The BJP may have looked like giving a fight to Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) when the counting of votes for Delhi assembly polls began on Tuesday morning, but the saffron party was all but swept in the Kejriwal storm by the time the dust settled. Several party […]
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Muzaffarpur shelter home convict Brajesh Thakur, 11 others sentenced to life imprisonment
A Delhi court Tuesday sentenced Brajesh Thakur to imprisonment till his last breath for sexually and physically assaulting several girls in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha also sent 11 others to jail for life in the case. The court on January 20 convicted […]
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A breakdown of the gowns, bling and beauty from the Oscars
The Oscars closed the awards season in style, with statement necklaces and classic gowns, traditional tuxedos and some young rule-breakers. A look at fashion highlights from Hollywood’s big night Sunday: The Gowns Scarlett Johansson, Renée Zellweger, Charlize Theron, Cynthia Erivo and Regina King served up standout looks. King’s pale pink Versace with […]
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AAP’s Raghav Chadha wins from Rajinder Nagar with a margin of 20,085 votes
Raghav Chadha, one of the new faces fielded by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the Delhi Assembly polls 2020 has won from the Rajinder Nagar constituency with a margin of 20,085 votes. Chadha, who replaced AAP’s sitting MLA Vijender Garg defeated the BJP’s Sardar RP Singh to clinch the […]
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Delhi assembly elections 2020: People don’t want Mann ki Baat, Sena boss tells bruised BJP
As the BJP headed for another humiliating defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, its former ally Shiv Sena said that the people of national capital have rejected the “BJP’s divisive and hate-filled campaign”. Shiv Sena chief and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the “so-called national party could not […]
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Delhi election result: ‘I love you’, Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi after mega win
Aam Aadmi party leader Arvind Kejriwal showed the same love to Delhi as he got from the electorate when he, flanked by his wife and party supporters, acknowledging his party’s stellar show in Delhi polls gave a shout out to the city: “I love you Delhi”. The AAP leader, who is […]
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Indian national infected with coronavirus in UAE
An Indian national has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in the UAE, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases to eight, the country’s health ministry has said. The death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,016 while the confirmed cases of infection have soared to […]
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Google heads to EU court in episode 1 of $9 billion trilogy
Google’s decade-long antitrust fight with the European Union is set for more twists and turns this week as the internet giant battles the first in a trilogy of fines that cost the company nearly $9 billion. The EU’s General Court in Luxembourg will host a three-day hearing starting on February […]
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Delhi 2012 gangrape case: Convict Vinay Sharma moves SC challenging rejection of mercy plea by Prez
One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the rejection of his mercy petition by the President. Sharma, through his counsel A P Singh, has also sought commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment.
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Connecting with people can increase awareness among smokers
According to a recent study, the awareness among smokers about the ill effects of their habit can be made more accurate if they are given the opportunity to discuss their ideas and experiences with other people, who can either be smokers or non-smokers. The study was conducted by doctoral candidate Douglas Guilbeault and […]
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‘Start from scratch’: Delhi shocker prompts Congress to promise new faces
The Congress, which ruled Delhi for 15 years, is on the verge of siting on the political margins in Delhi after it failed to win a single seat in Assembly elections this year. The anger was palpable in the sharp critique offered by its leaders, which ranged from disconnect from the grassroots […]
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Xerox has raised takeover offer for HP
Xerox Holdings Corp raised its offer to buy HP Inc to $24 per share from $22 per share on Monday, following several rejections of its previous buyout offer by the PC maker. The latest offer comprises $18.40 in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares for each HP share, valuing the company at about […]
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Reprieve for excluded children if parents are in final Assam NRC list
The government has decided not to send to the detention centre, pending a final decision, the children who got excluded from the NRC in Assam but their parents are included, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. The Union Minister of State for Home, Nityananda Rai, said the approved standard operating […]
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Duterte sticks to his disapproval of US, terminates troop agreement
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told his foreign minister to give formal notice to the United States of his termination of a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between their militaries, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Duterte, who has openly disapproved of the two countries’ military alliance, made the decision after a […]
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‘India-Bangladesh agree on need for expedited return of Rohingyas’: MoS Home
India has discussed with Bangladesh at the highest level the issue of repatriation of Rohingya migrants and both the countries have agreed on the need to expedite their safe, speedy and sustainable return, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply, Union Minister of State for Home […]