More than Rs 1 cr in bank, foreign currency found at Rajasthan officer's house

The bureau searched the house of Bharti Raj, a financial advisor in the office of Udaipur divisional commissioner, on Wednesday and an official said the documents found there indicate that she owns cash and property worth several crores. The official did not wish to be named.

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Want responsible CBI officer in court, says CJI in Unnao rape survivor case

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told the government’s senior law officer that it wanted the officer to give them complete details of what had transpired or was revealed during the agency’s investigation.

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BCCI receives over 2000 applications for Team India head coach position - Report

The newly formed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) co-member Anshuman Gaekwad said that they will go in with an open mind when they sit down to interview the short-listed candidates.

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Highly gratified by cooperation from 'great friend' India on Iran: US

India, which has galloping energy needs, went out of its way to co-operate with the United states. India has brought down the import of oil from Iran, with which it has historic and cultural ties, to almost zero.

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Unnao rape survivor's case in SC: What she's been through since June 2017

The CBI has booked BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and at least 30 of his aides for allegedly conspiring to murder and attempt to murder the young woman and her lawyer in connection with a road accident case.

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Why entrepreneur CCD founder Siddhartha ended up the way he did

A former senior associate of Siddhartha who is now an investor in startups claimed that the latter was looking to raise funds, but with little success.

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MS Dhoni still the best keeper, others work-in-progress: MSK Prasad

Prasad also threw light on whether or not Dhoni will be considered for the home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.

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US believes Osama bin Laden's son Hamza is dead: Official

President Donald Trump declined to comment after NBC News first reported the US assessment.

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Virat Kohli has right to say whom he wants as coach: Sourav Ganguly

In his pre-departure press conference, India skipper Kohli had said the team would be very happy if Ravi Shastri continues as the head coach.

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INX Media case: ED directs Karti Chidambaram to vacate Jor Bagh house

The eviction notice was served on Wednesday evening following an earlier order of the Adjudicating Authority, PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act), by which the attachment of the property was confirmed.

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Virat Kohli shares 'surreal experience' before leaving for Windies series

Out of all three formats, Kohli said he is excited about the T20I series as the team have young players in the squad for the format.

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40-year-wait: Retired peon lives his chopper dream

Ram said that since childhood he had dreamt of travelling in a plane, but neither did he get an opportunity nor did he have the funds to plan a trip involving air travel.

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YouTube star Grant Thompson killed in paragliding accident

The 38-year-old, who had 11 million subscribers on his channel and billions of views, was reported missing after he didn’t return on Monday from a paragliding trip in Utah.

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Rumour about Navjot Sidhu's new role in Delhi prompts a Cong clarification

According to sources, there are suggestions to give Sidhu the responsibility of Delhi unit party president, which was earlier held by former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who died on July 20.

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Mahatma Gandhi's 90-year-old rare hand-written editorial found in Pratapgarh

The editorial, along with several other files/ documents pertaining to the country’s freedom struggle were officially handed over by the district magistrate of Pratapgarh, Markandey Sahi, to the regional archive office, Prayagraj, on July 25, 2019.

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Six dead as heavy rain batters Vadodara, airport shut, army on standby

With rising water level in Ajwa river, two platoons of army are on stand by to oversee rescue and relief operations, if required.

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Kerala man killed in drone strike on IS in Afghanistan

According to Kerala police and intelligence officials, the death of Muhasin was communicated to his family on July 23 from an Afghanistan phone number.

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Government may further extend Budget session till Aug 9

The current session started on June 17 and was to end on July 26, but the government extended it till August 7 to clear pending bills. The extension was opposed by parties such as the Congress and Trinamool Congress.

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Unnao rape survivor's call for help didn't elicit response

Family members claim they approached the police and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) but were forced to finally write to the Chief Justice of India on July 12, demanding action ‘against people who were threatening the victim’s family.”

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RSS affiliate asks PM Modi to stop officials from attending Huawei conference

The SJM, which is the economic arm of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the BJP, has been pushing for regulating trade ties with China

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Facebook's ambitious brain-reading technology gets closer to reality

Facebook is working on a device that lets you type by just thinking about it.

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28 killed as Afghan bus hits Taliban roadside bomb: Official

The attack, which came one day after the United Nations said civilians are being killed and wounded at a “shocking” level in Afghanistan’s war, occurred around 6:00 am (local time), authorities said.

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'Don't think we should jump the gun on him': Virat Kohli speaks about Ajinkya R...

Kohli also believes that when the pressure is amped, Rahane stands up and performs and this is a great trait to have, especially in Test cricket.

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Apple 'bounces back' in India as growth returns to 'double digit'

Apple Q3 earnings: CEO Tim Cook revealed that the company grew strong double digits in emerging markets such as India and Brazil.

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CJI to take up Unnao rape survivor's letter on threats tomorrow, says it hadn't...

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will hear the Unnao case on Thursday along with a report from the SC registry on the delay in placing the letter of the rape survivor before the CJI.

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Pavel Florin, the Romanian cricketer with a unique bowling action - Watch video

One man who is trying his best to breach into that illustrious group is Romania’s ‘most famous’ cricketer Pavel Florin. The spinner, if we can call him one, has been gaining a lot of attention in the ongoing European Cricket League, due to his unique bowling action.

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Roles and responsibilities cut out: MSK Prasad gives clear answer about being '...

The chief selector also spoke about how they do have differences in opinion on several occasions and they work in tandem.

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Seesaws let kids on each side of US-Mexico border play together

The three pink seesaws were unveiled on Monday at a border fence separating Sunland Park, in New Mexico, and Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico, allowing kids and adults on either side to play together.

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NDA manages to pass talaq bill in RS, Oppn in disarray

Senior leaders of the Congress, the Trinamool, the DMK and the Left met on Tuesday afternoon before the bill was taken up for discussion.

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Goa government wants to let you carry more booze on your way back

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday, while speaking in the Goa assembly, that the government hopes to cash in on allowing tourists to return with more liquor, something, he said, they were doing anyway, albeit illegally.

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KCR to perform mega yagam near Yadadri temple, 4,000 priests to officiate

According to a late-night official release from the chief minister’s office, KCR discussed the arrangements to be made for the yagam with Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamy at his ashram earlier on Tuesday.

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Sonia Gandhi takes charge in House as Congress faces vacuum

The same week, she came to the aid of her colleague Manish Tewari, who was speaking during Zero Hour on US president Donald Trump’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited him to mediate on the Kashmir issue.

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Debt-ridden Siddhartha started selling assets earlier this year

CCD founder Siddhartha, the eldest son-in-law of former union minister SM Krishna, went missing from a bridge on Monday evening after he told his driver to drop him there and wait for him at the end of the bridge.

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Russian Instagram influencer found with her throat slit, stuffed in suitcase at...

CCTV footage had captured a former boyfriend of Karaglanova, who had recently begin a new relationship, briefly visiting her flat in the days around her disappearance, but did not say if this was being investigated further.

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In the red, VG Siddhartha was struggling to refinance debt

The debt amounted to around ₹2,000 crore and is over and above the consolidated borrowings of Café Coffee Day (CCD) group, which stood at ₹6,547.38 crore as of March, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity, reports Livemint.

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Exclusive | 'Internal bickering in the Congress hurt our coalition', says HD Ku...

Former Karnataka CM says invisible forces had worked to ensure the coalition didn’t survive.

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Durga Puja committees to Tollywood, BJP makes fresh inroads into Bengal

On July 23, BJP-backed candidates won a majority of the posts in the Calcutta high court bar association, the first time the saffron camp has done so.

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IMA strike over medical bill may affect opd services today

The strike was called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and supported by doctors in at least two key hospitals -- PGI Chandigarh and Delhi government-run Lok Nayak Hospital.

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'Hello, Sunny Leone': Dialogue in Punjabi film leaves Delhi man 'harassed'

Having received over 500 unwanted phone calls and just as many messages since the release of the film, Aggarwal approached the Maurya Enclave police station in Delhi with a complaint Sunday, but he is yet to get any respite from the constantly ringing phone.

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CCD owner V G Siddhartha's body found, washed ashore Nethravathi river: Police

Siddhartha, 60, went missing since Monday evening from the road bridge between Ullal and Mangaluru over the river around 7 p.m.

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5 booked for murder in Haridwar after man dies following beating over phone the...

The 18-year-old man was allegedly thrashed in Haidwar on suspicion of stealing a mobile phone and a video of the beating was widely shared.

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Fisherman saw man jump from bridge where Cafe Coffee Day founder was seen last

V G Siddhartha, 60, went missing since Monday evening from the road bridge between Ullal and Mangaluru over the river around 7 p.m. as his car driver Basavaraj Patil told the police.

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Café Coffee Day founder goes missing: Here's his full letter

Café Coffee Day, the main srival of Starbucks in India, was founded by VG Siddhartha in 1993. It has over 1500 cafes across India, the first outlet was opened in Bengaluru.

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Rs 50,000 kg, the auction price of Assam's rare Manohari Gold tea

Last year, a kilogram of the same tea was sold for Rs 39,001, a record which was soon broken by Golden Needle variety from the Donyi Polo Tea Estate in Arunachal Pradesh which sold for Rs 40,000 a kilo.

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The elusive China-Nepal rail link: High costs and risks, uncertain benefits

Nepal will push hard, but does China really have the will to invest money, men and resources in a tough terrain?

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Parliament Live: Ruckus in Lok Sabha over accident of Unnao rape survivor

Parliament Live Updates: The Triple Talaq bill will be taken up in Rajya Sabha for consideration and passage on Tuesday, but so far, key Opposition parties have not met to figure out how to thwart the NDA.

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In UP, top officials take a chopper ride to shower petals on kanwariyas

The district witnessed a heavy rush of kanawariyas, especially dak kanwars, on Monday which is the second last day of the kanwar yatra.

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9/11 mastermind offers to help victims if US drops death penalty

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s offer was disclosed late Friday in a letter filed in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan by lawyers representing individuals and businesses seeking billions of dollars in damages.

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CCD founder VG Siddhartha missing, told driver he'd walk near Mangaluru bridge

VG Siddhartha’s driver told the police that they were entering the city when he told him to take the car to the bridge.

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Hidden number plate, missing security: Unanswered questions in Unnao accident

Police sources said the car was hit head-on by a truck, giving its driver -- victim’s lawyer Mahendra Singh -- hardly any time to move away

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VG Siddhartha founded Starbucks's Indian rival with 1,500 outlets

V. G. Siddhartha asked his driver to stop his car, before going for a walk near the Southern Indian city of Mangaluru, local police official Jayant Kumar said by phone. The driver informed police when Siddhartha didn’t return after an hour.

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'Next 24 hours critical': Doctors on Unnao rape survivor, lawyer critically injured...

Both the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer are on ventilator support at the trauma centre in Lucknow’s KGMU hospital.

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'I have failed, I am sorry', wrote CCD founder VG Siddhartha in letter to staff

Siddhartha went missing after asking his driver to drop him off at the Netravathi bridge in Mangaluru as he wanted to take a walk

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Delhi breathes clean air in nearly a year as AQI slips to 65

The Air Quality Index (AQI) value, over the past five days at least, has been ranging between 50 and 100, denoting that the air quality is ‘Satisfactory’ at the moment.

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US man held with missile launcher at airport, says it was a 'souvenir'

The “man said he was bringing it back from Kuwait as a souvenir. Perhaps he should have picked up a keychain instead!” she wrote.

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IndiGo plane aborts take-off at Bhopal airport due to technical snag

IndiGo’s Bhopal station manager Ekta Shrivastava said the Mumbai-bound flight’s take-off was aborted at the last minute by the alert pilot after detecting a technical snag in the aircraft’s wheels.

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After shooting dead meat trader, killer visited hospital to murder his brother

The suspect Arif has reportedly told the police that after killing Salim, they had also visited a private hospital in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar to try and kill Rahees.

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UP government recommends CBI probe into Unnao rape survivor's road accident

Principal Secretary (Home) Arvind Kumar said in a statement that a formal request for it has been sent to Government of India.

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Drunk man taken into custody for kissing cop during Bonalu festival in Hyderabad

A video of the incident, which has gone viral, shows a group of people dancing on the road and suddenly one man hugs and kisses a police official passing by, and the policeman immediately pushes him aside and slaps him.

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VG Siddhartha, CCD founder, goes missing in Mangaluru

VG Siddhartha has gone missing from Mangaluru. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyuarppa rushed to residence of SM Krishna and is personally coordinating the search operations.

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57 killed in Brazil prison riot; 16 decapitated: Officials

Para state prison authorities said a fight erupted around 7 a.m. between the Rio de Janeiro-based Comando Vermelho and a local criminal group known as Comando Classe A.

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Triple talaq bill in Rajya Sabha today, Opposition wary

The Triple Talaq bill will be taken up for consideration and passage on Tuesday, but so far, key Opposition parties have not met to figure out how to thwart the NDA.

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Amarinder Singh backs Priyanka Gandhi for Congress president

Amarinder Singh she has the intelligence and instinct to understand and relate to the needs of the nation, and the courage to take on any challenge.

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Pakistani military plane on training flight crashes in Rawalpindi, kills 17

There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash or the type of aircraft involved.

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BS Yediyurappa wins floor test, Karnataka speaker resigns

The House was adjourned till Wednesday, when the new speaker will be elected. The BJP has confirmed that senior leader KG Bopaiah will be its nominee.

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'Conspiracy to wipe out my family': Unnao rape survivor's mother

The gang-rape survivor’s maternal uncle too alleged it was not an accident but an attempt to kill her. He said attempts were being made on her life ever since she alleged rape.

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Custody death, accident and more: All about Unnao rape case

Unnao gang-rape survivor’s mother has alleged that the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar was behind the accident that left her daughter critical.

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I resign, says Karnataka Speaker with a parting shot, and an apology

Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Monday announced his decision to step down moments after the state’s freshly-minted Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa cleared the trust vote by a voice vote.

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Apple's all three iPhones coming in 2020 will support 5G: Report

Apple is unlikely to launch a 5G iPhone this year. The company is expected to launch a more comprehensive 5G lineup next year.

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Karnataka Floor Test Live Updates: BS Yediyurappa-led BJP govt wins trust vote in...

Karnataka Floor Test Live Updates: The BJP government in Karnataka led by chief minister BS Yediyurappa has won the floor test in the House. Follow live updates here

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She's like my sister, says Azam Khan in apology to Rama Devi in Lok Sabha

Khan had gone to meet Speaker Om Birla along with his boss, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, to explain his side of the story.

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Like Modi, I too have decided…: BS Yediyurappa takes floor test with sops for f...

Moving a confidence motion in Karnataka Assembly on Monday, Chief minister BS Yediyurappa announced sops for farm sector saying he was following in the footsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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What is World Test Championship: Rules, Format, points system explained

This was introduced to bring in context to bilateral Test series, the first edition of the World Test Championship will run till June 2021 when two finalists will play for the title at Lord’s in London.

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Parliament Live: Azam Khan apologises over his remarks on BJP MP

Parliament Live updates: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan to move the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha to provide for a medical education system

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This 37-year-old former school teacher is India's newest billionaire

Byju Raveendran joined the rarefied club after his Think & Learn Pvt scored $150 million in funding earlier this month.

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Retd Army man beaten to death for resisting robbery in Amethi

Amanullah’s son, Ibrahim, has lodged a case under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302 (murder) against the unidentified assailants.

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'Confident' Yediyurappa all set for Karnataka floor test. A look at numbers

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who is set to prove his majority in assembly today, exuded confidence that he would sail through the test and started his day with a visit to a temple.

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'With 3,000 tigers, India one of safest habitats in the world,' says PM Modi, releases...

The tiger population in India has increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday.

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Golden baba is back: Gold down to 14 kg due to ill health, luxury cars in tow during...

What makes the ‘Golden Baba’ special is his gold chains and other ornaments which he wears and likes to flaunts while riding SUVs as part of his long cavalcade which passes through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

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Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli rift: BCCI attempting to resolve differences - Report

The report also suggests that head coach Ravi Shastri will be called in to speak to the players as he oversaw the transition of captaincy from MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli.

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Out to celebrate birthday, 2 students killed, 3 injured in Delhi car crash

All five occupants were friends; none of them, except the driver who escaped, wore seat belts, said the police.

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Look, who walked into IIT Bombay classroom as students wrote a test

The incident occurred during a test on Saturday at one of the lecture halls on the first floor of the Lecture Hall Complex building, claimed one student.

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'When a mother kisses son, is it sex?': Jitan Ram Manjhi backs Azam Khan

Hindustani Awam Morcha leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said Azam Khan’s statement was being misinterpreted, and he should apologise but not resign.

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Shooting reported at annual Gilroy Garlic Festival in California

The festival is a nationally known three-day event that attracts thousands of garlic lovers. Sunday was the final day of the festival.

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Ahead of trust vote today, BS Yediyurappa says 'confident of proving majority'

The new BJP government is scheduled to face the vote of confidence in the House on Monday, for which the session is being convened.In a significant move, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified with immediate effect 14 rebel MLAs.

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Raids detect black money from 'group with political links'

Raids across 13 premises in Delhi, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh took place.

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Muslim women key to BJP's minority outreach plan in UP

The ongoing drive aims to enlist nearly 1 million people from the minority communities, including an ambitious 500,000 Muslims.

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Data, e-commerce laws held up as India, US talk

The sticking points include import tariffs and barriers, and the two proposed laws that officials now say may undergo changes to strike a balance between domestic interests and foreign investors’ concerns.

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Reliance Jio GigaFiber: Expected launch date, data plans, and everything else you...

Reliance JioGigaFiber is expected to launch at the company’s official Annual General Meeting on August 12. Here’s everything you need to know about the Jio broadband service.

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14 MLAs disqualified, Karnataka Speaker blunts BJP's pre-emptive strike

Speaker Ramesh Kumar’s disqualification order does, however, end any possibility that some of the 14 rebels could be persuaded by the Congress-JDS team to change their mind at a later date and vote against the freshly minted chief minister BS Yediyurappa.

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India to be third biggest economy by 2024: Amit Shah

Amit Shah was speaking at the second ground breaking ceremony in Lucknow which saw the launch of more than 250 projects worth Rs 65,000 crore. He said that in the past five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken the country’s economy to the fifth position from the 11th position.

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Kashmir: The world will not believe Trump, writes Karan Thapar

The chancelleries of Europe as much as the kingdoms of the Gulf know India’s position on third-party intervention is unshakeable. They realise Trump goofed and, to spare him his blushes, they’ll be happy to forget about it.

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Flipkart CEO sees UP becoming India's first trillion-dollar state economy

Flipkart CEO Krishnamurthy said UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “vision and enabling initiatives will boost investor confidence in the state” as ease of doing business is expected to improve.

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Baggage container rolls off at windy Mumbai airport, hits parked Vistara plane

Vistara’s spokesperson said that the incident happened on Saturday, and there were no passengers or crew on the board.

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Indian family steals from hotel, gets busted. Video sparks Twitter outrage

In the video, the hotel staff members are seen rifling through the family’s luggage and discovering some stolen item in almost every baggage.

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Those trying to spread hate, obstruct development in Kashmir will never succeed:...

In his monthly ‘Mann ki baat’ broadcast, PM Modi said the “Back to village” programme held in June in Jammu and Kashmir saw enthusiastic participation of villagers everywhere, including in very sensitive and remote villages.

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Karnataka speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualifies 14 rebel MLAs ahead of Yediyurappa...

The Speaker announced the disqualification of the MLAs at a press conference in Bengaluru.

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Mann Ki Baat Live: PM Modi addresses the nation through his monthly radio progr...

Mann Ki Baat Live: This will be the second episode of the radio monologue delivered by PM Modi after he led the party to a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls in May this year

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Jack Ma's $290 billion loan machine is changing Chinese banking

For China’s $13 trillion economy, which expanded at its weakest pace since at least 1992 last quarter, the implications could be profound.

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Yuvraj Singh stuns Pakistan's Shadab Khan with one of the flattest sixes in GT20...

Yuvraj hit three sixes and three fours in his knock of 35 runs off just 21 balls to play an important role in his side’s victory in Global T20

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Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy dies at 77

Born on January 16, 1942 at Madgul village in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar district to Sudini Durga Reddy and Yashodamma, Reddy did his post graduation from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

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'Worst run, dangerous': Trump calls mostly-black US city 'rat infested mess'

Trump’s outburst came in a series of sharply worded tweets aimed at Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings -- a high-profile critic of Trump’s administration whose district covers much of Baltimore.

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Women millionaires out-earning men in US, shows data

The number of women in the $1 million-plus club climbed to 17,609 in 2016, up from 6,597 in 2009, the year the recession ended. Aggregated wages for this group jumped threefold to $44.1 billion in 2016, from $13.8 billion in 2009.

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Viral video shows UP cop massaging feet of kanwar pilgrim

An official said Ajay Kumar was invited to inaugurate the naturopathy medical camp organised for kanwariyas in Shamli on Friday night.

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Killer waved knife at crowd before stabbing woman in Delhi

Police had identified the victim by her alias, Kirti, and on Saturday said she was attacked by 25-year-old Mohammad Munsair, who was caught by the public after the attack and handed over to the police

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Out of 19 months in prison, Lalu Prasad spends 17 in hospital

The former Bihar chief minister has been serving jail term since December 23, 2017, after his conviction in three separate fodder scam cases one after another (he got bail this month in one of these cases).

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23% rural Indians defecate in the open despite having toilets: Study

A key aim of the Swachch Bharat mission is to end the practice of open defecation in the country.

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You've (still) got mail: Why postcards are forever

Not just activists, for millions of commoners across India, the humble postcard, which costs only 50 paisa, continues to be a preferred mode of communication.

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'Social harmony hurt by Mamata's appeasement policy': Bengal Governor

In the past, Tripathi earned Banerjee’s wrath for asking questions on raging issues. The chief minister often accused him of following orders from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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Judge makes Uttar Pradesh cop take off uniform, transferred

The transfer of the judge was ordered after the Agra SSP forwarded a report on the incident to the state DGP and senior judicial officers at the Allahabad HC.

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India rethinks buying US drones

The Indian Air Force has raised concerns about an armed drone surviving in a contested air space like PoK or along the LAC.

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Bihar boy drowns in floodwater while filming TikTok video

Several videos and pictures of the incident have gone viral on social media. In the video, Qasim can be seen jumping into the floodwater from the bridge, while Afzal is seen supporting him. The third friend was filming the stunts on his mobile phone.

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WhatsApp Pay explained: What it is and how it works

WhatsApp Pay is expected to launch in India later this year. Here’s everything you need to know about WhatsApp’s payments service and how to use it.

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Ravi Shastri's future as India head coach almost sealed, other positions open -...

Anshuman Gaekwad, a member of the CoA appointed ad-hoc committee, which will select India’s head coach, almost confirmed Ravi Shastri’s re-appointment

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In Bihar's Madhubani, survivors sleep among cattle after worst flood in 32 years

With their homes washed away after the Kamala river breached its banks, the flood survivors have been forced to continue to live on the embankment and sleep among cattle and goats.

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'Have power to face a man like Azam Khan,' says Rama Devi

During ebate on the Triple Talaq Bill in the Lower House on Thursday, Rama Devi had asked Khan to speak looking at the Chair and address the House through the presiding officer. Khan, however, made remarks that were perceived to be sexist by the treasury benches, triggering strong objections.

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Indonesia's volcano erupts, prompts evacuation. Incident caught on camera

As the volcano erupted, many onlookers recorded the moment. Since then, the videos of the incident are being circulated across social media.

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'I want to kill...': New York man plotting to join Taliban held at JFK airport

Delowar Mohammed Hossain of the Bronx was charged on Friday in a criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support for acts of terrorism, specifically in support of killing US nationals located overseas.

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GST Council slashes tax rate on electric vehicles from 12% to 5%

The decisions are in lines with the government’s budget announcements to promote EVs and to reduce carbon footprints, one finance ministry official said requesting anonymity.

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Centre orders 100 additional companies of paramilitary forces in J&K

The Union Home Ministry stated that 50 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 10 companies of Border Security Force (BSF), 30 of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and 10 of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.

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US rejects India pacer Mohammed Shami's visa on domestic violence charge, BCCI springs...

Mohammed Shami got his US visa clearance only after BCCI CEO Rahul Johri wrote a letter to the US Embassy

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Top Jaish commander in South Kashmir killed in overnight operation

Munna Lahori, a Pakistani national, was responsible for a series of civilian killings in Kashmir, they said.

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Arrested kingpin of Afghan drug cartel started of as an auto mechanic in Delhi

Tifal Nau Khez, whose arrest on Tuesday led to the seizure of 130kg heroin from Navi Mumbai, had been eyeing the European contraband market after making his mark in India, said Delhi Police special cell officers who are associated with the investigation into the drug smuggling racket.

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Mumbai rains Live updates: Due to flooded tracks Mahalaxmi Express with 700 on board...

Mumbai Rains Live: Intermittent spells of heavy to very heavy showers are expected throughout the day on Saturday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Follow live updates here

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South African president Cyril Ramaphosa makes affidavit on meetings with Gupta brothers...

The three Gupta brothers have been accused of misusing their relationship with Zuma to secure lucrative deals.

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Days after Imran Khan-Trump meet, US approves sales to support Pak's F-16 jets

Pakistan has used the F-16 fighter jets against India, the latest being in the aftermath of the Balakot airstrike inside Pakistan by India.

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Flight operations resume in Mumbai even as rain continues to lash city

The Met office has predicted heavy rain on Saturday as well even Mumbai reels under massive waterlogging.

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BJP may move motion to oust Karnataka speaker KR Ramesh Kumar

Karnataka assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar who on Thursday disqualified three rebel Congress legislators is likely to face the heat of BJP as the party is expected to seek his removal from the chair of Speaker.

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CBI summons Derek O'Brien in connection with TMC mouthpiece funding

TMC’s leader in the Lower House in the previous Lok Sabha, Sudip Banerjee was arrested in January 2017 in connection with the Rose Valley scam.

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Opinion| 20 years later, lessons for India from Kargil conflict

For my generation of journalists, Kargil was the first taste of war.

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'Will Bengal shun all central funds?' BJP's Narendra Singh Tomar slams TMC

In an interview with Hindustan Times, Tomar talked about working with states to address issues in the agrarian economy and was critical of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to implement the flagship scheme of the government.

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Yediyurappa: BJP mascot in South

Yediyurappa’s janmabhoomi is Bookankere, a small farming village in Mandya district, but his karmabhoomi is Shivmogga, where he landed in 1965 to work for the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).

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New BJP govt may move motion to oust Karnataka governor

Though the BJP was able to topple the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) government on Tuesday, it will be in a tricky position as no decision has been taken about most of the rebel MLAs whose resignations triggered the coalition collapse.

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'Working for poverty-free India,' says union minister Narendra Singh Tomar

Modi government is working to eliminate extreme poverty so that there is no need for a state-backed job guarantee scheme, says union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar in an interview with Hindustan Times.

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Fire breaks out at residential high-rise in Ahmedabad, many feared trapped

A fire broke out at a residential high-rise in Ahmedabad. Many are feared trapped.

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'Some are rattled…': Kangana slams celebs who wrote to PM on 'mob lynching'

Kangana Ranaut’s comments came after she along with 61 others wrote a counter letter questioning the “selective outrage, false narratives and a clear political bias”.

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Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani seek 'exemplary action' against Azam Khan

The call on how to proceed against the lawmaker will be taken by Speaker Om Birla who announced that he would call a meeting of leaders of political parties to discuss the episode before arriving at a decision.

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'Blot on all legislators': Smriti Irani condemns Azam Khan's remarks against BJP MP...

Cutting across party lines, several MPs condemned Azam Khan’s remarks and demanded strict action against him.

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Chandrayaan 2 gets closer to moon, enters second of the 5 planned orbits

On July 22, the 14-storey-tall GSLV Mark III rocket blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota with the 3,850kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft.

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Supreme Court notice to Centre, 10 states on steps to curb mob lynching

The Supreme Court had last year outlined the steps that need to be taken to deal with an increase in reported cases of mob violence.

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Caller said Bombay, airport control room heard 'bomb hai'

The caller, a hotel management graduate looking for a job, found a number for the airport on Google and called to check about openings.

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Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma rift rumours: Latest Instagram activity adds fuel to f...

A recent social media activity of Rohit though has added fuel to the reports of the rift between him and his skipper.

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On open letter to PM Modi on mob killings, 61 celebs question 'selective outrag...

On Wednesday, expressing concern over instances of mob violence in the country, 49 intellectuals, artists and professionals had written an open letter to PM Modi asking him to institute exemplary punishment for the perpetrators of such crimes

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What US could learn from India's new tax on share buybacks

Being something of a G-20 pioneer in financial taxes hasn’t stopped the rise of India’s equity market, which exceeds $2 trillion, making it three quarters the size of its economy.

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Ribs and legs broken, lungs punctured: Villagers beat tigress to death in Pilibhit...

The foresters have lodged an FIR against 31 named and 12 unidentified people. The accused have charged under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960.

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BJP's Yeddyurappa says will meet Karnataka governor to stake claim today

Karnataka BJP leader BS Yedyurappa said on Friday that he would meet the Governor at 10 am to stake claim to form government, days after the Congress-JD(S) coalition lost trust vote in the state assembly.

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Siddaramaiah fumes as Karnataka rebel MLA says “he was the one behind us”

The allegation by rebel MLA Shivaram Hebbar came after weeks of speculation that sections of the two former coalition partners were unhappy with Siddaramaiah’s role in quelling the rebellion that ultimately toppled the 14-month government.

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BJP won 2019 by improving the life of the last person in the line | Opinion

Under Modi 1.0, while attempts to improve health and education did increase, they were not the main focus. Such reforms are normally slow and difficult to achieve.

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Why the RTI amendments must be opposed

As institutional mediators between citizens, their right to information and the State, it is the information commissions who shape norms (and limits) of transparency.

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Exclusive: 'No specific style, I play as situation demands,' Rishabh Pant

Touted as the long-term replacement for MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant says he is keen to improve

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On Vijay Diwas, PM recalls 'unforgettable' time spent with jawans

On the event of Kargil Vijay Diwas and 20th Anniversary, PM Modi tweeted photos of the time when he visited the soldiers in Kargil when he was working for BJP in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

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Daughter in arms, Delhi man jumps off building with wife over credit card debt

The DCP said since the man had jumped with his daughter in his arms, a case of attempt to murder has been registered against him. “He was stressed as he had accumulated credit card debts,” said the officer.

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Vegetables in Delhi markets contain toxic metals: Study

These vegetables are supplied to large wholesale mandis such as the ones in Azadpur, Ghazipur and Okhla and distributed further to be sold at weekly markets as well as by local vendors across the city, with the highest concentration being in east Delhi though a precise area-wise sales break-up is not available.

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Sony makes 'wearable air conditioner' a thing: Here's how it works

Sony has launched a new wearable air conditioner called ‘Reon Pocket’ which is compatible with both inner and outer wearable.

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Kargil Vijay Diwas 20th anniversary: Key changes, and missed targets

Kargil Vijay Diwas 20th Anniversary: The Kargil report was submitted by a four-member committee, set up in the immediate aftermath of India’s announcement on July 26, 1999 that Pakistan had been evicted from Kargil.

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Rawat fights misuse of disability pension

As a young company commander in the Uri sector, Gen Rawat had his ankle smashed by a huge boulder. Then, as Commander of III Corps, he dislocated his vertebra. He wears a wound medal on his chest, but has no intention of either taking disability pension or the accompanying tax benefits.

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'NRC important for a foreigner-free state': Sarbananda Sonowal

20th Kargil Vijay Diwas: “Assam’s people want the NRC to be error-free and have no place for infiltrators. Our government pledged to build a foreigner free Assam,” said chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

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'Why wear so many items': Girl harassed by cop in UP, Priyanka tweets video

On the video, the girl can heard narrating how she was teased by some people and how her brother, who protested, was beaten up. She is accompanied to the station by her parents.

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Three Rohtak friends who lost their lives in Kargil war

Two decades after the Kargil war ended ( it ended on July 26 1999), Singh’s father Jeet Ram, an active 80-year old, remembers the day he got to know of his son’s death. It was July 6, 1999.

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'I felt as if I came home after winning World Cup': Pak PM Imran Khan returns from...

Prime Minister Khan embarked on his three-day visit to the US this week to reset strained bilateral ties with Washington

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IAS officer SC Garg resigns after being moved out of finance ministry

Garg sent in his request to exit the government after the government moved him out of the top finance ministry post and appointed him as the power secretary.

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'Must for gender equality, justice': Govt on triple talaq bill in Lok Sabha

Union minister asked the Opposition to not look at the Triple Talaq Bill from a political point of view.

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MS Dhoni to serve Indian Army in Kashmir, will undertake patrolling and guard d...

Dhoni, who made himself unavailable for the West Indies series to serve his regiment, will formally join his duty in Kashmir on July 31. The former India captain will stay with the army till August 15, the army said in a statement.

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Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq lands in MeToo, accused of having multiple affairs

Imam Ul Haq was dragged into the #MeToo controversy after a twitter user leaked whatsapp conversations of the Pakistan cricketer and accused him of having multiple affairs.

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Kumaraswamy out, Karnataka to head for short spell of President's rule

It is on account of this reluctance to form the government that the BJP’s presumptive chief minister BS Yeddyurappa wasn’t getting the green signal from the party’s top leadership that he had hoped for.

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Will UK PM Johnson bring 'first girlfriend' into No.10?

When Boris Johnson entered the famous black door of No. 10 Downing Street as Britain’s new prime minister, he was the first for nearly half a century to do so unaccompanied by a spouse.

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Karnataka BJP leaders meet Amit Shah, round 2 talks at 3pm

Earlier, Karnataka BJP delegation comprising Jagadish Shettar, Basavraj Bommai, Arvind Limbavali and other leaders reached Delhi on Thursday.

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Sachin Ahir, NCP's Mumbai chief, joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra assembly ...

Sachin Ahir joined Shiv Sena in the presence of Sena Party Chief Uddhav Thackeray and youth leader Aaditya Thackeray. He headed the NCP’s Mumbai unit since 2015.

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MS Dhoni fulfils promise, begins training with Parachute Regiment

“This idea that MS Dhoni would go and spend time with his army regiment was in the pipeline for a while but it took a backseat due to his cricketing commitments,” revealed a BCCI official

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6-month-old baby dies on SpiceJet flight from Patna to Delhi

The news agency quoted Sanjay Bhatia, the deputy commissioner of police at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, as saying that the infant was travelling to seek treatment.

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Rajiv Gandhi murder convict Nalini released for a month for daughter's wedding

Nalini Sriharan, convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, released on a month- long ordinary parole from Vellore central prison today.

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1.5 kg ornaments, 90 coins removed from Bengal woman's stomach

Ninety coins in the denomination of Rs 5 and Rs 10 and ornaments such as chains, nose rings, earrings, bangles, anklets, wrist bands and watches were found in the stomach of the 26-year-old woman.

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Lok Sabha to take triple talaq bill for consideration, passage today

The bill, which criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men and seeks jail term for the guilty, was the first draft legislation tabled by the Narendra Modi government in this first session after it took oath of office for a second term in May.

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Gujarat woman cop suspended for dancing in police station

Arpita Chaudhary shot the video on July 20 and circulated it via social media sites including WhatsApp.

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4 earthquakes hit Maharashtra's Palghar in 12 minutes

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Dahanu in the Talasari belt of Palghar district at 1:03am and was followed by 3.6, 2.9 and 2.8 till 1:15am. The tremors were felt in Boisar as well.

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After Karnataka, drama begins over future of Madhya Pradesh government

Drama erupted in the state assembly after BJP state president Gopal Bhargava claimed that it would take 24 hours to topple the government if instructions arrived.

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PM Boris promotes Sharma, Sunak in new-look team

Priti Patel, Alok Sharma, and Rishi Sunak have all been nominated to cabinet ranking in the new parliament headed by recently elected British PM Boris Johnson.

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Karnataka BJP delegation arrives in New Delhi to meet Amit Shah

BJP lawmaker Jagadish Shettar said Karnataka BJP MLAs need to discuss recent developments with the Union Home Minister as Karnataka will soon have a new government.

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Derek O' Brien says he was molested on a bus as a kid, backs POCSO Bill 2019

While “happily and strongly” supporting the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha, Trinamool Congress member Derek O’ Brien suggested more and more people in public life come out and speak about sexual abuses.

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After Karnataka govt's fall, 'loyalists vs outsiders' debate grips Congress

A meeting of Congress leaders in Bengaluru held on Wednesday witnessed fireworks after a section of the party held the state leadership responsible for the crisis.

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US nearly doubles cost of 'visas for millionaires'

The EB-5 visas, which have also been called “visas for millionaires”, are popular among rich Indians and those who can afford it to scale up from H-1B visa for highly skilled professionals, according to immigration companies that have been pushing it in India in recent years.

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Karnataka moves on: BJP's legislature party meets today, will stake claim next

This comes a day after the Congress-JD(S) government in the state collapsed after it lost the confidence vote, garnering 99 votes against the 105 of the BJP in the assembly, ending nearly three-week-long high political drama.

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India running out of time to cash in on its Gen Z boom

The nation’s population in the under-19 age group has already peaked, government data show. That means the labor force will grow more slowly from here on out.

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Govts didn't tell truth, 40 terror groups were operating in Pakistan: Imran Khan

Part of the reason for this, Imran Khan explained to the lawmakers, was that the Pakistani governments were not in control.

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Give garbage, eat food in this Chhattisgarh café

The Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur has set up a ‘Garbage Café’ that provides free food to all those who deposit plastic waste with them.

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Four feared dead, 9 injured in landslide at Odisha coal mine

Four workers are feared dead and nine have been injured in a landslide at a Coal India Ltd mine in Odisha, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.

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India vs West Indies: Sourav Ganguly 'surprised' by Shubman Gill's omission and...

The former India captain felt there are many players who can play across formats and he also stated that great teams are built when the base is made up of consistent players.

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'Surprised by India's reaction': Imran Khan on Trump's Kashmir mediation offer

Pakistan Prime Minister said generations of Kashmiris have suffered and need ‘conflict’ resolution.

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Kashmiri carried out Pulwama, we were needlessly blamed: Pak PM Imran Khan

Imran Khan has said that Pakistan was needlessly blamed for the Pulwama attack in February, which he added was carried out by a local disaffected Kashmiri and the Jaish-e-Mohammad that took responsibility also operated in India.

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'Something happened to their brains': Expert on 40 US envoys who worked in Cuba

From late 2016, diplomats posted in Havana and some of their family members suffered unexplained symptoms ranging from poor balance and vertigo to lack of coordination, unusual eye movements, anxiety and what victims called a “cognitive fog.”

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Opinion | Don't expect a choreographed exit from MS Dhoni

It is not the first time people are in the dark about MSD’s next move. MSD does not talk to anyone—not the media, not his colleagues (remember, Laxman?), not the BCCI officials.

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Pet dog abandoned for 'illicit relationship' in Kerala

Out in the rain for the whole night, a passerby finally noticed the helpless dog and alerted an NGO.

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Pune man abducted after fight over peeing; charred body found next day

According to the complaint, Mulchandani was at the bar with a friend when Khan turned up at 2am to buy alcohol. Khan then went out to urinate in front of the bar. When Sukheja and a few others tried to stop him, an altercation broke out.

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'At 19-20, we were not even half the players': Virat Kohli picks out three youngsters...

Virat Kohli also revealed the atmosphere inside the dressing room and how the seniors players interact with upcoming stars.

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On Karnataka govt fall, Priyanka Gandhi's sharp message to BJP

Reacting to the development, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said one day the BJP will discover that everything cannot be bought, everyone cannot be bullied and every lie is eventually exposed.

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8 injured after 3 cars collide in Mumbai's Andheri after heavy rains

According to the weather department, 15.6mm to 64.4mm of rain is considered ‘moderate’, 64.5mm to 115.5mm ‘heavy’, 115.6mm to 204.4mm ‘very heavy’ and more than 204.5mm ‘extremely heavy’.

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Amid absent MLAs, blistering attacks, a crestfallen CM and victorious opposition

By 1pm, Congress’s main trouble shooter D K Shiva Kumar took the floor and hit out at the BJP. When he warned the rebel MLAs that there would be consequences under law, Shettar intervened to clarify that Supreme Court had given them protection.

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Man held for giving drugs to an undertrial inmate outside court

The police personnel spotted him and raised an alarm, following which the police control room and the police station concerned were informed to track the suspected man.

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'Their greed won, democracy lost': Rahul on Cong-JD(S)' Karnataka floor test de...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that it was a loss for the people of Karnataka in response to the Karnataka

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Mayawati expels lone BSP MLA who did not turn up for trust vote

On Sunday, the Kollegal MLA said he will not attend the floor test on the direction of party supremo Mayawati. Hours later, Mayawati tweeted saying the MLA will be take part in the trust vote and support the Kumaraswamy government.

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'President does not make up things up': Trump's Chief Economic Advisor on Kashmir...

Trump’s Chief Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters that it is ‘ a very rude question’ a journalist following up on the president’s remarks on Kashmir asked if it was made up.

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IAF may induct first rafale fighter in 3rd week of September

While the formal induction will happen in September, the first batch of four Rafale jets will fly to their home base in India only next April-May. All 36 fighter planes will arrive by September 2022, a small step on the long road towards building a stronger air force.

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In Karnataka, BJP may stake claim to form govt today

In the 225-member assembly, the BJP is the single largest party with 105 legislators. Yeddyurappa said he will meet Vala to stake claim after consulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.

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How a pair of orange slippers led to accused's conviction in Scarlett Keeling c...

The pair of slippers was found next to Scarlett’s body when the police arrived at the scene of crime. He had asked waiter Chandru Chavan to get the slippers which raised the court’s suspicion.

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'PM must tell the nation what transpired in meeting': Rahul Gandhi on Donald Trump's...

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'Kashmir issue won't be resolved bilaterally': Imran Khan after Trump meet

Imran Khan’s statement came hours after Trump offered to be the “mediator” between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue as the two leaders met at the White House.

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'RTI on brink of extinction, Central govt wants to subvert Act': Sonia Gandhi

In a statement, she said it is clear that the present central government sees the RTI Act as a “nuisance” and wants to destroy the status and independence of the Central Information Commission.

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'Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of Earth, but…':Donald Trump

Speaking from the Oval Office alongside Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, Trump warned he could end the conflict in Afghanistan in a matter of days through force but preferred dialogue.

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'No such request made by PM Modi', says foreign minister S Jaishankar on Trump's...

‘No such request made by PM Modi’, says foreign minister S Jaishankar on Trump’s Kashmir mediation claim

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'Amrapali cheated homebuyers, sell their properties', says Supreme Court; asks NBCC...

Amrapali builders cheated homebuyers, sell their properties, says Supreme Court; asks NBCC to finish projects

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17-year-old boy scales wall in search for ball, gets shot by businessman's guard...

The victim, Arvind Kumar, was shot in the head as guard Sumit Singh opened fire with his double-barrel rifle.

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'Give us 4 weeks to appear': 13 rebel MLAs write to speaker on disqualification...

Karnataka political crisis: The fate of Karnataka’s beleaguered coalition government hung in the balance on Monday night as the debate on a trust vote in the assembly entered its third working day and the speaker summoned rebel lawmakers.

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India vs West Indies: 'Expected to be selected for at least one of the squads':...

In the unofficial five-match series in West Indies, Shubman Gill scored 218 runs for India ‘A’, including three half-centuries.

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Karnataka floor test Live updates|Speaker KR Ramesh arrives at Vidhana Soudha

Karnataka Floor Test Live: Speaker KR Ramesh sets 6 p.m. deadline for the coalition government to prove their majority after a lengthy debate last night.

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After sex change surgery, railway staffer struggles to get details changed in official...

“This is a technical issue and we are looking into the legal aspects,” NER public relations officer CP Chauhan said.

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India vs West Indies: Pollard, Narine named in 14-man squad for first two T20Is

Andre Russell has also been included in the squad, but he will undergo a fitness test before taking part in the T20Is.

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On Chandrayaan-2 launch by Isro, a message from NASA

India on Monday successfully launched its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 on board its powerful rocket GSLV-MkIII-M1 from the spaceport in Sriharikota to explore the unchartered south pole of the celestial body by landing a rover.

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Reversing Trump's offer to 'mediate', US says it's ready to 'assist' as before

The United States went on to sternly remind Pakistan of its own responsibility and accountability in the resolution of the dispute, saying it needs to deliver peremptorily on counter-terrorism.

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Harbhajan Singh trolls Pakistan, others post Chandrayaan-2 launch

The 43.4 metre tall, 640 tonne rocket, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’, carried the 3.8-tonne Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, which will carry out India’s second mission to its closest celestial neighbour.

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Dalit man in UP set on fire after being mistaken for thief, dies

Police said the victim was on his way to his in-laws’ place on Thursday night when stray dogs forced him to hide in a shed outside a house. But some villagers thought he was a thief and started thrashing him.

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Johnson or Hunt? Next UK PM to be named today

Foreign minister and Conservative Leader Boris Johnson is widely expected win against foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt.

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RTI Amendment bill passed in Lok Sabha; Congress alleges it is 'RTI elimination...

The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, seeks to give the government powers to fix salaries, tenures and other terms and conditions of employment of information commissioners.

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Delhi govt school conducts online lecture via Skype

“Ours is the first school to try this out...this will ensure classes take place even if teachers are physically not present in the classroom,” Principal of Shaheed Hemu Kalani Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Bijnesh Kumar Sharma said.

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HRD, culture ministries should be merged, suggests RSS body

In a 19-point wish-list, conveyed to the Union government through an information interaction, BSM has said that since there are about 150 institutes under the ministry of culture that also provide education in the field of art, it makes eminent sense for the two ministries to be clubbed.

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Dawood aide Jabir Motiwala remanded in custody till August 13

Motiwala, 51, who appeared in the Westminster magistrates’ court via video-link from the west London prison, appeared in good health as Judge Michael Snow told him that Judge John Zani will hear the case on August 13.

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New LeT threats to Indian assets

The move comes at a time when Pakistan is under intense pressure from the US and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to crack down on LeT and other groups such as Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

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MS Dhoni army training: David Lloyd's cheeky Twitter post leaves fans fuming

Lloyd responded to a tweet by Sky Sports Cricket with two ‘face with tears of joy’ emoticons and that has not gone down well with MS Dhoni’s fans. 

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Reliance JioGigaFiber could finally launch on August 12: Report

Reliance Jio will reportedly launch its JioGigaFiber broadband service at the company’s annual general meeting on August 12.

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Chandrayaan 2 Launch: Isro launches Chandrayaan-2 from Sriharikota as thousands...

Chandrayaan-2 lifted off onboard Isro’s most powerful launcher, the 640-tonne rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III), from the country’s only launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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Man climbs on plane's wing moments before takeoff. Watch bizarre video

The flight was preparing for takeoff when the man climbed on the wing and put his handbag in one of the engines.

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Chandrayaan-2 launch Live updates: Isro gears up for Chandrayaan-2 launch a week...

Chandrayaan-2 launch Live updates: India’s second moon mission will be launched onboard Isro’s most powerful launcher GSLV-Mk III from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota today.

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Trust vote should be finished today, says Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar

Karnataka political crisis: The Speaker, earlier summoned 12 Congress rebel legislators on Tuesday following a petition by the ruling Congress-Janata Dal(Secular) combine seeking to disqualify them.

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Iran claims it has captured 17 CIA spies, some sentenced to death: Report

An Iranian ministry official said some of those arrested had been sentenced to death, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

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'Have blueprint to revive Congress': Pune engineer eyes party chief's post

Gajanand Hosale, who works as a manager in a Bengaluru head-quartered manufacturing firm in Pune, is planning to submit his application form to the city unit president of Congress, Ramesh Bagwe, on July 23.

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India tour of West Indies: 3 players who missed out on selection

There were some players who were unlucky to miss out on the selection for the tour while for some it would feel like the end of the road for their international careers.

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BJP MLAs perform yoga at luxury hotel ahead of Karnataka floor test

Karnataka Political Crisis: Dressed in casual t-shirts and track pants, BJP legislators were seen performing asanas in the lush garden of the hotel.

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Karnataka speaker summons 12 rebel Congress MLAs tomorrow

The Karnataka government plunged into crisis after 16 lawmakers – 13 from the Congress and three from the JD(S) – resigned roughly two weeks ago. Since then, one Congress MLA has signalled he would return to the party fold.

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Karnataka Floor Test Live: Speaker summons 12 rebel Congress MLAs tomorrow

Karnataka Floor Test Live: The Congress-JD(S) coalition government will face a trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Monday. Follow live updates here

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'Spoke in fit of anger but…': J&K governor Satya Pal Malik clarifies his 'kill'...

Without identifying anyone, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik accused politicians of double speak. “These netas who spread fear in Delhi, provoke them here. I told them to talk in one voice,” he said.

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NRI businessman found dead in Delhi's Taj Palace hotel

The incident came to light on Saturday morning when the deceased, identified as Munni Jaitley, an India-born US citizen, didn’t respond to his father’s phone calls.

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Snub for Imran Khan: No US welcome at airport, takes metro to Pakistan envoy's ...

When Imran Khan’s flight touched down at Dulles airport, there was reportedly no high ranking US administration official to welcome him.

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Indian Army responds to MS Dhoni's request of training with Parachute regiment for...

The Army, however, will not allow Dhoni, who holds an honorary post of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army, to be part of any active operation, sources mentioned.

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Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in running to be IMF chief after Christine Lagar...

The IMF role fell vacant after current MD Christine Lagarde announced her resignation last week after she was nominated by the European Council as president of the European Central Bank.

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'No air conditioning ,TV for Nawaz Sharif in jail': Pakistan PM Imran Khan in 50-minute...

Nawaz Sharif was convicted in the Al Azizia Steel Mills case and sentenced to seven years in jail. He is currently serving the sentence in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail.

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Chased and confronted, snatchers in north Delhi return phone to HR manager that...

The 30-year-old victim may still turn lucky, thanks to a video of the snatchers recorded by a passerby. In the video, two men on a motorcycle are seen returning a mobile phone to the man who is also recording the video.

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'Non-Gandhi chief will cause Congress to split within 24 hours': Natwar Singh

Praising Priyanka for her visit to Sonbhadra to meet victims of a firing incident, the former external affairs minister told ANI that she is capable of handling the party.

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33 people killed as lightning strikes UP areas

CM Yogi Adityanath, while expressing grief over the deaths, has announced a financial aid of ₹4 lakh to the family members of the people killed.

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The lessons from the Karnataka imbroglio

It suggests a breakdown of institutions and an erosion of constitutional morality.

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'Not getting your toilets cleaned': Pragya Thakur to BJP worker in MP

Pragya Thakur, BJP MP from Bhopal, said getting drains and toilets cleaned is not her job. She said this when a BJP worker approached her regarding an area’s drainage difficulties.

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Fire breaks out at 4-storey building near Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel

A fire broke out at Churchill chamber, a four-storeyed building near Mumbai’s Taj hotel on Sunday

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At mega Kolkata rally, Mamata Banerjee says BJP 'cheated' in Lok Sabha polls

At Trinamool Congress’s mega Kolkata rally, Mamata Banerjee said the Bhartiya janta Party (BJP) “cheated” in Lok Sabha elections.

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Yogi Adityanath visits Sonbhadra shooting survivors day after Priyanka Gandhi met...

The BJP government has come under fire from opposition parties charging it with trying to protect the accused.

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Hindu priest attacked near New York temple days after Trump's 'go back' tweet

Swami Harish Chander Puri said that around 11 a.m. (local time) Thursday, near the Shiv Shakti Peeth in Glen Oaks, while he was walking down the street in his religious garb, a man came up from behind and started hitting him, repeatedly, PIX 11 news channel reported.

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9 Indians stranded in UAE after accepting fake job offers through WhatsApp

The incident comes months after the Consulate General of India in Dubai asked job seekers to stay away from fraudulent job advertisements luring Indians to the UAE.

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Houston celebrates exact moment Neil Armstrong set foot on Moon 50 years ago

Thousands celebrated the “Moonversary” with fireworks and music as a giant screen showed footage of the era-defining moment.

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Virat Kohli and MSK Prasad arrive at BCCI headquarters for meeting to select Team...

Team India captain Virat Kohli and Chief Selector MSK Prasad were seeing arriving in at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Cricket Centre for the important meeting.

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Mamata Banerjee likely to bat for ballot papers at Kolkata mega rally today

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'Sheila Dikshit worked to make Delhi a better place': Sonia Gandhi in letter to...

Recalling her memories with Sheila Dikshit, Sonia Gandhi said they had worked closely together during the years she was Chief Minister of Delhi, the state Congress chief and Secretary of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

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UP man charged Rs 128 Crore for electricity bill, asked to pay to resume connec...

Shamim, a septuagenarian, has received an electricity bill for Rs 1,28,45,95,444 and his power load is merely 2 KiloWatt.

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Mamata Banerjee's mega rally in Kolkata today

The TMC also filed an FIR against BJP state president Dilip Ghosh for allegedly threatening to drag TMC leaders out of buses on their way to the rally, if they failed to return the “cut money” they had collected from people.

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Two men kill auto driver, reach police station with his severed head: Cops

The cops at Nampally police station were shocked to see two youths entering the building with one of them holding a severed head in one hand and a sickle in the other.

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Sheila Dikshit was well, cardiac arrest took doctors by surprise

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit had undergone a heart surgery in France last year.

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Man lynched over suspicion of stealing, killing peacocks

As many as 10 people of the Gurjar community of Lasudia Atari village have been named in an FIR lodged at Kukdeshwar police station, of whom nine have been arrested.

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Govt tells Air India to freeze all appointments, promotions: Reports

After failing to find a bidder in its previous term, the Modi 2.0 government is working on war-footing to sell Air India to a private player. It has already reconstituted the group of ministers (GoM) to decide the course of privatization.

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Nine-year-old resists molestation attempt, strangled

The incident took place in east Delhi’s Shakkarpur. The accused was arrested and the police await the autopsy to confirm if the girl was sexually assaulted.

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State funeral for former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, cremation at 2:30 pm

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit will be given a state funeral and will be cremated at Nigam Bodh Ghat, the capital’s oldest cremation ground.

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Sheila Dikshit: The CM who changed Delhi for good

During her 15-year tenure, Sheila Dikshit is credited for transforming Delhi, despite its complex matrix of governance, into a “world class city”.

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Time to end the charade around Hafiz Saeed | Opinion

The Hafiz Saeed arrest comes at a time where the Pakistan PM Imran Khan is headed for a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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Australian police chief's son found dead on Canada highway

The bodies of Lucas Robertson Fowler, a 23-year-old Sydney native, and Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, from the US state of North Carolina, were found Monday along a remote stretch of highway in northern British Columbia province, the police said in a statement late Friday.

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IS's key recruiter for Kashmir killed in drone strike in Afghanistan

The death of Huzaifa al-Bakistani in the drone strike in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on July 18 was confirmed by the media channel of IS.

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'I love Delhi and that's what has kept me going': Sheila Dikshit

Sheila Dikshit was fighting to revive the Congress party in the national capital until Friday, a day before she passed away.

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Ahead of state elections, Congress looks to amp up push for ballots

Past protests by opposition parties that EVMs were vulnerable to tampering have failed to convince the Election Commission (EC), which has rejected the allegations.

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Sheila Dikshit: A political life in ten points

Sheila Dikshit became Chief Minister of Delhi in 1998. She served for nearly 15 years as the Delhi CM until 2013.

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'Deeply saddened,' PM Modi condoles Sheila Dikshit's death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences while calling Dikshit a “warm and affable personality”.

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Sheila Dikshit, Congress' longest serving CM of Delhi, dies

Dikshit, also the former governor of Kerala and the president of Delhi Congress, made her return to the electoral politics when she unsuccessfully contested from North North East Delhi in the just concluded national elections.

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Opinion| 'Killer instinct' defines the BJP's current political approach

The Vajpayee-Advani duo was soft, often tripped by an old establishment. Modi-Shah are distinct

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Man allegedly strangulates girlfriend before hanging himself at Thane lodge

The man was from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. The woman, who also hailed from UP, was a resident of Ghatkopar in Mumbai, the police officer said.

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MS Dhoni opts out of West Indies tour, to serve his army regiment for next 2 mo...

A top BCCI official confirmed that MS Dhoni has made himself unavailable for the West Indies series and will spend better part the next two months with his regiment

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Trinamool team on way to Sonbhadra detained at Varanasi airport: Derek O'Brien

Ten people were gunned down and 28 injured in the clash between supporters of a village head and Gond tribals this week over a land dispute.

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White man verbally attacks pregnant black lawmaker, tells her 'Go back where you...

Rep. Erica Thomas, a Democrat from Austell, said the man was irate that she was in an express line with too many items. Thomas said she was in a line for customers with 10 items or less because she cannot stand for long periods of time.

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Priyanka Gandhi on Sonbhadra row Live- Priyanka Gandhi meets Sonbhadra victim's...

Priyanka Gandhi Sonbhadra Visit Live: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is continuing her in Uttar Pradesh’s Chunar and has insisted that we won’t leave without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra violence victims. Follow updates here:

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During talks with Pak PM, Trump to seek release of doctor who helped track Osama

Imran Khan and Donald Trump are scheduled to meet at the White House on Monday.

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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh accepts Navjot Sidhu's resignation

The Punjab CM has forwarded his resignation to the Governor.

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'Won't return without meeting the kin of Sonbhadra victims': Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Congress workers continued to sit in protest in Chunar, 40 km Southeast of Varanasi. Congress workers raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday morning at Chunar to protest Priyanka’s detention.

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England captain Eoin Morgan questions rules despite winning World Cup, says 'not...

England captain Eoin Morgan said it was not fair to decide the winner by boundary count when both England and New Zealand were unseparated even in the Super Over

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'Blood would spill on roads, it will be of Kamal Nath', says BJP leader; held

The BJP, meanwhile, distanced itself from Surendra Nath Singh’s remarks as state BJP president Rakesh Singh said, “The BJP doesn’t approve the language used by Singh if he really used it.”

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Google settles job seekers' age-bias claims for $11 million

The case was brought by a woman who claimed she was interviewed by Google four times over seven years and was never offered employment despite her “highly pertinent qualifications and programming experience” because of her age.

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'Yogi govt hiding failure', says Congress as Priyanka Gandhi continues protest

The Congress claimed that the Yogi Adityanath government in was trying to hide its failure by stopping Priyanka Gandhi from visiting Umbha village in Sonbhadra where 10 people were killed in a firing incident in a land dispute case

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'Black panther is free now': Man allegedly kills himself in online game task

Before hanging himself, the man left a note which said ‘the black panther which was in the cage is free now and he is no longer in any kind of restrictions’.

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Indians among 23 crew members on British tanker seized by Iran

“There have been no reported injuries and the safety and welfare of our crew remain our primary focus,” Stena Bulk said in a statement. The 23 people on board are of Indian, Russian, Latvian and Filipino nationality.

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US calls previous arrests of Hafiz Saeed 'window dressing', says it made no dif...

Saeed, a UN-designated terrorist was arrested on Wednesday -- the seventh times since December 2001, when he was nabbed in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.

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Mumbaiwale: What happens when scientists take a Mumbai train?

They look at the physics of cables, sound of the moving coaches and the magic of a rail ride. Learn more about them at a Sunday session

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Part of 18th century gateway collapses on car in Delhi, agencies pass the buck

DDA said it will take care of it since it is situated in their park.

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CJI seeks deployment of CBI, police officers in SC registry

CBI officers will act as liaison officers with other agencies for verification of credentials of new people appointed in the court, according to an official.

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Flood toll in Assam, Bihar at 120; Kerala on alert

78 people have died in Bihar so far due to floods and the incessant rains. 5.4 million people have been displaced in Assam and 50 people dead.

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In photos, rhinos, tiger flee to higher ground in flood-hit Kaziranga

Wild buffalos running in floodwaters, exhausted rhinos resting on patches of land and elephants crossing a road were some of the unusual sights as rangers raced to reach animals struggling in the waters.

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Indian-origin woman sentenced for smuggling hundreds of aliens into US

In June last year, Hema Patel pleaded guilty to alien smuggling for financial gain by fraudulently bonding illegal aliens from immigration custody and causing their release into the United States.

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Pakistan lost over Rs 8 billion due to airspace closure: Report

“It’s a huge loss for our overall (aviation) industry,” Pakistan Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Thursday.

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Priyanka Gandhi stopped on way to UP's Sonbhadra where 10 people were killed in...

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stopped on way to UP’s Sonbhadra where 10 people were killed in firing.

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Karnataka Assembly Trust Vote Live Updates: I'm asking God why he made me CM at...

Karnataka Assembly Trust Vote Live: A day after high drama plagued the Karnataka Assembly, Governor Vajubhai Vala on Thursday directed Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to prove his majority on Friday by 1:30 p.m.

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Supreme Court sets nine-month deadline for the final order in Ayodhya criminal ...

Supreme Court sets nine-month deadline for the final order in Ayodhya criminal case

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With love from US: Bundi government school get funds from California students

Thirty six students of Class 6 of Olivihan Pioneer Elementary school in California are pen pals with around 40 students of the government school in Barundhan

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BJP must check its leaders' wealth: Mayawati hits out after brother's property ...

Mayawati said, in a statement on Friday morning, that the Centre and its agencies should enquire about the wealth of the ruling party’s leader.

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'Can't be world's refugee capital': Centre asks SC to extend Assam citizens list...

Lakhs of illegal immigrants in Assam citizens’ list, Centre tells Supreme Court in request to extend deadline

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Ambulance carrying father's body halted for Amarnath Yatra: Official

The father of Imtiyaz Wani, the director of state finance department, died of cancer at a hospital in Delhi and he was travelling back to Srinagar in the ambulance with the body when they were allegedly stopped near Nagrota.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Donald inducted in ICC Hall of Fame

46-year-old Tendulkar is regarded the greatest to have played the game along with Sir Donald Bradman and remains the top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs.

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Karnataka floor test: All eyes on Karnataka assembly as Governor sets 1.30 pm deadline...

The trust vote is necessitated by mass resignation of 16 legislators earlier this month that plunged the HD Kumaraswamy-led government into deep turmoil and it has been lurching from one crisis to another since then.

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Telangana Home Minister's grandson seen sitting atop police van on TikTok video

In the video, the Home Minister’s grandson Furqan Ahmed is purportedly seen seated on the bonnet of the police vehicle with another person, who suddenly gets down and lip-syncs dialogues from a movie and allegedly “intimidates” an IG rank official.

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'Will grant consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav according to our laws': Pakist...

In a late night statement, the Pakistan Foreign Office said it has informed Jadhav of his rights to consular access under the Vienna Convention.

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14-year-old child actor Shivlekh Singh dies in car accident near Raipur

While Shivlekh died on the spot, his mother Lekhna and father Shivendra Singh and another person identified as Naveen Singh were injured, Raipur Superintendent of Police Arif Sheikh said.

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Actor Ajaz Khan arrested by Mumbai cops for posting videos promoting enmity

Khan had allegedly uploaded some provocative videos from his official social media account a few days ago

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The man who built the Saravana Bhavan empire, and murdered a man, dies

In March, the Supreme Court upheld the life term that Rajagopal was awarded in 2009, for murdering his employee Prince Santhakumar.

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The man who built the Sarvana Bhavan empire, and murdered a man, has died

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IMA founder Mansoor Khan returns to India; to surrender before police

Mansoor Khan had gone missing on June 7, sparking a panic among investors in his companies, which claimed to Islamic finance firms. The police received around 42,000 complaints from such investors.

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World Bank drops plan to lend $300 mn for Chandrababu Naidu's Amravati project

An indication to this effect was made on the World Bank’s website on Thursday. The website mentioned the present status of “Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project” as “dropped”.

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Labour ministry rejects move to lower EPFO rate of interest

Government officials familiar with the matter said the labour ministry is of the view that EPFO has sufficient surplus of over Rs 3,150 crore, mainly earned from investments in exchange traded funds (ETFs).

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'India will become $5 trillion economy because of strong foundation laid by previous...

Delivering a lecture on ‘Furthering India’s Promise’, Mukherjee said various economic and social sectors are performing well because of the efforts of Indians since Independence.

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Trade point planned at India-China LAC

Although the Indian Army’s spokesperson did not respond to queries, three officials familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity that the army has cleared the opening of the post, and that it is up to the government now.

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Once MBBS aspirant, one of Rajasthan's 'most wanted' in police custody now

Virendra Khinchar was arrested for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of another alleged criminal Harish Jhakar.

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Air-cooled barracks, attached toilets, lunch for visitors: Inside India's best police...

Between 2014 and 2018, the number of FIRs lodged at Kalu police station has declined from 74 to 37; locals say they have never faced a request for bribe from cops

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Karnataka Crisis Live: Opposition trying to topple my government, says Kumarasw...

Karnataka Crisis Live Updates: Kumaraswamy led Janata Dal(S)-Congress coalition government faces trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly in presence of Speaker Ramesh Kumar.

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Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 22, says ISRO; days after first attempt was called...

Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 22, says ISRO; days after first attempt was called off due to technical snag

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