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    Not prosecuted single person to date, Lokpal
    National

    Not prosecuted single person to date, Lokpal's performance far from...

    New Delhi, Mar 23: Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has not prosecuted a single person accused of graft to date and its performance seems to be far from satisfactory, a Parliamentary panel has said and asked it to act as an enabler rather than an inhibitor. In a report tabled in Parliament...
    Jairam Ramesh writes to CBI chief, seeks Amit Shahs quizzing over Sangma govt most-corrupt remark
    National

    Jairam Ramesh writes to CBI chief, seeks Amit Shah's quizzing over 'Sangma govt...

    New Delhi, Mar 23: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh has written to CBI Director Subodh Jaiswal asking the probe agency to question Home Minister Amit Shah over his remark describing the Conrad Sangma government in Meghalaya in its previous term as corrupt, and to investigate that claim.In...
    Drugs worth Rs 400 crore seized in Mizoram, Assam; 3 arrested
    North East

    Drugs worth Rs 400 crore seized in Mizoram, Assam; 3 arrested

    Aizawl/Karimganj, Mar 23: Huge quantities of drugs valued at more than Rs 400 crore have been seized from two neighbouring northeastern states – Mizoram and Assam – and three persons were arrested, officials said. The seizure of 39 lakh tablets of specific brands of decongestant and antihistamine...
    Dibrugarh: More than 100 delegates to participate in two-day G20-RIIG conference
    Assam

    Dibrugarh: More than 100 delegates to participate in two-day G20-RIIG conference

    Dibrugarh, Mar 23: More than 100 delegates are scheduled to participate in the two-day G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference here. The delegates from G20 members, guest countries and international organisations, along with invited participants are scheduled to...
    Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: UN Chief
    National

    Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows...

    United Nations, Mar 23: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges and Brahmaputra, all hugely important for India, could see reductions in their flows as glaciers and ice sheets recede over the coming decades due to global warming. "Glaciers...
    Daily Covid cases in India highest in 140 days
    National

    Daily Covid cases in India highest in 140 days

    New Delhi, Mar 23: India logged 1,300 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 140 days, while the active cases have increased to 7,605, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,816 with three deaths. One death each has been reported by...
    Drugs worth Rs 400 crore seized in Mizoram, Assam; 3 arrested
    Assam

    Drugs worth Rs 400 crore seized in Mizoram, Assam; 3 arrested

    Aizawl/Karimganj, Mar 23: Huge quantities of drugs valued at more than Rs 400 crore have been seized from two neighbouring northeastern states – Mizoram and Assam – and three persons were arrested, officials said. The seizure of 39 lakh tablets of specific brands of decongestant and antihistamine...
    Bilkis Bano case: SC agrees to constitute special bench to hear plea against remission to convicts
    National

    Bilkis Bano case: SC agrees to constitute special bench to hear plea against...

    New Delhi, Mar 22: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to constitute a special bench to hear a plea against the remission of sentence of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, which also involves the killing of seven members of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench of Chief...
    Safaris in Kaziranga to remain closed on April 6-7 due to Gaj Utsav
    Assam

    Safaris in Kaziranga to remain closed on April 6-7 due to 'Gaj Utsav'

    Guwahati, Mar 22: The jeep and elephant safaris at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam will remain closed for tourists for two days from April 6 in view of the Elephant Festival, which is likely to be attended by President Droupadi Murmu, an official said. The two-day 'Gaj Utsav-2023' will...
    Active Covid cases in country climb to 7,026
    National

    Active Covid cases in country climb to 7,026

    New Delhi, Mar 22: India recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,813 with five deaths with one each reported by Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra...
    Strong tremors jolt Delhi-NCR as earthquake of magnitude 6.6 rocks Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan
    National

    Strong tremors jolt Delhi-NCR as earthquake of magnitude 6.6 rocks Hindu Kush...

    New Delhi, Mar 22: Strong tremors jolted large swathes of north India, including Delhi-NCR, on Tuesday night as an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. People rushed out of their homes and came out on the streets as the powerful temblor shook the mountainous...
    Lok Sabha passes Rs 1.48 lakh crore supplementary grants for FY
    National

    Lok Sabha passes Rs 1.48 lakh crore supplementary grants for FY'23 without...

    New Delhi, Mar 21: Lok Sabha on Tuesday gave its approval to the central government to spend an additional Rs 1.48 lakh crore during the current financial year 2022-23, amid uproar by Opposition parties on the Adani issue. On March 13, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary had tabled the...
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