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The Additional Sessions Court had cancelled the bail granted to the Bishop on July 13 for failing to appear for the trial and issued a Non Bailable Warrant against him.

As per the procedure laid out, it was decided that from August onwards, applications filed from the first day to third day of each month would have to be considered for the quota of that month.

The chief minister, who was accompanied by state Congress president Sunil Jakhar, announced increase in the compensation from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased.

The incident happened in Kanti Babur Gali in the Bankura Sadar police station area. The burglars targetted three houses which were empty, police said.

Government notifications said the move would help ensure “leaner government machinery" and "systematic rationalisation of government bodies”.

Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning was very likely to occur at isolated places in eastern parts of the state, the IMD said.

The passengers onboard IndiGo's 6E 8691 who flew home en route Moscow, Amritsar, and Kochi, with the assistance of the Embassy of India in Moscow were mostly students, the airline said.

Vodafone Idea Ltd reported a bigger firstquarter loss on Thursday, as the Indian telecom operator set aside 194.41 billion rupees towards dues owed to the government.

India's policymakers should focus on protecting the economy as businesses struggle amid the coronavirus pandemic instead of being overly focused on what ratings agencies think, former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday.

Indian shares surged on Thursday after the country's central bank kept interest rates steady but vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to revive an economy battered by the COVID19 pandemic.

World food prices rose in July, led by vegetable oil and dairy products, to extend a rebound from the previous month following sharp falls triggered by the pandemic, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.

In a letter to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, the IFALPA said the grave injustice which is being meted out to the Air India pilots, needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

India is only the third country after the United States and Brazil to have hit this grim milestone.

A senior official from the department said that the Khadakwasla reservoir is filled 61 per cent and the water level may reach to 100 per cent by Thursday due to incessant rains.

A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, R Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai said it is of the view that the questions raised in a batch of pleas and transfer petitions do constitute substantial questions of law to be considered by a Bench of five Judges.

The councillor, who was in his 50s, had tested positive for the disease a fortnight ago and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital.