Bihar elections: Congress ramps up reservation pitch ahead of PM Modi’s visit; alleges NDA has ‘given up’ on 65% quota push | India News

File photo: Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bihar to launch key development projects ahead of assembly elections, the Congress on Friday sharpened its attack on the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, alleging that it has “all but given up” on the proposed 65 per…

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Air India cancels seven flights; cites ‘maintenance and operational reasons’- check full list | India News

Air India on Friday announced that it has cancelled seven flights, including four international and three domestic routes, due to “enhanced maintenance and operational reasons.” The cancellations come days after an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashed.Affected flights include services between Dubai, Chennai, Delhi, Melbourne, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and Mumbai.According to the airline,…

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Morning news wrap: Netanyahu warns Iran again; Bengaluru doctor threatens to crash plane over lost bag, and more | India News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to strike all nuclear facilities in Iran, declaring that he won’t wait for US approval as tensions escalate in the Middle East.A bizarre scene unfolded at Bengaluru airport when a doctor threatened to crash an Air India flight if his bag wasn’t found, causing delays and forcing crew…

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A decade after Act was enacted, Lokpal notifies constitution of prosecution wing | India News

More than a decade after Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act was enacted, the Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman that probes complaints against public servants, has notified the constitution of its prosecution wing. The Lokpal is mandated to inquire into allegations of graft against specified public functionaries and all connected matters. Section 12 of Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,…

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Post stampede, Karnataka drafts tough crowd-control bill | India News

BENGALURU: Karnataka govt has drafted a sweeping crowd-management bill holding event organisers criminally and financially liable for stampedes and crowd surges at mass gatherings, weeks after 11 people were crushed to death and over 75 injured outside M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during RCB’s IPL victory celebrations on June 4.The Karnataka Crowd Control (Managing Crowd…

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No SC order on vigilantes, it says state to act against violent acts | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday refused to lay down guidelines or impose costs on a vigilante group threatening the release of Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka and closed the proceedings, saying the state should act against anybody preventing the screening or resorting to violence.‘Thug Life’ has not been released in Karnataka yet because…

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