Mizoram Assembly election 2018: Political parties urged to keep away from Bru relief camps for poll campaigns

R Laldawngliana, vice president of MBDPF, said Bru community members were not keen on attending public meetings by parties from Mizoram.

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UPSC CDS I exam 2019 notification released at upsc.gov.in, written test to be held on 3 February

The Union Public Service Commision has released the notification for the online application for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination on its official website, upsconline.nic.in.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election: Nandlal Murami, the crusader from Palnar, fights for life after brutal Maoist attack

Road construction has always been a sore point as Maoists are strongly anti-development and don't want any construction of theroad that connects interior villages with the mainstream.

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HPSOS Sep 2018 exam result: Himachal Pradesh education board releases scores; check at hpbose.org

The result is available on the official website of HPBOSE: www.hpbose.org.

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CBI vs CBI: Delhi High Court to hear pleas of Rakesh Asthana, Devendra Kumar, Manoj Prasad today

The court will hear three separate pleas - of Rakesh Asthana, CBI Deputy Superintendent of Police Devendra Kumar and Manoj Prasad, seeking quashing of FIR against them. The status quo order issued against arresting Asthana also ends on Thursday.

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Delhi pollution: Capital continues to choke as air quality remains 'very poor'; 21 planned Metros to boost public transport

As per the latest data on Thursday morning, Delhi's Chandni Chowk, Dhirpur and Mathura Road areas recorded 'severe' levels of air pollution. Whereas, 13 areas in the capital city showed 'hazardous' Air-Quality Index (AQI) levels.

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Statue of Unity is pure political symbolism: Structure is Narendra Modi's self-projection as torchbearer of Sardar Patel's legacy

Patel, who among other things played a key role in drafting the Indian Constitution, deserves no less an acknowledgement.

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Udayan Mukherjee's Dark Circles is a rewarding read, which soars in its exploration of mental health

In a way, Udayan Mukherjee's Dark Circles feels like a book of memory, where its travels into the past fittingly reveal something much greater about human emotion, or what it conceals, in the shade of unasked questions.

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Fire breaks out at plastic factory in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram; 2 injured, no casualties reported

A major fire broke out at a plastic manufacturing godown in Manvilla near Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday night. There was no casualty, police said, citing preliminary reports. Two people who were injured were taken to the hospital.

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Yavatmal pesticide poisoning: Lack of accountability, negligence and abysmal medical facilities behind farmers' deaths

Pesticide deaths are not new to Yavatmal and according to information recently obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by this correspondent, the district reported two deaths each year in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2015-16, eight people died due to pesticide poisoning.

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The Macho Paradox: Excerpt from Jackson Katz's book on how men's 'self-interest' can reduce violence against women

Jackson Katz's The Macho Paradox makes the case that violence against women is a men's issue. Katz takes the reader deep inside male culture to examine why so many men physically and sexually abuse women and children, including those closest to them.

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Milapfest cancels UK events featuring U Rajesh, mandolin player named in #MeToo allegations

Singer Chinmayi Sripaada put out the account of a girl who was allegedly harassed by Mandolin player and carnatic musician U Rajesh

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From a local gang to world's highest motorsport rally: How Vinod Rawat defied odds with a prosthetic leg and a motorcycle

Recently Vinod Rawat lived his dream of riding the Raid de Himalaya - the world's highest motorsport rally that was flagged off from Leh.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly polls 2018: Congress says Raman Singh-led govt has become 'champion in looting' in tribals

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Wednesday that the Raman Singh-led BJP government in Chhattisgarh has become a "champion" in snatching natural resources away from tribals and handing them over it to businessmen.

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RSS announces plans to train cadre in rescue and rehabilitation operations after natural calamities

The RSS is mulling training its cadres on rescue and rehabilitation operations after natural calamities, a senior functionary of the organisation said on Wednesday.

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Encounter underway in Zagoo Arizal area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district; two-three militants trapped

An encounter is underway between the terrorists and security forces in Zagoo Arizal area of Jammu and Kashmirr's Budgam district.

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Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case: Bihar court issues arrest warrant against accused Manju Verma under Arms Act

A court here on Wednesday issued arrest warrant against former Bihar minister Manju Verma, who has been booked in an Arms Act case following the recovery of a huge cache of ammunition from her residence during a CBI raid in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal.

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Omar Abdullah takes a dig at Narendra Modi after PM gifts 'Modi jackets' to South Korean president Moon Jae-in

The South Korean President Moon Jae-in had expressed his liking for the "Modi jackets" during his first state visit to the country in July.

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Daily Bulletin: Delhi HC to hear Manoj Prasad's plea; Pittsburgh shooter indicted on 44 counts; India face West Indies; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers indicted on 44 counts, including hate crimes; Rakhi Sawant sues Tanushree Dutta for defamation; Delhi HC to hear plea of middleman Manoj Prasad, arrested in the bribery case involving CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana; and more.

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India lodges strong protests with China, Pakistan over bus service via PoK under CPEC project

According to reports, the new bus service will be launched between Lahore in Pakistan and Kashgar in China via Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on 13 November.

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96-yr-old Kerala woman tops state-run literacy programme, to receive merit certificate from Pinarayi Vijayan tomorrow

The state-run Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority launched the Aksharalaksham literacy programme on the occasion of Republic Day this year in order to achieve the target of 100 percent literacy.

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RBI governor should work with govt to support economic growth or resign, says RSS leader

RBI governor should work in sync with the nation's government to support economic growth or he should resign, said the head of the economic wing of RSS.

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Supreme Court's order banning old vehicles in NCR will be difficult to implement and is impractical

In its 2015 order, the NGT had banned the plying of petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than a decade in NCR.

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Chhattisgarh polls: Realms long gone, but royals' undiminished popularity keeps them in hunt for power

While Chhattisgarh's royal families may have lost their realms, the power they exert in these regions is still formidable

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Shashi Tharoor sends legal notice to Ravi Shankar Prasad for 'false and defamatory statements'

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has sent Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad a legal notice for making "false and defamatory statements" against him

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Government extends olive branch to RBI, but not before it ups ante and flexes its muscles citing a never-used law

The government statement on Wednesday although seemed like an attempt to douse the flames of disagreement between itself and RBI that pretty much happened due to its own doing.

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Government apathy turns village grazing reserve in Assam's Dukonia into colony of illegal Bangladeshi settlers

Dukonia Village Grazing Reserve, which was notified by former Assam chief minister Bishnu Ram Medhi in the mid-1950s, is home to about 2000 buffaloes belonging to farmers from villages in Hajo.

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Amid worsening pollution, environment ministry to flag off 'Clean Air Week' in Delhi-NCR tomorrow

This decision was taken in a meeting held in Delhi on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of CK Mishra, Secretary, EF&CC to discuss the urgent steps to mitigate air pollution.

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Neighbour beheads 13-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu's Salem allegedly for rejecting advances; accused arrested

The accused Dinesh Kumar beheaded the teenager using a sickle after she had rejected the accused's advances. The incident happened near Attur village in Tamil Nadu's Salem district.

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Dilbag Singh appointed full-time director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police as per Supreme Court guidelines

Dilbagh Singh's name was cleared by the State Administrative Council headed by Governor Satyapal Malik in Jammu.

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Rajnath Singh orders fast-tracking recruitment process to fill 55,000 vacancies in paramilitary forces

The vacancies in the paramilitary forces are filled through various modes, including direct recruitment, promotion and by deputation as per the extant provisions of recruitment rules.

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CBI DSP Devender Kumar, accused in Rakesh Asthana bribery case, gets bail; Delhi court directs him to furnish Rs 50,000 bond

CBI DSP Devender Kumar's bail plea was arrested on 22 October in connection with bribery case involving the agency's special director, Rakesh Asthana. Kumar is accused of forging documents in the Moin Qureshi case.

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Sabarimala row: Jolt to Kerala CM as Devaswom ministers of five southern states abstain from meet seeking cooperation

According to the official schedule, the meeting was supposed to be inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.,

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Amid CBI row, President Ram Nath Kovind urges top officials of financial institutions to act like ethical leaders

At a function organised by CVC, Kovind said there is a serious effort to curb and punish those involved in economic offences, and to give habitual offenders a sense of fear of the law.

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India's 'Statue of Unity' becomes the tallest statue in the world; here is how it fares against other structures

The Statue of Unity, formed in the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and inaugurated on his birth anniversary 31 October, has become the tallest statue in the world.

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Ayodhya row: Govt will look like Sangh Parivar's plaything if it passes legislation which overtakes judicial process

The Ayodhya issue has been on the political table for more than a couple of decades. We would do well to remember a few facts.

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P Chidambaram slams Centre for citing never-used clause in RBI Act, says 'desperate' BJP 'hiding facts' about economy

Slamming the government for citing a never-used clause of the RBI Act, former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday alleged that the BJP dispensation is "hiding facts" about the economy and is "desperate".

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JNU appoints Hindutva ideologue Rajiv Malhotra honorary professor: US-based author has history of courting controversy

Hindutva ideologue Rajiv Malhotra, who has been appointed honorary visiting professor by Jawaharlal Nehru University, has a history of courting controversy.

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RBI Governor Urjit Patel versus Centre: Finance ministry offers truce, but not without warning Central bank about its behaviour

It is important both for the RBI and the government to acknowledge the weakness in the economy and engage in more constructive consultations rather than using roadshows to deploy pressure tactics.

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Supreme Court Collegium recommends four justices for elevation to bolster bench strength ahead of retirements

The Supreme Court Collegium took into consideration seniority, merit and geographical representation in making the four recommendations to the government.

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Rafale deal row: Congress says Narendra Modi's 'boat of corruption' will sink after SC orders Centre to file affidavit on price of jets

He said India now knows that the effect of Rafale is a failure of transparency, Make in India, government PSUs and failure to generate employment. The Congress' reaction came after the apex court sought more information from the government on the Rafale jet deal, including its pricing and deemed advantages.

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Delhi High Court declines to entertain PIL asking Centre, NCW to investigate #MeToo cases on social media

The petition by a lawyer, Joginder Kumar Sukhija, said that under the #MeToo campaign several women disclosed instances of sexual harassment suffered by them, but the NCW "failed" to perform its duty to enquire into such matters.

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Mizoram Assembly Election 2018: No polling notification issued, but Congress and MNF campaigning in full swing

In Mizoram, the ruling Congress has announced the candidates for all the 40 seats. The main opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) has also declared names for all seats.

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Delhi's air quality marginally improves from 'severe' to 'very poor' after increase in early morning wind speed

An official with the Centre-run SAFAR said the improvement in Delhi's air quality can be attributed to increased speed of early morning winds.

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Dantewada Maoist attack: Raman Singh holds meeting with senior govt officials, orders tough action against insurgents

Maoists on Tuesday attacked a police patrol party accompanying a three-member team of national broadcaster Doordarshan for election-related coverage, near Nilawaya village under Aranapur police station limits of Dantewada at around 11 am.

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SC asks Assam government to provide timeline for release of foreign nationals from detention centres

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Assam government to provide a timeline by when foreign nationals who have been put in detention centres can be united with their families. The court also asked the state government to apprise it by when it will send necessary facilities such as gas and medicines to the detention centres.

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Trans-Pacific Partnership, shunned by Donald Trump, cleared for launch; sans-US deal to come into force on 30 December

The so-called Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) had a difficult birth and had appeared to be foundering when Trump withdrew the US shortly after coming to office. That turned out to be the opening salvo in Trump's winner-takes-all, "America first" and threat-heavy approach to trade relations.

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CBI vs CBI: 'Rakesh Asthana misleading court,' says ASP SS Gurm; moves Delhi HC to testify against special director

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s additional SP SS Gurm on Wednesday moved Delhi High Court demanding that his statement be heard in the petition filed by CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana to quash an FIR filed against him by the agency.

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Photojournalist TS Satyan's work gets new lease of life with Bengaluru MAP's digital archive

A collection of photographs captured by one of India's first photojournalists, TS Satyan, has been brought online by the Bengaluru-based Museum of Art and Photography (MAP), giving Satyan's work a new lease of life.

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Urjit Patel vs Centre updates: Finance Ministry declares truce, but signals displeasure at RBI's behaviour

Urjit Patel versus Centre LIVE updates: Ministry of Finance statement on RBI autonomy has an unmistakable sense of displeasure and warning from the government when it says that it frequently consults with RBI on important matters but never goes public with these matters.

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Dantewada Maoist attack: Toll rises to 4 as Assistant Constable Rakesh Kaushal injured in Chhattisgarh ambush dies

The 35-year-old, who was posted at the Aranpur police station in Dantewada, died in a private hospital

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MeToo in India: Priya Ramani's allegations did 'immediate damage' to my reputation, MJ Akbar tells court; calls allegations baseless

Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Wednesday appeared before a Delhi court to record his statement in the criminal defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani.

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Nobody has the right to rape a woman even if she is habituated to sexual intercourse, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that nobody has the right to rape a woman even if a woman is of easy virtue, while setting aside a Delhi high court verdict that acquitted four men of rape in a 1997 case.

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1987 Hashimpura massacre: Delhi High Court reverses trial court order, sentences 16 former PAC personnel to life

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel reversed a trial court's verdict which had acquitted the accused.

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SC refuses to modify firecrackers order for Delhi-NCR, says products already manufactured can be sold in other regions

The Supreme Court also held that polluting firecrackers that have already been manufactured will not be allowed to be sold in Delhi-NCR.

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Statue of Unity inauguration: Gujarat Police detain tribal leaders, activists in Narmada district ahead of unveiling

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 'Statue of Unity', touted as the world's tallest statue, to the nation on Wednesday. It is twice the height of Statue of Liberty and is built on an islet, Sadhu Bet, near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Narmada district.

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Odisha govt readies plan to protect endangered Olive Ridley turtles ahead of annual mass nesting, bans fishing near coast

The ban on fishing within 20 kilometres from the coast for the protection of turtles will be imposed from 1 November, 2018 till 30 May, 2019.

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Rafale hearing: SC orders Centre to file affidavit on 'exclusive' price of jets, share non-classified data with petitioners

The Supreme Court asked for details of the price of the Rafale jets in a sealed envelope, but Attorney General KK Venugopal told the bench that the price of theaircraft is "exclusive" and "can't be shared".

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Sabarimala temple row: Supreme Court refuses early hearing of review petition, hearing fixed for 13 November

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to give an early hearing to a review petition against the entry of women in the age group of 10 to 50 years in Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

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Narendra Modi unveils 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat's Kevadiya town; PM dedicates Sardar Vallabhai Patel memorial to nation

Narendra Modi dedicated the 'Statue of Unity' to India and said that the world's tallest statue will remind the nation of the courage, strength and determination of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, the whole world and our future generations.

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'Remembering Dadi': Rahul pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary, visits Shakti Sthal with Sonia, Manmohan Singh

Rahul Gandhi visited Indira Gandhi's memorial at Delhi's Shakti Sthal along with Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

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Digital Rajasthan needs to be scanned: Low security, expertise and understanding blight state's cyber drive

At a time when the Centre is trying to strengthen digital infrastructure in the country, the BJP government in Rajasthan has sent out mixed signals

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Sardar Patel statue unveiling latest updates: Narendra Modi calls world's tallest statue an 'answer to those who question India's unity'

Sardar Patel statue unveiling LATEST updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is a historic moment for all Indians as the country is honouring its great leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

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DD cameraman caught in Maoist attack in Dantewada records selfie video, tells mother 'I might not survive'

Mor Mukut Sharma, an assistant cameraman who was part of the crew, filmed a video message during the encounter, detailing the incident. Reliable sources shared the video with Firstpost.

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#MeToo in India: All India Radio sacks nine women who complained of sexual harassment, report suggests

The national public radio broadcaster of India, the All India Radio (AIR), has come under scrutiny after its Shahdol station in Madhya Pradesh terminated the services of nine women who complained against the assistant director of programming, Ratnakar Bharti, of sexual harassment

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Sardar Patel statue unveiling LIVE updates: Narendra Modi says those invloved in constructing structure will be part of history

Sardar Patel statue unveiling LATEST updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the world's tallest statue the 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Wednesday.

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CBI vs CBI: Fresh claims of evidence manipulation further erode credibility; govt must set up mechanism for agency overhaul

Two officers from warring factions of Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana are accusing each other of manipulation of seized data, tampering with evidence and destroying records to benefit one or the other camp, further eroding the credibility of the investigating agency

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All you need to Ram Vanji Sutar, the renowned sculptor behind the Statue of Unity, 50 other well-known sculptures of politicians

A graduate of Mumbai's JJ School of Art, Ram Vanji Sutar is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2016 and the Padma Shri in 1999 for his contributions to the arts. He also received the Tagore Award in October 2018

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Electronic evidences support bribery allegations against CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, DSP AK Bassi tells SC

CBI DSP AK Bassi on Tuesday alleged in the Supreme Court that the investigation based on the electronic evidence supported the case of bribery against side-stepped special director Rakesh Asthana.

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Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh: Hype around first-time polling booths near Aranpur drew journalists, security forces into ambush

As Chhattisgarh heads towards Assembly elections, the conflict between the state and the Maoists in their strongholds of Bastar division has spiked.

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Dharmendra Pradhan seeks evidence from Naveen Patnaik over claims on state-run health scheme, says Odisha CM's statement 'misleading'

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's claim that one crore cases have been attended to under a state-run health scheme was misleading. Seeking evidence from Patnaik over his claim, Pradhan said the BJD government was providing incorrect information to the people of the state.

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Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh: 'For 45 minutes, I heard sounds of bullets, grenades', says DD reporter Dhiraj Kumar who survived ambush

A journalist of national broadcaster Doordarshan, who survived a Maoist strike in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district Tuesday, said the sound of bullets and grenades continued for 45 minutes after the attack as he lay in a ditch on the roadside.

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Masood Azhar's nephew among two Jaish-e-Mohammed militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral; police recover sniper rifle

Last week, an Army jawan and a Seema Shashtra Bal (SSB) personnel were killed in the sniper attacks in Tral area.

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CPI says Statue of Unity insult to Sardar Patel, claims he would not have agreed to displacement of 75,000 adivasi families

The 182 m Statue of Unity, touted as the world's tallest, is slated to be unveiled by prime minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat on Wednesday. CPI national secretary Binoy Viswam claimed that 75,000 adivasi families living near the Sardar Sarovar dam had been rendered homeless to facilitate the construction of the mammoth structure.

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CBI war hits RAW nerve: AK Bassi's plea in SC indicates collusions between intel wing's top officer and bureau's Rakesh Asthana

The Supreme Court was informed on Monday, through pleadings filed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Deputy Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar Bassi, that the agency had intercepted a conversation between RAW's Goel and banker Somesh Prasad, warning the Dubai-based fugitive not to return to India 'at any cost'.

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Sardar Patel statue: Narendra Modi to unveil 182-metre-tall 'Statue of Unity' today; will be world's tallest such memorial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will dedicate to the nation The Statue of Unity, a 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is also the worlds' tallest statue so far.

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'President Hate, leave our state': 1,500 people march to protest Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh synagogue

Trump flew into Pittsburgh with wife Melania to pay his respects at the Tree of Life synagogue, but many in the largely Democratic city say his rhetoric and vitriolic tweets have fanned white supremacy and are fueling a spike in anti-Semitism across the United States.

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Daily Bulletin: PM to unveil Statue of Unity; RSS to discuss Ram Mandir issue; Trump visits Pittsburgh amid protests; today's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi will unveil the Statue of Unity in Gujarat today; Donald Trump visits the site of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; Apple launches the new Macbook Air; and more.

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Narendra Modi to unveil 'Statue of Unity' today; IAF air show, cultural events to figure in Sardar Patel memorial launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Statue of Unity, which is a tribute to Sardar Vallabhai Patel, to the country at the inauguration ceremony today.

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UIDAI to set up 114 Aadhaar Seva Kendras in 53 cities to ensure ease in Aadhaar-related services

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is planning to set up Aadhaar Seva Kendras, in a mega project that involves opening of facilitation centres for enrolment and update services in 53 cities and towns across India.

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Eight-day-old newborn dies in Bihar's govt hospital in Darbhanga district allegedly due to rat bite

The incident came to light in the morning when the mother went to breastfeed the newborn at the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital.

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32-year-old journalist abducted and beaten to death by unidentified people in Jharkhand's Chatra district

A 32-year-old journalist of a vernacular daily was allegedly abducted and beaten to death by unidentified people in Jharkhand's Chatra district.

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DD scribe's killing in Chhattisgarh opens new frontier in war between India and Naxals, shows Maoists' desperation

The killing of a journalist in Chhattisgarh is a new frontier in the war between Naxalism and the state of India.

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Isha Ambani to wed Anand Piramal on 12 December in Mumbai; families release joint statement

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Congress leader Anand Sharma calls United States declining Republic Day invite 'avoidable embarrassment' for India

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said whenever the government of India, through its prime minister, invited a foreign head of state, it has never been declined.

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India-Japan ties: Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe show the way in ensuring regional stability, containing China challenge

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping were as much a part of the talks as Modi and Abe were, and their invisible presence marked the bilateral agreements and vision statements that both leaders were to sign later Monday.

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Lawyer who took NDA to Supreme Court over Rafale deal files plea seeking hearing after Assembly elections

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi is likely to hear tomorrow the two PILs, filed by lawyers Manohar Lal Sharma and Vineet Dhanda, on India's deal with France to buy the Rafale fighter jets.

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Grenade blast injures 8 soldiers, including army major, in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara; accidental explosion, say police

The incident occurred when an army of 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) headed by an officer of Major rank while passing through forests of Nagranad area of Rajwar, Handwara.

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As jellyfish population becomes a worldwide menace, how we treat our oceans needs urgent change

Jellyfish wreak havoc on the entire food chain. Without a curb on their population, growing hordes of jellyfish start eating the eggs of smaller fish, as well as their food supply.

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Donald Trump declines Republic Day invite: Russian president, Sri Lanka's new PM and Nepal's last king are possible alternatives

No Head of State likes to be a second choice, even if he's replacing the President of the United States.

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Pollution control board warns of taking all private vehicles off Delhi roads if air quality doesn't improve by 1 November

The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has said that it will ban all private vehicles from plying in Delhi if the pollution level in the capital city is not curbed by 1 November.

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Rajasthan BJP minister Dhan Singh Rawat booked for seeking 'Hindu votes' after campaign video goes viral on social media

At the public meeting in Banswara district on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party legislator had claimed that his party was a "protector" of the "sanatan sanskriti" (traditional culture)' of India and termed the Congress a "party of Muslims".

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Narendra Modi to unveil 'Statue of Unity' tomorrow; IAF air show, cultural events to figure in Sardar Patel memorial launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the Statue of Unity, which is a tribute to Sardar Vallabhai Patel, to the country at the inauguration ceremony tomorrow.

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Karnataka govt seeks immediate release of Rs 2,434 crore from NDRF as relief for farmers affected by drought, loss of crops

In the face of severe drought and crop loss due to floods in large parts of the state, the Karnataka government on Monday sought immediate release of Rs 2,434 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund for affected farmers.

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Teacher from Assam arrested for making 'derogatory comment' about Narendra Modi on Facebook

Based on FIRs lodged by the Inspector of Schools from Assam's Goalpara and a local BJP leader, the Lakhipur Police Station arrested Abu Taleb for posting a 'derogatory comment' on social media.

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IED blast in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur injures one hours after Maoist attack killed two cops and one scribe

Hours after three people were killed in a Maoist attack in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, there was an IED blast reported in Balrampur.

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Maoist attack kills Doordarshan cameraman, two cops in Dantewada; crew found pamphlets denouncing polls

The slain police personnel were identified as Mangal Ram and Rudra Pratap Singh.

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Amid deepening CBI feud, Centre starts framing guidelines to handle complaints against CVC

The central government has started the process of framing guidelines to handle grievances or complaints against the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), the Personnel Ministry has said.

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Two Indian travel bloggers die after falling 800 feet off cliff in California's Yosemite National Park; all angles being probed by authorities

In a tragic incident, an Indian couple died after falling 800 feet in an area with steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park this week, according to a media report.

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BJP to release second list of candidates for Telangana Assembly polls before Diwali

The list, expected to comprise 30-40 seats, would be released "certainly before Diwali (on 7 November)", BJP spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao told PTI. The party had released its first list of 38 nominees on 20 October.

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A selection of the best Firstpost articles across the fields of Politics, Entertainment, Sports, Business and more are now available to you via WhatsApp

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Madhya Pradesh couple thrashed, forced to drink urine for marrying against family's wishes

Opposed to her love marriage, family members of a tribal woman allegedly assaulted her and her husband and forced them to drink urine, the district police today said.

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India's first-born Humboldt penguin chick dies at Mumbai zoo within a week of its birth

The birth of baby penguin at the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, also called Byculla Zoo, on Independence Day had brought much cheer, it being the first penguin birth in the country.

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Terror funding case: NIA raids three Srinagar residences of absconding businessman Nasir Safi Mir, family

Details of the raids were not immediately available as the NIA teams assisted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and para-military forces were in the process of collecting documents from the three places where the raids were conducted, they said. The NIA probe is likely to ascertain how Mir alias Babul managed to secure a passport from a southern state which he allegedly used in Nepal to leave for Europe in October, 2008.

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Village in the Prime Minister's constituency reelsundera dengue outbreak

In 2016, the residents of Dhaurhara were notified that the government had issued regulations to deal with dengue fever. Under this, the additional chief medical officers of all the districts of Uttar Pradesh were considered as the controlling authority. In district hospitals, it was mandatory to provide with 10 beds for dengue patients and at the Community Health Centres, this number was billed at five. In 2017, when the state government changed, Dhaurhara was not informed of any changes in this planning.

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2008 Malegaon blast case: NIA court charges Pragya Singh, Prasad Purohit and five others with terror conspiracy, murder

The Bombay High Court on Monday had refused to stay framing of charges by the trial court against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case.

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India-Japan sign currency swap agreement: Weak rupee against a rising dollar, depleating forex reserve led to $75 bn deal

Japan and India on Monday entered into a $75-billion currency swap agreement. The deal comes in at a time when the country is battling with the depreciating value of rupee as opposed to the dollar.

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Three, including Doordarshan journalist from Odisha, two jawans, killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

A cameraman part of a Doordarshan crew was killed in an attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Tuesday, ANI reported. The crew was attacked by Naxals in the Aranpur area of the district.

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Ayodhya case: RSS says Centre should bring in law to pave way for Ram temple construction if SC doesn't make decision soon

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) national prachar pramukh Arun Kumar on Monday said that the Supreme Court must take a decision on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya or the central government should bring a law to pave the way for the construction.

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Delhi HC to hear Daati Maharaj's plea in sexual assault case on 2 Nov; religious leader claims complainant concealed facts

The counsel claimed certain facts were withheld from the court by the complainant who had concealed the chain of proceedings. A CBI officer submitted the status report of the probe before the court in a sealed cover. The agency had registered a case of rape and unnatural sex against Daati on 26 October

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Sabarimala temple row: BJP begins dawn-to-dusk hunger strike in front of Kerala DGP's office over arrest of protesters

BJP cadres also took out marches to offices of the Superintendent of Police in all district headquarters to condemn the government for arresting the agitators. Addressing party workers in Thiruvananthapuram, BJP state president PS Sreedharan Pillai alleged the ruling CPM was on the road to "liquidation" and the party's graph was coming down.

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Level-III fire breaks out in Mumbai's Bandra West slum, no casualties reported; cylinder blast suspected cause

A massive fire broke out at a slum in Mumbai's suburban Bandra West area on Tuesday morning and was reportedly doused soon after.

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SC modifies order on bursting crackers, allows Tamil Nadu govt to decide two-hour window to celebrate Diwali for state

The Supreme Court refused to extend the hours to burst crackers in Tamil Nadu, but gave the state the freedom to decide which two hours firecrackers could be burst in the state on Diwali.

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Supreme Court orders transfer of Brajesh Thakur, main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter homes case, out of Bihar to Patiala jail

On 25 October, the Supreme Court had noted that it may not be appropriate to keep Brajesh Thakur in Bihar jail amid the Muzaffarpur investigation because of his influential status in the state.

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Major fire in Bandra West slum updates: Reports say wind speed disrupting firefighting ops, but blaze under control

Major fire in Bandra West slum LIVE updates: A level-3 fire broke out in the Lalmati slums in Mumbai's Bandra West locality on Tuesday. A cylinder blast is suspected to be the cause of the blaze.

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Devendra Fadnavis rules out shifting location of proposed Shivaji Memorial, says work has already begun on current site

Devendra Fadnavis also said that the project has got all the requisite permissions granted after all its aspects, including its location, were considered

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#MeToo in India: YouGov survey shows movement has made over half of married people cautious with opposite sex

The issue of women's safety in the workplace has come to the fore following the outpouring of complaints against sexual harassment as part of the MeToo campaign

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Terror funding case: NIA raids Kashmiri businessman Fayaz Ahmad Mir's residence in Srinagar

NIA carried out a search at the residence of Fayaz Ahmad Mir who is suspected of funding anti-terror agencies. According to News18, many documents have been recovered from his house, including bank statements.

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Delhi's air turns more toxic; season's worst pollution recorded today as stubble burning rises in neighbouring states

The air quality of Delhi was recorded at 397, just three points below the severe level and highest of this season.

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AK Bassi moves Supreme Court against his transfer orders: CBI officer was investigating corruption charges against Rakesh Asthana

In a fresh twist in the CBI versus CBI face-off, AK Bassi the man leading the CBI investigations corruption charges against CBI special director Rakesh Asthana, AK Bassi has moved Supreme Court against his transfer orders.

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CBI row: SC grants police protection to Satish Sana; complainant in bribery case against Rakesh Asthana had alleged threat to life

The CBI is investigating Sana in the money laundering case involving meat exporter Moin Qureshi. In a statement to the agency, he had alleged that Rakesh Asthana had taken a bribe of Rs 2 crore from him.

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The Macho Paradox: Excerpt from Jackson Katz's book on how men's 'self-interest' can reduce violence against women

Jackson Katz's The Macho Paradox makes the case that violence against women is a men's issue. Katz takes the reader deep inside male culture to examine why so many men physically and sexually abuse women and children, including those closest to them.

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#MeToo in India: IISc researcher Giridhar Madras sent on 'compulsory retirement' following sexual harassment charges

Renowned scientist and academician at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was accused by a doctoral student under his guidance of sexual harassment. The researcher, Giridhar Madras, has now been sent on "compulsory retirement" over the allegations by the institute's governing council.

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Yavatmal pesticide poisoning: Lack of accountability, negligence and abysmal medical facilities behind farmers' deaths

Pesticide deaths are not new to Yavatmal and according to information recently obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by this correspondent, the district reported two deaths each year in 2013-14 and 2014-15. In 2015-16, eight people died due to pesticide poisoning.

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From shaving voters to spoon-feeding them, TRS leaders go all out to woo voters ahead of Assembly elections

Despite a whole bunch of weird campaign ideas every poll season, a TRS leader managed to grab eyeballs in Assembly election campaign when he decided to give his voters a close shave.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: CPM asks party workers to vote for Congress to defeat 'communal BJP'

On the seats where the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) or Left parties do not have a candidate in Chhattisgarh, party workers should vote for the Congress candidates as it is the only alternative against the "communal and anti-people" BJP, Mishra said. Assembly polls will be held in Chhattisgarh in two phases on 12 and 20 November.

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With receding water levels, Maharashtra grapples with agrarian distress as experts say drought situation worse than in 2012-15

Observers believe the current situation looks bleaker even than the acute drought years between 2012-15. Currently, over 350 tankers have been deployed to supply water in Maharashtra.

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BMC has only one chartered accountant in it's audit and accounts department, reveals RTI reply

A Right to Information (RTI) plea has revealed that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is among the richest civic bodies in the country with a budget of Rs 27,258 crore, only has one Chartered Accountant in its Audit and Accounts department.

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Amid reports of Urijit Patel-Centre rift, Rahul Gandhi tweets support to RBI governor for 'finally defending bank from Mr 56'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Monday it is nice to see RBI Governor Urjit Patel "finally defending" the central bank from prime minister Narendra Modi and noted that the country will never allow the BJP-RSS combine to "capture" institutions.

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Spotlight on #MeToo: Tackling workplace harassment in Indian media

As the #MeToo movement rages on, #Spotlight is a watch on sexual assault and everyday harassment in the workplace. The project is an attempt to collate experiences, opinions and resources on sexual harassment in the Indian media and newsrooms.

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Air pollution killed over 1 lakh kids under 5 in India in 2016, shows WHO report; reveals pregnant women exposed to PM2.5 likely to give premature birth

The WHO report said about 98 per cent of children under the age of five years in low- and middle-income countries, which include nations like India, were exposed to air pollution caused by finer particulate matters in 2016.

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Republic Day chief guest: India to consider leaders of three other countries as options after Donald Trump turns down invite

defence missile systems, notwithstanding the US threat of punitive action under CAATSA. The sources said India has already short-listed names of two-three heads of state for extending invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade.

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Daily Bulletin: SC to hear Tamil Nadu's plea to modify verdict on bursting firecrackers, OnePlus 6T's India launch today; top news stories

Tamil Nadu seeks additional time window to burst crackers on Diwali, OnePlus 6T to launch in India today, trial court to begin framing of charges in Malegaon blast case; top stories

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Donald Trump's inability to attend Republic Day function not snub to India; US president has more pressing priorities

Ever since his name was the first choice in April to be the chief guest there has never been a yes from Washington.

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Donald Trump unable to attend India's Republic Day parade due to 'scheduling constraints', says White House

US President Donald Trump is unable to participate as the chief guest of India's Republic Day celebrations in 2019 due to scheduling constraints, the White House has said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited President Trump for a bilateral visit to India during their talks in Washington in 2017.

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As north India reels under pollution, composting initiatives at Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib present alternatives to crop burning

In Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib district, till last year, farmers used to burn crop residue. However, new initiatives are now helping them abandon the practice.

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Delhi government, Centre trade charges over pollution as air quality continues to remain in 'very poor' category

Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the very poor category Monday as a thick haze engulfed the city, which was battling alarming levels of pollution.

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Ayodhya case: Frustrated devotees accuse govt of making false promises of a Ram temple as SC postpones hearing

With the Supreme Court postponing the hearing in the case to 19 January on Monday, hopes of the Mahant and many others expecting construction of the grand temple to start before 2019 elections seem to have taken a hit.

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Ten policemen resign in Jammu and Kashmir in two days after fresh wave of militant attacks on cops

In Kashmir, at least 10 SPOs have reportedly resigned so far in the past two days after militants critically injured the SPO in Charwani and killed an ASI.

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India-Japan vision statement: Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe engineer sedate yet steady strengthening of ties

Compared to the 2017 vision document, we see a greater confidence among Modi and Abe in dovetailing their Act East and Indo-Pacific policies where each neatly segues with the other and presents an alternative vision to China's military-economic hegemony.

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Delhi pollution: Supreme Court prohibits plying of 15-year-old petrol, 10-year-old diesel vehicles in NCR

The apex court directed that a list of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles be published on the website of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

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Sabarimala temple row: Police arrest over 3,000 people across Kerala in connection with violence against SC verdict

The BJP has extended full support to the agitation of devotees and planned to organise a 'Rath Yatra' to save the customs and traditions of the Sabarimala temple.

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Narendra Modi in Japan: PM, Shinzo Abe hold 'fruitful' talks on terrorism, Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail project

Shinzo Abe hosted Narendra Modi in Japan days after he went to Beijing where held talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping.

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Indian Army fires on Pakistan military administration headquarters in PoK in response to shelling in Poonch, Jhallas

"Following the shelling in Poonch, the Indian Army has in its "strong signal" to Pakistan, fired on its army administrative headquarters in PoK," the officials said.

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John Glenn Returns to Space on the STS-95 Mission

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Bombay HC declines to stay framing of charges against Lt Col Prasad Purohit

On 27 December, 2017 the special NIA court had dismissed the pleas filed by Lt Col Purohit, Pragya Singh Thakur and the others seeking that they be discharged from the Malegaon blast case.

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Narenda Modi-Shinzo Abe 'vision statement' full text: High-speed Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail project among six deals signed with Japan

In his address to the Indian diaspora in Japan, Narendra Modi stressed on digital partnership, defence cooperation and the economic ties between the two countries.

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Man arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla for raping daughter after accused's son lodges complaint

Investigation was taken up by the Police Station at Kunzer in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district

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Delhi High Court extends Rakesh Asthana's interim protection till 1 November, directs CBI to maintain status quo

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the CBI to maintain status quo till 1 November on proceedings against its side-stepped special director Rakesh Asthana, who was sent on leave by the government.

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General Bipin Rawat says Army looking into reports of snipers in Kashmir Valley targeting defence personnel

Responding to the pattern of attacks, the Army chief Bipin Rawat said the security force was studying whether the attacks were carried out by snipers.

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Tamil Nadu govt moves Supreme Court, seeks extension of time to burst firecrackers on Diwali

On 23 October, the Supreme Court refused to impose a blanket ban on the bursting of firecrackers, but put certain conditions in place.

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Hyderabad's Symbiosis Law School suspends assistant professor for sexually harassing two students

After a complaint by the students, the internal complaints committee at the institute had suspended the assistant professor on October 16.

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#MeToo in India: Survivors should take cue from Rupan Deol Bajaj, make their fights razor-sharp, legally tenable

Rupan Deol Bajaj secured a conviction under two archaic sections of the Indian Penal Code, invoking them exclusively for the first time in 128 years since the IPC was drafted by the British in 1860.

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Sabarimala temple entry row: Kerala HC refuses to grant police protection to 4 women who wanted to enter shrine

The Kerala High Court on Monday refused police protection to four women devotees who wanted to enter the Sabarimala temple.

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The Macho Paradox: Excerpt from Jackson Katz's book on why violence against women is a men's issue

In light of recent #MeToo developments, Firstpost is publishing two excerpts from Jackson Katz's The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help.

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Businessman, accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old French girl, evading arrest, says Delhi Police

The French girl had met the daughter of the accused in France in a student exchange programme and when she came here, she stayed with businessman's family.

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Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: Ex-Bihar minister Manju Verma's husband surrenders; 50 live cartridges recovered

On 25 October, during a hearing in the Muzaffarpur case, the Supreme Court asked the Bihar government and CBI to file a response on why Chandrashekhar Verma had not been arrested yet.

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CBI row: Satish Sana, who accused Rakesh Asthana of bribery, approaches Supreme Court, seeks interim protection

In a statement to the CBI, Satish Sana had alleged that Special Director Rakesh Asthana had taken a bribe of Rs 2 crore from him in the Moin Quereshi case.

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'Ram Mandir should be built in Ayodhya; Hindus are running out of patience': BJP, VHP, Bajrang Dal leaders react to Supreme Court order

Supreme Court Ayodhya hearing: Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "I don't want to comment since it's the decision of Supreme Court. However, the adjournment of hearing doesn't send a good message."

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'Scorpion on Shivling' controversy: Caravan editor Vinod Jose bats for Shashi Tharoor, says RSS described Narendra Modi that way in 2012

Shashi Tharoor had quoted an RSS source from Vinod Jose's 2012 article in The Caravan as saying that Narendra Modi was like a scorpion on a Shivling.

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Supreme Court adjourns Ayodhya dispute matter, 3-judge bench led by CJI Gogoi says date of hearing will be fixed in January

The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing in the Ayodhya title suit to January, 2019and said that an appropriate bench will fix the date of hearing. The Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph did not decide on the date of hearing or the bench.

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Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC stays Bombay HC order disallowing Pune Police more time to file charges against 5 activists

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to activist Gautam Navlakha, also an accused in the Bhima Koragaon case, on the Maharashtra government's petition challenging his release from house arrest.

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#MeToo in India: YouGov survey shows across large and small cities, around 75% agree on gravity of sexual harassment

The issue of women's safety in the workplace has come to the fore following the outpouring of complaints against sexual harassment as part of the MeToo campaign

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Narendra Modi urges Japanese businessmen to engage more with India, invites them to 'boost investment speed'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Tokyo on Saturday, addressed top Japanese businessmen asking them to engage more with India. Modi, who is in Japan to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit, said that the inputs offered at the Business Leaders Forum will propel India to achieve global benchmarking.

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Othering of Supreme Court and Ayodhya verdict: Are RSS, BJP working together to push apex court to accept supremacy of Hindu faith?

The design behind the othering of the Supreme Court is to frighten it into accepting the supremacy of Hindu faith and culture as defined by the Sangh and subscribe to Hindutva's imagination of the nation.

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Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: BJP leader Nandal Mudiyami critically injured in Naxal attack at Dantewada

Nandal Mudiyami, a member of Dantewada Zila Panchayat, was at his house in Palnar village when he was attacked by suspected naxals with sharp edged weapons.

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Blending Multiple Exposures In Photoshop

Have you ever been haunted by the wind when you need to make a long exposure but elements in your composition move in the breeze? You wait and wait, but the breeze doesn’t subside. You try a faster shutter speed, but it’s still not fast enough to stop the motion for the effect you desire. You think about returning on another day, but your schedule doesn’t allow it. Fret not—there’s a solution. First, make the image using a long exposure to obtain the effect you crave. And here’s the beauty—next, raise your ISO, open your aperture, remove the neutral-density filter and make the photo using a shutter speed that’s fast enough to freeze the motion. When you post-process the photos, use a layer mask and blend the parts of the frozen movement into the image with the slow shutter speed. Here's how.

Step 1: Open both images in Camera RAW or Lightroom and make the desired adjustments to the RAW files. Be sure to SYNCHRONIZE the settings by applying identical adjustments.

Step 2: With the “slow shutter speed” and “faster shutter speed” files opened, separate the two into their own windows.

Step 3: With the MOVE tool selected, hold down the shift key and drag the file of the slow shutter speed image over the file of the fast one. Holding down the shift key while you move the image will automatically align the images so all the pixels match.

Step 4: The fast shutter speed file is now hidden under the slower speed layer and two layers appear in the layers palette. Add a layer mask to the top layer by clicking on the ADD LAYER MASK icon at the bottom of the layers palette.

Step 5: With the Layer Mask highlighted, click on the brush tool and be sure the foreground color at the bottom of the tool palette on the left side of the Photoshop workspace is set to black. Look at the top of the Photoshop workspace in the OPTIONS BAR and be sure the Blend Mode is set to normal, set the Hardness to 0% and set the Opacity to 50%. It’s better to work with a soft edge brush at 50% and build up the effect than try to accomplish it with just one swipe of the brush.

Step 6: Use the brush to “Paint Out” the motion of the moving leaves on the photo itself. With each stroke of the brush, more and more of the “faster layer” will be revealed. Continue painting until all the sharp leaves have “replaced” the ones that show movement. The layer mask with reveal where you applied the brush strokes.

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Narendra Modi in Japan: PM says India undergoing massive transformative phase, will drive growth of global economy

Modi said India is becoming one of the fastest growing big economy due to the development taking place in the country.

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Tata ends contract with Suhel Seth after #MeToo charges; 5 women said image consultant forced himself on them

Sources at Tata Sons said they have not engaged with Suhel Seth since the #MeToo allegations broke out against him on Twitter. They said they could not immediately cancel Seth's contract as it was signed with an agency, Counselage.

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SC likely to hear Rakesh Asthana's plea today challenging divestment from duties, seeking removal of CBI chief Alok Verma

Rakesh Asthana and CBI chief Alok Verma, the agency's two most senior functionaries, have been embroiled in an unprecedented feud, each accusing the other of corruption and of having accepted bribes.

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Ayodhya row: Supreme Court likely to start hearing on petitions against Babri-Ram Janmabhoomi high court verdict today

The Supreme Court today is likely to start hearing on a batch of petitions challenging 2010 Allahabad HC verdict trifurcating disputed site at Ayodhya into three parts for Ram Lalla, Nirmohi Akhara and the original Muslim litigant.

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Bullet-ridden body of J&K policeman Imtiyaz Mir found in Pulwama; officials say he was abducted, shot at point-blank range

Jammu and Kashmir policeman Imtiyaz Mir was reportedly first abducted and then shot at point-blank range by militants in Pulwama district. His body was found in the Chewa Kalan region.

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Narendra Modi in Japan: PM to hold talks with Shinzo Abe, address ministers and business leaders today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold delegation level talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and attend the India-Japan Business Leaders Forum meeting on the final day of his official two-day visit to the archipelago nation on Monday.

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Daily Bulletin: SC to hear Ayodhya title suit petitions; Modi and Abe to hold key talks; top stories of the day

Ram Mandir case to be taken up in SC today, Narendra Modi to hold diplomat level talks with Shinzo Abe in Japan, Delhi chokes on pollution and other top stories of the day

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Rahul Gandhi visits southern Rajasthan to reach out to tribals; Congress claims traditional voter base will return to party fold

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited poll-bound Rajasthan where he was scheduled to meet party workers and address a public gathering in the Dungarpur district.

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Naveen Patnaik orders crime branch inquiry into death of seven elephants in Odisha's Dhenkanal district

Seven elephants died in Dhenkanal due to non-rectification of sagging lines and non-cabling of transmission lines.

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PDP worker killed in firing by militants in Jammu and Kashmir; deceased was associate of ex-minister Syed Altaf Bukhari

Mohammed Amin Dar, a resident of Gangbugh, was an associate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister Syed Altaf Bukhari, officials said.

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Two army personnel injured in landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri; both officers in stable condition

According to officials said the blast in Rajouri was accidental and both the injured persons were taken to a hospital where their condition was stated as stable.

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CISF personnel saves passenger who suffered cardiac arrest at Mumbai airport; patient's condition now stable

The passenger, Satyanarayana Gubbala from Andhra Pradesh was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Hyderabad but suddenly collapsed near Terminal-2 of Mumbai Airport due to a cardiac arrest on Friday.

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Three people missing after boat carrying 15 capsizes in Katakhal river in Assam's Hailakandi district

According to sources, the three missing people in the boat capsize in Assam's Katakhal river have been identified as Sumit Pashi, Ajoy Pashi and Ramesh Pashi - all residents of Lalamukh Tea garden.

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Ayodhya dispute: Supreme Court likely to hear pleas against Allahabad HC verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid tomorrow

The Supreme Court had on 27 September said the civil suit on Ayodhya land dispute would be heard by a three-judge bench on 29 October.

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NSG military operations commander's post lying vacant for past six months; force seeks MHA's intervention

In the NSG hierarchy, the counter-terror and counter-hijack commando units are placed under the overall command of IG (Operations), a post based in the NSG headquarters in Delhi.

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Stubble burning continuing in Amritsar despite Punjab govt's awareness measures, says district's deputy commissioner

The report by the pollution control board shows that Amritsar witnessed a slight dip in stubble-burning cases.

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Air quality in 16 of 36 Delhi regions 'severe or severe-plus'; pollution in Faridabad 25 times higher than safe standards

Among the most polluted regions in Delhi were Dwarka, Anand Vihar, Rohini, Mundaka, Bawana, Mathura Raod, Delhi Technical University, Jahangirpuri, Narela, Nehru Nagar, Delhi University North Campus, Punjabi Bagh, R.K. Puram, Sonia Vihar, Vivek Vihar and Wazirpur.

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IMD issues heavy rainfall warning for Odisha for next three days as low pressure forms over Bay of Bengal

In view of adverse weather conditions in Odisha, the met centre advised fishermen not to venture into the deep sea of the west central and north Bay of Bengal till Tuesday.

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Attack on YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy was attempt on his life, assailant was 'mentally prepared': Police remand report

J Srinivasa Rao attacked YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy at Visakhapatnam airport on Thursday while he was heading back to Hyderabad.

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Seven elephants electrocuted in Odisha's Dhenkanal district; forest dept blames 'non-rectification of sagging lines'

Passing the buck to the electricity department, the forest department said that in 2017, the DFO of Odisha's Dhenkanal had submitted a stretch of 136.57 kilometres of low-tension lines passing through vulnerable areas for cabling.

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Four highly-trained snipers active in Kashmir's Pulwama district since September, say security officials

These terrorists, according to the officials, have been thoroughly trained by Pakistan's ISI for carrying out sniper attacks in Kashmir and have been armed with M-4 carbines, used by the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan.

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Japan PM Shinzo Abe vows to be 'friend of India for life', calls Narendra Modi one of his 'most dependable, valuable friends

In a message published in Indian newspapers on the day Shinzo Abe hosted Narendra Modi at his holiday home in the picturesque Yamanashi prefecture, west of Tokyo, he recalled that the first Japanese prime minister to visit India was his grandfather Nobusuke Kishi in 1957.

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Delhi to observe two-day mourning over former chief minister Madan Lal Khurana's death

Madan Lal Khurana died on Saturday night at his home in Delhi. He was 83.

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Railways plans aircraft-like pressurised coaches for world's highest railway track in Leh along India-China border

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Narendra Modi on Mann ki Baat: 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel united India post partition, saved J&K from aggressors'

In his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address, Narendra Modi also urged the youth to participate in large numbers in the 'run for unity' being organised on 31 October to mark Sardar Patel's birth anniversary

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Sabarimala row: 3,345 protesters, including Rahul Easwar, arrested since 26 Oct; 122 in remand, others released on bail

In the last 12 hours, over 500 arrests was recorded at police stations in Pathanamthitta district, where the Sabarimala temple is located, as well as Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Ernakulam.

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Supreme Court should give order on Ram mandir title suit soon, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the Supreme Court should pronounce its judgement in the Ram temple case as it had done on the matter of Sabarimala temple.

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'Hope democratic values are respected': India on political turmoil in Sri Lanka after Mahinda Rajapaksa's return

India on Sunday said it was closely following the political developments in Sri Lanka and hoped that democratic values and the constitutional process would be respected in the island nation.

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Delhi records worst air quality of season today; pollution level remains severe as haze engulfs city ahead of Diwali

Delhi recorded its worst air quality of this season on Sunday as a thick haze engulfed the national capital which continued to grapple with deteriorating air quality.

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As I-League 2018 kicks off, a look at the rise of Real Kashmir FC - and that of Valley's football culture

Football has had a relationship of ups and downs with Kashmir. And the story of Real Kashmir FC, the first team from the state to play in the I-League first division, has grown out of that tumult.

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Donald Trump turns down India's invite for Republic Day celebrations; cites clash with SOTU address, say reports

US President Donald Trump has reportedly turned down India's invitation to be the chief guest at the 70th Republic Day parade on 26 January 2019.

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Be it pipe bombs or lynchings, political rhetoric produces violence; Indians must think deep as election season nears

Violence is being produced by political rhetoric and everyone is getting infected by it. Indians need to take a deep breath and consider what is happening around them as they head into a long and angry path to the next election

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Finance Ministry seeks input from other ministries for Arun Jaitley's last budget speech before 2019 polls

The Finance Ministry has sought inputs from different central ministries for Arun Jaitley's budget speech, which would be the last budget of the current BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 general polls.

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Narendra Modi meets Shinzo Abe in Yamanashi; Japanese prime minister to host private dinner for Indian counterpart

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Japan's Yamanashi on Sunday as the two leaders sought to add new vigour to the strong friendship between the two countries.

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Delhi environment minister finds 'serious violations' of dust control norms while inspecting RMC plants in Burari; orders strict action

These plants were being operated by a private operator. Delhi environment minister Imran Hussain was accompanied by Burari Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Delhi police officers.

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#MeToo must address the power imbalance that hurts women - which climate change could worsen

The #MeToo movement is a protest against a specific manifestation (harassment) of gender inequality and power imbalance. There are few forces as powerful as climate change in exacerbating that inequality and tilting the power balance away from women, which makes it imperative to ask how a warming climate will affect women.

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Narendra Modi in Japan: PM likely to focus on defence, regional security in talks with Shinzo Abe

Narendra Modi said it will be his 12th meeting with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe since he first visited Japan as prime minister in September 2014. During the summit, Modi will engage with Abe on a range of issues including defence and regional security.

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Suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting made anti-Jew remarks on far-right social media platform before attack

The man arrested in the mass shooting Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue appears to have made virulently anti-Semitic posts on a social media platform popular with far-right extremists, including one made shortly before the attack.

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#MeToo in India: Stalked, harassed for a decade, how one journalist coped with the trauma

Siliguri-based independent journalist Anuradha Sharma writes about the decade-long stalking and telephonic abuse that she was subjected to by a senior colleague

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TISS promises action on #MeToo allegation, as former student accuses noted professor of harassment

The latest #MeToo allegation to emerge from the world of academia is that of a former student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

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Bhima Koregaon arrests: SC rejects Romila Thapar's review plea asking for immediate release of five activists

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by historian Romila Thapar seeking a review of the 28 September majority verdict by which the apex court had refused immediate release of five rights activists held in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence case.

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SAFAR advises Delhi-NCR residents to wear masks outdoors; reports predict 'very poor' air quality for next two days

Delhi's air quality continues to remain 'very poor' for the fourth consecutive day Saturday, prompting the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Centre-run System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research to issue separate advisories for people.

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Narendra Modi arrives in Japan for two-day visit; Shinzo Abe to host private dinner for PM at his holiday home in Yamanashi

Modi will pay a two-day visit to Japan from 28-29 October to hold the annual India-Japan summit with Abe, the focus of which will be to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, carry out joint infrastructure projects in third countries and enhancing defence ties, including launch of talks for a logistic support pact between the two navies.

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Daily Bulletin: Modi arrives in Japan; 11 killed in Pittsburgh shooting; India to face Pakistan in Asian Champions trophy; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Narendra Modi arrives in Japan; 11 dead after synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh; Defending champions India to play Pakistan in the final for the Asian Champions Trophy, and more.

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Chitravina N Ravikiran issues another detailed denial of #MeToo allegation after Margazhi ouster

Chitravina Ravikiran, who was the Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi award recipient for 2017, was among seven ousted musicians, all of whom are facing sexual harassment allegations in this ongoing #MeTooIndia movement.

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Bhima Koregaon case: Pune court remands Sudha Bharadwaj, two others to police custody till 6 November

A Pune court on Saturday remanded rights activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, accused of having Maoist links, in police custody till 6 November.

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Manohar Parrikar suffering from pancreatic cancer, wants to be with his family: Goa minister

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar is suffering from pancreatic cancer and wants to be with his family, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday.

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Four CRPF personnel killed, two injured in Chhattisgarh after Naxals blow up mine-protected vehicle

The attack took place on a day when Chief Minister Raman Singh launched the ruling BJP's campaign for the first phase of polls in Chhattisgarh.

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Turmoil in Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa's return poses challenges for India but it may not be a zero sum game

Nearly 24 hours have passed but India still maintains official silence over the dramatic developments in Sri Lanka.

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Congress will fulfill all commitments it made on OROP issue if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday told a group of former military officials that his party would fulfill all the commitments it had made on the 'one rank, one pension' issue if voted to power.

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#MeToo campaign will remain largely ineffective if it remains restricted to a small cross-section of society

The #MeToo campaign ran out of steam prematurely, partly because it was so severely limited in social terms and was carried forward by a small number of people.

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#MeToo advocacy or disciplinary issues? Row over Symbiosis Law School's expulsion of two female students

Disciplinary action, or a penalty for speaking out about an errant professor amid the #MeTooIndia movement? That question seems to be at the heart of two female BA LLB students' expulsion from Hyderabad's Symbiosis Law School.

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Day after blast at Badaun firecracker factory kills eight, authorities seal three godowns for flouting regulations

The ATS team, which reached Badaun to probe into the case, said prima facie it appears that laxity on the part of those present in the factory led to the explosion.

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As fire at Bhalswa landfill adds to Delhi's smog, experts push for segregating waste at source, formalising garbage collection

Delhi is all set to turn into a gas chamber once again and the methane from landfills like Bhalswa will only add to its woes. Experts suggest NCR needs a long-term solution, and segregating waste could be good place to start with

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Sabarimala row: Ashram of Swami Sandeepananda Giri, who supported SC verdict, attacked; two cars and scooter burned

Days after hailing the Supreme Court verdict on the entry of women of all ages into Sabarimala temple, Swami Sandeepananda Giri's Salagramam ashram at nearby Kundamonkadavu was attacked early Saturday, police said.

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CPCB asks people to avoid jogging, running outdoors between 1-10 November to tackle deteriorating air quality in Delhi

An expert panel, constituted under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), headed by the Member Secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has recommended stringent measures, including minimisation of private vehicles and shutdown of coal and biomass industries, between 1 and 10 November, citing a dip in air quality.

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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra not booked for comments on rosogollas, but for vulgar statement about Odiya culture, says Odisha IGP

Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, in the midst of controversy over his remarks on Odisha's Konark Sun Temple, was arrested on Tuesday moments after he tendered an unconditional apology before a House Committee of the state Assembly.

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Hamid Ansari says India just as responsible for Partition as Pakistan, claims 'it was easier to blame Muslims'

Hamid Ansari, while speaking at the launch of Saeed Naqvi's new book Being the Other - The Muslim in India, said India was just as responsible as Pakistan for Partition.

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Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF add to Pakistan's nuisance value which compels global powers to grant bailout packages

While many in the Pakistan govt likely to term failure to act against Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF as an oversight, they give enough cause for concern to those who worry for Pakistan's overall nuisance potential especially in the context of nuclear assets

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Seven elephants electrocuted in Odisha's Dhenkanal due to sagging electric wire

Seven elephants were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire near Kamalanga village in Dhenkanal district Saturday, forest officials said

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Delhi continues to choke as five areas record severe pollution; Punjabi Bagh's air quality worst, say authorities

Delhi's air quality remained very poor for the fourth day Saturday with five areas of the national capital recording severe pollution levels, as authorities warned the situation may deteriorate further next week due to localised emissions during festival and stubble burning.

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CBI vs CBI is a sign that things are beginning to fall apart because of criminal drift in governance over the decades

The infighting among the top echelons of the CBI is just a symptom of the malaise that has crippled governance at a deeper level

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IRS officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra to head Enforcement Directorate; incumbent Karnal Singh's tenure ends tomorrow

Mishra, a 1984-batch IRS officer of the Income Tax cadre, has been appointed as the Principal Special Director in the agency and has been entrusted with the additional charge of ED Director for three months.

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CBI vs CBI: Verma helped exclude suspect from FIR in Lalu Yadav case, Asthana wrote in letter to CVC

Joint Director Rakesh Asthana has alleged that the name of a senior railway official, who is the fulcrum of the conspiracy, was omitted with the approval of CBI Director Alok Verma in the Lalu Yadav-BNR Hotel FIR

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Bipin Rawat condems stoning of army jawan in Anantnag, accuses Pakistan of thwarting development in Kashmir

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat reacted strongly to the death of a jawan, who was stoned to death in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag.

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Gurugram man kills business partner, strews chopped parts of body at isolated places; slits own wife's throat

Unable to repay a loan of Rs 40 lakh, a man murdered his business partner in Gurugram and later killed his wife after she backtracked on her promise to commit suicide together, police said Friday.

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Terrorists hurl grenade at CISF camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam; ASI Rajesh Kumar killed in attack

The CISF officer, Rajesh Kumar, deployed at Wagoora, Nowgam got wounded on Friday night. He later succumbed to his injuries. The area has been cordoned off. Further details are awaited.

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Activist Rahul Easwar booked for making provocative remarks on Sabarimala Temple issue

A case was registered against activist Rahul Easwar Friday for allegedly making provocative statement on the Sabarimala issue, police said. A case was registered against Easwar, who belongs to the Thazhamon family of Sabarimala tantris (priests), on the basis of a complaint filed by a Thiruvananthapuram native, they said.

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CBI vs CBI: By acting hastily, Centre has shown penchant for stealth and opacity, contempt for due process

Through its hasty act in the CBI vs CBI row, the BJP government has made one thing clear: it likes manoeuvres at midnight, metaphorically. In other words, it's addicted to govern by stealth and opacity

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Rift in NDA in Bihar? Upendra Kushwaha meets Tejashwi Yadav after BJP agrees to 50-50 seat-sharing formula with JD(U)

Union minister and RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha met RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Friday, triggering speculation of discontent within NDA grouping in Bihar, hours after BJP chief Amit Shah announced a seat-sharing formula in the state for Lok Sabha elections.

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'Don't play to the gallery, or you'll pay a heavy price': Kerala HC raps govt on mass arrests of Sabarimala devotees

Taking stringent action against the protesters, Kerala Police have arrested more than 1,400 people in connection with the protests all over the state and registered 450 cases over the past few days.

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Daily Bulletin: Sri Lanka president sacks PM; India to face Japan in Champions Trophy semi-final; today's top stories

Political crisis in Sri Lanka, unease in Bihar politics as NDA ally RLJP reaches out to Opposition camp, and India vs West Indies ODI match to remain in news through today.

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Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army soldier dies after being hit by stone thrown by youth in Anantnag

An Indian Army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir has died in a stone-pelting incident

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Delhi Police holds peace meeting in area where eight-year-old madrasa student died in a scuffle

A day after an eight-year-old madrasa student died during a scuffle between two groups of minor boys in south Delhi, police held a peace meeting in the area to thwart attempts to communalise the situation.

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India, Myanmar agree to fight insurgents along border, prevent wildlife and narcotic drug smuggling

India and Myanmar agreed on providing security cooperation and facilitate movement of people and trade across the International Border.

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Punjab, Haryana officials claim steep decline in crop burning during kharif season, reduction of pollution

Stubble-burning in agrarian Punjab and Haryana in October and November leads to environment pollution over north India, particularly in Delhi.

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Maharashtra govt sets up panel to decide on withdrawal of cases related to Bhima Koregaon, Maratha protests

The Maharashtra government on Friday constituted a three-member committee to examine if any of the cases registered during the protests after the Bhima Koregaon violence and the Maratha quota agitation are fit for withdrawal.

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Aadhaar details of five-year-old girl missing for over three months help Haryana Police reunite her with family

A team of AHTU had visited Aadhaar card office in Sector -1 Panchkula to get leads about the missing girl.

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Delhi records worst air quality of this month, CPCB says situation may worsen during Diwali

With more regions now suffering a "severe or severe-plus" air-quality, the top four most polluted regions in Delhi included Jahangirpuri in north Delhi, Mundaka in west-Delhi, Dwarka sub-city in south-Delhi, Anand Vihar in east-Delhi.

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CBI row: Special Director Rakesh Asthana moves Supreme Court against Centre's decision to divest him of duties

Special Director Rakesh Asthana, embroiled in an unprecedented feud with CBI chief Alok Verma, moved the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the Centre's decision to divest him of duties.

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Explosion at firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun leaves eight people dead, three seriously injured

Badaun Senior Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar said that the incident happened around 4.00 pm in a licensed firecracker factory in Rasulpur village under Civil Lines police station.

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Bombay HC dismisses petitions challenging construction of Mumbai metro car shed in Aarey Milk Colony

The Bombay High Court held that it had found no illegality in the decision to approve the construction of the car shed at a plot in Aarey Milk Colony in Mumbai.

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SBI boss Rajnish Kumar says new insolvency code has sparked 'paradigm shift in creditor-debtor relationship in India'

State Bank of India chairman Rajnish Kumar said India's newly minted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is the reform with maximum bite among many groundbreaking economic reforms that have unfolded under the Modi government.

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Bhima Koregaon case: Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves taken into police custody after Pune court rejects bail plea

Following the rejection of their bail pleas, Pune Police took Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves into custody.

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Mumbai boat capsize: From 'unqualified captain' to 'overloaded vessel', here are some theories behind the accident

Initially the reports said that the boat, 'MRM1', capsized off the coast of Mumbai after it hit a submerged rock while making its way towards the Shivaji memorial site, but eye witness accounts and further investigation revealed several other lapses behind the tragedy.

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Narendra Modi-Shinzo Abe summit: Sky is the limit for India-Japan ties but New Delhi must close gap between promise and delivery

India's resource constraints, political climate at home and chronic inability to keep its end of the bargain on projects hamper its rising economic profile and interfere with the nature of its strategic partnerships with like-minded powers.

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CBI row: Arun Jaitley says govt keen in only keeping image and integrity of investigating agency

All officers of CBI, particularly the top few officers, like Ceaser's wife must be beyond suspicion, they must be above suspicion, said Jaitley.

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Sabarimala row: Kerala Police includes photo of one of its own in album of 210 suspects, calls it 'mistake'

Kerala Police has included a photograph of one of its own personnel in its album of 210 people suspected to have been involved in protests at Sabarimala.

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MP polls: Bhind DM orders media organisations to register WhatsApp groups else face legal action to curb spread of fake news

A message is doing rounds on the social media claiming that the admins of WhatsApp groups run by media organisations will have to register themselves by 15 October, else face legal consequences.

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CBI books godman Daati Maharaj for raping woman at his ashram; agency took over probe from Delhi Police

On a complaint by a woman disciple, a case of rape and unnatural sex was filed against Daati Maharaj, his three brothers and a woman.

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Bihar court receives complaint against Smriti Irani over her 'menstrual blood' comments on Sabarimala issue

A controversy had erupted after Irani said at an event in Mumbai on Tuesday that women had a right to pray but "not desecrate" at places of worship.

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YouGov-Firstpost survey shows many married women happy about work-life balance; flexible work hours tops everyone's wishlist

According to the findings of a Firstpost-YouGov survey, a larger percentage of married women (52 percent) are happy about work-life balance than women who are single (40 percent)

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West Bengal Police files chargesheet against three in connection with rape of 35-year-old woman in Jalpaiguri district

The incident had taken place near the victim's home at Niranjan Pat locality of Jalpaiguri district.

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Applying for Indian citizenship? Narendra Modi government makes it mandatory to declare religion on registration form

Amendments were brought in Schedule I of Citizenship Rules, 2009 which requires certain categories of people to declare their religion while applying for Indian citizenship.

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Defence ministry's official Twitter handle gets into spat with former navy chief, later deletes angry tweet

The defence ministry's tweet, posted in response to a comment by Admiral Arun Prakash, was on the subject of misuse of an Army Command's insignia by a civilian.

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SC hearing on CBI's Alok Verma petition LIVE updates: Govt can't imprison truth, protests exposed PM, says Rahul Gandhi

Supreme Court hearing in CBI Director Alok Verma's petition LIVE updates: Rahul Gandhi was released from the Lodhi Colony Police Station soon after his detention. Coming out of the station, Congress chief said that the prime minister cannot flee from the truth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi panicked and the current CBI unrest is due to that, Rahul told reporters outside the police station.

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J&K separatists chafe under guv Satya Pal Malik's hardline approach, blame BJP for 'aggressive policy towards Kashmiris'

The police are frequently putting the separatists under house detention and are even registering cases against the leaders "for being a threat to peace."

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Shinzo Abe to host Narendra Modi for private dinner at his Yamanashi holiday home during PM's two-day trip to Japan

On Monday evening, Modi and Abe will hold wide-ranging talks with a focus on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual concerns which will include exploring ways to deepen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

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18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs to appeal against Madras High Court order in Supreme Court

Thanga Tamilselvan, one of the disqualified MLAs and a staunch supporter of sidelined AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran, said the decision was "unanimous" and accepted with "joy" by all the 18 MLAs. The decision was taken after a discussion between the disqualified legislators and Dhinakaran in Madurai.

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CBI vs CBI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi leads nationwide protests demanding reinstatement of Alok Verma

Congress, on Friday, staged protests outside all CBI offices across the country, lead by Rahul Gandhi, demanding reinstatement of CBI director Alok Verma, who has been sent on leave, and seeking an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "destroying" the image of the premier investigating agency.

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CBI vs CBI: SC orders MN Rao not to take policy decisions, gives CVC 2 weeks to complete inquiry against Alok Verma

The apex court directed that interim CBI chief M Nageswara Rao shall not take any major policy decisions. Decisions taken by him since 23 October till date shall not be implemented, it said. All decisions taken by Rao shall be placed before the apex court in a sealed cover.

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Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: From panel discussions to much awaited LitMart, there is much to look forward to

From the LitMart for aspiring authors to panel discussions on poetry, history, politics, crime and more, to discussions on the burning issues of the day and dedicated children's literature specials, the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival has so much on offer

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Bhima Koregaon violence case: Bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira rejected by Pune court

Pune Sessions Court rejected the bail plea of activists Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira who are three of the five activists arrested on 28 August in the Bhima Koregaon violence case

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2008 Malegaon blast case: Special NIA court defers framing of charges; Bombay HC to hear Purohit's appeal on 29 Oct

Six people were killed while more than a hundred got injured in the blast that took place on 29 September, 2008, in Maharashtra's Malegaon.

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ED raids Amnesty India over FEMA irregularities: A brief history of Centre's crackdown on NGOs

The latest Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the India office of Amnesty International in Bengaluru on Thursday has brought back questions related to the Narendra Modi government's handling of NGOs run by international bodies or funded by them in India.

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Amid Congress protests, Supreme Court decides 'interim' CBI chief to remain in office, but without full power

Supreme Court of India was hearing a petition filed by the 'ousted' CBI chief challenging the government's decision to send him on 'leave'

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AK Patnaik to supervise CVC probe against Alok Verma, was part of committee that held Justice Soumitra Sen guilty of corruption

Notably, Justice Patnaik was part of the inhouse committee which was formed by the former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan to probe into the allegations of corruption against Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court.

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Ram, Janu and Gulbonda: How Tamil movie 96 and social media saved a small Kerala startup

Calicut-based Gulbonda makes and sells wooden dolls. Founders Ritwik Mekkayil and Pallavi M talk about how the cast of the movie, and social media, saved the business from closure and the struggles of a small-city startup

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India urges United Nations to impose sanctions on militant organisations carrying out sexual violence

Large scale movements of refugees emanating from armed conflicts increase vulnerability of women to discrimination and exploitation, Paulomi Tripathi said.

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#MeToo in Carnatic music: Madras Music Academy's N Murali on addressing sexual harassment allegations against artists

In an interview with Firstpost, N Murali, the Madras Music Academy's president, spoke about the decision to drop seven musicians from the Margazhi line-up in the wake of #MeToo allegations

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Amnesty India says its structure compliant with Indian laws, alleges govt instilling fear by conducting such raids

Amnesty India had tweeted that the 10-hour raid conducted at its office ended midnight and the staff had fully cooperated with officials.

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Delhi's air quality index slides towards 'severe' category after parts of Bhalswa landfill site continue to smoulder

The Central Pollution Control Board recorded the overall Air Quality Index of Delhi at 358 on Friday morning.

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#MeToo in India: YouGov survey shows 25% of people now wary of hiring members of opposite sex; eastern states least likely

The issue of women's safety in the workplace has come to the fore following the outpouring of complaints against sexual harassment as part of the MeToo campaign

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Supreme Court hearing on Alok Verma petition LIVE updates: Fali S Nariman begins argument on CBI director's behalf

Supreme Court hearing in Alok Verma's petition LIVE updates: CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order by the Central government to send him on leave, Bar and Bench reported.

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CBI vs CBI battle in Supreme Court will also witness clash of 'legal titans' Nariman, Rohatgi, Venugopal and Mehta

Alok Verma is represented by India's towering jurist and legal luminary Fali S Nariman, and in Rakesh Asthana's corner is former attorney-general and senior Supreme Court lawyer Mukul Rohatgi

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Sopore encounter: Two militants killed, soldier injured in ongoing gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Pazalpora village of Dangiwacha Sopore in the north Kashmir district this morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area.

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Enforcement Directorate raids Amnesty International's India office in Bengaluru over alleged FEMA violations

After coming to power in 2014, the Narendra Modi government had launched clampdown against NGOs, which the opposition had termed as an attempt to stifle the voices of civil society groups.

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IIT Kharagpur student found hanging in hostel room; probe launched into death of 24-year-old

A 24-year-old MTech student of IIT Kharagpur was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hostel room, the police said.

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Sabarimala row: 1400 arrested, 400 cases registered in connection with protests; Vijayan govt says will implement SC order

Addressing an LDF meeting in Kottayam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan asserted the state government would implement the Supreme Court order permitting entry of all women into the Sabarimala temple.

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Daily Bulletin: SC to hear CBI chief Alok Verma's plea against Centre order; Congress to protest outside CBI offices across India; day's top stories

Supreme Court will hear CBI chief Alok Verma's plea against the government order sending him on leave, Rahul Gandhi will lead Congress protests outside CBI office today to demand Alok Verma's reinstatement, Pune court will hear the bail plea of 3 activists in the Bhima Koregaon case - day's top stories

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As J&K govt readies to shift base to Jammu, police prepares database of 'floating population', foreign nationals

Ahead of this year's darbar move from Srinagar to Jammu winter capital city, a top police officer Thursday directed all SHOs to prepare a database of the floating populations and foreign nationals, including Rohingyas, living in the city to foil any terror design.

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India staring at demographic disaster, major section of youth not equipped for job opportunities: Shashi Tharoor

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said India was staring at a "demographic disaster" as a major section of the country's youth was not yet equipped to take advantage of the job opportunities that the current century has to offer.

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One jawan killed, another injured in sniper attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral

An SSB jawan was killed inside a CRPF camp on 21 October by militants who used sniper rifles, possibly armed with night-vision devices, in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Bhima Koregaon violence: Hyderabad HC extends house arrest of activist Varavara Rao by three weeks

Violence erupted during the 200th-anniversary celebrations of the Bhima Koregaon battle in January, 2018, leaving one dead and several others injured.

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8-year-old madrasa student killed in Delhi's Malviya Nagar after scuffle between two groups of boys

The incident occurred in the morning in Delhi's Malviya Nagar when the students objected to a few local boys playing on a vacant land in front of the madrasa,

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CBI row: CJI-led Supreme Court bench to hear on Friday Alok Verma's plea challenging Centre's decision

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday the petition filed by CBI director Alok Kumar Verma challenging the decision of the Centre to divest him of his duties and sending him on leave.

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Six militants killed in two encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla and Anantnag districts

Six militants were on Thursday killed in two gunbattles with security forces in Baramulla and Anantnag districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Santragachi foot overbridge stampede: Key Railways official says structure is 'highly inadequate' to handle passenger volume

The stampede at Santragachi station occurred around 6 pm when the commuters hurriedly tried to cross the foot overbridge between two platforms following an announcement of two trains coming simultaneously on two adjacent tracks.

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RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy tweets rape joke amid Sabarimala row, Kerala nun case; 69-yr-old was appointed to RBI board in August

In August, Gurumurthy was appointed as a part-time, non-official director on the central board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI

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ED conducts raids on Amnesty International's Bengaluru office in connection with investigation into funding

The raids against Amnesty come even as an alliance of 400 organisations urged the Centre to refrain from using "coercive methods" against NGOs.

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RRB ALP Result 2018 to be announced by 31 October; here are the steps to download it

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) will declare the result of RRB ALP 2018 for the first stage examination by 31 October.

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New Delhi and Beijing to hold joint military exercises later this year, says Chinese defence ministry

The exercises-'Hand-in-Hand'-focussing on counter-terrorism operations were not held last year as both sides were locked in a 73-day standoff in Doka La in the Sikkim sector of the border.

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Narendra Modi removed Alok Verma because he got 'scared' by CBI inquiry into Rafale, claims Rahul Gandhi at Rajasthan rally

Rahul Gandhi repeated the Congress allegation that the Rafale jets were being procured at a much higher price than what was being negotiated while the UPA government was in power.

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Hubble Captures the Ghost of Cassiopeia

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YouGov-Firstpost survey shows Tier 3 cities likely to have better work-life balance compared to counterparts in Tier 1, Tier 2 cities

YouGov-Firstpost survey shows lack of work-life balance is felt the most in Tier 1 cities where a larger percentage of women fear they would not be able to "devote full attention to family due to hectic work life"

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CBI denies reports of Alok Verma investigating Rafale deal, calls news of him being sent on leave for doing so 'false and manufactured'

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said that Alok Verma has been divested of responsibility but not removed as the Director and his tenure has not been curtailed.

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Ill-effects of stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana not limited to Delhi or NCR; it grips entire country, impacts climate system

The practice of crop residue burning started with mechanised harvesting in 1980s, for both paddy and wheat residues as it leaves taller stubbles of 1-2 ft compared with less than 6 inch in manual harvesting.

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Amritsar train tragedy aftermath: Northern Railways instructs drivers to slow down, asks guards to take safety measures

The railways has maintained that it was not at fault for the Amritsar train tragedy because it had no intimation of the event.

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Alok Verma vs Rakesh Asthana: How the battle between the CBI director and his deputy unfolded

The rift began as a CBI investigation into the Moin Qureshi corruption case and evolved into a controversy involving both bribery allegations against both Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana.

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Encounters underway between security forces, militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Athoora and Kheri

On Wednesday, two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in Nowgam area of Anantnag district.

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President Ram Nath Kovind appeals people to celebrate festivals without impacting environment, urges social organisations to create awareness

The President said at present, people in Delhi were having trouble in breathing due to the increasing pollution levels in the city.

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Navjot Singh Sidhu writes letter to Piyush Goyal seeking high fencing, CCTVs along railway tracks

Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday wrote a letter to Railways minister Piyush Goyal.

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Rafale deal: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier says Indian govt didn't force company to choose Reliance as partner

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said the company chose Reliance Defence as its partner for the Rafale deal as it had land near the airport on the outskirts of Nagpur, where they could set up a production facility.

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CBI registers corruption case against 8 HAL officials after removal of Alok Verma as agency director

CBI registered a case against eight officials of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on account of corruption charges.

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YS Jagan Mohan Reddy attacked at Visakhapatnam airport: Suresh Prabhu condemns incident, says probe is underway

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, received a minor injury to his shoulder when he was attacked by a man.

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Kolkata law university offers Harry Potter course, gives students chance to explore legal aspects in 'wizarding world'

According to a statement by NUJS, the Harry Potter series vividly exposes the limitations of laws and institutions.

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Made to pay for welfare schemes, aBundelkhand village protests against years of corruptadministration

The chunk of the gaps and allegations are centred on the celebrated Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G), though other policies have seen funds embezzlement too. According to Bhadehdu's residents, they have even been made to pay to avail the benefits of government welfare schemes, which are meant to be free.

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IB says no snooping outside Alok Verma's home; Congress claims BJP put CBI chief on surveillance to guard 'secrets'

After a spell of the internal fighting in CBI, the Centre divested the investigative agency's Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana from their roles and asked them to go on leave.

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Mizoram Assembly Election 2018: Congress announces list of 40 candidates for state polls on 28 November

Mizoram is the only north-eastern state and among the few states in the country currently under the Congress rule.

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'Hum bolega to bologe ki bolta hai': Smriti Irani takes on trolls over sanitary pad remark with amusing photo

Smriti Irani seemingly responded to the trolling by posting a picture from her 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' days.

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Sabzar Ahmad Sofi's death signals urgent need to weed out 'handlers' turning Kashmiri students to militants

Within hours of the gunfight in which Sabraz Ahmad Sofi was killed, photographs of him looking "dashing" flooded social media first and mainstream media soon after, as it happened in the case of Burhan Wani in 2016 and more recently after PhD scholar Manan Wani's killing.

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MPhil scholar among two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam district

"Acting on a tip-off about presence of militants in Suthu Kothair locality of Nowgam, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours," the police official said.

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Mallikarjun Kharge terms forced leave for CBI director 'shameful', accuses govt of interference in every autonomous body

Mallikarjun Kharge pointed out that CBI Director Alok Verma was chosen by a committee, and the government had no right to "remove him this way".

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RPSC RAS, RTS 2018: Prelims result declared; check scores at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in

The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has released the results of Rajasthan Administrative Services (RAS) and Rajasthan Taxation Service (RTS) preliminary combined competitive examinations on its official website, rpsc.rajasthan.gov.

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Madras Music Academy drops seven artists from Margazhi lineup following #MeToo allegations

The seven artists dropped by the Madras Music Academy include N Ravikiran, OS Thyagarajan, Mannargudi A Easwaran, Srimushnam V Raja Rao, Nagai Sriram, R Ramesh and Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan.

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Jaipur Literature Festival responds to petition seeking strong stand on #MeToo, promises safe space for all

The organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival have said that it condemns sexual harassment and gave details about its internal complaints committee.

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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Centre may take ordinance route if it is not passed during Parliament's Winter Session

The Congress proposed that North-eastern states should be kept out of the purview of the bill

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TNPSC Group 2 preliminary exam hall tickets to be released soon; download from tnpsc.gov.in.

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) will release the hall tickets soon for the TNPSC Group 2 preliminary exam which is scheduled for 11 November. The hall tickets will be available on the official website, tnpsc.gov.in.

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CBI vs CBI: India faces major institutionalcrisis, but from it will hopefully emerge a stronger democracy

The meltdown in CBI is more frightening than shocking - the implications of this implosion are chilling at many levels

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YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy attacked at Visakhapatnam airport; Suresh Prabhu orders thorough investigation

YSR Congress president Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday was attacked by an unknown assailant in the VIP lounge of the Visakhapatnam airport in Andhra Pradesh when he was on his way back to Hyderabad.

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CBI vs CBI LIVE updates: After Alok Verma, ploy to target ED official Rajeshwar Singh, claims Subramanian Swamy

CBI vs CBI Live updates: Reacting to the CBI vs CBI row, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy expressed apprehensions that the BJP government may try and protect P Chidambaram.

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CBI vs CBI: Subramanian Swamy claims govt 'hell-bent' on protecting corrupt, says will talk to PM to bring Alok Verma back

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said he would discuss Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma's leave order with prime minister Narendra Modi to bring the CBI top brass back.

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Sabarimala temple row: Kerala Police issues look-out notice for 210 people suspected of instigating violence

Kerala witnessed strings of protests after the doors of the hill shrine opened on 17 October in compliance with Supreme Court's verdict on Sabarimala temple.

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Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: Supreme Court asks Brajesh Thakur why he shouldn't be transferred out of Bihar jail

Brajesh Thakur is the prime accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, where 34 minor girls were raped in state-funded shelter homes which were run by the Seva Sankalp Evam Vikash Samiti, an NGO owned by Thakur.

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Annapurna Devi's life and #MeToo reflect patriarchy's stranglehold on the world of Indian classical music

If Annapurna Devi's was the story of a musician who turned away from the world of performance, the other event of the week in the sphere of classical music, was the surfacing of a wave of #MeToo stories

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#MeToo in India: YouGov survey shows over 50% of people aged 30 and above are now careful in dealing with opposite sex

The issue of women's safety in the workplace has come to the fore following the outpouring of complaints against sexual harassment as part of the MeToo campaign

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Ram Nath Kovind dismisses plea to disqualify 27 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs for allegedly holding offices of profit

President Ram Nath Kovind signed the order dismissing the plea based on an opinion given by the Election Commission (EC) in July

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On UN Day, international body dedicates its New Delhi office to India's cultural heritage

UN House is an iconic building, one of the structures designed by noted American architect Joseph Allen Stein in Lodhi Estate area. The others being India International Centre and India Habitat Centre.

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Two killed after gas cylinder explodes at slum cluster in Pune's Dalvinagar area; case registered

Two persons were killed in a fire mishap at a slum area in Pune in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said. The blaze erupted after a gas cylinder exploded around 3 am in a shanty located at Dalvinagar in Pimpri Chinchwad area on the city's outskirts, he said.

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Four Intelligence Bureau men caught 'snooping' outside Alok Verma's home: Congress says 'IB heading CBI way'

Four men were intercepted sitting in two cars waiting outside Alok Verma's CBI House residence on Janpath since late on Wednesday.

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Greater Noida double murder: Police arrests three members of Bawariya gang, books them under Arms Act

The Greater Noida Police have also identified six absconding members of the gang involved in the double murder case.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear fresh petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking SIT probe against CBI officials

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking a SIT probe against CBI officials, including Rakesh Asthana, who was asked to go on leave on Wednesday.

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Bhima Koregaon violence: Supreme Court to hear Maharashtra govt's plea challenging Bombay HC ruling on 29 October

The apex court's decision comes after the Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the lower court's decision by which the Maharashtra Police was granted more time to conclude the investigation and file the charge sheet in the violence case in which several rights activist had been made accused.

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SC order on firecrackers could make manufacturers go bankrupt, create bad debt worth more than Rs 2,000cr, says industry body

The firecrackers manufacturing industry claims that Supreme Court judgment banning use of barium in manufacturing of firecrackers will not only make bursting of firecrackers during festivals impracticable, it could also make the industry go bankrupt incurring bad debt worth more than Rs 2,000 crore

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Justice NH Patil is 42nd Chief Justice of Bombay High Court: All you need to know

Justice NH Patil's appointment as the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court comes after a Supreme Court collegium comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice MB Lokur and Justice Kurian Joseph pointed out that the office of the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court has been lying vacant for quite some time, since the retirement of Justice Manjula Chellur in December last year.

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