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The seer was produced before the Additional City Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court, which adjourned the petition, moved by the seer seeking bail, to September 29.On Monday (September 18), the City Central Crime Branch (CCB) police had nabbed the seer who had allegedly received Rs 1.5 crore from an industrialist to get a BJP MLA ticket to contest elections. Main accused Chaitra Kundapura, a Hindu activist, who was arrested on September 12, had stated that once the seer is arrested, the names of big fish will come out in the scandal.The CCB sleuths had arrested the seer 10 days after lodging…

Both the locally-manufactured iPhones will be available in India, at Apple Online and its own-branded retail stores (Apple BKC in Mumbai and Apple Saket in Delhi) on the global sales day on September 22.According to sources, iPhone maker Foxconn is assembling both iPhone 15 and 15 Plus at its Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu.Both the ‘Make in India’ iPhones will also be exported to other countries as well, which is also first for the country.Driven by the premiumisation of the smartphone market, uptick in first-time users who are shifting from Android to the Apple ecosystem and a young population, India…

Root was part of the victorious England side that lifted their inaugural World Cup trophy at home four years ago, beating New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord’s.The memories of a thrilling Super Over clash in the World Cup Final at Lord’s in 2019 are still fresh in Root’s mind, and the star right-hander is hoping he will be able to emulate that victory in India in November and become just the third team after West Indies (1975, 1979) and Australia (1999, 2003, 2007) to claim back-to-back titles.”Having the experience of 2019 and how good that was and how…

The High Court (HC) gave the orders on Wednesday while looking into the PIL filed by the Chamarajpet Citizens’ Forum.The Bench gave directions orally to the Public Prosecutor to verify the demand to celebrate Ganesh festival at the Chamarajpet Idgah Maidan in this regard legally and take a call.The counsel for the forum, Sreedhar Prabhu, had sought an emergency hearing of the case.He argued that a memorandum had been submitted to the District Commissioner in this regard and permission had been refused to celebrate the festival.The forum is arguing that the Chamarajpet Idgah Maidan and playing field belongs to the…

Principal secretary, law and legal remembrancer, Pramod Kumar Srivastava will be the chairman of the committee. The other two members will be additional director general of police (prosecution) and a person nominated by the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh.The committee will submit its report to the State Law Commission.The decision has been taken following the lawyers’ demand for the Advocates’ Protection Act after the Hapur incident.The police had lathi-charged lawyers in Hapur on August 29 when they were protesting against the registration of a case against a woman advocate and her father following a confrontation between her and police when…

But automobile experts feel that the UAW strike could throw the car market into a turmoil all over again in the long run, affecting especially some product lines, if it spreads to other plants, especially those making engines and other critical components including electronic, media reports say.Auto sales hadn’t entirely recovered from the pandemic, but car shopping in the US could change once more. Dealerships are open as they are franchises and not owned by the automakers though they have their logos on their showrooms.You will still be able to shop for cars, even at Ford, GM and Stellantis dealers.…

The stadium’s structure will reflect the heritage of Kashi.A senior government official said cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar and hockey player Lalit Upadhyay had been invited to the ceremony.After the foundation laying ceremony, the sportspersons will offer prayers at Kashi Vishwanath Temple.BCCI president Roger Binny, secretary Jay Shah and vice-president Rajeev Shukla will also attend the ceremony.Regional sports officer, Varanasi, R.P. Singh said the international cricket stadium will be built on 12.809 hectares of land in the Ganjari area of Varanasi.The land has already been acquired for Rs 121.8 crore. The stadium will have a seating capacity…

Late Geeta Mukherjee, the seven-time CPI Lok Sabha member from Panskura Constituency (now non-existent because of delimitation) from the-then undivided Midnapore district of West Bengal, was the first MP to table aPrivate Member’s Bill on the floor of the Parliament demanding 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliamentary and Legislative berths way back in September 1996.She moved the Private Member’s Bill on September 12, 1996 on the floor of the House. That was the beginning and 27 years after that historic day the bill was introduced on September 19 in the name and style of Nari Shakti Vandana Adhiniyam.Recalls…

The World health Organisation (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, during the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.The report shows an estimated 188.3 million adults aged 30-79 years live with hypertension in India. In order to achieve a 50 per cent control rate, 67 million more people with hypertension would need to be effectively treated.Only 37 per cent Indians have the diagnosed condition of high BP, of which 32 per cent are males and 42 per cent females. Of the 35 per cent undertaking treatment, 35 per cent…

Addressing reporters after the meeting, CM Siddaramaiah said the order of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will be challenged before the Supreme Court and request for a stay on the order of releasing water to Tamil Nadu will be made.He maintained that a meeting will be held with the Union Jal Shakti Minister in the evening, and a decision will be taken regarding the future steps on the dispute after the meeting.“The Prime Minister has authority to summon the two states and hear them out. In this background, we have appealed for the intervention of the Prime Minister,” he…