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PM to visit Rajasthan on May 22, dedicate multiple development projects

PM to visit Rajasthan on May 22, dedicate multiple development projects

20 May 2025 | 3:34 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on May 22 during which he will lay the foundation stone for and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 26,000 crore in Palana, Bikaner.

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SC restores 3-year minimum advocacy experience for judicial service aspirants

SC restores 3-year minimum advocacy experience for judicial service aspirants

20 May 2025 | 3:10 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) In a landmark judgment impacting judicial service aspirants across the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the requirement of a minimum three years of advocacy practice for candidates applying to entry-level judicial posts.

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SC hears pleas challenging Waqf law, petitioners seek interim relief

SC hears pleas challenging Waqf law, petitioners seek interim relief

20 May 2025 | 2:44 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih on Tuesday took for hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025.

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SC grants bail to Anwar Dhebar in Rs 2,161 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

SC grants bail to Anwar Dhebar in Rs 2,161 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam case

20 May 2025 | 2:28 PM

New Delhi, May 20 (UNI) The Supreme Court has granted bail to Anwar Dhebar, brother of former Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar, in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Rs 2,161 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam. The apex court underscored that continued incarceration of an undertrial, in the absence of any substantial progress in the trial, is not legally sustainable.

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Amid spike in COVID cases in Singapore an HK, Ministry issues advisory, allays fears

Amid spike in COVID cases in Singapore an HK, Ministry issues advisory, allays fears

20 May 2025 | 8:06 AM

New delhi/Chennai, May 20 (UNI) Amid rising concerns over increasing COVID cases in Singapore and Hong Kong, which is said to be not life threatening, Union Health Minister J P Nadda allayed the fears of the public and reviewed the situation at a High Level Meeting on Emergency Health Systems Preparedness to prevent spread in India.

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SC to hear plea seeking FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma on May 21

SC to hear plea seeking FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma on May 21

19 May 2025 | 11:43 PM

New Delhi, May 19, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to urgently hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, following serious allegations arising from the recovery of a large amount of unaccounted cash from his official residence.

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SC upholds Kerala HC's order quashing govt move on Medical Education Corpus Fund

SC upholds Kerala HC's order quashing govt move on Medical Education Corpus Fund

19 May 2025 | 11:36 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Kerala High Court's judgment that quashed a government order validating the decision to remit to the State the corpus fund created to subsidise medical education for Below Poverty Line (BPL) students in self-financing medical colleges in Kerala.

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Home Ministry unveils e-Zero FIR to nab criminal with unprecedented speed

Home Ministry unveils e-Zero FIR to nab criminal with unprecedented speed

19 May 2025 | 10:35 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) In a significant step to 'Cyber Secure Bharat', the Home Ministry's Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) on Monday introduced the new e-Zero FIR initiative to nab any criminal with unprecedented speed.

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Home Minister Amit Shah launches new Overseas Citizen of India Portal

Home Minister Amit Shah launches new Overseas Citizen of India Portal

19 May 2025 | 10:01 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched the new Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Portal here.

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Cong questions govt silence on Rahul's queries on Op Sindoor

Cong questions govt silence on Rahul's queries on Op Sindoor

19 May 2025 | 8:36 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI): The Congress on Monday asked the government why it was not responding to its leader Rahul Gandhi's questions about Operation Sindoor, particularly about US President Donald Trump’s claim that he mediated the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

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No 'nuclear signalling' by Pak in Op Sindoor-FS

No 'nuclear signalling' by Pak in Op Sindoor-FS

19 May 2025 | 8:18 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) The recent military conflict between India and Pakistan after the Pahalgam terrorist attack was ‘’conventional’’ and there was no 'nuclear signalling' by Islamabad, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told the Parliament Standing Committee here on Monday.

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SC outright rejects MP Minister ‘s apology on Sophiya Qureshi

SC outright rejects MP Minister ‘s apology on Sophiya Qureshi

19 May 2025 | 7:08 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday outright rejected the apology by Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his controversial comment on Col Sofiya Qureshi and ordered formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident.

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CDS visits forward military bases; praises valour and professionalism of Armed Forces

CDS visits forward military bases; praises valour and professionalism of Armed Forces

19 May 2025 | 6:50 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) To boost the morale of the Armed Forces, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Anil Chauhan on Monday paid a visit to the strategically important Suratgarh Military Station and Naliya Air Force Station.

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SC transfers boxing federation poll dispute to Delhi HC

SC transfers boxing federation poll dispute to Delhi HC

19 May 2025 | 5:53 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday consolidated all cases concerning the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections before the Delhi High Court, following consent from all parties involved.

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