The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till the third week of January the hearing on a petition challenging the clean chit given by a Special Investigation Team to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots, PTI reported. Modi was then the chief minister of Gujarat.
The Kerala Assembly was adjourned for the fourth consecutive day as MLAs of the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front raised slogans against the government, and some others began an indefinite hunger strike on the Sabarimala temple matter.
Former Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph claimed he felt outside forces were controlling former Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which led him and three other judges to convene a press conference and highlight the crisis in the judiciary in January.
Delhi court clears Arvind Kejriwal and six others in a case of alleged rioting in 2012
Kejriwal and others held a demonstration on August 26, 2012, against the coal scam in front of Singh’s home. The prosecution alleged that to quell the protests, authorities had used water cannons, following which the protestors became violent.
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Delhi pollution: National Green Tribunal orders state government to pay Rs 25 crore fine
The National Green Tribunal on Monday ordered the Delhi government to pay a fine of Rs 25 crore to the Central Pollution Control Board for failing to curb pollution in the city. The tribunal also asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led government to furnish a performance guarantee of Rs 25 crore with the pollution control board.
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PNB scam: Congress claims government was aware of Nirav Modi’s allegedly fraudulent transactions
The Congress on Monday alleged that the government’s inaction provided fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi a chance to flee India before the Punjab National Bank scam broke in February. The Congress claimed that the Centre was aware of the “dirty dealings” of Nirav Modi and his uncle Choksi, but did not act on it.
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Gujarat: Two BJP workers and a police officer arrested for allegedly leaking exam paper
The arrest came a day after the Lokrakshak Recruitment Board – which conducts the exam – cancelled the test hours before it was scheduled after receiving inputs about the leak.
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Kashmir: Ten arrested at suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad modules in Pulwama, say police
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said it had busted two modules of militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad in Pulwama district and arrested 10 persons, PTI reported. A large quantity of incriminating material was also recovered, said the police.
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Uttar Pradesh: Inspector killed in a clash in Bulandshahr, police station set ablaze
The clash took place in Sreporana village after residents allegedly discovered the carcass of a cow in a field, Navbharat Times reported, while ANI reported that the villagers were protesting against illegal slaughterhouses in the area.
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US missionary’s death: There was no lapse in coastal security in Andaman, says Navy chief
On November 21, the Sentinelese people killed John Allen Chau after he ventured onto the North Sentinel island, where strangers are forbidden to enter by law. So far, the police have arrested several fishermen who helped take Chau to the island.
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Sabarimala row: Kerala Assembly adjourned again after war of words between Opposition, CM
The Kerala Assembly was adjourned for the fourth consecutive day amid unruly scenes as some members of the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front shouted slogans while some others began an indefinite hunger strike on the Sabarimala temple matter.
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Coal scam: Former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, four others to be sentenced on December 5
A Delhi court on Monday said it will announce the quantum of sentence against convicts in a coal scam case on December 5, PTI reported. On November 30, the court had convicted five persons, including former Coal Secretary HC Gupta, and a private firm of involvement in alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks in West Bengal a decade ago.
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Malayalam actress assault case: Supreme Court to hear Dileep’s plea seeking video footage next month
Dileep is accused of plotting the abduction and assault of the actress that took place on February 17, 2017, near Angamaly in Ernakulam.
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Sohrabuddin Sheikh ‘fake encounter’ case: CBI court begins hearing final arguments
A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday began hearing the final arguments in the case related to the deaths of wanted criminal Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife Kauserbi in 2005 and his aide Tulsiram Prajapati a year later. A verdict is expected by the end of December.
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Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC asks Maharashtra government to submit chargesheet by December 8
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Police to submit to it the chargesheet filed against five human rights activists – who were arrested in June in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case – by December 8.
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2002 Gujarat riots: Supreme Court to hear plea challenging clean chit to Narendra Modi in January
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till the third week of January the hearing on a petition challenging the clean chit given by a Special Investigation Team to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Godhra riots, PTI reported. Modi was then the chief minister of Gujarat.
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Gujarat ‘fake encounters’: Supreme Court asks Centre to respond to inquiry report by December 12
The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Centre until December 12 to file an affidavit in response to an inquiry report on 22 alleged fake encounters that took place in Gujarat between 2002 and 2006, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister, reported India Legal.
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IIT Madras students claim ‘vigilance officers’ violate privacy while checking hostel rooms
Research scholars and hostel residents at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, have accused vigilance officers of harassment and of violating their privacy and dignity while conducting checks in their rooms, PTI reported on Monday.
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India’s first ‘snow tigers’ spotted in upper reaches of Dibang Valley, says camera-based study
A study has identified the presence of 11 tigers in the upper reaches of Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary and the Mishmi Hill range, up to a height of 3,630 metres, through camera documentation.
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Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC asks Maharashtra government to submit chargesheet by December 8
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Police to submit to it the chargesheet filed against five human rights activists – who were arrested in June in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case – by December 8, PTI reported.
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Telangana polls: Asaduddin Owaisi hits back at Adityanath, says no one can force him to flee
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday night criticised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath for saying the Hyderabad MP will be forced to flee Telangana if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power.
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‘Googly’ remark: Pakistan minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claims it was misrepresented
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday criticised Indian ministers Sushma Swaraj and Harsimrat Kaur Badal for allegedly distorting his comments on the Kartarpur corridor.
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Johnson & Johnson hip implants: Supreme Court gives expert panel a week to file its response
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Centre’s expert panel a week’s time to file its response in a case where patients received faulty hip implants from Johnson & Johnson, ANI reported.
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Jammu and Kashmir: Governor rules out change in procedure to grant permanent resident certificates
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Sunday ruled out any changes in the law governing permanent resident certificates in the state, PTI reported.
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Qatar to withdraw from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in January
Qatar said on Monday it will leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on January 1, 2019, Reuters reported.
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Indian markets surge in morning trade on positive global cues
Benchmark indices advanced on Monday following positive cues from global markets after the United States and China agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days for talks. The BSE Sensex, which opened 200 points higher than Friday’s close, was trading 166.57 points higher at 36,360.87 at 10.30 am. The National Stock Exchange Nifty 50 was trading 41.80 points higher at 10,918.15.
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Suspected militants escape after gunfight with security forces in J&K’s Shopian, say reports
Suspected militants escaped after a gunfight with security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday morning, reports said.
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GDP back series: NITI Aayog VC defends presence at event, says organisation was asked to check data
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson Rajiv Kumar has defended his presence at last week’s unveiling of the Gross Domestic Product back series data, claiming that his department was asked to look at the figured before they were released. Kumar added that the government had been ready to make changes if there were any factual and methodological errors in the calculation of data.
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Beed: Inquiry ordered into purported video of officer saying she filed false cases against Dalits
The police in Maharashtra’s Beed district have ordered an inquiry after a purported video of a police officer saying she filed false cases against Dalits and Muslims went viral. Superintendent of Beed Police Shreedhar Govindarajan ordered the inquiry after local Dalit organisations raised a complaint on Friday.
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SC crisis: ‘Someone from outside’ was controlling ex-CJI Dipak Misra, claims Justice Kurian Joseph
Former Supreme Court Justice Kurian Joseph, who retired last week, claimed he and the three other top court judges who had held a press conference in January to highlight a crisis in the judiciary felt that outside forces were controlling then Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
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Sabarimala: Nine BJP leaders arrested for violating prohibitory orders at Nilakkal base camp
The Kerala Police on Sunday arrested at least nine Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for violating prohibitory orders at Nilakkal base camp near Sabarimala temple even as the party sought to intensify its protests against the entry of women into the temple.
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Kanyakumari: TV reporters summoned in connection with trespassing case against French journalists
The Kanyakumari Police have summoned two Tamil television reporters for an inquiry on December 5 in connection with a trespassing case against two French journalists. The police in the Tamil Nadu city filed a first information report against three people – journalists Arthur Roland Rene and Jules Damien, and Manakudy Parish priest, Father Hildas – on Friday for allegedly entering the restricted and high security zones of Indian Rare Earths Limited near Kanyakumari.
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AIMIM chief Owaisi will have to flee Telangana if BJP comes to power, claims Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath on Sunday claimed that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi will have to leave Telangana if the Bharatiya Janata Party comes to power in the state. He was speaking at an election rally at Tandur town in Vikarabad district. The state goes to the polls on December 7, and the results are expected on December 11.
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Pakistan can ask India for help if it can’t fight terrorism by itself, says Rajnath Singh
Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Pakistan can ask India for help to fight terrorism if it cannot handle it by itself. Singh was speaking at a press conference in Jaipur. “I want to ask the Pakistani prime minister [Imran Khan] that if in Afghanistan, a fight can be carried out against terror and Taliban with the help of the US, then, Pakistan can seek help against terrorism from India if it feels that it cannot handle it alone,” he said.
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