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SC grants anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Amazon Prime Video’s India head Aparna Purohit in FIRs lodged over the web series “Tandav”. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and…
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Anti-Hijab protests: Niece of Iran’s supreme leader jailed for 3 years
Tehran: A niece of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Farideh Moradkhani, an outspoken critic of the Islamic Republic, was arrested in November after…
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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to be next Himachal CM
Shimla: Four-time legislator Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, 58, also the head of the Congress’ election committee, will be the next Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, while Mukesh Agnihotri will be his deputy. Their…
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SC seeks Centre’s response on NCW’s plea seeking uniform marriageable age
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response to a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) seeking uniform marriageable age of 18 years for women and men…
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Pratibha Singh out of CM’s race in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla: Two days after it reached the peak in the battle of supremacy in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, choosing the chief minister has become an uphill task for the Congress…
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PT Usha becomes first woman IOA president
New Delhi: Ushering in a new era in country’s sports administration, the legendary PT Usha was on Saturday elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The 58-year-old Usha,…
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American soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies while covering World Cup match in Qatar
American soccer journalist Grant Wahl died early Saturday morning while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands in Lusail Stadium, Qatar. Grant Wahl was tweeting about the quarter-final match…
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RSS affiliate BMS to hold ‘maha morcha’ against Centre’s economic policies on Dec 28
Nagpur: The Vidarbha Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, will lead a protest march to the Vidhan Bhavan here on December 28 amid the winter session…
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Amit Shah’s ‘taught a lesson’ remark not violative of poll code: EC sources
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark at an election rally in Gujarat that perpetrators of violence were “taught a lesson” in 2002 was not violative of the model code of conduct,…
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SC to hear Bilkis Bano’s plea against rapists’ release on Tuesday
On December 13, the Supreme Court will hear Bilkis Bano’s appeal against the pardon and release of 11 prisoners from the 2002 case involving her gangrape and the death of seven members…
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Telangana: 31 of a mob arrested for kidnapping woman
Hyderabad: Telangana police on Saturday said they have rescued a woman, who was kidnapped from her residence in broad daylight and arrested 31 accused so far.“Total of 8 people have been arrested…
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AAP’s stand on minority issues didn’t change: VP, 2 MCD councillors return to Congress
New Delhi: Hours after joining the Aam Aadmi Party, two newly elected Congress councillors and party leader Ali Mehdi switched back to the grand old party and issued an apology. Posting a video…
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The fight only gets stronger: Saket Gokhale after 2nd arrest in 3 days
Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Saket Gokhale who was arrested twice in a span of four days was provided bail on Saturday. He was arrested for a tweet endorsing an alleged fake news…
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Karnataka BJP to rename ritual ‘Salaam Aarti’ started by Tipu Sultan
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP of Karnataka has decided to rename ‘Salaam Aarti’– a ritual started by Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan in the state. The announcement to change the age-old ritual made by…
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Chota and Bada recharge make BJP sail smooth in Gujarat
Hyderabad: BJP seems to have had two undeclared partners in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, which had helped the saffron party in dividing its votes in Gujarat Assembly…