160 passengers to Kuwait had a harrowing time after a fire alarm on the IndiGo flight went off, moments after take-off, forcing it to return to the Chennai international airport during the small hours on Friday. The smoke warning alarm, indicating fire in the rear-cargo area, turned out to be […]
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Army wants homosexuality, adultery to remain punishable offences
The Army wants homosexuality and adultery to remain as punishable offences to ensure discipline and has made a representation to the Defence Ministry, a year after the Supreme Court decriminalised these acts, sources said on Thursday. The sources also said the Army Act had a provision under which its personnel […]
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‘Unity in diversity is our identity’, says PM Modi on Patel’s 144th birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Kevadia on Thursday as the country celebrates Patel’s 144th birth anniversary as the National Unity Day. In an address on the occasion, the prime minister said that unity in diversity is India’s identity. […]
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President rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir after bifurcation into 2 UTs
The President’s rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday revoked following bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories. The two UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh come into existence on Thursday after the central government on August 5 decided to abrogate the special status given […]
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Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh become separate Union Territories from today: 10 points
The state of Jammu and Kashmir ceased to exist at midnight Wednesday and was converted into two union territories under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, 86 days after Parliament abrogated its special status under Article 370. Here are 10 points about Jammu and Kashmir’s conversion into two union territories […]
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‘Wall separating Jammu and Kashmir pulled down’, says PM Modi in tribute to Sardar Patel
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Article 370 had created “an artificial wall” separating Jammu and Kashmir from the rest of the country and its abrogation on August 5 was fulfillment of Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel’s dream project to unite India. The Prime Minister was speaking on Thursday at an event […]
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Chidambaram sent to 14-day judicial custody, will go back to Tihar jail
A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Union finance minister P Chidambaram to 14-day judicial custody in the INX Media money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). This means that the Congress leader will go back to Tihar jail for the next 14 days. The court had last week sent […]
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Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra being grilled by ED in Iqbal Mirchi case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday began questioning businessman and Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra in its ongoing probe against real estate dealings involving Dawood Ibrahim aide, Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi who died in 2013. Kundra, who was summoned by the federal investigating agency last week, reached […]
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Am shocked, says Manipur’s ex-maharaja on ‘govt-in-exile’ move by dissidents
Manipur’s erstwhile king Leishemba Sanajaoba on Wednesday distanced himself from statements by two leaders who announced the launch of the ‘Manipur Government in exile’ in London. In a video message released early on Wednesday, Leishemba Sanajaoba said he did sign some papers at the request of Yamben Biren and Narengbam […]
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Manipur separatists announce ‘govt in exile’ in UK
Two dissident leaders from Manipur claiming to represent King Leishemba Sanajaoba on Tuesday announced the launch of the “Manipur Government in exile” here in the UK. Addressing a press conference, Yamben Biren, claiming to be the “Chief Minister of Manipur State Council” and Narengbam Samarjit, claiming to be the “Minister […]
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6 labourers killed in J&K on day of EU group’s visit
Militants gunned down six migrant labourers on Tuesday in Jammu & Kashmir’s (J&K) Kulgam district, the fifth attack in two weeks in which people from outside the state have been targeted. The incident came on a day a group of 23 European lawmakers met senior army and administration officials in […]
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‘We are not Muslim-hating Nazis’: EU lawmaker on delegation visiting Kashmir
Member of Germany’s rightwing Alternative for Germany (AFD) and of the European Parliament (EP), Lars Patrick Berg, was on the delegation of European parliamentarians currently visiting Kashmir, met PM Narendra Modi and other dignitaries in New Delhi but had to return to Germany for personal reasons. He spoke to Padma […]
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Signed carbon copy will be admissible as a primary evidence – SC
The Supreme Court has held that signed carbon copy of a document is as good as the original document and can be relied as evidence. The court maintained that a carbon copy in this form will be admissible as a primary evidence under Section 62 of the Indian Evidence Act. […]
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BJP govt misleading farmers, says Sonia Gandhi
The Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of reneging on its promise of ensuring that farmers earn a 50% return on their cost of cultivation and of only helping a middlemen and hoarders. In a statement, Gandhi hit out at the central government […]
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RSS brass likely to camp in Delhi ahead of Ayodhya verdict
The top leadership of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is expected to assemble in the national capital from November 12, its presence in the city dovetailing with the Supreme Court’s verdict on the decades-old Ram Janamabhoomi -Babri Masjid title dispute. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi, and […]