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J thakur moves sc on 3rd extention to ED dir

New Delhi: Congress leader Jaya Thakur moved the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the third extension of tenure granted to the ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra, saying repeated extensions are destroying the democratic process of the country.

NIA to probe mangaluru terror blast case

New Delhi: The NIA has taken over the probe into the November 19 Mangaluru auto-rickshaw terror blast incident that injured two, including the prime suspect. The Islamic Resistance Council (IRC), a little known outfit, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast, saying one of its "Mujahid brothers Mohammed Shariq" attempted to attack a "Hindutva Temple in Kadri''.

German foreign min’s visit from dec 5

New Delhi: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Annalena Baerbock will pay an official visit to India from December five. As strategic partners, India and Germany have had a long-standing relationship underpinned by common values and shared goals, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said here on Thursday.

SC reserves verdict on j&k delimitation panel

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on grounds that it violated constitutional provisions.

Blockchain degrees for nit launched

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has launched blockchain-secured graduation degrees for the first time in Haryana at the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra, in the presence of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The technology for awarding blockchain-secured certificates for the students was provided by CertOnce, a firm offering blockchain-based solutions.

Man arrested for attack on mla Nayak

New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday said it has arrested one Shaka aka Tivari Bankira for the attack on former MLA Gurucharan Nayak and his three bodyguards by a group of CPI (Maoist) in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand.