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NDA plans nationwide protests over INDIA bloc on Women’s Reservation Bill defeat
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to launch a nationwide protest campaign on Saturday, April 18, against the INDIA alliance following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill,…
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Kerala HC allows pvt hospitals to take action against striking nurses
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday, April 17, allowed private hospital managements to initiate appropriate disciplinary proceedings against striking nurses, as mediation efforts between the two sides failed. Justice Harisankar V…
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Air India pilot sent back from US for allegedly possessing marijuana
New Delhi: An Air India pilot, travelling as a passenger on a flight from the national capital to San Francisco, was allegedly found in possession of marijuana and was sent back by…
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AIMIM corporator Sahar Sheikh’s father reacts to caste certificate row
Thane: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator Sahar Sheikh’s father, against whom the Thane tehsildar has sought a criminal case over “fake” caste certificate, on Friday, April 17, blamed her political rivals…
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TCS Nashik case: Nida Khan seeks anticipatory bail citing pregnancy
Advocate Baba Sayyad, representing Nida Khan, who is accused of being the mastermind behind the alleged forced religious conversion and sexual harassment at a Tata Consultancy Services’ business process outsourcing (BPO) unit…
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Bangladeshi woman escapes from police custody in Mumbai
Mumbai: A Bangladeshi woman arrested for illegal stay in India escaped from police custody here, an official said on Friday, April 17. Meerjan Begam Ismail Sheikh alias Nasreen (36) was held along…
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AIADMK chief Palaniswami assures drug free TN if voted to power
Salem: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday, April 17, assured a drug free Tamil Nadu if his party comes to power in the upcoming Assembly elections. During a poll campaign…
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Delimitation bill debate sees amendments moved by Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: During the delimitation bill debate, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi moved several amendments. On his X handle, he stated that his aim was to make…
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CJI warns new advocates-on-record against outsourcing legal work to AI
New Delhi: Underlining the ethical obligations of the legal profession, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Friday, April 17, warned the newly qualified batch of advocates-on-record (AoRs) against outsourcing legal work…
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Delimitation explained: Why southern states are fighting against it
Parliament is preparing to vote on the Delimitation Bill, with a debate in full swing over whether it would tilt the balance of political power away from India’s southern states. But what…
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EWS can’t seek age relaxation, enhanced attempts: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has held that aspirants belonging to the economically weaker section (EWS) cannot claim parity with the SC/ST/OBC categories for seeking age relaxation or enhanced attempts in…
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Video: Minaret brought down as mosque, madrasa demolished in UP’s Sambhal
Sambhal: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district demolished a 35-foot-high minaret of a mosque at around 1:30 pm on Friday, April 17, using bulldozers and JCBs. To bring the minaret down, a…
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Uttarakhand: Man booked for selling halal chicken biryani under Hindu name
Uddham Singh Nagar: Tension prevailed in Uttarakhand‘s Udham Singh Nagar after a man was allegedly delivered chicken biryani from a Muslim-owned restaurant selling halal food, despite ordering from a restaurant with a…
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India invited to join UK-France conference on reopening Strait of Hormuz
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday, April 17, said that India has been invited to the conference being hosted by the United Kingdom and France to push forward plans to reopen…
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Allahabad HC refuses to quash FIR against students for alleged religious conversion
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has refused to quash a first information report (FIR) lodged against two Class 12 students accused and booked under the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law for allegedly forcing their…