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Trinamool Leader Arrested In RG Kar Hospital Corruption Case: CBI

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 03, 2024, Kolkata

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a Trinamool Congress leader and a house-staff attached to R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Asish Pande, said to be a close confidant of Sandip Ghosh.

Teacher, Wife And 2 Children Shot Dead At Their Home In UP

Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Thursday October 03, 2024

A family of four - a government school teacher, his wife and two children - were shot dead on Thursday at their rented home in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.

India Played Quiet But Important Role In Chagos Islands Resolution: Sources

NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 03, 2024

India has played a quiet but important background role in UK's move habd over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Sources said India had firmly and consistently supported the need to do away with the last vestiges of colonisation".

NDTV Exclusive: Jamaican PM On Why Global South Wants India To Represent It

Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

India has become the voice of the Global South in a strategic and robust way, and the world saw that in the most-recent G20 Summit which happened in New Delhi, said Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness in an exclusive interview to NDTV.

Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit And Assamese Get Classical Language Status

NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

In a major decision, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved giving the status of "classical language" to five more languages - Marathi, Bengali, Pali, Prakrit and Assamese.

FIR Filed Over Black Marketing Of Coldplay Concert Tickets, Says BookMyShow

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 03, 2024, Mumbai

Online ticket aggregator BookMyShow on Thursday said it has filed an FIR over black marketing of tickets for shows of British rock band Coldplay.

Lawyers Complain About Navratri Restrictions In Supreme Court Canteen

Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court canteen, egalitarian for decades, would be serving only vegetarian food without even onion and garlic during the coming Navratris - a decision that has upset a section of lawyers.

"Precautionary Measure": Chennai Civic Body Buys 36 Boats Ahead Of Monsoon, Shares Pics

Edited by Ritu Singh | Thursday October 03, 2024

This move comes after the Regional Meteorological Centre forecasted normal to slightly above normal rainfall during the northeast monsoon.

"Is It Possible To Answer Foxes?" HD Kumaraswamy On Ex-Party Leader's Extortion Complaint

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 03, 2024, Bengaluru

Reacting to extortion charges by former Janata Dal (Secular) leader Vijay Tata, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy said on Thursday that "it is not possible to answer to street dogs and foxes."

Opinion | On Coordinated Efforts By Certain NGOs Against Indian Businesses

Sanjay Singh | Thursday October 03, 2024

There is a concerted effort among various NGOs to support protests and halt different projects. These NGOs collaborate to achieve desired outcomes, often causing agitation and creating law and order issues.

"Right To Live With Dignity..." Supreme Court Bans Caste-Based Discrimination In Prisons

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday banned caste-based discrimination like division of manual labour, segregation of barracks and bias against prisoners of de-notified tribes and habitual offenders.

"No Need To Criminalise Marital Rape": Centre To Supreme Court

Reported by Ashish Kumar Bhargava, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

The Centre has told the Supreme Court there is no need to criminalise marital rape as there are other "suitably designed punitive measures".

"Defamed My Son": Nagarjuna Files Complaint Against Telangana Minister

Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday October 03, 2024, Hyderabad

Telugu cinema superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni, the father of actor Naga Chaitanya, has filed a complaint against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha's "defamatory" comments about the break-up of his son's marriage with fellow actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

"Peddles Motivated Narrative": India Trashes US Religious Freedom Report

Reported by Kadambini Sharma | Thursday October 03, 2024, New Delhi

Rubbishing a report by a US federal government commission which has pointed to the alleged worsening of religious freedom in India", the Ministry of External Affairs has termed it an attempt to "peddle a motivated narrative".

Karnataka Minister Sparks Row With Beef Comment On VD Savarkar

NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 03, 2024, Mumbai

BJP icon VD Savarkar, a Chitpavan brahmin, not only was a non-vegetarian, "many say he even ate beef", said Karnataka Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao today, triggering off the next massive political controversy/