Like other countries of the world, there are two types of people living in India. One is Indian and the other foreign. Indian citizens get some special rights which foreigners do not get. After the passing of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the country, many people have become afraid […]
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Meet Manisha Ropeta, the first Hindu woman to become a DSP in Pakistan
Manisha Ropeta has become the first Hindu woman to be appointed a become a deputy superintendent of police after clearing the Sindh Public Service Commission exam. The 26-year-old is from Jacobabad. “I had to work very hard, probably harder than others. Sometimes I would feel the day would go by […]
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MP student found dead on railway track, hours after his father receives mysterious text
A mutilated body of an engineering student from Bhopal was found on railway tracks near Raisen after the deceased’s father received a mysterious text that read, “…Gustakh-e-Nabi ki ek saza, sar tan sey judaa (Beheading is the only punishment for those who insult Prophet Muhammad).” After receiving the message, “Rathore Sahab Apka […]
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SC to hear next week plea to declare ‘Ram Sethu’ national heritage monument
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will post for hearing next week a plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy seeking direction to the Centre to declare ‘Ram Sethu’ as a national heritage monument. A bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana said it would hear the […]
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VP Naidu reviews progress of institutions being established in Andhra Pradesh
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday reviewed the progress of various institutions being set up in Andhra Pradesh at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas in New Delhi. Higher Education Secretary K. Sanjay Murthy briefed him on the status of institutions, said a press release. The Vice President was also briefed about the progress made so […]
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No Kashmiri Pandit working under PM’s development package has resigned in protest: MHA
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that as per information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, no Kashmiri Pandit working under the Prime Minister’s Development Package has resigned recently in protest of the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in the Valley. MoS Home Nityanand […]
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Gujarat: 28 dead after consuming spurring liquor, 3 FIRs registered
The number of deaths due to the consumption of chemical-laced liquor or spurious liquor in Gujarat’s Botad district has gone up 28 while three FIRs have been registered at Barwala, Ranpur and Ahmedabad Rural, informed the officials on Tuesday. Over a dozen were hospitalised due to the consumption of spurious […]
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Lakhimpur violence case: Allahabad HC denies bail to Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday denied bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court rejected the bail petition of the main accused Ashish Mishra. Four farmers died in the Lakhimpur case, […]
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Bihar: Several schools in Kishanganj observe Friday as weekly holiday
Thirty-seven government schools in five blocks of Bihar’s Kishanganj district, which has a significant Muslim population, have been observing Fridays as their weekly holiday instead of Sunday, officials of the state education department said on Tuesday. In the Pothia block of the district, 16 schools stay closed on Fridays and open on Sundays. […]
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Crime Branch takes over probe in TN schoolgirl death case
The crime branch-CID team that has begun investigations into the death of a class 12 student is awaiting the findings of the post-mortem even as it examines the various other aspects related to the case. The autopsy was underway and its proceedings were being recorded. Officials of the CB-CID unit […]
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HIV patients protest shortage of life-saving drugs
A group of HIV patients on Tuesday staged a protest outside the National AIDS Control Organization’s (NACO) office here against the shortage of crucial life-saving drugs required to curb the disease. The protestors held placards stating that patients should have access to essential medicines. “We are not able to access life-saving, crucial drugs […]
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FIR filed against Ranveer Singh over his nude photoshoot
Actor Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot has landed him in legal trouble. On Tuesday, an FIR has been registered against him on a complaint filed at the Chembur Police Station. Reportedly the case has been filed after receiving the complaint by an office-bearer of the NGO who had alleged that the actor […]
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SC rejects private tour operators’ pleas seeking GST exemption for Hajj, Umrah services
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a batch of petitions by various private tour operators seeking GST exemption for Hajj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia. A bench headed by Justices AM Khanwilkar dismissed the plea filed by All India Haj & Umrah Tour Organizer Association and other tour operators. The court […]
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Afghanistan: 4 killed, 48 injured after bus overturns in Zabul province
Four people were killed and 48 others were injured after a traveller bus overturned in Zabul province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, a media report said. A traffic police officer said that the accident took place in the Shahr-e-Safa district in the early morning, Xinhua reported. Abdul Hakim Hakimi, the director of the […]
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Kerala FM says state staring at financial crisis due to reduced GST funds
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman claiming that the state is undergoing a financial crisis as it had not received GST compensation to the tune of Rs 12,000 crore. “The financial health of the state has been seriously affected by a reduction in the revenue deficit grant to the […]