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The Government of Uttar Pradesh on Friday submitted to the Supreme Court that Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan was going to Hathras under the “garb of journalism” with a “very determined design” to create a caste divide and disturb the law and order situation. Kappan was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police on 5 October while he was on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. In an affidavit filed in the apex court, the state government also opposed the plea filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) questioning Kappan's arrest and seeking his bail, saying that the plea is “not maintainable” and the journalists' body has “no locus” as Kappan is already in touch with his advocates and relatives and he himself can file proceedings through his lawyers. The state government also alleged that Kappan is the office secretary of Popular Front of India (PFI) and was using a “journalist cover” by showing the identity card ...

Bengaluru: As the wait continues for the expansion or reshuffle of the Cabinet in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi said on Friday that the high command is likely to communicate their decision in about a week's time. "CM (BS Yediyurappa) has made national president JP Nadda aware about all related matters here. Naddaji has informed the CM he will discuss with the Prime Minister and Amit Shah (Union Home minister) and will convey the decision..It will come in four to six days," Laxman Savadi told reporters at Kalaburagi. Responding to a question on some ministerial aspirants meeting BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, he said, "They (MLAs) have freedom to express their feelings with the president and the chief minister. They have expressed their opinion and the CM and the president will look into it." Yediyurappa after his meeting with Nadda in Delhi on Thursday on the Cabinet exercise, had said the party national president has sought a coupl...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering on Friday launched RuPay card Phase-II that will allow Bhutanese card holders to access the RuPay network in India. The prime ministers of the two countries had jointly launched Phase-I of the project during Modi's state visit to Bhutan in August last year. In his speech via video conferencing, Modi Friday spoke about the deep cooperating between the countries in a gamut of fields, including ISRO's preparation to launch Bhutanese satellites into space and BSNL's agreement with Bhutan regarding third international internet gateway. I am delighted that work is going on rapidly to send Bhutan's satellite to space with the help of ISRO, next year. For this purpose, Bhutan's four space engineers will go to ISRO in December, I send my regards to these four youth: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/vJhdlyrcws — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2020 He also asserted that India stands ...

Jaipur: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said "love jihad" is a term manufactured by the BJP to divide the nation and disturb its communal harmony. He said the marriage is a matter of personal liberty and bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitutional, he said. It will not stand the scrutiny by any court of law, he added.  "Jihad has no place in love. They are creating an environment in the nation where consenting adults would be at the mercy of state power. Marriage is a personal decision and they are putting curbs on it which is like snatching away personal liberty," Gehlot tweeted. He said it seems a ploy to disrupt communal harmony, fuel social conflict, and disregard constitutional provisions like the state not discriminating against citizens on any ground. Gehlot remarks followed announcements by BJP-led governments in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh that they are considering to enact a law against love jihad, referring...

All schools under the jurisdiction of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will remain closed till 31 December in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The schools were earlier scheduled to reopen on 23 November. "The decision has been taken in the wake of rise in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai. Schools will not reopen on 23 November," said Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar to ANI . BMC officials have said the decision was taken in the wake of a possible second wave of the pandemic sweeping through the city. However, schools in other cities of Maharashtra can reopen as per schedule taking into account local conditions and the prevailing pandemic situation, the official said. Schools in Maharashtra, which have remained shut since March due to the coronavirus outbreak, were set to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from 23 November post-Diwali-holidays with all COVID-19 safety protocols in place. "COVID-19 cases are on the rise in the city. Some schools were used as test...

State Bank of India has released online notification for recruitment of 8,500 apprentices in various zones and eligible candidates can apply at sbi.co.in by 10 December. Of the total 8,500 vacancies, 3,595 are for unreserved or general candidates, 1,388 for SC, 725 for ST, 1,948 for OBC and 844 for EWS candidates. The selection process for SBI apprentice includes two rounds - online written test and local language test . The SBI Apprentice written exam is expected to be held in January 2021. The exact schedule including the date and time of the exam will be released later by the bank on its official website. Candidates applying for SBI apprentice recruitment should have completed graduation from a recognised university or institute by 31 October, 2020. The minimum age of the candidate should be 20 years while the maximum age limit has been fixed at 28 years as on 31 October, 2020. There is relaxation in upper age limit, as per Government of India guidelines, for SC/ST/OB...

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) Clerk prelims 2020 admit card has been released on Friday, 20 November on the official website - ibps.in . To download the call letter, registered candidates will be required to enter their registration number/roll number and password/date of birth. IBPS Clerk prelims 2020 examination will be conducted on 5, 12 and 13 December. The preliminary exam will be of 100 marks and candidates will get an hour to answer the objective time questions. The paper will have 30 questions in the English Language section and 35 questions each in Numerical Ability and Reasoning Ability sections. The IBPS prelims result 2020 will be declared on 31 December. Candidates who qualify the preliminary examination will be eligible to appear for the main exam that will be held on 24 January, 2021. The provisional allotment is expected from 1 April. Along with the admit card, candidates appearing for IBPS Clerk prelims exam 2020 will have to carry a...