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Exalogic-CMRL case: Veena Vijayan summoned again by ED

Kochi: Former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan is all set to face another round of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), with the agency intensifying its probe following fresh revelations in the Exalogic-CMRL financial transactions case. What began as an investigation into alleged...

Saffronart auction

Mahatma Gandhi manuscript sells for record Rs 16.2 crore

New Delhi: A collection of 688 autographed reflections by Mahatma Gandhi on truth, ahimsa, and service, among other subjects, to his close associate and freedom fighter Anand T Hingorani was sold for Rs 16.20 crore at a Saffronart auction, setting the world record for an...

Abhijit Dipke on govt schools

Even ministers’ dogs get better facilities: Dipke on govt schools

Latur: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) convenor Abhijeet Dipke Thursday said Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse should resign, claiming government schools are in a pitiable condition and that even “ministers’ dogs get better facilities” than students. Dipke, whose group launched the ‘School Thik Karo’ (improve...

Supreme Court

Children should not come under any pressure: SC

New Delhi: Observing that children should not be subjected to any kind of pressure, the Supreme Court Thursday stressed the need to find a solution to issues arising from the CBSE policy mandating Class IX students to study three languages. “We don’t want the children...

Centre caps sugar stocks at 15 days

New Delhi: The Centre Thursday imposed a stockholding limit on bulk consumers of sugar, restricting them to stocks equivalent to 15 days’ consumption. Announcing the move, Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi said bulk consumers using more than 10 tonnes of sugar a...

Vande Mataram not a political bargaining chip: Odisha CM Majhi

Vande Mataram not a political bargaining chip: Odisha CM Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Thursday said Vande Mataram was not a "political bargaining chip" but the "soul of Bharat's freedom struggle", amid an ongoing row over the national song. Taking to social media, Majhi said the Congress Working Committee's decision to limit...

India promises help after Bangladeshi deaths in Kolkata fire

Dhaka: India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, Thursday assured that New Delhi would take all necessary steps following the deaths of Bangladeshi nationals in a hotel fire in Kolkata, local media reported. “It's very sad. We will certainly do whatever needs to be done,”...

 

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