The Special MCOCA Court’s verdict discharging nine accused has partially removed the terror stain from the collective consciouness of Malegaon’s Muslim community, which lives in a ghetto where, like other Muslim ghettos, development is slow to reach. When the powerful bombs placed in bicycles rocked Malegaon’s Hamidiya Masjid and Bada Kabrastan on September 8, 2006, […]
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Adarsh Shetty, president of AHAR (Association of Hotels and Restaurants), said that they are hopeful that the government will finally start issuing licences without frivolous conditions after the Supreme Court order. “My phone was flooded with thank you calls from bar dancers who have been jobless for the last 11 years. The government abruptly closed
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The Aam Aadmi Party’s best efforts to put lawmakers into following its odd-even rule on the first day of the Parliament session elicited little response. A Member of Parliament Special Bus Service, launched by the Delhi government, to drop lawmakers to Parliament on Monday morning had few takers. Taking into account the Parliament session and
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India’s star batsman Virat Kohli said on Monday (April 25) he is looking forward to watching the biopics of iconic Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Mahendra Singh Dhoni which are scheduled to be released soon. Batting legend Tendulkar has recently released on his social networking sites the teaser of his biopic, “Sachin: A
A poster of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati depicting her as Goddess Kali slaying Union Minister Smriti Irani with Prime Minister Narendra Modi shown in a miniature form has surfaced here, triggering a blame game between political rivals in Uttar Pradesh. While BSP denied that it has any association with the controversial poster, BJP
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The Dadri police have ordered an enquiry into allegations that sub-inspector Akhtar Khan was abandoned by his team during a raid during which he was shot dead by criminals. Khan, 40, was leading a team that raided a hideout of criminals Furkan and Javed at Nai Abadi in Dadri, 30 km from Delhi. His family
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Panic button will be mandatory for all mobile phones to be sold in India from January 1, 2017, on wards to enable users make emergency call easily. Besides, in-built GPS navigation system would be mandatory for all phones a year later with effect from January 1, 2018, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.
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India and Pakistan gave themselves another opportunity to get going with the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD), launched last year in December, by announcing a bilateral meeting between Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry here on Tuesday. While the meeting will take place only on the sidelines of the Heart
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The JNU on Monday slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and rusticated three others for varying durations over their alleged role in the controversial 9 February event for which they were charged with sedition, an action which had sparked outrage and triggered protests. Based on the findings of a high-level
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A massive fire completely destroyed the iconic National Museum of Natural History in Delhi after it broke out late last night. Six firemen have been injured in the fire, two are in a critical condition. The fire broke out at around 1.45 am on the sixth floor of the museum located in the FICCI complex
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Superstar Salman Khan still holds the top place in remaining the most eligible bachelors in B-Town. However, his name is linked to many pretty faces, on-and-off. While many are baseless rumours, there is one particular lady, about whom nobody knows, if she really is dating Mr Khan or is just a ‘good friend’. Recently, the
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It’s indeed sad how everything about Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut right now is directing towards their legal fight. Their films have taken a backseat and so has their professional life. It’s like their personal stories have become all the more entertaining. But turns out despite their legal statements doing the rounds, Hrithik is trying
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Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover are in the midst of tying up the final details of their upcoming nuptials on April 30. Days after the duo posted images of bridal shower and bachelor party, a Times of India report says the couple will not be holding a wedding reception. It was earlier reported that
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Yemeni troops backed by Arab coalition air strikes killed more than 800 members of Al-Qaeda in an attack on a southeastern provincial capital held by the group for the past year, the coalition said Monday. Pro-government forces recaptured an oil terminal as well as the city of Mukalla, which was considered a terrorist stronghold, military
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US President Barack Obama will announce plans to send up to 250 more military personnel to Syria on Monday, according to a senior administration official, intensifying US assistance to rebels as a ceasefire falters. Obama “tomorrow will announce that he has authorized up to 250 additional forces deploying to Syria,” the source said, adding that
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Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has slammed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for mocking an Indian call centre worker during an election rally this week, saying it shows disrespect towards the community and is reflective of his divisive rhetoric. “Donald Trump mocking Indian workers is just typical of his disrespect that he has shown to groups across
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Actor Shah Rukh Khan said that he is adamant and stubborn about making another film like the 2011 science fiction superhero film Ra.One. Directed by Anubhav Sinha, Ra.One featured Shah Rukh as scientist Shekhar Subramanium, and a humanoid robot G.One. The film also starred Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Rampal. Despite being backed by SRK’s
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A day after he was denied permission to hold public meetings in Azamgarh, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said the ruling Samajwadi party was ‘insecure’ of him. “Yesterday did a roadshow in 4 districts UP very good public response esp from youth for 12 hours peaceful but stopped Azamgarh SP is insecur (sic),” he
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament and actor Paresh Rawal on Monday violated the Odd Even rule and reached Parliament in an even number car, while today today cars with odd numbers can ply on the street. Delhi is currently following the Odd Even formula for the second time for a set of 15
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A 76-year-old retired vice-principal of a government school was found murdered at his home in northwest Delhi’s Satyawati Colony near Ashok Vihar Phase-III on Sunday morning. The police suspect that the elderly man was murdered for resisting robbery. The entire house was found ransacked and cash and jewellery missing. His limbs were tied with a
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The state government on Sunday got Incremental Devolution Index Award 2015-16 for providing maximum power to panchayats in the last three years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave away the award on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day organized in Jamshedpur. Odisha shared the award with Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim. Panchayati raj secretary Deoranjan Kumar
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A sub-inspector was allegedly shot dead as police attempted to nab criminals on the run early on Monday. Police said 40-year-old Akhtar Khan was leading a team, which raided a hideout of Fukran and Javed at Nai Abadi area of Dadri, 30 km from Delhi. Khan was the first to enter the hideout of the
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It is almost official that SJ Suryah will be directing Power Star Pawan Kalyan’s next film, and the director is gearing up to put the project in motion. Pawan has okayed the script narrated by the director, which he was apparently quite amazed with. Now sources have confirmed that the film will start rolling soon.
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Varun Dhawan turned 29 with a party at his Juhu residence, which started on Saturday at 10 pm and continued through the night. Most of B’wood’s young brigade, including childhood buddy Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur, Jacqueline Fernandez and Parineeti Chopra were present among the 50-odd guests, but fellow students, Alia Bhatt and
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Rising Pune Supergiants skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni lashed out at his bowlers after their narrow 2-wicket loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in a thrilling IPL match at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune on Sunday. The Supergiants’ dismal run this season has gone from bad to worse with Dhoni losing his fourth game on the
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Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has cited the example of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, her estranged sister-in-law, while suggesting a way of fighting corruption in her constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The rare praise came at a vigilance meeting the minister held with officials in her constituency Pilibhit on Sunday. The officials were complaining about corrupt “babus”
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The second part of the Parliament session, which begins today, is all set to be a stormy one with the Opposition parties closing ranks to raise the issue of imposition of Presidents’ rule in Uttarakhand. However, the government has listed a heavy agenda for the session, including passage of 13 bills in the Lok Sabha
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India has withdrawn visa granted to a Chinese dissident after Beijing’s strong protest, say government sources. Dolkun Isa, a Germany-based Uyghur activist, had been granted visa to attend a conference in Dharamsala this week. The move was seen as linked to China blocking New Delhi’s proposal at the UN to designate Pakistan-based Jaish e Mohammad
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Finally, Shahid Kapoor, after quite a long time, is back with his no-moustache cute look. After wrapping up his shoot for Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming movie ‘Rangoon,’ which sees the 35-year-old actor with a moustache, he posted a snap on his Instagram account this morning which shows him in a no-moustache look. Recently, the ‘Haider’ actor
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Hindi film actor Akshay Kumar, who will be next seen in “Housefull 3”, says he is relieved when he does comedy films. Of late Akshay has appeared in action-drama such as “Airlift”, “Baby” and “Holiday”. “I feel relieved when I do light comedy films. For quite sometime I was in tense mood as I was
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