New Delhi, February 24 Corruption, massive backlog of cases, and lack of an adequate number of judges are among the “challenges” faced by the judicial system, according to the new social science NCERT textbook for class 8. The section “corruption in the judiciary” in the new book states that judges are bound by a code […]
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New Delhi, February 24 Authorities seized undeclared foreign currency and several luxury items worth Rs 5.42 crore from a female passenger holding a US passport at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, officials said on Tuesday. Customs officers intercepted the passenger upon arrival at Terminal-3 from Hong Kong, a statement said. The woman’s baggage was put […]
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Prague (Czech Republic), February 24 After an early exit from the World Cup and an underwhelming performance at the Tata Steel Masters, world champion D Gukesh would be eyeing a turnaround when he spearheads India’s challenge in the Prague International Chess festival starting here on Wednesday. Seeded second in a young elite field, Gukesh will […]
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New Delhi, February 24 Delhi Police has arrested Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the shirtless protest staged by a group of youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit here last week, officials said on Tuesday. Police have also stepped up security across key locations in the capital in anticipation […]
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Toronto, February 24 Ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India, the Canadian government is pushing to revoke the citizenship of a Pakistan-born businessman, Tahawwur Rana Hussain, accused of playing a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Rana, 64, is a Pakistan-born Canadian national and close associate of one of the main […]
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New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted the Calcutta High Court chief justice to deploy civil judges and also requisition judicial officers from neighbouring Jharkhand and Odisha to deal with 80 lakh claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice […]
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Dehradun, February 24 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has advocated for the nationwide implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, modelled after the one in Uttarakhand, terming it essential for unifying society. At a former servicemen’s event on Monday evening to mark the 100th anniversary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bhagwat said, “It would be a […]
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Hoshiarpur, February 24 Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Monday led a foot march in Mukerian under the state government’s ‘war against drugs’ campaign and called for turning the fight against narcotics into a mass movement. The padyatra started from the tehsil complex in Mukerian and ended at Dasmesh Girls College in Chak Alla Bakhsh […]
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Ranchi, February 24 All seven persons on board an air ambulance were killed after the aircraft crashed near Simaria in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday evening while en route to Delhi from Ranchi, a top state government official said. The crash took place shortly after the aircraft operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd took off […]
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The North News Chandigarh, February 23 The Punjab government on Monday projected to collect Rs 12,800 crore excise revenue for 2026-27, with Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema saying there will be no increase in liquor rates. Cheema further said Punjab’s excise reforms have not only rewritten the state’s revenue trajectory but are now directly strengthening […]
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