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TMC MP Abhishek appears before ED in connection with Bengal school jobs scam

September 13, 2023

Corruption

Kolkata, Sep 13 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in connection with its probe into the alleged school jobs scam in West Bengal, officials said. Banerjee, the party’s national general secretary, reached the ED office here around 11.30 AM, they said. “Banerjee has been called to provide evidence in connection with the school recruitment irregularities. Our officers are also likely to ask him a few questions in connection with the scam,” an ED official told PTI. The Diamond Harbour MP skipped the coordination committee meeting of the opposition bloc INDIA, scheduled

Kerala closes schools, banks in seven villages due to Nipah deaths

September 13, 2023

Health

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Authorities closed down some schools and offices and declared more than seven villages as containment zones in the southern state of Kerala after it recorded two deaths from the rare and deadly brain-damaging Nipah virus. One adult and one child are still infected and in hospital, and more than 130 people have so far been tested for the virus, which is transmitted to humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected bats, pigs or other people, an official from Kerala’s health ministry said. One person died this month while another death occurred

Riding India’s G20 wave, Modi’s party sets up for elections

September 13, 2023

General

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – The weekend G20 summit was India’s big moment on the world stage, giving the country an opportunity to work on global issues and providing Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chance to present his credentials as a global statesman. Although some analysts said the meeting showed few concrete results, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now cashing in on Modi’s enhanced image ahead of a series of state elections and national elections due by May 2024. In the run-up to the summit, Modi’s face was plastered on G20 hoardings across the country. During the meeting

Nagaland Assembly unanimously adopts resolution against Uniform Civil Code

September 13, 2023

General

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], September 13 (ANI): Nagaland Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the State to be exempted from the purview of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said that the proposed law would “pose a threat” to the state’s customary laws, social practices and religious practices. The members of the Assembly, including Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had on Monday strongly opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and the House on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution against the proposed law. After the Chief Minister moved the resolution against UCC, the House unanimously adopted it urging that the