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Extending his support for a permanent seat for India at the United Nations, Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain welcomed an Indian delegation for the UN consultations that took place in... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/5Xj903v

India is all set to launch on Thursday its first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer. It has been developed by the Serum Institute of India in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology. Till now, HPV vaccines needed to prevent cervical cancer have been sourced from foreign manufacturers at a cost of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 per dose.

One of the earliest public celebrations of Ganeshotsav was initiated by a 107-year-old Muslim wrestler some 120 years ago. Jumma Dada, a famed wrestler in the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, started Sarvajanik Ganesh Mahotsav at his akhada in 1901 to instil a sense of patriotism and brotherhood in the youth.

The Bihar Law Minister, a leader from the alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal, who was moved to the sugracane department over allegations that he was linked to kidnapping case of 2014 has resigned... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/bYe2Soz

Usual acts of taunting in a family do not amount to cruelty, a Delhi court has ruled, while acquitting a man and his parents in a dowry death case where they were accused of subjecting the woman to... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/OxbXwQi

Delhi on Wednesday recorded two more Covid-related deaths and 377 fresh cases with a positivity rate of 2.58 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department in New Delhi. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/iVXlRUn

The Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "working overtime to destabilise" the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo yatra. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/olFgAnC

United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it supported a bid by Ukraine to put its port city of Odessa on the UNESCO World Heritage List. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Qeg9t05

Three heatwaves since June produced France's second-hottest summer since records began in 1900, the Meteo France weather service said Tuesday, warning that scorching temperatures will be increasingly... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/ovu2iXY

A heart harvested from a 55-year-old woman at AIIMS was transported to a leading private hospital here via a green corridor in a span of 14 minutes on Tuesday evening during heavy traffic hours,... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/JfKmied

During his Patna stay, KCR would also hand over cheques of Rs 10 lakh each to the next kin of the five army men from Bihar who martyred in Galwan valley and the cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to those 12 migrant workers from Bihar who were killed in an early morning blaze that swept through a scrap godown at Bhoiguda near Hyderabad on March 23.

It turned out to be one classy and stylish affair.

A forensic investigation has been made mandatory in Delhi in all cases in which the offence attracts a punishment of six years of imprisonment or more. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/N5pH7Yo

Pakistan took a sigh of relief as the IMF on Monday approved the revival of its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme after which the cash-strapped country will receive the 7th and 8th tranche of USD... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/L8zWT4A

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he was saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan and hoped for an early restoration of normalcy. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Xwvx0YS

The city, including the Sector 93A area where Supertech twin towers were demolished, received rains on Monday evening, with pollution control department officials saying the showers will help check... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Gpc405Q

UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/TXKhQrc

The inquiry commission by Justice Aruna Jagadeesan has recommended action against 17 police officials including IPS officers, the Collector, and a few others, a statement by the state government said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/fnNyYST

Traffickers will start peddling drugs in smaller quantities if personal consumption of narcotics in small amounts is decriminalised, the Supreme Court said on Monday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/i4wyJoq

Retired Professor Chaman Lal, an honorary advisor to the Bhagat Singh Archives and Resource Centre in the National Capital, has written to the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Delhi requesting them to... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/hC6MlE8

Karnataka's Divita Rai has been crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022. She will be representing India in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant

Senior BJP leader, Sushil Kumar Modi, on Sunday, demanded the removal of Bihar Co-operative minister, Surendra Prasad Yadav, from the Nitish Kumar Cabinet for his alleged involvement in criminal... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Y3xtfmW

No major change was recorded in the air quality in areas adjoining Noida's Sector 93 A after the demolition of the nearly 100-metre-tall Supertech twin towers on Sunday that generated an estimated... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/jTU5cPV

The Ministry of Law and Justice has issued a notification for further amendments to the Supreme Court Judges Rules, 1959 (Rules), giving retirement benefits to retired Supreme Court judges, Chief... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/2kE9FDQ

Family of the actor-politician met Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who'd said he would do whatever the family asks for from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/bCY60wV

Fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi returned bowling figures of 3-11 to help Afghanistan thrash Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Saturday from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/734JauO

Sitting on the boundary wall of a park opposite the Supertech's twin towers that will be demolished on Sunday afternoon, 14-year-old Mohammad Zulfiqar is animatedly explaining to his friends how the... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/3aFvodl

A passenger was held at the Kolkata airport with gold bars worth Rs 77 lakh, officials said on Saturday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/IQnCr5v

An Indian Army official on Saturday said that massive infrastructure development is being done along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in order to make surveillance more efficient. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/cQEFIO2

While talking about the history of the company in India, RC Bhargava spoke about the key role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played in the company’s decision to build its facility in Ahemdabad, Gujrat.

In the last 17 years, between 2004 and 2021, eight national parties have collected over Rs 15,000 crore in small donations below Rs 20,000 each from unknown contributors, the identities of whom have not been disclosed and neither has the Election Commission nor the income tax authorities conducted any investigation on them.

The Centre is working on addressing the issues in the farm sector, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said, speaking at the convocation of the National Institute of Agricultural Extension... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/gBz72nE

A leopard was found dead with its claws missing in a forest in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district on Friday, a forest official said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/sMIGfVA

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A man was arrested for operating a fake Twitter account of the Bihar Chief Minister's Office (CMO), police said on Thursday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/SI0EWVi

India on Thursday called upon Pakistan to end its "discriminatory" approach towards its minorities and ensure their safety in view of a recent case of the alleged kidnapping and forced conversion to... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/0t4QcWF

The former cricket star has also drawn tens of thousands of people to rallies in which he rails against Pakistan's military, which has ruled the country for about half of its history and retains outsized influence over elected governments.

Amid the ongoing court-monitored probe by central agencies into school jobs scam and cattle smuggling cases and arrest of two senior Trinamool Congress(TMC) leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister on... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/RNUQ6qE

The results of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) will be announced by September 7, 2022.Issuing a statement on Thursday, the National Testing Agency which conducted the medical/dental and allied courses for 18.72 lakh candidates on July 17, said that it will upload the provisional answer keys, scanned images of OMR answer sheet and recorded responses for NEET (UG) – 2022 on its website by August 30.

The great US visa appointment crunch has not only made it difficult for desi visa seekers to go there, but also for Indians with H-1B visas working in America to come home on personal visits.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said 80 per cent of the over 10,000 buses plying in the capital by 2025 will be electric, making Delhi the city with the highest number of e-buses in the... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/UGsnLKE

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by a youth in west Delhi's Mundka area on Wednesday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/tc78Kzo

A recent study revealed that children and teenagers who skip their breakfast regularly were at the risk of developing psychosocial behavioural problems and low energy levels. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Kjglf2o

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made a fresh call for opposition unity across the country ahead of the 2024 general elections, but at the same also asserted that he had no ‘personal ambitions’ to become the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate.

The Shashi Tharoor-led panel has been holding meetings with various stakeholders including tech companies, social media firms, ministries and other regulators on the issue of citizens' data security... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/OJyM0SB

A 15-year-old girl who died in a road accident on August 15, saved the lives of six people, including a woman from Bihar's Bhagalpur with her organs. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Q51Y0AN

Delhi on Tuesday recorded more than 50 per cent rise in daily Covid cases to 959 while nine people died, according to data shared by the city health department. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/kdZbUty

In a scene straight out of a movie, a traffic constable chased after a mobile phone thief for a kilometre on a busy street and nabbed him in the western suburb of Bandra here on Tuesday, police said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/gCRwoKt

Facebook parent Meta has reportedly filed a motion to settle a lawsuit that alleged that the company had violated the privacy of its users by collecting its location without their permission for $37.5... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/L4Wp7aD

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus for the second time.

Himanta Biswa Sarma had filed the case after Manish Sisodia accused him and his wife of corruption in a deal for PPE kits at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/59kXacT

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Chennai will release the Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) rank list 2022 likely on August 25. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Eh23nIR

A recent report by an international research and advisory company forecasts a grim future for the job market in the five biggest economies of Asia Pacific, including India. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/fVRhvDa

Union minister Ramdas Athawale said on Monday that the BJD was welcome to join the National Democratic Alliance if it wanted, underscoring that Odisha might gain from the association. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/T3vscx9

President Joe Biden's Covid advisor Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert who became the face of the country's fight against the pandemic, announced Monday that he will step down in... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/HgknF2C

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on Monday the ''greatest tribute'' to gender justice would be to implement a uniform civil code. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/qvEP1pF

A power outage, coupled with heavy rain, over the last two days has left Madhya Pradesh's capital in the dark. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/g2bx9ar

Reform, perform and transform, or face the "real danger" of being superseded by other organisations that are more representative, transparent and democratic in nature, India's UN envoy warned the... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/oZsB9Dl

Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of Aditya Birla Group, delivered the convocation address at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. During the speech, Mr Birla shared his "favourite IIT... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Z7iK1jH

China has "disregarded" bilateral border agreements with India, and the ongoing border stand-off in eastern Ladakh has cast a shadow over India's ties with China, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Brazil. Participating in a community programme in Sao Paulo, the minister said India has agreements with China going back to the 1990s which prohibit "bringing mass troops in the border area".

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's convoy came under attack today while on way to Gaya. The Chief Minister, who is expected to visit Gaya tomorrow, was not in any of the cars, which were stopped and... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/BkO0uq1

The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress.

A 46-year-old who got Indian citizenship in 2016 was arrested from Delhi by Rajasthan Police for allegedly spying for Pakistan. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/hITBozl

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that a large number of people are joining Aam Aadmi Party as there is a lot of anger among them over the CBI action against his deputy Manish... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/7MtcvVz

An AIIMS panel, constituted on the directions of the Supreme Court, has ruled out any error in the treatment provided to late Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa at Apollo hospital in Chennai. The six-member panel was formed on November 30, 2021 to assist the Justice Arumugasamy Commission, which is probing the causes of her death.

Neeraj Chopra figured in the list of competitors for the Lausanne leg of the Diamond League Meeting on August 26 from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/yW6uaSX

At least 37 people died in the past 24 hours in rain-related disasters as torrential monsoonal downpour battered the Himalayan regions of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K in the north as well as large swathes of Odisha and Jharkhand in the east, triggering flash floods and landslides on Saturday.

The CBI on Saturday summoned at least three of the accused named in the FIR in the alleged excise policy scam for questioning at its headquarters in Delhi. They were allowed to leave late in the evening after their statements were recorded, sources said, adding that they were likely to be questioned again after the agency studies its answers.

At least five persons were injured when the floor of their flat crashed and landed on the first-floor house of a two-storey building in Mira Road in Thane district of Maharashtra on Saturday, civic... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/4XcO0W6

In an operation that last over two months, the Delhi Police busted an instant loan-cum-extortion racket amounting to over Rs 500 crore and arrested 22 people from different parts of the country,... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/KhMB5Sj

Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said.

Sharjah Warriors on Friday revealed the squad for the inaugural edition of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cricket's International League T20 from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/djQzgVv

NIA sleuths, escorted by local police and CRPF personnel, carried out raids in Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts. Sources in police said NIA also raided the house of an already arrested person in Khatika Talab area of Jammu city.

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Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman made unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan eased to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the second ODI from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/ZPw4DvH

Tether announced on Thursday that it had hired BDO Italia to provide monthly reports of its its asset reserves. The accounting firm has been appointed to publish its reports monthly rather than... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/alVYTkq

C K Raulji, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Godhra, said he does not know whether the convicts, released after spending more than 15 years in jail, were involved in the crime.

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 started with Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and rollover contestant Rupin Sharma. He starts the game with him and presents the 7th question for Rs 40,000 in front of him.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called on his old associate and RJD president Lalu Prasad, with whom his rivalry has been the stuff of political legend and whose party helped him dump... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/gDn3a1K

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the then undivided state of J&K had 78.4 lakh registered voters. Excluding what is now the UT of Ladakh, the number would have been 76.7 lakh. An addition of 20 to 25 lakh voters would hence constitute an increase by about 26 to 33% over a three-year period. Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in voters had been about 6.5 lakh.

Senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Wednesday claimed that he has all the eligibilities to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka and the party will easily win 150 seats in the 2023 assembly... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/FQiW9LT

Janmashtami 2022 Wishes: Here are some wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status to share with your friends and family on the occasion of Janmashtami 2022.

Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Wednesday asserted that if the newly formed 'Mahagathbandhan' government in Bihar provides five to 10 lakh jobs in the next one or two years, he... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/qF3GVWo

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a raft of home-grown military hardware including unmanned aerial systems, quick reaction fighting vehicles, patrol boats and... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/nwUEpg5

The incident comes soon after 12 hooch deaths in Saran recently. According to police, four deaths were reported from ward number 6 and 13 of Kochas area in Sasaram on Sunday and Monday. Three of them were brothers. The police sent two bodies for post-mortem while the other two were cremated by their family.

In Talaq-e-Hasan, ‘talaq’ is pronounced once a month, over a period of three months and if cohabitation does not resume during this period, the divorce gets formalised after the third utterance in the third month.

Terrorists hurled a grenade towards a CRPF bunker in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday night but there was no damage in the blast. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/ARr3ZpM

Three minor children belonging to a tribal community were allegedly beaten by a man for entering his paddy field in Kerala's hill district of Wayanad, police said on Tuesday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/4IFnsm9

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned as chairman of the party's newly constituted Jammu and Kashmir campaign committee just hours after he was appointed to the post by party president Sonia Gandhi.

A ruling TRS member was stabbed to death at a village in Khammam district of Telangana on Monday, police said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/1OIVozk

Non-dalits in the village scuttled his chance and instead made him hoist the flag at the panchayat office, which reported poor attendance. All district collectors across the state, however, claimed the national flag was hoisted by the 12,600-odd respective presidents of village panchayats without any problem.

“Nothing in his life was more important to Netaji than his country’s independence. Since he didn’t live to experience the joy of freedom, it’s time that at least his remains can return to Indian soil,” Pfaff, an academic who lives in Germany, said. She said she feels obliged to ensure that her father’s dearest wish, to return to his country in freedom, is fulfilled and that appropriate ceremonies to honour him will be performed.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday and agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of energy, investment and trade. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/huOX4Aa

TOI asked him whether the judiciary unwittingly gave precedence to cases of the rich and influential, who engage renowned senior advocates assisted by a battery of lawyers, as compared to the cases of poor and marginalised who could ill afford even a lawyer.

Saying injustice was done to Nawaz, minister and party stalwart Javed Latif told reporters that PML-N that leads a coalition government in Pakistan would not let him to go back to jail upon his return. The government is considering relevant legislation to ease the party chief’s return.

A policemanwas injured during an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Nowhatta area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday on the eve of the Independence Day, police said, adding a... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/YJqErBQ

The second "Partition Horrors Remembrance Day" -- named so by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- passed in bitter recriminations between the BJP and the Congress over who was responsible for the division... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Ac7GTFZ

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala's father on Sunday said his son could not decipher that those who were claiming to be his friends would become his enemy one day, and added that he will soon reveal... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/713y9Uq

Amid massive participation of people in the centre's tiranga campaign, Naga flag was hoisted in parts of Nagaland and Manipur. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/dRTtzN0

A man died early Sunday near the US Capitol building after driving his car into a barricade and firing shots into the air before turning his gun on himself, police said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/z8h9Nxj

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has opened the registration window for four scholarship schemes. Applications for these scholarships are to be submitted on the National Scholarship Portal –... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/djVKXE2

President Droupadi Murmu in her first address to the nation said, the government's decision last year to observe November 15 as 'Janajatiya Gaurav Divas' is welcome because our tribal heroes inspire... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/3cNbnmK

The Uttar Pradesh Police sprung into action after a man named Salman Siddiqui sent a letter to national president of Bharatiya Kisan Manch (BKM) and PIL activist Devendra Tiwari threatening him and... from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/GaMSWiE

The attack on Salman Rushdie, given assailant Hadi Matar’s purported Iranian sympathies, immediately took on geopolitical colours, coming as it did just days after the Biden administration’s justice department charged a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of trying to orchestrate the assassination of former national security adviser John Bolton.

A man killed his estranged wife in a family court in Karnataka on Saturday by allegedly slitting her throat, police said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/RDWZfI7

With India yet to publicly reaffirm commitment to its ‘One-China’ policy, Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong expressed hope that the Indian government will reiterate support for Beijing’s principle saying the same provided the “political basis’’ for its relations with India and other countries.

Delhi on Saturday reported nine deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,031 new cases with a positivity rate of 12.34 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/EHh2ZIP

In a "first" for the country, the Odisha government has decided to provide 'wedding kits' to newly married couples from September to raise awareness about family planning, officials said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/7iaxDME

The School Education and Sports Department, Maharashtra has issued the second merit list for admission to First-Year Junior Colleges (FYJC) 2022, or Class 11 admission today, August 12. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/CeaxNYU

Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage at an event in New York State where he was to deliver lecture: "We thought it was part of a stunt..." from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/MrOqim6

Almost all rivers across Odisha are in spate owing to torrential rain earlier this week, but the state government on Friday rejected the possibility of flood for now. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/PFneS7b

A man fired at his assailants on Friday evening, but the bullet missed the target and hit a 13-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Amravati city, leaving her seriously injured, police said. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Gjps5yK

Farmers protesting over the non-payment of sugarcane dues for the past four days here blocked the second side of the Jalandhar-Ludhiana stretch of the national highway on Friday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/r9EtP2m

A delegation of ASEAN Parliamentarians led by Kittisethabindit Cheam Yeap the First Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia, met India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/Cmnq2zX

Comedian and actor Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable and his family has shared a note about his health update. Here is the note: "Dear all, Raju Srivastava ji’s condition is stable. We are praying for his speedy recovery. "

Heroin weighing 4 Kg worth nearly Rs 20 crore in the international market, was seized from a man in Delhi, the police said on Friday. from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/nqLAN76

The CJI said, “The economy losing money or getting ruined is one issue and, at the same time, welfare measures for the poor... both have to be considered. Both have to be balanced. That is the reason why we initiated the debate. We want an expert panel to put its collective thinking and wisdom into the issue and give a report which can be the basis for the court to take some measures.”