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Trouble seems to be mounting for the former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda, as Haryana Governor SN Arya has sanctioned to prosecute him in the Associated Journals Ltd (AJL) case on illegal re-allotment of land to the promoters of an English daily, National Herald. The Manohar Lal Khattar Government had handed over the case of “illegal” re-allotment of a plot to AJL to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The decision to hand over the probe to the CBI into the AJL case was taken after receiving the report of Haryana Vigilance Bureau (SVB) which had in May 2016 registered a case of cheating and corruption against former Chief Minister and then HUDA chairman, Hooda. Giving details, senior Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that the CBI would soon file charge sheet in the court against former Chief Minister in National Herald case. For this, Haryana Governor had given approval to CBI, he said. Vij said that after compl...

The Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday issued an advisory about special traffic arrangements and restrictions during India International Trade Fair from November 14 to 27. The entry to the fair will be restricted to business visitors only from November 14 to 17, and it will be open for general public from November 18 to 27, they said. To ensure smooth regulation and movement of traffic on the roads surrounding Pragati Maidan, no vehicle will be allowed to halt or park anywhere on Mathura Road and Bhairon Marg, the advisory said. No vehicle of visitors will be allowed to be parked on Sher Shah Road, Purana Quila Road, Bhagwan Dass Road and Tilak Marg, the advisory stated. Vehicles found parked on the above-mentioned roads would be towed away and prosecuted with a fine of Rs 600 for improper parking and disobedience of instructions. The trade fair is likely to attract around 20,000-25,000 visitors each day. Traffic congestion is expected on the days of the fair at M...

World leaders gathered in the driving rain in Paris on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War I, with host Emmanuel Macron warning against nationalism at a time of growing strain between Europe and Donald Trump’s America. Around 70 leaders including US President Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin marked the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital at 11am local time (1000 GMT). After church bells rang out across France, the leaders sat together at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe for a memorial that included a performance by star cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the reading aloud of letters by WWI soldiers. Macron delivered a 20-minute speech that called on his fellow leaders not to forget the lessons of the past and worldwide hopes for peace. “Ruining this hope with a fascination for isolation, violence or domination would be a mistake for which future generations would rightly find us responsible,” Macron told them. He al...

At the time when social media platforms are being used to reach out to voters, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Madhya Pradesh has decided to bank on street plays to woo the voters in the ensuing Assembly polls in the state. Through street plays, the BJP will apprise the people in small towns and rural areas about developmental works carried out by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan led government in the state. BJP leaders on Sunday gathered at the party office here and shortlisted several drama groups for their upcoming campaigns. Scores of artists residing across the state had come for the audition test. Those selected were asked to perform street plays on the themes pertaining to the BJP government’s achievements in the state. Bablu Jha, an artist said that his group is all charged up for the election campaign for the BJP and added that they will make all efforts to persuade people to press the button having lotus symbol on the electronic voting machines on the election da...

Two players from Odisha have been selected in the 18-member Indian Men’s Hockey team, who will represent the host country, at the Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 which is scheduled to begin from November 28 at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. The two players are defenders Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas. The team would be led by Manpreet Singh while the vice-captain is Chinglensana Singh Kangujam. The Indian team, scheduled to begin their campaign against South Africa on the opening day, features PR Sreejesh and Krishan Bahadur Pathak as goalkeepers. Odisha’s experienced defender Birendra Lakra would be joined by fellow Odia Amit Rohidas, Surender Kumar, Kothajit Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Varun Kumar to form India’s defence. Manpreet Singh, Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma and Hardik Singh are the midfielders while the forward line would see the experienced Akashdeep Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Lalit Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh and Simranjeet Singh. Team Ind...

The White House has withdrawn the permanent credential from CNN journalist Jim Acosta for confronting US President Donald Trump at a press conference following the mid-term results. The CNN journalist at the White House on Wednesday engaged in a tense tug-of-war with Trump, who after answering several of his questions, said "That's enough. Put down the mic... I tell you what, CNN should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person." A White House aide immediately approached Acosta and unsuccessfully tried to grab the microphone from him, Efe news reported. Hours later White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders tweeted: "As a result of today's incident, the White House is suspending the hard pass of the reporter involved until further notice." Acosta was asked by an agent of the US Secret Service for his accreditation after leaving the presidential building, according to a video of the moment shared by the j...