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Slain Kashmiri Pandit cremated in Jammu amid protests by community members
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Slain Kashmiri Pandit cremated in Jammu amid protests by community members

Jammu, May 13: Government employee Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists inside his office in central Kashmir's Budgam district, was cremated on Friday amid a protest by members of the Kashmiri Pandit community here. Rahul Bhat was gunned down by terrorists inside the Tehsil office in...
India logs 2,841 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
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India logs 2,841 new Covid cases, 9 deaths

New Delhi, May 13: India on Friday reported 2,841 new Covid cases, a marginal rise against the 2,827 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, nine additional fatalities took the overall death toll to 5,24,190. The active caseload of the country...
NIA charges 11 for supplying arms to terrorists, gangs in Jharkhand
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NIA charges 11 for supplying arms to terrorists, gangs in Jharkhand

New Delhi, May 13: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said they have filed a charge sheet against 11 persons in a case of pilferage of arms and ammunition and supply to terrorist organisations in Jharkhand. The charge sheet was filed before the special NIA court under various sections of IPC,...
Allahabad HC dismisses petition on Taj Mahal, sharply pulls up petitioner
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Allahabad HC dismisses petition on Taj Mahal, sharply pulls up petitioner

Lucknow, May 12: The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench on Thursday dismissed the petition seeking opening of 22 rooms in the Taj Mahal premises. The two-judge bench ripped into the petitioner who sought opening of the 22 locked rooms, stating that the truth about the iconic monument needs to...
Section 144 back in riot-hit MP
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Section 144 back in riot-hit MP's Khargone

Bhopal, May 12: Section 144 has been re-imposed in the riot-hit Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh as a preventive measure. A notification issued jointly by the district administration and the police on Wednesday stated that no rallies, processions, Jagarans and shobha yatras or political...
SC declines to grant interim relief in challenge to the LIC IPO
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SC declines to grant interim relief in challenge to the LIC IPO

New Delhi, May 12: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant interim relief to petitioners challenging the amendments to LIC Act by Finance Act of 2021, which facilitated the LIC IPO. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: "We are of the view that no case of interim relief has...
Five killed, 2 injured in accident on Yamuna Expressway
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Five killed, 2 injured in accident on Yamuna Expressway

Agra, May 12: Five people were killed and two seriously injured when an SUV collided head on with a dumper on Uttar Pradesh's Yamuna Expressway on Thursday. The SUV was en route to Noida when the accident took place. The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Noida for treatment while the...
Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 19,067
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Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 19,067

New Delhi, May 12: With 2,827 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,181 with 24 fatalities, the...
India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Lanka: Indian mission
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India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Lanka: Indian...

Colombo, May 11: The Indian High Commission here on Wednesday categorically dismissed speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, saying India is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic recovery. The denial from the Indian mission came a day...
About 50 per cent of women aged 15-24 years still use cloth for menstrual protection: NFHS
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About 50 per cent of women aged 15-24 years still use cloth for menstrual...

New Delhi, May 11: About 50 per cent of women aged 15-24 years still use cloth for menstrual protection, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) report, with experts attributing it to lack of awareness and taboo existing around menstruation. The experts also said that if an...
Delhi HC passes split verdict on marital rape criminalisation case
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Delhi HC passes split verdict on marital rape criminalisation case

New Delhi, May 11: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict in the marital rape criminalisation case, which challenged the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code.A bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C. Hari Shankar expressed different opinions in the...
Demolition drive underway in several parts of Delhi
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Demolition drive underway in several parts of Delhi

New Delhi, May 11: Demolition drive against illegal encroachment is currently underway at several parts of the national capital on Wednesday. JCB bulldozers have been employed to demolish all illegally constructed temporary structures.The places where the demolition will be carried out are Tilak...
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