H D Kumaraswamy booked for lighting up house using ‘stolen electricity’ during Diwali

Bangalore, 14/11: The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company on Tuesday registered a case against former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy after the Congress in Karnataka accused him of drawing power illegally to illuminate his J P Nagar residence here for Deepavali. The case was registered by the Vigilance Wing of BESCOM at its Vigilance Police Station…

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Opposition slams govt after Adani Energy advisor appointed on Environment Ministry’s clearance committee

New Delhi, 14/11: Opposition parties on Tuesday attacked the Modi government for appointing Janardhan Chaudhary as a member of the Centre’s Expert Appraisal Committees (EAC) under the Environment Ministry, saying he is an employee of the Adani Group. Chaudhary was appointed in September to the all-important panel, which clears the country’s power projects, including those…

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Imran Khan also arrested in Toshakhana, Al-Qadir corruption cases

Islamabad, 14/11: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is already imprisoned in Adiala Jail in the cipher case, has also been arrested by Pakistan’s top anti-corruption office in the Al-Qadir Trust case and Toshakhana gifts case, media reports said on Tuesday. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Khan on Monday after Accountability Court Judge Mohammad…

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Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Rescuers to drill through rubble to create escape passage for trapped workers

Uttarkashi, 14/11: Rescuers at the under-construction tunnel collapse site here Tuesday initiated the process of inserting large-diameter mild steel pipes through the rubble using an auger machine to rescue the 40 workers trapped for two days now, officials said. The pipes will be pushed in using the horizontal drilling equipment to create an escape passage…

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