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DEL25 2ND LDALL CJI Sexual harassment allegations against CJI; Gogoi says 'bigger force' wants to deactivate CJI office

New Delhi: Allegations of sexual harassment have cropped up against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi prompting him to convene an urgent extraordinary hearing on Saturday and assert that the charges by a former apex court staffer were "unbelievable" and part of a conspiracy by some "bigger force" to "deactivate" the CJI's office.

ELN34 EC-MODI LD WEBSERIES EC directs Eros Now to take down web series on Modi

New Delhi: Citing the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission Saturday directed Eros Now to immediately take down a web series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all related contents till further orders.

DEL10 MHA-WOMEN-CYBER States to have cyber forensic labs, DNA testing facilities soon to check crimes against women

New Delhi: States are soon going to have cyber forensic laboratories and DNA examination facilities to deal with the growing number of crimes against women, officials said on Saturday.

NATION

ELN43 POL-BJP-LD RAHUL BJP asks Rahul to come clean on his citizenship, qualification

New Delhi: Raising objections over Rahul Gandhi's citizenship and educational qualifications, a complainant has sought rejection of the Congress president's candidature from Amethi, an issue the BJP seized and asked him to come clean on the matter.

ELN41 GJ-MINISTER-RAHUL-REMARKS Guj minister calls Rahul 'puppy', CM disapproves while Cong lashes out

Ahmedabad: Gujarat minister Ganpatsinh Vasava on Saturday likened Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to a "puppy who would go to Pakistan or China if the they threw bread at it", inviting censure from not just the opposition party but also state chief minister Vijay Rupani.

DEL11 AVI-JET AIRWAYS-EMPLOYEES Jet Airways employees seek President's intervention for salary dues, emergency funds to airline

New Delhi: Employees of Jet Airways have written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention to recover outstanding dues as well as to expedite the process of emergency funds for the airline, which has shuttered its operations temporarily.

DEL13 UP-TRAIN 7THLD DERAIL Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derails near Kanpur

Kanpur: Twelve coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early Saturday, injuring 15 people.

DEL7 JK-ENCOUNTER Militant killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Baramulla

Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, an Army official said Saturday.

DEL24 DL-LD ROHIT SHEKHAR-MOTHER Shekhar didn't share cordial relationship with wife, was upset over career not taking off: Mother

New Delhi: Rohit Shekhar did not share a cordial relationship with his wife and was apparently upset over his political career not taking off, according to his mother.

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Jurists differ on CJI sitting on bench to hear allegations against him New Delhi: Should Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi have been part of the bench that heard the matter related to allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a woman.

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CJI cites 'criminal record' of woman who has accused him of sexual harassment New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, who held an extraordinary hearing in the Supreme Court on Saturday over allegations of sexual harassment against him, cited "criminal record" of the accuser during the proceedings.

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Allegations made as bench headed by me will hear many sensitive cases next week: CJI New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday hinted in the Supreme Court that allegations of sexual harassment against him could be due to the fact that the bench led by him will deal with "many many sensitive cases" next week.

BUSINESS

DCM2 BIZ-RELIANCE-VENEZUELA

Reliance says not violating US sanctions on Venezuela, bought oil with knowledge of US authorities New Delhi: Reliance Industries Saturday said it is not in violation of the US sanctions on Venezuela and had purchased crude originating from the Latin American nation from companies such as Russia's Rosneft in full knowledge of US authorities.

FOREIGN

FGN2 UN-BHOPAL-TRAGEDY-REPORT

Bhopal gas tragedy among world's "major industrial accidents" of 20th century: UN report United Nations: The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year. By Yoshita Singh

SPORT

SPD15 SPO-BCCI-2nd LD PANDYA

Pandya, Rahul fined Rs 20 lakh each for making sexist comments New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Hardik Pandya and K L Rahul were on Saturday fined Rs 20 lakh each by the BCCI Ombudsman D K Jain for their sexist comments on a popular TV show, ending an infamous saga that dented the reputation of the two India cricketers. IND

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