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BRS Leader K Kavitha To Appear Before ED Today
BRS leader and the daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, K Kavitha will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its Delhi office today for questioning in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, reported news agency PTI. Kavitha was also questioned by ED in March for her alleged links to the case.
It is alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) excise policy for 2021-22 allowed cartelisation and favoured certain dealers who had paid bribes for licence.
Amit Shah To Make A Brief Halt In Bengal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to make a night-stay at Siliguri in West Bengal on Friday before leaving for Araria in Bihar on Saturday, where he is scheduled to hold a pubic rally, reported IANS. However, before leaving for Bihar, the Home Minister is likely to hold a brief meeting with select leaders of the state unit of the BJP on the party's organisational matters.
The Union Minister may also take an update over the situation in the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong in North Bengal, reported IANS, citing a member of the state committee.
Rain Intensity To Increase In Delhi
According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) rainfall activity is likely to increase in Delhi and its adjoining areas from today due to excessive moisture in the Delhi-NCR region. There are chances of some places receiving moderate amounts of rain.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory in the city, also the base observatory, on Thursday settled at 37.6 degrees Celsius, which is 4 degrees above average for the month. While the minimum settled at 27.8 degrees, 3 degrees above normal.
Fire Breaks Out In Kolkata Building, 5 Fire Tenders At Spot
#WATCH | Kolkata: MIC Fire and Emergency Services, Sujit Bose said, "At present, the situation is under control, the fire will be completely doused soon. 5 fire tenders are present at the spot and we have also called 2 more. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far." pic.twitter.com/cbxc4ztQqP
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2023
Delhi Police Nominates 3 IPS, One Inspector For CBI's Probe Related To Manipur Violence
Four officers - three IPS and one Inspector - nominated by the Delhi Police, their services placed at the disposal of CBI for the purpose of investigation into the FIRs related to Manipur violence. The officers are Shweta Chauhan, Esha Pandey, Harendra Kumar Singh and Insp Parveen Kumar, ANI reported.
Defence Acquisitions Council Gives Prelim Nod To Buy Projects Worth Rs 45,000 Crore
Defence Acquisitions Council gives preliminary nod to procurement projects worth around Rs 45,000 crore, including 12 more Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters.
Breaking News LIVE: Court Sends Congress MLA To Police Remand For 2 Days In Nuh Violence Case
Nuh District Court on Friday sent Congress MLA to Police Remand For 2 Days in Nuh Violence case.
PM Modi Greets Israel On Jewish New Year
PM Modi wished his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and the people of Israel a happy Jewish New Year. He took to X and said, "Happy New Year! Warm greetings for Rosh Hashanah to my friend @netanyahu, to the people of Israel and to all the Jews in the world.
May the new year bring good health, peace and prosperity in everyone's life."