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Official sources said Vadra was required to rejoin the probe on Thursday as he needed to answer more questions on allegedly acquiring immovable assets in the United Kingdom.

Justice Joseph, who retired in November, said he told the parties in “unmistakable” term that he has no interest in contesting elections for now.

The CBI, which functions under the provisions of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, can probe offences in a state with prior approval of the state government concerned.

The bench headed by Justice A.K. Sikri said the judgement is expected anytime next week after senior counsel Indira Jaising mentioned the matter saying that the judgement was reserved on November 1, 2018.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved premature repatriation of Anish Prasad and Abhay Singh with immediate effect, the order said without citing further details.

An advertisement seeking applications from desired and eligible candidates has been issued by the Personnel Ministry.

In 2014, nearly 668 or 8 percent of the total 8,251 candidates who contested the Lok Sabha polls were women. Only 62 female MPs eventually made it to the lower house, accounting for just 11 percent of the total number of MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha.

There was no caretaker at the temple because the community felt that it was safe enough, since it was surrounded by their houses.

The Shiv Sena said constant attacks on police, administration and law, raising doubts over the state government and demoralising people is the strategy of militant organisation Al-Qaeda.

The three are being questioned over charges that they "shared information of Aurangzeb's movements", which helped the militants abduct him after he set out from the camp for his home in Poonch.

Kerala was rocked by the rape charges levelled by a nun against bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar diocese last year leading to his arrest in September.

A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court had on September 26 declared the Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but had struck down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.

Earlier, there were reports of infighting within the Mumbai Congress over Lok Sabha seat-sharing. The party’s parliamentary board meeting held last week had reportedly failed to finalise the list of candidates for the upcoming elections.

Talwar is wanted by the ED and the CBI in a case of misusing over Rs 90 crore taken through foreign funding route as part of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The police suspect the boy was driven to kill in cold blood out of revenge, as he was thrown out of the house by his father following an argument, six months ago.

The project will entail a scientific study to reduce the conflict involving pedestrians and cyclists on one hand and the cars and heavy vehicles on the other