Three persons were arrested and one has been detained for allegedly raping a minor girl in a bus in Bettiah of Bihar’s West Champaran, said police on Thursday. Police registered a case and arrested the driver and the helper. The bus has been seized by West Champaran Police. Mukul Pandey, […]
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Presidential polls to be held on July 18, counting of votes on July 21
The 16th Presidential election will be held on July 18 and the counting of votes will be held on July 21, said the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, Rajiv Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner of India said the term of office of President Ram Nath […]
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SC on plea challenging Talaq-e-Hasan
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the plea challenging the practice of Talaq e Hasan will be listed after vacation. A vacation Bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose refused to give an urgent hearing to the plea and asked to list it after vacation. Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay who was […]
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Pakistan’s popular TV host Amir Liaquat dies at 49
Pakistan’s former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and popular television host Amir Liaquat, 49, passed away in Karachi under mysterious circumstances, local media reported on Thursday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader was found unconscious at his home in Khudad Colony and shifted to a private hospital in a critical condition. According to […]
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Helicopter service from Srinagar to Amarnath Shrine to begin this year
For the first time, the pilgrims this year can avail of helicopter service directly from Srinagar for Amarnath Yatra, an annual Hindu pilgrimage in South Kashmir. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to start the helicopter service for pilgrims directly from Srinagar to Panchtarni, the last stop […]
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Karnataka: Siddaramaiah compares BJP leaders to Mudhol hound dogs
Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has sparked a controversy by comparing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to dogs. “When I talk individually, 25 people from BJP start barking against me like Mudhol (hound) dogs. But when they bark, only I have to speak, no one else from […]
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Meghalaya: Three of a family buried alive in landslide
Three members of a family including two minors were killed in a landslide in Meghalaya’s South West Garo Hills district on Thursday morning, police said. The incident took place at Jibalgre village under Salmanpara police station in South West Garo Hills district. The landslide was triggered by incessant rains in […]
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Salman Khan threat case: Mumbai Police reaches Pune to interrogate Sourabh Mahakal after his arrest
A team of Mumbai Police reached Pune to interrogate Sourabh Kamble alias Mahakal who was arrested yesterday, in connection with Bollywood actor Salman Khan threat case. The team of Mumbai police headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police level officer reached the crime branch unit office of Pune Police. Pune […]
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Indian Vice President visits Gabon, Senegal, cements bilateral ties
Indian Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu’s recent visit to Gabon once again proved the strong bonding between India and African nations. He led the first-ever visit by a high-ranking Indian dignitary to the Gabonese Republic with a series of high-level meetings in the capital city of Libreville. “India attaches great […]
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Delhi court defers order on appeal to restore temples in Qutub Minar complex
The Saket Court on Thursday defers its pronouncement of order on appeals seeking worshipping rights for Hindus and Jains inside the Qutub Minar complex. The court deferred the matter for August 24, after noting that a fresh application has been filed in the case. Earlier the Court had fixed June 9, 2022, for […]
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Delhi court extends Satyendar Jain’s ED custody till Monday, minister moves bail plea
A Delhi court on Thursday has extended till June 13, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain in an alleged money laundering case. Earlier today, Jain was produced before the Rouse Avenue District Court after nine days of ED custody after his arrest on May 30. Meanwhile, the […]
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Uttarakhand: Dehradun-Kathgodam Express will now serve only till Haldwani instead of Kathgodam
Dehradun-Kathgodam Express train will now serve Haldwani instead of Kathgodam twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays. This train will leave from Haldwani for Dehradun in these two days. At the same time, Prayagraj-Dehradun Link Express will now be operated for five days. This train was operated three days a […]
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SC grants paternal grandparents custody of Covid-19 orphaned child from maternal aunt
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted the custody of a five-year-old boy who lost both his parents to COVID-19 last year, to his paternal grandparents, saying that paternal grandparents would better take care of the child than his maternal aunt, as they are “more emotionally attached” to him. A bench of Justices […]
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Rupee hits a new record low of 77.81 against US dollar
The Indian rupee slumped to a new record low of 77.81 against the US dollar on Thursday on persistent selling by foreign institutional investors in the equities markets amid a surge in crude oil prices and rising inflationary pressure. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the partially convertible rupee slumped […]
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Rajasthan: Four killed as car collides with truck in Sridungargarh
Four people including a woman died in a road accident near Rajasthan’s Sridungargarh late at night. Birbal Ram, ASI, Police Station Sridungargarh said, “A truck and car collided on the Sridungargarh National Highway late in the night. Three people died on the spot while one died at the hospital in […]