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23:52

Air India introduces real time baggage tracking feature for passengers

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Air India has introduced a real time baggage tracking feature for passengers on its website and mobile application. In recent times, there have been complaints against the airline about lost baggage and delays in getting baggage. The Tata Group-owned carrier on Thursday said it is one...
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CPJ flays criminal probe against 2 journos under new penal code

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The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on police in Uttar Pradesh state to drop their investigation into a claim that independent journalists Zakir Ali Tyagi and Wasim Akram Tyagi incited religious enmity through malicious' posts on social media platform X alleging...
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RSS union seeks rollback of Jio, Airtel tariff hike

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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has demanded a rollback of the increase in mobile tariff by Reliance Jio and Airtel as well as an immediate roll-out of 4G and 5G services of state-run BSNL. In a letter dated July 10 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya...
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3.5-km north-bound arm of Mumbai Coastal Road opens for vehicles

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A 3.5-km stretch of the Coastal Road's north-bound carriageway in Mumbai was opened for traffic at 7 am on Thursday, which will help in reducing the travel time to suburbs from south Mumbai, civic officials said. The stretch extends from Haji Ali to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road in Worli. It...
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UP court acquits Jaya Prada in 2019 poll code violation case

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An MP-MLA court in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday acquitted former MP and actor Jaya Prada in an election code violation case registered in 2019. The actor was the BJP candidate from Rampur in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and was defeated by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. The MP-MLA...
22:33

Near-stampede in Gujarat for 40 job vacancies

Job aspirants throng the hotel for interview/Image Courtesy Congress on X
Job aspirants throng the hotel for interview/Image Courtesy Congress on X
A stampede-like situation was witnessed after some 800 persons turned up for walk-in interviews held by a firm for 40 vacancies in Ankleshwar in Gujarat's Bharuch district, an official said on Thursday. Videos of a massive queue, marked by pushing and shoving as aspirants tried to get a...
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Rajnath Singh admitted to AIIMS Delhi with back pain

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh/File image
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on Thursday with complaints of back pain, hospital officials said. He is stable and under observation, AIIMS media cell in-charge Dr Rima Dada said, adding he is undergoing tests. The...
22:03

Manusmriti will NOT be taught to LLB students, clarifies Delhi Univ

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Pic: Delhi University/X
Following reports that a proposal to teach 'Manusmriti' to Delhi University's LLB students is placed for approval, the varsity's vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh on Thursday clarified that the suggestions have been rejected and the students will not be taught the manuscript. Today a proposal by...
21:36

Samruddhi expressway develops cracks!

A view of the Samruddhi expressway in Maharashtra/ANI Photo
A view of the Samruddhi expressway in Maharashtra/ANI Photo
Maharashtra public works department minister Dada Bhuse on Thursday said cracks that had developed on the Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Expressway near Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar have been repaired. The 40 metre long crack was detected near Fatiyabad village on chainage 443/650, a release from the...
21:08

Actor Gaurav Bakshi arrested by Goa police for `blocking' minister's car

Actor Gaurav Bakshi/Courtesy Facebook
Actor Gaurav Bakshi/Courtesy Facebook
The Goa police on Thursday arrested actor Gaurav Bakshi for allegedly restraining the movement of state animal husbandry minister Nilkant Halarnkar by blocking his car, an official said. Bakshi, who has acted in web series and a few films, claimed in his counter-complaint that it was the...
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Centre forms panel to look into row involving Maha IAS officer

Controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar/Courtesy X
Controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar/Courtesy X
The Centre on Thursday formed a single-member panel to check the candidature claims and other details of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of allegedly misusing disability and OBC quota to secure a position in the service. An additional secretary in...
20:38

SC to hear on Friday plea seeking probe into Hathras stampede

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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a petition seeking a probe into the recent Hathras stampede that left 121 dead. The plea has sought the appointment of a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired apex court judge to probe the July 2 stampede...
20:08

TMC students' wing members stop EC meeting of Bengal varsity

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Members of the Trinamool Congress students' wing on Thursday staged a protest outside the offices of the vice-chancellor and registrar of Burdwan University, disrupting an ongoing executive council meeting. They were protesting against Prof Gautam Chakraborty continuing as the interim VC and...
19:48

JD-U will push for special status for Bihar: Nitish aide

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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar/File image
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's key aide Manish Kumar Verma, who was given a key organisational position on Thursday within two days of joining the Janata Dal-United, said his party will strongly push for the fulfilment of its demand that the Centre grant special status or a special package...
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Priyanka-Nick Jonas fly into Mumbai for Ambani wedding

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Pic: Pradeep Bandekar
Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas arrived in Mumbai with her husband, singer Nick Jonas, on Thursday ahead of the high-profile wedding ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.After months-long pre-wedding festivities, Anant, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika, daughter of industrialist...
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Mamata to meet Uddhav, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav in Mumbai

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee/File image
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Friday to discuss the present political situation in the country. Speaking to reporters on Thursday before leaving for Mumbai to...
18:34

CBI nabs another NEET-UG leak kingpin from Bihar

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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested one of the alleged kingpins in the NEET-UG paper leak case who was on the run ever since the crackdown on irregularities in the entrance exam began, officials said. Rockey alias Rakesh Ranjan, who hails from Nalanda, and is said to be...
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Former Union minister Smriti Irani vacates official bungalow

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Former Union minister Smriti Irani/File image
Former Union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow at 28 Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens' Delhi, officials said on Thursday. Irani vacated the bungalow earlier this week, weeks after she was defeated by Congress leader Kishori...
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Controversial IAS officer gets a vehicle downgrade

Puja Khedkar
Puja Khedkar
Controversial IAS officer Puja Khedkar on Thursday took charge as an assistant collector at the Washim District Collectorate in Vidarbha region, but declined to comment on the flurry of claims that she used illegal means to clear her civil services exam. Khedkar (32), who has been accused of...
17:22

BMW crash: Mihir Shah's driver sent to jail

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Accused Mihir Shah. Pic: mihir__shah888
A Mumbai court on Thursday sent Shiv Sena politician Rajesh Shah's family chauffeur, an accused in the fatal BMW hit-and-run case, to 14-day judicial custody.  The driver, Rajrishi Bidawat, was sitting in the car with Rajesh Shah's son and prime accused in the case, Mihir Shah, at the...
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Why has SC summoned top babus of 16 states?

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The Supreme Court on Thursday summoned the chief and finance secretaries of 16 states for non-compliance of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission recommendations on the payment of arrears of pension and other retirement benefits to the judicial officers.  Expressing strong...
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Feeding pigeons? It can be fatal for you

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A new case study of a boy, who developed potentially fatal allergic reactions after a prolonged contact with pigeon feathers and droppings, has brought to light severe health risks related to long-term exposure to the bird.  The 11-year-old from east Delhi was brought to Sir Ganga Ram...
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Smriti Irani vacates official bungalow

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Former Union minister Smriti Irani, who lost the recently held Lok Sabha elections, has vacated her official bungalow at 28 Tughlak Crescent in Lutyens' Delhi, officials said on Thursday.  Irani vacated the bungalow earlier this week, weeks after she was defeated by Congress leader...
16:32

Kathua ambush: Intense search ops enter 4th day

Family mourns the death of Naik Vinod Singh
Family mourns the death of Naik Vinod Singh
More army personnel were deployed in the hills and dense forests of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua-Udhampur-Doda belt as the search for the terrorists behind the ambush on an army patrol in Kathua district entered its fourth day on Thursday.  Since the attack on Monday, that killed five...
16:13

Will raise Manipur with 'full force' in Parl: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi in Manipur last week
Rahul Gandhi in Manipur last week
The Congress and the INDIA bloc will raise the need for peace in Manipur with full force in Parliament to put pressure on the government to end this tragedy, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Thursday, days after his visit to the violence-hit state. He also...
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Why is Mamata Banerjee going to Mumbai today?

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will be in Mumbai today. I am going to Mumbai for the wedding of Mukesh Ambani's son. Tomorrow I have an appointment with Uddhav Thackeray. I will also meet Sharad Pawar there. There will be political discussion as we will meet after (Lok Sabha) elections. Akhilesh...
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Juvenile boys molest minor girl, push her in canal

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A nine-year-old girl was allegedly molested and pushed into a canal by three minor boys, said a police official on Thursday. Nandyala district superintendent of police K Raghuveera Reddy said the girl, who was playing in a park on Sunday, was molested by the boys and then pushed into Mucchumarri...
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BMW crash: Mihir Shah consumed excessive alcohol

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The main accused in the Worli hit-and-run case, Mihir Shah had consumed an excessive amount of alcohol at two different places on the night of the incident, said Mumbai police sources on Thursday.According to the Mumbai police, During the investigation, it was found that the arrested accused...
14:17

Interstate meet begins on terrorists' infiltration

Search ops being conducted in Kathua
Search ops being conducted in Kathua
Senior BSF and police officials gathered at a high-level interstate security review meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua on Thursday, days after terrorists, who are believed to have infiltrated from across the International Border, ambushed an army patrol. Five army personnel, including a...
13:38

SC to hear pleas related to NEET-UG 2024 on July 18

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The Supreme Court on Thursday said the pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024 would be heard on July 18. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud noted that the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the prestigious test, have...
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Want TLC with mom, dad? Assam govt gives sp leave

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Assam government has declared two days of special casual leave in November for its employees to spend time with their parents or parents-in-law, the chief minister's office (CMO) said on Thursday. The special leaves cannot be used for personal enjoyment and those without parents or...
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News updates at this hour

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-- Samyukt Kisan Morcha says it will submit charter of demands to PM, LoP and MPs on July 16, 17 and 18, respectively. -- SC fixes July 18 for hearing pleas related to controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024.-- Excise case: After SC judge's recusal from hearing AAP leader...
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Man claims wife left him as he is dark-skinned

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A 24-year-old man in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior city has claimed his wife left him because of his dark complexion and also filed a harassment complaint against him.  The man has also filed a police complaint against his wife over the issue, an official said on Thursday. The police have...
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Didn't know woman was stuck under car: Mihir Shah

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NDTV reports: The 23-year-old accused in the Mumbai BMW hit-and-run case was made to sit face-to-face with his driver as the police interrogated both men today. Mihir Shah, who drove the BMW that hit a two-wheeler and killed a woman, had changed seats with his driver following the...
12:38

Adani Ports' Vizhinjam International Seaport welcomes first mothership

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India's first semi-automated container port, the Vizhinjam International Seaport on Thursday welcomed its first mothership, 'San Fernando'. The Ship was welcomed by Kerala's Minister of Ports V N Vasavan and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G R Anil along with other officials at the port....
12:35

J-K: Blast across LoC, search operation launched

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A blast occurred across the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The blast occurred on Wednesday night. Suspicious movement was reported across the LoC in Laam sector late on Wednesday night. The blast occurred very close to the zero line...
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Where is Priyanka holidaying?

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas shares this picture with her daughter Malti Marie and writes on Instagram: A pause (island, baby emojis).She is at Stradboke Island, Australia, with her mother. 
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News at this hour...

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-- INLD, BSP announce alliance, to jointly contest upcoming Haryana polls: INLD's Abhay Chautala. -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday listed for hearing on September 9 Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging the summonses issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate in...
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CJI welcomes Brazilian judge on bench

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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday welcomed Brazilian judge Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin on the bench, and termed him as a great friend of India. Justice Benjamin, who is set to become the chief justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court in July, is on a visit to India. He...
11:40

Delhi canal barrage breaches, Bawana flooded

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Residents of JJ colony, Bawana, in Delhi have been wading through knee-high water after the barrage of Munak canal of North Delhi broke and water entered residential areas. A resident, Alam says, Water has entered almost every block of JJ colony. The barrage of the Munak canal broke at...
11:24

Political power couple get engaged

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Alex Soros shares this image on Instagram, writing: This happened...we couldn't be happier, more grateful, or more in love (engagement ring emoji).So, who are they?Alex Soros is the son of the son of billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. His lady love is Huma Abedin, former top aide to...
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There are 66 Chinese planes hovering around Taiwan

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Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Thursday said that it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft and vessels around the island, apparently en route to a Chinese military exercise in the Western Pacific.The media outlet embedded a statement by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on...
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'Sharia Was Used To Deny Alimony'

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Founder of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, social activist Zakia Soman has waged many a legal battle against the orthodox Muslim clergy seeking equality for Muslim women in social, economic and religious affairs.Soman, who fought against the practice of triple talaq and...
10:48

Heavy rain over 5 days leaves parts of UP flooded

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inspect the flood-affected areas in Shravasti, Balrampur of Uttar Pradesh and distribute relief materials on Thursday.  The Chief Minister is scheduled to visit Shravasti at 11:40 am and will meet the area's people. He will also...
10:29

Stuck in space for a month Sunita Williams says...

The Starliner spacecraft
The Starliner spacecraft
NASA astronauts Sunita 'Suni' Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore who travelled to the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and were supposed to have returned to Earth last month might have to remain in space a few weeks longer till August this year.As engineers continue to...
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Markets rebound in early trade on rally in global equities

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Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday amid a rally in global markets and continuous foreign fund inflows. Buying in IT stocks also added to the positive trend in equities.  The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 245.32 points to 80,170.09 in early trade. The NSE...
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CBI chargesheet against man for doctored paper

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The CBI is likely to file a charge sheet against a youth who allegedly circulated a doctored screenshot of the UGC-NET paper on Telegram which led to the cancellation of the exam after an alert from the Union Home Ministry about a possible breach, officials said.  The Central Bureau of...
09:51

What did Modi speak to a quantum physicist about?

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Nobel laureate and Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a spiritual person, and asserted that other international leaders should possess this trait as well.The Nobel laureate Zeilinger, who is known for his work on quantum mechanics and was awarded Nobel...
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Mumbai Coastal Road: Haji Ali to Worli opens today

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The third phase of the Dharmaveer Swarajya Rakshak Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Mumbai Coastal Road (South) Project has been temporarily opened for traffic from Thursday onwards.The road that connects Haji Ali to Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Road in Worli and Haji Ali's Arm 8, which runs from the...
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Can't expect justice for Sidhu Moosewala from...: Cong slams AAP govt

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Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the state over a report submitted by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to Haryana and Punjab court which suggested that the TV interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was...
08:46

No indication of mass malpractice NEET-UG: Govt

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The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court there was neither any indication of mass malpractice nor a localised set of candidates being benefitted leading to abnormal scores in NEET-UG 2024.  It said the data analytics of results of NEET-UG 2024 was conducted by IIT Madras and as per the...
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Modi concludes two-nation visit, leaves for India

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for home on Wednesday after concluding his visit to Russia and Austria, during which he held talks with the top leadership of the two countries and discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation. PM @narendramodi emplanes for New Delhi after concluding a...
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Sheena Bora's remains found at CBI office in Delhi

Sheena Bora
Sheena Bora
Weeks after it informed that parts of the purported skeleton of murder victim Sheena Bora were untraceable, the prosecution on Wednesday told the trial court in Mumbai that they were lying at the CBI's office in New Delhi. Sheena Bora (24) was allegedly murdered by her mother Indrani...
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India has given Buddha to the world, not yuddha: Modi in Austria

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has given 'Buddha' to the world, not 'yuddha' (war) which means it has always given peace and prosperity, and therefore the country is going to strengthen its role in the 21st century.Addressing the Indian diaspora in Vienna, Modi also said...