News updates: BJP MP PP Chaudhary appointed as the Chairperson of JPC for 'One Nation One Election'
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BJP MP PP Chaudhary appointed as the Chairperson, 27 members from LS; 12 from RS in JPC for 'One Nation One Election'.
India's forex reserves fall to $652.87 billion, down $1.98 billion as of December 13. India has lodged a strong protest with Dhaka over certain controversial comments by key aide of Bangladesh's interim government Mahfuj Alam. "We would like to remind all concerned to be mindful of their public comments. India has repeatedly signalled interest in fostering relations with the people and the interim government of Bangladesh, such comments underline the need for responsibility in public articulation," Randhir Jaiswal said. Bharat Petroleum Corp has bought its first crude oil cargo from Argentina, part of the company's effort to diversify the grades processed at its refineries.The state-run refiner has purchased the 1-million-barrel cargo of Medanito crude for February delivery from European trader Mercuria. The light-sweet grade is of a similar quality to US West Texas Intermediate crude. The Supreme Court has sought reports from Punjab chief secretary and medical officials on the health status of farmer leader Dallewal by January 2.
Two personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Friday, police said. The incident took place at around 8.30 am near Kchchapal village under Kohkameta police station limits when a joint team of DRG and Border Security Force (BSF) was out on a search operation, a police official here said.
Om Prakash Chautala, former chief minister of Haryana and the leader of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), died on Friday at the age of 89 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Gurgaon. Chautala first became the Haryana chief minister in 1989 and remained at the post for six months. Two months later, he again took oath as chief minister, but had to quit within five days.Chautala had last contested and won the Haryana Assembly elections from Uchana Kalan in 2009.
The Supreme Court has pulled up Noida authority for delegating toll collection to private firm NTBCL, stating that it has resulted in unjust enrichment.
At least five people died in a massive fire that broke out a fuel station in Jaipur on Friday, December 20. The incident took place around 5:30 am on Ajmer Road when a CNG tanker parked near the fuel pump in Jaipur's Bhankrota area caught fire after a truck collided with other vehicles. Other vehicles parked at the fuel station were also gutted in the fire.
A prominent Delhi school has received a bomb-threat e-mail, prompting security personnel to carry out a search operation on its premises, an official said on Friday. Police, fire department, bomb detection teams and the dog squad are participating in the search operation, another official said. "We received a call regarding the bomb threat at 5:02 am from DPS, Dwarka in Sector 23," the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said. This is the sixth time in the last 11 days that schools in the national capital have received such threats.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan warned Pakistan's federal government of launching a civil disobedience movement if his "legitimate demands" including the release of under-trial political prisoners and a judicial probe into May 9 events and November 26 crackdown on PTI protesters are not met by Sunday. The former Pakistani Prime Minister threatened that if the demands are unmet, the civil disobedience movement, "boycott of remittances", will be launched, Imran Khan said
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