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BSF Jawan Shoots Dead 3 Colleagues, Kills Self

Kailashahar (Tripura): A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan allegedly shot dead three colleagues with his service weapon before committing suicide early today at a border outpost at Maguruli in Unakoti district, police said. Officer-in-charge of Irani police station, Swapan Debbarma said, a constable — Sishu Pal — came to deposit …

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Karnataka polls: BJP vows farm loan waiver if it wins

BJP continued its focus on the farming community, not just to earn the backing of one of the biggest support bases but also reinstate its chief ministerial candidate B.S.Yeddyurappa’s image as a pro-farmer leader Dharwad, Karnataka: Taking a leaf out of its Uttar Pradesh state election manifesto, the Bharatiya Janata …

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 Kathua report: CBI inquiry recommended

New Delhi: GIA, the Group of Intellectuals and Academicians have recommended a CBI probe into the Kathua rape incident. An 8- year- old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district in January 2018. The GIA submitted a report today to Minister of State in PMO …

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Ordinance to criminalise Triple Talaq in the making

NEW DELHI: With the controversial new legislation seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddat) stuck in Parliament because of Opposition obstruction, the government is considering taking the ordinance route to promulgate it. While the Muslim Women Protection of Rights in Marriage Act was cleared in the Lok Sabha, the Opposition blocked …

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Karnataka: Campaigning intensifies for Assembly polls

Campaigning is intensifying for the 12th of next month’s Karnataka Assembly elections. BJP National President held a roadshow in Davangere today, during which he sought votes for his party candidates.   Union Minister Sadanand Gowda campaigned in Bengaluru and asked voters to elect BJP to end, what he called, a …

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Casting Couch exists even in Parliament: Renuka Chowdhary

New Delhi, April.24 (PMI): Casting Couch was not confined to cinema field alone but also exists in Parliament, former Rajya Sabha member Renuka Chowdhary. Reacting on Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan’s controversial statement on Casting Couch in film industry, Renuka called upon the people to launch a movement against Casting Couch. …

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PM Modi to launch Gram Swaraj Abhiyan tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day tomorrow.   The scheme will focus on training, building infrastructure, stepping up initiatives for e-governance under the e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project.   During the occasion, …

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