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Farmers Start 'rail Roko' Agitation In Punjab, 28 Trains Cancelled
Several trains were suspended on Thursday as farmers began a three-day 'rail roko' campaign against the Farm Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Ferozepur Railway division decided to suspend operation of special trains till September 26 in view of the safety of passengers, a rail official told IANS. The trains that were suspended include Golden Temple Mail (Amritsar-Mumbai Central), Jan Shatabdi Express (Haridwar-Amritsar), New Delhi-Jammu Tawi, Sachkhand Express (Nanded-Amritsar) and Shaheed Express (Amritsar-Jaynagar). Act....
Former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Sekhar Babu Succumbs To Covid-19
Noted nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu (68), former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), passed away on Thursday due to Covid-19 at a private hospital in Kolkata. ....
Vice President Venkiah Naidu Tests Covid-19 Positive, In Home Quarantine
Vice President M. Venkiah Naidu, who had presided over proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the recently-concluded Monsoon Session, has tested positive for Covid, it was announced on Tuesday. ....
Babri Masjid Demolition Case: All 32 Accused Acquitted By Special CBI Court
A Special CBI court hearing the Babri Masjid demolition case of December 6, 1992, has acquitted all 32 accused saying the act of demolition was spontaneous and not a planned move. ....
India Successfully Test-fires BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired an extended- range supersonic cruise missile BrahMos with an indigenous booster from a test facility off the Odisha coast. ....
Rahul Slams 'forceful Cremation' Of Hathras Gangrape Victim
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dubbed the "forcible cremation" of the Hathras gang-rape victim by police as a "shameful" move of the Uttar Pradesh government. ....
UPSC Prelims: SC Refuses To Postpone Civil Services Exam Slated For October 4
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to order the postponement of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, scheduled for October 4. ....
Hathras Gang Rape: Nirbhaya’s Lawyer Seema Kushwaha To Fight Case Of Victim
Seema Kushwaha, lawyer of the 2012 Delhi rape victim, known as Nirbhaya, will now fight the case of the Hathras victim. ....
Noida Police Regrets Manhandling Of Priyanka Gandhi At DND Flyway, Sets Up Probe
The Noida police on Sunday regretted the manhandling of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at DND Flyway while she was on her way to meet the Hathras gang-rape victim's family in a standoff between the police and Congress workers. An inquiry into the matter has also been initiated. ....
Hathras Cremation: There Was Threat To Law And Order, UP Tells SC
The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that the Hathras gang rape-murder victim was cremated in the night due to intelligence inputs that lakhs of people from the communities of both the woman and the accused along with political workers would assemble at her village, which could lead to a major law and order problem. ....
