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Nearly 100 students of a Corporation Middle School in Hosur district in Tamil Nadu, fell ill suddenly post lunch allegedly due to suspected gas leak from a septic tank on the premises, an official said on Friday. Several of them developed nausea and some vomited in the classrooms but none developed serious symptoms, news agency PTI reported.
British Prime Minister Liz Truss has appointed Jeremy Hunt, a former candidate for the Conservative leadership, as her new finance minister in place of sacked Kwarteng. She is expected to stage a major U-turn on her right-wing economic plan following turmoil on financial markets, reported news agency AFP.
Britain's finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after less than six weeks in the job, news agency Reuters reported.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay DU professor GN Saibaba’s acquittal in Maoist links case, However, it allowed NIA to move application for urgent listing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may hold a meeting on Gujarat elections today at 6 pm. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, State BJP president CR Patil, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with national BJP President JP Nadda and national general secretary BL Santosh may be present in the meeting.
Judge has rejected our demand of seeking carbon dating. We are waiting for the order copy. The option of going to the High Court is available to us and we will place our point before the High Court also: Advocate Madan Mohan Yadav, in Varanasi, as quoted by ANI.
We've knowledge of the incident. As per our info, he's in hospital & under treatment. Our High Commission in Canberra&Consulate in Sydney are in close touch with local authorities. We're in contact with the family: MEA Spox on an Indian student stabbed multiple times in Australia, as reported by ANI.
Some of our officials met him in the hospital in Sydney.We extended our consular services.We've also come to know that a suspect was taken into custody. Australian authorities will give you more details on investigation. Our expectation is that it's seen seriously: Arindam Bagchi
We've been in touch with the family here. We have requested the Australian High Commission here to expedite travel documents of visas so family members could urgently go. I'm happy to hear that it's done: MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on an Indian student stabbed in Australia
Gyanvapi Mosque issue: Varanasi Court rejects Hindu side's demand seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of 'Shivling' in the mosque complex, ANI reported.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi met employees who were staging a sit-in for the old pension scheme. She committed that Congress will implement old pension in Himachal within 10 days of the formation of government.
West Bengal: The convoy of NCPCR chief Priyank Kanoongo was stopped by people who also showed black flags when he, along with complainant & BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal, arrived to meet the family of a minor girl who was found dead, in Baidyabati, Hooghly district.
"When this Govt can't provide security to the Commission, we can imagine their failure in providing security to children. A child has been murdered. Goons of ruling party are blocking the way & stopping us from meeting the family. We will leave only after meeting them," NCPCR chief said, as quoted by ANI.
"Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak was going from Lucknow to Kheri for a program. A police vehicle and an ambulance, part of the convoy collided, injuring 1-2 people of medical staff and 6 police personnel": Dr Rajiv Dixit, ASP, North Sitapur said, as per ANI.
All are out of danger and are stable. Deputy CM is also safe and has left for his program, he informed.
SC posts for Dec 6 pleas challenging provisions of Finance Act 2017 which paved way for anonymous electoral bonds, ANI reported. Centre tells SC that the methodology of electoral bonds is absolutely transparent mode of political funding & it is impossible to get black money or unaccounted money.
"It's up to Congress' CEA chairman to take action on it. He had clearly said that no office bearers should campaign for a candidate. It's true that the type of welcome, fairness which I got here, I didn't get in any other state": Congress President poll candidate Shashi Tharoor
Earlier, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot came out in support of Mallikarjun Kharge for the elections being held for Congress president post, saying "he will make party stronger as opposition".
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra offers prayers at Maa Shoolini Temple in Solan.
She will address the 'Parivartan Pratigya Rally' today and launch the party's election campaign in Himachal Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met flood-affected people and distributed flood relief material, in Gorakhpur's Sahjanwa, ANI reported.
An application seeking the disqualification of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif under Article 62(1)(f) has been filed before the country's Supreme Court.
The application stated that PM Shehbaz during his visits abroad had been meeting proclaimed offenders and convicts.
It noted that an accountability court had sentenced PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to 10 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8 million on him.
PM Shehbaz met Hussain Nawaz, Suleman Shehbaz and Ishaq Dar during his foreign visits and also brought Dar to Pakistan in his plane, it added.
The plea stated that all these measures by the premier were a violation of the Constitution and law, adding that the PM had misused his powers.
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A bus blast in Mali has killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more, according to a hospital source cited by AFP. The bus hit an explosive device in the Mopti area, known as a hotbed for jihadist violence, AFP reported.
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India reports 2,678 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. Active cases at 26,583
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UK to send air defense missiles to Ukraine; Britain will donate AMRAAM missiles to Kiev, defense minister Ben Wallace says, as reported by Russian Media RT.
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions challenging laws capable of issuing election bonds on October 14, which allows anonymous funding of political parties.
The bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna will hear the petitions.
An electoral bond is a tool of a promissory note or carrier bond nature that can be purchased by any person, company, firm or individuals' union, provided that person or body is a citizen of India or is corporate or established in India.
Bonds, which are in many value classes, are released to political parties for the purpose of contributing money to political parties in their current plan in the country.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, on April 5 had mentioned the matter before the then CJI N V Ramana saying the issue was critical and needed an urgent hearing.
The top court had agreed to list the NGO's plea for hearing but it did not come up before any court.
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SC To Hear Pleas Challenging Electoral Bond Scheme
The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions challenging laws capable of issuing election bonds on October 14, which allows anonymous funding of political parties.
The bench of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna will hear the petitions.
An electoral bond is a tool of a promissory note or carrier bond nature that can be purchased by any person, company, firm or individuals' union, provided that person or body is a citizen of India or is corporate or established in India.
Bonds, which are in many value classes, are released to political parties for the purpose of contributing money to political parties in their current plan in the country.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, on April 5 had mentioned the matter before the then CJI N V Ramana saying the issue was critical and needed an urgent hearing.
The top court had agreed to list the NGO's plea for hearing but it did not come up before any court.
Priyanka Gandhi To Address Rally In Himachal Pradesh's Solan
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a rally in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Friday, a party statement said as reported by news agency PTI.
Significantly, the Congress General Secretary will address the 'Parivartan Pratigya Rally' on Friday, the very next day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Himachal.
According to a statement released by Congress, the Congress leader will launch the party's election campaign in the state on October 14. Assembly elections are due in the state later this year.
PM Modi on Thursday launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Chamba district, under which 3,125 km long rural roads will be upgraded in the state.
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