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Will implement new criminal laws in three years: Devendra Fadnavis
Amit Shah instructed the State to establish a model Directorate of Prosecution system in line with the new criminal laws and achieve a 90% conviction rate in cases where punishment is over seven years
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Over 7,000 appeal cases pending at Haryana State Information Commission, ₹2.84 crore unrecovered penalties: Reply to RTI
The Commission, over the past two decades, has imposed ₹5.86 crore penalty on the officials in 3,611 cases for not imparting the information within the stipulated time of one month but managed to recover only ₹2.84 crore so far
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Unnao rape case: Delhi High Court extends interim bail to Sengar’s brother
The court gave the relief to Jaideep Sengar on medical grounds, saying he was suffering from mouth cancer and undergoing treatment
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Making of nearly extinct Bengal boat, digitally preserved by British Museum project
The Chhot, considered highly stable, was among the few maritime boats of Bengal; it could go against the current tide over the waves and go into the open sea.
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Maha Kumbh: Samajwadi Party MP Afzal Ansari booked for ‘objectionable’ remarks
In his complaint, Mr. Singh said on February 12, during an event organised at Shaheed Jagpati Ram Chowk to mark the birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas, the MP from Ghazipur made the offensive comments.
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46 cybercriminals arrested by West Bengal Police with links to Jamtara cybercrime gang
250 cybercrimes were reported from the State within one month; officials saw major rise in complaints from Jharkhand bordering areas of Bengal
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Haryana BJP announces candidates for upcoming Municipal elections
The candidates include former Urban Local Bodies Minister Kavita Jain’s husband Rajiv Jain, who has been fielded from Sonipat for a by-election to the Mayor’s post
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Places of Worship Act: SP leader moves SC for effective execution
Iqra Choudhary, the Lok Sabha MP from U.P.’s Kairana, sought to curb the increasing trend of legal actions targeting mosques and dargahs, which “threaten the communal harmony and the secular fabric of the country”
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Morning Digest: BJP MP Panda to head select committee to examine Income Tax Bill; Another batch of deported Indians to land in Amritsar today, and more
Here is a select list of stories to start the day
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The two sides of internet-based self-diagnosis of mental illness
While being largely appreciative of the fact that people are seeking help, the doctors have also noticed that many such patients also convince themselves about them having a specific disorder or that medicines have side effects
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Ranveer Allahbadia's Mumbai flat found locked; cops summon him again
The Mumbai police, who have initiated an inquiry in connection with Ranveer Allahbadia's controversial remarks, on Friday went to his flat in Versova area, but found it locked
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17 persons undergoing treatment for Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Andhra Pradesh, says official
Situation is not alarming, says Health Special Chief Secretary, adding that all GGHs have adequate stocks of IV Immunoglobulin and the treatment is covered under NTR Vaidya Seva scheme
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Three Additional Judges sworn in as Judges of Telangana HC
Justices Laxminarayana Alishetty, Anil Kumar Jukanti and Sujana Kalasikam, were sworn in as Judges of the HC on February 14, 2025
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GHMC’s assets to be mapped and integrated with property survey
The assets to be identified and geo-tagged include parks, open spaces, toilets, function halls, municipal markets, community halls and stormwater drain network too.
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Kishan Reddy flays Revanth Reddy for remarks on PM
Mr. Kishan Reddy lamented that Mr. Revanth Reddy forgot his stature as a Chief Minister and made disparaging remarks on Mr. Modi.
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Traffic diversions in Uppal for CCL-2025 matches
The diversions will be in effect from 12 noon to 11:50 p.m. on both days to ensure smooth traffic flow and minimise inconvenience to people.
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Delivering free foodgrains to 80 crore people in the country should be seen as an ambitious failure: Shashi Tharoor
It shows that we have not empowered them enough to buy their own food, says the MP
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Vice-President questions involvement of CJI in executive appointments
At an event in Bhopal, Jagdeep Dhankhar said executive governance by judicial decree is a Constitutional paradox that the largest democracy on the planet cannot afford any longer
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Indian immigrants in the U.S.: Shackled in the land of the free
On February 5, the U.S. deported 104 illegal immigrants to India. The immigrants had left India after borrowing hefty amounts to pay false agents, traversed inhospitable terrain, and finally found themselves at the U.S.-Mexico border where they were discovered and sent back in shackles. Abhinay Lakshman reports on their harrowing journeys and what compelled them to risk their lives
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Lok Sabha Speaker Birla stresses importance of quality legislative drafting
Birla was speaking at a two-day orientation programme for newly elected members of Haryana Vidhan Sabha; lawmakers should be engaged at drafting stage of legislations to ensure concerns of the people are adequately reflected, he said
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