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RS passes three criminal bills today
The Rajya Sabha passed three criminal bills — The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and The Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 — replacing the IPC, the CrPC and the Evidence Act.
WFI gets new boss
Brij Bhushan’s aide Sanjay Singh elected new president of Wrestling Federation of India.
Bengaluru airport’s T2 earns recognition as one of world’s ‘most beautiful’ airports
The Terminal-2 (T2) of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here has secured recognition as one of the ‘World’s Most Beautiful Airports’ and has been awarded the ‘World Special Prize for an Interior 2023’ by the UNESCO’s Prix Versailles, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) said on Thursday. It is the only Indian airport to receive this recognition, said BIAL, which operates the KIA. (PTI)
Madras HC sentences TN Minister K Ponmudi to 3 years of simple imprisonment
The Madras High Court on Thursday sentenced Tamil Nadu Education Minister K Ponmudi to 3 years of simple imprisonment in a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case.
School boy dies after falling from foot-over bridge, FIR registered
A 16-year-old boy died after falling from a foot-over bridge under Harsh Vihar police station limits of the city on Wednesday, said police. The incident occurred at a foot-over bridge near Mandoli Jail on Wazirabad Road. The boy was rushed to GTB Hospital but was declared dead, they added.
Police seize over 364-kilogram cannabis from ambulance in Raipur
In a breakthrough against the drug network, Raipur police have arrested a youth for allegedly peddling cannabis in an ambulance and recovered over 364 kilograms of cannabis (psychotropic drugs) from the emergency vehicle in Raipur.
Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to put off hearing case on immunity claim
Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to reject federal prosecutors’ request to immediately review his claim that he cannot be prosecuted for trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat, media reports said.
Jammu hospitals prepare to fight COVID-19 variant
As the Union Health Ministry issues a fresh alert for the COVID-19 variant (JN.1), Jammu hospitals prepare to fight against the new variant. (ANI)