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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: There can’t be blanket ban on media coverage of sexual assault cases, says SC
PTI | September 20, 2018 8:19 PMThere cannot be a “blanket ban” on media reporting on cases of rape and sexual abuse but such incidents should not be sensationalised, the Supreme Court said Thursday.
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Afghan Ambassador to India Shaida Abdali resigns
PTI | September 20, 2018 4:13 PMAfghan Ambassador to India Shaida Abdali has resigned from the post, saying he wants to serve the people of his country who are facing challenging situation.
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PDP hopes PM Narendra Modi will reciprocate dialogue offer made by Imran Khan
PTI | September 20, 2018 4:02 PMThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reciprocate the offer of talks made by his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan, saying dialogue was the only way out of the stalemate.
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AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi bets on TRS returning to power in Telangana
PTI | September 20, 2018 3:55 PMAIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is betting on the TRS to return to power in Telangana and hinted at backing the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party in segments where it is not fielding candidates.
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Akhilesh Yadav deceived all close to him, says Amar Singh
PTI | September 20, 2018 3:42 PMRajya Sabha member Amar Singh targeted Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and alleged that he had “deceived” all those who were close to him.
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Manohar Parrikar admitted at AIIMS: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan visits ailing Goa CM
PTI | September 20, 2018 3:38 PMLok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan visited ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here on Thursday.
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PM Narendra Modi meets ASHA workers after recent announcement on increase in insurance cover, other incentives
PTI | September 20, 2018 3:30 PMPrime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday interacted with a group of Asha workers, who recounted how they were instrumental in saving lives of poor mothers and children through timely intervention.
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Sachin Tendulkar refuses doctorate honour from Jadavpur University; had turned down Oxford too
FE Online | September 20, 2018 4:46 PMSachin Tendulkar has refused to accept an honourary doctorate from Kolkata’s Jadavpur University.
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Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight mishap: Passengers recount terrifying experience
PTI | September 20, 2018 3:16 PMMumbai-based professional Prashant Sharma had never realised flying could be “so terrifying” until his Thursday morning flight to Jaipur.
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Indian-origin doctor Chaand Nagpaul warns of ‘unconscious racism’ in UK’s state-run health service
PTI | September 20, 2018 2:52 PMA senior Indian-origin medic who heads Britain’s leading doctors’ union on Thursday called on the government-funded National Health Service to treat its black and minority ethnic doctors more fairly, alleging that there is an “unconscious racism” within the system.
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Is RSS undertaking an image makeover? Read hints from Mohan Bhagwat’s three-day lecture series
FE Online | September 20, 2018 2:35 PMMohan Bhagwat’s remarks on an array of issues, including the role of the Congress during the freedom movement, communal politics, uniform civil code, reservations and lynchings have sent a message about its “inclusive” intent.
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Imran Khan writes to PM Narendra Modi; Pakistan PM seeks to re-start bilateral talks
PTI | September 20, 2018 6:45 PMPakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, the Foreign Office said here Thursday, seeking to re-start the bilateral talks on key issues “challenging the relationship” including on terrorism and Kashmir.
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Bhima-Koregaon case: SC reserves verdict on 5 activists’ arrests
PTI | September 20, 2018 2:21 PMThe Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by historian Romila Thapar and others seeking the immediate release of five rights activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case and an SIT probe into their arrest.
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Aircel-Maxis deal case: Supreme Court extends deadline by 3 months for completing probe
PTI | September 20, 2018 2:11 PMThe Supreme Court Thursday extended by three months the deadline given to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to complete the probe in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
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Kerala nun rape case: SIT resumes quizzing bishop Franco Mulakkal, Kerala police chief says call on arrest in day or two
PTI | September 20, 2018 4:54 PMThe SIT of Kerala police probing the case of alleged rape of a nun by a bishop resumed questioning him Thursday even as the state police chief said a decision on Franco Mulakkal’s arrest could be taken in a day or two.
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Delhi shocker! 52-year-old woman locked inside room for 5 years, was fed once in 4 days
FE Online | September 20, 2018 2:03 PMThe rescue of a 52-year-old woman by volunteers of the Delhi Commission for Women along with 14 policemen from Rohini (north) police station has blown the lid off a sordid tale of neglect and human apathy by those who were closest to her.
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Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight mishap: One passenger admitted to hospital after aircraft suffered ‘loss of cabin pressure’
PTI | September 20, 2018 1:39 PMOne of the Jet Airways flyers, who suffered nose and ear bleeding after the crew “forgot” to turn on a switch that controls cabin air pressure, has been admitted to a hospital here for check-up, an official said.
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Tweeting in Hindi gaining popularity in India, says US study
PTI | September 20, 2018 1:25 PMTweeting in Hindi is gaining popularity in India, according to a study conducted by researchers, including an Indian, in the US.
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Acting Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh to continue in office, says Supreme Court
PTI | September 20, 2018 1:20 PMThe Supreme Court Thursday said the newly appointed acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir shall continue in office till the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) takes a decision on the matter.
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Imran Khan pitches for big diplomatic move in maiden letter to Narendra Modi as Pakistan PM
FE Online | September 20, 2018 12:35 PMThe bilateral dialogue process between both neighbouring nations began in December, 2015 when Swaraj attended the ‘Heart of Asia’ in Islamabad. However, the initiative of initiating a dialogue could not take final shape. After assuming charge as PM, Imran Khan has stressed on the need for talks between the two countries.
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Rahul Gandhi terms Nirmala Sitharaman ‘Rafale Minister’, demands resignation
PTI | September 20, 2018 4:37 PMCongress President Rahul Gandhi Thursday accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” on HAL’s capability to build Rafale aircraft and demanded her resignation.
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Museum by Baahubali makers, Rs 250-crore budget: Government’s mega plans to make Kumbh 2019 ‘biggest ever celebration’
FE Online | September 20, 2018 11:00 AMA part of this budget (about Rs 100 crore) will be spent on the Sanskriti Gram – a 15-acre tech-enabled museum at the venue which will be made by the set designers of SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Bahubali.
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AAP government to scrap free WiFi project? Here’s how you may still get free Internet
FE Online | September 20, 2018 10:34 AMMuch of the quandary that the Kejriwal government finds itself in is due to the changes that the internet landscape has seen in the last couple of years
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Madhya Pradesh HC orders removal of PM Narendra Modi’s photos from Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana houses
ANI | September 20, 2018 10:27 AMThe Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday ordered the removal of pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the tiles laid in houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) by December 20.
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Jet Airways scare: Passengers bleed through ears and nose as cabin crew ‘forgets’ to maintain cabin pressure; watch video
FE Online | September 20, 2018 10:36 AMJet Airways passengers scare: The incident relates to Wednesday evening when 30 out of 166 passengers complained of health issues. During the climb, the crew forgot to select the switch to maintain cabin pressure, reports said. The flight was subsequently turned back to Mumbai mid-air.
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Big move to curb crimes against women: Centre to release National Registry of Sexual Offenders today
FE Online | September 20, 2018 8:16 AMThe database, which will be maintained by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), will also contain over 4.5 lakh cases. The cases will have profiles of first-time and repeat offenders.
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Major worry for India, Pakistan! 59% of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in these countries, check full list
PTI | September 20, 2018 7:33 AMAlmost 59 per cent of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in five Asian countries, Including India and Pakistan, a US report said Thursday. The other three countries include Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines.
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