Should Mehul Choksi Be Extradited? Antigua Top Legal Officers To Discuss

Antigua and Barbuda's attorney general Steadroy Benjamin has said he is planning to discuss the possible extradition of jeweller Mehul Choksi with the island nation's head of public prosecution,...

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Drunk Man Urinates On Woman Passenger's Seat In Air India Flight

Indrani Ghosh, daughter of the woman passenger, tweeted about the incident Friday evening. Junior aviation minister Jayant Sinha directed Air India to follow up the matter.

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Third Woman Inmate Of Patna Shelter Dies, 2 Others Missing

Weeks after the death of two women inmates at a shelter home in Patna, a third inmate died on Friday. The latest death comes a day after two other women staying at the shelter home - meant for women...

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Papa CJ Brings Comedy, Magic Together To Raise Funds For Kerala Floods

Popular stand-up comedian Papa CJ and psychological illusionist Karan Singh Magic will make the realms of comedy and magic meet for a new act to be performed as fundraisers for flood-affected Kerala.

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Princess Diana's Friend Shares Her Rare Picture With A Special Message

In the throwback picture of Princess Diana, she can be seen laughing her heart out.

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"Work In Full Swing": A Look At The Progress In Bullet Train Project

The terminal hub for the bullet train project in Vadodara will be designed on the theme of a 'banyan tree'.

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Rainfall, Landslides Form 100 Metre Long Lake In Uttarakhand

A 100-meter long and 50-meter deep lake near Tehri Garhwal-Dehradun border ahs been formed due to heavy rain in Uttarakhand.

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Jain Monk Tarun Sagar Dies At 51

Jain Monk Tarun Sagar passed away this morning in Delhi. He was 51 years old.Tarun Sagar breathed his last at about 3 am at Radhapuri Jain temple situated in Krishna Nagar area of east Delhi, reports...

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"Letter Fabricated": Activist Sudha Bharadwaj Responds To Police Claims

Lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, one of the five prominent activists arrested this week after multi-city raids, has responded to the Maharashtra police's claims that there is solid evidence including...

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Hyderabad Woman Dies In Saudi Arabia Under Mysterious Circumstances

The family of the woman alleged that she might have been murdered by her employer and have urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to look into the matter.

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"Struggled For Equal Opportunity": Ola's First Transgender Cab Driver

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resource (HR) and Marketing, Meghna Sahoo is India's first transgender cab driver. She is from Bhubaneswar.

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Two Indians, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk, Receive Magsaysay Award

Two Indians - one a psychiatrist who works for the mentally-ill people and another whose initiative to harness science and culture creatively for economic progress improved the lives of Ladakhi youth...

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BJP Claims Rahul Gandhi Wanted Ceremonial See Off For Mansarovar Yatra

The BJP and the Congress on Friday got into a fresh spat after the saffron party claimed that Rahul Gandhi, who left on a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra via Nepal yesterday morning, wanted a ceremonial send...

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India, Pak Agree To Tours On Both Sides Of Indus basin For Power Projects

India and Pakistan have agreed to undertake the Indus Waters Treaty mandated tours by their Commissioners in the Indus basin on both sides to resolve issues on the various hydroelectric projects,...

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Pak Says India Has Allowed It To Visit 2 Hydropower Projects On Chenab

India has invited Pakistani experts to visit the sites of its two hydropower projects on the Chenab river next month to address its concerns, but hinted at continuation of the work on them despite...

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P Chidambaram Sceptical Over GDP Growth Prospects In Coming Year

Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram today expressed scepticism over India's GDP growth prospects, saying it would "not be so favourable" in third and fourth quarters, despite the...

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Reliance Infra Bags Rs 1,907 Crore Contract For Nagpur-Mumbai E-Way

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Friday received the Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for a Rs 1,907 crore package of the ambitious Rs 46,000 crore 'Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway' (NMSCE),...

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Top Agencies Should Probe PM Assassination Plot, Says Congress

The Congress on Friday asked why the government's top investigative agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), was not involved in probing the alleged plot to assassinate the prime minister in a...

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FIR Against Air India Pilot For Skipping Alcohol Test Before Flight

The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Air India's head of operations Captain Arvind Kathpalia and aviation regulator DGCA's Joint Director General Lalit Gupta for alleged violation of aircraft...

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Dalits In Gujarat Village Take Body To Police Station Over "Land Dispute"

Dalits of a village in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Friday carried a body to the local police station in protest after two persons allegedly stopped the funeral procession, an official said.

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India Says To Help Nepal Build Rail Link To Kathmandu

India will help Nepal construct a rail link between capital Kathmandu and an Indian border town for smoother movement of passengers and cargo to the landlocked Himalayan nation, which neighbouring...

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On Video, Kidnapped Cops Ask Forces Not To Harass Families Of Terrorists

On Friday evening, terrorists in south Kashmir released three policemen and eight relatives of police personnel who they had kidnapped 24 hours earlier. The kidnappings were the fallout of security...

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No Construction In States Till Waste Management Policy Framed: Top Court

The Supreme Court yesterday castigated some states and union territories for "pathetic" attitude in not framing proper policy on solid waste management and stayed further constructions there till they...

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Vasundhara Raje's Poll Strategy Has An Eye On History

With state elections slated for later this year, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is busy campaigning through the desert terrain of western Rajasthan.

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Top Court Seeks Response Of Centre, 6 States Over Plea On Political Ads

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and six states on a plea by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker, alleging that advertisements are being issued...

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Jammu And Kashmir Starts Process For Urban Bodies, Panchayat Polls

In a major decision aimed at empowerment of people, the State Administrative Council (SAC) headed by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik decided on Friday to commence the formal process for...

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8.2% GDP Growth Represents Potential Of New India: Arun Jaitley

With the Indian economy registering a GDP growth of 8.2 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that it represented the potential of a...

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Can Arrange Meeting Between Hardik Patel, PM Modi: Ramdas Athawale

Union Minister and RPI leader Ramdas Athawale on Friday offered to mediate between Patidar leader Hardik Patel and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in favour of his demand for reservations for the Patidar...

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More Than 5.29 Crore Income Tax Returns Filed This Year

Over 5.29 crore income tax returns have been filed by taxpayers as the deadline ended on Friday, signalling an increase of more than 60 per cent from the previous year.

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Akhilesh Yadav And His Wife Allowed By Court To Renovate Lucknow Bungalow

The Allahabad High Court today allowed former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his MP wife Dimpal Yadav to renovate their bungalow at Vikramaditya Marg in Lucknow but asked them not to make any...

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Cooking Gas Prices Hiked, Unsubsidised Cylinders To Cost Rs 30 More

Domestic cooking gas (LPG) price was today hiked by Rs 1.49 per cylinder while diesel rates crossed Rs 70 a litre mark for the first time ever on drop in rupee value.

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Have No Money, Says Trinamool After Dearness Allowance Declared A Right

Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered that Dearness Allowance - the cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees - is a legally enforceable right of workers. This order sets aside...

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Wife Of Lawyer Arrested In Bhima-Koregaon Case Moves Top Court

The wife of a lawyer arrested in connection with Bhima-Koregaon violence incident in Maharashtra moved the Supreme Court today.

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Over 200 Rescued In Arunachal Pradesh And Assam, Flood Alert In Meghalaya

As many as 19 people were airlifted by the Air Force from a flooded Arunachal Pradesh island today and over 200 others rescued from Assam's Dhemaji district as Siang river, which originates in China,...

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Maharashtra Lawmaker, Rationalists On Right-Wing Group's Hit-List: Cops

An NCP leader and other leading rationalists were on the hit-list of the recently arrested right-wing activists in connection with the Palghar arms seizure case, the Maharashtra ATS told a Mumbai...

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PM Modi To Launch India Post Payments Bank Tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) on Saturday to ensure speedy financial inclusion for people across the country with the leverage of a vast network of the...

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Railways Likely To Miss August 2022 Deadline, Plans Shorter Route: Source

The railways is contemplating opening a shorter 50-km section of bullet train route in August 2022, which was the deadline for making the entire 508-km high speed corridor operational, sources said in...

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"Globalised Corruption": Rahul Gandhi Attacks Centre Again On Rafale Deal

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today persisted with his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal, calling it "globalised corruption".

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For Stealing Phones From Warehouse, Amazon Staff Arrested In Delhi

A 22-year-old employee of Amazon was arrested for allegedly stealing mobile phones from the company's warehouse at southeast Delhi's Okhla area, police said.

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Rajiv Gandhi-Like Plot To End "Modi Raj", Say Cops On Activists: 10 Facts

The Maharashtra Police, under attack from all quarters for arresting five prominent activists, today claimed they have "conclusive proof" that links these activists and those arrested in June to...

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Some Leaders Not Letting UP Government Work: Om Prakash Rajbhar

Senior minister Om Prakash Rajbhar today said some leaders and bureaucrats were not letting the Yogi Adityanath government work properly.

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Shivpal Yadav Says His New Outfit Will Contest All 80 Seats In UP In 2019

After floating Samajwadi Secular Morcha, its founder Shivpal Yadav today announced that the front will contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2019.

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Godrej Aerospace Delivers First Of 100 Airframes For BrahMos

Godrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce, today handed over the first of the 100 orders for the airframes for the air-launched version of the prestigious BrahMos missile systems to Defense Research...

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Son Of Hizbul Chief Salahuddin Sent To NIA Custody

A Delhi court today sent the second son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till September 10.

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Let 18 Yrs Be Recognised As Legal Age For Marriage For Men Too: Law Panel

The Law Commission today suggested that 18 years should be the minimum legal age for men and women alike to get married, saying the insistence on recognising different ages of marriage between...

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Pilots Blamed For Near-Crash of Rahul Gandhi's Plane In Karnataka

Rahul Gandhi's chartered plane came seconds close to crashing in Karnataka in April because of "delayed action by the flight crew", aviation regulator DGCA has reportedly assessed.

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8-Year-Old Dies After School Gate Falls On Her In UP's Deoria Ditrict

An eight year-old girl died after the gate of her school fell on her in Baitalpur area of Deoria district today, police said.

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Money Looted By Congress Over Years Of No Use After Demonetisation: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi is criticising demonetisation because Congress was adversely affected by the currency swap.

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Aadhaar Authority Eases Bank Deadlines For Minimum Enrollments, Updates

In a breather to banks, the UIDAI today extended till November 1 the deadline for banks to do minimum Aadhaar enrolments and updations in identified branches, according to a communication sent to...

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BJP's Best Offer In Bihar May Be Last Straw For Nitish Kumar

The BJP has begun testing the waters on seat-sharing with allies in Bihar ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections, claiming earlier this week that it had worked out a deal that was fair to all while...

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PM Modi Inaugurates 400-Bed Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharamshala

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K P Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated a 400-bed Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharamshala - a rest house for pilgrims - build with the...

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Some In NDA Don't Want Narendra Modi As PM Again: Upendra Kushwaha

The President of BJP ally Rashtriya Lok Samta Party, Upendra Kushwaha, said today that some people in the National Democratic Alliance or NDA did not want Narendra Modi to be the prime minister of the...

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No Country-Specific Waiver Under Russian Sanctions Act, Says US

No blanket waivers from punitive US sanctions will be issued for any one particular country under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), an official of the Trump...

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Law Panel Brings Out Consultation Paper On Personal Laws, Common Code

On the day its term comes to an end, the Law Commission issued a consultation paper today on personal laws, which discusses introduction of new grounds for 'no fault' divorce, changes to provisions on...

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On Ganga Clean-Up, A German Diplomat's Advice, From Experience

Dr Jasper Wieck, Charge d'Affaires of the German Embassy in India on Thursday said that to help clean river Ganga, you need time, money and the right approach.

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Extended Income Tax Returns Filing Deadline Ends Tonight

The extended date of filing income tax returns will end tonight. Over five crore income tax returns have been filed ahead of the extended deadline this year, officials said today.

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Manohar Parrikar To Return From US On September 8, Says Goa BJP Leader

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who flew to the United States yesterday for medical treatment, will return on September 8, a senior BJP leader today said.

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"Don't Wish PM Any Ill, Only Wish For True Governance": Father Stan Swamy

An 81-year-old Jesuit priest who was raided by Pune police on Tuesday at his home in Ranchi but not arrested has said activists like him, including the five put under house arrest, only wish for true...

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Rahul Gandhi Arrives In Nepal, Will Leave For Kailash Mansarovar Tomorrow

Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet, arrived in Nepal's capital today.

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Census 2021 To Have A Count Of Other Backward Classes For The First Time

Seven years after the 2011 census, the centre is yet to release the results of its first caste-based count. Yet, for the next census, the Home Ministry has announced that for the first time it will...

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Airlines Deboard Three Of Family, Asked To Pay Rs 35 Lakh As Compensation

The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs. 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the "mental agony, tension,...

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"Shiv Bhakt" Rahul Gandhi Leaves For Kailash Mansarovar Yatra

Congress president Rahul Gandhi today left Delhi to undertake the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in accordance with a wish he expressed in April when his plane plunged hundreds of feet during the campaign...

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Urban UP Households To Get 'Smart' Electronic Meters For Free: Government

The Uttar Pradesh government will install 'smart' electronic meters in the urban areas of the state for free, energy minister Srikant Sharma said today.

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Government Selling Petrol At Rs 34 Per Litre To US, Israel, UK: Congress

The Congress today accused centre of selling petrol and diesel to other nations at far cheaper rates than to Indian citizens and alleged the people, who were suffering due to the all-time high prices,...

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Airlines Asked To Pay Rs 35 Lakh As Compensation For Deboarding A Family

The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Chandigarh has ordered two airlines to jointly pay a compensation of Rs 35 lakh to a woman and her two minor children for the "mental agony,...

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Krishna Janmashtami: How The Festival is Celebrated in Mathura, Vrindavan

Devotees come from far and wide to visit the holy temples of Vrindavan and Mathura.

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Journey From Pappu To Gappu Full Of Lies: BJP On Rahul Gandhi

The BJP has stepped up its attack on Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in connection with the Rafale deal and the RBI report on demonetization. Referring...

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Bullet Train To Have Automatic Rail Track Fracture Detection System

In a first for India, authorities have decided to install automatic rail track fracture detection system across the 508 km bullet train project connecting Mumbai and Ahmedabad to prevent accidents.

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19 People Stranded In Flood-Hit Arunachal Pradesh Rescued By Air Force

The Indian Air Force today rescued 19 people stranded in an island amid the swelling Siang River in East Siang district of partially flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, an official said.

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PM Modi Meets Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha At BIMSTEC Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Thailand counterpart Prayut Chan-o-cha on the sidelines of the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit and discussed strengthening of bilateral ties.

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Were VIP Planes Used To Carry Truckloads Of Cash Outside India? Probe On

In an investigation that has major repercussions on aviation safety, the Enforcement Directorate is probing whether chartered planes were used to ferry truckloads of cash and other illicit material in...

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Rajiv Gandhi-Like Attack To End "Modi Raj", Say Police On Activists

Facing anger over the raids and arrests targeting rights activists, the Maharashtra police today claimed solid evidence including "thousands of documents" that established the activists' links to...

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Terrorists' Relatives Freed After Kashmir Police Family Kidnappings

In a move to secure the release of 11 relatives of policemen kidnapped by terrorists in south Kashmir, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have quietly released around a dozen family members of terrorists,...

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P Chidambaram Questioned By Enforcement Directorate In Aircel-Maxis Case

The Enforcement Directorate today questioned former finance minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case for the fourth time, officials said.

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Our Government Provides Food Security To 90% People: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was providing food security to 90 per cent people in the state in a scheme under which food grains at Rs 2 per kg or half the...

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36 Pakistani Migrants In Jaipur Receive Indian Citizenship

The district authorities on Thursday gave Indian citizenship to 36 Pak migrants in Jaipur.

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In UP Assembly, BJP Lawmaker Ashok Singh Chandel Alleges Threat To Life

BJP MLA Ashok Singh Chandel today created a flutter in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly when he alleged threat to his life and said he was not getting adequate security despite raising the issue with...

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Petrol, Diesel Prices At Record High. Here's Why Fuel Prices Are Rising

Petrol, diesel prices hike is largely due to rise in the cost of crude oil.

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UP Gang-Rape Survivor Sets Herself, Son On Fire After Cops 'Refuse' Help

A 27-year-old gang-rape survivor who set herself and her 12-year-old son on fire yesterday died in a hospital at Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur this morning. The woman was admitted to hospital with 95...

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No 5-Day Bank Closure In September, Says Finance Ministry, Dispels Rumour

The Finance Ministry on Friday issued a statement denying reports that a number of public and private sector banks are likely to be closed for the five days of September.

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Congress Attacks Modi Government Over Rising Fuel Prices

The Congress on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the "skyrocketing" fuel prices and alleged that it has profited by over Rs 11 lakh crore from the taxes imposed on fuels.

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Watch: India, Pak Troops Dance To Bollywood Songs After Anti-Terror Drill

A video of Indian and Pakistani soldiers dancing together to Bollywood songs in Russia has gone viral on social media. The camaraderiewas captured on the sidelines of the recently-concluded mega...

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Notes Ban "Butchered" Indian Economy: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Friday again attacked the BJP for demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes in 2016, calling it a "butchering of the Indian economy" which it said even the Reserve Bank Of India...

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Top Court Pulls Up Centre, BJP, 6 States For Violating Ad Guidelines

The Supreme Court today sought responses from the centre, six state governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the top court's directions on issuance of public...

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Jammu And Kashmir Ex-Governor ''Outstanding Officer'', Says Rajnath Singh

Disapproving of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina's comments on NN Vohra, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the former governor had been an outstanding officer throughout his tenure...

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Congress Launches 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' Against BJP Government

The Congress party today launched its 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' campaign in the city to highlight the "failures" of the BJP-led central and state governments in fulfilling the promises made to the people.

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Akhilesh Yadav's Estranged Uncles Came Face-to-Face. Then This Happened

Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav came face-to-face with cousin Ramgopal Yadav, a day after announcing a "Samajwadi Secular Morcha", which revived speculation of a split,. In the fleeting...

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Last Day To File Income Tax Return Today: 5 Things To Remember

Today, August 31, is the last day to file your Income Tax Returns for the assessment year 2018-19 for salaried individuals and people with professional income. Since the government has already given a...

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Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Hospitalised

Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh was admitted to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) in Shimla after he suffered chest infection, but his...

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Centre To Consider Raising Kerala's Borrowing Limit: Union Minister

Asking public and private insurance companies to quickly settle claims filed by the flood-affected in Kerala, Union Minister of State for Finance Pon Radhakrishnan has said that the Centre will...

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"You Have No Other Job?": Chief Justice Slams Case Against Priya Varrier

Malayalam actor Priya Prakash Varrier was granted a huge reprieve today as the Supreme Court cancelled a police case against her over a song in her film.

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Top Court Defers Hearing On Jammu And Kashmir's Article 35A To January

The hearing on Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir has been deferred to January by the Supreme Court today. The court said any hearing on the matter now will create law and order issues in the border...

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UP Assembly Approves Bill On Restoring Anticipatory Bail Provisions

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly today approved a key bill that will pave the way for the re-introduction of the provision of anticipatory bail, which was revoked in the state during the Emergency in 1976.

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"Baahubali" Of Madhya Pradesh Is Shivraj Singh Chouhan In New Spoof Video

Months before the elections in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP and Congress supporters are waging a video war online. The latest, a 'Baahubali'-themed video portraying Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj...

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BIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi To Hold Bilateral Meetings With Leaders In Nepal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Kathmandu to attend the 4th BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Summit where he is pitching for enhanced...

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3-Year-Old Shot In Bengal. Was Caught In Trinamool-BJP Fight, Say Cops

A 3-year-old boy was critically injured in what appears to be a fight between the Trinamool and BJP workers, over control of a local panchayat board in Malda

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All Cars And Bikes To Become Costlier From Tomorrow. Here's Why

Buying a car or two-wheeler is set to become expensive from tomorrow, as long-term third party insurance policy has been made mandatory by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI)...

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Economic Status Of SC/ST Doesn't Remove Stigma Of Caste, Top Court Told

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that even though some people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have climbed a few steps in the economic ladder, the stigma of caste and...

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Centre Rushes NDRF Teams For Flood Relief In Nagaland

According to official figures, the Nagaland floods have already killed 12 people and displaced thousands in one month.

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Bail For Tejashwi Yadav In Corruption Case, Relief For Lalu Yadav's Party

Lalu Yadav's son Tejashwi Yadav and wife Rabri Devi were granted bail in a corruption case this morning by a court in Delhi.

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UP Man Tries To Sell 4-Year-Old Daughter For Pregnant Wife's Treatment

When the police heard about a man trying to sell his daughter, they stopped him and assured them full financial support.

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Village In Rahul Gandhi's Amethi To Go Digital, Courtesy Smriti Irani

A village in Rahul Gandhi's Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh will go digital from September, with access to over 200 government services at the click of a mouse, courtesy Union Minister Smriti...

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India's Diplomat Shortage Leaves It Far Behind Asian Rival China: Report

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis are heading to New Delhi next week for an inaugural set of high-level meetings -- one more sign the West wants to deepen cooperation...

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Top UP Official's Ignorance Of His Department's Affairs Upsets High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rebuked a principal secretary of the Uttar Pradesh government and its counsel for their failure to explain the reason behind lowering the minimum qualifying marks...

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Ahead Of High-Level Talks With India, US Says "No Change" For H-1B Visas

There has been no change in the processing of H-1B visas, the Trump Administration has said ahead of next week's two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US, during which External Affairs Minister...

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Arunachal, Assam On Flood Alert After China Releases Water In Brahmaputra

The water discharge in the Brahmaputra basin by China last week is highest in last 50 years.

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Ahead Of Madhya Pradesh Polls, BJP Readies Women's Team 'Kamal Shakti'

The BJP is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that Shivraj Singh Chouhan returns to power in Madhya Pradesh when the state goes to polls later this year. The women voters in the state have always...

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Bankruptcy Court Admits Insolvency Plea Against Lavasa Corporation

Construction firm HCC's real estate firm Lavasa Corporation will face insolvency proceedings with the NCLT on Thursday admitting plea of lenders of the debt-ridden realty firm.

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INS Sahyadri Reaches Australia's Port Of Darwin For Maritime Exercise

Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri entered the Port of Darwin, Australia, on Wednesday to take part in a multilateral maritime exercise, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday.

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Top Consumer Commission Asks Unitech To Refund Rs 58 Lakh To Home Buyer

The top consumer commission has asked a real estate giant to return over Rs 58 lakh with interest to a home buyer after it failed to hand over the apartment within the stipulated time.

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"Rats Eat Away Drugs, Courts Hearing Narcotic Cases Are Told": Top Court

Courts are told that rats eat away drugs seized by the police when narcotics cases come up for hearing, said the Supreme Court on Thursday as it delved into issues relating to decongesting of police...

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Maharashtra Varsity Sends Sole Survivor Of Bus Accident On Long Leave

A month after 30 staffers of BSKK University were killed when their bus plunged into a 600-feet deep gorge, the sole survivor of the tragedy has been sent on ''long leave'' for an indefinite period, a...

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Want To Give Imran Khan Opportunity To Improve Ties With India: Pentagon

The Trump administration wants to give new Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan space to explore opportunities to improve relations with India, a senior Pentagon official has said.

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Cops Asked US To Sleep With Bedroom Door Open: Gautam Navlakha's Partner

"We were asked by policemen to keep the door of the bedroom open and sleep. I was livid and I flipped. I asked them to stand up and say sorry," Sabha Husain, female partner of activist Gautam...

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Insurances Claims In Kerala May Total Rs 4,500 Crore

Four public sector insurance companies anticipate claims of Rs 4,500 crore on account of the floods that ravaged Kerala, a senior official said on Thursday.

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Lalu Yadav In Jail, Son Tejashwi's Bail Issue Keeps Party On Tenterhooks

A day after Lalu Yadav's surrender in court after the expiry of his parole, his family is bracing for another trial. Tomorrow, his wife Rabri Devi and their son Tejashwi Yadav, will appear before a...

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Family Members Of 4 Policemen Kidnapped By Terrorists In Kashmir: Sources

Family members of four policemen have been kidnapped after terrorists raided the homes of several police officers in south Kashmir on Thursday evening, sources have told NDTV.

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"Notes Ban Led To More Tax Collection, Economic Growth": Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 notes led to formalisation of economy, more tax collection and higher growth.

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Can Sedition Be Redefined In A Country Like India, Asks Law Panel

Berating the country or a particular aspect of it cannot be treated as "sedition" and the charge can only be invoked in cases where the intention is to overthrow the government with violence and...

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Court Rejects Plea For Allowing Foreign Aid For Flood-Hit Kerala

The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking a directive to the Centre to accept foreign aid for relief operations in flood-ravaged state, saying it cannot interfere in policy...

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Flood-Hit Kerala Will Get Low Cost LPG Cylinders, Says Union Minister

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has approved a proposal to replace LPG cylinders, which were lost during the recent floods in Kerala, at a subsidised rate, a statement from the state Tourism...

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In Delhi Discoms Case, Its P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal vs Abhishek Singhvi

Congress leaders and senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal along with P Chidambaram will slug it out against each other in the Supreme Court in matters related to discoms.

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At Karunanidhi's Memorial Meet, Parties Band Together To Take On BJP

It was for the first time after Atal Bihari Vajpayee's tenure as Prime Minister that the BJP was taking part in a DMK event. Yet, a memorial meet for the Tamil party's patriarch M Karunanidhi in...

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Nitish Kumar Calls For Nationwide Prohibition On Liquor

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today favoured nationwide prohibition saying there could be no greater way of paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in 2019 than...

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"Worshipping People In Power Is National Weakness": Yashwant Sinha On PM

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said there is a tendency in India to worship people in power and asserted that Narendra Modi is seen as a "charismatic leader" because he is the prime...

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3 Men Jailed In Haryana For Possessing Rs 5 Coins

Three men have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and awarded a fine of Rs 25,000 each for possessing fake five rupee coins with a face value of Rs 6.87 lakh.

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"Ganga Will Be Completely Clean By 2020," Says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari expressed hope here today that the Ganga river will become completely clean by 2020 considering the pace at which its rejuvenation programme was in progress.

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Nandamuri Harikrishna Cremated With Full State Honours, Hundreds Bid Adieu

Telugu film personalities, politicians and others on Thursday bid a tearful adieu to TDP politburo member Nandamuri Harikrishna, whose mortal remains were consigned to flames with full state honours.

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India Rejects Pakistan's Objection On Hydropower Projects: Pak Official

India has rejected Pakistan's objections on its two hydropower projects on the Chenab river, a Pakistani official said today, as the crucial high-level bilateral talks on the Indus Waters Treaty...

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In Viral Video, Kashmir Family Argues With Troops For Firing Inside House

A video has gone viral on social media in Jammu and Kashmir in which a family is seen confronting a security forces team for allegedly opening fire inside their house during a search operation in the...

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High Court Puts Ban On Fatwas After Rape Victim Is Asked To Leave Village

Banning fatwas in the state, the Uttarakhand High Court today declared illegal a fatwa banishing the family of a rape victim from their village.

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Delhi Cancer Institute To Keep 80% Of Free Treatment For City Residents

The Delhi State Cancer Institute - the only government-run cancer hospital in the state - will reserve 80 per cent of free services for people from the state, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has...

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Charges Framed Against Maran Brothers In Illegal Telephone Exchange Case

A CBI court today framed charges and ordered trial of former Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran and others in a case of alleged setting up of "illegal" telephone exchanges to benefit the Sun TV...

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Robbers Loot Rs 53 Lakh From Cash Van, Gun Down Security Guard In Bihar

Armed robbers today looted more than Rs 50 lakh from a cash van and gunned down its guard in Bihar's Samastipur district, police said.

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"Anti-Fascism Should Be Encouraged": Twitter Users On Activists' Arrests

After three of the five arrested activists were produced in a Pune court on Wednesday, public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar's claim that they were members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist)...

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Information Technology Ministry Issues Advisory Against Momo Challenge

The IT Ministry has issued an advisory against the deadly 'momo challenge', asking parents and guardians to protect children from the game which lures players into a series of violent acts, ending...

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China Issues Flood Alert In India As River Tsangpo Swells

China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP...

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To Cut Cost, Railways Turn To Natural Gas

Railways on Thursday signed a preliminary deal with gas firm GAIL (India) Ltd to use natural gas in some of its operations, part of a drive by the world's third biggest oil consumer to gradually shift...

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Court's Earful For Centre On Special Courts For Cases Against Politicians

The Supreme Court today expressed displeasure over the Centre not furnishing details sought by it on setting up of special courts to exclusively deal with cases involving politicians, saying the...

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When Rahul Gandhi Asked Journalists "Are You Writing Freely These Days?"

Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday the journalists and ordinary people in the country are "scared of speaking out" these days. Mr Gandhi was addressing a press conference in Delhi where...

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UP Government Admits PDS Scam. Rs 30-Crore Worth Grain Diverted

The Uttar Pradesh government has admitted that a scam worth crores, in which food grain meant for the poor, under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) was being diverted to the open market by ration...

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Varavara Rao's Son-In-Law To Move Supreme Court Against Search By Cops

Prof K Satyanarayana, son-in-law of Telugu poet Varavara Rao who is under house arrest in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case, today said he would approach the Supreme Court against the methods used by...

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Court Fines Bihar Exam Board Rs 5 Lakh Over Reluctance To Rectify 1 Mark

The Patna High Court yesterday ordered the Bihar School Examination Board to give "one mark" for an unchecked answer in Hindi paper of a girl, who had secured the second rank in the state in...

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"Why Pay Three Times For Rs 520-Crore Aircraft": Rahul Gandhi On Rafale

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi continued hammering the government on the Rafale deal, questioning today who was telling the truth on the deal -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi or former President of France...

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Impression That We'll Insulate India No Matter What, Is Misleading: US

There is no guarantee for a special waiver for India from the punitive US sanctions over its weapons purchase from Russia as Washington has concerns over the nearly five billion deal, a top Pentagon...

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India Committed To Work With BIMSTEC Member States: PM Modi

India is committed to work with the BIMSTEC member states to enhance regional connectivity and combat the menace of terrorism and drug trafficking, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

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Student's Suicide Bid: Teachers Sent On Compulsory Leave Till March 31

The principal and two teachers of a private school in the city have been asked to proceed on compulsory leave for their alleged involvement in mishandling an incident that lead to a suicide attempt by...

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World Bank Approves Rs 929.89 Crore For Shimla's Water Supply Project

The World Bank has approved in principle a financial assistance of Rs 929.89 crore for a water supply and sewerage project for the state capital, Himachal Pradesh Urban Development and Country...

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Top Court Reserves Verdict In Case Involving Bhushan Steel's Ex-Promoter

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on the Serious Fraud Investigation Office's plea to stay a Delhi High Court order in a case concerning Bhushan Steel's erstwhile promoter Neeraj Singal.

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Law panel endorses proposal for simultaneous polls in its draft report

Law panel endorses proposal for simultaneous polls in its draft report

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Those Attacked Are Being Arrested But Attackers Go Scot-free: Activists

Double standards in the treatment of alleged offenders in the Bhima-Koregaon violence and the five activists arrested on Tuesday on accusations of Maoist links: That's what a section of activists and...

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Rahul Gandhi Says Demonetisation "Scam" Aimed To Help Crony Capitalists

Demonetisation was not a mistake but an attack on citizens to help big businesses, Rahul Gandhi said today, ripping into Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government.

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Can't Claim SC/ST Quota Benefit In 2 States: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today held that a member of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe community cannot claim the benefit of reservation in government employment in other states, if his or her caste is...

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Police Document In Activists' Arrest Skips Key Charges Made In Court

A day after the Maharashtra Police arrested five prominent activists for suspected links to Maoists, officers on Wednesday filed a document in a Pune court asking for their custody. The document - a...

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Jailed Clerk Assigned Charge Of Two Schools In Gurdaspur

A clerk, who was behind bars in an alleged case of fraud, was given the charge of two high schools in Gurdaspur district by Punjab's education department, an official said.

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Activists Say Arrests Tied To Elections, A Bid To "Camouflage Critique"

The arrest of five activists on terror charges is symptomatic of a "constitutional breakdown" which made it "very important for us to come out" said a section of rights activists at a press conference...

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Kerala To Pursue Legal Steps To Avail Foreign Aid, Says Pinarayi Vijayan

As Kerala picks up the pieces, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said the state government would explore the possibility of legal options to avail the funds offered to the state, including those...

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Arvind Kejriwal's New Problem - Another 'AAP'

The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Election Commission on a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party against the poll panel's decision to reject its objection against registration of the 'Aapki Apni...

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Two Boys Arrested In Jammu and Kashmir For Performing Kiki Challenge

Dancing on roads on the Kiki song landed two boys from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in a jail, the police said today.

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HD Kumaraswamy Urges Rahul Gandhi To Allow Expansion Of Karnataka Cabinet

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy today met Congress President Rahul Gandhi here and urged him to take early decision on cabinet expansion of the coalition government.

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IIT-Delhi, AIIMS To Jointly Set Up Biomedical Research Park

The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday entered into a pact for setting up a Biomedical Research Park in Jhajjar, Haryana, and...

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BJP Floats Bihar Seat-Share Math. Gets 'F' From Nitish Kumar's Party

Under pressure from ally Nitish Kumar to settle the thorny issue of seat sharing in Bihar in next year's general elections, the BJP has come up with a first draft of the plan, giving itself a lion's...

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No Time Limit For Constituency Development Funds In Kashmir: Governor

In a significant decision, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has directed that the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) scheme shall continue to be operational in the State without any time...

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Monk Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of Children At Bodh Gaya

The head monk of a meditation centre at the international pilgrim town Bodh Gaya has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing several children who came there for training. The child monks have...

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Banks Likely To Be Closed For First 5 Days In September. Here's Why

The beginning of September may come with a 5-day bank closure in many states and banking services may take a serious hit.

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Rajasthan Teachers To Lose 1-Day Salary If Absent On Teachers' Day Event

Rajasthan's education department has informed the government school teachers appointed after December 13, 2013 that they would lose one-day salary if they failed to attend the state-level programme...

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All-Party Delegation Meets Rajnath Singh, Seeks Aid For Flood-Hit Kerala

An all-party delegation from Kerala today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and urged him to provide more funds to the flood-hit state and allow foreign assistance.

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Expelled DMK leader MK Alagiri says "ready to go back to party, obvious that I accept Stalin as leader"

Expelled DMK leader MK Alagiri says "ready to go back to party, obvious that I accept Stalin as leader"

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"Have Nothing To Do With Samajwadi Secular Morcha": Om Prakash Rajbhar

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) leader and senior minister in the Yogi Adityanath government Om Prakash Rajbhar, who recently met sidelined Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav, today distanced...

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India Expected To Become World's Fifth Largest Economy: Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India is expected to surpass Britain next year to become world's fifth largest economy.

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PM Modi Reviews Resolution Of Public Grievances In Income Tax Department

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday asked Finance Ministry officials to ensure that all systems are made technology-driven, which should leave little scope for human intervention, to stem...

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Google Briefs IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad About It's Plans For India

Google's plans for enabling access across India and the role of technology in empowering Indian users were discussed as IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad met the internet giant's India-born CEO Sundar...

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GoAir To Start International Operations From October 11

Budget airline GoAir will start international operations from October 11, its chief executive officer Cornelis Vrieswijik said today.

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Janmashtami 2018: Date, Timings And Celebrations

This year, there has been a confusion over the Krishna Janmastami date. To clear the confusion, here are the exact timings for Krishna Janmasthami 2018 and the date it would be celebrated on.

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"You Have Less Than 6 Hours..." Rahul Gandhi's Reminder To Arun Jaitley

In the back-and-forth over the Rafale jet deal, Rahul Gandhi today posted a tart reminder to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with six hours left in his 24-hour deadline to set up an all-party lawmakers'...

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Opposition Wants Yogi Adityanath's "Unparliamentary Language" Deleted

Opposition members in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly today accused Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of using "unparliamentary language" during his speech in the House and demanded omission of the remarks...

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In UP, Muslim Man Beaten To Death Over Suspicion Of Cattle Theft

A 22-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh was beaten to death by a group, who suspected that he was trying to steal a buffalo. The incident was reported from Bholapur Hindoliya village in Bareilly...

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"Isolated Delegation's Failed Approach": India's Response To Pak At UN

A week after former cricketer Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister, India has reminded the new government that any attempt to drag the Kashmir issue into the world body for a mediation...

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High-Level 2+2 Dialogue With India Indicates Deepening Strategic Ties: US

The maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States scheduled in New Delhi next week is an indication of the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries, the Trump...

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Vice-President, Politicians, Celebrities Pay Last Respects To Harikrishna

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, top politicians of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and Telugu film personalities today paid their last respects to TDP founder NTR's son Nandamuri Harikrishna, who died...

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4 Members Of A Family Found Dead Near Gurgaon

A family of four was found dead in their home in Pataudi in Haryana. A two-year-old son of the family was away and has survived.

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Momo Challenge: ICSE To Request Parents To Keep A Watch On Their Children

With reports of Whatsapp messages inviting young people to play a dangerous online game called 'Momo Challenge', the Association of Heads of ICSE schools, West Bengal, has called upon all member...

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Have Faith In Law, Says Varavara Rao, Under House Arrest In Hyderabad

Varavara Rao, one of the five activists who were arrested, has been brought home in Hyderabad on Thursday. Mr Rao said he was arrested based on false statements

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Lalu Yadav Surrenders After Court Turns Down Request For Parole Extension

Bihar fodder scam: Lalu Yadav surrendered in court today after his request for extension of parole was rejected last week. The former Bihar chief minister had been out on bail since May. "I am...

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PM Modi Arrives In Nepal To Attend Regional Summit BIMSTEC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived today to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit that will focus on enhancing regional connectivity and boosting trade.

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Hizbul Chief's Son Arrested In Srinagar In Terror Funding Case

Terror group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Syed Salahuddin's son was arrested this morning in Srinagar by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Syed Shakeel Ahmed, accused of terror funding, was...

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Manohar Parrikar Flies To US For Medical Treatment

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today left for the United States for medical treatment, an official said.

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UP Man Allegedly Murdered Wife, Daughters Before Jumping Into River

Uttar Pradesh man Lakshmi Shankar Maurya strangled his wife Dimple following a domestic dispute before drowning his two daughters in a tub.

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PM Modi Reaches Nepal To Attend BIMSTEC Summit: Live Updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Kathmandu to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation or BIMSTEC summit.

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Ready For The 2019 General Elections: Kamal Haasan

Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that his party is ready for the 2019 general elections, but are not in a mindset to contest the forthcoming bye-election in...

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How FedEx-ed Diamonds Fuelled Massive Nirav Modi Bank Fraud: Report

PNB fraud: The price of the large yellow diamond alternately shrank and spiked by about a million dollars as it moved across the globe. The three-carat gem was shipped at least four times between...

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Banking, Financial Relief Measures Announced For Kerala

The government on Wednesday took several measures on the banking and financial front, including concessional loan for rebuilding houses, to provide relief to the people in flood-ravaged Kerala.

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Girl, 5, Dies After Falling In Boiling Daal At Madhya Pradesh Anganwadi

The incident that took place in an anganwadi centre in Shahdol has stunned the students and parents

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Where's The Black Money? Almost All Banned Notes Returned: Foreign Media

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to weed out black money through a ban on high-value currency notes haven't yielded the desired results.

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Odisha Woman With Schizophrenia Chained By Family For 6 Years, Rescued

The woman's father said that she "starts tearing her clothes, runs away from home, and breaks things when she is left free," so they chained her.

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After Sharad Pawar's Math, Lalu Yadav's "5-Minute Formula" To Pick PM

Bihar's veteran leader Lalu Yadav has seconded Sharad Pawar's idea of not projecting any opposition candidate ahead of next year's general elections. The election, said the leader convicted in four...

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Encounter Underway In Jammu And Kashmir's Bandipora

Security forces are engaging terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora.

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Kerala Thanks Fishermen For Rescue And Relief Efforts In Flood

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday gave a 'big salute' to the state's fishermen, who rescued thousands of people trapped in the floods, which claimed 470 lives since May 29 when the South...

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Member Of Manipur Terror Group Arrested In South Delhi

Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested a 45-year-old member of Manipur based banned terrorist outfit, Kangleipak Communist Party or KCP-PWG, for allegedly threatening Manipur Chief Minister N Biren...

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Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts

The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill for the creation of three new districts, Pakke-Kesang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi, in the state.

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Highways Authority Directed To Make VIP Lanes In Toll Plazas Across India

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to take steps for providing a separate lane at toll plazas for VIPs, including sitting judges, across the...

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Rahul Gandhi To Meet Congress Core Group Over Rafale Deal

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet the party's core group today morning to chalk out strategy to further step up the offensive on the Modi government over the Rafale issue, sources said.

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"Political Ploy Against Dissent": Activist Gautam Navlakha On His Arrest

Civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested for suspected links with Maoists, on Wednesday alleged that the case against him was a "political ploy" of the government to target dissent.

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India Signs Two Agreements To Step Up Cooperation With Cambodia

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today discussed bilateral, multilateral and key international issues with her Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn, and the two countries signed two agreements to...

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India Not Guaranteed Sanctions Waiver For Russian Missiles: US Official

The United States cannot guarantee that it will provide India a waiver from sanctions if it purchases major weapon and defence systems from Russia, a top Pentagon official said on Wednesday, ahead of...

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On Rahul Gandhi's Demand On Rafale Deal, Amit Shah's JPC Spin

Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his push for a JPC or Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale deal, BJP president Amit Shah described JPC as "Jhoothi Party Congress" and said the...

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Bhushan Steel's Ex-Promoter Gets Bail In Rs 20 Billion Fraud Case

The Delhi High Court has directed that Bhushan Steel's erstwhile promoter Neeraj Singal, arrested by the SFIO for allegedly siphoning off Rs 20 billion, be released on interim bail as the agency has...

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Rahul Gandhi Talks IS Abroad, Safeguards Maoists At Home: BJP Hits Back

The BJP today launched a sharp counterattack on the Congress over Tuesday's arrest of five activists on terror charges. "Naxals are Naxals when you arrest them and human rights activists when we...

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India Signs Agreement To Renovate Cambodia's Lord Shiva Temple

India today signed an MoU with Cambodia to help the South East Asian nation on restoration and preservation of an ancient Lord Shiva temple, a world heritage site.

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ISRO Keen To Outsource Polar, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

ISRO and its commercial wing Antrix today said they are willing to outsource manufacturing of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) so that the space...

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Tech To Help Anganwadi Workers In Indore To Battle Malnutrition

Anganwadi workers in rural areas of Indore district could now monitor the health and nutritional status of women and children online with the help of tablet computers.

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Buddhist Monk Arrested In Bodh Gaya For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of 15 Boys

A Buddhist monk was on Wednesday taken into custody at the international pilgrim town Bodh Gaya for alleged sexual abuse of 15 children from Assam who were studying at a school-cum-meditation centre...

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The Deadly Momo Challenge Has A Japanese Connect

The deadly 'Momo Challenge", which has kept the cyber security experts across the world on their toes over the past few weeks, has more Japanese connection than you can think of.

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Kapil Sibal Bats For Arvind Kejriwal In Supreme Court On AAP Vs Centre

Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was once at loggerheads with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, today represented the AAP government in the Supreme Court to argue matters...

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Fall In Line Or Else..: Government Has A Message For Social Media Chiefs

The Centre may take legal action against India-based heads of social media platforms if they do not curb online hate and misinformation, an official said today in an indication that the government is...

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Decoding Rafale Deal: From Allegations To Counter-Allegations

As the controversy surrounding Rafale deal escalates, here is an explainer and a timeline relating to India's purchase of 36 combat jets from France for an estimated Rs 58,000 crore:

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Manipur School Teacher Arrested For Raping Girl Student

A school teacher in Manipur was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a girl student, officials said.

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What You Need To Know About 5 Activists Arrested After Multi-City Raids

Five of the 10 activists, who were taken into custody over suspected Maoist links, have been put under house arrest until the Supreme Court's next hearing on September 6. The arrests followed...

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Demonetisation Achieved Its Objectives Quite Substantially: Government

The government today said demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016 achieved the objectives "quite substantially", even as the RBI report outlined that 99.3 per cent of junked notes...

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Arrested Activists And Their Maoist Links: Fact Check From Home Ministry

As many as 128 organisations suspected to have links with Maoists were identified by the UPA government in 2012 and some of those arrested by the Maharashtra Police yesterday were part of these front...

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Navy Helps Norwegian Ship With All-Indian Crew In Pirate-Infested Waters

Indian Naval ship 'Teg' assisted a Norwegian vessel with an all-Indian crew after its port anchor along with the entire 330 metres cable inadvertently slipped, thus restricting her speed and making it...

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Imran Khan Government To Prepare Proposal To Resolve Kashmir Issue

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government is preparing a proposal to resolve the Kashmir issue, a senior Pakistani minister has said, describing the draft as a "model for conflict resolution."

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Panchayat Member Caught On Camera Beating Up School Student In Gujarat

A video purportedly showing a village panchayat member thrashing a primary school student at a village in Kutch district of Gujarat has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to...

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Mamata Banerjee's Nephew Files Defamation Case Against Amit Shah

Trinamool Youth Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, filed a defamation suit against Amit Shah today, alleging that the BJP president has made...

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5 Activists Gave Maoists Financial, Logistical Support: Ministry Sources

Home Ministry officials today justified the arrest of activists by the Pune police, saying action was taken against them for "abetting and giving logistical support to Naxals". The arrests and...

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Air India To Connect Mumbai With New York, Resume Frankfurt Services

National carrier Air India will start flight services to New York from Mumbai, besides resuming services to Frankfurt, which it discontinued in 2010, from winters this year.

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Railways Orders Rs 25,000 Compensation To Victim Of Rat-Bite In Train

A passenger bitten by a rat while travelling in a train was today awarded a compensation of Rs 25,000 by a consumer forum which also directed the railways to pay additional Rs 2,000 towards medical...

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Nandamuri Harikrishna Was Not Wearing Seat Belt During Accident: Police

Nandamuri Harikrishna, who died in car crash today, was apparently driving at a high speed and not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, a senior police official said.

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Air India Disinvestment To Not Happen In Near Future: Government Official

The disinvestment of loss-making Air India will not happen in "near future", a senior government official today told a Parliamentary panel, according to sources.

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"Heading Towards Emergency": Lalu Yadav On Arrests Of Activists

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly "leading the country towards Emergency" and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over what he...

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"Great Rafale Robbery", Tweets Rahul Gandhi After Arun Jaitley's Counter

Hours after Arun Jaitley put up 15 questions for the Congress in a Facebook post accusing Rahul Gandhi of "peddling untruth" on the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Congress president had a dare of his...

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No Money Spent On Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Himachal Visit: Jai Ram Thakur

Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is being treated as a "state guest" in Himachal Pradesh, but the government is not spending any money on him apart from providing security, Chief...

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Activists "Intolerant To Present Political System": Cops Justify Arrests

Around the time five activists arrested under an anti-terror law were given some reprieve by the Supreme Court today, the Pune police strongly justified the arrests, accusing the activists of crimes...

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Form Team To Check Sand Mining In Ganga: Green Court To Bihar Government

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Bihar government to constitute a team to check illegal sand mining being carried out during the Monsoon season in Son and Ganga rivers at Koilwar and...

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More Than 11,000 Claims Worth Rs 1,200 Crore Filed With Insurers In Kerala

More than 11,000 claims worth an estimated Rs 1,200 crore have been filed by flood-affected people with the four public sector insurance companies in Kerala, a top official said today.

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Armed Forces Special Powers Act Extended For 6 Months In Assam

The Assam government today extended application of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the state for six more months with immediate effect.

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Speed Up Construction Of Bunkers Along Border In Jammu, Authorities Told

The Jammu and Kashmir government has asked authorities concerned to chalk out a strategy to expedite work on construction of bunkers along the International Border (IB) for the safety of the people in...

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P Chidambaram Slams Centre Over RBI Report On Demonetisation

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today slammed the government after the RBI said that as much as 99.3 per cent of the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have returned to the banking system,...

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Activists' Arrest: Rights Body Says Proper Procedure Not Followed By Cops

The National Human Rights Commission today issued notices to the Maharashtra government and the state's police chief, saying "it appears" that standard operating procedure was not properly followed in...

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"Dissent Is Safety Valve Of Democracy": Top Court On Activists' Arrest

While granting reprieve to five activists who were arrested yesterday under an anti-terror law on charges of Maoist activities, the Supreme Court today said: "Dissent is the safety valve of...

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Will PM Modi Apologise For Demonetisation, Asks Congress After RBI Report

The Congress today demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly lying to the country, after the RBI said 99.3 per cent of the junked Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes have returned to...

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Pune Police Operation To Arrest Varavara Rao "Illegal", Claims Family

The arrest of Maoist ideologue and poet Varavara Rao and searches in his two daughters residences were "illegal", claimed a family member.

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Cochin Airport Resumes Operations After 2 Week Shutdown

The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) on Wednesday commenced normal operations after a two-week closure due to floods in Kerala.

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An Attempt To Silence Masses: Prakash Ambedkar On Activists' Arrest

Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar termed the arrests of activists for suspected Maoist links as an attempt to "silence" the masses.

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Indus Waters Treaty Talks Between India And Pakistan Resume In Lahore

India and Pakistan today commenced crucial talks on various aspects of the Indus Waters Treaty in Lahore, the first bilateral engagement since Prime Minister Imran Khan took office.

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#MeTooUrbanNaxal Trends On Twitter After Activists Raided, Arrested

A day after multi-city raids at the homes of 10 activists over suspected Maoist links led to the arrests of five of them, #MeTooUrbanNaxal became the second-most popular Twitter trend. The Pune Police...

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Over 99 Per Cent Banned Notes Back In System, Says RBI Report: Top 10

Over 99 per cent of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes banned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the November 2016 demonetisation have returned to the banking system, the Reserve Bank of India said today. The...

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Heavy Security Outside Activist Gautam Navlakha's Residence In Delhi

Heavy security was deployed outside activist Gautam Navlakha's residence following the Delhi High Court order to confine him at his residence after being arrested by the Maharashtra Police for alleged...

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Congress, AAP Lawmakers Seek Murder Charges Against Badals, Cops

The ruling Congress and the AAP lawmakers today demanded that former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal be booked on "murder" charges on the basis of a judicial panel's report on the 2015 sacrilege...

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4 Policemen Killed In Terror Attack In Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Four cops were killed today in a terror attack in South Kashmir's Shopian district, the police said.

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Green Panel Forms Committee To Check Illegal Constructions In Haridwar

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Uttarakhand government to check illegal constructions in Haridwar Forest Division and formed an oversight committee for the same, after a plea alleged...

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"Shiva Devotee" Rahul Gandhi Heads To Kailash Mansarovar This Week

Rahul Gandhi will go on a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar on August 31. The Congress president had announced earlier that he would take the trip after the Karnataka election.

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KJ Alphons Blames "Biased Reports On Women Safety" For Drop In Tourism

Tourism ministry is now focusing to attract 10 per cent of the 144 million Chinese tourists who visited abroad last year, the largest from any country.

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National Award For Teachers 2017: Odisha Teacher Finds Local Resources For Science Practical, To Be Awarded

"The national award will act as an inspiration for me to explore new methods and techniques to simplify education for high school students," he said.

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As Uncle Shivpal Floats Outfit, That Funny Feeling For Akhilesh Yadav

In an interview, Shivpal Yadav said he and other senior leaders were not being respected by the Samajwadi Party. Shivpal Yadav is the brother of Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of former Uttar Pradesh...

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Schools, Colleges Re-Open After Flood Disaster In Kerala

As schools re-opened today in Kerala, teachers welcomed children by singing songs.

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Probe Agency Attaches Upendra Rai's Assets Worth Rs 26.65 Crore

The Enforcement Directorate today said it has attached assets worth Rs 26.65 crore of journalist Upendra Rai in connection with a money laundering and alleged extortion case against him.

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Rahul Gandhi Flays Centre For Not Providing Adequate Aid To Kerala

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today accused the Centre of not providing adequate assistance to flood-hit Kerala, saying he was "sad" about the BJP-led NDA government's approach on the issue.

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Don't Use Social Media To "Spread Dirt", Says PM Modi

PM Modi asked people to share good things around them on social media.

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Devendra Fadnavis Briefed On "Evidence" Before Raids On Activists: Cops

After the arrest of five rights activists on Tuesday, which has been challenged in the Supreme Court, Pune police sources claim that their investigations pointed at Maoist activities and a "big...

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Restriction On Dissent Growing In India: Salman Khurshid

Congress leader Salman Khurshid said that voices of those who criticize the central government are being curbed.

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Indian Navy Helps Norwegian Ship In Gulf Of Aden

The Indian Navy helped a Norwegian ship manned by an all Indian crew, to retrieve its cable chain and port anchor that had slipped into the Arabian Sea in the piracy infested waters of the Gulf of...

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3 Activists Arrested After Raids Brought To Pune

Prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao, and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira are likely to be produced in a court later in the day.

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Father-Son Killed In Dynamite Blast In UP

A man and his son were killed in a dynamite blast set off by unidentified assailants in a Varanasi village in Uttar Pradesh early on Wednesday, police said.

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Chandrababu Naidu, NTR Family Members Rush To Nalgonda

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other members of the NTR family rushed to Telangana's Nalgonda district, where NTR's son Nandamuri Harikrishna died in a road accident early on...

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Congress's Allegations On Rafale Pricing "Factually False": Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has posted a set of 15 questions to the Congress in his latest post on Facebook, asking the party led by Rahul Gandhi to stop their "false campaign based on untruth"...

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India's Manned Space Mission To Be Cheaper Than Projects By US, China

ISRO manned flight: The government on Tuesday said it expected to spend less than Rs 100 billion ($1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely to be...

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No Mention Of Alleged PM Assassination Plot In Case On Activists' Arrests

The widely-condemned searches and arrest of activists by the Pune police yesterday is not linked to an alleged Maoist plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as some reports had suggested.

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99.3 Per Cent Of Demonetised Notes Returned To Banks: RBI

As many as 99.3 per cent of the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, that were banned overnight in November 2016, have been returned, the Reserve Bank of India said in its annual report.

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Will You Back BJP After 2019 Polls: Congress Asks Mamata Banerjee's Party

The West Bengal Congress, on Tuesday, asked the ruling Trinamool Congress or TMC to spell out if it would support the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

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Woman Delivers Baby On Road After 2 UP Hospitals Allegedly Deny Admission

The District Magistrate of Shravasti district has ordered an inquiry in the case.

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Manohar Parrikar To Fly To US Again For Medical Treatment: Official

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is currently admitted at a private hospital in Mumbai, will fly to the US tonight for further medical treatment, his office said today.

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Why UAPA, The Law Used In Activists' Arrests, Is Hugely Controversial

The arrest of five activists after multi-city searches at their homes last evening has been widely condemned amid allegations of the use of an oppressive anti-terror law that empowers the state to...

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"Welcome To New India": Rahul Gandhi Jabs Centre Over Activists' Arrests

The arrest of five activists across India over alleged links with Maoists has put Congress president Rahul Gandhi in direct confrontation with the centre after he alleged the government is allowing...

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Petition Challenging Activists' Arrest To Be Filed In Court Today

A petition challenging the arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence will be filed in the Supreme Court at 10:30 am.

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PM's Office "Facilitated" Mehul Choksi's Escape, Claims Congress

The Congress has alleged that the Prime Minister's Office overlooked complaints against Punjab National Bank fraud accused Mehul Choksi and "facilitated" his escape from the country.

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8 Trapped After Landslide In Uttarakhand's Tehri Garhwal

While three of the bodies have been extracted, search is on for five more at the landslide location in Kot village in Uttarakhand.

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Petition Against Activists Arrests To Be Filed In Supreme Court Today

Petition challenging activists' arrests over allegations of Maoist links to be filed in Supreme Court today

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M Karunanidhi's Wife Dayalu Ammal Hospitalised: Report

Dayalu Ammal, wife of late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, has been admitted to Apollo Hospital in Chennai, sources said.

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Maneka Gandhi Asks Indian Envoy In Spain To Send Abandoned Girl Back

Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday asked the Indian Ambassador in Spain to send back the adopted girl who was abandoned by her foster parents in the country.

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Kerala Flood Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi To Visit Wayanad Today

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will take stock of the flood situation in the Wayanad district of Kerala today.

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Varavara Rao, Wife Forced To Sign Punchnama In Marathi: Son-In-Law

A relative of poet Varavara Rao on Tuesday accused Pune Police of "forcing" him and his wife Hemalatha to sign a 'punchnama' in Marathi language.

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Mamata Banerjee Dares Centre To Start Citizens' List Exercise In Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP-led central government of tying to evict people from the country in the name of the NRC in Assam and dared it to launch a similar...

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At Least 30 Injured In Clashes Over Panchayat Board Control In Bengal

Violence erupted in West Bengal again on Tuesday over the formation of gram panchayat (GP) boards, with clashes between workers of the ruling TMC and opposition parties leaving at least 30 people,...

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Nandamuri Harikrishna, Son Of Ex-Andhra Chief Minister, Dies In Accident

Nandamuri Harikrishna, the son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao, was killed in an accident on Tuesday. He was also the brother-in-law of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu...

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Not A Single Economist In The World Praised Demonetisation: P Chidambaram

Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP for the demonetisation drive in 2016, former finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the move was not praised by a single economist across the...

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New Science And Technology Council Formed To Advise PM Narendra Modi

A 21-member committee has been set up to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi on science, technology and innovations, a top official said today.

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PM Modi's JFK Moment Spurs India To Plan Crewed Spaceflight By 2022

India plans to spend $1.4 billion to send a crew of three to space by 2022, spurred by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal that will help the country break into an elite club.

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Electronic Cigarettes "Great Health Risk": Centre Bans Sales And Imports

The health ministry called on Tuesday for stopping the sale or import of electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris International Inc were planning to...

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Encounter Breaks Out At Anantnag, 2 Terrorists Trapped

Security forces are engaging terrorists at Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag's, the police said. They have surrounded two terrorists who first fired at them, the police said. A joint team of the state...

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Google Partnering With Indian Banks To Provide Instant Loans

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to the masses, as it aims to woo tens of millions of new internet users in the country to its...

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Uttar Pradesh To Appoint 41,556 Assistant Teachers On Teachers' Day

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that it will give appointment letters to 41,556 assistant teachers on September 5, marking the Teachers Day, an official said.

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Letters Over Plans To Assassinate PM, Amit Shah Led To Action: Officials

Two letters, purportedly exchanged by Maoist leaders, indicated plans to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and Home Minister Rajnath Singh, leading to police action...

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Dabholkar's Killers Considered Gun "Lucky", Didn't Destroy It: Sources

One of the weapons probably used in the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar five years ago was not destroyed by the alleged killers as they believed it was "lucky" for them, CBI sources said.

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Kochi Airport, Airlines Set To Resume Operations Today After Floods

With the Cochin international airport or CIAL set to resume operations today, private carriers Jet Airways and Indigo had on Tuesday said they will restart services which were discontinued from August...

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Court Orders House Arrest Of Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, Then Trouble Brews

Tussle over the custody of arrested human rights lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj carried on well past midnight as the Punjab and Haryana high court ordered that she cannot be taken to Pune and should be kept...

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Watch: Officials Rescue Horse Being Swept Away By Fast Flowing River

A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday rescued a horse that was being swept away from the Yamuna river in Uttarkashi's Syana Chatti in Uttarakhand.

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Businessman Refused To Play Momo Challenge. Got Bank Details On WhatsApp

A small-time businessman in West Bengal's Birbhum district has alleged that he was threatened with dire consequences for refusing to play the deadly 'Momo Challenge' game, police said on Tuesday.

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Centre Wants New J&K Governor To Focus On Political Outreach: Sources

From the formation of the state government to engaging with all political parties in the Valley - Satya Pal Malik, the new Governor of Jammu and Kashmir - has a lot to deliver in the next six months....

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Google Launches New Tools To Target Non-English Speakers In India

With the aim of helping more users in India leverage the power of the Internet irrespective of their English language proficiency, Google on Tuesday announced several new tools including one to make...

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Ruchi Ghanashyam Appointed India's Next High Commissioner To UK

Senior diplomat Ruchi Ghanashyam has been appointed as India's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, the External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday.

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"We Are All With You," Rahul Gandhi Tells Flood Hit Kerala

Terming the Kerala floods as a "very big tragedy", Congress President Rahul Gandhi today assured that his party would bring pressure on the central and state governments to provide compensation which...

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Top Court Reserves Order On Plea To Ban Manufacturing, Sale Of Crackers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea that sought a countrywide ban on manufacture, sale and possession of firecrackers to curb air pollution.

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Five New Cities Under "Panchagram" To Be Developed In Haryana: Vipul Goel

The Haryana government has decided to develop five new cities along the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway, Minister for Industries and Commerce Vipul Goel said today.

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5 Crore People Moved Out Of Poverty In Last Four Years: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government has moved five crore people out of poverty in four years, and emphasized that the centre is committed to bringing those left behind in the...

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"Democratic Rights Attacked" Says Sitaram Yechury On Activists' Arrest

The CPM accused the Centre of "attacking the democratic rights of people" as the Pune police, in a multi-city sweep, arrested five activists and raid nine under allegations of Maoist links today. The...

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National Security Act Invoked Against Mafia Don Who Built Dam On Yamuna

The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration today passed an order invoking the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against the kingpin of a sand mining mafia who had built a dam on the Yamuna...

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Overflowing River, 'Daring' Biker. It Didn't Go His Way. Watch His Rescue

A biker had a narrow escape after he fell off his bike while trying to cross a fast flowing river in Uttarakhand's Ramnagar .

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Nitish Kumar To Attend M Karunanidhi's Memorial Service, Say Sources

Two days after being elected president of the DMK, MK Stalin will host a memorial meeting for his late father M Karunanidhi in Chennai. Earlier, the buzz was over Amit Shah attending - he is finally...

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BJP's Antics A Dishonour To Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Mamata Banerjee

Taking a dig at the BJP over the processions organised across the country with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that...

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"Only 1 NGO In New India": Rahul Gandhi's Dig At RSS On Activists' Arrest

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the government over the arrest of prominent Left-wing activists for suspected Maoist links, saying that in the "new India", there was place for only...

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For An Edge In Polls, BJP Plans Sharper Focus On Central Schemes: Sources

A sharper focus on welfare schemes, with an eye on the rolls of beneficiaries would form the cornerstone of the BP strategy for the national elections next year, sources told NDTV. A data base of...

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Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits West Bengal, Tremors Felt In Odisha

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit West Bengal's Hooghly district this evening. Tremors were also felt in six districts of West Bengal including Kolkata and several parts of Odisha.

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1 Dead, 25 Critical In Madhya Pradesh. Nurse Used Same Syringe On All

A man died while 25 others are critical after a nurse allegedly used the same syringe on all the patients at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh.

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UP Cop Arrests Pregnant Woman In False Case. His Reasons Were Personal

A police inspector was suspended for allegedly arresting a pregnant woman and her mother-in-law in a "false" abduction case to favour his relatives, the police said today.

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Top Court Says Voters Have Right To Know Criminal Records Of Candidates

The Supreme Court today said the voters have a right to know the antecedents of candidates and the Election Commission could be asked to direct political parties to ensure that persons, facing...

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People Want New Prime Minister After 2019: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today claimed the people want a new prime minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as he accused the BJP of "spreading lies and animosity".

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Uttarakhand Government Announces Rs 5 Crore Aid To Flood-Hit Kerala

The Uttarakhand government today handed over a cheque of Rs 5 crore to the Kerala resident commissioner in New Delhi, an official statement said.

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Chief Justice Dipak Misra Asked To Recommend Successor By Centre: Sources

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who retires in October, has been asked to recommend his successor by the government, sources have told NDTV.

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Mamata Banerjee Should Stop Dreaming About Being Next Prime Minister: BJP

Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the state unit of the BJP today said she should "stop dreaming about becoming the next Prime Minister" and focus on maintaining law and order...

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248 People Died Of "Shock" Over M Karunanidhi's Death: DMK

The DMK on Tuesday said as many as 248 party workers died, 'shocked' by the death of party patriarch M Karunanidhi and announced a solatium of Rs 200,000 each to their families.

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Double Murder Convict Shot Dead In Bihar Court Premises, 1 Arrested

Unidentified gunmen shot dead an undertrial prisoner, earlier convicted in a case of double murder, in a court premises in Bihar's Sitamarhi district today, police said.

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Biplab Deb's Latest Nugget Involves Ducks And Rural Economy. Go Figure

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has contributed another gem to his growing list of howlers. Today, he said oxygen levels 'automatically' rise in water bodies if ducks swim in them. He also...

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"Mahatma Would Have Defended Her": Ramachandra Guha On Activist's Arrest

Human rights lawyer Sudha Bharadawaj, one of the five activists arrested today over allegations of Maoist links, was lauded by her supporters for her "ability to smile under trying circumstances"....

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Rajasthan Government Sends 91 Students To Silicon Valley

The Rajasthan government has sent 91 students under 'Student Startup Exposure Program' to Silicon Valley as part of its efforts to promote entrepreneurship in the state.

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Amar Singh To Meet UP Governor Tomorrow Over Azam Khan's Threats

Rajya Sabha lawmaker Amar Singh today said he will meet Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and submit a complaint against Samajwadi Party leader Mohd Azam Khan for threatening his family.

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They Would Have Arrested Gandhi: Ramchandra Guha On Raids On Activists

Author and historian Ramchandra Guha today lashed out at the government over the countrywide raids and arrest of activists, calling it a "brutal, authoritarian, oppressive, arbitrary. illegal act" by...

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Amitabh Bachchan To Give Rs 2.5 Crore To Families Of Martyrs, Farmers

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said he would be donating Rs 1 crore to the families of martyrs and an additional Rs 1.5 crore to waive off loans of farmers.

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Ex-Raipur Collector Joins BJP Days After Resigning From Civil Services

Former Raipur collector O P Choudhary today joined the BJP, days after resigning from the Indian Administrative Service, ending speculation.

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On Assam List, Top Court Orders Re-Verification Of 10% People Excluded

The Supreme Court today ordered re-verification of 10 per cent of the people in Assam who were excluded from draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published recently.

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Nehru Memorial's Director Defends Museum For All Ex-Prime Ministers Move

Defending the government's decision to build a museum for former prime ministers at Teen Murti, NMML Director Shakti Sinha today questioned the Congress's motive behind the objection to it, saying the...

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"BJP Resorting To Politics Of Killing," Says Mamata Banerjee

Mounting a scathing attack on the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of resorting to "politics of killing" in the state and using central agencies against opposition...

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To Remind Of 1984, BJP Posters Say Rajiv Gandhi "Father Of Mob Lynching"

Days after Congress President Rahul Gandhi denied his party's links in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on Tuesday put up posters here describing the late...

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Terrorists Throw Petrol Bomb, Fire At Army Patrol In Jammu And Kashmir

Terrorists today hurled a petrol bomb and fired indiscriminately at an army patrol party in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.

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Manish Sisodia Finally Gets Centre's Nod To Speak At Conference In Moscow

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said that he has been finally granted permission by the Centre to visit Moscow where he is supposed to speak at the World Education Conference.

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On Raid On Activists Over "Maoist Plot", Arundhati Roy Talks Of Emergency

Renowned author-activist Arundhati Roy condemned the raids today on activists and intellectuals in multiple cities as "absolutely perilous" and likened it to the declaration of an Emergency.

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Top Court Reserves Order On Plea To Ban Lawmakers With Criminal Records

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers even before their conviction in criminal cases to curb criminalisation of politics in the...

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How A "Flying ICU" Is Saving Lives In Flood-Hit Kerala

The helicopter, equipped with ventilators, monitors, suction machines, oxygen cylinders and other emergency medical equipment, is first-of-its kind "flying ICU" that is being used in an emergency...

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Bengaluru Trekker Missing For Over A Month Found Dead In Himachal

A 46-year-old trekker from Bengaluru, who had been missing for over a month, was found dead in Bhabha Valley in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district today, an official said.

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Satyadev Narayan Arya: Journey From RSS Activist To Haryana Governor

Satyadev Narayan Arya was sworn in as the Governor of Haryana in a simple ceremony held at Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh on August 25. Krishna Murari, the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court,...

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"Will Form Ministry Of Fishermen": Rahul Gandhi's Promise To Kerala

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today visited three of the worst flood-hit areas in Kerala, which is struggling to resume normal life after the Century's worst monsoon. Mr Gandhi, who had announced his...

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Swachh Bharat, Gram Swaraj Projects In Focus At BJP Chief Ministers' Meet

BJP president Amit Shah today inaugurated a day-long meeting of the party's chief ministers in which it was decided to meet targets of the 'Swachh Bharat' scheme in a time-bound manner.

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Maoist Ideologue Varavara Rao Arrested Over Alleged Plot To Kill PM Modi

The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao in Hyderabad for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his family members said.

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Shivpal Yadav Did Not Meet BJP Leaders, Says Amar Singh

Samajwadi Party MLA Shivpal Yadav, who has been sidelined by his party, did not attend a scheduled meeting with top BJP leaders, expelled SP leader Amar Singh said today.

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ISRO Set To Send 3 Indians To Space By 2022 As Part Of Mission Gaganyaan

India's first manned space flight - Gaganyaan - is expected to send three persons into the space for seven days and the spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km.

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Bengal Businessman Gets "Momo Challenge" Invite, Cops Warn After Deaths

The West Bengal CID today issued a public notice advising people to contact the police or the agency in case they receive invitation to play the Momo Challenge game.

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Donate For Kerala Relief Fund: Jharkhand Court To 3 Bail Petitioners

Justice Singh granted anticipatory bail to one Utpal Ray in a cheating and forgery case on the condition that he would deposit Rs 7,000 in the relief fund.

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Wi-Fi At Stations, Bio Vacuum-Toilets In Trains Soon, Says Rail Minister

The Union Minister further said that his ministry will soon roll-out bio-vacuum toilets in train coaches, similar to those installed in passenger airplanes.

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Rahul Gandhi Visits Flood Relief Camps In Kerala

Rahul Gandhi visited relief camps in Chengannur and Alapuzha. He would also visit some camps in Ernakulam district later in the day.

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Rahul Gandhi Congratulates MK Stalin For Becoming DMK Chief

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday congratulated DMK president MK Stalin on his elevation to his party's top post.

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Taj Vision Document Must Consider Pollution In Trapezium Zone: Top Court

The Supreme Court today said the vision document on protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal in Agra should be prepared taking into account issues like pollution in the Taj Trapezium Zone and...

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Free Shoes Scheme In Madhya Pradesh Suspended Over Cancer Fear

Tendu leaf collectors in Madhya Pradesh's Betul say that they are too scared to wear the shoes.

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Will Teach Modi Government A Lesson: MK Stalin After Taking Charge Of DMK

MK Stalin stepped into his father M Karunanidhi's shoes today, formally taking over as the chief of the DMK, with a call to arms for his partymen. "My dream is to oppose who give a religious colour...

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CBI Leaking Parts Of Charge Sheet To Media: P Chidambaram

Former union minister P Chidambaram today moved a Delhi court alleging that the CBI is leaking parts of the charge sheet in the Aircel-Maxis case to the media "to sensationalise" the issue and "make...

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PM Modi Trying To Erase Nehru's Role, Says Ashok Gehlot

Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of attempting to "erase" Jawaharlal Nehru's role as the opposition party slammed the proposed changes at the Teen...

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Activists Arrested In Multi-City Raids Over Bhima Koregaon Caste Violence

Activists from across the country have been picked up following raids by the Pune Police in connection with violence in Maharashtra's Bhima Koregaon in January this year. Raids have been conducted at...

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Google To Contribute Rs 7 Crore In Kerala Flood Relief Efforts

Google will contribute $1 million (nearly Rs 7 crore) to the relief and restoration work in Kerala which has been battered by severe floods, a top company official said on Tuesday.

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PM Modi Doesn't Want Delhi's Reforms To Reach The World: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday alleged that the centre has not given him the permission to go to Moscow to speak about education reforms as Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not...

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AAP's Atishi Marlena Drops Last Name. Party Reportedly Asked Her To

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi Marlena, who has been chosen by the party to contest the 2019 national election, has dropped her last name at the instance of her leadership.

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Supreme Court Dismisses Upendra Rai's Plea Against Investigating Officer

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of journalist Upendra Rai seeking to restrain Enforcement Directorate officer Rajeshwar Singh from conducting an investigation against him in a corruption...

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Minister Rathore's Gesture For Team At Asiad Gets Social Media Thumbs Up

Union Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore has won over social media with an image showing him serving food to athletes at the Asian Games.

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Man, 116 Cattle Killed After Portion Of Hill Falls In Himachal Pradesh

The body of the cattle herder has been found. Trapped animals, however, could not be rescued, said panchayat chief.

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