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Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet expansion: 4 National Conference leaders sworn in as ministers

Srinagar, Oct. 27 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday administered the oath of office and secrecy to four newly inducted ministers as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded ... Read More


WUC weekly brief highlights Uyghur rights abuses, transnational repression, forced labour concerns

Munich, Oct. 27 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has highlighted growing concerns over human rights violations in East Turkistan, transnational repression targeting Uyghurs abroad and alleged forced... Read More


Noida food outlets fire: Case registered for negligence after 24-year-old man's death

India, Oct. 27 -- A day after a 24-year-old man died following a fire at roadside food outlets in Noida's Sector 126, police registered a case of causing death by negligence against an unidentified su... Read More


Gym trainer held for stabbing 35-year-old man to marry his wife

India, Oct. 27 -- A 30-year-old gym trainer has been detained for allegedly stabbing a 35-year-old man at the latter's house in Vasundhara and injuring him on Monday morning, police said. According t... Read More


Medico-legal reports: HC asks govt officials to upload docs on UP police site timely

PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 27 -- The Allahabad high court has asked officers concerned of the state as well as those of the central government to take measures for timely uploading of the medico-legal reports in... Read More


'3 villages affected by Torrent Power project fall under eco-sensitive Western Ghats'

India, Oct. 27 -- Three of the six villages that are jointly set to lose over 32,000 trees for the Gujarat-based Torrent Power's 3,000-MW hydroelectric project in Karjat fall under the eco-sensitive W... Read More


3 villages, 32,000 trees and endangered animals: NGO flags wildlife, tribal rights concerns over Karjat hydropower project

India, Oct. 27 -- Three of the six villages that are jointly set to lose over 32,000 trees for the Gujarat-based Torrent Power's 3,000-MW hydroelectric project in Karjat fall under the eco-sensitive W... Read More


SC warns Raj govt of CBI probe over illegal sand mining

New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Rajasthan government for regularising illegal sand mining along the Jojari-Luni-Bandi river system, observing that if the state and its ... Read More


UP plans rRs.r 5,525-crore battery storage projects at six locations

Lucknow, Oct. 27 -- Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL), a state-owned power generation utility, plans to develop battery energy storage systems (BESS) at six locations linked to it... Read More


Section 18 of 2023 CEC Act in focus as poll panel defends decision-making before Supreme Court

India, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission of India's counter affidavit filed in the Supreme Court on Monday, relied heavily on Section 18 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissi... Read More