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India denies role in Ramdev questioning at London

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The external affairs ministry Sunday denied that it had any role in the detention of yoga guru Baba Ramdev at London’s Heathrow airport. “No truth whatsoever in such malicious rumours whatsoever,” external affairs ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin tweeted in reply to a tweet asking whether the ministry had issued any Red Corner alert against Ramdev. […]

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Gen V.K. Singh to seek report through RTI

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Former Army chief General VK Singh will be filing an Right to Information today seeking an Army board of enquiry report on Technical Support Division (TSD). Singh was alleged to have set up a special unit in the Army during his tenure to topple Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s government as reported in […]

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Lok Adalats: Saving time, money

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Lok Adalats held periodically in the districts have emerged as a viable option for providing speedy relief to victims in family-related disputes and other minor legal hassles, Agra district judge Shashi Kant said Sunday. The judge was presiding over a symposium on legal literacy and awareness, at the Agra civil court complex here. He said […]

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IAS officer arrested in Karnataka mining case

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The CBI has arrested senior IAS officer Shivalinga Murthy here for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore rupee mining scam in Karnataka and he has been remanded to 12 days judicial custody, an official said Sunday. “The serving officer (Murthy) was arrested and remanded to judicial custody till Oct 3 after he surrendered before the […]

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Goa Church backs agitation against new airport

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The Church is backing an agitation against the state’s proposed second international airport in north Goa, a senior priest leading the protest against the project said Saturday. The new facility will come up in Mopa, a village 40 km from the capital. Fr. Eremito Rebello and other members of his civil society group who have […]

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Accept school certificate as age proof: SC

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Noting the large number of cases where the question of whether or not an accused is a juvenile reach right up to the Supreme Court, the apex court has said that an authentic school leaving certificate (SLC) should confirm the age, and there is no need for a medical determination of this if that document […]

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Two Haryana legislators surrender before CBI court

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 Two Haryana legislators surrendered before a CBI court in Panchkula on Saturday after Supreme Court rejected their anticipatory bail plea this week.  Earlier, the Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday had rejected their anticipatory bail plea and told them to appear in the trial court within a week. Jain’s personal assistant Rajinder Kumar, who has […]

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South Africa mulls banning alcohol advertisements

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The South African government has drafted a bill to ban the alcohol advertising for the national health, an official has revealed. Alcohol is viewed as the third biggest killer for the death in South Africa, being responsible for more than 100 deaths every day. The cabinet’s purpose of the draft bill is to reduce or […]

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Tamil Nadu to feed kids nutritious nuggets

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The Tamil Nadu government has decided to offer nutritional supplementation to malnourished children in schools, in addition to the mid-day meal programme, to improve their body mass index, an official said Saturday. The scheme, to be introduced soon in Perambalur district, around 275 km from the state capital, will cover nearly 26,000 government school students […]

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Ramdev detained at London airport, released

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Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who was detained at Heathrow airport in London for eight hours by British customs officials, was released Saturday. Ramdev’s spokesman S.K. Tejarawala said, he was neither asked any question nor his luggage was checked. He said: “Swamiji felt harassment there.” Ramdev was reportedly questioned by the customs officials as he traveled to Britain […]

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Meghalaya shuts down in favour of ILP system

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Normal life came to a standstill in Meghalaya Friday during a 12-hour shutdown called by as many as ten organisations demanding the introduction of the inner line permit (ILP) system to regulate movement to certain areas in the state which are located near the international border. Almost all the government offices situated in the 11 […]

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Rights body to take Felani shooting case to SC

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A West Bengal-based human rights group is working on filing a writ petition seeking justice for Felani Khatun, a Bangladeshi minor girl shot dead by BSF personnel while she was trying to illegally cross the international border. Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) would be filing the petition before the Supreme Court seeking compensation for the victim […]

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