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Azam acquitted in inflammatory speech case filed in 2019

MEERUT, Dec. 19 -- Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mohammad Azam Khan was on Thursday acquitted in an inflammatory speech case registered against him by Aam Aadmi Party state spokesperson Faisal Kh... Read More


Reconsider 211% hike in salaries: Odisha MLAs to CM amid backlash

Bhubaneswar, Dec. 19 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators of Odisha on Thursday requested chief minister Mohan Majhi to reconsider the controversial 211% hike in MLAs' salaries and allowances, ... Read More


SC junks 'luxury' plea over packaged water

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an "urban-centric approach" to public interest litigation, refusing to entertain a plea seeking fresh and stricter sta... Read More


Azam acquitted in inflammatory speech case

MEERUT, Dec. 19 -- Senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan was on Thursday acquitted in an inflammatory speech case registered against him by Aam Aadmi Party state spokesperson Faisal Khan La... Read More


Cough syrup scam started in UP; govt shielding culprits, says Akhilesh

LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that a massive scam involving the illegal supply of codeine-based cough syrups running into thousands of crores origina... Read More


Ajay Rai alleges political targeting of former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur

GORAKHPUR, Dec. 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Thursday visited Deoria District Jail to meet former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Amitabh Thakur, who is currently incarcerate... Read More


Ex-SP legislator surrenders in jhansi amid dacoity charges

JHANSI, Dec. 19 -- Amidst days of speculation about his surrender, two-time former Samajwadi Party MLA from Garotha in Jhansi district, Deepnarayan Singh Yadav, who was recently booked under serious c... Read More


'bengal job scheme to be named after mahatma': CM

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government would rename its job guarantee programme after Mahatma Gandhi, in an announcement coming on a day th... Read More


SC urges Centre to fine tune ad hoc judge appointment policy

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday urged the Union government to revisit and fine-tune its policy on appointing ad hoc judges in high courts to tackle mounting pendency, observing tha... Read More


SC inches closer to deciding euthanasia case, to meet family

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a "final call" on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old man who has remained ... Read More