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"Physical Relations" Can't Automatically Mean Sexual Assault: High Court
- Dec 29, 2024 19:05 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man in a POCSO case, saying the use of the phrase "physical relations" by the minor survivor cannot automatically mean sexual assault.
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Commercial Flights To Begin At Navi Mumbai International Airport In May 2025
- Dec 29, 2024 18:47 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
After the successful trial of the first commercial flight at Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), airport officials called it a historic moment and said commercial operations will begin at the airport in May 2025.
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Lord Ayyappa Devotee Dies In Karnataka Cylinder Blast, Death Count Rise To 6
- Dec 29, 2024 18:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
One more Ayyappa devotee who had sustained burns in a cylinder blast occurred here died on Sunday morning, taking the death count to six, police said.
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Video: Animal Activist Assaults Mumbai Dog Sitter For Beating German Shepherd
- Dec 29, 2024 18:23 pm IST
- Edited by: Abhinav Singh
A Mumbai-based animal activist posted the video showing the drunk dog sitter assaulting a German Shepherd at the facility.
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India To Host 'World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit' For First Time: PM Modi
- Dec 29, 2024 18:22 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India will host the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) for the first time in February next year which will be a global platform for its creative talents showcasing the country's potential as a hub for world-class content creation.
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Only 1 Out Of 4 Eclipses In 2025 To Be Visible From India: Dates And Details Here
- Dec 29, 2024 18:17 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The year 2025 will see four significant celestial events two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses but only one of them will be visible from India.
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Cut Excise Duty on Fuel, Boost Consumption: Industry Body To N Sitharaman
- Dec 29, 2024 16:56 pm IST
- Asian News International
With the Union Budget 2025-26 slated for February 1, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has demanded a slew of measures from the Finance Ministry, urging that the focus should be on boosting consumption, upping the daily minimum wage.
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BJP Vs Congress in Karnataka Over Contractor's Suicide
- Dec 29, 2024 16:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Nehal Kidwai
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The suicide of a contractor in Karnataka and his allegations against an aide of Priyank Kharge -- Karnataka minister and the son of Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge -- is becoming the next flashpoint between the BJP and the Congress.
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High Employee Attrition of 25% In Private Banks Pose Operational Risk: RBI Report
- Dec 29, 2024 16:38 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Employee attrition in private sector banks has witnessed an increase to about 25 per cent and this high turnover rate poses significant operational risk, according to the latest Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2023-24.
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AAP Alleges 'Operation Lotus' By BJP To Get Names Struck Off Voter List
- Dec 29, 2024 16:35 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
It is election season in Delhi and the ruling AAP and the Opposition BJP are trading barbs and sharp political attacks. The latest flashpoint in this capital contest is the alleged addition and deletion of names in the voters' list.
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From Electoral Bonds To Child Marriage: Landmark Verdicts By Supreme Court In 2024
- Dec 29, 2024 16:31 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
From striking down the electoral bonds scheme to ruling on quotas within quotas and criminal prosecution of lawmakers, here are the landmark verdicts delivered by the Supreme Court in 2024.
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Boat Sinks After Being Hit By Cargo Ship Off Mumbai Coast, No One Hurt
- Dec 29, 2024 16:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A fishing boat sank off the coast of Madh Koliwada in Mumbai's Malad area in the early hours of Sunday after it was hit by a cargo ship before being retrieved, though there were no reports of injuries to anyone, a police official said.
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First Commercial Flight Validation Test Successful At Navi Mumbai Airport
- Dec 29, 2024 16:01 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Navi Mumbai International Airport took a big step toward becoming operational on Saturday with its first commercial flight validation test being carried out successfully.
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Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Ashes Immersed At Yamuna Ghat
- Dec 29, 2024 14:39 pm IST
- Asian News International
The ashes of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were immersed at the Yamuna Ghat near the Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila Sahib in Delhi, a day after he was cremated with full state honours at Nigambodh Ghat.
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50% Decline In Student Suicides In Kota Compared To Last Year
- Dec 29, 2024 14:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Kota district administration has claimed that there has been a 50 per cent decline in the number of suicides by students this year as compared to 2023 in this coaching hub of Rajasthan known for preparing students for IIT-JEE entrance tests.
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"Misplaced, Misleading": Delhi Official On Arvind Kejriwal's "Arrest" Claim
- Dec 29, 2024 14:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
After AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Atishi would be arrested in a "fake" case orchestrated by the BJP through central agencies, Delhi Transport Department's top official issued a strong rebuttal today.
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Minister's 1984 Riots Response To Rahul Gandhi's "Sikh PM Insulted" Charge
- Dec 29, 2024 13:18 pm IST
- Reported by: Marya Shakil
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Hitting back at the Congress over its allegations of mismanagement at the state funeral of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said this is not the time to score "cheap political shots".
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Video: Row Over Parking Leads To Road Rage Fight In Ghaziabad, 3 Arrested
- Dec 29, 2024 12:37 pm IST
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
In a shocking incident of road rage, an altercation over parking near a restaurant in Ghaziabad snowballed into a street fight in which three men were brutally beaten up with sticks. Police have arrested three people in this connection.
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Statue Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Installed At 14,300 Feet Near India-China Border
- Dec 29, 2024 11:42 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Indian Army has installed a statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji on the bank of Pangong lake at an altitude of 14,300 feet, a region that is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in the eastern Ladakh sector.