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3-year jail term in Triple talaq case an `atrocious law`: Gulam Nabi Azad
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that the party "outrightly" reject the ordinance proposed by the Center to award three-year of jail term for guilty in Triple talaq cases as it considers it as an " atrocious law".
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Boney Kapoor downplays National Film Award row
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 03 (ANI): With the National Film Awards ceremony finding itself in the middle of a controversy, producer Boney Kapoor on Thursday downplayed the "fuss."
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Money power, fake and paid news, main worries for EC: CEC Rawat
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 02 (ANI): Use of money power, and fake and paid news are the two main worries for the Election Commission, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O.P. Rawat on Wednesday.
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Protesters demanding separate Vidarbha state allege police assault
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 01 (ANI): Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti members, who were holding a rally here on Tuesday demanding a separate state, alleged that police assaulted them during the protest.
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No dearth of funds for sports: Col Rathore
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 30 (ANI): There is no dearth of funds for sports, said Union Sports Minister Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore on Monday.
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CWG medal winners feats raised India's stature: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the medal winners of the recently-concluded 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games here at Lok Kalyan Marg and said that their sporting feats have raised India's stature.
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Despite SC ruling, woman gets triple talaq on WhatsApp
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 29 (ANI): A Muslim woman was given triple talaq by her husband via a WhatsApp video in Mumbai months after Supreme Court struck down the Muslim practice of giving divorce.
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Youngest CWG gold medalist delighted after PM Modi's praise
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 29 (ANI): 15-year-old shooter, Anish Bhanwala, who became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal for the country in the Commonwealth Games, expressed his jubilation on Sunday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded him for his feat in his radio programme, 'Mann
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58 MPs, MLAs accused in hate speech-related cases: ADR report
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) on Wednesday revealed that a total of 58 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to hate speech.
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Congress faces suicidal future if it moves SC on CJI impeachment: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said in a Facebook post that the opposition Congress Party could be facing a "suicidal future" if they went ahead and legally challenged Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu's decision not to ent
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Decision not taken in haste: VP Naidu on impeachment motion
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday rejected the criticism of the opposition parties that the decision to reject the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was taken in a haste.
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Venkaiah Naidu undertakes surprise check, directs introduction of bio-metr
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday undertook a surprise check of offices and directed introduction of bio-metric attendance marking system for the officers and staff of Rajya Sabha secretariat in Delhi.
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