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Girl Kidnapped, Raped By 5 On Her Way To College In Odisha
A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and later gang-raped by her friend and his four associates while she was on her way to college in Odisha, officials said.
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Whistleblower-Turned-Accused Masked Man In Dharmasthala Case Gets Bail
The masked man, who had alleged that he assisted in illegal mass burials in Dharmasthala and was later arrested on charges of perjury for lying about certain facts in the case, was granted bail by the Mangaluru District Court today.
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Oral Case Requests Only In "Extraordinary" Situations: Chief Justice Surya Kant
On the first day as the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, set a new procedural norm that mentioning cases for urgent listing must be made in writing, and oral requests will be entertained under "extraordinary circumstances."
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Top Court Agrees To $570 Million Settlement By Fugitive Billionaire Brothers
India's Supreme Court has agreed to drop criminal charges against billionaire brothers Nitin and Chetan Sandesara if they pay a third of their dues in a $1.6-billion bank fraud, a step that could prompt other offenders to seek similar settlements.
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"Ludicrous, Unacceptable": Government Sources On Woman's Shanghai Airport Ordeal
India has lodged a strong demarche with China in Beijing and New Delhi on a day an Indian woman passenger from Arunachal Pradesh was detained while transiting in China.
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Probe Agency Freezes Rs 523 Crore In Assets Of Gaming Firms WinZO, Gameskraft
The ED on Monday said it has frozen collective deposits worth about Rs 523 crore of online gaming companies WinZO and Gameskraft as the platforms allegedly "held" funds worth crores of rupees that should ideally have been refunded to players.
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Meerut 'Blue Drum' Murder Suspect Muskan Gives Birth To Baby Girl
Muskan, who is in Meerut jail for the gruesome murder of her husband Saurabh Rajput and hiding his body in a blue drum, gave birth to a baby girl at the local medical college hospital on Monday evening, jail officials said.
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14-Year-Old Student Dies By Suicide At Maharashtra Residential School
A 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide at a residential school for tribal students in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday, police said.
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Supreme Court Warns Against Vindictive Use Of Criminal Law To Settle Scores
Criminal law cannot become a platform for initiation of vindictive proceedings to settle personal scores and vendettas, the Supreme Court on Monday said, as it deprecated the recent trend where the judicial system is being misused
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Delhi Boy Loses Ear In Shocking Pitbull Attack, Dog Owner Arrested
A six-year-old boy was left with severe injuries, including the loss of his right ear, after a pitbull mauled him in northwest Delhi's Prem Nagar area.
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Several Flights Cancelled As Ethiopian Volcanic Ash Drifts Towards India
Airlines told to review operational manuals, adjust flight planning, routes due to the ash plume from the volcanic activity in Ethiopia
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Merit-Based: Omar Abdullah On Admission Of Muslims In J&K Medical College
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has defended the admission of Muslim students to Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College and said merit, not religion, must be followed by the college. The BJP has issued strong objections to the move.
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Delhi Minister Invokes Lincoln As Student Suicide Puts School Under Scrutiny
Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood issued a strongly-worded letter to the principal of St Columba's School, questioning the school's emotional safety ecosystem and urging urgent reforms.
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IAS Officer's "Until A Brahmin Donates His Daughter" Remark Sparks Row
Madhya Pradesh's senior IAS officer Santosh Verma has once again found himself at the centre of a controversy after a video of a remark made by him at a convention on Sunday surfaced online.
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Delhi Pollution Protest: Court Sends 17 Protesters To 3-Day Judicial Custody
A Delhi court on Monday sent to three days' judicial custody 17 people arrested on charges of obstructing police personnel and assaulting them during a protest at the India Gate over rising air pollution levels in the national capital.
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Man Posing As Prophet Mohammad's 'Descendant' Dupes Women Of Rs 11 Lakh
A 31-year-old man allegedly duped two women of around Rs 11 lakh in Mumbai by claiming to be a "descendant" of Prophet Mohammad and promising to double their gold jewellery and increase cash flow in their home, police said on Monday.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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Economy Gains Momentum Over GST Rate Cuts, Festive Demand: RBI Report
The Indian economy showed signs of a further pickup in momentum, despite continuing global headwinds.
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Now, 5 Men Posing As Probe Agency Officials Rob Rs 3 Crore In Karnataka
Even as Bengaluru reels from a daring heist in which men posing as RBI officials escaped with over Rs 7 crore in cash, a major gold robbery has now been reported from Hubballi.
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3 More Teachers Summoned In Delhi Class 10 Student's Suicide Probe
Delhi Police on Monday summoned three more teachers of St Columbia's School here for questioning in connection with the suicide of a Class 10 student over alleged mental harassment, an official said.
