Centre seeks recall of Supreme Court order releasing Rajiv Gandhi killing convicts

The Union government on Thursday moved the Supreme Court, requesting it to review and recall its November 11 order directing release of six Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts by granting remission of sentence. It said that the court had erred by enlarging foreign terrorists convicted for assassination of a former PM without hearing the Centre.

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Online job scam: Enforcement Directorate freezes 80 bank accounts with Chinese links

According to the agency, 16 locations of the banks and payment gateways, including Phonepay, Paytm, Googlepay, Amazonpay etc. and few banks like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank, were searched between Monday and Tuesday in an alleged money-laundering case related to 'Super Like Online Earning Application (part-time job scam)'.

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Blackstone to pick up majority stake in R Systems International for Rs 2,904 crore

Rekhi and other promoters currently hold 52% stake in R Systems, which Blackstone will acquire for Rs 245 per share

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Forest clearance to BSF for infrastructure across Sir Creek estuary

The Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary is one of its kind wetland which hosts over 15 threatened species and rare flowering plants. It is also considered as one of the habitats of extinct Indian cheetah. The BSF has, however, said that for security reasons, the site was best suited for its ₹271 crore project.

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Nancy Pelosi won't seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections. Pelosi announced in a spirited speech on the House floor that she will step aside after leading Democrats for nearly 20 years and in the aftermath of the brutal attack on her husband, Paul, last month in their San Francisco home.

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38 Indians duped of job offers in Myanmar repatriated

Thirty-eight Indian nationals, who were duped of job offers in Myanmar and were made to work under harsh conditions, have been repatriated to India, the Indian Embassy in Myanmar said on Thursday. The Indian citizens who fell prey to transnational crime syndicates in Myanmar have left Yangon for Kolkata from where they would go to their respective native places.

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US supports India's call to phase down all fossil fuels

Till now, the US had been silent on India's proposal at COP27, which was made on Saturday during a consultation held by the Egyptian presidency of the conference on the cover decision. India had suggested that the cover decision should have explicit language on phasing down all fossil fuels.

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