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NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Tuesday (Dec 16) that they had arrested the owners of a nightclub where 25 people died in a blaze in tourist hub Goa, after they were extradited from Thailand. Brothers Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra fled on a flight to Phuket in Thailand soon after the incident on Dec 7, before police raided their residence in New Delhi. Goa Police said in a statement they had "taken custody of the absconding accused" upon their arrival in New Delhi. The duo would likely be taken ...Read More >
Guwahati: Tipra Motha Party (TMP) founder Pradyot Kishore Maniya Debbarma on Sunday strongly defended the right of the Tiprasa community to decide the script used for the Kokborok language, stating that the matter falls entirely within the community's domain and is not open to external interference. His remarks followed Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha's recent call for the development of an indigenous script for Kokborok, rather than the Roman script currently advocated by several tribal lead ...Read More >
New Delhi: After more than 70 years of independence, the Supreme Court of India brought closure to a Portuguese-era land dispute in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court upheld an April 30, 1974, order by the Collector of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, which rescinded possession rights over land granted to Indians by the former Portuguese government for cultivation. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and N K Singh highlighted the striking reality that even after 78 years, courts are st ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Director Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani defended the content of the Class 8 Social Science textbook on Thursday, asserting that the historical facts included are grounded in well-established and authentic sources. 'All the historical facts and evidence mentioned in the Class 8 Social Science textbook published by NCERT are based on historical sources and texts like Baburnama, Banaras Gazetteer, Maas ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday announced the provisional attachment of assets worth approximately ₹131.45 crore in Spain, including a luxury yacht and immovable properties, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). These assets belong to Pavel Prozorov, a Spanish national and the alleged mastermind behind the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX. The attached assets comprise a commercial Italian-model luxury yacht cruising in the Western Mediterranean, ...Read More >
Mumbai: St James Church, one of the oldest landmarks from Thane's colonial history, is getting a facelift to celebrate its 200th anniversary in July. The church was built in 1825 as a place of worship for British officers and soldiers when the town, then spelled as Tannah or Thana, was the headquarters of a large district in the Bombay Province. The restoration work on the church building is expected to continue for six months, but the jubilee will be celebrated on July 25. Rev Rajendra Bhosale ...Read More >
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