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37 pc of those killed in UP encounters from 2017 to 2020 were Muslims: Asa
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Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 15 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government has been targeting Muslims as 37 per cent of the encounters in Uttar Pradesh in three years had been d
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Where would you add Ashwin when Washington does that job for the team, ask
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 11 (ANI): Ravichandran Ashwin might have turned around things for India in Test cricket but skipper Virat Kohli played down the possible return of the seasoned off-spinner in T20Is. Ashwin last played a T20I in July 2017 while his last game in the ODIs was
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Tourism sector contributed 12.75 per cent employment of total workforce in
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New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Wednesday informed that the contribution of tourism in employment generation to the total employment of the country during the year 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 were 12.20 per cent, 12.13 per
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78006 persons were arrested under NDPS Act in 2017: MHA
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said that 78006 persons were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 as per the Crime in India 2017 report.
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TMC destroyed democracy in Darjeeling, Kalimpong districts since 2017: Raj
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Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], March 6 (ANI): After the TMC announced the names of 291 candidates contesting the Assembly election in West Bengal, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista released a statement accusing TMC of destroying democracy in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts since 2017.
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SC issues notice to Centre over guidelines banning transgenders from donat
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Central government and other parties after hearing a Public Intrest Litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of Section 12 and 51 of Blood Donor guidelines, 2017, which has imposed a blanket b
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Fatima Sana Shaikh to star in Hindi adaptation of Tamil hit 'Aruvi'
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New Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Bollywood actor Fatima Sana Shaikh is set to star in the Hindi adaptation of the 2017 Tamil hit film 'Aruvi'.
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Government notifies amendments to Insurance Ombudsman Rules 2017
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): The Central Government on Tuesday notified comprehensive amendments to the Insurance Ombudsman Rules 2017, with a view to improving the working of the Insurance Ombudsman mechanism to facilitate the resolution of complaints regarding deficiencies in insuranc
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NHRC issues show cause notice to Defence Ministry over relief amount for d
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) India on Wednesday issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Defence to cite a reason why Rs 5 lakh could not be paid as relief to the next of the kin of an innocent citizen Thingtu Ngemu, who died in the uninfo
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SC imposes Rs 5 cr fine on UP medical college for violating MCI regulation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs 5 crores on the Saraswati Education Charitable Trust, in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh for violating the Medical Council of India (MCI) regulations while granting admission to 71 MBBS students in the second year
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Meet advocate, activist KC Naseer working for weaker sections' empowerment
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Malappuram (Kerala) [India], February 24 (ANI/PNN): Born in the Malappuram District of Kerala, Adv KC Naseer has been prominent and headlines because of a lot of pro bono cases for the poor and marginalized sections of the society. He is an advocate as well as a member of - AILC (All India L
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Erdogan wants to write a new constitution in his own favour
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], February 22 (ANI): Quite unexpectedly Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on February 1 that the country needed a new 'democratic" constitution that would replace the 1982 constitution drawn by Turkish generals in the wake of the military coup of 1980. But what prompt
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