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Wall Street Bull Covered In Sex Toys, Ridden By 'Vladimir Putin'
Recent visitors to Wall Street to see the famous Charging Bull sculpture got a
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Husband of air hostess who committed suicide in Delhi arrested by police; to be produced before magistrate today
The husband of the Delhi air hostess who allegedly committed suicide in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park has been arrested by the police, according to several media reports.
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In Pics: Croatia Come Home to Heroes’ Welcome Despite WC Loss
Croatia’s defeat in the World Cup final did not dampen a euphoric celebration in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Villagers in Indonesia's Sorong district kill nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge after reptile kills one man
The head of Indonesia’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency in West Papua said that the 48-year-old victim had entered the crocodile farm and was likely picking grass for animal feed when he was attacked.
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In Photos: Marine Drive Littered as Sea Returns Tonnes of Waste
Around 12,000 tonnes of debris and garbage was returned by the sea along the Marine Drive promenade in South Mumbai.
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Soon carry driving licence, RC on mobile phone as govt set to ease traffic norms
In the next two days, the road transport ministry will issue an advisory to amend the current Motor Vehicles Rules, making it compulsory for authorities to accept digital copies of driving licence, insurance documents, and pollution under control certificate.
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Miles Apart, These Rape Survivors Found a Friend in One Another
At this unique rape survivors’ forum, strangers have become dear friends to help each other in their shared pain.
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No Question of Apology, The Wire Tells SC in Jay Shah Case
Amit Shah’s son filed a Rs 100 crore civil defamation suit against The Wire, along with a criminal defamation case.
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Goa wants only 'good tourists': Heavy fines for public-drinking, littering
Goa, a state dependent on tourism, is becoming selective. Now it wants only "good" visitors, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said.So who is a "good" tourist? People who don't drink and cause public nuisance, or litter the city, or misbehave with women, in Ajgaonkar's books.Notably, this is only another repetition of the state government's stand, on which it hasn't acted definitively yet.
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He Begged for Life, They Didn’t Listen: Bidar Lynching Survivors
Mohammad Azam was beaten to death in Bidar on 13 July. His family recounts the horrific incident.
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Swami Agnivesh Thrashed Allegedly by BJP Youth Wing Workers for 'Anti-Hindu' Stance
Swami Agnivesh told CNN-News18 that he was told that the attack was sponsored by BJP Yuva Morcha and ABVP. The video of the attack has gone viral.
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Why Are We Obsessed With Hima Das’ and PV Sindhu’s Caste?
Is there any acceptance for merit in our society or will it always entail a caste-based preference?
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No-confidence Motion Shadow Looms Over Monsoon Session: TDP to Go First, Congress Backup Option
Chandrababu Naidu wrote to various parties and sought their support for the motion his party seeks to move over "injustice" meted out to Andhra Pradesh.
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Maneka Gandhi Orders States To Probe Missionaries of Charity Units Across The Country After Nun Allegedly Sold Baby
sThe Centre has ordered all state governments to inspect shelter homes run by
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PNB Scam: Enforcement Directorate Team in Singapore to Track Down Nirav Modi
On Wednesday, the ED approached a special court in Mumbai seeking to declare Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi as fugitives as they fled from India a month before they were named in the fraud case.
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Jaypee ready to sell cement business to refund homebuyers
Senior advocate Fali S Nariman, counsel for JAL, informed that the Noida-based real estate company has already deposited Rs 750 crore with the Supreme Court's registry and it would pay another Rs 600 crore in seven instalments for paying the principal amount to the homebuyers.
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IMF cuts India's growth projection, but it still retains world's top spot
United Nations, July 16 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut India's growth projections for this fiscal year to 7.3 per cent and for the next to 7.5 per cent on Monday, although the country will still retain its top spot in the global growth league. At the news conference to release the report in Washington, Obstfeld explained the downgrade by saying that while the main factor is the rise in oil prices, "the general tightening in general global financial conditions is (also) playing a role in affecting India's growth".
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Rahul Gandhi gives only 15 % quota to women in CWC
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Only seven women leaders have been given space out of the 51-member list in the new Congress Working Committee (CWC), headed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
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Protesting against potholes, MNS workers dig up road outside Mantralaya
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jul 17 (ANI): A day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers vandelised a PWD office in Navi Mumbai, a group of its party workers protesting against chronic issue of potholes in the city on Tuesday dug up the road right outside the Mantralaya. A video in the connection surfaced, in which around 10 MNS workers can be seen damaging the road outside the administrative headquarters of the Devendra Fadnavis government. On July 16, MNS workers vandalised a PWD office in Navi Mumbai over pothole-related deaths in the state.
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SC Begins Hearing Women’s Entry Into Sabarimala Temple
The hearing remained inconclusive and would continue on Wednesday, 18 July.
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Punjab drug menace: In Mansa district's Tamkot village, women take the lead in fight against addiction
After finishing their daily chores, every night, women in Tamkot, a village in Punjab's Mansa district, comb all isolated areas in the village to catch drug addicts and peddlers
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QKolkata: Minister Warns Against Cash for Admission & More
Your daily lowdown of all things Kolkata.
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Aadhaar database can't be hacked even after a billion attempts, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
Lauding the Modi government for "taking rapid steps in making India more digital", the minister claimed that the Aadhaar authorities conduct close to one crore authentications every second.
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West Bengal's Chandannagar celebrate's France's World Cup win
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The football mad state of West Bengal which was otherwise missing its euphoria of a World Cup final due to non-involvement of Brazil and Argentina, sprung to life in certain pockets after France lifted their second title beating Croatia 4-2 in the final. From Chandannagar, located 35 kilometres north of Kolkata, which was once the French colony of Chandernagore, to the consulate here -- merry-making defined the hour as Les Bleus supporters partied till the wee hours on Monday. At the Alliance Française du Bengale, affiliated to the international network of the Alliances Françaises in the world, 30-odd French expatriates came together at a star hotel on Park Street to watch the final.
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Delhi water-logging: Court seeks report in ten days
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday took suo moto cognisance of the water-logging problem in the national capital and issued a notice to the civic bodies, Delhi Jal Board and the Union Ministry of Urban Development.
