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Sigh of relief for victims as Triple Talaq Bill tabled in Parliament
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kanpur/Agra/Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, which seeks to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaq was tabled in Lok Sabha, in a bid to secure women's rights and justice.
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Law against Triple Talaq will bring major relief, claim victims
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow/Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec. 28 (ANI): Hailing the proposed law against Triple Talaq, victims of the said divorce system on Thursday said that the legislation would provide a great amount of relief in to Muslim women.
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World Bank approves USD 40 mn loan for UP tourism project
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Loan worth USD 40 million for a tourism project in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday.
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Hindu fringe group to oppose New Year's celebrations in Agra
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): A Hindu right-wing group on Sunday announced that they would oppose the New Year's celebrations here with the support of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party.
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BJP leader requests NIA to register FIR against Congress leaders' meeting
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Supreme Court advocate Ajay Agrawal on Wednesday wrote to the National Investigative Agency (NIA) requesting them to register an FIR against the Congress leaders and others who attended a meeting with the Pakistani offi
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Gujarat polls: Rock bands, street plays, kavi sammelans to sensitise youth
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat), [India] Dec. 8 (ANI): In the run-up to the Gujarat Assembly elections, Surat's Agrawal Vikas Trust's 'Yuva Team' has undertaken the task of persuading voters in the age group of 18 to 30 years to vote by creating awareness through Street Plays, Rock Band and Kavi Sammelan
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CIFA suggests measures to strengthen rural economy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Consortium of Indian Farmers Associations (CIFA) on Tuesday suggested various measures to increase farmers income and bolster agrarian economy in a bid to address the challenges and issues faced by the rural sector.
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Work on Bundelkhand Expressway to start from next year: Adityanath
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): The construction of the Bundelkhand Expressway will start from next year, said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday.
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Grab appoints Vikas Agarwal as CTO, eyes on scaling GrabPay
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI):Vikas Agrawal has been appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for GrabPay, a mobile payments platform, Grab said in an official statement on Thursday.
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Belgian royal couple arrives on seven-day visit to India
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium arrived in New Delhi on Sunday for a seven-day visit.
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BJP announces mayoral candidates for five UP civic bodies
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 05 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of mayoral candidates for the upcoming local body elections in Uttar Pradesh.
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One dead, many injured in school bus accident on Yamuna Expressway
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): At least one person was killed and several others critically injured after a bus carrying school children met with an accident on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Friday afternoon.
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