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A single judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay passed this order after hearing a petition accusing Bhattacharya of assuming the chair of the principal of Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College by violating the norms of the University Grants Commission (UGC).Justice Gangopadhyay accepted the arguments of the petitioners’ counsel and directed that Bhattacharya will have to refund the entire salary he drew as the principal of the said law college. Bhattacharya is currently serving judicial custody at a prison in Kolkata for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore cash for school jobs case in West Bengal.Justice Gangopadhyay’s bench also directed the…

The financial probe agency on Wednesday arrested Singh after carrying out searches at his residence in the North Avenue area.The ED had sought 10-day custody for Singh.Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court, sent Singh to ED’s custody till October 10.Appearing for Singh, Senior Advocate Mohit Mathur asked for a copy of the remand application.Special Public Prosecutor N.K. Matta, appearing for the ED, said that Rs 2 crore was paid in cash. The agency further claimed that searches were conducted on Wednesday and the statement was also recorded. Matta said that a total of 239 places were searched and…

It firmly said the Satluj river has already dried up and there is no question of sharing even a single drop of water from it. “Punjab has no surplus water to share with Haryana and reassessment of availability of water is required as per international norms,” an official statement said. It was also observed that Punjab’s 76.5 percent blocks (117 out of 153) are over exploited where the stage of groundwater extraction is more than 100 per cent, whereas in Haryana only 61.5 percent (88 out of 143) are over exploited. The Cabinet also gave its consent for sending the…

A special bench of Justices Hima Kohli and B.V. Nagarathna ordered that the petitioner will be examined by a medical board in AIIMS at 11 a.m. on Friday. At the outset, the bench expressed disclination to entertain the plea filed under Article 32 of the Constitution and remarked that petitioner should have approached the jurisdictional High Court. It apprehended that taking up plea filed directly in the Supreme Court will open up a Pandora’s box. However, on persuasion made by advocate Amit Mishra and advocate-on-record Rahul Sharma, the top court called for assistance of Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati in…

An official said on Thursday that the accused was involved in several cases, including murder, dacoity and under the Arms Act.Rajasthan Police had also declared a reward of Rs 25,000 on information leading to the arrest of Joginder a.k.a ‘Joga’, a resident of Krishan Vihar. He was heading the Panchal and Joga gang.Police said that he was previously involved in 38 cases of murder, robbery, attempt to murder, and the Arms Act, among others.According to police, acting immediately on a tip-off, a team was strategically positioned at two different locations near Anand Maya Hospital in Ram Garh, Jahangirpuri. At around…

Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) The Cricket World Cup being held in India will impact the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) with an additional output of about Rs 18,000-22,000 crore and the gross value added (GVA) will be about Rs 7,000-8,000 crore and will have a very minimal impact on the inflation, said a report by two economists of Bank of Baroda.”In terms of impact on GDP, with an estimated additional output of Rs 18,000-22,000 crore attributed to the World Cup, the impact on gross value added is estimated to be around Rs 7,000-8,000 crore. This will be incremental GDP at…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) After being laid off by Meta in April, just before her third anniversary, Hou Zhuoni Hermione received a job offer from her dream company, Google, after five months.Hermione, who was a project sourcing manager at Meta in Singapore, said she was lucky to be hired by Meta during the pandemic and “felt pampered and cared for” by the company, but Meta wasn’t her dream company, Google was.”Some of you might have heard me joking about Google being my dream company because the commute would be a less-than-15-min walk. Well, the dream is coming true except…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Electric two-wheeler (E2W) sales volume rose 20 per cent (year-on-year) and 2 per cent (on-month) in September this year and despite leading the segment by volume, Ola Electric (Ola) continued to lose market share (month-on-month), dropping to 29 per cent (-66 bps), a new report showed on Thursday.Bajaj Auto (11.1 per cent, +57 bp) gained the most market share, while Ola lost the most, followed by Okinawa, according to BNP Paribas India EV report–October 2023. Among the top-five original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), monthly sales volume rose the most for Bajaj Auto, while it declined the…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) US-based consumer electronics brand Westinghouse on Thursday unveiled 65-inch Rose Gold TV in its Quantum Series in the Indian market that will be available during Amazon’s Great Indian Festival sale.The all-new big screen TV is priced at Rs 43,999 and the sale period will commence on October 7 for a week, the company said in a statement.The Westinghouse ‘WH65GTX50’ TV offers 4K Ultra HD resolution with a 3840 x 2160 pixel display and a 60 Hertz refresh rate for stunning visuals.It offers versatile connectivity options, including Dual Band Wi-Fi, 3 HDMI ports for gaming consoles…

The NBFC plans to raise up to Rs 8,800 crore through aqualified institutional placement of shares, and another Rs 1,200 crore by issuing warrants convertible into shares to Bajaj Finserv.Bajaj Finserv’s stake in the company could increase from 52.45 per cent to 52.57 per cent after the issue, Bajaj Finance said, adding that the issue price would be determined at a later stage.Bajaj Finance said in an exchange filing that it will be seeking approval of the shareholders for the proposed fundraise byconvening an Extraordinary General Meeting.Bajaj Finance has disclosed that its new loans booked during the second quarter grew…