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Pakistan: Controversy, scandal surrounds Diamer-Bhasha Dam on Indus
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan which is witnessing one of the worst floods in its history is caught in a storm of controversies and scandal surrounding the Diamer-Bhasha Dam on the Indus river.
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Iran: 22-yr-old woman, Mahsa Amini, dies after arrest by 'Morality Police'
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 17 (ANI): Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, died after slipping into a coma following her detention by Iran's morality police, a dedicated unit that enforces strict dress codes for women, such as wearing the compulsory hea
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SC reserves order on TV anchor for clubbing of FIR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order in the petition filed by the Times Now anchor Navika Kumar seeking clubbing of the multiple FIRs and complaints registered against her over the remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma about Prop
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Jimmy Kimmel apologizes to Quinta Brunson for 'dumb' Emmys skit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): American host and Comedian Jimmy Kimmel apologized to 'Abbott Elementary' creator and star Quinta Brunson after his pretending-to-be-drunk bit at the Emmy Awards distracted her during her acceptance speech on Monday.
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Supreme Court directs State of Haryana to reinstate 1300 Primary School Te
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI/GPRC): In a long-drawn litigation spanning over 10 years, the Supreme Court finally ended the controversy between competing candidates of Primary School Teachers by directing the State to accommodate them.
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Nude photoshoot case: "Someone tampered, morphed my photo," Ranveer Singh
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharshtra) [India], September 15 (ANI): Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who recently got enmeshed in controversy after posing nude for a magazine photoshoot, has told Mumbai Police in a statement that someone has tampered with and morphed one of the photos of him.
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Emmys 2022: Quinta Brunson jokes she 'might punch' Jimmy Kimmel 'in the fa
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 14 (ANI): American television host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel faced backlash after some netizens took issue with a controversial performance that he pulled during Quinta Brunson's Emmy Awards acceptance speech on Monday.
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No plan to shift Agnipath recruitment rallies from Punjab: Army sources
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): Amid controversy over the lack of support by the local administration for recruitment rallies in Punjab, Indian Army sources on Wednesday said such rallies under the Agnipath scheme had already been successfully conducted in a couple of cities and more
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Only raise slogans hailing Rajiv Gandhi or Ashok Gehlot or face jail, Raja
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 13 (ANI): Babulal Nagar, advisor to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, stirred a controversy when he asked Congress supporters to raise only two slogans at a party event in Dudu--'Rajiv Gandhi amar rahe' and 'Ashok Gehlot zindabad'-- and reportedly s
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BJP condemns A Raja for controversial remarks against Hinduism
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 13 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A Raja sparked a huge controversy after he made derogatory remarks against Hinduism. His remarks caught a sharp reaction from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Bihar Minister says he is 'sardar of thieves' in agriculture department
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kaimur (Bihar) [India], September 13 (ANI): Raging a controversy, Bihar Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh has claimed that there are many 'thieves" in his department and he is the "sardar" (chieftain) of them.
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Maharashtra: 5 arrested from Uddhav faction over controversial social medi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dadar (Maharashtra) [India], September 11 (ANI): Five people from the Uddhav Thackeray faction were arrested by the Mumbai police over a controversial social media post. Cases were also registered against 30-40 others from the same group.
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