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Around 5,000 challans per day in first week of new Motor Vehicles Act

New Delhi, Sept 7: The Delhi Police has issued around 5,000 challans per day for violating traffic rules in the national capital since the implementation of the new traffic fines, a senior police official said.

According to a senior police officer, a total of 254 drunken driving, 1,229 without seat belt, 4,097 without helmet, 1,527 dangerous driving and 2,698...

Chandrayaan-2 mission advisor opted not to apply for inclusion of his name in NRC list

Guwahati, Sept 7: Prominent scientist and an advisor of Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission Jitendra Nath Goswami and his family members name were not figured in the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which was published on August 31.

Jitendra Nath Goswami had opted not to apply for inclusion of their names in the NRC list.

Jitendra Nath Goswami's brother...

Arif Mohammed Khan, who advocates abolition of Muslim Personal Law, sworn in as Kerala Governor

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 6: Former union minister Arif Mohammed Khan, who strongly advocates toe abolition of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, on Friday took oath as the new Governor of Kerala.

Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Hrishikesh Roy administered the oath of office to Khan in presence of state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Khan had arrived in...

‘Unethical to continue as civil servant in govt when democracy in danger’: IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil resigns

Mangaluru, Sept 6: In a surprise move, Sasikanth Senthil, the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada today tendered his resignation from the Indian Administrative Service citing personal reasons.

Though he called his decision “purely personal one”, Mr Santhil added: “I have taken this decision as I feel that it is unethical to continue as a civil servant in the government...

'Time to Say Goodbye to AAP': Disgruntled MLA Alka Lamba Quits Party

New Delhi, Sept 6: Days after meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, AAP's disgruntled MLA Alka Lamba on Friday said the time has come to resign from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Lamba on Tuesday met Gandhi, fuelling speculation of her joining Congress.

"The time has come to say Good Bye to #AAP and to resign...

Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe dies in Singapore

Singapore, Sept 6: Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe has died aged 95, the country's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on his official Twitter account.

Mugabe died in Singapore, where he has often received medical treatment in recent years, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

“It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing...

Bajrang Dal calls for 12-hour shutdown against final NRC list in Assam today

Guwahati, Sept 6: The Assam unit of Rashtriya Bajrang Dal has called a 12-hour state-wide shutdown on Friday to press its demand for scrapping final NRC list published on August 31, its president Dinesh Kalita said. The shutdown will begin at 5 am, Kalita had said.

The Rashtirya Bajrang Dal is also demanding the preparation of a...