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A massive fire broke out in a mattress warehouse on Basai Road in Gurugram. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Dousing operations are underway, ANI reported.
BJP will start announcing its Lok Sabha candidates soon. The names of Lok Sabha candidates will be released before the announcement of the election date. The first list may come in the last week of January.
Delhi: ED arrested 5 more key officials of PFI and produced them before the Patiala House Court. They were earlier arrested by the NIA and were in judicial custody. ED has sought 10 10-day PC remand of these accused. ED has told the court that they are key officials and play an important role in money laundering.
The NIA team reaches the attack area in the Rajouri district of Jammu, where Security personnel are conducting a search operation in the forest area of Dera ki Gali. Two Army vehicles were ambushed here by heavily armed terrorists yesterday.
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the right to carry arms is not a fundamental right. The court made this observation in connection with lawyers carrying guns inside the court. The court said that allowing lawyers or litigants to carry firearms within court premises would pose a threat to public safety. It further issued a directive instructing all district judges and judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh to file cases under the Arms Act against litigants and lawyers found carrying arms within court premises, the Bar & Bench reported.
Delhi excise policy case | Rouse Avenue Court extends the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till the next date of hearing on 19 January 2024 The court grants time to counsel for the accused till January 15, to inspect the documents at CBI headquarters. The court also directed the CBI to depute sufficient officers to facilitate the inspection and to file a compliance report.
Delhi Court extends the custodial remand of Parliament security breach case accused Lalit Jha till January 5, 2024.
UAPA case against NewsClick: Delhi's Patiala House Court reserves order on Delhi Police plea seeking an extension of time to complete the investigation in the case. Court to pass order today
Hyderabad, Telangana: Police and locals come to the rescue as fire breaks out in an apartment in Panjagutta police station limits. Firefighters are on the spot. Five people have been saved. No casualties were reported.
Severe waterlogging in agricultural land causes damage to crops in rain-affected Sripulaikulam in Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh: Two minor girls dead after house catches fire in Bihuni village of Bahadugarh police station area. Ashutosh Shivam (DSP, Garhmukteshwar) says, “Police received information from village Bihuni of Bahadurgarh police station area that two children have died due to fire in the village. The police station and senior police officers immediately reached the spot and inspected the spot and prima facie it appears that the fire was caused by a short circuit. In which two real sisters are seen in the room, one of whom is 6 years old and the other is 6 months old, both of them appear to have burnt to death. Necessary legal proceedings post-mortem are prevalent.”
Parliament security breach case: Delhi Police moves Delhi High Court challenging trial court order for supplying of FIR copy to accused Neelam Azad
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, people familiar with the development said on Friday. India had invited US President Joe Biden to grace the occasion but he expressed inability to travel to New Delhi in January.
French President Macron has been invited as the Republic Day chief guest, the people cited above said.
Jharkhand | Naxals blew railway track between Manoharpur and Goilkera under Goilkera police station limits last night. Rail movement affected; restoration work underway: SP Chaibasa
Telangana: A massive fire broke out at a factory in Rajendra Nagar of Ranga Reddy. Fire tenders are present at the spot. More details are awaited.
Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli district administration shifted about 696 pregnant women to safety as a precaution during flood situations in the district. As many as 142 were admitted to various hospitals and delivered babies in the last two days: District Collector
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Delhi Court To Pronounce Verdict On AAP MP Sanjay Singh's Bail Plea In Excise 'Scam' Case On Friday
A Delhi court on Thursday said that it will pronounce its judgement on Friday on the bail plea of AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with a money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Court had reserved his verdict on December 12.
During the proceedings, senior advocate Mohit Mathur, representing Singh, argued that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had not questioned Singh before his arrest.
He also cited contradictions in the statements of accused-turned-approver Dinesh Arora and other witnesses.
The ED opposed the bail application, citing the ongoing investigation and expressing concerns that Singh's release could potentially obstruct the investigation, tamper with evidence, and influence witnesses.
The anti-money laundering agency had arrested Singh on October 4.
Govt to hold pre-bid meet for critical mineral auction on Dec 22
The Ministry of Mines said on Thursday that it will be conducting a pre-bid conference for the first tranche of auction of critical and strategic minerals on Friday at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre here in hybrid mode.
The Ministry of Mines launched the first tranche auction of 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks on November 29.
These blocks are in eight states and union territories viz, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
The minerals being put up for auction are Glauconite, Graphite, Potash, Nickel, PGE, Lithium, REE, Molybdenum, and Phosphorite.
This conference would help the industry, potential bidders, and various other stakeholders, to reach out to the Ministry of Mines for resolution of relevant queries.
These critical minerals are used to produce high-tech devices such as wind turbines, solar panels, and electronics such as smartphones and tablets and also in military hardware.
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