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BJP leader’s ‘scum video-gate’: Mumbai Police launch probe
Mumbai: As outrage continued over scum videos purportedly featuring a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ex-MP Kirit Somaiya, the Mumbai Police on Wednesday launched its probe into the antecedents of the clips. Official…
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Delhi domestic help abuse case: IndiGo suspends pilot
New Delhi: Amid a social media uproar over a pilot and her husband being beaten up for allegedly abusing a minor domestic help, IndiGo on Wednesday said it has taken off flying duty…
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SP MLA Abu Azmi’s remarks on Vande Mataram create ruckus in Maha Assembly
Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Wednesday was adjourned following a noisy protest by BJP MLAs over a remark about Vande Mataram by Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi. While raising the issue…
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Casino organiser Chikoti Praveen is ‘absconding’, say Hyderabad Police
Hyderabad: The Chatrinaka police cited Chikoti Praveen, the casino organizer who is now also claiming to be raising voice for Hindutva and Hindus, as the prime accused in the firearms case registered…
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Indians can travel to Qatar, Oman, 55 other countries visa-free
Indian passport holders can now travel to 57 countries, including Oman and Qatar, without a visa. These destinations offer either visa-free entry or visa-on-arrival for Indians. According to the recently released Henley…
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Pakistan govt to dissolve Parliament on Aug 8: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan’s major ruling coalition partners have agreed to dissolve the National Assembly on August 8, a few days before the completion of its five-year term, to get extra time for general…
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BJP leader writes to ECI against renaming of UPA as INDIA
Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Advocate Ashutosh Dubey on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India against the renaming of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as Indian National Developmental Inclusive…
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IMD Hyderabad issues very heavy rainfall warning for Telangana
Hyderabad: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has issued very heavy rainfall warning for various districts of Telangana. The weather department has also issued an orange alert for the state until July…
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US lawmaker moves bill to double H1B visas
Washington: A US lawmaker has introduced legislation proposing to double the annual intake of foreign workers on H1B visas, a short-term work permit that has been a gateway for Indians to work,…
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Opposition parties vow to fight ‘crimes against minorities, women, Dalits, tribals’
Bengaluru: A group of 26 opposition parties on Tuesday demanded the implementation of the caste census while asserting that they have come together to defeat the “hatred and violence being manufactured against…
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Wrestlers vs Brij Bhushan: Chargesheet elaborates minute details of sexual harassment
New Delhi: The Delhi Police in its chargesheet against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh have claimed that be it India or abroad, the powerful politician sexually harassed…
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Covering of Kaaba changed to mark New Islamic Year 1445
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah takes place on Tuesday night, the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year of 1445,…
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Manipur: IGP’s car torched, 19 women injured in clash with RAF
Imphal: A mob set ablaze the vehicle of an IPS officer in Kwakeithel area in Imphal West on Tuesday, while in an another incident, at least 19 women were injured during a…
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PM Modi to chair high-level meeting to review ‘Project Cheetah’ status
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting on Wednesday morning to review the status of “Project Cheetah” in wake of the deaths of several of the translocated…
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Aircraft carrying Sonia, Rahul Gandhi makes emergency landing in MP
Bhopal: The aircraft carrying Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi made an emergency landing in MP’s Bhopal on Tuesday due to bad weather, said Bhopal police. The plane was going from…