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Gurugram: Cab drivers jailed for 5 years for robbing man of Rs 1,500
Gurugram: Two cab drivers were sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for robbing a man in their cab, officials said on Thursday. District and Sessions Judge S P Singh on Wednesday sentenced the…
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‘Can marriage be dissolved through Article 142’, SC reserves judgment
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the judgment on a batch of petitions raising common questions of law on the apex court’s exercise of its powers under Article 142 to…
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Panchkula municipal body bans pitbull, rottweiler dog breeds as pets
Chandigarh: With cases of dog attacks reported from “many places”, the Panchkula Municipal Corporation has banned the “ferocious” pitbull and rottweiler breeds of dogs as pets within the city limits, officials said…
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Government orders blocking of 67 porn sites
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has ordered blocking of 67 pornographic websites, according to sources. In an e-mail sent by the Department of Telecom (DoT) to internet service…
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Protests in Iran: Arrest of Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter
Tehran: Iranian security forces have arrested the daughter of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, on charges of inciting riots, following protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Faezeh Hashemi was…
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PM Modi will be showcased working of 5G services from underground tunnel of Delhi Metro
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be showcased the working of 5G services from an underground tunnel of the Delhi Metro’s upcoming station in Dwarka Sector 25 during the launch of…
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Strengthening India’s military prowess govt’s top priority: Rajnath Singh
Itanagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that strengthening India’s military prowess has been the Narendra Modi government’s top priority ever since it came to power since 2014, with focus on…
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Queen Elizabeth II died of old age, reads her death certificate
London: Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away peacefully in her Scotland summer residence of Balmoral Castle three weeks ago, succumbed to old age, according to an extract of the late monarch’s death…
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Bihar IAS officer apologises for her ‘condom’, ‘sanitary pad’ remarks
Patna: Senior IAS officer and Bihar Women and Children Development Corporation Managing Director Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, who had stirred up a controversy with her snide and abrasive responses to school girls in…
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Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) to take charge as new CDS on Friday
New Delhi: Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retired) will assume charge as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff on Friday that is expected to bring the focus back on the implementation of the…
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Israeli court extends Palestinian prisoner Awawda’s detention
An Israeli court on Wednesday evening extended the detention of Palestinian prisoner Khalil Awawda for one week, under the pretext that he used a phone to communicate with his family, the Shehab…
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Noida police book 75 pro-Shrikant Tyagi protesters
Noida: The Noida police have booked around 75 people, mostly members of the Tyagi community, who had protested in support of jailed politician Shrikant Tyagi outside his society here, officials said on…
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Global opinion of China nosedived under Xi Jinping’s rule
Washington: Chinas global image took a “precipitously more negative” turn after President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, with Beijing taking the blame for the Covid-19 pandemic while also facing criticism for…
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Akhilesh’s effort to show himself Ambedkarite inspired by greed for votes: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday targeted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying his effort to show himself as an Ambedkarite is an “eyewash” inspired by the “greed for votes”. Yadav had…
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Pakistan’s ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam and husband acquitted in corruption case
Islamabad: A top Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz in a corruption case in which she was jailed for seven years, in a major…
