India
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Mukesh Ambani now richer than Warren Buffet
New Delhi: The chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd, Mukesh Ambani is now worth $68.3 billion, surpassing Warren Buffett’s $67.9 billion as of Thursday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Mr…
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Qurbani is obligatory, must try & offer: JIH’s Sharia Council
NEW DELHI: Sadaqah-Khairat (charity) or some social service cannot become a replacement for Qurbani, said Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Sharia Council on Wednesday and urged Muslims that they must try and offer it on…
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Job readiness webinar to be held by IMPAR
Hyderabad: The Indian Muslims for Progress and Reforms is holding an online seminar for youth looking to enter the job market. Some of the speakers are Asad Quraishi, Major Mohammed…
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Dubey’s autopsy over, no kin comes to claim the body
Kanpur: No one has so far turned up to claim the body of gangster Vikas Dubey, even hours after he was killed in a police ‘encounter’ about 30 km from…
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Cows caused accident of car carrying Dubey, claims STF
Lucknow: The UP STF has now claimed that a herd of cows and buffaloes suddenly appeared before the vehicle that was bringing gangster Vikas Dubey to Kanpur and this caused the…
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Kerala gold smuggling: NIA invokes UAPA against Swapna Suresh, 3 others
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala gold smuggling case, which has rocked the Pinarayi Vijayan government, took a new turn on Friday with the National Investigating Agency (NIA) registering an FIR against four…
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Delhi child rights panel rescues 12 child laborers
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Friday rescued twelve child laborers from a garment factory and cycle-motorcycle mechanic shops in the Gandhi Nagar area. The…
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IAF received last 5 of 22 Apache attack helicopters in June
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) received the final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters from Boeing last month. The force was expecting delivery in March however due…
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Mukhtar Ahmed survived Spanish Flu at 4 Coronavirus at 106 years
New Delhi: A 106-year-old man Mukhtar Ahmed, a resident of Central Delhi’s Nawabganj, who was 4 years old during the Spanish flu in 1918, was discharged from hospital after recovering…
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COVID-19: Pune to go on 10-day lockdown starting Jul 13
Pune: In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19, a 10-day lockdown will be imposed in Pune, neighboring Pimpri-Chinchwad, and a few other parts of the district starting July…
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TJ: Court allows 62 Malaysians,11 Saudis to walk free on the fine of Rs 7k, 10K
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday allowed 62 Malaysians and 11 foreigners from Saudi Arabia to walk free on payment of fine of Rs 7,000 and Rs 10,000 each respectively,…
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Vikas Dubey’s encounter raises more questions than it answers
New Delhi: Dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey while being brought to Uttar Pradesh from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh was gunned down by the UP STF early morning on Friday in Kanpur.…
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Yogi asks govt officials to take extra care against coronavirus
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government which has announced fresh restrictions for a 55-hour period beginning Friday night, directed officials to take extra precautions in government offices, where Covid-19 cases are…
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Tamil Nadu Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Co-operation Sellur K. Raju on Friday tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to a private hospital for treatment. DMK President M. K.Stalin said he…
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Shiv Sena seeks PM’s intervention to stop farmers’ suicides
Mumbai: With an average of 5 farmland suicides reported in Maharashtra daily, a senior Shiv Sena leader on Friday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s urgent personal intervention to crack the…
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Swapna Suresh, accused in gold smuggling case booked under UAPA
Kochi: A former woman employee of the UAE consulate, key suspect in the gold smuggling bid through diplomatic baggage, has been booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA informed…
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Why wasn’t Vikas handcuffed, asks opposition
New Delhi: The alleged encounter killing of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey on Friday has kicked up dust over his not being apparently handcuffed by the police, against the backdrop of…
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SC refuses to entertain parents’ plea on school fees
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by a group of parents, from different states, seeking directions to the Centre and state governments to direct all…
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Minors vulnerable to sexual predation on Goa beaches, yoga centres: Study
Panaji: Children are most vulnerable to sexual predators on social media platforms, beaches, and even yoga centres in Goa, a study has revealed. The study ‘Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children…
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HC notices to Mundhe, smart city corp board on naming CEO
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to city civic chief Tukaram Mundhe and the Board of Directors of smart city corporation NSSCDCL on a…
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Rajnath holds telephonic conversation with South Korean counterpart
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his South Korean counterpart Jeong Kyeong-Doo with a focus on further ramping up bilateral defence cooperation by…
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16 new COVID-19 cases reported in Tripura, tally rises to 1,790
Agartala: Sixteen more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 1,790, officials said on Friday. Of the 16…
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26 more BSF personnel test COVID-19 positive in Meghalaya
Shillong: Twenty-six more personnel of the BSF have tested positive for COVID-19 in Meghalaya, taking the number of infections in the border-guarding force in the state to 91, Chief Minister…
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Indian space sector locked down during the first half of 2020
Chennai: What would have been an insipid first half of the calendar year 2020 for the Indian space agency turned a bit interesting towards the end, with the government announcing…
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Another disrespectful disposal of victims’ bodies rocks AP
Amaravati: In yet another incident of inhuman disposal of bodies of Covid-19 victims in Andhra Pradesh, municipal authorities in Nellore dumped the bodies in a pit using an earthmover. A video,…
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15 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh take total tally to 302
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh on Friday reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s total tally to 302, a senior health official said. Seven of the new cases were detected…
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With record spike of 1,803, Pune COVID-19 tally reaches 34,399
Pune: Pune district in Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 1,803 new COVID-19 cases, which pushed its overall count to 34,399, a health official said on Friday. This single-day…
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Mayawati for SC inquiry into Vikas Dubey’s death
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati has demanded an inquiry by the Supreme Court into the death of gangster Vikas Dubey in a police encounter in Kanpur on Friday. He…
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Prohibitory order on fake social media posts not extended: Govt
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Friday informed the Bombay High Court that the prohibitory order against spreading of incorrect or false information on social media amid the COVID-19 pandemic has…
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Lord Shiva took ‘demon’ Dubey’s life: Uma Bharti
Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Friday praised the Uttar Pradesh Police for the alleged encounter killing of gangster Vikas Dubey, adding that Lord Shiva took the…
