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CBI arrests three persons including senior Railway official in bribery case

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New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested three persons, including a senior official of the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE) in the Northern Railways, in an alleged bribery case of Rs 5 lakh. The arrested accused have been identified as Harish Kumar, IRSE 2006 batch, who was posted as Dy Chief Engineer-II, Constructions, Northern Railways in Lucknow, Virendra Tomar and his son Prashant Tomar of Tomar Construction, Kosi Kalan, Uttar Pradesh. It was alleged that the accused demanded a bribe from a contractor of a private company based in Kosi Kalan (Uttar Pradesh) for

Thousands of civilians flee north Gaza as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters clash

Emad El Salot's son reacts, as he mourns his father who was killed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at a hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters): Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants. The exodus took place in a four-hour window of opportunity announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the area or risk being trapped in the violence. However, the central and southern parts of the small, besieged Palestinian enclave were also under fire as the war between its Islamist Hamas rulers and Israel entered its second month. Palestinian health officials said an

“Celebrate or mourn?”: Adhir Chowdhury asks PM Modi as demonetisation exercise completes seven years

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the demonetisation exercise done by the incumbent government back in 2016. Taking to his X timeline coinciding with the demonetisation exercise turning seven, the Congress leader asked the Prime Minister whether he should “celebrate the occasion or mourn for abysmal failure.” “Respected PM @narendramodi Ji, today is the 7th anniversary of #DEMONITIZATION touted as your visionary step for ERADICATION OF BLACK MONEY from India. Now should we celebrate the occasion or mourn for abysmal

Bihar caste survey report: 6.11pc are graduates, 15pc cleared class 10

Patna, Nov 8 (PTI) There are nearly 80 lakh graduates in Bihar, which is around 6.11 per cent of the total population, says the caste survey report tabled in Bihar assembly. According to the report, 24,534 people belonging to Other Reported Classes (ORC) have the maximum number of graduates, accounting for 13.45 per cent of their total population. The report was tabled in the assembly on Tuesday. This is followed by 26,95,820 graduates from the general category, which is 13.41 per cent of their total count, the report said, adding altogether there are 7,83,050 Scheduled Caste graduates, which is a

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