Bengal gets SC notice for delayed release of BJP leader who made Mamata meme

Priyanka Sharma was released nearly 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered her released on May 14.

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, top brass make Twitter debut to check impersonation

Bhagwat’s debut on Twitter should be seen as a move to curb fake posts from unverified handles and profiles of Sangh’s chief, an RSS functionary said.

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Foreigners among 35 held in simultaneous raids at spa centres running 'sex trade'...

35 people, including 10 men and 25 women,have been arrested from these spas, including multiple foreign nationals. Around Rs one lakh in cash, beer, used and unused condoms, along with other objectionable articles, were seized from these spa centres

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Overnight rains affect traffic in Mumbai, several trains delayed

Traffic was at a standstill on the Western Express highway from Goregaon to Andheri and on all arterial roads connecting to the expressway. Andheri Kurla Road, Powai to JVLR and SV Road from Juhu to National College in Bandra also witnessed huge traffic snarls.

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Mumbai doctor booked for allegedly filming female client during hair removal tr...

During the procedure, the complainant noticed a camera installed inside the smoke detector on the ceiling. The complainant stopped the treatment, took a photo of the camera and left the clinic.

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25 killed after bus falls into gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar

The accident took place around 7.50 am in Keshwan area of the hilly district.

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2 years on, a look at the hits and hurdles of Goods and Services Tax

Implementing a radical and universal reform in an economy as large as India is bound to witness teething troubles and GST did. Two years after it was implemented, the question is whether GST is moving towards its promise of improving tax collections and removing bottlenecks to trade.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Sourav Ganguly points out two major reasons behind India's loss...

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said India lost the match to England in two stages – the first 10 overs of their chase when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma struggled to score quickly and the last 5 overs when Dhoni and Jadhav scored at a run-a-ball despite the asking rate being well over 13 runs per over.

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Opinion | Bilateral ties between India and US remain on even keel

Trade interlocutors on both sides have decided to sit down and chalk out a mutually beneficial resolution under the guidance of the leadership on both sides with Union external affairs minister S Jaishankar bringing added heft to Indian negotiations.

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10 yours vs 10 ours: On education model, Sisodia's challenge to BJP's Nadda

Sisodia’s statement was in reaction to Nadda’s speech in BJP’s state working committee meeting in Delhi on Saturday, wherein he had reportedly said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has become a “laughing stock” in Delhi and the BJP is confident about forming government in the national capital, where assembly elections are likely to be held by early 2020.

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33 quarantined Gir lions may never stalk the wild

Having recovered after nine months in quarantine at Jasadhar animal care centre and Devaliya interpretation zone at Junagarh, the big cats are roaring to go free.

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India vs England: Virat Kohli scripts history with fifth consecutive World Cup ...

India captain Virat Kohli on Sunday scored his 54th ODI half century against England in the World Cup encounter in Birmingham.

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Amarnath yatra begins today under multi-tiered security

Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a militant attack along the main route to Pahalgam on June 12.

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Congress CMs to meet Rahul Gandhi today, urge him to not resign

On Monday, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and Pudducherry CM V Narayansamy will meet Gandhi at his house persuade him to stay.

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After initial lull, rains may hit central India next week: IMD

The IMD said a low-pressure area was formed over the northeast Bay of Bengal on Sunday. It is likely to develop into a depression and make conditions favourable for rainfall and the monsoon advancement.

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Rafale to Sabarimala, SC to hear key cases as it reopens after 6 weeks today

As the Supreme Court reopens on Monday after a six-week summer vacation, there is a likelihood that verdicts reserved in crucial cases such as the Rafale case, the Sabarimala case and bringing the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) under right to information act, would be pronounced soon.

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Donald Trump meets Kim Jong Un, becomes first US leader to enter North Korean t...

After shaking hands with Kim over the line that marks where their two countries and their allies fought each other to a standstill in the 1950-53 Korean War, Trump walked for several steps into North Korean territory, before another handshake.

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India vs England, ICC World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli on the cusp of multiple WC re...

After a disappointing start to his World Cup campaign, Virat Kohli bounced back with four consecutive fifties in his next 4 innings of the World Cup. Kohli has the chance of becoming the first captain to score five fifty+ scores in Word Cup.

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'Kedarnath trip was to meet my inner self and not for politics': PM Modi in 1st...

PM Modi started with a clarification on his trip to Kedarnath shrine during the polls. He said it was not a political trip but an opportunity for him to meet himself.

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Mann ki Baat LIVE: First episode of PM Modi's radio programme to air today after...

This will be the first ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme in Modi’d second consecutive term as the Prime Minister. On June 15, PM Modi had said the programme was going to resume on June 30 at 11:00 am in a tweet.

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'It was in public interest': BJP's Akash Vijayvargiya defends beating official with...

On his release, ANI reports, Akash was welcomed with flower garlands by his supporters and relatives.

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Trump says he'll meet North Korea's Kim in Demilitarized Zone today

Trump has met Kim twice at summits in Singapore and Hanoi. No U.S. president has ever met a North Korean leader in the DMZ.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Martin Guptill takes outrageous catch to dismiss Steve Smith,...

Martin Guptill took and outstanding catch to dismiss Steve Smith, the latter replied by taking a one-handed stunner to send back Tom Latham.

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See how a patient was dragged to X-Ray room on bedsheet in MP hospital!

The Dean of the NSCB Medical College, Dr Navneet Saxena said three people were suspended after the incident and the administration has also launched an inquiry after which action will be taken against all who are found guilty.

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BJP's Akash Vijayvargiya out on bail 4 days after thrashing official with a bat

Akash Vijayvargiya was released after his bail order from a court in Bhopal reached Indore.

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PM Modi's first 'Mann ki Baat' after BJP's return to power to air today

This will be the first ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme in Modi’s second consecutive term as the Prime Minister.

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'Not expected to behave so irresponsibly': Sheila-Chacko rift at Rahul's door

Dikshit, a three-time chief minister of Delhi, had Friday dissolved the committees based on a report submitted by a five-member panel formed to assess the party’s performance in the recent Lok Sabha polls. The block committees were elected last year when former union minister Ajay Maken was heading the Delhi Congress.

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Rains create puddles in Statue of Unity viewers gallery, triggers displeasure on...

The Statue of Unity, a 182-metre memorial to Sardar Patel in Kevadiya in Narmada district, is the tallest structure of its kind in the world and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31 last year.

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Chhattigarh CM Bhupesh Baghel tears up passing state Congress president post to...

Congress leader PL Punia and newly appointed CPCC president Markam were also present at the event held on Saturday.

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16-year-old boy thrashed for not chanting 'Jai Shri Ram': Police

Babupurva circle officer Manoj Kumar Gupta said the incident was being investigated and CCTV cameras installed in the area would be examined.

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'I represent inclusive India': Nusrat Jahan on fatwa over attire

Criticising her “un-Islamic” post-marriage appearance at her oath-taking ceremony in Parliament on June 25, a group of Muslim clerics had issued a ‘fatwa’ against the newly-married Member of Parliament.

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Is India's economic growth story dehydrating country?

India has done worse than other growing nations in managing its water resources. A key factor behind this maybe an inefficient agriculture sector, where the use of tube well-based irrigation in the last three decades has shot up

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Tribal man held for allowing cousin to rape his wife in Odisha

A tribal man was arrested in Odisha’s Keonjhar district for allegedly allowing his cousin brother to rape his wife and recording the act on mobile phone. The cousin brother was also arrested.

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Budget may be pragmatic over growth concerns

The economic situation may not have changed dramatically in these five months, but priorities have shifted.

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Amit Shah's entry adds heft to MHA; Kashmir, NRC twin challenges

Security Infrastructure such as the National Intelligence Grid (Nat Grid), suggested after 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, materialised.

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Will see if Pehlu Khan case probe had 'predetermined intentions': Rajasthan CM Ashok...

Gehlot also said his government would see if the investigation had been done with predetermined intentions by the previous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) administration.

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Amit Shah asks NDRF to build central database of disaster-combat tools

Shah was speaking at the inauguration of a two-day annual conference organised by the NDRF on capacity-building of state disaster response forces (SDRFs).

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Rajnath may have to adopt balanced approach

These two episodes reflect, partly, the opportunities and challenges that the defence ministry will face.

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Is BJP trying to be new Opposition in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana?

Annihilating the Telugu Desman Party (TDP) by getting its members to defect isn’t just sweet revenge against bête noire Chandrababu Naidu.

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India vs England, ICC World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli reacts to India's 'smart' orange...

India vs England, ICC World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli & Co will be wearing an orange-blue jersey to distinguish themselves from hosts England who wear a lighter version of blue.

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'We expected justice from Congress govt, not chargesheet': Pehlu Khan's son

Pehlu Khan was thrashed by self-styled cow vigilantes, who accused him of smuggling cattle, on April 1, 2017 near Behror in Alwar.

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India vs England, ICC World Cup 2019: India Predicted XI against England - Change...

India vs England, ICC World Cup 2019: When it comes to head-to-head, the records are stacked in favour of India as England haven’t defeated them in World Cup encounters in the last 27 years.

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Tejashwi Yadav puts end to speculation; says he was undergoing treatment

Yadav, who is currently the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, was not present on the first day of the monsoon session of the Bihar Assembly.

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Thane bullet train station reworked to save mangroves: Authority

Earlier, Maharashtra Transport Minister had said as many as 54,000 mangroves spread over 13.36 hectares will be affected because of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

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ICC World Cup 2019: VVS Laxman predicts the finalists of the tournament

VVS Laxman has predicted the finalists of ICC World Cup 2019, to be played at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s on July 14.

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Congress's Vikas Chaudhary was killed over money dispute, say cops. 2 arrested

The arrested woman’s husband Kaushal and the men who allegedly pulled the trigger are still missing, but the Maruti Sx4 used by the assailants has been found.

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Indian-American teen wins $100,000 quiz show prize in US

Gupta’s victory on the ‘2019 Teen Jeopardy’ contest was televised on Friday in which he beat out three other Indian-American teens.

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Pehlu Khan, sons charged for smuggling cattle

While the police chargesheeted Khan’s sons Irsad (25) and Arif (22) under sections 5, 8 and 9, charges have been framed against the deceased under section 6 of the Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995.

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Ivanka gives thumbs up to Modi-Trump talks, calls India 'a critical ally'

During the first meeting of two leaders after Modi’s re-election, both agreed to take measures to resolve issues pertaining to trade.

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Sushma Swaraj vacates govt house: 'You have set an example,' says Twitter

Swaraj, a veteran BJP leader, who didn’t contest the Lok Sabha polls and is not a minister in the NDA 2.0 government, tweeted Saturday morning to say she was no longer contactable at her “official residence” as she had moved out.

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China, US agree at Xi-Trump meeting to restart trade talks

The two countries will restart the talks “on the basis of equality and mutual respect,” according to official news agency Xinhua.

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TMC clarifies after order on schools triggers storm

The BJP, which has been persistently attacking the Trinamool Congress for alleged appeasement of Muslims, panned the Mamata Banerjee government over the move which, it claimed, was aimed at securing the ruling party’s vote bank.

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Xi Jinping, Donald Trump agree to restart trade talks

The two sides have agreed to restart trade negotiations that broke down last month, Xinhua News Agency reported, without giving further details.

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US man kills father for cutting his allowance, convicted

Thomas Gilbert Jr. showed no emotion as the verdict was delivered Friday.

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'No biscuits, only healthy snacks for meets': Health Ministry

In an order released on Friday, the Ministry said, “The Health and Family Welfare Minister has desired that healthy snacks only to be served in official meeting and biscuits are to be avoided.”

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'Kithana ache he Modi': Australia's Scott Morrison praises PM

The newly elected Australian prime minister did not just stop there, he also captioned his photo in Hindi, saying ‘Kithana ache he Modi’ (How nice Modi is).

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Work and earn: Lucknow has a plan for beggars

The City of Nawabs could soon be free of beggars with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to engage physically-fit mendicants as daily-wage workers, or finding work for them.

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Ozone pollution highest in Delhi among NCR cities in last 3 years

Compared to Delhi, Noida experienced 49 days on which ozone was high, Gurugram recorded 48 days, Faridabad encountered 11 such days, and Ghaziabad encountered eight days of high ozone, in the last three years.

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PM Modi holds separate talks with presidents of Indonesia, Brazil; focus on bilateral...

During his meeting with Indonesian president Joko Widodo, the prime minister discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, defence and maritime fronts.

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17 dead as wall collapses in Pune after heavy rains

As per initial reports, the wall collapsed on a slum where labourers were staying.

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India facing sea level rise amid severe heat: Centre

India is confronting a range of climate change-influenced effects, ranging from severe heat waves to an increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme rainfall and rising sea levels, the ministry of earth sciences has warned.

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Opposition seeks debate on electoral reforms

As many as 14 Opposition parties, including those averse to simultaneous elections, have sent a notice to the Rajya Sabha for a debate that is set to take place next week.

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China tests latest submarine-launched ballistic missile: Report

The scheduled test was normal, China’s Ministry of National Defence said on Thursday, when asked about the alleged test launch of a JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on June 2

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First heavy rains hit traffic in Mumbai; waterlogging reported from several are...

Commuters said it took more than the usual time to travel as traffic remained standstill for hours, especially on the Western and Eastern Express Highways.

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No ambulance, bleeding pregnant woman taken to hospital on a bike in Jharkhand

Shanti Devi’s ordeals did not end with her being denied an ambulance, as the CHC referred her to the Latehar Sadar hospital.

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Jony Ive leaves Apple after almost 30 years: 5 things you need to know about the...

Ive led the design of the popular candy-coloured iMacs that helped Apple revive itself in 1990s. From iPhones to iPads, Ive went on to design Apple’s some of the most successful products.

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“It was a big victory, you deserve it”, Donald Trump to PM Modi at G20 meet

The compliments came in a pre-bilateral address to the media, where the US president and the Indian Prime Minister exchanged greetings before laying out the agenda for the meet.

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Amit Shah seeks six-month extension of President's rule in J-K

Since the state assembly has been dissolved and the Election Commission has decided to hold fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir later this year, it is essential that the President’s Rule be extended for another six months with effect from July 3, 2019, said Amit Shah

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Parliament Session Live: Amit Shah seeks six-month extension of President's Rule...

Lok Sabha session live updates: The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is aimed at providing relief to persons in Jammu and Kashmir residing in areas adjoining the international border.

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'Go to Speaker': SC rejects rebel AAP MLA's plea over disqualification notice

A vacation bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice B R Gavai told the counsel appearing for Devendra Sehrawat that the AAP lawmaker can raise his grievances before the Assembly Speaker.

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Jagan govt's demolition drive reaches Chandrababu Naidu doors, gets notice to move...

A day after completing the demolition of Praja Vedika, a government building adjacent to Naidu’s residence, the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) pasted a notice on the main gate of Naidu’s house on the banks of Krishna river.

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Indian-origin Uber driver sentenced to 3 years on kidnapping charges in US

Harbir Parmar, 25 of New York had pled guilty in March this year before US District Judge Vincent Briccetti, who imposed three-year sentence on charges of kidnapping and wire fraud, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman said.

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DU first cut-off out, admissions begin: Key things to keep in mind

The first cut-off list for admissions to Delhi University was released late on Thursday night. This year, the university will come out with five cut-offs.

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ICC World Cup 2019: MS Dhoni's low strike rate - Ganguly, Laxman give contrasting...

Former India cricketers Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman were divided while talking about MS Dhoni’s slow batting in India’s last two World Cup matches against West Indies and Afghanistan

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2 women assaulted, tonsured for resisting rape bid by councillor in Bihar

He said that half a dozen people barged into the victims’ house and attempted to rape the daughter. After the mother tried to rescue her daughter, the accused physically assaulted the two women.

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Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs' confidant, to leave and start own firm

Apple said Ive will continue work on its products at his new venture, but shares fell as much as 1.5% to $197.44 in after-market trading, wiping about $9 billion from the firm’s value.

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Aditya Pancholi on being booked for rape of an actress, says it's 'pre-planned'

Aditya Pancholi has been booked for rape. He has said that once the investigation is done, it will be known whether the rape happened or not 13-14 years ago.

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DU's first cut-off list out: Hindu highest with 99%

The highest cut-off this year has been announced by Hindu College for BA (hons) in Political Science at 99%.

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'Terrorism biggest threat to humanity': PM Modi at informal BRICS leaders' meeting...

Speaking at the informal BRICS leaders’ meeting in Osaka, Modi said that there is a need to stop all the mediums of support to terrorism and racism.

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PM Modi, Donald Trump hold bilateral talks live updates- Terrorism is biggest threat...

PM Modi, Donald Trump hold bilateral talks: Prime Minister Narendra Modi also thanked the US President for expressing his “love towards India” in a letter recently delivered by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan's Waqar says 1992 World Cup parallels are 'freaky'

Their trajectory through the tournament has so far mirrored that of their only World Cup triumph to date, when they started slowly in 1992 before picking up pace to lift the trophy.

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E-mail says bomb in bags, but AI left most behind

Luckily, for the 343 people on board, Air India had made a decision that would normally rankle most flyers: most of the check-in luggage had been left behind at Mumbai since the flight was overbooked.

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PM Modi holds bilateral talks with US President Trump

The two leaders met shortly after the Japan-America-India trilateral meeting during which Modi highlighted “the importance India attaches to” the grouping.

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'Triple Talaq bill not about religion': Ravi Shankar Prasad

The law minister emphasised that the issue is part of BJP’s Sankalp Patra (election manifesto).

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A week in, Speaker turning the tide in House

Unlike his predecessors, Birla has started sitting through longer hours of the proceedings and often delays lunch to allow more first-time MPs to raise matters of importance.

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Paid 4,200 Taka in bribes at border, says Bangladeshi man arrested in Assam

The man had acquired Aadhaar and PAN cards, worked at several places and even married a local girl.

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'Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy has lost his mental balance': BJP minister Pralhad Jo...

Pralhad Joshi, who represents Karnataka’s Dharwad constituency in the Lok Sabha, had lashed out at Kumaraswamy on Wednesday as well.

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Amit Shah visits family of J-K inspector killed in Anantnag terror attack

Arshad Ahmed Khan, 37, was injured in the terror attack and later flown to Delhi in an air ambulance for specialised treatment. However, he succumbed to injuries at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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UP govt to reimburse Rs 2.5 crore bill for Vajpayee's ash immersion

The matter came to light when a newspaper report quoted LDA Secretary M.P. Singh said that the state government needed to pay the bills.

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A ship and its crew get entangled in Trump-Xi Huawei battle near East China Sea

The Amazon, laden with Canadian canola, has been travelling back and forth in the waters around Xiamen port for four weeks after leaving Vancouver on May 7, according to Bloomberg shipping data.

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PM Modi in Japan live updates: PM Modi meets his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe...

PM Modi in Japan live updates: This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sixth G20 Summit which is being held at Osaka on June 28-29.

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World Cup 2019: Former India coach picks this player ahead of Rishabh Pant to bat...

India’s poor batting display against Afghanistan has once again raised questions on who should bat at no.4 for the Men in Blue in the remaining games of the 2019 World Cup.

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IAF's Jaguar suffers bird hit, lands safely in Ambala

It was narrow escape for an Indian Air Force Jaguar pilot on Thursday in an air base here when a bird hit the aircraft, officials said.

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Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary shot dead near Delhi

Vikas Chaudhary was hit by more than ten bullets by the men when he was coming out of a gym.

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Ola driver, who masturbated in front of passenger, arrested in Mumbai's Borivli

Police said the driver, the cab driver Sandeep Bhuvneshwar Varnval, who is in his late twenties, was loitering in Borivli (East) when a team of officers laid a trap and arrested him.

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PM Modi's new budget key to reviving India's animal spirits

As gross domestic product growth slowed to a five-year low of 5.8% in the first quarter of 2019, the Reserve Bank of India this month did its part to support the economy by lowering interest rates for a third time and switching to an accommodative stance.

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Donald Trump says India's recent tariff hike unacceptable, must be withdrawn

U.S. President Donald Trump looks forward to speaking with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about a recent increase in its already high tariffs against the United States.

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25-year-old woman driver attacks man with iron rod in Chandigarh, arrested: Cops

The incident on Tuesday led to traffic snarls and her crime video went viral on social media.

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4 Indians arrested in Kuala Lumpur with drugs, baby turtles

The Malaysian Customs Department seized 5,255 baby turtles from two suspects on transit to India, The Star newspaper reported.

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Indian-American foster father gets life sentence for death of toddler Sherin Ma...

Mathews, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of injury to a child in Sherin’s death. He was originally charged with capital murder by authorities in the US state of Texas.

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'Baby India': Video shows newborn found in plastic bag in US

The video, recorded on an officer’s body camera and made public on Tuesday, shows sheriff’s deputies in Cummings, Georgia discovering the infant tied up in a bag and left by a roadside the night of June 6.

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Man seen doing push-ups on car with Delhi Police written on bonnet

In the 15-second video, a young man wearing a cap is seen emerging from the driver’s side of the moving car, climbing on its roof and performing five push-ups before jumping down and getting into the car.

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Tiger spotted in Kedarnath at 3,400m altitude

The sighting of the tiger at this unusual height indicated that the big cat was changing its habitat, said experts.

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6 years, 9 victims and an unlikely serial killer

In India, crimes with no serious injury usually figure low on the police’s priority list. However, in Haoladar’s case, Santanu Choudhury, the sub-divisional police officer of Kalna town, reached her home within the hour. Choudhury suspected the incident may have something to do with two murders and three recent attempted murders in neighbouring Kalna and Memari, and in Balagarh in Hooghly district.

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Come together to save Bengal, Mamata Banerjee appeals to Left, Congress

“Congress and CPI(M) [Communist Party of India (Marxist)] won’t break the nation. But I fear they (BJP) may change the Constitution. We should all come together to save Bengal,” Banerjee said in the Assembly in her first such statement since the Lok Sabha polls.

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8,189 Indians lodged in jails abroad, says Government

Saudi Arabian jails have 1,811 Indian nationals, UAE 1,392 and Nepal 1,160. In all,six Gulf countries are home to roughly half of all Indians lodged in jails abroad.

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PM Modi in Japan for G20 Summit, to meet world leaders including US president Donald...

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s sixth G20 Summit which is being held at Osaka on June 28-29.

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CJI tweaks SC roster, 5 top judges will hear PILs

According to experts, the change is significant since it undoes a move by former chief justice Dipak Misra, whose tenure was marked by a controversy related to assignment of cases.

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Parliament session live updates- 'There's a limit to arrogance': In RS, PM Modi...

Parliament session live updates: Congress leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Shashi Tharoor and TMC’s Saugata Roy will move a resolution against the Aadhaar amendment bill.

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Fracture on left, plaster on right! A story from Bihar health care system

The mother of the boy also expressed anger over the negligence by the medicos and said “This is utter negligence. We were not even provided with a single tablet by the hospital. An investigation should be carried out.”

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Congress MPs urge Rahul Gandhi to remain party chief, he rejects appeal

According to sources, Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari told the Amethi MP that the party takes collective responsibility of the Congress’ drubbing in the recently held general elections adding that the party chief is not the one to be blamed.

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Friend's daughter held for Vasant Vihar triple murder case: Delhi Police

Police said the murders were committed for robbery and they are interrogating the couple to ascertain what all they stole from the house.

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'Spirits' do emerge at midnight, believes one of the brothers in Burari house

The deaths had prompted rumours about ‘supernatural powers’, but the brothers, Ahmed Ali and Afsar Ali, are unfazed.

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Balakot air strikes planner is new R&AW chief, Kashmir expert appointed IB chief

Both are Indian Police Service officers of 1984 batch with Goel belonging to Punjab cadre and Kumar, to Assam cadre.

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India's water crisis is man-made | Opinion

According to a study by the federal government think tank NITI Aayog, 21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by next year, including the capital New Delhi and the information technology hub of Bengaluru.

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US secretary of state Mike Pompeo's first stop on Delhi visit is PM Modi, Russian...

Pompeo, who arrived in India on Tuesday night, met Prime Minister Modi before his talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar over a working lunch on Wednesday. His visit comes before a meeting between PM Modi and US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Japan’s Osaka on June 28

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Mike Pompeo in India live updates: US secy of state's first stop in Delhi is PM...

Mike Pompeo in India live updates: Pompeo met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning. He is also slated to meet Minister of External Affairs Subramaniam Jaishankar on Wednesday to discuss agenda for the US-India strategic partnership.

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One lakh more people excluded from NRC in Assam

The new additional draft list contains only the names of those people who had figured in the ‘Complete Draft NRC’ published on July 30, 2018

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Demolition of building built by Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati underway

After razing boundary wall, pantry, dining hall, toilets and other structures on Tuesday night, the officials began demolishing the main building of ‘Praja Vedika’ built by then Chief Minister Naidu in 2017 to hold official meetings.

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Bond with India 'unbreakable', says US as Mike Pompeo starts visit

In a stock-taking note, the state department described India and the United States as “natural strategic partners” that shared an “unbreakable” bond, but also acknowledged trade differences.

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India vs West Indies, World Cup 2019: Bhuvi or Shami? Sachin Tendulkar gives surprising...

Sachin Tendulkar gave a clear answer on who should India pick between Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami for their next World Cup match against West Indies.

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Houston newborn dies with 90-plus fractures; parents arrested

Jazmine Robin, who was born prematurely, was 10 weeks old when she died July 15, 12 days after leaving the hospital, prosecutors said Monday.

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Khashoggi's fiancee says US 'ethically' responsible to seek justice

Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiance, has slammed US president Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for approaching the issue in a “hazy way”, and for preferring lucrative Saudi business relations over justice.

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Opinion | Protect our children from the dangers of the Internet

The complete elimination of online child sexual abuse requires a structured and unified response at global levels

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TMC leader returns 'cut money' after Mamata Banerjee's order

Trilochan Mukherjee, a TMC booth president of Chatra village under Koma gram panchayat in Suri II block, returned to each of the villagers about ₹1600-1,700 that he had allegedly taken as “cut money” from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) payments.

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Flight operations from Hindon civil terminal likely from August

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the terminal on March 8 but operations are yet to begin. Earlier, the officials had estimated that the flights may start in June but the operations got delayed.

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In South Delhi triple murder, 20-year-old nurse was stabbed 36 times

More than 50 people have been questioned in the last two days, but officials said that have not been able to find any concrete evidence that could lead them to the killer or the motive behind the murders.

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Addressing water scarcity a key focus area of NDA govt, says PM Modi

“We have taken water shortage seriously and established a Jal Shakti Ministry. [Socialist leader Ram Manohar] Lohia ji once said that the biggest problem women face is toilets and water. Toilets are being built on a war footing,” said PM Modi.

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Rajya Sabha election to six Tamil Nadu seats on July 18

The elections are being held to fill vacancies that will arise from the retirement of six MPs – four from the AIADMK and one each from the DMK and the Communist Party of India (CPI) – on July 24.

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Amit Shah visits Kashmir today, focus remains on development and security

Shah and home secretary Rajiv Gauba will fly to Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon and return a day later.

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Youth Cong workers to meet Rahul Gandhi today

The Congress managed to win just 52 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, only a marginal improvement from its 2014 tally of 44 seats.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Qualification scenario - 7 teams aim for 4 possible semi-final...

ICC World Cup: India are placed third in the points table with 9 points from 5 matches. They need to win a minimum of two matches to progress.

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'Will extradite him': Antigua PM's reassuring message to India on Mehul Choksi

Indian government has refused to comment since it doesn’t have any official information on the matter.

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IT engineer in Mumbai poisons mother, kills himself ; suicide note found on lap...

The 42-year-old man poisoned his 75-year-old mother and then killed himself by consuming the same poison in their rented apartment on Mira Road on Friday. Their bodies were discovered on Sunday.

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Supreme Court refuses to interfere with EC notification on separate Rajya Sabha...

The Congress saw a chance of winning one Rajya Sabha seat if the election to both the seats are held together.

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'Super emergency for last 5 years': Mamata Banerjee targets PM Modi

“We must learn our lessons from history and fight to safeguard the democratic institutions in the country,” Banerjee tweeted.

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Dera Sacha Sauda head's parole plea a complex riddle for Haryana government

Dera Sacha Sauda head Ram Rahim, in his plea to get a temporary release from the prison, has cited the need to carry out agricultural activity on his farm land.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Shakib warns India after record-breaking performance against...

Bangladesh famously beat India in the 2007 World Cup and Shakib is confident his team can trouble Virat Kohli’s title contenders again on July 2.

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Sacked Congress leader Abdullakutty all set to join BJP

Ex-Congress MLA Abdullakutty expelled from the party earlier this month. The lawmaker has already met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah ahead of his formal entry into BJP.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Shakib Al Hasan equals Yuvraj's World Record, goes on to achieve...

Bangladesh talisman Shakib Al Hasan reclaimed his position as the World Cup’s leading scorer after producing a stellar all-round display to secure his team’s 62-run victory against Afghanistan on Monday.

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Gujarat Congress moves high court, seeks disqualification of ex-MLA Alpesh Thak...

Thakor was the Congress’ secretary and co-in charge of Bihar when he resigned in the middle of the Lok Sabha elections in April.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur wanted to 'commit suicide' after...

Pakistan suffered a bruising 89-run loss to India in Manchester on June 16, a result which sparked a furious backlash from their frustrated fans and Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur now came out in public to state that he wanted to commit suicide after last Sunday.

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End of SP-BSP alliance may help BJP strengthen position in Uttar Pradesh

The BJP won 62 out of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 elections with a vote share of 49.6%. Compared to 2014, this is a decline of nine seats despite an increase of seven percentage points in vote share.

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Aligarh's 'kachori' seller, with Rs 70 lakh annual turnover, under lens for tax...

During a search conducted by the officials of special investigating branch of commercial tax department (Aligarh range), it was found that Mukesh was a ‘crorepati’ but did not have GST (goods and services tax) registration.

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'Biggest challenge is to develop trust': Pragya Thakur

“The biggest challenge is to develop trust among people, as they voted for my party and not for me. With my work, I have to create a special space in their hearts, and to make the Opposition realise that there is no term like Hindu terrorist or terrorism,” said Thakur.

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All over in 90 seconds, families didn't know, say Balakot pilots

The Indian air strike on a JeM terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was “over within 90 seconds” and the mission was carried out with such secrecy that not even close family members of the assault team knew about the developments.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Arjun Tendulkar helps England ahead of Australia clash

Arjun Tendulkar ran in fast and bowled at the England batsmen on the eve of their big-ticket clash against arch-rivals Australia.

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As monsoon gathers momentum, farmers advised to sow crops

The monsoon has progressed in the past three to four days, and a good rainfall is expected in the next 48 hours.

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54K mangroves to be razed for bullet train in Maharashtra

In a written reply to a question by Shiv Sena legislator Manisha Kayande, transport minister Diwakar Raote told the legislative Council that the government will plant five times the trees that will be cut for the project.

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DU's St Stephen's cut-offs out: English, economics highest at 98.75%

St Stephen’s College on Monday released its first cut-off list for the 10 undergraduate courses it offers, with highest cut-offs being announced at 98.75% for BA English (Hons) and BA Economics (Hons) for students coming from commerce background.

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In Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, police frisk bikers at gunpoint

The video was shot at the Bagren outpost in Wazirganj police station area of Badaun and the outpost in-charge Rahul Kumar Sisodia is seen in the clip, intimidating people.

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Pompeo at high table: Terror, trade top agenda of talks with PM, Jaishankar

Secretary Pompeo is scheduled to have a pre-lunch meeting with external affairs minister S Jaishankar, followed by a lunch hosted by the latter. He will then call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi before leaving for Osaka the next day for the G20 Summit.

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India may discuss oil issues with Pompeo

During Pompeo’s visit, New Delhi will seek Washington’s cooperation in getting reliable and affordable energy supply, especially after US sanctions that prohibited the import of Iranian crude from May, two government officials said.

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UP back to a four-cornered fight as BSP, SP part ways

The logic of the alliance was clear. The SP and the BSP had faced a rout both in the 2014 parliamentary and the 2017 assembly elections (BSP had also lost the 2012 assembly polls to SP).

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'Will require explanation': SC notice to govt on plea blaming inaction for AES ...

The disease, which has led to 152 deaths in Bihar, has spread to 20 of the state’s 38 districts. But health officials point out that the number of cases was on the decline.

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RBI panel defers reserves report for fourth time: Official

The six-member panel, headed by Former RBI Governor Bimal Jalan, which was originally supposed to submit the report in April, delayed it for the fourth time due to lack of consensus.

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ICC World Cup 2019: MS Dhoni 'did not show any positive intent,' says Sachin Tendulkar...

Ind vs Afg: Shot making was not easy and the excellence of the Afghan spinners meant India meandered to a total of 224/8 in 50 overs and won the match on the back of a final over hat-trick by Mohammed Shami.

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RBI confirms deputy governor Viral Acharya exit due to 'unavoidable personal re...

Acharya, who joined the RBI in January 2017 for a three-year term, will return to New York University Stern School of Business in August to teach economics, according to the newspaper report.

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'I think I'm having a bad dream': Air Canada passenger falls asleep on plane, wakes...

She woke up in “pitch black,” with the plane having landed and apparently been towed away from the airport, after passengers and crew had disembarked.

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Mayawati makes her break up with Akhilesh Yadav's SP permanent, says will fight...

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20 years of Kargil war: At Gwalior Air Base, IAF to 'recreate' Tiger Hill attack

Ahead of the 20th anniversary in July of the India-Pakistan war, a function has been planned at the strategic base where Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa will be the Chief Guest.

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RBI deputy governor Viral Acharya quits 6 months before his term ends: Report

He took office at the RBI in January 2017 for a three-year term. His departure follows Urjit Patel’s sudden resignation in December last year amid rising tension between the central bank and the government about the RBI’s independence.

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Councillors who joined BJP will face consequences, warns TMC

The ruling party said that its former members would not be spared for the “crimes” they have committed.

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ICC World Cup 2019: We are drowned, but we'll take you with us - Gulbadin warns...

Afghanistan have improved steadily over the past couple of matches and Gulbadin believed his team, which has some highly-rated spinners, have what it takes to topple the world’s best.

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3 months after auto driver killed himself, traffic dept issues Rs 20,000 fine

On June 19, the driver of the autorickshaw had been challaned for various traffic violations and an SMS was sent to the original owner, Navin Anand’s number.

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Amit Shah's first bill in Parliament today concerns Jammu and Kashmir quotas

In February, the Union cabinet had also approved amendments to the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) order, 1954, by the way of Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) amendment order, 2019, to provide 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in J-K.

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Encephalitis toll rises to 152, spreads to 20 Bihar districts; scare in Madhya ...

The death toll from acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) reached 152 in Bihar, with medical officials stating that the disease has spread to 20 of the state’s 38 districts.

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'Neither visited, nor called after poll defeat': Mayawati attacks Akhilesh

A BSP leader, who was present at the meeting, quoted Mayawati as saying that Yadav has neither visited nor talked to her over phone ever since the Lok Sabha election results were announced.

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'Will push to resolve Kashmir problem': Hasnain Masoodi

“We have a right to our identity and I am glad that I have got a chance to voice this in Parliament,’’ said the new MP of Anantnag, who feels politics is the best medium to serve the people.

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Jharkhand man thrashed by mob, forced to chant 'Jai Sri Ram', dies

Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha and CPI (ML) posted videos on social media alleging that the deceased, identified as Tabrez Ansari, was lynched to death on June 17 after being forced to chant Jai Sri Ram and Jai Hanuman in Dahtkidih village under Seraikela police station (PS) in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.

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Teen raped by 6 persons, including 3 minors, for 5 days in Andhra: Police

The girl, who belonged to the Guntur district, escaped and reached the bus station on Saturday evening when an on-duty home-guard Venkateswarlu and Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Babu Rao spotted and rescued her, the police official said.

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UK not engaging enough with rising India, says key panel

Titled ‘Building Bridges: Reawakening UK-India Ties’, the report says the UK government is failing to make the most of the country’s extensive ties with India, and adds that while the bilateral relationship is strong, it falls short of its potential.

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RSS affiliates want Centre to rethink stand on forest act, disinvestment, trade

Less than a month after BJP-led NDA government was sworn in for a second consecutive term, offshoots of the RSS are pressing for a rethink on the government’s disinvestment and trade policies, and on proposed amendments to the Indian Forest Act, 1927.

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India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: Sachin Tendulkar not happy with MS Dhoni-Kedar...

MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav were involved in a rather slow partnership in the middle overs and this did not help India’s cause as it allowed Afghanistan to control the game even in the final 10 overs of the innings.

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Over half of India faces drought-like conditions as groundwater levels deplete

More than half of India is reeling from drought-like conditions, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest data shows, with millions struggling for drinking water as lakes dry up and groundwater levels deplete.

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FATF shouldn't get sidetracked by Pak claims, say experts

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Nirmala Sitharaman's budget may aim for structural policy changes

While the coming budget may incentivise job-oriented private investment and focus on skill-development initiatives, the government is likely to persuade banks, particularly public sector ones, to slash interest rates.

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Virat Kohli fined 25 per cent of match fee for breaching Level 1 of ICC Code of...

It was a breach of Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which carries a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player’s match fee, and one or two demerit points.

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'Party or I can't take responsibility': Kerala CPM leader on rape-accused son

A case was registered against Binoy Kodiyeri at Oshiwara police station on June 18 in Mumbai, which Benoy described as a case of blackmail to media persons in Kerala.

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After global watchdog's warning, Pakistan says 'doing our best' to end terrorism

Bajwa, while speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London on Friday, suggested that all countries should come forward and cooperate with each other in “wiping out terrorism” as it is a common enemy for all.

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Attackers shoot at journalist, throw eggs on car in Delhi

At least three bullets were fired, two hit and pierced the car’s front windshield and one bullet hit her right arm, police said.

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India's new wave of space startups ignite investors' interest

Space technology is red hot thanks partly to activity happening 2,000 km (1,200 miles) above the earth in the low-earth orbit, much closer and easier to reach than the geostationary orbit where many communications satellites operate.

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India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: Mohammed Shami reveals chat with MS Dhoni...

Shami is the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in World Cup after Chetan Sharma’s feat against New Zealand in the 1987 edition. This is the 10th hat-trick in history of 50-over World Cup.

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4 convicts flee from Neemuch jail in Madhya Pradesh, police blame the height of...

Police pasted the pictures of all the four prisoners at various places in Neemuch district, which is 428 kilometres north west of Bhopal.

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This Independent woman MP wants 50% reservation for women in Lok Sabha

Even though she says that there were various challenges being an independent candidate, the MP asserted that it freed her from the burden of towing the line of a particular party and could raise the issues of her constituency independently.

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India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: Sachin Tendulkar passes verdict on Virat...

Mohammad Nabi was the star for Afghanistan as he smashed 52 from just 55 balls and threatened to take Afghanistan past the finish line but Mohammed Shami picked up a hat-trick and sealed the deal for India in the final over.

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iPhone vs Android: How Digital India has caught on with PM Modi's team

Under Modi’s leadership, India became the second largest mobile phone producers in the world in 2019 from just two mobile factories in 2014 to 268 mobile and ancillary manufacturing units at present.

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Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom

Until June 24 last year, the act would have been considered a crime in Saudi Arabia, where hardliners have preached for decades that allowing women to drive would promote gender mixing and promiscuity.

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India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: Mohammed Shami scripts history with hat-trick...

Ind vs Afg: Afghanistan seemed to have the chase under control but India kept chipping away at the wickets. It all boiled down to Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammad Nabi in the final four overs.

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Trinamool grapples with saffron surge in Bengal

That the BJP would bag 18 of the state’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, reducing the regional outfit to 22 from its 2014 showing of 34 was a jolt for many Trinamool leaders.

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Mehrauli murders: Delhi tutor planned his family's killing for a week, say cops

Police said after his arrest, Shukla told them that the butcher’s knife he had used in the crime was bought from a local market in Mehrauli Tuesday.

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'Never met this person': Trump denies columnist's allegation of rape

E. Jean Carroll has alleged in an upcoming book — “What do we need men for? A modest proposal” — that Trump first led her into a dressing room to make her try on lingerie he was buying for someone, then, pushed her against the wall and forced himself on her.

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US report on global religious freedom shows bias against Modi, says BJP

The report, released on June 21, alleged that some senior leaders of the BJP “made inflammatory speeches against minority communities”.

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Indore teen guns down 21-year-old sister over inter-caste marriage: Police

The woman had married a man belonging to a different caste six months ago against the wishes of her family, Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Ramkumar Rai said.

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Kim Jong Un receives 'excellent' letter from Donald Trump

The US is demanding that North Korea abandon its nuclear weapons entirely before international sanctions are lifted. North Korea is seeking a step-by-step approach in which moves toward denuclearization are matched by concessions from the US, notably a relaxation of the sanctions.

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Punjab on alert after Dera man accused of sacrilege killed in Patiala jail

A follower of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect accused in a case of sacrilege was killed on Saturday by two Sikh inmates of the Nabha maximum security jail in Patiala where he had been imprisoned, the police said.

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Pak unwilling to build bridge on Kartarpur zero line, say officials

The proposed corridor will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak, to Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India’s Gurdaspur district.

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State polls to BJP membership drive, Nadda has his task cut out

A former minister and a BJP veteran, JP Nadda will have to face a four-fold challenge after taking over as ruling party’s chief.

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Rahul Gandhi's resignation leaves Congress in leadership vacuum

Since May 25, when Gandhi offered to resign at a Congress working committee (CWC) meeting , he has gone into a shell.

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Govt questions CJI Gogoi's proposal to up retirement age of judges

A senior government official on condition of anonymity said the issue has larger repercussions.

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Indian flights over Iranian airspace to be rerouted

Indian carriers’ decision follows a warning by the American aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration to a possibility that commercial aircraft can be mistakenly targeted in Iranian airspace.

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DMK turns up heat on TN government to end water crisis, ministers pray

The DMK’s recently elected MPs, MLAs, district secretaries, and other senior workers led the protest. DMK Principal Secretary and party’s parliamentary committee leader TR Baalu led the protest in Tambaram, Chennai.

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Dark Mode to hide online status: 5 features that will make WhatsApp more intere...

WhatsApp continues to remain the most popular messaging app. These features would make WhatsApp more interesting and popular.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Former chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar identifies side which...

India’s campaign has been flawless so far and they have been unbeaten in the tournament. They registered a crushing win against Pakistan and have already beaten South Africa and Australia.

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'Donald Trump attacked me in the dressing room in mid-1990s': US Writer

According to Carroll, the rape occurred in either 1995 or 1996, when Trump was a prominent real estate developer and she was a well-known magazine writer and host of a television show.

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Bike Bot scheme: Rs 1500 crore duped from 2.25 lakh investors in Noida

The company’s head office was in Bhati’s native village — Chiti in Dankaur. Later, the promoters opened regional offices in Noida, Greater Noida, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Saharanpur, Muzaffarpur, Delhi, Jaipur, Haryana, among others. The accused had bought around 10,000 petrol bikes and also procured a few e-bikes.

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India vs Afghanistan live cricket score, World Cup 2019: India opt to bat, Shami...

Live Score India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: Follow India vs Afghanistan Live updates at Rose Bowl, Southampton.

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BJP team to visit violence-hit Bhatapara, submit report to Amit Shah

Bhatapara which comes under Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, was rocked by clashes this week which left two men dead.

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Man kills wife, three children by slitting their throats in South Delhi, arrest...

A written note was found in which Shukla confessed to the killing of his wife and children. He, however, did not give any reason for it, the officer said.

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Elon Musk's latest 2050-ticking-time-bomb warning for all human race

Musk’s prediction was triggered by a tweet from a page called World of Engineering that said: “1950 (historical) world population - 2,556,000,053. Current world population - 7,712,343,478. 2050 (projected) world population - 9,346,399,468.”

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SC puts Chhattisgarh govt in fix over CBI probe into six-year-old Edesmetta encounter...

The Edesmetta encounter took place in May 2013 in Edemetta village in the state’s Bastar region, when villagers were celebrating an annual summer festival. It was alleged that a team of the Commando Batatlion for Resolute Action (COBRA) launched an attack in which eight villagers and one COBRA personnel were killed.

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Modi govt's timely reminder to Imran Khan as terror blacklist looms for Pakistan

In June last year, the FATF placed Pakistan on the grey list of countries whose domestic laws are considered weak to tackle the challenges of money laundering and terrorism financing.

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Jagan Reddy's uncle appointed chairman of Tirumala Tirupati temple's governing ...

Other members of the board would be appointed shortly, special chief secretary (Revenue-Endowments) Manmohan Singh said in an order.

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India vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2019: Virat Kohli on verge of breaking Tendulkar,...

Kohli is only 104 runs away from reaching 20,000 international runs. If he gets it against Afghanistan, he will be the 12th batsman to this landmark and the 3rd Indian after Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs) and Rahul Dravid (24,208 runs).

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Smriti Irani's daughter bullied at school; minister hits back with fierce respo...

“I deleted my daughter’s selfie yesterday coz an idiot bully in her class, A Jha, mocks her for her looks & tells his pals in class to humiliate her for how she looks in her mother’s insta post,” wrote Irani.

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Indian carriers brace for turbulence as tension soars in Persian Gulf

Aviation regulators of several countries, including the United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), banned their airlines from flying over Iran although India is yet to take a call on the matter.

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Girl found with wrist slashed in Kolkata school, dies

Senior police officers, including joint commissioner of Kolkata Police Murlidhar Sharma, visited the institute to investigate the matter.

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Free Metro travel just poll gimmick, says E Sreedharan

Sreedharan highlighted that the Delhi Metro was under a Rs 35,000 crore debt, adding that providing free travel would set an alarming precedence for other metros in the country, which also carry “heavy debt burden”.

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'A half-hour away': How Donald Trump opted against Iran strike

Donald Trump’s decision point came at the culmination of a tense 24 hours inside the West Wing after the drone went down.

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'Ready to sleep on road', says Kumaraswamy before spending night in school

Kumaraswamy, who is on a ‘Grama Vaastavya’ or ‘village stay programme’, spent the night at the Government Higher Primary School in Chandraki along with other ministers. He was seen sleeping on the floor.

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Teen consumes poison after allegedly raping 4-year-old

The accused consumed poison after the crime and has been admitted to a hospital in Dabwali in Haryana.

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Village in Maharashtra uses bathwater for chores as drought intensifies

Rainfall deficiency, depleted groundwater levels in water-starved Aurangabad leaves residents in dire straits.

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Pompeo to 'kickstart' 'credible' process to resolve trade issues on India visit

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo hopes to “kickstart” a “credible” and “candid” process to resolve the growing trade difference with India during his upcoming visit as one of the key subjects of discussion along with cooperation on security, energy and space, a senior administration official said Friday.

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Deve Gowda's flip-flop on mid-term polls adds to Karnataka suspense

The former Prime Minister now says that he was misunderstood as he was referring to “the local body elections and not assembly elections.”

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Jagan Reddy, Devendra Fadnavis by his side, KCR inaugurates Rs 80,000 crore mega...

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of Andhra Pradesh were present on the occasion when the Medigadda barrage was opened.

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Indian family allegedly racially abused on train in Ireland

The call from the Immigrant Council of Ireland came after Bhattachrjee and his parents had to endure an hour-long tirade against their accents, skin colour and culture, by a man who sat beside them on their journey.

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'No doubt that there will be mid-term polls': Deve Gowda

Speaking to reporters at his house on the occasion of International Yoga Day, Deve Gowda also said that he had asked the Congress to make Mallikarjun Kharge the chief minister, but it was the Congress that insisted that his son HD Kumaraswamy should become chief minister.

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Parliament Session Live Updates: Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad moves bill...

Parliament Session Live Updates: A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

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India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019: India Predicted XI against Afghanistan...

India vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2019:Rishabh Pant is expected to make his World Cup debut against Afghanistan. He will most likely replace Vijay Shankar in the team and will be batting at the No.4 position.

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India likely to let budget deficit rise as tax receipts fall short: Report

Nirmala Sitharaman presents her first budget on July 5, for the fiscal year ending March 2020.

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International Yoga Day 2019: How yoga helped people escape poverty in this Chinese...

Yoga Day 2019: Most of the 260-odd villagers of Yugouliang were poor until 2016, eking out a subsistence-level life through basic farming.

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After Prez Kovind's push, Centre to introduce triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha

Doing away with Triple Talaq -- where a Muslim woman can be divorced almost instantly has been one of the key poll promises of the Modi government.

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Steel-coated bullets re-entry poses threat to J&K forces fighting militants

An alert was recently sounded across various security agencies and the state police following an internal probe by the CRPF into the killing of five of its troops and an officer of the state police in a militant attack.

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BCCI tells Tendulkar, Ganguly and many others to chose between commentary and IPL...

BCCI order of abiding by one-post-at-a-time effectively means they will have to choose between being with IPL teams, cricket administration, coaching role or commentary.

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Class 6 student allegedly chokes to death while shooting video on TikTok: Cops

The 12-year-old boy was wearing bangles and a mangal sutra at the time of the incident, triggering speculation that he killed himself under the influence of mobile app Tik Tok.

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US approved, then withdrew strikes on Iran after drone shot down: Report

The US was planning to hit “a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries” , The New York Times said, citing senior administration officials, but the plan was suddenly aborted in its early stages.

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Jewar airport may have eight runways, twice the size of Delhi airport

According to aviation experts, if the land is available, it makes sense to plan for the next 30 to 40 years, since getting land for infrastructure projects will be difficult in the future.

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US says it has no plans to cap H-1B work visa programme

Two senior Indian officials told Reuters on Wednesday they had been briefed last week on a U.S. plan to cap the number of H-1B visas given annually to Indians at between 10% and 15% of the total number issued.

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Fire in south Delhi furniture market hits Metro services on Magenta Line

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said train services between Jasola Vihar and Kalindi Kunj has been stopped temporarily because of the smoke.

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Case against 11-year-old filed for allegedly raping minor

According to police, the accused stays in the same neighbourhood as the girl and sexually assaulted her on Tuesday evening.

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An opposition-mukt India is proof of a looming crisis, writes Rajdeep Sardesai

The checks and balances of democracy are under strain. Where will the challenge to any overreach come from?

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Kerala offers two million litres of drinking water to parched Tamil Nadu

TN’s local administration minister SP Velumani took to Twitter to clarify that while Tamil Nadu has not refused the offer, the decision will be taken on Friday in a meeting chaired by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.

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'Yoga belongs to everyone, everyone belongs to yoga': PM Modi at mega event in ...

Prime Minister Modi led the main event of International Yoga Day in Ranchi on Friday and urged people to make yoga an integral part of daily life.

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Speaker's first advice to MPs: Short questions, direct replies

At a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) attended by some ministers and floor leaders of different parties, Birla suggested that questions by MPs should be short and crisp and answers from ministers to the point.

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Commanders whose bases attacked may have to leave

Essentially, the government wants these officers to put in their papers and retire. The officers will still be eligible to receive all the benefits that are due to them, a government officials said requesting anonymity.

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International Yoga Day 2019 LIVE: PM Modi in Ranchi for signature event

International Yoga Day 2019 LIVE: Setting the stage for International Yoga Day, which is being celebrated on a global scale from 2015, PM Modi has been sharing an asan a day on social media urging people to join the movement. This is the fifth edition of International Yoga Day.

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1 killed, three injured in clashes in Bengal's Bhatpara

The deceased has been identified as Rambabu Shaw, while the details of those injured in the incident were yet to be ascertained, he said.

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Yuvraj Singh predicted Rishabh Pant's future a week before his World Cup selection,...

It would be an over exaggeration to say that Yuvraj had predicted Pant’s inclusion in India’s World Cup squad but the recently retired left-hander did give a clear insight about Pant’s future in India colours.

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Rahul Gandhi says Congress, not him, will decide on his successor

He is not the person to take a decision on his successor, Gandhi told reporters when asked who will succeed him as Congress president.

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In address to parliament, President Kovind's hard push to 'one nation, one poll'

Addressing the joint sitting of Parliament – the first after the constitution of the 17th Lok Sabha – President Kovind asked MPs to support the idea because it would help in development of the country.

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Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt sentenced to jail for life by Gujarat court in 1990...

A local court in Jamnagar sentenced him under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (murder). The case relates to the death of a person in police custody in 1990 when was assistant superintendent of Police of Jamnagar.

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Masood Azhar's terrorist tag shows world stands with India: President Kovind

Masood Azhar was designated a global terrorist by the UN in May this year after China withdrew its long-standing block to the move

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'Clear mandate in polls': President Ram Nath Kovind in address to joint Parliament...

The government has hit the ground running and taken many decisions to improve the lives of people in the 21 days after oath, President Kovind

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6 bodies, remains of 7 others found at An-32 crash site in Arunachal: IAF

The An-32 took off from Jorhat in Assam on June 3 and was on its way to an advanced landing ground at Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi Yomi district when it lost contact with ground control.

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'Disappointed' Gautam Gambhir reacts on Shikhar Dhawan injury, urges to do this...

Gautam Gambhir took to twitter to share an emotional message for Shikhar Dhawan. He also wished luck to Dhawan’s replacement Rishabh Pant.

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Fractures, cut eye: Indian man, wife torture, starve mother to death in Dubai

The man and his 28-year-old wife, whose identity have not been revealed, tortured the elderly woman repeatedly and they even cut her right eye iris out and part of her other eye, the Court of First Instance heard.

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Citing IL&FS, govt seeks rethink of EPF rate hike

The EPF interest rate was at a five-year low of 8.55% in the 2017-18 fiscal, and the 8.65% proposal, made in the run-up to the general elections in February, would have benefited the roughly 45 million subscribers to the retirement savings accoun

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Parliament session Live Updates: President Kovind addresses joint sitting of both...

Parliament Session Live Updates: On day 4 of Budget session of Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament at the Central Hall on Thursday.

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'Has the sacrificial lamb arrived?': UN cites new recordings in Jamal Khashoggi...

Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, rejected the report as nothing new, adding in a tweet that it contains baseless allegations.

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4-day-old dies after being shifted around Bareilly hospital for 3 hours

The girl born at a private hospital on June 15 had a difficulty in breathing after which her parents brought her to the government hospital in Bareilly. Her family alleged they were made to run from one wing of the hospital to another for over three hours due to which the infant died.

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US sex cult leader who starved, branded women with his initials convicted

Keith Raniere, 58, coerced a string of women into having sex with him as the charismatic leader of a life-coaching group he founded in New York state.

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Airstrip in UP, built at a cost of Rs 311-cr, being used to learn car driving

The airstrip, mooted by the then Samajwadi Party government in 2014, is 3 km long and 450 metre wide.

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If anti-terror goals not met, Pak faces FATF black list

The FATF plenary at Orlando, Florida, which is ending on June 21, is crucial as its findings will determine whether Pakistan will remain on the watchdog’s “grey list” or be downgraded to the “black list”.

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US tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules: Report

The plan to restrict the popular H-1B visa programme, under which skilled foreign workers are brought to the United States each year, comes days ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi.

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Three women gang-raped at Noida farmhouse, seven arrested

According o police, the incident came to fore early Wednesday, when one of the women called up the police helpline alleging that she and two friends were sexually assaulted by nine persons.

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Farm sector likely to get Rs 25 lakh-crore budget boost

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who recently held a pre-budget consultation on the farm economy, told participants that “concerns” of the agriculture sector were a priority.

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'Won't allow chanting of religious slogans in Parliament': Speaker Om Birla

The sloganeering was mentioned by the Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, in his welcome address to the speaker on Wednesday.

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Data wing shaped Congress' strategy

According to the functionaries cited, the Congress leadership relied too heavily on the numbers that were being generated and the inferences drawn from them.

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ICC World Cup 2019: ICC officially approves Rishabh Pant as Shikhar Dhawan's re...

Shikhar Dhawan was ruled of the ICC Cricket World Cup after he failed to recover from a thumb injury.

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Parliament Session 2019 Live updates: Om Birla elected Lok Sabha speaker, Congress...

Parliament Session Live Updates: PM Modi has called a meeting in the parliament of heads of political parties on the issue of ‘one nation, one poll’ on Wednesday.

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Promised $9 million online, US teen killed 'best friend': Police

According to investigators, Denali Brehmer, an 18-year-old from Alaska, was recruited to kill her friend by a man a few years her elder, 21-year-old Darin Schilmiller of Indiana.

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'Going through pain everyday': Kumaraswamy on alliance with Congress

Reacting to Kumaraswamy’s comments, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said there is no threat to the Karnataka government and “they (BJP) are trying desperately but they will not succeed”.

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'Called Modi a fascist and stand by it,' says KCR

KCR, as the chief minister is popularly known, also reiterated his party would continue to oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party on the political front but will maintain constitutional relations with the NDA government at the Centre.

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Deaths due to encephalitis, heat-stroke expose state of health care in Bihar

AES is not the only factor which has been leading to untimely and preventable deaths in the state. More than hundred people have died of heat-stroke in southern parts of the state.

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Arjuna awardee boxer Jai Bhagwan being probed for allegedly thrashing hotel man...

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP headquarters) Aryan Chaudhary has started investigation into the matter and procured the CCTV footage of the incident.

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Starving polar bear strays from Arctic habitat, wanders into Russian city

The female bear, visibly weak and seemingly ill, lay despondently on the ground for hours in Norilsk’s suburbs, its feet caked in mud, occasionally rising to sniff around for food.

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Two men arrested for possession of whale vomit worth Rs 1.7 crore

Whale ‘vomit’ or Ambergris is a very costly wax that originates as a secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale. It can be found floating in tropical seas and is used in manufacturing perfumes.

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ICC World Cup 2019: Meet the man behind Kuldeep Yadav's 'turn' around - EXCLUSI...

How round became over and Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach Kapil Pandey turned his bowling around after a disastrous IPL

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PM Narendra Modi wishes good health, long life to Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

The two leaders were involved in a war of words in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls, in which the BJP-led NDA returned to power with a massive majority.

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Family land grabbed, parents threatened, claims Telangana soldier in video mess...

S Swamy, who is posted in Jammu and Kashmir, in a video message that has gone viral, claimed that a person named P Anjaneyulu has grabbed the land without our knowledge in Chityal village in Tadwai mandal of Kamareddy district.

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Donald Trump launches 2020 re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and...

At a packed rally at an arena in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016. Whether he can pull it off remains far from certain as Trump has been in office now for 2-1/2 years.

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Congress suspends Karnataka MLA Roshan Baig for 'anti-party activities'

Days before the Lok Sabha results were announced Baig had criticised AICC general secretary KC Venugopal.

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Delhi cop raps 'Tera Time Aayega' to spread road safety awareness

His rap, which sounds similar to actor Ranveer Singh’s Gully boy is being welcomed by people on various social media platforms like Twitter. The cop sings “Apna Time Aayega” with his own set of lyrics to promote road safety.

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'Can't be the Kolkata I have known': Former Miss India after being attacked

Sengupta has complained that when she ran to the Maidan police station located across the street, an officer she approached initially refused to come to the help of the cab driver saying the portion of the road where the incident was taking place is under the jurisdiction of the Bhawanipore police station.

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4 HoDs, 3 deans in Bengal varsity resign over alleged casteist slurs

Students and staff owing allegiance to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) unions allegedly hurled the insults that have triggered protests on the campus.

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Week after Kolkata incident, Delhi hospital staff injured in scuffle with patient's...

The incident came after a nationwide medical crisis, which began on last week with a strike following the attack on three doctors at Kolkata’s NRS Hospital.

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Restaurant waiter in Delhi stabbed to death by colleague over serving customers

A friend of the dead man was injured as well, but is out of danger, said Mandeep Singh Randhawa, DCP (central district).

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Mercury to touch 40°C in Delhi by weekend, says IMD

Chances of another heat wave are remote, IMD said.

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Mamata to skip PM Modi meet on 'one nation, one poll' today

In a letter to parliamentary affairs minister Prahlad Joshi, Banerjee demanded that the Centre should prepare a white paper on “one nation, one election” instead of calling a meeting “hurriedly”.

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Sushma Swaraj, Sumitra Mahajan apply for ex-MP cards, signal end of legislative...

Swaraj, 67, and Mahajan, 76, represented Vidisha and Indore, both in Madya Pradesh, respectively, in the 16th Lok Sabha.

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Independence of judiciary not a one-time pill, says Chief Justice Gogoi

Gogoi is leading an Indian delegation at the two-day conference of chief justices of members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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India to counter US protectionism with e-commerce, data security bills

Trade relations between India and the US deteriorated after Washington on June 5 withdrew benefits for Indian exporters under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme.

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From student leader to Lok Sabha Speaker: 10 points about Om Birla

Om Birla, BJP MP from Kota began his political career a the president of the students union in a government higher secondary school in Kota in 1978.

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Bengal MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to be Congress leader in Lok Sabha

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the lone Congress MP from Bengal representing Berhampore since 1999.

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Lok Sabha session Live: Bengal Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury named leader...

Parliament Session Live Updates: As soon as the House met, the Members stood in silence for a few minutes as per the convention “to mark the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the 17th Lok Sabha”.

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Encephalitis toll rises, angry relatives protest against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

On Tuesday morning, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar rushed to the SKMCH hospital in Muzaffarpur, where more than 300 children have been admitted with complaints of AES since June 1. Close to 90 of them have died.

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BJP names Om Birla as NDA candidate for LS Speaker, says Cong won't oppose

Joshi said leaders of 10 other parties including the Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP and Naveen Patnaik’s BJD had supported Om Birla’s name for the Speaker’s post.

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New York sex cult leader's 'out there' lifestyle not a crime, says lawyer

Keith Raniere is on trial facing charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and child pornography. Prosecutors said he used his organization, Nxivm, to hide the secretive sorority, called DOS.

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Om Birla to be NDA's nominee for Lok Sabha speaker's post: Report

Once nominated, Birla, who won from Kota-Bundi parliamentary seat in Rajasthan, will easily become the speaker as the National Democratic Alliance has a clear majority in the lower house.

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2 soldiers die of injuries after Monday's attack on army patrol in Pulwama

The two soldiers were being treated at the army’s base hospital in Srinagar.

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29-year-old woman alleges man flashed her inside Metro station

The woman said that later that night, she had approached the Gurugram police through Facebook Messenger, mentioning the incident, but did not receive any response.

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2 cleaners fall to death at Central Delhi high-rise

Police said the two men, Raju and Ishtar Khan, both in their mid-20s, were cleaning glass windows of the 13-storey building in Jhandelwalan, which houses many offices, when they fell to their death.

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16-year-old Ghaziabad boy stabs minor sister for speaking on phone late night

After surrendering at the Kotwali police station, the boy told the police that he had inflicted severe injuries on his sister out of anger.

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Pak-trained group is top threat to China

ETIM, along with Lashkar-eTaiba and the Haqqani Network, was recently named by the US department of defense among the three terror groups posing the greatest threat to foreign troops in Afghanistan.

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Soldier, 2 militants killed in encounter in south Kashmir's Anantnag

It is a joint military operation by the Rashtriya Rifles and special operations group that started with a cordon and search operation following intelligence inputs earlier in the day.

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India to be world's most populous country, overtake China in next 8 years: UN

The global population could reach its peak around the end of the current century, with an estimated population of 11 bn, according to the UN report.

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Pakistani women sold in marriage, then prostitution in China

Natasha was one of hundreds of Pakistani girls who have been married off to Chinese men in return for cash payments to their families, most of them Christians, a community that is among the poorest of the poor in the country.

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'Open to changing name of grounded 737 Max Jet', says Boeing

For now, executives insist they have no immediate plans to drop the Max name for something less associated with tragedy, such as the product numbers that marked earlier generations of the company’s best-selling aircraft.

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J-K cop, with son of slain colleague in arms, breaks down during wreath-laying ...

Arshad Khan, station house officer of Anantnag, had on Sunday succumbed to injuries sustained during a militant attack on June 12 in south Kashmir which claimed lives of five CRPF men.

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PM Modi working on new, updated edition of his book 'Exam Warriors'

PM Modi wants to write about mental health and about children getting addicted to gadgets in the revised edition.

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Security assurance to zero tolerance policy: How impasse between striking Bengal...

The chief minister also reiterated that the five persons, who were arrested after Monday night’s violence, were not granted bail by court and the government was determined to handle the case sternly.

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ICC World Cup 2019, West Indies vs Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan stars as Bangladesh...

Shakib Al Hasan’s brilliant century inspired Bangladesh’s bid for the second highest successful run chase in World Cup history against the West Indies on Monday.

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'How many wickets down?': Bihar Health Min asks during meet on encephalitis

Seated beside Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and MoS Health Ashwini Kumar Choubey in the meeting that took place on Sunday, Pandey asked, “How many wickets have fallen?”

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