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High Court grants furlough to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli

Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli has been granted furlough by the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court. The bench, however, asked the state government to decide the duration of the furlough. The former MLA, currently lodged in the Central Prison here and serving life imprisonment in a murder case, had filed a petition before the bench on […]

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NASA denies selecting 18-year-old West Bengal girl for top scholarship

The NASA headquarters has made a startling revelation about the claims of Sataparna Mukherjee, the 18-year-old girl from West Bengal who said she had bagged the prestigious NASA Goddard Internship Programme (GIP) under the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). In a clarification sent to dna on email, NASA said, “We have no record of

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Is Jacqueline Fernandez the sexiest cover girl? Look at her Hello magazine cover for March 2016!

Is Jacqueline Fernandez the sexiest cover girl in Bolylwood currently? Well, she seems to look hotter than Katrina Kaif does on her magazine covers. Just check out Jacqueline, who starred with Katrina’s then boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in Roy, on the Hello! magazine cover for March 2016! The leggy lass proves she can look classy and

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Politics first: Why BJP should go for Jayalalithaa’s bait on Rajiv assassination convicts

Two years ago, when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa decided to release all the seven convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case serving jail terms in Tamil Nadu, it aroused considerable hope and excitement. But, when she does a repeat of the same move now, the general response is that of scepticism and indifference.

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5 tourists fall off cliff while clicking selfie in Goa, 2 severely hurt

Five tourists were recently injured — two of them severely – after falling off a cliff while clicking selfies at Anjuna village in Goa, police said on Thursday. The Goa police have asked a sub-divisional magistrate to record the statement of two of the women who were seriously injured in the incident. The five people

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Rescuers check remote Indonesian islands after quake

A ship carrying military personnel and search and rescue officials was dispatched on Thursday to check on remote island communities in western Indonesia a day after a powerful earthquake, as strong aftershocks rattled the region. The 7.8 magnitude, shallow undersea quake hit late on Wednesday off Sumatra, Indonesia’s main western island, sending panicked residents fleeing

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North Korea hit with harsh sanctions: Here’s what you need to know about UN resolutions

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to toughen sanctions on North Korea after its fourth nuclear test in January. The resolution called for “inspecting all cargo going in and out of the country, banning all weapons trade and expanding the list of individuals facing sanctions,” reported The New York Times. Hours after

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NIA asks Pakistan to probe Pathankot attack origins within its borders

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sent Letters Rogatory to Islamabad seeking investigation by a competent agency there into the evidence collected by it on the Pathankot attack, pointing to its origins in Pakistan. Among the evidence cited in the letters rogatory are Pakistani phone numbers contacted by the terrorists, intercepts of their conversations with

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Congress-BJP spat in Rajya Sabha over alleged land scam in Gujarat

Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed a spat between treasury and opposition benches when Congress leader Anand Sharma raised the issue of alleged land scam in Gujarat. Making a Zero Hour mention, Sharma said Parliament has passed laws and there is a separate ministry to protect endangered wildlife. “Now we have a situation…(where there is) serious

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Is Salman Khan trying to save Arbaaz-Malaika’s troubled marriage?

Actor Salman Khan has taken it upon himself to resolve the differences between his brother, actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan and his wife, actor Malaika Arora Khan. The two have been in news after reports surfaced that their marriage is troubled. Malaika has allegedly moved out of Arbaaz’s house with their 14-year-old son. According to entertainment website

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Mozambique debris to be sent to Australia for MH370 analysis

A hunk of suspected aircraft wreckage found off the east African coast will be sent to Australia where experts will examine whether it is a new piece in the puzzle of missing flight MH370, officials said today. The fragment was reportedly found near Mozambique and could provide clues in the huge and costly Australia-led investigation

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Delhi govt plans to file case against TV channels over JNU videos

The Delhi government is contemplating to file a criminal case against TV channels for allegedly tampering the videos of the controversial Jawaharlal Nehru University event on February 9. The move comes as the Aam Admi Party government is convinced that the JNU incident cannot be a sedition case. Even the forensic lab report states that

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Asian connectivity can be through ‘consultative process’: India to China

China’s mammoth Asian connectivity venture through belt and road and on land and sea met its most compelling counter by India on Wednesday. Foreign secretary S Jaishankar outlined the Indian vision of Asian connectivity as a “consultative process” rather than “unilateral decisions”. In his opening address to the Raisina Dialogue, an international conference on geopolitics

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Martin Crowe: Stylish, elegant batsman who laid the foundation for T20

New Zealand batting legend Martin Crowe, who died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer, once said that the only time he truly felt content was at the crease with a ball rocketing towards him. The 53-year-old, a cousin of Hollywood star Russell Crowe, rewrote the New Zealand record book during a 13-year Test

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You enjoy freedom of expression only because army guards borders: Delhi HC to Kanhaiya Kumar

The conditional bail for JNU students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar may have been a minor victory for students demanding his release, but the content of the order of Justice Pratibha Rani delivers them a sobering message. The bail comes with several conditions, directives to JNU faculty and some serious observations on the exercise of freedom

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Strategist Prashant Kishor meets Rahul to craft Cong’s UP strategy

Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a key role in victories of Narendra Modi-led BJP in general elections and JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance in Bihar, on Wednesday attended a meeting with Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi to craft the party’s strategy for Uttar Pradesh polls. Congress leaders from the state confirmed Kishor’s presence during the meet and said

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Noida: After Snapdeal employee’s abduction, a fashion designer goes missing

Days after Snapdeal employee Deepti Sarna was abducted and found, a woman fashion designer has gone missing from Noida under mysterious circumstances. Shipra Malik left her home on Monday afternoon for Chandni Chowk. The last call made by the victim’s mobile phone was to 100. Her last location was found to be Lajpat Nagar in

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‘Modiji’s Fair And Lovely Yojna To Convert Black Money,’ Says Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed lawmakers in Lok Sabha, attacking the Modi government over black money among other issues. He said Modiji brought a ‘Fair and Lovely Yojna’ to convert black money into white and blamed him of destroying UPA’s work against insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism. Here are the highlights of Rahul

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Facebook Exec Jailed in Brazil as Court Seeks WhatsApp Data

Brazilian police arrested a senior Facebook Inc executive on Tuesday as a dispute escalated over a court’s demand that the company provide data from its WhatsApp messaging service to help in a secretive drug-trafficking investigation. Court officials in Sergipe state confirmed that a judge had ordered the jailing of Facebook Vice President for Latin America

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Gulf nations declare Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist group

A Saudi-led bloc of six Gulf Arab nations formally branded Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Wednesday, ramping up the pressure on the Lebanese militant group fighting on the side of President Bashar Assad in Syria. The move by the Gulf Cooperation Council comes less than two weeks after Saudi Arabia announced it was cutting $4

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Pakistan to Resume Talks With India After Pathankot Probe Team’s Visit

Pakistan Prime Minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that talks with India are likely to resume after a team visits Pathankot in the upcoming days, to investigate into the deadly attack on the Indian Air Force Base. According to the Dawn, an official transcript released on Tuesday quoted Aziz as saying that the

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Supreme Court to Maharashtra government: Grant licence to dance bars by March 15

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Maharashtra government to grant licences to dance bars by March 15. The Court also refused to allow the state government’s demand that there be a live feed from a dance bar to the nearest police station. The court said that CCTV coverage of the performance area would be

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