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SC dismisses Rafale review petitions seeking probe in deal

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Supreme Court dismissed Rafale review petitions against its December 14, 2018 judgment upholding the 36 Rafale jets' deal.The Supreme Court has dismissed review petitions seeking an investigation into the alleged irregularities into Rafale deal with French firm Dassault Aviation.

Fire breaks out at Patna's Kotwali Police Station

Patna (Bihar), Nov 14 (ANI): Fire broke out at Patna's Kotwali Police Station on November 14. The incident took place in the morning. However, no injuries were reported. Kotwali Police Station's Inspector Anil Prasad said, "The cause of fire was short circuit".

Sabarimala Verdict: SC refers review petitions to larger bench

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Supreme Court review petitions referred to larger bench review petitions against the verdict allowing entry of women of all age groups in the Sabarimala temple case. Last year, the top court had ordered that women of all ages must be allowed into the famous Ayyappa shrine in Kerala, ending a centuries-old ban on women and girls between 10 and 50 years.

Custom officials seize over 11kg gold, foreign currency at Chennai airport

Chennai, Nov 14 (ANI): Two passengers were arrested with six gold bars and foreign currency in Tamil Nadu's Chennai Airport in two separate incidents on November 13. Customs officials seized 11.90 kilogram gold and Rupees 45.4 lakh in foreign currency.

Schoolchildren rescued after bus falls into a pit in Patna

Patna (Bihar), Nov 14 (ANI): A school bus was rolled off the edge of a road near Mithapur Bus Stand in Patna. Around five schoolchildren were rescued safely with the help of a crane. The bus driver had allegedly stopped the bus near the road's edge before he went to urinate.

Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi pay tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and former President Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary at Shantivan. Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation of independent India as sovereign, socialist, secular and a democratic republic. His birth anniversary is also celebrated as Children's Day.

Hundreds of workers admitted to hospital after toxic gas leak in Odisha factory

Balasore (Odisha), Nov 14 (ANI): Hundreds of workers fell ill and were admitted to hospital after toxic gas leak in a prawn processing factory in Odisha's Balasore. The affected people were taken to the Khantapada primary health centre. The incident took place at around 8 pm on November 13.

Delhi's air quality remains 'severe'

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Thick layer of smog blankets national capital on November 14. According to Air Quality Index (AQI) data at Lodhi Road, major pollutants PM 2.5 is 500 and PM 10 reached 500, both remained under the 'severe' category.

Watch: Elephants enter in Coimbatore's residential area

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Nov 14 (ANI): Around 5-6 elephants entered in a residential area in Coimbatore. They were seen chasing street dogs. The elephants entered in Periyanaickenpalayam village on November 13.

Handicraft Dept organises live demonstration, exhibition in Leh

Leh (Ladakh), Nov 14 (ANI): Handicraft Department organised live demonstration cum sale exhibition of handicrafts products. The five days exhibition was inaugurated by Hill Council Deputy Chairman Tsering Sandup. The exhibition had wide range of products such as coppersmith, sculptors, painters, weavers, stone curving, basket weavers, potters, woodcarving and knitting. The exhibition is attracting youth as they get to see different handicrafts items.

Google to soon offer checking accounts with banks

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Google is expanding its presence in the financial domain by preparing to offer checking accounts to consumers. As TechCrunch reports, the service, called 'Cache' will be in partnership with banks and credit unions to offer the checking accounts, with the financial and compliance activities handled by the banks.

Kharge welcomes SC decision upholding disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs

Bengaluru, Nov 13 (ANI): Congress general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge on November 13 reacted on Supreme Court's decision to uphold disqualification of 17 rebel MLAs in Karnataka. Welcoming the decision, he said that leaders who change their party from willingly then there is no problem but if someone doing it deliberately for personal profit then he got disqualified. "It's a lesson for the entire politician and the parliamentarians if anyone changes their party. The Supreme Court (SC) upheld an order of former Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualifying 17 Karnataka MLAs in July.

Now, opposition parties doing politics on President's Rule in Maharashtra: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): On being asked over President's Rule in Maharashtra, Union Home Minister Amit Shah in an exclusive interview with ANI on Wednesday said opposition parties are doing politics on the matter. He said, "Ek samvidhanik pad ko is tarah se rajneeti mein ghaseetna, main nahi maanta loktantra ke liye swasth parampara hai."

Maharashtra power tussle: Amit Shah slams Kapil Sibal, says he is behaving 'childish'

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): In an exclusive interview with ANI in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that even today if anyone has the numbers, they can approach the Governor in Maharashtra. He said, "The Governor has not denied chance to anyone. A learned lawyer like Kapil Sibal is putting forth childish arguments like 'we were denied a chance to form the Government'.

Women representation in judiciary is increasing: West Bengal Governor

Kolkata, Nov 13 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said that it is his dream that women are well represented in legislature that will be good for society. He said that the women representation in judiciary is increasing.

Kartarpur Corridor turnout: Getting good response from pilgrims, says Director (Projects) of Land Ports Authority of India

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Kartarpur Corridor turnout in the national capital on November 13, the Director (Projects) of Land Ports Authority of India, Raman Kumar Sharma said, "We are getting good response. As people will understand the process including online registration and know about experiences of those who have already visited, the number of pilgrims will increase."

Lata Mangeshkar's condition is stable now, informs family

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): According to family members, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's health condition is stable now. Family informed, "Lata di is stable and much better. Thank you very much for your prayers. We are awaiting her to be at her best so she can be home soon. Thank you for being with us and respecting our privacy." In Mumbai, Lata Mangeshkar got admitted in a hospital on November 11 after she complained difficulty in breathing and chest pain.

Not going to put timings clause in new hostel manual: JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in the national capital on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) announced 'partial roll-back' of hostel fee hike, Vice Chancellor of JNU, Professor M Jagadesh Kumar said, "Recently, our inter hall administration committee brought out a new hostel manual and a new structure of hostel charges but that is not final until those recommendations are discussed in the executive council and approved it won't be final." "Today, the executive council met and looked at those recommendations very carefully. We also considered the feedback and suggestions that we have received from different sections of the student's community in JNU. After looking at all those feedbacks which we have received we decided that we will make certain changes in the structure of hostel charges and some of the hostel rules," he added. "We are not going to put clause of timings in the new hostel manual," VC Jagadesh Kumar further stated.

Governor invited parties only after assembly tenure ended: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): In an exclusive interview with ANI in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Maharashtra politics tussle said, "Before this, no state was given so much time, 18 days were given. Governor invited parties only after assembly tenure ended. Neither Shiv Sena nor Congress-NCP staked claim and neither did we. Even if today, any party has numbers, it can approach the Governor."

After massive protests by students, JNU announces 'partial roll-back' of hostel fee hike

New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): After intense protests by students, Delhi-based Jawaharlal Nehru University on November 13 decided to partially roll-back the hike proposed in the hostel fees. For the past few weeks, the students and the university administration have been at loggerheads over a new hostel manual, which mentions increase in fees along with other changes in the rules."Authorities have given us the assurance regarding our demand. It is the victory of the students of JNU," a student told ANI. "They roll-back the hike proposal and we would like to thank the UGC and MHRD," another student spoke to ANI.