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Court acquits six men booked under MCOCA for extortion; cites lack of evidence
Special MCOCA court judge Amit M Shete said there were several significant shortcomings in the prosecution's case
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Hamid Ansari, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge attend Manmohan Singh's prayer meeting
A formal prayer meeting for Singh will be held at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj later on Friday
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Shiv Sena (UBT) praises Devendra Fadnavis over development plans for Gadchiroli
In an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana', the party referred to Devendra Fadnavis as 'Deva bhau' and said he visited Gadchiroli on New Year's Eve and started a chapter on development
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A.P. Minister for HRD launches mobile lab project to take technology to schools’ doorstep
The Lab on Wheels would make laboratory accessible to educational institutions by taking STEM-based education right to their schools’ doorsteps
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SC directs UGC to collate complaints of on-campus caste discrimination raised in varsities
The order came in a petition filed by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi; UGC says it has been formulating new anti-caste discrimination regulations since 2023
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Odisha CM’s private secretary transferred
Mr. Dakua, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been posted as the director of municipal administration, and the housing and urban development department ex-officio additional secretary
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Congress alleges slowdown in GST collections; asks government to focus on complexities of economy
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh claimed that India is locked in a “pernicious cycle of low consumption — low investment, low growth, low wages”
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Fourth Police Commission report recommends major reforms in T.N. police
Panel headed by former Madras HC Judge C.T. Selvam submits report to Chief Minister
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Double life imprisonment to 10 convicts in Periya twin murder case
The convicts Peethambaran, Saji George, Suresh, Anilkumar, Jijin, Sreerag, Aswin, Sudheesh, Renjith, and Surendran were convicted for life.
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Farmers try to occupy APIIC lands at Mallavalli village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh
Protestors demanding 100 acres of APIIC lands be allotted to them were placed under house arrest by the police
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PM Modi likens AAP to ‘aapda’ for Delhi, calls for its defeat in polls
PM Modi hit out at the AAP and said the situation in the national capital would worsen if its reign continued.
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SC slams ED's 'high-handedness', upholds arrest of ex-Haryana Congress MLA illegal
A Bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih said it was an ‘inhuman conduct’ on part of ED officers as the case was not related to some terror activity but of an alleged illegal sand mining
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Anna University sexual assault: BJP leader Khushbu, others detained for taking out rally without permission
The women cadre detained in Madurai included BJP Mahila Morcha president Umarathi Rajan; they were lodged in a private hall
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India, Bangladesh announce reciprocal release of fishermen in each other's custody
Shortly after Bangladesh said it will hand over 95 Indian fishermen to Indian authorities on January 5, 2025, India said it will release 90 Bangladeshi fishermen on the same day
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Supreme Court asks Gurmeet Ram Rahim, others to respond to CBI plea against their acquittal in 2002 murder case
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar issued notices, seeking the responses of those acquitted in the case
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We have major infra, slum redevelopment plans for Mumbai North in 2025: Piyush Goyal
The minister said that on January 4, he will meet heads of all departments concerned in Mumbai to review the progress of pending projects
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Rs 40,000 compensation disbursed to tribal farmer for loss of cow due to tiger attack
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IIT Madras partners with Union govt. to enhance agricultural extension system
Digitalisation and startup collaboration will help farmers access information easily
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