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HC takes suo motu cognisance of Badlapur sexual abuse case; hearing on Thursday
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district.…
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Zee Media’s website hacked for making ‘fun of the situation in Bangladesh’
Hackers have breached the website of Zee Media Corporation Limited, a news broadcasting company in India. A message on the website reads, “The Zee Media site was hacked because they made fun…
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Qazis can’t register marriages in Assam anymore: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided that the Muslim marriage registration must be done by a sub-registrar from now on, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, adding that Qazis would not…
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Pune cops book Ramgiri Maharaj for remarks on Prophet
Pune: An FIR was registered in Pune against Hindu religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj over his alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad and Islam, police said on Wednesday. The case was registered at…
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Centre provides Z-Plus security cover to Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: The Central government on Wednesday accorded the highest Z-Plus security cover to Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Sharad Pawar, party officials said. The Union Home Ministry has directed the Central Reserve…
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India leads in Asia-Pacific with double-digit growth in consumergoods sales
Mumbai: India is the only market consistently delivering double-digit growth in the Asia-Pacific region in the FMCG, tech and consumer durables segments, according to a report by consumer research firm NielsenIQ (NIQ)…
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Assam to table bill for compulsory registration of marriage, divorce of Muslims: CM
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Autumn Session of Assembly for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
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Father daughter killed in road accident at Kulsumpura
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a father-daughter were killed when a DCM hit the motorcycle on which they were going at Puranapul Bridge under the Kulsumpura police station limits on Wednesday afternoon.…
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Telangana industries min seeks removal of Centre’s counter sign for pharma license
Hyderabad: Proposing possible solutions to various critical issues concerning the Contract Research Organizations (CRO) and Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMO) sectors, Telangana industries minister D Sridhar Babu has written to Union…
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Hyderabad: Tension at Jalpally after officials demolish building
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed for a while at Taj colony Jalpally on Wednesday when revenue officials razed down a building where a mosque was being constructed. A man named Junaid who claimed to…
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Video: Russian President Putin kisses Quran in visit to Chechnya mosque
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the newly constructed “Prophet Isa” mosque in Chechnya on Wednesday, August 21, sparked widespread reactions after visuals from the event went viral on social media. During…
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Paytm sells entertainment ticketing business to Zomato for Rs 2,048 cr
New Delhi: Digital payments major Paytm on Wednesday announced to sell its entertainment ticketing business to food aggregator Zomato for Rs 2,048 crore in cash, in a move to focus on core…
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Telangana: Maoists kill woman cadre accused of being police informer
Hyderabad: In the Chennapuram forest area of Charla mandal, a female Maoist named Radha, also known as Nielso, was killed by her own group. Radha, from Hyderabad’s Balaji Nagar, had been with…
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3 more cases filed against Hasina in Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal
Dhaka: At least three more cases were filed on Wednesday against Sheikh Hasina at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, accusing the deposed prime minister of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the…
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2 women officers of Indian Coast Guard participate in foreign engagement
New Delhi: In a first, two women officers of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) were on board a patrol vessel on an overseas deployment. ICG offshore patrol vessel Sujay made a port…
