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Delhi HC dismisses PIL against Sukesh alleging his letters violated dignity of women
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking to restrain incarcerated alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar from releasing derogatory letters to the media about actors Jacqueline Fernandez, Nora Fatehi…
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Blue Whale washes ashore in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam
Visakhapatnam: A giant fish, said to be a Blue Whale, has washed ashore off Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district. The dead fish washed ashore at Meghavaram beach in Santhabommali…
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Indian-origin fraudster jailed for 8 years for targeting elderly victims in UK
London: A 28-year-old Indian-origin fraudster who targeted elderly and vulnerable victims in a scam impersonating a police officer or a bank official has been sentenced by a London court to eight years…
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Western sanctions cause humanitarian crisis in Syria: FM
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has said that sanctions imposed by the West have thrown the Syrian people into humanitarian suffering, media reported. The Syrian Minister made the remarks during a…
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Manipur viral videos: SC could not take up pleas for hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday could not take up for hearing pleas related to the ethnic clashes in Manipur, including the suo moto case where the Central and state governments…
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ED conducts searches in residences, business premises of ex-PFI leaders
Chennai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches and raids at the residences and business premises of a few leaders of the banned Islamist organisation, Popular Front of India (PFI). The searches…
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Dhiraj Singh Thakur takes oath as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh HC
Amaravati: Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur on Friday took oath as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. State Governor S. Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Justice Thakur, who is the…
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Manipur violence: SC to hear plea of Hyderabad Uni professor on Monday
Delhi: The Supreme Court declined to hear urgently Friday’s plea of Dr Kham Khan Suan Hausing, a professor of Hyderabad University from Manipur, seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him…
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Pilot questions PM Modi’s silence on Manipur violence
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Manipur issue and accused the Centre of “miserably” failing to check the violence.…
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Karnataka CM assures Muslim delegation of favourable stand against UCC
Hyderabad: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has assured a delegation from the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) that the sentiments of Muslims will be respected concerning the uniform civil code. The…
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Diwali needs to be declared a federal holiday says US Congresswoman Grace Meng
Washington: Diwali, celebrated by millions of Americans from various faiths and religions including Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jains, should be declared a federal holiday, Congresswoman Grace Meng has said. Meng, a lawyer-turned-politician,…
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‘Notify FTL buffer zones of HMDA lakes’, says Telangana HC
Hyderabad: Telangana high court on Thursday asked the Lake Protection Committee under HMDA to issue notifications for the Full Tank Level (FTL) buffer zones of all water bodies in Hyderabad. A bench…
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It’s a normal thing for me to not get picked due to combinations: Kuldeep Yadav
Bridgetown: Getting dropped due to conditions that require a specific playing combination has been a “normal” thing for Kuldeep Yadav and the left-arm wrist spinner believes that it is better to make…