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SC warns influencers, celebrities of action if found liable for endorsing misleading ads | Husband stabs estranged wife inside Kolkata cafe, chases and kills her on road | Haryana govt loses majority, 3 Independent MLAs withdraw support | Modi accuses Sonia Gandhi of 'appeasement politics', latter returns jibe saying BJP promotes 'hatred' | Election Commission asks X to remove 'derogatory' post by Karnataka BJP

Senior Delhi Congress leader Barkha Singh expelled after calling Rahul Gandhi unfit to lead the party

New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS) : Delhi Congress leader Barkha Shukla Singh, who on Thursday made a scathing attack on party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, describing him as "unfit to lead the party," was expelled on Friday morning, reports said.

SC sets alimony at 25 percent of husband's net income

New Delhi, Apr 21 (IBNS): In a new verdict, the Supreme Court has set the alimony to be paid at 25 percent of the husband's net income, reports said.

CBSE asks all its schools to stop selling books and other items

New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): The Central board of Secondary Education (CBSE) asked all its affiliated schools to stop selling books as well as uniform, school bags inside school premises in a circular issued on Thursday, according to media reports.

PIL against Lalu's sons in Patna High Court for hiding property details in poll affidavits

Patna, Apr 20 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): A public interest litigation (PIL) was on Thursday filed against deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav and his elder brother and health minister Tej Paratp Yadav in the Patna High Court, charging them with hiding their property details in his election affidavits.

Canada: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne introduces Fair Housing Plan

Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Thursday morning introduced Fair Housing Plan (FHP) to make housing more affordable for home buyers and help renters market, a recent news release said.

Electricity raid: Mulayam's house found to use electricity beyond limit

Lucknow, Apr 20 (IBNS): In a sudden electricity raid, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's bungalow was found to consume units beyond permissible limit and also owes unpaid bill of Rs 4 lakhs, according to media reports on Thursday.

Assam govt to set up auditorium after the name of Medini Chowdhury

Guwahati, Apr 20 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday said that Sarania Kacharis are one of the ancient ethnic tribes of Assam.

Mamata Banerjee meets Naveen Patnaik, denies any political discussion

Bhuvaneshwar, Apr 20 (IBNS): Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Odisha, Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik, denied to have any kind of political discussion during their brief meet in Bhuvaneshwar on Thursday, media reports.

Animal Welfare Board to come up in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 20 (IBNS): Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the latter's office chamber in Janata Bhawan and discussed with him issues on women and child nutrition and animal protection.

Sonowal directs to remove all red lights atop cars, Assam guv lauds Modi Cabinet's decision

Guwahati, Apr 20 (IBNS): Following the Union Cabinet's decision to do away with the red beacons atop cars of ministers, bureaucrats, politicians and VVIPs, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed all in the state to remove 'Red Light' being used atop vehicles immediately.

Massive fire guts thermocol factory near Kolkata

Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a thermocol factory in Alampur area under Sankrail Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district, nearly 21 km. from Kolkata, on Thursday, triggering scare among the locals, reports said.

2 school students killed as truck hits autorickshaw in West Bengal

Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): A speeding truck crashed into an autorickshaw, full of school students, in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Thursday morning, killing at least two pupils and leaving 11 others injured, reports said.

Mahesh Sharma intends to bring PM Modi on board at LCIcon 2022 to promote brand India across world

Hyderabad, Apr 20 (IBNS): Lions Clubs International announced its first LCI Con in India that will coincide with celebrations of 75 years of Independence in 2022.

Barkha Shukla Singh quits from her post of Delhi Congress women's cell chief

New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): Barkha Shukla Singh, chief of Delhi Women's Congress cell resigned from her post on Thursday, according to media reports.

Green bench wants 'destination' buses to run from May 1 in Delhi

New Delhi, Apr 20 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal, on Thursday, directed the Delhi government to run point-to-point buses from May 1 to cut down on the air pollution of the National Capital Region, according to media reports.