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RK Anand, IU Khan held guilty in BMW sting expose case

RK Anand, IU Khan held guilty in BMW sting expose caseNew Delhi, Aug 21 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday held RK Anand and IU Khan guilty in the BMW sting expose case and said the duo can not appear in all Delhi courts for four months.

The BMW sting expose case, which was carried out by a private television channel showed nexus between defence, prosecution lawyers and a witness.

The sting exposed defence lawyer RK Anand persuading the witness Sunil Kulkarni to change his testimony to save the prime accused Sanjeev Nanda in collusion with public prosecutor I U Khan.

PM to release postage stamp on Ustad Bismillah Khan

PM to release postage stamp on Ustad Bismillah Khan

Renuka to seek explanation from RAW over suicide bid by woman officer

Renuka to seek explanation from RAW over suicide bid by woman officerNew Delhi, August 20 : Union Minister of State for Women and Children Development Renuka Choudhary on Wednesday extended her support to the woman Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) official, who attempted suicide in New Delhi alleging sexual harassment by her superiors and assured her of an explanation from the external intelligence agency.

Delhi Govt. planning to phase out 10-yr-old commercial vehicles

Delhi Govt. planning to phase out 10-yr-old commercial vehiclesNew Delhi, Aug 20 : Delhi government is planning to phase out ten-year-old commercial vehicles within the next two years from the national capital roads.

The state government has recently issued a draft notification according to which all ten-year-old commercial vehicles plying on Delhi roads as well as those going in and out of the NCR region will be banned.

Japanese naval ships to visit India from Aug. 23-26

New Delhi, Aug 20 : To strengthen security and strategic ties, two guided missile destroyers and one training ship of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force will take part in an exercise with Indian Navy from August 23-26 on the western seaboard.

On August 26 they will be participating in PASSEX along with Indian Fleet Ships comprising Delhi class and Corvette. The PASSEX would involve OOW Manoeuvres, Flying Exercise, Cross Deck Flying, Photo Exercise, Underway Replenishment, Jackstay and Steam Past.

Japanese Defence Ships Kashima (Training Ship), Asagiri and Umigiri are visiting Mumbai from August 23 – 26. Both JDS Asagiri and Umigiri are frontline destroyers with a displacement of 2500 Tonnes and carry Sea Hawk Helicopter.

Trade unions' strike disrupts life in India's leftist-ruled states

New Delhi - Millions of Indian workers and government employees went on a strike across India on Wednesday that paralyzed life in the country's three communist-ruled states, media reports said.

Eight major leftist trade unions and bank, airport and railway employees called the strike to protest soaring double-digit inflation and what they called the central government's "anti-worker" economic policies.

They also protested a recent 21-per-cent wage hike for government officials which strikers said did not include junior staff.

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