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Party insiders says Abhishek Kumar alias Bunty was considered a weak candidate against Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor; candidate withdraws citing family reasons

Court directs government to file an affidavit explaining reasons for the prolonged pendency of trial and whether it has a policy to prevent accused persons from remaining in custody due to institutional limitations

Project does not contribute additional electricity but will cause net loss of 500 MW, said the report submitted to the High Court

Senior party leader K.C. Venugopal questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the matter

The government would also initiate criminal action and recover the salaries paid to them during their service period

Institutes want guarantees on autonomy, clarity on applicability of statutory provisions governing them; “differential and unintended” consequences of penalty system also flagged

Association calls for large-scale participation in rallies and Collectorate picketing across Andhra Pradesh, demanding resolution of long-pending financial issues and implementation of PRC

Draft report backs objective of preventing ‘governance from custody’ but recommends replacing ‘removal’ with ‘suspension’ and reworking arrest-based trigger; most Opposition parties had declined to join the panel arguing that the Bill was driven by ‘malicious intent’

The top court points out that her case in CAT would proceed without being prejudiced by any order passed by the Delhi High Court

His earth mover was seized by the Forest department four-and-a-half years ago in connection with a case

Ambalappuzha MLA, accompanied by Congress workers, was at the school to verify the allegation of illegal soil removal from the school premises

Action follows complaints of illegal diversion of funds from the accounts; ED had earlier frozen party’s three accounts with ₹440 crore; High Court to take up case on Monday; Rajya Sabha MP slams ED action, asks when it will freeze temple funds

He was addressing students from 20 schools in Thiruvananthapuram who donned the role of parliamentarians as part of a mock parliament organised by Young Indians Trivandrum

The country has made significant progress in technology development and skill enhancement and research institutions like IISERs have an important role in strengthening the nation’s scientific capabilities, says Defence and aerospace scientist Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

The fire broke out in the chimney of the hotel kitchen, following which smoke filled the ground and first floors, according to Fire and Rescue personnel