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Activist Khaled Beydoun’s Twitter account held in India
The Twitter account of activist and Washington Post columnist Khaled Beydoun was held in India on December 13. Khaled is one of the staunch critics of the BJP-led Union government and his…
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Maha: Bahadur Shah Zafar’s portrait smashed by right-wing group in biryani outlet
Pune: A portrait of Bahadur Shah Zafar hung on the wall of a biryani outlet in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur city was smashed up by a group of young men belonging to a right-wing…
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India in danger of becoming Hindu nationalist State: US Congressman
Washington: India is facing the danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist State, an outgoing Democratic Congressman known for his anti-India tirade said on Thursday. Describing himself as a “lifelong human rights advocate”…
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10 years of Nirbhaya case: DCW urges to discuss crimes against women
Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar urging them to suspend the day’s parliamentary business to discuss…
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Swami Chinmayanand declared absconder by UP court
Shahjahanpur: Former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand has been declared an absconder by a Court in Shahjahanpur. Chinmayanand was to appear in the ACJM court in connection with a case of misconduct lodged…
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Number of international airports in country rise to 30: Centre
New Delhi: With six more airports being elevated or constructed, the number of international airports in the country has increased to 30 in the past seven years, the Lok Sabha was informed…
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KTR urges Centre to scrap cess on fuel to reduce prices
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday demanded that the Centre scrap the cess on petroleum products to provide relief to people by reducing the prices. Rama…
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Kerala HC concerned as innocent persons becoming victims of false cases under SC/ST Act
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has urged lower courts to carefully analyse cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act while considering pleas for anticipatory bail, in order…
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Centre spent over Rs 3,723 cr on advertisements in five years
New Delhi: Government has spent a total of Rs 3,723.38 crore on advertisement of its policies and programmes over the past five years through the Central Bureau of Communication, Rajya Sabha was…
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Remarks on Hindus: Court asks police to lodge FIR against AIUDF chief Ajmal
Guwahati: A court in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam has ordered Guwahati Police to register an FIR against Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal for his alleged controversial remarks on women and Hindu…
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Nirav Modi loses bid to appeal against extradition in UK Supreme Court
London: Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, on Thursday suffered another setback in his legal battle against his extradition as…
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45 adopt Buddhism in Gujarat, VHP says not averse to this conversion
Vadodara: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) here said on Thursday that it was not averse to the group of 45 people adopting Buddhism in Balasinor Taluka of Gujarat’s Mahisagar district. The group…
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Bones found in Mehrauli forest belong to Shraddha Walkar, DNA matches with her father
New Delhi: DNA extracted from bone pieces recovered in the Mehrauli forest area by the Delhi Police in connection with the grisly Shraddha Walkar murder case has matched with samples of her…
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‘What is Modi’s compulsion to stay silent on China?’ asks Congress
Dausa (RJ): The Congress on Thursday accused the central government of evading a debate on India-China border face-off and asked why the Modi government has been running away from the issue. AICC…
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Karnataka Hindu Mahasabha chief arrested for threatening industrialist
Dakshina Kannada: The Karnataka Police have arrested the Hindu Mahasabha state president, Rajesh Pavithran on charges of threatening an industrialist and attempting to extort money from him, police said on Thursday. According…