of the previous fiscal, Whirlpool of India, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, said in a regulatory filing. Its revenue from operations rose 30.53 percent to Rs 1,340.61 crore during the quarter under review, as against Rs 1,027.05 crore a year ago. Whirlpool of India’s total expenses surged 30.09 percent to Rs 1,321.92 crore in Q1 FY22 compared…
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Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

Adani Group likely to take over Guwahati airport in October

The Adani Group on Monday began its “Observation Period” at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) airport in Guwahati as part of its mandate to develop and modernise northeast India’s main airport, officials said. An Airport Authority of India (AAI) official said that a nine-member team of the Adani Airport Holding Ltd (AAHL) led by Chief Airport Officer Utpal Baruah, an aviation industry expert who also hails from Assam, on Monday formally started its “Observation Period” and is likely to take over charge in October. An AAI official on condition of anonymity said that as per the agreement with the…
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Anti-Muslim Slogans: BJP Leader And 5 Others Arrested By Delhi Police

Anti-Muslim Slogans: BJP Leader And 5 Others Arrested By Delhi Police

BJP member Ashwini Upadhyay and five others have been arrested over violent anti-Muslim slogans raised at a protest held at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday.Ashwini Upadhyay, believed to be one of the organisers of the protest, was questioned till late last night along with other accused. The arrests followed outrage over videos that showed a group shouting egregious slogans threatening Muslims at Jantar Mantar, a protest site in the heart of Delhi. "Five people including Ashwani Upadhyay to be examined in connection with inflammatory sloganeering near Jantar Mantar on Sunday," said Delhi Police. The matter will be handled as per…
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After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

After UNSC maritime session, Pak threatens continued militarisation

Pakistan has threatened to continue militarising citing what it claimed was a “geo-strategic competition and the pursuit of military dominance by some states”, while mentioning India. After Monday’s high-level meeting on maritime security at the UN Security Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Munir Akram sent a written statement to the Indian Mission to be included in the record of the session. India is the current President of the Council and the meeting was presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Akram asserted that “India has nuclearised the Indian Ocean and continues to induct advanced weapons systems and naval delivery platforms” with…
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Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

Biopic can wait, want to focus on the game for now: Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra, who made history on Saturday by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics at the Olympics, is now setting sight on next year’s Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and the World Championships. Excerpts from an interview with the star Indian athlete: Q: What does it feel like to be India’s first-ever track & field medallist?Ans: Feeling great to win the first medal in track and field for India, that too gold. It has been a very fantastic start. Can’t express it in words. It was a very proud moment when our country’s national anthem was playing and I was…
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BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

BJP leader, wife shot dead by terrorists in Anantnag

Kulgam district president of BJP Kisan Morcha, Ghulam Rasool Dar, and his wife Jawahira Bano were on Monday afternoon shot dead by terrorists in the busy Lal Chowk area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. The critically injured couple was taken to the hospital where they succumbed. Security forces have cordoned the area and launched a search for the terrorists. Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the incident and said that the perpetrators of violence will be brought to justice very soon. He tweeted; “I strongly condemn brutal terrorist attack on the Sarpanch GH Rasool Dar and his wife Jawhara Banoo of Redwani…
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Actress Shilpa Shetty and her mother accused of fraud

Actress Shilpa Shetty and her mother accused of fraud

Film actress Shilpa Shetty and her mother allegedly have been accused of cheating crores of rupees. Shilpa Shetty and her mother Sunanda Shetty started a fitness company called Iiosis Slimming Skin Salon and Spa. The responsible officials of the company approached many people in the name of opening their branch. It is alleged that Shilpa Shetty and her mother took crores of rupees from two people in the name of opening a branch of the centre. Millions of rupees were collected from them in the name of wellness center. Two FIRs have been registered at Hazratganj and Vibhuti Khand police…
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Rupee snaps 5-day winning streak, drops 11 paise against US dollar

Rupee snaps 5-day winning streak, drops 11 paise against US dollar

Halting its five-session winning run, the rupee on Monday declined by 11 paise to close at 74.26 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking the firm American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 74.21 against the American currency and slipped further to close at 74.26, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close. On Friday, the rupee had settled at 74.15 against the US dollar. During the session, the local unit touched an intra-day high of 74.21 and a low of 74.29 against the US currency. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s…
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SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

SC notice on plea seeking transparency in vaccine clinical data

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea seeking transparency in clinical trial data for the vaccines being administered in India under emergency use authorization and also a stay on the vaccine mandates, which is being issued by authorities in various parts of the country. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing petitioner Jacob Puliyel, vehemently argued that there is evidence in the medical literature that, vaccines that have not been adequately tested for safety or efficacy are now licensed under emergency use authorization without the data being disclosed to the public. Bhushan emphasized coercive mandates for use of these inadequately…
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