A Delhi court on Thursday sought a response from four convicts in Nirbhaya rape and murder case on a petition seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against them. Additional Session Judge Dharmendra Rana of Patiala House Court sought response on an application filed by the Tihar jail authories requesting it to fix a date for their hanging. The court will hear the matter on Friday. The authorities also apprised the court that three out of four death-row convicts have exhausted their legal remedies. The move came after the President of India rejected the mercy petition filed by one of the…
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The novel coronavirus (nCov2019) outbreak in China has adversely impacted prices of chillies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, said KVP Ramachandra Rao in the Rajya Sabha. Raising the issue in the House on Thursday, Rao said that coronavirus is adversely affecting farmers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He stated that Guntur in Andhra Pradesh is the biggest export market with 5,000 tons of Tejas variety of chilli which 60 per cent is imported by China annually. “China has suspended chilli imports, so the chilli farmers are badly hit and prices are going down. Due to slump in Tejas chilli exports,…
Widely regarded as Bengal’s cabaret queen, Arati Das — more famous as Miss Shefali, who also acted in two of Satyajit Ray’s cult films — died at her home in 24 Parganas (North) district’s Sodepur on Thursday following a cardiac arrest, family and film fraternity sources said. Shefali, 76, was suffering from kidney ailments for long, and returned home after a hospital stay sometime back. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled her death. Her lissom dance steps and provocative gyrations had made Ms. Shefali an integral part of Kolkata’s nightlife in the 1960s and 1970s when she performed to…
Crime against children rose in the year 2018 as compared to 2016 and 2017, the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Thursday. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply given in the Rajya Sabha that the total number of cases registered under crimes against children in the year 2016 was 106,958. “This figure rose to 129,032 in the year 2017 and to 141,764 in 2018,” said the Minister. The data presented by the Minister was based on the input provided by the National Crime Records Bureau. However, the Minister…
A Mumbai court on Thursday summoned Congress MP from Wayanad Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in a defamation case filed by a BJP leader for his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Mazagaon 25th Magistrate Court has directed Rahul to appear before it on February 15 either in person or through a pleader to reply to charges under Indian Penal Code Sec. 499, 500. The defamation case was filed in September 2018 against the Congress leader by a Mumbai BJP activist Mahesh H. Shrishrimal of Girgaum and earlier, the Congress leader was summoned in August 2019. Among other…
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday said all evacuees from Wuhan, China, have tested negative for novel coronavirus. “All 645 evacuees from Wuhan have tested negative,” said the Health Ministry in a statement released on Thursday. In addition, 510 samples have been tested by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) network laboratories of which all have tested negative except for 3 already reported positive. “The 3 positive cases are clinically stable,” said the ministry. It also said that as on February 6, 138,750 passengers from 1,265 flights had been screened for novel coronavirus illness. Till now,…
Jammu and Kashmir’s identity was “buried on January 19, 1990″, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in parliament today, lashing out at critics of his government’s controversial move to withdraw special status to the former state under Article 370. January 19 is remembered as ”Exodus Day” by the lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits who fled the Kashmir Valley three decades ago, abandoning homes and lives in the face of rising violence and tensions. “Kashmir is India’s crown. Kashmir’s identity was reduced to bombs and terrorism. In January 1990, that black night, some people buried Kashmir’s identity that night. Kashmir’s identity is Sufi…
As the campaigning for Delhi assembly elections ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. However, on the final day of campaigning, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J.P. Nadda has asked all its party cadres to personally visit door-to-door without banners and posters and appeal to the people to exercise their franchise. While, the campaigning draws to a close 48 hours before the voting, any kind of political event involving public appeal for the vote is banned. In such a situation, activists of political parties can personally contact the voters by…
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the relationship between India and the US will move from buyer and seller to a collaboration approach, while stressing that his government was there “to resolve any hindrance faced by industries”. He exhorted the investors to take full advantage of the opportunities present in India’s defence sector and assured them of all possible assistance and resolution to the problems they were facing. “I want to assure you that since the formation of this government, the speed at which opportunities in the field of defence in India has increased. I hope that you…
Home to world’s third largest meteoritic impact crater – Lonar lake – about 350 forts, 29 wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations, beaches, religious and heritage centres and others, Maharashtra is targeting to attract tourists from Tamil Nadu, said a top official of Directorate of Tourism. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, Dilip Gawade, Director, Directorate of Tourism said except for snow clad mountains and deserts, Maharashtra offers everything else for different tourist segments – adventure sports, wildlife, heritage, religious and historical sites and others. “It is a country within a state,” he added. Officials said the water in Lonar lake is…