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CBI cracks down on child porn, raids 56 locations in 20 states
New Delhi: In a mega crackdown against the sales and distribution of online child pornography, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is condcuting raids at 56 locations across 20 states on Saturday.…
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PFI hartal: Kerala police beefs up security; warns of stern action against law breakers
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala police have beefed up security in the state and issued directions to the district police chiefs to ensure law and order after the radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI)…
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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking action against forced religious conversion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversion by “intimidation” and through “gifts…
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Rape accused in UP’s Pratapgarh gets life term after 10-day trial
Pratapgarh: A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh‘s Pratapgarh district completed a trial in ten days by convicting the accused in a rape case and awarding life sentence to him. The court of…
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Adhir Ranjan writes to Speaker over govt’s decision to take back IT panel post from Congress
New Delhi: Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, has expressed his dismay in a letter to Speaker Om Birla over the government’s decision to withdraw the allocation of…
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Madras HC directs TN Police to give permission to RSS march on Oct 2
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu police to grant permission to the RSS to conduct a state-wide march and musical procession on October 2. The single bench…
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Gujarat gets USD 350 mn loan from World Bank for augmenting healthcare services
New Delhi: The World Bank on Thursday said it has approved a USD 350 million (over Rs 2,832 crore) loan to Gujarat for spending towards public healthcare services, focussed specially on adolescent…
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Crackdown on PFI: NIA says outfit trained youth to carry out terror acts
New Delhi: In a major crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided premises linked to PFI in 15…
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First suspected case of lumpy skin disease reported in Mumbai
Mumbai: A suspected case of lumpy skin disease in an animal has been detected in Mumbai suburb of Khar, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said on Thursday. So far, the metropolis…
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Case against BJP leader, kin for wrongful confinement of women
Budaun: Police here registered an FIR against a BJP leader, his wife and a son for an alleged wrongful confinement of a doctor. According to police, a woman doctor alleged that BJP…
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No evidence against Republic TV in TRP rigging case, says ED’s charge sheet
Mumbai: No evidence was found against Republic TV in the alleged TRP rigging scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in its charge sheet filed before a special court here. The Mumbai…
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No nod needed to contest for AICC president poll, says Jairam Ramesh
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], September 20 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that anyone could file a nomination for the All India Congress Committee (AICC) President election. While speaking to…
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar denies he will contest 2024 Lok Sabha elections from UP’s Phulpur
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday denied rumours that he would contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh’s Phulpur, saying that he only aspires to unite the…
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SC to examine excommunication as protected practice in Dawoodi Bohra community
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine whether practice of excommunication in the Dawoodi Bohra community can continue as a “protected practice” against the backdrop of the Maharashtra Protection…
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Chawl case: Sanjay channelised unaccounted money through shell companies, says ED
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut routed his unaccounted money through various shell companies opened in the name of his family members and associates, his former aide and prime witness in the…
