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Retail inflation rose to 7 per cent in August, stalling a three-month downtrend on soaring food costs, adding pressure on the Reserve Bank of India to hike rates more aggressively to tame surging prices.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Sonali Phogat murder case, said sources as reported by ANI. On Sunday, Sonali Phogat's family also met Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar seeking a probe by the central agency as they were unhappy with the investigation done by the Goa police.
Gyanvapi Masjid Case: BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Varanasi court upholding maintainability of Hindu side's petition.
Supreme Court adjourns the hearing for September 19 on a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 201, ANI reported.
"Encounter has started in Heff Shirmal area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow": Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
Gyanvapri Case: 40 persons including all petitioners and lawyers in the matter are present at the Varanasi District and Sessions Court for the verdict.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar signs the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II, at the residence of British High Commissioner to India, Alex Ellis, in Delhi
"AAP currently number two party in Gujarat but will soon become number one and defeat BJP in upcoming assembly polls": AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said, as quoted by PTI.
He also said:
- 'Ahmedabad police denying raid was conducted at AAP office because they didn't find anything against party there'
'Will give proof of police raid at AAP's Ahmedabad office if Gujarat CM agrees to answer questions about it before media.'
'Police raided AAP office in Ahmedabad without any court order, carried out illegal searches.'
- 'Ahmedabad police denying raids makes it clear ruling BJP completely rattled by AAP's growing support in Gujarat.'
Lucknow: Police conduct flag march ahead of judgment in Gyanvapi case
West Bengal | TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir arrives at the ED office in Kolkata. She has been summoned in connection with coal smuggling case.
Former Tripura CM Biplab Deb files nomination as BJP candidate for Rajya Sabha by-elections from Tripura.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Army Logistics Conference, as reported by PTI:
- Logistics is among fields that benefited most from jointness of services.
- Our effort is to have common logistics node so that resources of one service can seamlessly be made available to other services: Rajnath Singh
- We are rapidly moving towards jointness of three services: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Army event
Goa government will write to Union Home Ministry requesting that Sonali Phogat case be handed over to CBI: CM Pramod Sawant said, as per PTI.
"More than 2000 police personnel have been deployed. All necessary arrangements have been made to maintain law and order. Peace Committee meetings have been held several times & police is on alert": Santosh Kumar Singh, ACP, Varanasi, ANI reported.
Greater Noida, UP | PM Narendra Modi inaugurates International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022
Delhi - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Army Logistics Conference: "Logistics is a significant component of the domestic & int'l economy. Today India is the 5th largest economy in the world & we're moving towards a 5 trillion economy. Logistics review and reforms needed today as per 21st century"
"The role of logistics in the defence sector is also very important. Jointness between the three services is a major dimension in the policy changes that have taken place in the Defence Ministry in the last three years," he added, as per ANI
PM Modi inspects an exhibition at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, UP. He will inaugurate International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 shortly
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala, CM Yogi Adityanath & others present
Punjab | Today around 5 am a Pakistani drone was spotted near International Border in the area of BSF's Rosa Post BOP 89 Bn in Gurdaspur, ANI reported. The jawans fired several rounds of bullets at it following which it flew back to Pakistani side. Search operation by BSF & Police is underway.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to interact with auto-rickshaw drivers, businessmen, lawyers in three different town hall meetings in Ahmedabad on Monday. Gujarat Assembly poll is slated to be held later this year
India reports 5,221 fresh cases and 5,975 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Active cases 47,176
Daily positivity rate 2.82%
Mumbai's Versova Police arrested a 58-year-old self-styled godman on charges of rape. The accused had allegedly raped the victim several times since 2019 when she was a minor. Police registered a case against the accused based on the statement of the victim. Further probe on, ANI reported police as saying.
National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting searches at various places in Delhi, NCR, Haryana and Punjab in connection with suspected terror gangs linked to the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, ANI reported sources as saying.
"Seven people died and three got injured after the bus in which they were traveling rammed into a parked trailer vehicle near Madai Ghat in Korba district. The incident took place around 4 am. Injured admitted to hospital": SP Korba Santosh Singh
Congress begins its sixth day of the #BharatJodoYatra, led by party MP Rahul Gandhi, in Thiruvananthapuram
AAP says police conducted a raid at its office in Ahmedabad, claims that the ruling BJP is "extremely rattled" by the "immense support" it is getting in the run-up to the Gujarat Assembly polls, PTI Reported
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear over 200 Public Interest Litigations (PILs), including several petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
A bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit will hear the petitions challenging the validity of the CAA. According to the list of businesses uploaded on the apex court's website, Chief Justice and Justice S Ravindra Bhat has posted 220 petitions for hearing, including the main petition of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) against the CAA.
The apex court will also hear several public interest litigations pending for a few years. A bench headed by the Chief Justice is also scheduled to hear some other PILs, including one filed by an organization 'We the Women of India'.
Under the CAA, there is a provision to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants who came to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014. Refusing to stay the implementation of the law, the apex court on December 18, 2019, issued notice to the central government on the petitions concerned.
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SC Scheduled To Hear Over 200 PILs Including Against CAA
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear over 200 Public Interest Litigations (PILs), including several petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
A bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit will hear the petitions challenging the validity of the CAA. According to the list of businesses uploaded on the apex court's website, Chief Justice and Justice S Ravindra Bhat has posted 220 petitions for hearing, including the main petition of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) against the CAA.
The apex court will also hear several public interest litigations pending for a few years. A bench headed by the Chief Justice is also scheduled to hear some other PILs, including one filed by an organization 'We the Women of India'.
Under the CAA, there is a provision to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants who came to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014. Refusing to stay the implementation of the law, the apex court on December 18, 2019, issued notice to the central government on the petitions concerned.
Week-Long Onam Celebration To Conclude
The week-long Onam celebrations organised by the Kerala government will conclude with colourful, cultural pageantry on September 12, the State Tourism Department said on Sunday.
Chief Minister of the State Pinarayi Vijayan would flag off the cultural procession, marking the finale of the festival that began last Tuesday.
"The show will offer vivid glimpses at the diverse artistic and cultural heritage of the country and the State, featuring spectacular floats and a variety of classical and folk traditions," General Education Minister V Sivankutty told reporters.
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