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Baig acquitted in German Bakery blast, death sentence commuted

The Bombay High Court on Thursday commuted, to life imprisonment, the death sentence of IM operative Mirza Himayat Baig after acquitting him any involvement in the February 13, 2010 German Bakery blast but upholding his conviction for possessing explosives and forged documents. Baig was the lone accused who was convicted for the blast at the

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Defiant North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea, Japan Protests

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile today, which flew about 800 km (500 miles) before hitting the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as the isolated state stepped up its defiance of tough new UN and US sanctions. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said the missile was likely a medium-range

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Homosexuality Shouldn’t Be A Criminal Offence, Says Top RSS Leader

In reply to a question on whether homosexuality should remain a criminal offence as considered under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Joint General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday said that sexual preferences are a personal matter and the organisation has no view on it. Speaking at the India

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BJP MLA Ganesh Joshi held for thrashing Shaktiman, more arrests likely

A BJP legislator accused of brutally beating up a prized Uttarakhand Police horse and breaking its leg was arrested on Friday morning, a day after the animal underwent an operation to replace the damaged limb with a temporary prosthetic one. Mussorie MLA Ganesh Joshi was facing three separate police cases for allegedly breaking 14-year-old Shaktiman’s

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From 99 names of Allah to terrorism: Top 10 quotes of PM Modi’s speech

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised Islam for its message of peace and harmony and described Sufism as one of its greatest contributions. He said this while addressing a global audience on the opening day of the World Sufi Forum in New Delhi on Thursday. Terrorism dominated the discussion at the three-day event in which

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This is not what Asperger’s is like

Our page one report yesterday on Hrithik Roshan’s allegation that Kangana Ranaut had Asperger’s Syndrome upset Mumbai Mirror reader Kavita Lobo, with good cause. The 38-year-old mother specifically objected to the A-list actor’s characterisation of the illness. Roshan’s defamation notice read, “The actress (Ranaut) suffers from Asperger’s syndrome which makes her imagine things.” Lobo, a

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‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ trailer: Dhoni’s journey from obscurity to cricket star

The makers of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story have been feeding fans little glimpses of the film — we’ve had two posters released so far, both of which showed Sushant Singh Rajput portraying Dhoni’s early look, from the time he worked as a ticket collector. Now, a new teaser released by the makers builds on

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Sulieman Benn asked me to entertain him: Chris Gayle on his match-winning ton against England

Swashbuckling West Indian batsman Chris Gayle, whose unbeaten hundred today helped his side thrash England in a World T20 cricket match, attributed his sensational knock to strenuous practice and preparation in the run-up to the ICC event. “The preparation has been really good, it’s all about practising and then doing it in the middle,” Gayle

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Swiss Open: HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma follow Indian women into the pre-quarter finals

Indian shuttlers H S Prannoy and Sameer Verma continued their winning run in the men’s singles competition to advance to the pre-quarterfinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Switzerland. In late night matches, 13th seed Prannoy beat Germany’s Lars Schaenzler 21-16 21-13 in a little over half an hour match to

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Happy Birthday Saina Nehwal! With badminton success and a biopic coming soon, India’s star shuttler is on a high

Biopics are big business in Bollywood. The commercial success in recent years of Indian movies on sports stars such as runner Milkha Singh and boxer Mary Kom have spawned a strong desire for more. Coming soon to the silver screen will be the lives of past and present India cricket captains Mohammad Azharuddin and Mahendra

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Glider crashes into a residential area near Tokyo, kills two on board

A glider crashed into a residential area near Tokyo on Thursday, killing the two men on board, said local police and fire officials. In the incident shortly after noon (0300 GMT), the light aircraft rammed onto the roofs of two houses in a densely populated neighbourhood near Narita airport east of Tokyo, local police said.

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Israeli spymaster Meir Dagan, who worked to thwart Iran nuke, dies

Meir Dagan, a former head of Israeli spy agency Mossad who worked to thwart Iran’s nuclear programme while also opposing a military strike against it, died on Thursday at 71, the government said. Dagan, who battled liver cancer and had undergone a transplant, led the Mossad from 2002 through 2010. He was reportedly tasked with

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Security forces gun down five militants in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency

At least five militants were killed in clashes with security forces in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area of Khyber Agency on Thursday, an army statement said. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the mouthpiece of the Pakistani army, said in the statement that the militants attacked a check-post of the security forces in Daroodrab area of Khyber Agency,

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J&K police issue security advisory to Kathua schools; authorise self-defence training for girls

In view of recent terror attacks along the border districts, Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued advisory to schools in Kathua to strengthen security through measures like installing CCTVs, gates and constructing boundary walls. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua, Neeva Jain asked schools to take extensive measures to strengthen security of the institutions in

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Hyderabad: Police nab students cheating Amazon & Flipkart with sand parcels

Two students were arrested for allegedly cheating e-commerce retailers, Amazon and Flipkart, by ordering electronic gadgets and replacing them with sand and returning parcels here, police said. On credible information Commissioner’s Task Force, Central Zone Team arrested Yahiya Mohammad Ishaque and Mohammad Shahroz Ansari on Thursday, a release from Hyderabad Police said. The accused, who

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Sedition charges: Court to hear bail plea of ex-DU lecturer SAR Gilani tomorrow

A Delhi court will hear on Friday the arguments on the bail application moved by former DU lecturer SAR Gilani, arrested under sedition charges in connection with a Press Club event. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal posted the matter for tomorrow after noting that the judge concerned was on leave today. Gilani, who is in

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Bomb threat: Nepal, Bhubaneswar flights grounded at Delhi airport

Two flights bound for Nepal and Bhubaneswar were on Thursday grounded just before taking off after security agencies were alerted of a bomb threat call on the two airliners at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here. Officials said passengers on board the two aircraft —— Royal Nepal Airlines (Delhi-Kathmandu) and Air India (Delhi-Bhubaneswar ——

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Rajinikanth’s ‘2.o’ to be shot at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Some important portions of superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil actioner ‘2.o’, a sequel to the blockbuster ‘Enthiran’, will be shot at the popular Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here from today. “Some high-octane action sequences will be shot in this schedule, which will last for over a month. Some key portions will be shot at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

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Revoke citizenship of those who refuse to chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, demands Shiv Sena

As MIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi stirred a controversy after saying he would not chant ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’, political reactions have flown thick and fast in Maharashtra as well as outside the state. As would be expected, the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamana wrote a strongly-worded editorial on the controversy saying that the citizenship of those who

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