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14 Opposition MPs suspended from LS for remainder of Winter session

December 15, 2023

After five Congress Lok Sabha members were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Winter session earlier in the day on Thursday, nine more Opposition MPs were suspended from the House for the same period for “unruly conduct”. The motion for suspension of nine Opposition MPs -...

Parliament security breach mastermind Lalit Jha arrested

December 15, 2023

The “mastermind” in the Parliament security breach case, Lalit Jha was arrested on Thursday evening, say Delhi police sources. He will be produced in court in Delhi on Friday. Unconfirmed reports say that Jha surrendered at Delhi’s Kartyava Path police station, after which he was arrested. Before Jha, four people...

Assam govt renames 1,281 madrassas as ME schools

December 15, 2023

The Department of School Education in Assam has officially declared the rechristening of 1,281 Madrasa Education (ME) madrasas to ME Schools. Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced that 1,281 madrassas in Assam have been renamed as ME schools. Speaking to reporters, Ranoj Pegu said that the process was executed to...

Manipur violence: Victims’ bodies airlifted from Imphal morgue

December 15, 2023

Over 8 months after ethnic clashes shook Manipur, the unclaimed bodies of the victims of violence have been shifted from morgues in Imphal to districts in the state for proper burial, sources said. The bodies of 64 victims of the violence, which had been lying unclaimed in the morgue for...

Freedom of speech and expression cannot go beyond limits of reasonableness: HC

December 14, 2023

Freedom of speech and expression cannot be allowed to go beyond the limits of reasonableness otherwise it could lead to disastrous consequences, the Bombay High Court has said.A single bench of Justice Milind Jadhav made the observation on Tuesday while upholding the termination of service of an employee with Hitachi...

Revised speed limits implemented on key Mumbai roads

December 14, 2023

The Mumbai traffic police, in collaboration with stakeholders, have recently updated speed limits on nine crucial roads across the city, effective from Wednesday. Addressing the persistent issue of speeding-related road fatalities, the authorities have introduced new speed limits to enhance safety. The maximum speed limit of 50 km/h has been...

Fire breaks out in parking lot, one person grievously injured

December 14, 2023

One person sustained severe burn injuries in a fire that broke out on Wednesday early morning in a parking lot opposite the Trans Residency building in Andheri East. The fire was confined to three vehicles. “The fire broke out at 2.25 am on December 13 opposite Trans Residency, Mahakali Kelusj...

Interstate drug kingpin, his aide arrested from Odisha in ganja seizure case

December 14, 2023

Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two persons including an intestate drug kingpin and his aide from Odisha in connection to a ganja seizure case, officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, Laxmikant Pradhan, a most wanted interstate drug kingpin and his co-associate, Bidhadhar Pradhan, were arrested from Odisha in an...

Sunil Shukre named chief of Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission

December 14, 2023

The Maharashtra state government has appointed Justice (Retd) Sunil Shukre as the new head of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission (MSBCC), succeeding Justice (Retired) Anand Nirgude, who resigned earlier. The government also announced the appointment of three new members—Om Prakash Jadhav, Maruti Shingare, and Machhindranath Tambe. Justice Shukre, with...

Opposition challenges Dharavi redevelopment, accuses govt of Adani favoritism

December 14, 2023

Opposition members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly vigorously criticized the state government, led by Eknath Shinde, over the Dharavi redevelopment project, alleging undue favoritism towards the Adani Group. Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad, representing the Dharavi constituency, and Leader of the Opposition Ambadas Danve, along with other opposition legislators, took...

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