Missionaries of Charity case: 3 kids found, nun admits to selling babies

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Missionaries of Charity case: 3 kids found, nun admits to selling babies

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Three children have been recovered in the child trafficking case in Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand on Saturday.The search for the fourth child is in underway.The police received news that the children were sold to various couples.One of the arrested nuns...
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TN opposes Higher Education Bill, says no to scrapping UGC

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The Tamil Nadu government today strongly opposed the Centre's draft Bill on setting up a Higher Education Commission and wanted the existing arrangement with the University Grants Commission at the helm to continue.The existing institutional arrangement of the University Grants Commission (UGC)...
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Former Gujarat CM Shankarsinh Vaghela's son joins BJP

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Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankarsinh Vaghela's son Mahendrasinh, a two-time Congress legislator, joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today.Mahendrasinh Vaghela, who quit the Congress last year, however, evaded a direct reply when asked if the senior Vaghela would also join the BJP,...
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Djokovic beats Nadal to enter Wimbledon final

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JUST IN: Novak Djokovic defeats Rafael Nadal to enter Wimbledon finals.Djokovic, who won 6-4 3-6 7-6 (11-9) 3-6 10-8 in five hours and 16 minutes, will face Kevin Anderson on Sunday.IMAGE:  Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his semi final match against Spain's Rafael Nadal....
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Family of dead Kerala man receives wrong body after a mix up in UAE

In an unfortunate mix up, a family in Kerala, awaiting the mortal remains of their relative after his untimely death in the United Arab Emirates capital, has received the body of another Indian expatriate, who also died in Dubai almost during the same time, according to a media report...
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Chidambaram takes a swipe at Sitharaman for attacking Rahul

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nirmala Sitharaman for seeking clarification from Rahul Gandhi over his remarks reported in an Urdu daily, saying the defence minister has 'all the time in the world' to inquire into the religious affiliations of...
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639 farmers ended lives between March and May this yr: Maha

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In Maharashtra, 639 farmers committed suicide between March and May this year due to crop failure, debt and inability to repay bank loans, the state government has said.State Revenue Minister Chandrakant Patil gave this information in the Legislative Council in Nagpur yesterday in reply to a...
18:36

Several missing as boat capsizes in AP river

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Several people are missing after a country boat capsized in the Gautami river in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh this afternoon.More than 40 people, mostly students, were said to be travelling in the boat, state Disaster Management Department sources said.Rescue teams belonging to the...
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Its not BJP's duty to keep PDP united: Madhav on Mehbooba's remarks

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Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday called former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's recent comments 'unfortunate'.Mehbooba had said, If Delhi tries to dismiss the voting rights of people like in 1987, and if it tries to create divisions...
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Apollo hospital room where Jaya was admitted to be inspected

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The room at Apollo hospitals where late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo Jayalalithaa was hospitalised in December 2016 will be inspected on July 29 by the counsel representing the one man panel probing her death and those from the side of her aide V K Sasikala.Allowing an...
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Indian restaurant in Abu Dhabi closed down for violating hygiene condition

An Indian restaurant has been closed down by authorities in the United Arab Emirates for violating the mandatory hygiene conditions, according to a media report.Anjappar Chettinad Restaurant in Al Khalidiya street of Abu Dhabi was shut after it ignored several warning issued by the Abu Dhabi Food...
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60 snakes found in school's kitchen in Maharashtra

Sixty highly poisonous Russell's viper snakes were found in the kitchen of a Zilla Parishad school in Hingoli district of Maharashtra, a school official said today.The spotting of so many snakes at one place created panic among students and staffers of the Zilla Parishad-run school located in...
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Sharif's lawyers to appeal against sentence on Monday

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The lawyers of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam will file appeal against the Accountability Courtorder convicting them in the Avenfield Corruption case.Sharif's lawyers on Saturday were in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, where the...
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Is Congress only for Muslim men, or women too? Modi asks Rahul

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes on the opposition parties while addressing the gathering at foundation stone laying ceremony of Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.Those who didn't even like looking at each other earlier, are now chanting Modi Modi. These people, out on bail, and...
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Woman commits suicide after being raped by BSF jawan: Police

A 26-year-old woman committed suicide by consuming poison after a Border Security Force jawan allegedly raped her on the pretext of marriage in Muzaffarnagar, police said today.The woman consumed the poison on July 6 and died at a hospital yesterday, Station House Officer (SHO), Kotwali, Anil...
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Modi lays foundation of Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh.Purvanchal Expressway will take UP, especially Eastern UP, to graeter heights. More than Rs 23,000 Crore will be spent on it. All the cities, towns and places falling in the route will...
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Union minister apologises for calling Mallya 'smart'

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Union Minister Jual Oram on Saturday apologised for his Vijay Mallya remark.Addressing the National Tribal Entrepreneurs Conclave here on Friday, Oram had described fugitive Vijay Mallya as smart.He advised tribals to follow the footsteps of Mallya to avail bank loans in...
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Modi reaches Varanasi, to inaugurate various projects today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Varanasi.He will inaugurate various projects in the city today. He was welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UP Bharatiya Janata Party chief and former minister Mahendra Nath Pandey and others.    -- ANI
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Villagers beat Naxal to death over levy demand

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Fed up with the naxals recurring levy demands, villagers in Bariatu village of Lathehar district has allegedly beaten up a Naxal to death after he demanded a levy of Rs 15,000 from a contractor who is presently engaged in toilet construction work.Villagers claimed that Naxals demand levy on...
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Death toll in Balochistan suicide bombing reaches 130

The toll from the deadliest attack on a campaign rally in Pakistan's restive Balochistan reached 130 today as the country's security establishment was under pressure to improve security and intelligence gathering to avoid further election carnage.At least 20 of the injured among over 200 people...
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Woman charged with hacking Selena Gomez's email

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A New Jersey woman has been charged with hacking into singer-actor Selena Gomez's email account. According to Variety, Susan Atrach, 21, of Ridgefield Park, New Jersery, was charged with 11 felony counts, including five counts of identity theft and five counts of computer hacking.She faces up...
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Shah gave no assurance on Ram Temple: BJP

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JUST IN: The Bharatiya Janata Party has denied that its president Amit Shah assured that construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will begin before 2019 polls. The party rejected a media agency report of Shah making assurances on Ram temple in a meeting in Hyderabad yesterday, saying 'no such matter...
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Rescued Thai cave boys to leave hospital on Thursday

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The 12 young footballers and their coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave will be released from hospital on Thursday, health officials said.The 'Wild Boars' went into the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand on June 23 to celebrate a birthday, but became trapped as floodwaters poured in.They were...
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Sambhaji Bhide in trouble over his "mangoes for sons" remarks

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Controversial Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide has been found guilty of violating law with his 'mangoes for sons' remarks and will be dragged to court by the Nashik civic body.An advisory committee of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) has found Bhide guilty of violating the Pre- conception and...
12:58

Rakesh Sinha, Sonal Mansingh among 4 nominated to RS

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The President of India has made the following four nominations to the Rajya Sabha:Farmer Leader Ram Shakal,Author and Columnist Rakesh Sinha,Sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra; and,Classical Dancer Sonal Mansingh.More details awaited. IMAGE: RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha. Photograph: ANI
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Over 50 rich buyers of Nirav Modi jewellery face I-T scrutiny

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The Income Tax Department has decided to re-assess the income tax returns of over 50 high net-worth individuals (HNIs) who purchased costly jewellery from firms owned by absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi, official sources said today.They said the taxman decided to initiate the step after a number...
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Amit Shah says Ram temple construction to begin before 2019 election

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Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has said that construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will begin before the 2019 Lok Sabha election.Shah said that steps will be taken to clear the decks for starting the temple's construction before the general election.Considering the...
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'One nation, one election' a debacle in successive elections: Jairam Ramesh

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Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the National Democratic Alliance government's 'One Nation, One Election' proposal is a debacle in successive elections.While addressing an event in Chennai, Ramesh said, By supporting 'One Nation, One Election', you are denying yourself the ability...
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JUST IN: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor summoned by Kolkata Court over his 'Hindu-Pakistan' comment. Advocate Sumeet Chowdhury had filed the case alleging Tharoor's comments had hurt religious sentiments and insulted the Constitution. Tharoor has been asked to appear on August 14
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'Attacks are cowardly attempts to deprive Pak people of their rights'

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The United States has strongly condemned the attacks on political candidates and their supporters in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan.  These attacks are cowardly attempts to deprive the Pakistani people of their democratic rights, State Department Spokesperson...
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Fresh batch of pilgrims leave for Amarnath yatra

A  fresh batch of over 3,000 pilgrims today left Jammu for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.  The 60-day yatra commenced from the twin routes of Baltal in Ganderbal and Pahalgam in Anantnag districts on June 28 and till yesterday over 1.65 pilgrims from...
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Row over expressway ahead of Modi's UP visit, SP says Akhilesh inaugurated project in 2016

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The ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party have begun a war of words over the Rs 23,000-crore Purvanchal Expressway project which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch tomorrow in Azamgarh.  The opposition party is claiming that project is the brainchild of its leader and former chief...
08:56

Nearly 15,000 premature deaths due to air pollution in Delhi: Study

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Nearly 15,000 people died prematurely in Delhi due to pollution by fine particulate matter in 2016, according to a new study which ranked the national capital third in a list of cities reporting most deaths due to air pollution.  Shanghai was ranked first in most premature deaths at 17,600...
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Apple to back Malala Fund activities for girls' education in India, Brazil

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Apple has launched a new collaboration to advance girls education opportunities with the Malala Fund in Latin America, which will be extended to India at a later date. In Brazil, where the collaboration will start today, the support will be via the 10 Apple Developer Academies in the country.As...
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Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam shifted to Adiala jail

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Pakistans former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam were shifted to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on Friday after they were arrested on their return to the country following the conviction in one of the three corruption cases against the powerful political family, weeks before the...
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Cattle smuggling on Indo-Bangla border drastically down: BSF

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Border Security Force Director General K K Sharma said cattle smuggling had come down drastically along the Indo-Bangladesh border due to strategic deployment of forces, use of gadgets, and better coordination with the state police.  He said they could not stop 100 per cent smuggling as...
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Kevin Anderson enters Wimbledon finals

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Kevin Anderson is through to his first-ever Wimbledon final. The South African, seeded eighth, ousted America's John Isner in an epic five set match in the semis -- 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24. Anderson, who defeated Roger Federer in the quarters, will now await the winner of the...