khaskhabar: July 2019

Wednesday, 31 July 2019

West Bengal: Services partially hit by doctors’ strike against Centre’s proposed medical law

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Explained: Significance of US Federal Reserves rate cut and its impact on India

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US Senate Confirms Kelly Craft As Ambassador To United Nations

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Craft, a Republican donor who is currently ambassador to Canada, as ambassador to the United Nations, despite opposition from Democrats who criticized...

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Incessant rains lash Ahmedabad, bring traffic to standstill

Normal life thrown out of gear due to waterlogging, 7 cases of tree fall reported

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NCP to launch ShivSwarajya Yatra to counter BJP & Shiv Sena

Amid defection by its MLAs, Pawar-led party tries to reach out to voters ahead of state polls

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NMC Bill: AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital call for indefinite strike from today

Doctors across the country went on a 24-hour medical strike from 6 am on Wednesday, withdrawing all non-essential services.

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Rajya Sabha gives nod to Motor Vehicles Bill; shell out more for traffic violations

As the bill was passed with two extra amendments suggested by the AIADMK, it will once again go back to the Lok Sabha that had already cleared it earlier

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ITF security checks stringent: AITA assures Davis Cup players

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Amit Shah, Smriti Irani to occupy first row in Lok Sabha

This is the first time Irani has been allotted a seat on the front row

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Opposition parties accuses govt of cheating to pass Triple Talaq bill

It says NDA sneaked in the controversial bill in business list at last moment; more than 12 opposition MPs were not present in House

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Delhi Man Killed By Neighbours For Refusing To Pay For Alcohol: Police

Two men were arrested In Delhi on Wednesday for allegedly murdering their neighbour after he refused to give them money to buy alcohol, the police said.

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Thousands bid final goodbye to VG Siddhartha

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Ashes 2019: With Test championship and shirt numbers, old rivalry is in a new bottle

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CBI closure report left Sikhs anguished, says Amarinder, demands reopening of cases

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Soon, Punjab to get separate investigation, law and order police wings in all districts

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Reeling under Ghaggar breach, Sangrur rues: ‘Mann didn’t even post a video message for us’

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Rains force Amarnath Yatra to be suspended till August 4

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was also closed on Wednesday due to the landslide.

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Plant 10 trees to 'grow' gun licences in Ferozepur

Guns & Poses: District commissioner in Punjab demands selfies with saplings

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UN Security Council To Hold Meeting Over North Korea Missile Tests

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Thursday to discuss North Korea's recent ballistic missiles tests, diplomats said.

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20-inch rain in 8 hrs: Vadodara struggles to stay above water

So far, three NDRF teams have been deployed in Vadodara and the state was likely to send more in the hours that followed.

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Mumbai: Partially AC local likely to hit tracks in September

It will have three or six AC coaches

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NCR 'Pak Gali' locals up in arms against name

The area reportedly gets it name from its early settlers who came here from Pakistan after the Partition

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Delhi Man Killed By Neighbours For Refusing To Pay For Alcohol: Police

Two men were arrested In Delhi on Wednesday for allegedly murdering their neighbour after he refused to give them money to buy alcohol, the police said.

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Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Bill To Guarantee Minimum Wage To Workers Passed By Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Wages Code Bill that will enable introduction of minimum wage for workers besides addressing issues like delay in payment to employees.

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Mumbai: Seven given 8 years in jail for stealing Rs 1.9 cr from cash van

Among the convicts are van driver Tariq Khan, 34, and a guard, Sadr-e-Alam Khan, who was in the vehicle.

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Army Captain Diwakar Puri found dead on tracks in Delhi

Captain Puri had returned to the national capital after completing a seven-week training in Lucknow

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Maharashtra govt extends sops to Dhangar community

The Devendra Fadnavis Cabinet approved a special development programme including 13 schemes and a separate Rs 1,000 crore outlay.

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Institute-level entrance for MTech illegal: Gujarat High Court

As per the Regulation of Admission and Payment of Fees Rules, 2013, governing the varsity, it is supposed to admit students in ME and MTech courses based on their scores in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE).

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Mumbai: Brace for a long queue at public hospitals today

Doctors across the country are opposed to the Section 32 of the NMC Bill that provides for licensing of 3.5 lakh unqualified non-medical persons to practise modern medicine.

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Delhi: Dog breed that helped track Osama bin Laden to now guard Metro

Belgian Malinois are known around the world for their athletic abilities. They are also renowned as fantastic guard dogs and when trained properly, can sniff out suspicious objects with ease

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Marathwada remains parched, while Mumbai lakes touch brim

According to the Maharashtra water resource department data, the reservoirs in Marathwada have got 0.83% of water storage while the Konkan region reservoirs have got 82% against 85% water storage so far.

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Monsoon proves to be a dampener for Gujarat

As per the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction, it is South Gujarat that is likely to see more heavy rains in the coming days and the Union territories are also likely to see the worsening rain situation

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‘We have finally realised the power of investing in a character’

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Midnight Comfort

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Bill To Guarantee Minimum Wage To Workers Passed By Lok Sabha

Connecting the dots

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Mumbai: Kandivali driver held for masturbating in his autorickshaw

Sandeep Shukla allegedly committed the perverted act while ferrying a woman

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With focus on discipline, BJP to hold two-day 'Abhyas Varga' session for party MPs

Attendance is compulsory with the party on Sunday communicating to all its MPs to be part of the session which would be held in New Delhi

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Maharashtra: Cloud seeding yet to show results

Despite efforts by govt, there have been no substantial rains in Solapur-Osmanabad region

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Ahmedabad: Rains far from quenching thirst

With deficiency at 57%, city recorded the lowest rainfall in July in the past five years

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Unnao rape suvivor's accident: Centre nod for CBI to take up investigation

CBI officials says the agency is all set to file an FIR into the accident

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‘Moscow Mitch’ Tag Enrages McConnell and Squeezes G.O.P. on Election Security

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Opposition loses 'talaq battle' in Rajya Sabha

Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill was passed by a slender margin of 15: 99 voting for it and 84 against

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Jamnagar, south Gujarat bear brunt of monsoon; more in store: Met

The highest rainfall was recorded in Jamnagar taluka which saw 152mm of rain from 6 am to 8 pm.

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Fill court vacancies by Dec: Supreme Court to states

The bench of CJI Gogoi, Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose observed that filling up the judicial officers' posts is top priority, considering the fact that over 2.76 crore cases are pending in trial courts across the country.

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Pakistan’s Hasan Ali all set to tie knot with Haryana aeronautical engineer

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Monday, 29 July 2019

Very heavy rains likely in south Gujarat, Saurashtra

India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that heavy to very heavy rains are very likely at isolated places with isolated extremely heavy falls in Banaskantha and Valsad.

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After Amrapali, NBCC to help distressed Unitech homebuyers

A formal order in this regard is awaited from the apex court on August 9.

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Happy Sawan Shivratri 2019: Wishes Images, SMS, Messages, Status and Photos for Whatsapp and Facebook

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DNA EXCLUSIVE: Maharashtra govt plans to curb illegal building changes

Go-ahead from empanelled architects necessary before seeking BMC NOC; 2017 building collapse the trigger

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Opposition smells rat in Unnao survivor's accident

A car in which the Unnao rape victim, her family and lawyer were travelling was hit by an over-speeding truck on Sunday killing two members and leaving her and the advocate critically injured

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Gujarat on guard with rivers in spate

While locals of Vav taluka are shifting to safer places, NDRF has been stationed at Tharad to meet any eventuality

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We will ensure peaceful co-existence of tigers and humans: Nitin Kakodkar

Special Tiger Protection Forces to keep up the vigil to prevent organised poaching

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I-T probes Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi's links with Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi

Apart from black money stashed outside India, the raids revealed that Bishnoi had evaded tax worth Rs 30 crore

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10 Killed After Plane Crashes Into Pakistan Neighbourhood: Report

At least 10 people lost their lives and 12 others were injured when a small plane crashed into a residential area near in Pakistan's Rawalpindi early on Tuesday.

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Karnataka three rebel MLAs move Supreme Court over disqualification

The expelled MLAs who moved the Court are Ramesh L Jarkhiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli of the Congress Party and an independent MLA R Shankar

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Terrorists in prisons radicalising others: Intelligence agencies

The intelligence agencies also mentioned that it was seen that some of the common prisoners living in close proximity with the terrorists in these jails also became terrorists after coming out of the jail.

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BS Yediyurappa wins trust vote in Karnataka

With focus shifting to Cabinet expansion, the CM may not find the exercise smooth as BJP enjoys only a slender margin

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Fringe benefits? Selectors want to test a few players in West Indies: Virat Kohli

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World Test Championship explained: A total of 71 Test matches played over 27 series

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Indian Navy inducts 100th warship built by Kolkata-based firm

The entire design of the LCU Mark IV has been developed in-house by the GRSE as per requirements specified by the Indian Navy.

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Give Hindus minority status in eight states, BJP leader petitions apex court

The petition has been filed by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party leader and advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay

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Punjab Special Task Force seizes heroin worth Rs 1.2 crore

A drug peddler, named Balwinder Singh alias Billa, was nabbed by the Ludhiana Police Force

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Unitech goes Amrapali way, SC asks NBCC to finish 74 projects

Days after the Supreme Court entrusted NBCC with completing Amrapali projects, the PSU will take up Unitech's 74 projects affecting 17,000 buyers, with the court concluding the realtor is incapable of fulfilling its commitment. Unitech's MD Sanjay Chandra has been in jail since August 2017 for failing to hand over possession of flats.

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Ahmedabad: Man held for raping 9-year-old daughter

The girl then told her mother that her father first raped her four months ago.

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'High on life only', Bihar babus take a spirited oath

NO TO CHEERS: Govt officials to accept punishment if found guilty of consuming alcohol

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Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs 246 crore in Tamil Nadu gutkha scam

The seized assets include 174 immovable properties, shares and vehicles

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Srinagar mosques now under Home Ministry scanner

Defence Ministry sources says the move is aimed at further strengthening the ongoing counter-terror operations in the Valley

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Bihar: Flood victims discover 'relief' in salt, rice

No Gas, No Food: Long wait for ration for Villagers in Bihar's Muzaffarpur

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Sunday, 28 July 2019

Iran Says Britain's Seizure Of Its Oil Tanker Breaches Nuclear Deal

Iran on Sunday called Britain's seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of an ailing 2015 nuclear deal, after remaining parties to the accord met in Vienna in a bid to keep it alive.

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Pune RPF’s token system for general bogies to go national

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Pune: Woman, three kids found hanging in their rented house

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Pune: 28 months on, investigations into NCL lab fire remain inconclusive

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Bhavani Devi: Breaking fences

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People take shelter on rooftops in flood-hit Bihar

In addition, all stored food grains have also been destroyed by the flood

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22 killed in Rajasthan; eastern states marooned

More rains likely to lash Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha on Monday, says Meteorological department

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Ahmedabad: Balcony crumbles, 35 trapped in ramshackle building evacuated

The incident took place at around 8.30 am at Mansuri building in Kadiyanaka of Dariyapur

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K Palaniswami, MK Stalin Trade Barbs Over Cancelled Elections In Vellore

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday hit out at MK Stalin for blaming his party AIADMK for the cancellation of elections in Vellore constituency in April and said that it only happened...

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Don’t meddle with UPSC appointments, Ramadoss tells Centre

PMK founder S. Ramadoss on Sunday accused the Centre of trying to meddle with appointments in the civil services like IAS and IPS. In a statement, he

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‘The Hindu will focus on greater future for children’

Newspaper celebrates golden jubilee of Coimbatore edition

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Data shows below-normal water storage in India’s 72 of 100 major reservoirs

The scenario is particularly worrying in the states of Gujarat and Maharashtra, according to Central Water Commission data

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Fact check: Actual fiscal deficit in FY19 was 6.1 per cent

Budget 2019 India: So, as many experts have pointed out, there is actually upward spiral in the general government deficit, while the official line is that the prescribed glide path is being adhered to.

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K Palaniswami, MK Stalin Trade Barbs Over Cancelled Elections In Vellore

The U.S. and Guatemala Reached an Asylum Deal: Here’s What It Means

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Real estate crisis: Homebuyers stay away, builders left with big inventory

Experts at Liases Foras put the average cost of an apartment at Rs 60 lakh, but in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi or even Bengaluru, it is well above this.

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Power-less: More transmission towers collapse as winds turn ferocious

A senior PGCIL official told FE that “upgrading all 2.75 lakh existing towers of the company based on the probabilities of high-wind events warrants significant due diligence”.

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BJP misusing government agencies to rope in opposition leaders: Sharad Pawar

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Interpol has refused red corner notice against Zakir Naik, claims IRF

The decision was taken by the Interpol's Commission in its 109th session held on 1 to 5 July 2019

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Odisha schoolkids have their lunch under umbrella cover

UMBRELLA TIME: Appalling conditions at Odisha primary school

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Leaders mourn Congress' great orator S Jaipal Reddy

1942-2019: Remembered as an articulate man, he never compromised on values

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Pakistani army spokesman posts misleading clip

On Feb 27, Ghafoor claimed Pak had captured two IAF pilots but later said only one, Abhinandan, was in their custody

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NIA raids continue in Baramulla in terror-funding case

Raids come days after the probe agency carried out searches at seven locations in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama and Srinagar

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Saturday, 27 July 2019

Contrasting weather of flood, drought hits Bihar

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed the officials from the concerned department to analyse the losses incurred by the floods.

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Punjab government starts Operation Clean to end drug issue

A team of police officers has been formed to seize drugs in several parts of Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Mansa, and Amritsar.

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France To Reach Deal With US On Taxing Tech Giants By Next Month

France wants to reach a deal with the US on taxing tech giants by a G7 meeting in late August, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Saturday.

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Grasshopper Invasion of Las Vegas May Last Weeks, Experts Say

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Why I’m not going to tell you about the dangers of apps like FaceApp

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Moscow police arrest hundreds at banned rally for fair elections

In all, "1,074 people have been arrested for a variety of offences during an unauthorised demonstration in the centre of the capital", Moscow police were quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.

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Chandigarh: Charging Rs 67.50 GST on two bananas costs JW Marriott Rs 25,000

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Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away

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Maharashtra: Rains, stranded trains keep NDRF personnel busy

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UP governmemt to lay foundation stone for 250 projects

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National Investigation Agency probes narco terror case in Punjab

Customs officers and state police work in tandem with probing agency to curb cross-border drug trafficking

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Enforcement Directorate arrests Satish Sana Babu, a witness in graft case

The ED is probing a case regarding purported purchase of shares worth Rs. 50 lakh of a company linked to Qureshi.

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Bihar Lawyer Files Complaint Against Signatories Of Letter To PM

A criminal complaint has been filed in a court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur against actor Konkona Sena Sharma and some others who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his attention...

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U.S.A. Basketball Will Pay Some Women’s Players Ahead of Olympics

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Bihar Lawyer Files Complaint Against Signatories Of Letter To PM

M Venkaiah Naidu expresses anguish over unruly behaviour of MPs & MLAs

Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday expressed his anguish and said it was not in our culture to disrespect women.

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Uttar Pradesh cop flaunts guns in viral clip, transferred

In the video, the police inspector is seen flaunting a gun in his hand with background music.

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Kargil visit was like a pilgrimage to me: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi says India won't succumb to pressure in matters of national security

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Madhya Pradesh village goes for bizarre ritual to appease rain god

Invoking Indra: Residents say they have not received sufficient rainfall as a punishment

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In Bihar school, 6 classes with 300 kids study in one big hall

The hall has been divided into two - with students from Class 1 to 6 in one half of the room and lectures for Class 7 and 8 being taken in the other half.

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Ahmedabad: Man 'enrols' Imran in BJP, lands in jail

The fake IDs became viral after they were shared on WhatsApp

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Saradha Chit Fund scam: Will appear before CBI after House session over, says Derek O'Brien

The CBI has summoned the TMC Rajya Sabha MP to appear before it on August 1.

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Chandigarh: Online allotment of hostels at Panjab University from tomorrow

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Friday, 26 July 2019

Apologise or face action, Speaker Om Birla tells Azam Khan

He has never respected women, we all know what he had said about Jaya Prada. He has no right to stay in the Lok Sabha, I will request the Speaker to dismiss him, says Rama Devi

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Karnataka: Rivals in Assembly, bonhomie in court

Both leaders, until a few days back, were engaged in a pitched political battle for power

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‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault

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Delhi Confidential: No Hindi, Please

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Gujarat: Ramsinh Parmar re-elected as Amul chairman

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BS Yediyurappa takes oath as Karnataka CM

In his first press conference after taking office, Karnataka chief minister vowed not to indulge in vendetta

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Madhya Pradesh government orders reopening of Vyapam scam files

The number of these files is more than 500

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Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh hospital to record patients’ religion

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AES outbreak: SC scraps plea for action on doctor shortage in Bihar

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Ahmedabad: Fire in Gota building kills one, injures eight

The fire broke out in the E-504 apartment on the fifth floor of Ganesh Genesis building around 11.40 am.

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Flood wreaks havoc in Bihar; Opposition attacks JDU

127 killed so far, more than 6500 victims seek shelter at relief centres

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Will pursue forgive-forget policy: BS Yediyurappa

The new CM declared that he will not pursue vindictive politics as he would follow the policy of "forgive and forget".

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High Court bans loudspeakers in public in Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh

Loud and Clear: Court issues a slew of strict guidelines to curb noise pollution and celebratory firing

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Season of letters continues: Opposition writes to Rajya Sabha chair, says govt rushing through bills

Giving comparative data on scrutiny of bills compiled by PRS legislative research of different Lok Sabhas, the letter brought out the falling graph from 14th Lok Sabha to the current 17th Lok Sabha.

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16-Year-Old, Caught Stealing, Beaten To Death In Delhi: Police

A 16-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death after he was caught stealing in a house in North West Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area, police said on Friday.

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Trace origin of mischievous messages: Ravi Shankar Prasad to WhatsApp

“I have conveyed to them that traceability shall be their job. A mechanism should be developed by them and the request for that will also come from appropriately high level so that there is no tinkering in-between. I am very happy to note that the CEO has assured me that he will take prompt action into those matters and address it,” Prasad said.

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DHFL exposure: MFs refuse to take out of turn haircut, seek resolution plan

In this case, lenders do not wish to give a haircut to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, PF Trust and retail investors.

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DHFL to soon submit proposed plan to all lenders

The cash-strapped home loan financier has a cumulative debt of Rs 1 lakh crore, of which it owes Rs 38,000 crore to banks and Rs 34,000 crore to bondholders.

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Gujarat: Former MP of Daman booked for water theft

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Explained: What is the Naliya case

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Cuttack police raise vigil after three murders in 24 hours

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AI merger probe: Lobbyist Deepak Talwar arrested

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China first to share satellite data with India on floods in Assam

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Thursday, 25 July 2019

Gujarat: Special Marine Task Force formed for the security of 144 islands off state coast

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Maharashtra: Government plans Yuva Sansad across state for youths

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Indian Naval Ship Tarkash takes part in Russia's Navy Day

According to Russian news agency TASS, more than 40 ships will take part in the naval parade with participation also from 40 planes and helicopters

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Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani sets up panel to probe officer accused of bigamy

Committee has three women IAS members, will be headed by Sunaina Tomar

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Soon, new terminus at Jogeshwari will connect Mumbai and Gujarat

Currently, most Mumbai-Gujarat trains terminate at Mumbai Central.

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7 states Chief Ministers vow to end drugs menace

In their second meeting, northern states say problem is serious in border districts

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Thrill-seekers, rejoice! Kayaking comes to Mumbai

Sustainable Adventure: Mangrove cell plans park with trails at gorai creek

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni to serve with Army for 15 days

Dhoni, popularly called 'Captain Cool' will be taking up duties of patrolling, guard and post duty

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Within budget constraints, India has to respond to China's Navy expansion: Admiral Karambir Singh

The Navy chief was on the sidelines of a seminar in New Delhi on 'Nation Building Through Shipbuilding'.

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Trinamool Congress says sorry to Professor after he was beaten up

This was not the first time that teachers professors were assaulted in Bengal. Interestingly, this is the first time when a party took the onus and apologised

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Hope I get recognition: Forgotten Kargil hero Tashi Namgyal

Tashi now an old man, lives lost in oblivion.

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President Ram Nath Kovind to join the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations

According to official sources, the President, supreme commander of the armed forces, will arrive in Drass town on Friday to attend the 20th anniversary of the Kargil victory

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RTI Bill passed after govt clears Rajya Sabha hurdle

Till Wednesday, the opposition was upbeat that it will be able to force the government's hand to send the bill to a Parliament select committee and crease out the anomalies.

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Amazon's New Superhero Series The Boys Is Now Streaming on Prime Video

There's a new superhero team in town. Except they are not really heroes. Amazon Prime Video's The Boys is now streaming. Co-developed by Seth Rogen, The Boys stars Karl Urban in the lead, with a...

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US Has Very Good, Growing Relationship With India: White House

The United States has a very good and growing relationship with India, the White House said on Thursday.

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New CEA Atanu Chakraborty’s experience with global investors to come in handy

Indeed his stunning success at DIPAM — the government surpassed the divestment target of Rs 80,000 crore in 2018-19 by a handsome Rs 5,000 crore — is proof of his capability to deliver quietly and efficiently.

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Andhra Pradesh HC stays state government’s move to renovate PPAs

Renewable power producers had moved the high court challenging the government’s attempt to renegotiate PPAs and revise tariff.

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GST council meet postponed, to be held tomorrow

The 36th GST Council meeting, which was to be held through video conferencing, was called to specifically consider the proposal to slash the GST rate to 5% from 12% on EVs.

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Kolkata: Day after TMCP members ‘assaulted’ professor, Mamata Banerjee calls him; 2 held

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Ahmedabad: Ration worth Rs 80 lakh pilfered, six fair price shop owners arrested

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Uttar Pradesh: Private universities Bill passed amid protests by Oppn MLAs

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Ahmedabad girl tops CS foundation exam

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Fake video case: Jignesh Mevani’s statement recorded

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Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Slump in auto sector may cause 10 lakh job cuts

Terming the situation as “unprecedented”, Acma president Ram Venkataramani said vehicle sales in all segments have continued to plummet for the last several months, thus impacting the component segment as well.

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Sonia takes charge of LS floor management

Soon, DMK members, too, joined Congress in the well shouting slogans demanding a statement from the PM.

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Gujarat Confidential: Special Prosecutor

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Doctors urge screening at schools for early detection of scoliosis

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Lok Sabha passes anti-terror bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah defends amendments

The bill was passed after uproar from members of Opposition parties, who claimed that the provision could be misused by authorities

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Lakhs of illegally imported cigarette sticks seized in West Bengal, Assam

The total worth of these illegally imported cigarettes is estimated to be around Rs 1.62 crores.

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Govt pauses before tabling RTI bill in Rajya Sabha

After last minute check, it finds that the numbers in Rajya Sabha required to pass the Bill fall short; NDA has 116 members which is 5 less than 121 mark

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Calibrate shift to EVs, Amit Mitra writes to Nirmala Sitharaman

Highlighting that the automobile industry has invested Rs 1.7 lakh crore to upgrade technology to meet higher emission standards, Mitra cautioned that an undue haste to create the infrastructure to replace fossil-fuel vehicles with EVs would have a “disastrous impact” on the auto companies.

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Eye on Maharashtra polls: Govt doubles minimum wages of workers, 1 crore labourers set to benefit

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Home Minister Amit Shah to head panel on sexual harassment at work

The group of ministers (GoM) will examine and give recommendations for strengthening the legal and institutional frameworks to prevent sexual harassment at workplace.

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Mysterious stone from the sky keeps all busy in Bihar

The meteorite-like object, weighing around 15kg, fell from the sky, leaving a crater where it fell

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DoorDash Changes Tipping Model After Uproar From Customers

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Bureaucracy reshuffle: Atanu Chakraborty gets DEA, Ajay Kumar Bhalla shifted in home ministry

Power secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed Officer on Special Duty in the home ministry and will take over as the home secretary, succeeding Rajiv Gauba whos is retiring on August 31.

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Netflix drops price, needs top class content

While Netflix’s content is believed to be more popular than that of Amazon Prime Video, the latter offers a one-day delivery service — a part of its e-commerce offering — a big draw.

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Ahmedabad: Public hearing on Mandal Becharaji SIR postponed

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Gujarat: Dholka RO refuses to depose again in Chudasama case unless directed by High Court

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Skills, training got a lip service in Gujarat Budget

The finding is part of a report by a non-profit, Patheya Budget Centre. The report also states that the allocation for the fiscal 2019-20 is lower by about 15%, 9% and 16% under the three heads, respectively.

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Petition on Karnataka floor test still alive in Supreme Court

On Wednesday, the two legislators represented by their lawyer Diksha Rai told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the floor test took place on Tuesday

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Opposition rejects Rajnath Singh's clarification on US President Donald Trump

For a second day, stages walkout over 'PM must clarify' demand

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Russia unable to find papers on whereabouts of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: MEA

NEVER-ENDING QUEST: New Delhi sought to know if Netaji was in Russia anytime before or after August 1945

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Firm managing MS Dhoni must repay Rs 6.5 cr to Amrapali buyers

Dhoni's management firm has one month to return a sum of Rs 6.52 crore received from one of the Amrapali companies.

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Soldiers at school prep to protect nation

School authorities claim that the kind of rigorous training imparted at the pre-induction school is comparable to those who train in the US and other developed nations.

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Mumbai: Forum backs order directing Cox & Kings to pay Rs 90,000 to aggrieved traveller

Dismissing the appeal of Cox & Kings Ltd, the panel also added another Rs 5,000 to the recompense, ruling that the service provided by the company was deficient.

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Tuesday, 23 July 2019

Maharashtra cabinet gives approval to three new Metro routes

The proposed Metro routes are Wadala to CST, Gaymukh to Shivaji chowk at Mira road while Kalyan to Taloja in extended suburbs.

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Madhya Pradesh: Risking lives, villagers take shortcut to reach farmlands

The villagers don't mind taking the risking their lives as it cuts down their travel time drastically, the distance is shortened from 20 kilometres to 1 kilometre

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Neil Armstrong’s Death, and a Stormy, Secret $6 Million Settlement

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Gujarat’s water woes may keep Narmada’s riverbed power house shut long term

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BJP retains Junagadh civic body polls; 1 for Congress

PM Narendra Modi thanked the people for BJP's victory in Junagadh civic body elections and bypolls in panchayats

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Mumbai: MTNL staff neglected fire drill

Sources claim that only around 30 staffers attended firefighting training organised in February

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Water grid to quench Marathwada's thirst

State cabinet clears 1st phase worth Rs 4,293 cr, under which dams will be connected to scarcity-hit villages using pipes

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Nagpur: Pig catchers from Tamil Nadu under cop protection attacked

The pig catchers were attacked by the mob despite being provided police protection.

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Sonia Gandhi says govt considers RTI Act a 'nuisance'

The bill also proposes to give the Centre the power to change the period of office of Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner, and State Information Commissioners, which is currently set at five years.

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Lok Sabha nod to bill for amending Motor Vehicle law

The bill was passed via voice vote and certain amendments recommended by the Opposition was rejected by voice vote.

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Uproar in House over Donald Trump's Kashmir remark

External Affairs Minister reassures India did not make any request to US for resolving Kashmir issue with Pakistan; Oppn demands PM's reply

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Surat: Man serving life term arrested for threatening transwoman

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Practice can help you overcome the biggest of challenges: motivational speaker Sonu Sharma

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Delhi Police seizes drugs worth Rs 200 cr

The two arrested are reportedly Afghan nationals and were arrested from the spot where the raid had been made

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Supreme Court reserves order in Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis' election affidavit case

Five years down the line and the case still raising its ugly head, Fadnavis argued that the non-disclosure, at best, could lead to rejection of his nomination but not a criminal offence

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July 5 rally against mob lynching: Gujarat High Court stays arrest of two Congress leaders

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'Vikram called me, so I'm here on Pt 4875', says Brother Vishal Batra

In Memoriam: Twin brother remembers Captain Batra, martyred in Kargil war

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No record of Donald Trump's claim: White House sources

This is an embarrassment for the US with several Congressmen blasting Trump for his diplomatic gaffe.

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'Stage' Pratap's latest ode is to Lord Shiva

POLITICAL POINTS: The opposition has written him off for his various 'antics'

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Parliament session could continue for 10 more days, hint BJP bosses

The party's intention was apparent at the meeting of BJP Parliamentary Party on Tuesday where Home Minister Amit Shah said that the session could get extended and the MPs should plan their schedule accordingly.

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Chhatisgarh: After 13 years, school in Naxal area reopens

The school had previously been shut back in 2005 after the Salwa Judum Movement. The movement had seen many tribal youth being trained by the state government to take on the Naxals

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Mumbai: HDIL rapped for allotting flats without permits

The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) has sent a notice to HDIL Galaxy Apartments in Kurla East

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IAF plans to upgrade and make Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs more lethal

IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa expressed satisfaction with the modernisation and upgrade of the MiG-21, MiG-27 and MiG-29 fighters with Russia's help

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Monday, 22 July 2019

170 Dead, Over 1 Crore Affected In Assam, Bihar Floods

Floods in Bihar and Assam have claimed 170 lives till Monday with 1.07 crore people still reeling under the effect of the deluge in the two states.

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Cristiano Ronaldo To Not Face Rape Charges In US

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo will not face any charges over an alleged rape in Las Vegas a decade ago after US prosecutors said Monday they did not have enough evidence to proceed.

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170 Dead, Over 1 Crore Affected In Assam, Bihar Floods

Floods in Bihar and Assam have claimed 170 lives till Monday with 1.07 crore people still reeling under the effect of the deluge in the two states.

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Panchkula: Board with former deputy mayor’s name, designation not removed

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One missing person case a day in Panchkula

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India A Team vs West Indies A Team: Shubman Man of Series, father hopes same form continues

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‘SIMI meeting’: SC notice on NIA plea challenging acquittal of 5 accused

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30% driving licences bogus, says Nitin Gadkari

The minister said technology will be used to end any arbitrariness in issuing of driving licences and the bill has provisions so that people are encouraged to help accident victims.

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Political leaders make a beeline to meet Sonbhadra victims' kin

So far, the police have arrested 29 people, including the main accused, for indiscriminately firing upon the villagers.

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Uttar Pradesh: 1,000 detonators, 5,000 gelatin sticks seized

One thousand detonators and 5,000 gelatin sticks were recovered from the possession of the arrested.

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Bihar assembly sees uproar as 5 lynched in 4 days

The latest incidents were reported from Chhapra and Vaishali districts.

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UT mulls giving CITCO hotels to private players

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Now 542 trees to be axed for the Sector 29 flyover

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Lt Gen Ravindra Pal Singh is next GOC-in-C Western Command, to take over on Oct 1

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Nalanda weavers want 'acche din' back for their handloom

RENEWED BID: Once adorning the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the artisanal curtains have since fallen out of favour

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BJP chides Pragya Singh Thakur over 'toilet cleaning' remark

Party's working president JP Nadda summons her, seeks explanation

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Supreme Court seeks govt's response on protection of indigenous cows

The order by a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and MR Shah has come at a time when the Centre is trying its best to protect the desi cow under the National Gokul Mission 2014 and National Dairy Plan

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Supreme Court moves swiftly to protect the Great Indian Bustard

Near-Extinct: Top court forms expert panel to suggest measures to save the bird species

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Centre tries to assuage fears on RTI amendment

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said the bill does not compromise the autonomy of information commissions.

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Centre to clear air on stalled appointment of Justice Akil Kureshi

It was on May 10 that the Supreme Court Collegium approved the name of Justice Kureshi, presently a judge of the Bombay High Court, to be appointed the Chief Justice of MP HC

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A frigid battleground next to the Tiger Hill

Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, DNA got first-hand experience of one such peak - the Sando Top.

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In Bihar's kangaroo court, guilty murder verdict means soot on face, tying to pole

Thousands of people from 19 adjoining districts come to these gatherings and to witness the trial and sentencing that happens in the so-called open court

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120 dead in Bihar floods but CM Nitish Kumar gets 'green carpet' welcome

Heavy monsoon showers have ravaged the state, claiming the lives of 120 people so far.

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Sunday, 21 July 2019

‘USP of our Clean Air Programme is that it’s a city-specific plan: Environment Ministry Secretary

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Whose building is it anyway? MHADA to draw list for BMC

The state authority is expecting its civic counterpart to return the favour

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Registration of healthcare facilities mandatory

These rules aim to make available a database of clinical establishments which are authorised to function and thereby improve public health quality by eliminating quacks

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Congress' Nitin Raut wants sociopolitical allies to defeat Sangh Parivar

Raut, a former state minister, stressed that Congress would have to create its own "social engineering" model to hold its own in the polls

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D Raja elected new general secretary of Communist Party of India

The change in leadership came after the party's worst-ever performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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DK Shivakumar bombshell: JD(S) ready for Kharge, Siddaramaiah, Dr G Parameshwar as CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Missing fisher dead, 1 killed in rain

Dhoni told he’s ‘no longer in scheme of things’

After India’s World Cup campaign ended, chief selector M S K Prasad had a “discussion” with Dhoni. Perhaps with the World T20 next year in mind, Dhoni ruled out retiring for now, but crucially, he was told he “wasn’t in the scheme of things any more, and the selectors now planned to go ahead with youngsters”.

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We need Shiv Sena, just as they need us: Chandrakant Patil

State BJP unit's newly minted head says Shiv Sena-BJP alliance will be key to defeating Congress-NCP combine

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Mamata Banerjee calls for return of ballot

The EVMs were manipulated. This is why we are demanding return to ballots and do away with the EVMs, says Mamata

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Azam Khan in trouble again, three more FIRs filed

Trouble has been brewing against the controversial MP who has been accused in several land grabbing cases

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Ahmedabad: Man, hospital lock horns over bills

Cross-complaints filed after mediclaim rejection

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PM Modi’s rebuke may not have been aimed at son of Vijayvargiya: BJP panel head

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Out of West Indies tour, Dhoni leaves future in hands of selection committee

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The only thing you can be best at is developing your own self: Natalie Portman

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Rajya Sabha numbers not on its side, govt cautious on pushing triple talaq Bill

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Yankees, Coming Off a Hot Streak, Slog Through an Ugly Loss

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Opposition parties plan big revolt against EVMs

They are thinking of boycotting elections unless ballot papers are restored

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Pals collect Rs 11 lakh on WhatsApp to help bizman

UNBROKEN BONDS: Learning of his financial duress, they gathered funds in a day

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Yes ma'am! Stewards to serve on Rajdhani, Shatabdi

GOOD MANNERS: IRCTC training 2,000 catering staff, waiters to behave on lines of airline staff

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Navjot Singh Sidhu vacates his ministerial bungalow

Sidhu has been avoiding the media for more than a month now, but annouced that he had vacated the premises on Twitter

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'A billion dreams' fly towards moon today

The 20-hour countdown for the launch began at 6.43 pm here on Sunday, says ISRO

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To tackle conflict, Maharashtra to translocate 'problem crocs'

The mitigation plan includes tracking the movement of these freshwater crocodiles using transmitters

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Saturday, 20 July 2019

By The Book: The hole in my heart

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Ahmedabad: Cop booked for asking Rs 10,000 to lodge plaint

A trap was set by ACB on July 19 to catch the constable.

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Indian Railways to display details of 1.25 lakh foot and rail overbridges

On Saturday union railway minister Piyush Goyal announced the same after he inaugurated revamp of Byculla station.

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Ahmedabad: Man fails to pay cricket bet money, gets abducted by 3

During the cricket world cup, Nilesh lost Rs 15 lakh in cricket betting and he was in debt of his friend Vijay Chawda, a resident of Junagadh

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Navghar-Chirner corridor: Panel suggest Term of reference

This corridor would also be useful for the development of upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport, JNPT Port, Mumbai Trans Harbour Link.

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For Inmates Released Under New Criminal Justice Reforms, ‘Every Day Counts’

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Gujarat Congress protests Priyanka Gandhi's detention

The Congress had on Saturday carried out a protest near the Kochrab Ashram in the city.

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Maharashtra govt to spend Rs 31 cr on cloud seeding

The first experiment of cloud seeding will be carried on July 25 at Aurangabad - Vidarbha region.

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Three accidents in Ahmedabad claim five lives

726 cases of road mishaps were reported in last 6 months

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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation invites tender for Gokhale bridge

To reconstruct the slopes on both sides of the structure, estimate cost at Rs 88 crore

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Mohali boy, now an Irish citizen, to play in Europe T20 Slam

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Doctors: Driving on bad roads can lead to serious whiplash injuries, other problems

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Sr Indian player flouted ‘family’ rule during WC

In the minutes of a Committee of Administrators meeting on May 3, it was highlighted “one of the players from the men’s senior team had sought permission for his wife to accompany him to the World Cup tour earlier than otherwise permissible”. The CoA had turned down the request. It was later observed the player’s wife joined him before the tournament started and stayed with him throughout.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu out of Punjab govt as Chief Minister, Governor accept resignation

Capt Amarinder to handle Power portfolio, which Sidhu had refused to take up

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A critic takes centrestage: What makes Shanta Gokhale a renaissance person

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New Guvs for six states, 2 transfers

MP Governor and former Chief Minister of Gujarat Anandiben Patel has been transferred as appointed the new as Governor of UP.

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Madhya Pradesh threatens to restrict Narmada water; don't play politics, warns CM Vijay Rupani

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Patel were forced to comment after Madhya Pradesh Minister for Narmada Valley Development Surendra Singh Baghel threatened not to release water from the Narmada dam.

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Villagers flee to the hills in flood-hit Madhubani

The floods have destroyed roads as well as bridges in the area.

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BJP on secret mission to fight Maharashtra assembly polls solo

The BJP has 122 MLAs in the Maharashtra assembly and three more have joined the party.

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PM Narendra Modi emerges as 'World's most admired Indian'

Popularity High: Other notable names on the list include Bachchan, khans, Padukone & Dhoni

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After meeting kin, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ends standoff with Uttar Pradesh govt

A day before, she had been detained by the Uttar Pradesh police after she insisted on going to Sonbhadra.

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Mumbai: It's just an eyewash

There are 100s of illegal structures, demolishing two and leaving 98 untouched does not make any difference.

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Mumbai: BMC starts drive to raze illegal structures

On Day 1, BMC hammers fell on two structures - one on Samuel Street and the other on Mohammad Ali Road.

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Friday, 19 July 2019

Enforcement Directorate arrests founder of Bengaluru-based IMA in Rs 2,500-crore scam

The agency has started the interrogation of the accused, who will be produced a Delhi court on Saturday, over the role of Indian politicians and businessmen in the entire scam.

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Mumbai: Repair amount, car value to decide pecuniary jurisdiction

The order was by DR Shirasao, presiding judicial member and AK Zade, member of SCRDC.

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Telangana: 13-yr-old, belittled for losing class poll, kills self

An unknown body, mutilated beyond recognition, was found on the railway tracks near Chityal Railway Station by railway staff on Friday morning.

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DNA Samwad: 'Need to win confidence of the tenants, assure security'

DNA held a DNA Samwad on Friday to analyse the challenge of redevelopment in the Maximum city.

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PM Narendra Modi seeks Independence Day speech inputs; gets 850 replies in two hours

The Prime Minister took to Twitter to invite the inputs and suggestions from the countrymen on a forum specially created on the NaMo app

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Mumbai: Civic chief contradicts report, gives BJP MLA Narendra Mehta's club clean chit

Mira-Bhayander municipal commissioner says allegations are baseless

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Highest market share in nearly 5 years for SpiceJet, but IndiGo still on top

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Centre, Assam officer’s report at odds over NRC re-verification

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Centre raises over Rs 10,000 crore on net basis via CPSE ETF

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Simplify procedures to attract vendors: Piyush Goyal to GeM officials

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Order on rebel MLAs violates whip, claim Congress, JD(S) in Supreme Court

Separate applications were filed in the top court by president of Karnataka Congress Pradesh Committee Dinesh Gundu Rao and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is also the President of JD(S).

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Will he crack the whip? All eyes on Karnataka Governor

The session is now set to resume only on Monday at 11 am

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Saudi King Approves Hosting US Troops In Bid To Boost Regional Security

Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Friday.

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Madhya Pradesh: Former BJP MLA who threatened to spill CM Kamal Nath’s blood held

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20 years after Kargil War: Pakistani Commanding Officer urged Indian Brigadier for bodies – ‘for paltan’s izzat’

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Saudi King Approves Hosting US Troops In Bid To Boost Regional Security

Saudi Arabia's King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Friday.

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Drug Lord El Chapo Begins Life Term In Colorado 'Supermax' Prison

Joaquin Guzman, the Mexican drug lord known as "El Chapo," entered a Colorado prison known as "the Alcatraz of the Rockies" on Friday to begin a life sentence after being found guilty of a raft of...

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Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar as 11 killed in 24 hours

16 teams of NDRF, seven of SDRF pressed into service, nearly 1.25 lakh people rescued

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IMD forecasts wet weekend for south Gujarat, raises hope

If showers continue for the next few days, it could give a fresh lease of life to sowing, say farmers

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Indian Air Force to get Apache attack helicopters next week

India has purchased 22 Apache helicopters from the United States.

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Drug Lord El Chapo Begins Life Term In Colorado 'Supermax' Prison

Supreme Court: Babri demolition case verdict likely by April 2020

LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti are being tried for criminal conspiracy

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'Un-Islamic' flags: Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply

Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board Chairman, Syed Waseem Rizvi, had filed a plea in the apex court on April 17, last year, seeking to ban hoisting such flags atop buildings and religious places, stating they are "un-Islamic".

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Thursday, 18 July 2019

Intelligence Bureau warns of jailbreak plot at Patna Beur, security up

What adds to the worries of the police administration in the state is the fact that several dreaded criminals and terrorists are lodged inside Beur jail

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Only Half-Filled Glasses Of Water to Be Served In UP Secretariat: Order

In a unique move to save water, Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order to put half-filled glasses of water in the state Secretariat at capital Lucknow.

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Pakistan aiding Khalistanis for anti-India activities: India

Zee Media Newsroom has access to the 23-page dossier handed to Islamabad on pro-Khalistani activities in Pakistan.

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I-T attaches Rs 400-cr 'benami' property of Mayawati's brother

The attached plot is 2A, Sector 94, Noida and is situated in the vicinity of a proposed five star hotel and other luxury projects.

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Government asks TikTok, Helo to answer queries on anti-national, illegal activities or face ban

The notice has been issued by the Ministry comes after it had received complaints from some agencies and a letter written to the prime minister by Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM).

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Jet Airways insolvency: Rs 25,000 crore claims filed against airlines; Rs 8,400 crore admitted so far

Domestic banks and financial institutions have claimed over Rs 6,441 crore, while foreign banks have claimed around Rs 1,569 crore. Claims of workmen and employees stood at Rs 443.56 crore. Operational creditors, other than workmen and employees, have submitted claims worth Rs 12,373.59 crore.

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It’s the constant pursuit of the unattainable that keeps us motivated to try better: Benedict Cumberbatch

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New Zealand police report ‘serious’ incident in Christchurch, residents evacuated

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Only Half-Filled Glasses Of Water to Be Served In UP Secretariat: Order

In a unique move to save water, Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order to put half-filled glasses of water in the state Secretariat at capital Lucknow.

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Mayawati Hits Out At BJP After Attachment Of Brother's Property

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday lashed out at the BJP-led central government over the attachment of her brother Anand Kumar's property in Noida.

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CBI Arrests Former Samajwadi Party Lawmaker Atiq Ahmed's Brother-In-Law

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an accused in connection with the ongoing investigation of a case related to the alleged kidnapping and assault of a businessman from Lucknow.

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10 Crores Earmarked For Manohar Parrikar Memorial: Goa Chief Minister

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday that Rs 10 crore had been set aside for the construction of a memorial dedicated to former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

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100-Year-Old Sri Lanka Rail Line Being Upgraded With Indian Assistance

India's IRCON International Limited and the Sri Lankan government have inked a $91.26 million agreement for upgrading the around 130 km-long Maho-Omanthai rail line which is over 100 years old.

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Mayawati Hits Out At BJP After Attachment Of Brother's Property

Kolkata: Triple talaq petitioner abused for reciting Chalisa wearing hijab

She also told the police that she was threatened by hundreds of people in Golabari while she was returning home from her son's school on Wednesday for attending the recital in a hijab.

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Ahmedabad: Thakor leader prefers infanticide over girls marrying outside caste

Navghanji Thakor's FB post sparks controversy

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Opposition disrupts Rajya Sabha over Sonbhadra hacking

Congress also demands a discussion on the Karnataka Assembly crisis

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Ghaziabad: Lesbian couple elopes for love, seek police protection from kin

LOVE AMID HOMOPHOBIA: Radhika and Shobha, who consider themselves hubby and wife, eloped over a month ago

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Beached Cuvier's beaked whale to be museum centrepiece in Maharashtra

Whale Of A Time: Mangrove Cell to preserve Cuvier's skeleton for display

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Govt plans to discontinue Garib Rath

Sources added that the Railway Ministry has already asked to stop making of new coaches for Garib Rath Express

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Karnataka Guv to Speaker: Prove majority by 1.30 pm on Friday

An earlier letter to the Speaker by Governor Vajubhai Vala to conduct the floor test by the end of Thursday was merely dismissed as a suggestion and not an order.

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ISRO sets July 22 as new date for launch of Chandrayaan 2

The launch on July 15 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre was put off after a technical snag was observed one hour before the scheduled liftoff

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Tensions rise as US shoots down Iranian drone

Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced that the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, "took defensive action" against the Iranian drone as it was "threatening the safety of the ship and the ship's crew."

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Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Telangana home minister Mahmood Ali appeals against cow sacrifice

In Hyderabad and in almost all parts of the state, thousands of animals are sacrificed every year on Bakrid.

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22% water in Maharashtra dams with monsoon half way

Vidarbha & Marathwada have only 8.38% and 0.78% stock respectively

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Dongri Building Collapse: Guidelines on unsafe buildings ignored

Rules give sufficient amount of authority to the BMC for initiating process of vacating or demolishing a structure once it is categorised as dangerous

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Gujarat govt yet to regain 60% of given lands

Plots were to be surrendered for violation of norms

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Time for Indian Judicial Services: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad was speaking at the inauguration of the Additional Building Complex of the Supreme Court spread across 12 acres at Pragati Maidan

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Thiruvananthapuram: 13-year-old hit in madrassa, loses sight

If all goes as per plan, BS Yeddyurappa oath on July 22?

Advent International to look for more number of deals, bigger investments

Last month, Advent closed its largest global fund called "GPE IX" at $17.5 billion

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Investors from Singapore and Cyprus may come under tax scrutiny in India

Last month, the Centre ratified the multilateral instrument (MLI) to prevent base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS)

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Robert Vadra gets two more weeks to reply to plea on pre-arrest bail

Vadra's counsel says he was abroad when the court's notice on the petition was served on him when he returned on July 11

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Nine killed, 19 wounded in Uttar Pradesh land dispute

The incident happened in Muratia village following a disagreement between the village head and locals over the use of a disputed land for farming

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Bihar govt red-faced as cops seek info on RSS functionaries

Sangh office bearers accuse CM Nitish Kumar of spying on the organisation

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Woman spared of Quran distribution

Richa Bharti was arrested after a case was registered against her for allegedly posting objectionable comments on Facebook on July 12

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IBC recovery: Financial creditors back on top again

Sources said the government is also considering making a submission explicitly stating the intent of the law before the Supreme Court where the Essar Steel ruling has been challenged by the CoC led by State Bank of India. The idea is to ensure that the NCLAT verdict doesn’t set a precedent and undermine the CoC’s say on the distribution of recovery proceeds.

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RBI’s surplus panel for staggered transfer over 5 years

The ECF, which determines the central bank’s surplus transfer to the government, was one of the contentious issues in the much-hyped tussle late last year between the finance ministry and former RBI governor Urjit Patel.

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Online shopping: Ebix to acquire Yatra for $338 million

A joint statement by the companies indicated that based on the trailing 15-day volume weighted average price (VWAP) of Ebix common stock of $49.05 per share, each Yatra ordinary share convertible into Ebix common stock would be valued at $4.90 per share.

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Humility is one of the most important qualities you must have: Nelson Mandela

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A new mandi tax

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Maharashtra Lawyer's Mercedes Stolen Inside Court Premises

A Mercedes belonging to a lawyer was stolen from the district court premises in Maharashtra's Nagpur Wednesday.

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Trump slams progressive congresswomen at 'MAGA' rally in North Carolina

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Gujarat tax dept's seizure of accounts sparks protests

Tax professionals in Gujarat are irked by a move by state tax authorities under which bank accounts of businessmen are being seized. They claim that the action is a precursor to the proposed Amnesty Scheme for resolution of legacy tax disputes so that less cases claims the scheme and the government gets higher revenues.

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Parliament passes bill to give NIA more teeth

The Bill aims at enhancing the jurisdiction of NIA to investigate scheduled offences committed outside India targeting Indians as well as Indian assets abroad

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BJP expels gun-toting Uttarakhand MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion for six years

Shortly after the video went viral, BJP national media in-charge Anil Baluni had says that Pranav's behaviour was condemnable and that the party will take strict action against him for it

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Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says 25 lakh people affected by flash floods

Nitish says that he had taken an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts and while the situation was found to be grim, the state machinery is working overtime to help people here

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Mumbai Building Collapse: Tragic Tuesday

Civic body had warned Mhada about building's 'dangerous' status in 2017

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Maharashtra govt's cloud seeding plan to take off by July-end

State pins hope on ameliorative measure to overcome water scarcity woes

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Captain-less Congress looks to Sonia Gandhi to anchor ship

Congress has been in absolute tatters in the aftermatch of Lok Sabha election earlier in 2019

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PM Narendra Modi pulls up BJP MPs over attendance in Parliament

Any member missing the roster must keep him informed at end of the day

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Gujarat lost 222 lions in the past two years: Govt

34 deaths unnatural; 523 lions in Gir in '18

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Swatantra Dev Singh appointed as Uttar Pradesh BJP president

Singh is currently Transport Minister in Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's cabinet

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Meanwhile, all and sundry are left wondering, where's Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi had resigned as Congress chief on May 25 after the party's abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha elections.

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Kolkata: Family of brain-dead man donate his organs to 3 patients

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Gujarat: 49 complaints received against schools in 2018-19

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New induction only in Kolkata: Mukul Roy after defectors return to TMC

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Rahul Gandhi exempted from personal appearance in defamation case in Surat

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West Bengal: Bhatpara on edge, three arrested for latest round of violence

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Karnataka crisis: Today's Supreme Court order on 'rebels' to seal fate of Congress-JD(S) govt

MLAs are 'hunting in packs', says Karnataka CM's counsel

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BJP's questions on Bengal irks TMC

Trinamool MP Bandyopadhyay wants to know why the state government has been repeatedly targeted

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Flood victims eat rats as Bihar netas bicker

Tell-Tail: Oppn slams JD(U)-BJP coalition govt for 'total failure', BJP hits back

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Nalsarovar bird sanctuary: Seven islands encroached

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Bad things happen to everyone, but one should keep going

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BS Yeddyurappa Plays Cricket With Party MLAs At Bengaluru Hotel

As the focus Tuesday shifted to the Supreme Court, which is hearing the pleas of 15 Karnataka MLAs against alleged delay by the Speaker in accepting their resignations, the state BJP President BS...

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Girls face cellphone ban in Gujarat village

According to the order, if a young woman is caught using mobile phones, her father will be held responsible.

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Ranchi: Court orders 19-year-old to 'distribute 5 Qurans'

Her crime: She was arrested for a Facebook deemed as as hurting religious sentiments and invoking communal tensions follwing a complaint on Saturday by the Anjuman Committee

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International Court of Justice verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav expected at 6.30 pm

Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a closed trial in April 2017, evoking a sharp reaction from India.

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Jaipur school fosters children with shlokas and ayats alike

Here, hands are raised while reciting Quranic verses and folded while reciting Sanskrit shlokas

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Monday, 15 July 2019

Supreme Court questions Sebi on IL&FS fraud probe

Sebi has moved the apex court against SAT’s order claiming that it should not be asked to investigate the Rs 460-crore IL&FS Securities case as it is beyond its jurisdiction to annul trades.

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Defence Ministry issues Rs 2000 cr tender for heavyweight submarine torpedoes

The DRDO is also looking forward to using heavyweight torpedo as the next version of its light torpedoes for submarines and surface ships

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Lok Sabha passes NIA bill, Amit Shah assures no misuse

New bill allows for creation of special courts to try scheduled offences

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Australian Model, 25, Sentenced To Probation In Air Rage Incident

An Australian model who assaulted a flight attendant and hurled obscenities while apparently drunk on a flight from Australia to Los Angeles was sentenced on Monday to three years' probation.

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Australian Model, 25, Sentenced To Probation In Air Rage Incident

Samajwadi Party leader Neeraj Shekhar quits Rajya Sabha, likely to join BJP

According to sources, Shekhar was unhappy with SP after he was denied ticket to contest from Balia in the recently held Lok Sabha election

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Ahmedabad Joyride crash: 'Report' had raised safety concerns

On Sunday, the structure, with a maximum capacity of 32 people, plunged 20 feet to the concrete floor. Thirty-one revellers were on board at the time.

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If Navjot Singh Sidhu doesn't want to do his job, there's nothing I can do: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

Asked if Sidhu had got in touch with him to resolve the issues, the Punjab CM says there was no need for it

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13 Army jawans killed in Solan building collapse, CM Jai Ram Thakur calls for inquiry

The solider mourning for his friends said that it was too late for 13 soldiers who were crushed under the heavy concrete slabs.

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Erdogan Hails S-400 Deal As Turkey Marks 2016 Coup Bid Anniversary

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed the controversial delivery of a Russian missile defence system despite the threat of US sanctions, as Turkey marked the third anniversary of a bloody...

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Cricket World Cup 2019: Before last ball, Stokes thinks of Mushfiqur

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We become good at whatever we practice; So don’t practice distraction

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England basks in deflected glory

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Last few days of Bimal Patel’s term as director of GNLU mired in controversy

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Sardar Sarovar Narmada Yojana: Govt, Oppn lock horns on claims about irrigation

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Erdogan Hails S-400 Deal As Turkey Marks 2016 Coup Bid Anniversary

Acharya Dev Vrat is new Gujarat Governor

Vrat, who was the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, has been credited for taking concrete steps against a number of social evils, including drug abuse there.

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Flash floods claim 31 in Bihar

Over 20 lakh affected due to the floods which has wreaked havoc in 12 districts, say officials

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July 18 D-Day for Congress-JD(S) govt in Karnataka

The coalition is making a final bid to woo back rebel MLAs. 'We'll prove majority,' CM Kumaraswamy said

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'Abortion is women's right, why 20-weeks cap?'

The petition said that with the advancement in technology, certain disease markers in the foetus can be detected at an advanced stage of pregnancy extending till the 24th week.

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Supreme Court to hear delay in Justice Akil Kureshi's elevation

Two months after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended Bombay High Court judge Justice Akil Kureshi as Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi turned to the Solicitor General to know the progress on this front.

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SP leader Neeraj Shekhar resigns from Rajya Sabha, likely to join BJP

They said that Neeraj Shekhar, son of former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar, met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and told him that he was resigning voluntarily.

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IKEA Closing Only US Furniture Factory, Cutting 300 Jobs

IKEA said it will close its only US factory at the end of the year, cutting 300 jobs, as it will be more cost effective to make the products in Europe and import them.

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Sunday, 14 July 2019

Telecom talks: Airtel loses rural subscribers, Jio sees a rise

Jio's rural base during the same period rose from 35.87% in December end to 37.92% in March end.

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E-commerce: Reliance Jio not to take on Amazon and Flipkart, readies platform to wire kirana stores

From Jio Prime, not only will these merchants be able to source products cheaper than from normal suppliers and distributors but will also get cash backs and other discounts which would enable them to compete with bigger, organised retail players who now operate in this segment.

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Missed targets: Pace of CPSE capex moderates, finally

On a year-on-year basis, however, capex by these entities fell 1.1%, in what reflected the drying up of cash reserves with them owing to robust investments made over the last few years on the government’s prodding.

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Relief for power firms: Govt asks Aptel to crack down on ‘regulatory assets’

According to official sources, regulatory assets in Maharashtra went up 390% to Rs 12,382 crore since the Uday launch and Uttar Pradesh saw a rise of 25% to Rs 33,000 crore in this period.

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Opportunity knocks for Indian agriculture

India faces the same “triple challenge” as other countries: delivering safe and nutritious food to a growing population at affordable prices; providing a livelihood for farmers and others in the food chain; and overcoming severe resource and climate pressures.

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Can Mumbai be the next international centre like Istanbul?

Today, Istanbul is an amazing place, a wonderful blend of khandani and hip, reflected in the extraordinary traditional architecture sitting side by side with very sophisticated contemporary art; in sync, the people live a sensitive balance between conservative and modern Islam—many Turks fast during Ramadan, and also party wildly drinking rake, and dancing and singing.

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NHRC issues notice to Gujarat govt over lion attack death at Devaliya Safari Park

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Goa Forward Party withdraws support to BJP-led government

The regional party decided to end its alliance with the BJP just a day after their ministers were asked to quit from Pramod Sawant-led Goa cabinet to adjust Congress rebels as ministers in the government

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To boost cadre morale, Congress hands over party rein to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttar Pradesh

As the party managed to win a single LS seat in state, it now falls back on Gandhi blood to change tide

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Gio Urshela Keeps Doing All the Little Things for the Yankees

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Dalit flogging: A year later, Una victims want cases to be withdrawn

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Gujarat: Murdered Dalit youth’s wife staying with mother, says not pregnant, say police

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Will complement Modi’s target of doubling farmers’ incomes, says Giriraj Singh

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Young should be motivated to learn for societal progress: Neil Armstrong

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GIFT — a city waits to unwrap

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Rajnath Singh lights 'Victory Flame' from National War Memorial

The 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' celebrations will be celebrated from July 25-27 and will be organized at Drass and New Delhi

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Revert to ballot papers, demand activists

The citizen groups to launch people's movement on August 9 to reject EVMs during elections

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Three killed, 29 injured as amusement cart plunges 20 feet during joyride in Ahmedabad

The police have identified two of the dead as Manali Rajvadi, 24, a resident of CTM area, and 22-year-old Mohammad Zahid Momin, who lived in Danilimda

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Gujarat: Foxed by spell of rains, farmers a worried lot

The data with state Agriculture department says sowing was taken up in about 39.81 lakh hectares till July 8, this kharif season

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Now, tourists can 'patrol' scenic Sahyadri tiger reserve

WIN-WIN GAME | Forest dept move to check illicit tree felling and poaching during monsoons

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She Moved Back to Tell Her Homeland’s Story, Then Fell Prey to the Unsparing Narrative of Terrorism

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Still Menaced by Flooding, Louisiana Dodges a Storm’s Worst Blows

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Trump Fans the Flames of a Racial Fire

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Saturday, 13 July 2019

Vibrant street life encourages people to walk & cycle around: Study

Walk The Talk: Promoting walkability is a key measure to bring people into the public space and reduce congestion

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'Workplaces close to stations, are a necessity': Railway officials

Many residential colonies have come up next to the stations in recent years.

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Mumbai needs to define a 'new normal'

In the last couple of months, Mumbai has seen several infrastructure breakdowns that have impacted travel time.

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Walk-to-work: Still a distant dream in India

This is an urban concept where infrastructure like housing, workplace and shopping centres etc. are built in the vicinity of each other. Experts believe that this culture needs to gain momentum given the everyday challenges faced by commuters

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Dalit murder case: Main accused in police net

Kin of victim say it was pre-planned, father-in-law claims it was instantaneous

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Priest denies solemnising marriage

Mahant Parshuram Singh of Ram Janki temple denied having solemnised the marriage of Sakshi and Ajitesh on July 4.

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Subway online deliveries will not charge for carry bags, consumer body told

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Scaling Wokeback Mountain

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New twists in Uttar Pradesh MLA-daughter saga

Sakshi in the viral video had alleged that her father Pappu Bhartaul was opposed to her marriage to a Dalit youth and set goons after them.

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Amarnath Yatra halted for one day

As many as 1.31 lakh pilgrims have completed Amarnath Yatra within 10 days of commencement, despite terror threats in Jammu and Kashmir valley.

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Delhi: Market associations to help North body build toilets

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Factory’s licence expired, says East civic body, CM Kejriwal orders probe

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Delhi factory fire: Saw bodies covered in soot, say grieving kin of victims

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Delhi: Teen, two women dead in Shahdara factory fire

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Border Security Force foils cattle smuggling bid at Indo-Bangla border

On the intervening night of July 12-13, troops of BSF South Bengal Frontier prevented the smuggling of as many as 96 cattle; however, the smugglers managed to flee leaving behind the cattle.

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Congress must take the blame for lynchings: Cleric

This came from the national president of Jamat-e-Ulema-Hind, Molana Suhaib Qasmi in Guwahati on Friday.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviews preparedness to tackle floods

India Metrological Department (IMD) officers informed the minister that in the last 3-4 days, Assam and Bihar have received extremely heavy downpour.

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As Chennai remains parched, floods wreak havoc in the east

TN sweats it out to procure water, while Assam and Bihar struggle with the problem of plenty

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UK Envoy Said Trump Ditched Iran Deal To Spite Obama: Report

Britain's ambassador to Washington believed US President Donald Trump pulled out of the Iranian nuclear deal because it was associated with his predecessor Barack Obama, leaked documents showed...

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Just 7 spots in Gujarat have clean water

As per GPCB, 70% of all water bodies polluted

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Kolkata: Man killed as Metro door jammed

One of the hands of Sajal Kumar Kanjilal, 66, a South Kolkata resident, got stuck in the door after it got jammed due to a sensor failure.

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Goa cabinet expands, rebels in

Three Congress legislators take oath days after 10 party MLAs switch side to the BJP

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UK Envoy Said Trump Ditched Iran Deal To Spite Obama: Report

Friday, 12 July 2019

US Cop Cleared Of Murder Rehired To Get Pension: Reports

A US police officer acquitted of murder after shooting an unarmed man in a case that shocked the nation was briefly rehired so he could get a pension, reports said Friday.

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Mumbai: Drain had no cover for past four years, says Local resident

Rehman, who runs a scraps business, had installed the CCTV camera a year ago for the safety of his godowns following a rise in thefts in the area.

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Weather change in Madhya Pradesh? CM Kamal Nath does a dinner diplomacy

With the Congress government in the state surviving on a slim majority, the dinner diplomacy was meant to showcase unity among various groups in the party

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Mumbai: Father of kid swallowed by drain wants case against BMC officials

Authorities race against time to trace Divyansh as his distraught father hopes for a miracle

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Near 1.4K held by Railway Protection Force in 'Operation Thirst'

Under the operation, RPF carried raids at major stations from every zone and caught the accused red-handed

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WC's digital radio feed falls silent, partner defaults

The production of the world feed has stopped due to a series of non-payments and bouncing of cheques, and commentators from across the globe are waiting for their respective payments. While it is not clear who exactly is responsible for this mess, the loser here is clearly the ICC.

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PM Modi to visit NYC, Houston in September

PM Modi will be visiting New York to attend the UN General Assembly session between September 20-23. He will then take a day off to visit Houston to meet and greet the large Indian-American community in Texas, according to community organisers who have been apprised of his program. It is likely he will meet Prez Trump and other world leaders on the sidelines of the UN meet.

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Imagine: Busting the myth of laziness — ‘Kids will do well if they can’

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10.or G2 limited edition price starts at Rs 11,999, to be sold on Amazon from July 15

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Rains claim 10 lives in Northeast, over 8.5 lakh hit in Assam

While the Indian Meteorological Department predicted heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours in Bihar, the flood situation in Assam continues to worsen

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Black sheep in BJP too, coalition will win trust vote: Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah's statement comes after Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy refused to tender in his resignation

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Epstein Paid Off Suspected Co-Conspirators To "Influence" Them: Reports

Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sexually abusing young girls in a case that led to the resignation of the US labor secretary, was accused Friday of paying off possible co-conspirators to...

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June retail inflation inches up, factory output slumps in May

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Supreme Court ties hands of Karnataka Speaker, orders status quo on 10 MLAs

Court witnesses political battle between Speaker & CM on one side and rebels on other side

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Won't privatise Railways, but investments are welcome: Piyush Goyal

Railway minister beffudles Oppn, says some units will be corporatised

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Crackdown On Immigrant Families To Start Sunday, Says Trump

A nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation will commence over the weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, confirming that the plan, intended to discourage a surge of...

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$5 Billion US Fine Set For Facebook On Privacy Probe: Report

US regulators have approved a $5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network's privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

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Delhi Congress appoints observers to shortlist block committee leaders

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Will discuss with the revenue dept: Garg on grandfathering of new tax on buyback

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More than 50% rise in patents granted in FY19 over FY17

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Gospitals across Gujarat lack over 12K staffers

Thus, across hospitals, the total number of vacancies tallies to 12,055 - over 37% of the approved strength of 31,833 vacancies.

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Ahmedabad: Bail for Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

Gandhi refuted the charges before chief metropolitan magistrate NB Munshi, and pleaded not guilty.

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Karnataka rebel MLAs on Mumbai dekko, feast spree

Pet & Pooja: As home state falters, lawmakers make the most of their 'exile'

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Thursday, 11 July 2019

Maharashtra govt issues notification to protect jobs of Marathas

The notification was necessitated as the Bombay High Court on June 27 had upheld the enactment of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act 2018

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Donald Trump Escalates War On Social Media At White House 'Summit'

President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Silicon Valley giants on Thursday with a call for "regulatory and legislative solutions" to what he described as unfair treatment of conservatives by...

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PM Modi To Meet BJP's Women Lawmakers Over Breakfast Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet women lawmakers of the BJP over breakfast at his official residence today, sources said on Thursday

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9,500 Buses To Ply On Delhi Roads By May 2020: Manish Sisodia

Delhi Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday approved the procurement of 1,000 CNG low floor buses by Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), said Deputy Chief Minister Manish...

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How the mighty have fallen

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Not so dry: Over nine liquor bottles seized every hour in Gujarat

Over 1.62 lakh liquor bottles worth Rs 254 crore were seized in last two years

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Mumbai: 30 hours on, boy still untraceable

Rescue teams of NDRF, MFB, police & BMC are on the job to trace 3-year-old who fell in an open drain in Malad

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Ex-RJD leader Ali Ashraf Fatmi to join JD(U) soon

Fatmi says that he will try his best to strengthen JD(U)

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Bombay High Court dismisses pleas against Maratha quota under SEBC

Apex court to hear petition on Friday challenging SEBC Act on reservation

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CBI raids premises of lawyers Indira Jaising, Anand Grover for FCRA violation

Reacting on CBI raids, Jaising says, Mr Grover and I are being targeted for the human rights work that we have done over the years

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PM Modi To Meet BJP's Women Lawmakers Over Breakfast Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet women lawmakers of the BJP over breakfast at his official residence today, sources said on Thursday

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Heavy rain lashes Goa, IMD issues 'Orange' alert for next 24 hours

The trough, which developed over Karnataka on Tuesday, shifted towards the North of the Indian peninsula, reaching Goa region. This resulted in heavy rainfall

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Army deployed as three die in Assam floods

Water from the Brahmaputra has entered some parts of Kaziranga National Park inconveniencing animals

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Trump Says He Will Seek Citizenship Information From Existing Federal Records, Not the Census

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Needed a solid batsman in middle order: Ravi Shastri

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Jignesh Mevani threatened for supporting Dalit groups

Mevani said the threats were made to his old phone number, which is currently being used by his personal assistant, Satish Vansola.

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If tribunal fails, Supreme Court will step in for Jaypee homebuyers

The assurance came in the wake of the Centre failing to come up with any policy to protect homebuyers in the event the Jaypee Group goes into liquidation

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Bank defamation: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Ahmedabad court today

The court had issued summons on April 8 against the Congress leaders after carrying out a preliminary probe under Section 202 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

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CBI awaits sanction to prosecute top officials

Over 130 corruption cases are delayed as no sanction is granted to prosecute govt employees

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Expanding perspective helps one to handle tough situations with calmness and grace: Life coach Dr Kavita Chandrashekhar

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‘Rayudu, Karthik had enough chances … Selectors backed wrong players’

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Former Gujarat MP Dinu Bogha Solanki gets life imprisonment in murder case

Ex-MP, nephew and five others were found guilty of killing activist

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No bids to give INS Viraat a new avatar

Still Life: The retired aircraft carrier was to be converted into a floatel

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Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Gujarat: With high-tech sector being wooed, Dholera Industrial City to get boost

With finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget announcements, Dholera Industrial City in the state is expected to get a major boost. The zone has been conceived as a hub for large manufacturing projects, especially in high-technology sectors. Officials of Dholera Industrial City Development Ltd (DICDL) said they are in touch with companies.

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CBI files two cases in Uttar Pradesh mining scam

The CBI FIR has named Prajapati, then Principal Secretary Jiwesh Nandan, Special Secretary Santosh Kumar, then district magistrates Abhay and Vivek

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Kar'nataka' unfolds in Mumbai, hotel hosting Congress rebels sees high drama

Police detain Congress leader DK Shivakumar, deny permission to meet rebel Cong-JD(S) MLAs from K'taka

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Malls, multiplexes can't charge parking fees: Gujarat High Court

The court clarified that under the provision of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act and Gujarat Nagarpalika Act, malls and multiplexes are not empowered to charge parking fees.

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Budget Data 100% Above Board, Every Number Authentic: Nirmala Sitharaman

Amid a debate over variance in numbers in the Economic Survey and the Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said both the documents present consistent picture and her budget numbers...

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Centre's Flood Relief Funds Meagre: Arunchal Chief Minister Pema Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday expressed concern over the havoc created by floods and landslides over the past few days, while asserting that district authorities have been...

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