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The Congress said that had it (OROP implementation) been done in accordance with the letter and spirit of the notification issued during the UPA dispensation, “large scale anomalies” wouldn’t have crept in.In a statement, Congress’ Ex-Servicemen Department chief Col (retd) Rohit Chaudhry said that last month Rahul Gandhi drove across Ladakh on a motorcycle, meeting people from all sections of society including ex-servicemen.Since he had not been able to cover Ladakh during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi decided to undertake a separate journey. “This is the first time a national leader has covered Ladakh so extensively, and it has…

Prior to this, the agency had also arrested JD-U MLC Radha Charan Seth in the same case.In the last week of August, Seth was questioned by the ED.Seth and his son Kanhaiyaa were summoned by the ED to join the probe within 15 days. Seth joined the probe.According to information, the ED recently conducted raids at more than 27 places in Arrah, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Patna, and Kolkata in the matter and froze as many as 60 bank accounts containing Rs 6 crore belonging to JD-U MLC.Apart from this, the ED also recovered cash around Rs 1.5 crore and property documents…

In a recent order, the bench said that criminal proceedings of trivial matters between the couple would amount to abuse of the law.The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna made the observation while taking up the petition by a husband.The couple had a fight over purchase of things for worshipping following which the husband refused and abused the wife in the quarrel.The wife registered a case against the husband and his family in 2016. The police booked the husband for subjecting his wife to harassment, intentional insult and criminal intimidation.The counsel for the husband said that the trivial matter is…

With her passing on Saturday, September 16, in New Delhi at the age of 80, India has lost a vanguard of its first generation of post-Independence Indo-Anglian writers who spoke for a new nation brimming over with the confidence of the young.Daughter of Biju Patnaik, the distinguished aviator and one of the most loved Odia leaders, Cambridge-educated Gita Mehta served as war correspondent in the then East Pakistan for the American television network NBC in 1970-71, an experience she chronicled in her much acclaimed documentary, ‘Dateline Bangladesh’.Although she made 14 television documentaries for international networks, Mehta, who divided her time…

The accused were identified as Vikas (25), a resident of Nepal and working as a rickshaw puller in Kamla market area and Kabir (21), a resident of the cluster area in Kamla market.According to the police, on Wednesday, an Assistant Commandant of the Third NAP battalion reported that a service Insas rifle 5.56 (Indian Small Arms System) with 20 live rounds and a mobile phone had been stolen from the sentry post at MS Flat, DDU Marg.During the investigation, the police team assigned to crack the case reviewed a large number of CCTV footage.After extensive analysis of the footage, they…

The ‘India Lift Safety’ survey conducted by LocalCircles had 5,171 respondents living in Noida and Greater Noida. Out of them, 62 per cent were men while 38 per cent were women. The survey was conducted via LocalCircles platform and all participants were validated citizens who had to be registered with LocalCircles to participate in it.The survey report said, “Lifts do require rigorous maintenance as they are expected to function properly till the life of the buildings, which may be five or more decades.”To a question in the survey — in the last three years, how many times has it happened…

Consequently, by August this year, Akasa’s domestic market share had fallen behind that of the financially challenged SpiceJet, a carrier it had surpassed in June.Akasa is reportedly requesting around Rs 22 crore in compensation for the loss of revenue and damage to its reputation, citing that the 43 pilots in question departed without fulfilling the mandatory notice period.”We have sought legal remedy only against a small set of pilots who abandoned their duties and left without serving their mandatory contractual notice period. This was not only in violation of their contract but also the country’s civil aviation regulations,” the airline…

Oillataguerre is taking on the newly created role of head of feature film production for Amazon MGM Studios, Hollywood Reporter reported.The highly rated executive, who comes from Spyglass, will report to Dan Scharf, head of global business operations, and is expected to work closely with head of film, streaming and theatrical Courtenay Valenti and the company’s film teams as the newly B2B home delivery to films ventures seeks to expand its footprint in the entertainment industry and Hollywood.”Peter brings with him more than 20 years of industry experience. He is a veteran executive with tremendous expertise in the world of…

According to the information, Siddharth Kumar Singh (26) was running on a treadmill at a gym in Khoda area on Saturday when his health suddenly deteriorated and he fell on the treadmill.Two people, who were also training around him, immediately rushed to him and took Siddharth to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.He died of a heart attack.The incident was captured in the CCTV camera installed in the gym.Siddharth was originally from Bihar and was studying in Ghaziabad.–IANSpkt/sha

Hangzhou (China), Sep 16 (IANS) With just one week remaining before the 19th Asian Games kicks off in Hangzhou, excitement is building across the continent for this premier sporting event.According to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (HAGOC), all 45 Olympic committees from Asian countries and regions have registered to participate in the September 23-October 8 Games. Many are set to send their most substantial delegations in history.China’s sports delegation was the first to check in at Hangzhou’s Asian Games Village when it officially opened on Saturday. Several Chinese athletes have voiced their aspirations of performing exceptionally on home ground,…