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Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu to address UN forum
ANI | September 22, 2018 7:52 AMAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will be travelling to New York City to deliver a keynote address at an event, titled ‘Financing Sustainable Agriculture: Global Challenges and Opportunities’
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Mining scam: Goa Congress Chief lauds Parsekar for ‘exposing’ Manohar Parrikar
ANI | September 22, 2018 7:34 AMGoa Congress Chief A Chellakumar thanked former chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar for exposing incumbent Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in an alleged mining scam worth Rs 1.44 lakh crores.
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Fall out of India-Pak FM meet bad news for J-K, says Mehbooba Mufti
ANI | September 22, 2018 7:26 AMThe meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi was scheduled to be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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India made significant advancement to eliminate worst forms of child labour in 2017, says US report
PTI | September 22, 2018 7:16 AMIndia is among the only 14 countries to have made significant advancement in efforts to eliminate child labour in 2017, an official US report said Saturday.
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Over 6 tonnes of beef seized from tempo
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:47 PMPolice Thursday seized over six tonnes of beef from a tempo that had met with an accident in Bhiwandi area of Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said.
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Bishop arrested in Kerala nun rape case amid growing public outrage
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:43 PMBishop Franco Mulakkal, a senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy in India, was arrested Friday night amid mounting public outrage over allegations of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a nun, police said.
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Four men arrested in connection with loan racket in PNB
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:29 PMNirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, in connivance with certain bank officials, allegedly cheated PNB of over Rs 13,000 crore through fraudulent Letters of Undertaking (LoUs).
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Case against a Facebook user for posting morphed pic of PM Modi; it showed him wearing skull cap
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:24 PMA case has been registered against a Facebook user by Indore police in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly posting a morphed picture of Prime Minister which shows him wearing a skull cap.
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Woman guard on goods train molested at Kalyan station
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:20 PMTwo unidentified men allegedly molested a woman security guard of the Central Railway on a goods train at Kalyan station in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said Friday.
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JNU welcomes UGC’s ‘surgical strike day’ circular, Jamia to finalise ‘programme on Monday’
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:16 PMThe controversial UGC circular issued on Thursday has triggered a political row with the ruling TMC in West Bengal saying it will not be followed in the state.
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‘Conspiracy, collusion’ to benefit Modi’s ‘crony friend’ in Rafale deal exposed: Congress
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:14 PMThe Congress Friday stepped up its attack on the Rafale deal alleging that the government’s “complicity, collusion and conspiracy” to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “crony friend” has been exposed following former French President Francois Hollande’s reported comments.
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75% people acquitted in SC/ST Act cases: Madhya Prades Bar Association survey
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:02 PMMadhya Pradesh, over the past several days, has been witnessing protests from various communities against the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill 2018 which was passed by Parliament in August.
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PM has betrayed India: Rahul Gandhi on Hollande’s reported remarks on Rafale deal
PTI | September 21, 2018 10:19 PMCongress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi following former French President Francois Hollande’s reported remarks on the Rafale deal, saying he has “betrayed” India.
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Research scholar of IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad found hanging in his hostel room
PTI | September 21, 2018 9:38 PMA research scholar of IIT Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad was found hanging in his hostel room, police said Friday.
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Hope emerges! BJP MP adopts ‘ghost’ village to bring back its residents
PTI | September 21, 2018 8:46 PMThe parliamentarian will visit migrant families living in different parts of the country and also hold talks with associations representing them so that their concerns can be addressed and they persuaded to go back to their villages.
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‘Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s ‘true face’ exposed’ – Sushma Swaraj-Qureshi meeting called off; what led to this?
PTI | September 21, 2018 8:34 PMBarely 24 hours after agreeing to the engagement, the government Friday called off a meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan in New York, citing the brutal killings of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad releasing postage stamps “glorifying” Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.
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Best way to celebrate ‘surgical strike day’ is for PM Narendra Modi to visit slain BSF jawan’s family, says Arvind Kejriwal
PTI | September 21, 2018 8:17 PMThe UGC on Thursday asked varsities and higher educational institutions across the country to observe September 29 as “surgical strike day”, triggering a political row.
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Government playing with ‘crown’ of India: Congress on Jammu and Kashmir situation
PTI | September 21, 2018 7:10 PMHitting out at the Centre over the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress Friday alleged that the NDA government was playing with the “crown of India” and treating the people of the state like “guinea pigs”.
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Chinese national arrested with fake Indian passport, Aadhaar card
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:59 PMA 39-year-old Chinese national was arrested for allegedly possessing a fake Indian passport and Aadhaar card, a senior official said Friday.
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Jammu and kashmir: Five LeT militants killed, says police
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:45 PMFive militants from the Lashkar-e-Taiba who recently infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir were killed in an encounter Friday, police said.
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BJP accuses HD Kumaraswamy of sedition; seeks action
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:30 PMThe Karnataka BJP Friday accused Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of sedition and sought action over his remark asking people to “rise in revolt” against the saffron party for its alleged attempts to destabilise the state government.
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Ban on DJ, Dolby systems to stay for Ganesh immersion, Navratri, says Bombay High Court
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:21 PMThe Bombay High Court on Friday refused to lift the ban imposed by the Maharashtra government on the use of hi-tech sound-amplifying systems such as DJ and Dolby sound during Ganpati immersion and the coming Navratri festival.
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PNB fraud: Mehul Choksi cites TV debate phone-in in plea to get NBW cancelled
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:12 PMFugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi, a co-accused in the Punjab National Bank fraud case, on Friday moved the special CBI court here for cancellation of a non-bailable warrant against him claiming he has reasons to believe that his return to India might endanger his life.
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Political row over UGC communication to varsities to observe Sep 29 as surgical strike day; West Bengal says no
PTI | September 21, 2018 6:11 PMA political row broke out on Friday over the UGC communication to varsities to observe September 29 as “Surgical strike day” with the ruling TMC in West Bengal saying it will not be followed in the state and joined the Congress to allege the move was part of BJP’s political agenda but the Centre asserted this reflected patriotism and not politics.
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Killing of SPOs in J&K act of desperation by militants: MH
FE Online | September 21, 2018 5:53 PMDue to pro-active actions of J&K police (Jammu & Kashmir), militants have been pushed to corner and are being driven to desperation, says the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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MEA cancels Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers’ meet in New York, says Imran Khan’s ‘true face’ exposed
FE Online | September 21, 2018 5:43 PMThe government has revoked its decision to accept Pakistan’s proposal for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of UNGA in New York later this month.
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BJP will be deciding factor in government formation in Telangana, claims Bandaru Dattatreya
PTI | September 21, 2018 5:37 PMBJP would win a good number of seats in the coming Assembly elections in Telangana and it would be a “deciding factor” in forming the government, BJP MP Bandaru Dattatreya claimed here Friday.
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