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New Delhi, Aug 2: The home ministry on Friday said the deployment of paramilitary forces in Jammu and Kashmir was based on the security situation there and requirements of rotation, and that such things are not discussed in the public domain. Over 280 companies of security forces are in the process of being deployed in the Kashmir valley, official sources said. "Based on the assessment of the

New Delhi, Aug 2: The UK and France have toppled India from the position of the fifth-largest economy in 2018, according to data compiled by the World Bank. Earlier data had shown that India had become the sixth largest economy in 2017, pushing France to the seventh place. However, the latest data showed that India had in fact become the fifth-largest economy that year, ahead of even the UK. In

Mumbai, Aug 1: Bombay High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on Lt Col Prasad Purohit's plea challenging the validity of prosecution sanction for his trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The High Court adjourned the hearing till August 7. Lt Col Purohit had moved an application in Bombay High Court challenging a special NIA court's order rejecting his plea against the

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill is "a dangerous piece of legislation" and will be used against the BJP's ideological opponents, the CPI-M has said. The UAPA Amendment Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha and is now being considered in the Rajya Sabha. An editorial in the CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" said that along with the National Investigation

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the transfer of all five cases registered in connection with the Unnao rape incident from a court in Uttar Pradesh to a court in the national capital. The apex court also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide Rs 25 lakh to the rape survivor as interim compensation. Besides, it directed the CBI to complete within seven days the

Unnao, Aug 1: An almost 15-day old letter written by the lawyer of Unnao rape victim alleging a threat to his life and seeking urgent issuance of a weapon licensing, surfaced on Thursday. The lawyer, Mahendra Singh, had written to the District Magistrate urging him to expedite the process of granting him a weapon license. "I have apprehension that I could be murdered in future," the July 15 reads

New Delhi, Aug 1: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced that consumers consuming up to 200 units of electricity won't need to pay their power bills. Making the announcement, Kejriwal said the Delhi government will give full subsidy to those consuming up to 200 units of electricity. Those consuming 201 to 401 units of electricity will continue to get 50 per cent power subsidy

New Delhi, Aug 1: The BJP on Thursday expelled its jailed Uttar Pradesh lawmaker Kuldeep Sengar, who is accused of raping a minor girl from Unnao. The party has expelled Sengar, BJP sources said. The action came days after the girl was critically injured and two of her aunts died in an accident in Uttar Pradesh. The family alleged that the accident was an attempt to kill her.

New Delhi, Aug 1: President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the controversial Triple Talaq Bill passed by Parliament, turning it into a law which makes the practice of instant divorce among Muslims a punishable offence, a government notification said. The gazette notification, published on Wednesday, says the president has given assent to the bill passed by Parliament. The Act will replace an

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all Unnao rape incident-related cases will be transferred from Yogi Adityanath ruled Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. A top court bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi also sought from CBI full details of the probe status into the Unnao rape case as well as the truck-caused accident case involving the rape survivor by 12 noon today. The CJI directed