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2:33 PM

CM Mamata sees 'conspiracy' behind Bengal floods, blames Centre

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Centre of failing to carry out dredging at the DVC dams, which released water resulting in floods in several districts of the state. Banerjee held the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) accountable for the "man-made" floods and suggested there was a conspiracy behind the situation in the state. DVC dams are located at Maithon and Panchet, both along the Jharkhand-Bengal border.

2:14 PM

News update: Salim Khan receives threat while on morning walk, Mumbai police launch probe

Salman Khan's father Salim Khan receives threat while on morning walk, Mumbai police launch probe.

1:38 PM

HC seeks stand of Puja Khedkar on perjury claim by UPSC in anticipatory bail case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the stand of Puja Khedkar on the UPSC's allegation that the former IAS probationer committed perjury by making a false statement in relation to her anticipatory bail plea. Justice Subramaniam Prasad asked Khedkar to file her reply to the Commission's application, which is filed in the proceedings on her pre-arrest bail plea. "I will issue notice. File your reply," Justice Prasad told Khedkar's counsel, and listed the matter for hearing on September 26.

1:37 PM

Government launches probe into allegations by Anna Sebastian Perayil's mother

The Central  government today stated that they have launched an investigation into the allegations made by the mother of Anna Sebastian Perayil, of an exploitative work environment at EY India.

1:04 PM

Bengaluru's millionaire population soars by 120% over last decade: Report

Bangalore is expected to see an increase of over 150 per cent in its ultra-rich population, according to the Henley & Partners’ Centi-Millionaire Report 2024. Home to approximately 13,200 millionaires, Bengaluru has a collective investable wealth of Rs 800 crore, the report added. Read here for more details.

12:47 PM

Cong slams Nadda's response to Kharge as 'intemperate', 'senseless'

The Congress on Thursday slammed as "intemperate" and "senseless" BJP president JP Nadda's reply to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging "threats" aimed at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Prime Minister Modi, saying there was once a PM who, for 17 years, replied to each and every official and personal letter sent to him.

12:35 PM

Trinamool Congress' Jawhar Sircar quits Rajya Sabha

Jawhar Sircar, who had questioned the TMC government in West Bengal over steps taken after the Kolkata rape-murder incident, on Thursday resigned from his Rajya Sabha membership. According to official sources, Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar has accepted his resignation as Rajya Sabha member with immediate effect. Sircar had recently written to his party head and state chief minister Mamata Banerjee describing the steps taken by her government in handling the rape and murder of the doctor at RG Kar hospital "too little and quite late".

12:04 PM

Supreme Court rejects telecom firms' plea on re-computation of adjusted gross revenues

Vodafone India, Bharti Airtel, and other telecom firms had filed a  petition against the court's October 2019 judgement, in which they were directed to pay the government Rs 92,000 crore within three months.

12:02 PM

News update: Bombay HC asks Censor board to take decision on Kanagana's 'Emergency' in a week

The Bombay High Court has directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to take a call on actor-MP Kangana Ranaut's film "Emergency" by Wednesday. This directive came during a hearing of a petition filed by the movie's co-producer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises. 

11:41 AM

President Murmu felicitates sanitation workers, lays foundation stone of Ujjain-Indore road

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday felicitated sanitation workers for their dedication towards cleanliness and laid the foundation stone for the six-lane Ujjain-Indore road in Madhya Pradesh. Four women were among the five safai mitras (sanitation workers) honoured by the president here on the occasion. Murmu also laid the foundation stone for the construction of a six-lane Ujjain-Indore road, to be built at a cost of Rs 1,692 crore.

11:28 AM

First Muslim IAS officer from Kashmir Mohd Shafi Pandit passes away

Mohammad Shafi Pandit, the first Muslim IAS officer from Kashmir, passed away on Thursday. He was 80. Pandit was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi after he was detected with cancer about a month ago, his family said.

11:25 AM

Tharoor to head standing committee on external affairs, Digvijaya to chair panel on education

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs and veteran leader Digvijaya Singh will head the panel on education, party sources said on Thursday. Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi will lead the parliamentary standing committee on agriculture and Koraput MP Saptagiri Ulaka will head the panel on rural development. Channi, who is a Dalit, and Ulaka, who hails from a tribal community, were chosen by the party with social justice being the centrepiece of all recent appointments.

10:49 AM

RG Kar incident: Calcutta medical college superintendent questioned by CBI

Calcutta Medical College Superintendent Anjan Adhikari was questioned by the CBI on Thursday regarding the RG Kar Medical College woman doctor's rape and murder case. He was called to provide information about TMC MLA and West Bengal Medical Council President Sudipta Roy. 

10:36 AM

Delhi CM-designate Atishi, her cabinet to take oath on Sep 21, says AAP

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had tendered his resignation on Tuesday, following which,  Atishi will be sworn into the post to lead the Delhi government till the Assembly elections expected around February 2025.

 

10:19 AM

News update: India gets US court summons in alleged plot to murder Khalistani extremist