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Massive Fire In Delhi's Malviya Nagar Put Out, With Help From Air Force
A massive fire that raged through the night at a warehouse in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar since Tuesday evening, has been brought under control.
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Second Sterlite Plant Stopped, Protest-Hit Tamil Nadu To Return Land Price
The Tamil Nadu government today cancelled the land allotted to Sterlite for second copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, a day after it ordered the permanent closure of first plant amid violent protests, which claimed 13 lives.
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PM Modi vs "Anarchist" Front: Arun Jaitley's Prediction For 2019 Polls
From Karnataka to Uttar Pradesh, opposition parties have been on a high all of this week over renewed hopes of putting up a united front against the national coalition fronted by the BJP. On Saturday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought to dismiss that optimism in opposition ranks, describing the proposed front as an "anarchist" formation of "disp...
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Nipah Virus That Killed 12 In Kerala May Not Be Linked To Bats: 10 Points
Fruit bats may not be the cause of the brain-damaging NIPAH (NiV) virus that killed 12 people and infected 20 in southern Kerala, a medical test report has said. The blood and serum samples of 21 bats tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal returned negative results for the virus, officials said. Health officials...
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HD Kumaraswamy Wins Trust Vote After BJP Walks Out Of Karnataka Assembly
The Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress combine won a trust vote in the Karnataka assembly moments after the opposition BJP staged a dramatic walkout, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "You have numbers...Let's see how long you last," taunted BS Yeddyurappa, leading the walkout; last Saturday, he had left just before his own floor tes...
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Sikh Police Officer Who Saved Muslim Man From Mob Is Hero On Social Media
The video of a Sikh police officer saving a Muslim man from a possible lynch-mob in Uttarakhand is being shared widely on social media.
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15 Injured In Blast At Indian Eatery In Toronto, Cops Hunt For 2 Suspects
Fifteen people have been injured in an explosion that ripped through an Indian restaurant outside Toronto late on Thursday night. Three people, according to the police, have suffered "critical blast injuries" and were rushed to a Toronto trauma centre.
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BJP MLAs Walk Out Of Karnataka Assembly Ahead of Trust Vote: 10 Points
The BJP walked out of the Karnataka assembly just before the trust vote, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Let's see how long you last," said BS Yeddyurappa, as he staged a dramatic walkout from the House. The 58-year-old Janata Dal Secular leader, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has the support of 117 MLAs from the JD(S)-Congress-B...
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BS Yeddyurappa Quits As Karnataka Chief Minister Before Floor Test: 10 Facts
The BJP's BS Yeddyurappa today quit as Chief Minister just before a trust vote that, many said, he had a good chance of losing. Till an hour before the Supreme Court-ordered floor test, there was commotion over two Congress lawmakers who were missing from the assembly in the morning. The Congress alleged that they had been "held captive" by a BJP d...
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Voting Ends In Karnataka, Exit Polls Predict Hung Assembly: 10 Points
Karnataka voted today in a tight election that will decide the future of the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, which is fighting to retain control of its last major state against a fierce campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win another opposition-ruled state and secure a beachhead in the south ahead of his re-election bid in 2019. A final turnout ...
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Supreme Court Rejects Request For Probe Into Sridevi's Death
A request for an investigation into actor Sridevi's death in February was rejected today by the Supreme Court. "We can't interfere with the probe," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra told the petitioner, a filmmaker.
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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's Latest: Rabindranath Tagore Returned Nobel Prize In Protest
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has added another blooper to the list of his gaffes. In a video being circulated on social media, the 46-year-old chief minister is seen telling his audience that "Rabindranath Tagore returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the British."
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Lawyers On TV Debates "Killing This Institution", Says Supreme Court
Reprimanding the lawyers criticising its orders on television debates, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said a trend has started among lawyers to target the judges and this practice, they said, would ultimately lead to the "killing of the institution".
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In Row Over 10,000 IDs In Bengaluru Flat, Poll Body Says Can't Scrap Vote
A day after nearly 10,000 voter ID cards found in a Bengaluru apartment generated a new political flashpoint ahead of the Saturday Karnataka election, sources in the Election Commission called the BJP's demand for cancelling voting in the area "far-fetched" and not possible. "People can vote even without voter IDs by showing other proof. So just be...
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Storm Fear Fades, Light Rain Likely In Delhi And Suburbs: 10 Points
Dismissing any "significant weather warning" for the national capital region and the neighbouring states, the met office has said the "weather is getting better and clearer". After strong gusts of wind followed by rain hit several parts of Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday night, the met office had said that several parts of north India, including the na...
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Massive Fire In Delhi's Malviya Nagar Put Out, With Help From Air Force
A massive fire that raged through the night at a warehouse in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar since Tuesday evening, has been brought under control.
-
Second Sterlite Plant Stopped, Protest-Hit Tamil Nadu To Return Land Price
The Tamil Nadu government today cancelled the land allotted to Sterlite for second copper smelting plant in Tuticorin, a day after it ordered the permanent closure of first plant amid violent protests, which claimed 13 lives.
-
PM Modi vs "Anarchist" Front: Arun Jaitley's Prediction For 2019 Polls
From Karnataka to Uttar Pradesh, opposition parties have been on a high all of this week over renewed hopes of putting up a united front against the national coalition fronted by the BJP. On Saturday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley sought to dismiss that optimism in opposition ranks, describing the proposed front as an "anarchist" formation of "disp...
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Nipah Virus That Killed 12 In Kerala May Not Be Linked To Bats: 10 Points
Fruit bats may not be the cause of the brain-damaging NIPAH (NiV) virus that killed 12 people and infected 20 in southern Kerala, a medical test report has said. The blood and serum samples of 21 bats tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal returned negative results for the virus, officials said. Health officials...
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HD Kumaraswamy Wins Trust Vote After BJP Walks Out Of Karnataka Assembly
The Janata Dal Secular (JDS)-Congress combine won a trust vote in the Karnataka assembly moments after the opposition BJP staged a dramatic walkout, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "You have numbers...Let's see how long you last," taunted BS Yeddyurappa, leading the walkout; last Saturday, he had left just before his own floor tes...
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Sikh Police Officer Who Saved Muslim Man From Mob Is Hero On Social Media
The video of a Sikh police officer saving a Muslim man from a possible lynch-mob in Uttarakhand is being shared widely on social media.
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15 Injured In Blast At Indian Eatery In Toronto, Cops Hunt For 2 Suspects
Fifteen people have been injured in an explosion that ripped through an Indian restaurant outside Toronto late on Thursday night. Three people, according to the police, have suffered "critical blast injuries" and were rushed to a Toronto trauma centre.
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BJP MLAs Walk Out Of Karnataka Assembly Ahead of Trust Vote: 10 Points
The BJP walked out of the Karnataka assembly just before the trust vote, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Let's see how long you last," said BS Yeddyurappa, as he staged a dramatic walkout from the House. The 58-year-old Janata Dal Secular leader, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has the support of 117 MLAs from the JD(S)-Congress-B...
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BS Yeddyurappa Quits As Karnataka Chief Minister Before Floor Test: 10 Facts
The BJP's BS Yeddyurappa today quit as Chief Minister just before a trust vote that, many said, he had a good chance of losing. Till an hour before the Supreme Court-ordered floor test, there was commotion over two Congress lawmakers who were missing from the assembly in the morning. The Congress alleged that they had been "held captive" by a BJP d...
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Voting Ends In Karnataka, Exit Polls Predict Hung Assembly: 10 Points
Karnataka voted today in a tight election that will decide the future of the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress, which is fighting to retain control of its last major state against a fierce campaign by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to win another opposition-ruled state and secure a beachhead in the south ahead of his re-election bid in 2019. A final turnout ...
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Supreme Court Rejects Request For Probe Into Sridevi's Death
A request for an investigation into actor Sridevi's death in February was rejected today by the Supreme Court. "We can't interfere with the probe," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra told the petitioner, a filmmaker.
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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb's Latest: Rabindranath Tagore Returned Nobel Prize In Protest
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has added another blooper to the list of his gaffes. In a video being circulated on social media, the 46-year-old chief minister is seen telling his audience that "Rabindranath Tagore returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the British."
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Lawyers On TV Debates "Killing This Institution", Says Supreme Court
Reprimanding the lawyers criticising its orders on television debates, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said a trend has started among lawyers to target the judges and this practice, they said, would ultimately lead to the "killing of the institution".
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In Row Over 10,000 IDs In Bengaluru Flat, Poll Body Says Can't Scrap Vote
A day after nearly 10,000 voter ID cards found in a Bengaluru apartment generated a new political flashpoint ahead of the Saturday Karnataka election, sources in the Election Commission called the BJP's demand for cancelling voting in the area "far-fetched" and not possible. "People can vote even without voter IDs by showing other proof. So just be...
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Storm Fear Fades, Light Rain Likely In Delhi And Suburbs: 10 Points
Dismissing any "significant weather warning" for the national capital region and the neighbouring states, the met office has said the "weather is getting better and clearer". After strong gusts of wind followed by rain hit several parts of Delhi and Gurgaon on Monday night, the met office had said that several parts of north India, including the na...
