MP: SC allows Hindus, Muslims to offer prayers at Bhojshala on Basant Panchami — what was the dispute? | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Hindu prayers from sunrise to sunset on Basant Panchami at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, while permitting Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on the same day.The court also directed that a list of persons from the Muslim community…

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EWS flat ‘fraud’: SC notices to Haryana govt, builder | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has sought responses from Haryana govt and Mahira Buildwell (formerly Czar Buildwell) after an association of homebuyers from economically weaker sections accused the developer of an affordable housing scheme in Gurgaon, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), of cheating them.Accusing Czar Buildwell and its successor Mahira of obtaining a licence through…

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Operation Trashi-I: Day 5 sees fresh encounter in J&K’s Kishtwar; JeM terrorists holed up in dense forests | India News

. NEW DELHI: A fresh gunfight broke out on Thursday between security forces and holed-up terrorists during an ongoing search operation in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said.The operation, codenamed “Operation Trashi-I”, was launched in Sonnar village near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo belt on Sunday. During the initial contact, three…

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SC asks panel to decide fate of ‘Aravali Zoo Safari’ plan | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central empowered committee (CEC) to decide the fate of the proposed mega ‘Aravali Zoo Safari Project’, which has been billed by Haryana govt to be the world’s biggest zoo-safari spread across 10,000 acres of afforested land in Gurgaon and Nuh districts in the eco-sensitive Aravali Hills.Haryana’s senior…

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‘Ridiculous’: Sanjay Raut takes ‘picnic in Davos’ jibe at Fadnavis; CM’s wife Amruta Fadnavis hits back | India News

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, calling it a “picnic” and questioning the relevance of the conference.“Chief ministers from various states in India are having a picnic in Davos,” Raut said. “The Davos conference is ridiculous…

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ED to quiz I-PAC chief, keen to proceed against Mamata | India News

NEW DELHI: Investigation against I-PAC continued with Enforcement Directorate taking a review meeting in Kolkata Wednesday in presence of agency’s director Rahul Navin amid indications that the political consultancy’s chief Pratik Jain will be summoned for questioning soon after statements of his other associates have been recorded.ED is keen on pressing its “destruction-of-evidence” charge against…

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World must show zero tolerance for terror, EAM tells Spain counterpart | India News

NEW DELHI: India and Spain condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and emphasised the need for strengthening international cooperation to combat terrorism, as external affairs minister S Jaishankar hosted his Spanish counterpart José Manuel Albares for a bilateral meeting on Wednesday. For the second time this week, Jaishankar told a visiting European foreign…

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