Contaminated water incidents in Gandhinagar expose failure of BJP’s ‘triple-engine’ governance: Akhilesh

New Delhi, Jan 6 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging that its much-touted “triple-engine” model of governance has failed to provide even basic civic amenities, after reports emerged of hundreds falling ill due to contaminated drinking water in Gandhinagar, the capital of…

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SC allows Bengal part-time teachers to seek pay parity

New Delhi, Jan 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted certain part-time teachers from West Bengal to submit a fresh representation before the Secretary of the State’s School Education Department seeking parity in pay with full-time teachers working in non-government aided higher secondary schools. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta…

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Telangana: Falcon Invoice Discounting scam: CID arrests kingpin in Rs.4,200-crore fraud

Hyderabad, Jan 6 (UNI) : In a major breakthrough in one of Telangana’s biggest financial fraud cases, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Amardeep Kumar, Managing Director of Falcon Invoice Discounting, for allegedly orchestrating a massive investment scam involving over Rs. 4,215 crore. On Monday, the CID apprehended Amardeep Kumar at Mumbai Airport after…

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Senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passes away

Pune, Jan 6 (UNI) Former union Minister and senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passed away on Tuesday following a prolonged illness. He was 81. Former Pune MP, a prominent figure in both politics and the sports world, had been undergoing treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. His mortal remains will be kept at Kalmadi…

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