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‘Caged parrot’ CBI undergoes overhaul: asks Centre to make it independent

New Delhi: ‘This order is an attempt to release the caged parrot,’ said the Madras High Court Tuesday as it…

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‘India is paradise’: Taliban escorts Diplomats, Nationals from Afghanistan in the wee hours

A group of Taliban fighters waited outside the main iron gate of the Indian embassy in Kabul – armed with…

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Rahul Gandhi politicising 9-year-old Delhi girl’s rape case: BJP chief

BJP president J P Nadda chastised senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday for tweeting photos of the family of…

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Bombay HC allows Muharram procession with conditions amid COVID-19

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday approved a Muharram procession between 4 and 7 pm on Friday, with seven vehicles…

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Afghan central bank chief Ajmal Ahmady flees Kabul, blames Ashraf Ghani for chaos

The head of Afghanistan’s central bank has fled Kabul, raising doubts about Afghan security forces’ allegiance and blaming President Ashraf…

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Woman can abort 23-week-old Foetus due to domestic violence, says HC

Observing that domestic violence can affect a woman’s mental health and can be a valid reason for terminating a pregnancy,…

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Assam Rifles seized Rs 1,600 crore illegally traded goods from Myanmar

Guwahati: Assam Rifles has seized over Rs 1,600 crore worth of illegally traded goods in the northeastern states in India …

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India-Abu Dhabi flights: Etihad Airways issues new guidelines

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways announced that Indian nationals with a visa or residence permit issued by the US, United Kingdom…

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Commodity Market: Gold price rises marginally

Mumbai: Gold and silver prices today edged higher in Indian markets. On Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) gold futures were up…

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IMD issues ‘Orange Alert’ for moderate rain

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for moderate rain in New Delhi on Friday.…

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Battlegrounds Mobile India is now out for iOS users: Here’s everything you can win

Apple’s App Store now offers Battlegrounds Mobile India for iOS devices, so iPhone users can download the game to play…

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Sedition case filed against Lok Sabha MP for praising Taliban

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police registered a sedition case against Shafiqur Rahman Barq, Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal and two others…

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Forex Market: Indian rupee gains against UAE dirham

Mumbai: Indian rupee gained against the US dollar and UAE dirham. As per market experts, the strong buying in the…

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‘Armed Taliban outside, no food supply’: Stranded Indians plead for help

‘I have been staying in a friend’s room for four days. I also saw gun-toting Taliban forces patrolling outside the…

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Governor’s convoy attacked

Shillong: Convoy of Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik was attacked by unidentified miscreants. The carcade was returning from Assam after…

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Sunanda Pushkar Death Case: Delhi Court acquits Shashi Tharoor

New Delhi: Rose Avenue Court in Delhi has discharged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor from all charges in connection with the…

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‘CBI should be an autonomous body like the Election Commission of India’: Madras High Court

Chennai: The Madras High Court has said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should be an autonomous body like…

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Kabul-bound military aircraft is found with human remains

The US Air Force said its Office of Special Investigations is investigating an incident at the Kabul airport on Monday…

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State HC calls live-in relationship with married woman ‘illicit’

Jaipur: According to a single-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court, a live-in relationship between a man and a married…

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India crosses a landmark milestone in Covid vaccination

New Delhi: India has crossed a landmark milestone in Covid-19 vaccination. Till now more than 56 crore doses had been…

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Olympian auctions silver medal to raise fund for baby’s surgery

Maria Andrejczyk, Polish javelin thrower, auctioned off her Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medal in order to help pay for the…

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‘India must help all Afghans, provide refuge to Hindu and Sikh minorities’: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) that India will protect its citizens in…

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British Airways announces additional flights from Indian cities

Mumbai: British Airways announced additional flights from Indian cities to London. The announcement came as the British government moved India…

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Breaking news: Justice BV Nagarathna to become the first woman Chief Justice of India

New Delhi: Judge BV Nagarathna will become the first woman to hold the position of Chief Justice of India in…

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BMC opens Mumbai’s first EV charging station

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray, the environment minister in Maharashtra, opened an electric vehicle charging station in the Dadar area of Mumbai…

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Diesel price reduced by oil companies

Mumbai: Public sector oil companies in the country reduced the price of diesel by 22 paise. Petrol price remained unchanged.…

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Indian citizenship granted to Sindhi refugees from Pakistan

Indore: The Union government granted Indian citizenship to 75 Sindhi refugees from Pakistan. This was done as part of the…

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Kerala HC permits 9-year-old girl to accompany her father to Sabarimala temple

Kochi: On Tuesday, the Kerala High Court allowed a minor girl to accompany her father to Sabarimala for ‘darshan’. The…

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‘The Central government wants to assist Kerala, but the present government is posing hindrances’: JP Nadda

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda came down heavily on Kerala government over the Covid-19 situation in…

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Fake online shopping racket; over 10,000 people duped

New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s cyber cell recently busted a fake online shopping racket in which over 10,000 people were…

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‘We will have to watch the situation incredibly carefully’: Shashi Tharoor

Thiruvananthapuram: Former Union minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that Afghanistan could become a base for Pakistan-backed terrorism and…

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IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Maharashtra on Aug 18, issues orange alert

Mumbai: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rainfall across Maharashtra on Wednesday, and heavy rainfall in some areas. The weather…

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Gulf country extends validity of visas of stranded residents

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced that the validity of residence permits, visit visas and exit and re-entry visas of stranded expats…

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Facebook sends notice to Rahul Gandhi, asking to remove post ‘expeditiously’

New Delhi: On Tuesday, Facebook sent a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding a video posted on Instagram in…

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State govt crosses 6 crore mark in Covid vaccination

Lucknow: UP’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage passed a major milestone on Tuesday, with the health department administering more than six crore…

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