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Delhi people angry with AAP, win 50 per cent votes in every booth: PM Modi to BJP workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged Delhi BJP members to target winning over 50 per cent of votes in every booth in the upcoming assembly polls, and excoriated the AAP for its "unfulfilled" promises, "fake" announcements and "corruption". People are openly expressing anger with the AAP government during the party's campaign, he said, claiming that it is making new announcements every day as it is aware that it is losing ground across the national capital.

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16 naxals killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police in Gariaband, on January 21

16 naxals killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police in Gariaband, on January 21. AK 47, SLR, INSAS and other automatic weapons were recovered from the site.

 

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Trump admin cancels travel plans for refugees who have already been cleared to resettle in US, reports AP

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Nadella speaks with Trump about AI and need for US to build out more energy infrastructure: Media reports

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CBI files appeal in Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for convicted rapist and killer Sanjay Roy

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At least six persons killed after being hit by train in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district: Official

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Some persons feared killed after being hit by train in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district: Railway official

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RG Kar case convict Sanjay Roy may work as gardener in correctional home

The convict in the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case, Sanjay Roy, is likely to work as a gardener initially in Presidency Correctional Home where he is lodged, an official said on Wednesday.

Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, would later be trained before being engaged in some other jobs such as tailoring, carpentry, or manufacturing of aluminium utensils, he said.

As an unskilled labour, the convict would be paid a daily wage of Rs 105, the official of the Presidency Correctional Home said.

A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Roy to life imprisonment till death after he was convicted for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year.

"In the correctional home, all prisoners are made to do some jobs. Sanjay is an unskilled person. But we have to engage him in jobs that require hard labour. So, for the time being, he may be engaged in gardening. This will start in a day or two," he told PTI.

Roy might also work in the kitchen.

"If he cannot cook, he will be asked to serve food and clean the dishes. Work allotment is done every day in the morning or at the start of a week," he said.

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20 cheetahs from Kenya to be quarantined at MP's Gandi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary before release

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RG Kar rape, murder case: SC defers suo-motu hearing to Jan 29

The Supreme Court on Wednesday cited paucity of time and deferred to January 29 the hearing on the suo-motu case over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

 

On January 20, a Kolkata trial court awarded convict Sanjay Roy "life term imprisonment till death" in the case.

 

The suo-motu (on its own) plea was set to be heard by the top court for the first time after the sentencing in the doctor's rape and murder which took place on August 9 last year.

 

The heinous crime triggered nationwide outrage and prolonged protests in West Bengal.

 

A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan on Wednesday said there was paucity of time, and moreover, three fresh applications were filed in the case.

 

"We will take it up at 2 pm on next Wednesday," the CJI said.

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Unnao rape case: Kuldeep Singh Sengar gets interim bail

Delhi High Court grants interim bail to expelled BJP MLA and accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar to undergo cataract surgery at AIIMS on January 24. He is directed to surrender on January 27.

 

He is serving a life sentence in the case.

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BJP alleges major health scams under AAP

Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva said, "Congress leader Ajay Maken is talking about the scam in the Health Department. We have repeatedly said that be it the scam in nursing homes or the scam in the construction of hospitals, all of them are big scams. We are getting this information from the CAG report...The day CAG report is presented in the Vidhan Sabha, Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders will not be able to show their face to the people of Delhi."

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Citizens are suffering as 'Aapda' makers thrive in Delhi, says PM Modi in jibe at AAP

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RG Kar case: CBI to seek death sentence in Calcutta HC for Sanjay Roy

The CBI will file an appeal before the Calcutta High Court seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to "life imprisonment until death" by a Sealdah court in the rape-murder case of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, officials said Wednesday. The agency received a legal advice suggesting that the case may be categorised as the "rarest of rare", deserving capital punishment, they said.

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Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids make rare apology to Prince Harry in lawsuit settlement

Prince Harry has settled the privacy invasion lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids.