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Man shoots wife dead and dies soon afterwards due to ‘heart attack’
Thane: A 56-year-old man allegedly shot dead his wife, but soon afterwards collapsed and died, apparently due to a heart attack, at their residence in Thane city of Maharashtra, police said on…
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Governance in Rajasthan totally absent: Nadda on video of woman paraded naked
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Saturday lashed out at the Congress-led Rajasthan government over the alleged incident of a tribal woman being paraded naked, saying governance in the state…
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ED arrests Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in bank fraud case in Mumbai
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal for allegedly defrauding Canara Bank of Rs 538 crore. Goyal was taken into custody on Friday under the Prevention of…
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Delhi HC grants protection to lesbian couple, warns against threats
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has issued a directive to the family members and relatives of a young lesbian, asking them not to threaten or exert undue pressure on her or…
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‘Open to working with private sector’, says Karnataka Health Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Friday that the Congress government is open to working with the private sector. Speaking after inaugurating the ‘Manipal Ambulance Response Service – Neonatal-care…
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Looted arms recovered in Manipur, firing reported between rival groups
Imphal: Combined security forces have recovered five looted arms, six different types of ammunition and seven powerful bombs in Manipur’s Imphal West, Kangpokpi and Thoubal districts, the police said on Friday night.…
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Karnataka govt mulls over starting state-owned airline services
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries & Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil on Friday said that the state government is mulling starting its own airline services. Speaking to reporters on the…
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India’s solar mission Aditya-L1 all set for launch today
Sriharikota: ISRO is all set to launch India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, from the spaceport here on Saturday, the countdown for which was on. Aditya-L1 is the first space-based observatory class…
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Woman paraded naked in Rajasthan, police form 6 teams to nab accused
Jaipur: A woman was paraded naked in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district. The incident came to light after a purported video of the incident went viral on social media. The incident took place at…
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Taxpayers receiving notices for claiming deductions create confusion
New Delhi: While the last date for electronically verifying income tax returns lapsed on August 31, several taxpayers have complained of receiving notices for claiming deductions for which they are not even…
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Suspect the Centre would go for early Lok Sabha polls: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Ninister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that he suspects that the Narendra Modi-lead Central government will go in for early Lok Sabha polls Returning to Patna on Friday night…
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G20: Police to use drones to patrol Yamuna floodplains, enhance vigil at border points
Delhi: Use of surveillance drones to patrol the Yamuna floodplains and strengthening security at eight border points and river bridges in the trans-Yamuna area are among the several safety measures planned by…
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Indian-origin ex-minister wins Singapore presidential election
Singapore: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, an Indian-origin Singapore-born economist, registered a landslide victory in Singapore’s presidential election on Friday, winning over 70 per cent of votes in the country’s first contested presidential polls since…
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US economy added jobs at robust pace last month
Minneapolis: The US economy added 187,000 jobs in August, slightly more than expected, according to data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a media report said. The monthly job…
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Retail inflation expected to start coming down from this month: RBI Governor
Indore: Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank expects retail inflation to start declining from this month. He was referring to the central government’s steps to check prices…
