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Saudi sisters committed suicide, had bound themselves together before descending into Hudson River: US medical examiner
US media quoted police as saying the sisters had indicated that they would rather harm themselves than return to Saudi Arabia
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How 'Captain' Dhoni Instructed Kuldeep Yadav to Plot Trent Boult's Wicket
Cricket fans, who took notice of the stump-mic recording and Dhoni's tactics, praised him for reading batsman's mind.
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Delhi: Transgender Shot at for Refusing to Have Sex With Two Men Who Offered Her Lift, One Arrested
After the men realised that she was a transgender, they allegedly shot her when she resisted the sexual assault and then threw her from the moving car.
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Facing demand for 'at least 12 seats', RJD considers Plan B: Congress-less alliance
Sources said the RJD had offered seven to eight seats to Congress because it has been also trying to rope in Left parties.
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7th Pay Commission: In this 200 per cent hike, why CG employees have a big ray of hope
New Delhi, Jan 22: There was some good news on the 7th Pay Commission. The government has decided to give a massive hike to Railway employees in their running allowances. This means that the hike would increase the salaried of railway
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Gariahat fire aftermath: Mayor asks hawkers not to use tarpaulin sheets, promises square umbrellas
Sources said some of the hawkers hit by the fire have received compensation. KMC officials said they will also give them movable carts soon.
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MJ Akbar defamation: Court reserves order on summoning Priya Ramani
On Tuesday, a Delhi court reserved its verdict on whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar, who the journalist had accused of sexual misconduct. Ramani's accusations, amid the raging #MeToo movement in India, had resulted in Akbar resignation last year, and the former minister had sued her defamation. Here's more.
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Will pay 50 lakh for her head if she doesn't apologise to Mayawati: Former BSP MLA on BJP leader's remark
A day after she made the remark, Sadhana Singh had on Sunday apologised and claimed she had only intended to remind the BSP president of the guesthouse incident .
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MLA writes to Punjab CM: Fed up with delays, firm may pull out of Kharar flyover work
Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu, wrote, L&T who were assigned the 10.5-km-long project by the NHAI (National Highways Authority of India), have threatened to pull out from March 31, 2019, because of unending delays in land acquisition for the project.
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Delhi Metro Corridor Extension Approved by Cabinet; Dilshad Garden-New Bus Adda Route to Start Soon
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Delhi Metro's Red Line extension. The new extended line will be 9.41 km.
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Kerala nun rape case: Nun who took part in protest told to shed 'rebellious attitude'
Congregation Superior-General Regina Kadamthodu has asked Rose to report at their headquarters in Jalandhar on January 26, to present her side, for abdicating the basic tenets of religious life and resorting to activities which amount to sheer violation of congregation rules".
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NSA Ajit Doval's son files defamation case against Jairam, magazine; matter to be heard today
Citing urgency, Vivek Doval s counsel D P Singh urged Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur that the complaint be listed at the earliest.
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SC moved seeking quashing of selection panel's decision to remove Verma as CBI chief
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court was moved on Wednesday seeking the quashing of the January 10 decision of the PM-led selection panel removing Alok Verma as the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Petitioner advocate Manohar Lal Sharma in his PIL has sought the quashing of the selection panel's decision to remove Verma contending that it was "illegal, violative of the principle of natural justice and Article 21 of the Constitution." Besides seeking the quashing of the selection panel's decision to remove Verma, the petitioner has sought the quashing of the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).
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Why is Egypt painting all its buildings in 'dusty' colours
Cairo, Jan 23: It is something which we have seen in India. Buildings and structures of the capital city of a state being painted in same colour since the top leader loves them. Though there is no explicit instruction from the
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Shivakumara Swami's funeral today: As devotees throng Lingayat seer's Siddaganga mutt, traffic in Tumakuru diverted, schools remain shut
The state government declared a three-day state mourning from Monday. All schools, colleges and government offices will remain closed owing to Shivakumara's demise. The seer will be laid to rest at the mutt on Tuesday, in view of which the district authorities have made elaborate security arrangements.
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Chhattisgarh: CAG report slams previous BJP govt in NRHM audit
According to the report, the performance audit on NRHM with special focus on reproductive and child health for the 2012-2017 period -- when the Raman Singh-led BJP government was in power -- was conducted during April-July 2017 and covered seven out of 27 districts by sampling method.
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Mumbai: More people died from falling off trains last year over 2017, says report
The report also states that the number of deaths on railway tracks reduced by 33 in 2018. While 3,014 people died on railway tracks in 2017, the number fell to 2,981 in 2018.
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PFI linked ISIS module busted in Maharashtra: Republic Day attack thwarted
Mumbai, Jan 23: Nine persons have been detained in Maharashtra for alleged links to the Islamic State. The raids were carried out by the Maharashtra ATS, following specific inputs about the ISIS link. The ATS picked up four suspects from Aurangabad
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Darul Uloom advisory to students: 'Don't travel on R-Day, environment of fear'
"Dear students, on Republic Day, you travel to different places. There is checking at several places. A feeling of uneasiness is caused. An environment of fear is created," the notice read.
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Odisha: Truck Overturns at Poiguda Ghat Near Baliguda; 8 Killed, Over 25 Injured
Over 25 people have been critically injured in the accident and have been shifted to hospitals in Berhampur and Brahmanigan.
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Pune PWD identifies 51 accident prone spots, plans to rectify them by May
The Pune Public Works Department (PWD) has identified 51 accident-prone spots on the highways in Pune district where fatal and frequent accidents have taken place in last three years and decided on a timeline to rectify those.
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Road links in Himachal hampered after snowfall; hundreds stranded
Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS) Road links in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday were hampered a day after widespread snow and rain, blocking highways and link roads, while hundreds of commuters were stranded across the state, officials said here. Snow hit vehicular movement beyond Shimla town, while traffic on the Pathankot-Chamba highway was also badly hit. The entire Kinnaur district is cut off.
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Can't accept Rohingya, no proof of them crossing over: MHA official
Sources in the BSF headquarters in Delhi said there was no question of India accepting them as Bangladesh authorities have not yet provided any evidence of the Rohingya having crossed over from India.
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Higher cut-off for OBCs in Rajasthan raises doubts about quota benefits; 10% reservation for 'general' poor could backfire
If the Rajasthan government implements 10 percent reservation for the economically weaker sections (EWS), it would force 96 percent of the state's population to compete for 60 percent of the reserved seats, while leaving 40 percent of the seats for the remaining 4 percent of the population.
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Australian Open 2019: Serena Williams' wait for 24th Slam continues after Karolina Pliskova marches to sensational three-set win
Pliskova survived four match points in a rollercoaster third set that Williams led 5-1 before collapsing to defeat in two hours 10 minutes.
