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Rahul Gandhi isolated in Opposition camp? A look at Mamata's meeting with 3 CMs
Four non-BJP chief ministers met in New Delhi's Andhra Bhawan to devise their parties' respective strategy ahead of election of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman next month. Their meeting ended with a rather discomforting message for Rahul Gandhi.
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Married women can't allege rape on "pretext of marriage": HC
A married woman cannot accuse someone of rape "on the pretext of marriage," the Bombay HC has ruled.The verdict came while it was hearing a case of alleged rape. A 26-year-old mother of one had accused a 30-year-old man of inducing her to have physical relations with him by promising marriage.But the court observed these allegations were "falsified" by her marital status.
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Why People Around the Globe Are Tuning in to This Man's Malayalam World Cup Commentary
Shaiju Damodaran's high voltage commentary, peppered with aberrant usages and one-liners laced with an extraordinary punch, captivated football fans all corners including Anand Mahindra.
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Ramdev Has His Way as UP Cabinet Gives Green Signal to Patanjali Proposal to Transfer Project Land
The cabinet, which met on Tuesday, has also decided to add the name of Patanjali Ayurveda to the allotted land, while keeping the other terms and conditions the same.
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QMumbai: Indrani-Peter to Get Divorced; 1468 Bldgs Not Fire-Safe
After Kamala Mills Blaze, special cell finds 1,468 MumbaI buildings are not fire-safe and more stories.
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Jaipur choreographer, late for IndiGo flight, makes hoax bomb threat
A bomb threat received by IndiGo at the Jaipur Airport this morning turned out to be a hoax. The person responsible was a choreographer, police said, who was getting late for his Mumbai flight. Fearing he'd miss it, he decided to do what most wouldn't: he made a hoax bomb threat to get it delayed. Unfortunately, his plan didn't work. Instead, he was arrested.
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Ola Driver Threatens Man Because He Wanted to Go to a 'Muslim Colony' in Delhi, Gets Fired
Ola said that they have sacked the driver and taken the "necessary action".
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Thailand carries out first execution since 2009; Amnesty International calls it 'violation of the right to life'
Thailand has carried out its first execution since 2009, killing a 26-year-old convict. It has been condemned by Amnesty International as "deplorable".
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RTI reveals there's no way you can opt-out of Aadhaar
Some would say Aadhaar has been pushed into the lives of Indians without limits. People aren't even being able to get new SIM cards without Aadhaar, despite the government explicitly stating they should be able to.A fresh RTI reveals more alarming details: turns out, once you sign up for Aadhaar, you can't revoke it under any condition, even if you give up citizenship.
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Bengaluru Eyes Sharavathi Water to Meet Ever-Increasing Demand, Environmentalists Cry Foul
Sharavathi flows through only two districts before joining the Arabian Sea. Its total length is just 128km but it carries enormous quantity of water during the monsoon and generates 25% of the state’s total power production.
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3 Lakh exporters waiting for GST refunds, says Amit Mitra
Mitra said manual verification process followed in refunding of the GST claims is tedious and central government is losing crore of rupees in settling the GST refund cases.
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Ram Sene Chief Likens Gauri Lankesh’s Murder to Dog’s Death
About Gauri Lankesh’s death, Pramod Muthalik said, “Is PM Modi responsible even if any dog dies in Karnataka?”
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Assam lynching, Part 3: Grief gives way to calls for revenge as intellectuals warn of undercurrent of tension
The grief and outrage across Assam following the lynching of Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath in Karbi Anglong last week is turning ugly, with calls for revenge attacks on Karbis.
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Monsoon Wreaks Havoc in Kerala, Death Toll Rises to 56
Since the onset of monsoon, as many as 255 houses were fully damaged while 5,566 houses were damaged partially. Agriculture was also affected with 4217.91 hectares being destroyed.
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Woman shouting "Allahu Akbar" stabs two in French supermarket
A month after a knife attack in Paris, a woman in a La Seyne-sur-Mer supermarket in southern France injured two people yesterday when she cried "Allahu Akbar" and attacked them with a boxcutter knife. A customer was wounded in the chest. A store employee was hurt, but less seriously. Prosecutor Bernard Marchal said it was likely an isolated incident involving someone with psychological problems.
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5 Dead As Massive Fire Breaks Out at Hotel Viraat in Lucknow's Charbagh
Initially, five people were reported to have been injured. However, as the fire spread, it came to light that five people died in the incident, while three sustained grievous injuries.
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UP’s Powerless Village Casts a Shadow on 100% Electrification Claim
According to locals, electric poles were erected in the villages about two years ago, but they never got electricity.
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India can achieve 10 per cent GDP growth by Q4 of FY19: Piyush Goyal
The Union Minister's statement came a day after Prime Minister Modi while speaking at the Niti Aayog's fourth Governing Council meet said that the economy has grown at a healthy rate of 7.7 per cent but the challenge now is to take this growth rate to double digits.
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Nirav Modi holds six Indian passports; agencies to file fresh FIR
Nirav Modi, who was earlier holed up in the UK, is now reported to have flown to Belgium. His move to Belgium follows the pressure that India was building up on the Theresa May government to get him extradited.
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Nawaz Sharif, Maryam delay return to Pakistan
London [United Kingdom], June 18 (ANI): Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam have delayed their return to the country at the moment citing the prevailing illness of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz's as the reason. The father-daughter duo, who were earlier scheduled to return to Pakistan on Sunday, were advised by the doctors to delay the return, reported Geo TV. With this, the counsels for Nawaz and Maryam will submit an exemption from appearance request in the accountability court of Islamabad.
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Rohingya camp leader murdered in Bangladesh
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 19 (ANI): The head majhi of block 11, Balukhali camp (2/2), Arif Ullah (35) was hacked to death by unknown assailants inside the camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh. According to the Dhaka Tribune, the incident took place on Monday around 7 pm when the victim was dragged down from a bike, stabbed with sharp weapons. The attackers slit his throat, said Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge Abul Khayer.
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Delhi Deadlock: Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain Discharged From Hospital, Set to Resume Work
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and three of his cabinet ministers have been protesting at the Raj Niwas since last Monday.
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AIIMS to declare MBBS 2018 entrance exam results today, check your scores at aiimsexams.org
AIIMS will declare the results for MBBS entrance exam today, check results at aiimsexams.org/
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Indian origin hotelier in car park row with Heathrow Airport
London, June 18 (IANS) An Indian-origin hotel tycoon in Britain is locked in a legal battle with Heathrow Airport over his plans to build a multi-storey car park on land he owns at the facility. In a row that could have implications for expansion of the hub, Surinder Arora issued a UK High Court claim against the west London airport over his plans to build a 2,077-space, nine-storey car park on land he owns at Heathrow, the Sunday Times reported. Under local planning rules, a maximum of 42,000 car parking spaces are allowed at the airport, but Arora said the 42,000 cap referred to the airport site as a whole -- of which his land is a part.
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CTET examination to be held in multiple languages this year, says HRD minister Prakash Javadekar
The Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) examination will be held in multiple languages this year, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday.
