A defiant Kerala government, supported by senior politicians of the state, launched a scathing attack on the Centre and Delhi Police, a day after local cops, acting on a complaint by a right wing group, quizzed staffers of Kerala House whether beef was being served at the premises of the state’s Bhavan. Merely hours after […]
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A CBI-led team from India is likely to reach Bali, Indonesia by Thursday to begin the process of bringing back via deportation Mumbai’s mafia don Chhota Rajan alias ‘Nana’ after his arrest on Sunday by local authorities on his arrival from Sydney by flight. “In such cases, it is the central government that will constitute
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Mala Das can just about write her name. At 16, this has been her greatest achievement. “When I came here I was completely unlettered. Today I can write my name,” she says. But Mala is still unsure about numbers – when asked about the year she came to India, she draws a blank. Her family
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Meet the coolest comet ever!! Scientists have found Lovejoy comet to be released large amounts of alcohol into space every second. The quantities released equals that quantity of alcohol found in around 500 bottles of wine! Scientists at the Paris Observatory have found Lovejoy (also known as C/2014 Q2) to be producing a lot of
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For the second time in six months, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has slapped a notice summoning Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in connection with the valuation of shares of his co-owned IPL cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, sources said here on Tuesday. The ED is investigating whether the shares of the team were allegedly undervalued
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Almost 15 years after she unwittingly strayed across the border into Pakistan as a girl, a deaf-and-mute woman Monday was brought back to India, where officials were trying to reunite her with her family. The 23-year-old woman, whose name has been given only as Geeta, was greeted in New Delhi by Pakistani officials, who facilitated
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The much talked about and highly anticipated destination wedding film Shaandaar released last week. However, despite enjoying an extended holiday weekend, the film has underperformed at the box office and how. Contrary to expectations, Shaandaar that was estimated to be one of the biggest money spinners this year has turned to stone. In fact if
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A few days ago, Kushal Tandon had posted on his Facebook wall about how actress Ameesha Patel disrespected the National Anthem by not getting up while it was being played in the theatre. And the fight has now escalated as the actress seems to be really miffed with the remark. Ameesha took to twitter to
Anurag Thakur, the BCCI General Secretary, has defended the much-maligned Indian Premier League, saying the IPL is still a “big brand” and that the market has proved the BCCI is on the right track with its recent reforms. “The market tells you if we are doing the right thing or not,” Thakur said. “If we
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Overall, out of the seven games in the limited-overs series, including two Twenty20s, South Africa won five, India two. The hosts have been beaten fair and square. On form and paper, South Africa were more balanced and played better. The Wankhede curator is being painted as the villain for preparing a 50-50 wicket by making
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South Korea is pushing for regular reunions for families separated since the Korean War as a rare inter-Korean reunion wrapped up. Some 250 South Koreans returned home Monday afternoon after an emotional farewell meeting with their relatives in North Korea, ending the week-long event that allowed hundreds of elderly North and South Koreans to reunite
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The US has expressed concern over the presence of dreaded Islamic State terror group in Bangladesh after the militant group claimed responsibility for several terror attacks in the country, including the murder of an Italian aid worker, last month. Bangladeshi police had on Monday arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in the murder of
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UN agencies are mobilising and stand ready to support government-led relief operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday as he condoled the loss of lives after a powerful earthquake struck the region killing 200 people. “The Secretary-General sends his deepest condolences to the people and Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan and
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Two people were killed on Monday in a suicide bombing at a mosque in the Saudi city of Najran that was claimed by the Islamic State group, which has repeatedly targeted Shiites in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. The attack occurred just after Maghrib early evening prayers at the Al-Mashad mosque in the southern city’s Dahza neighbourhood,
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The aggressive pricing of Baleno – Maruti Suzuki’s premium hatchback – has surprised analysts and lifted sentiments in the stock for the second straight day. Maruti Suzuki shares traded at the top of the 50-share Nifty index in morning trade on Tuesday. Nomura said Baleno is Maruti’s “most significant” launch in recent times and added
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Monday’s earthquake in Afghanistan was likely triggered by the same colliding of tectonic plates that caused Nepal’s devastating temblor earlier this year – an indication the Himalayan region is seismically very active now, a top Indian seismologist has said. “This means that governments in the region should closely monitor the Himalayan region for seismicity in
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Following the return of speech and hearing impaired Geeta to India nearly 15 years after she accidently strayed into Pakistan, there’s now hope for Pakistani boy Ramzan to finally go back to his home country and reunite with his mother in Karachi. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, the Indian government has begun re-assessing the
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After a brief festival break, the high voltage fight between the Grand Secular Alliance and the NDA returns to Bihar with the third phase of voting on 50 Assembly seats on Wednesday. Voting on the 50 seats would be keenly watched across the country as it would witness battle of ballots in Mahua and Raghopur
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As reported on 26 October 2015, the Madras High Court, while dealing with an application by a British national for quashing of paedophile charges against him, remarked that child rapists should be castrated. This comment though is not as bizarre as the earlier one made by the Madurai bench of the same court a few
Thirty-four Tamil Nadu fishermen were on Tuesday arrested in separate batches by Sri Lankan Naval personnel near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits and close to the Lankan coast respectively, a fisheries department official said. The department’s assistant director, who did not want his name to be quoted, told PTI that 23 fishermen from Kottaipattinam in
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Shiv Sena on Monday said the arrest of dreaded gangster Chhota Rajan was “insignificant” and the country is waiting for arrest of Dawood Ibrahim. “It is ok that Chhota Rajan has been arrested. But, India is actually waiting for Dawood’s arrest. Chhota Rajan’s arrest is insignificant. We want a terrorist to be arrested, which Dawood
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Chhota Rajan’s ‘surrender’ in Indonesia was facilitated by Indian agencies last Wednesday. Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje aka Chhota Rajan was travelling as Kumar Mohan from Sydney when he was ‘officially’ arrested at Bali airport on Sunday. Coinciding with his surrender (officially detained last Wednesday), the crime branch of Mumbai raided all residential and commercial properties of
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The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 22 kg heroin worth Rs 110 crore pushed into the Indian territory by Pakistani smugglers near Bahadurke Border Observation Post (BOP) in the Jalalabad area of Fazilka district. Eapen PV, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), BSF, said jawans of the 117 Battalion of the BSF on night vigil noticed some
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“Welcome Geeta. It is truly wonderful to have you back home. Was truly a delight to spend time with you today.” From the time she walked out of the Delhi airport before 11 am till Monday evening, when this tweet was posted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the extraordinary story of a hearing and speech
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Cops rushed to Kerala House near Jantar Mantar here on Monday after they received a call complaining about beef curry being served there. Keeping in mind the beef-related untoward incidents that have been taking place across the country over the past few weeks, the Delhi Police had every reason to get worried and dispatched its
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Rescuers on Tuesday rushed to deliver relief aid to victims of a massive earthquake that hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 275 people over a wide swath of mostly mountainous terrain. Thousands spent the night outdoors in near-freezing temperatures reluctant to go back inside for fear of aftershocks, Pakistani media reported. “Rescue work
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A massive earthquake struck remote and impoverished regions of northern Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 280 people as it shook buildings across South Asia and knocked out power and communications to already-isolated areas. The 7.5-magnitude quake was centered deep beneath the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan’s sparsely populated Badakhshan province, which borders
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A 7.7-magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region rocked the Indian capital and several other cities on Monday afternoon, sending people rushing out of homes and office buildings. The tremors, which lasted several minutes, were also felt in areas around Delhi, parts of Jammu and Kashmir and as far afield as Kabul,
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Director Abhishek Kapoor had earlier filed a case in Bombay High Court demanding that he should be given joint credit with Pubali Chowdhary as the co-writer of the Rock on 2. Finally on Friday, 23rd October, the High Court gave its verdict in the favour of director. Speaking on this ocassion, Abhishek said that, “I
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Chances are, by now you’ve made your observations about the Bigg Boss season 9. The same contestants who were fresh faces to us are now slowly becoming familiar. The cherry on the cake is always the weekend sessions with Salman Khan, and Sunday night’s episode was no less, providing some more insight into the inner
