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SC agrees to examine plea challenging caste census by Bihar government on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking to quash the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, on Friday. A counsel mentioned…
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Thousands raise demand to get official status for Rajasthani language
Jaipur: As the country celebrated World Hindi Divas on Tuesday, the residents of Rajasthan continued pitching their demands seeking official status for the Rajasthani language. ‘Rajasthani Maange Rajbhasa’ has been trending on…
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Coimbatore Car blast: NIA brings accused to Coimbatore, conduct search
Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the Coimbatore car blast case in which an Islamic terror operative Jameesha Mubin (29) was charred to death, has brought his co-accused to…
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Mumbai’s Dhirubhai Ambani School gets bomb threat call
Mumbai: A threat call was received at Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai on Tuesday in which the unknown caller threatened to blow up the school. According to Mumbai Police, a call…
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After BJP, Kailash Kher sings for Mayawati on her birthday
Lucknow: Singer Kailash Kher, who had earlier sung for the BJP in elections, will now be releasing a song for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on her birthday on January…
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Bouncers beat up woman and her fiance at nightclub in Gurugram
Gurugram: A woman and her fiance suffered multiple injuries after they were allegedly beaten up by bouncers after an argument at a club in Gurugram on late Monday night, the police said.…
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Will have to concede public order, police, land outside your purview, SC tells Delhi govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that in three entries — public order, police, and land — of the State list, the Delhi government cannot legislate as per the Constitutions’s…
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Joshimath residents seek proper compensation before damaged houses’ demolition
Joshimath: The demolition work to raze structures damaged due to land subsidence in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a huge protest by locals, who were not ready to vacate their houses unless they are…
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Do not try to dictate it to the CJI: Chief Justice Chandrachud on plea for urgent hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday took exception to submissions by senior advocate Vikas Singh insisting on listing of a case. “As a CJI, whatever I lay down…
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Bhopal gas tragedy: SC says it’s bound by maryada of jurisdiction, Centre can’t reopen settlement after 30 yrs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Centre for pursuing its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation…
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UP: Woman raped, kids plead for mercy
Shamli: In a shocking incident, a 32-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man in an abandoned house in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, while her two minor children, aged 2 and 10,…
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Delhi HC Judge recuses from hearing bail plea of UAPA accused
New Delhi: Justice Siddharth Mridul of the Delhi High Court on Tuesday recused from hearing the plea moved by Manzer Imam, a purported Indian Mujahideen operative. Imam is booked under anti-terror law,…
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SC agrees to hear plea on Joshimath sinking; denies urgent listing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine a plea on January 16, seeking its intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster. A bench headed…
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House in Karnataka converted to mosque; BJP, Hindu activists raise objections
Belagavi: BJP leaders and Hindu activists have objected to the conversion of a residential house into a mosque in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The BJP and Hindu activists were alleging that a…