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Why Chief Justice-Designate Sanjiv Khanna Had To Give Up His Morning Walks

Written by Ashish Bhargava | Saturday November 09, 2024, New Delhi

Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday and has already had to stop an activity that was dear to him - his solitary morning walks.

Bihar MP Pappu Yadav Receives Threat From Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, Again

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 09, 2024

Purnia MP Pappu Yadav has once again received a threat from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. His personal secretary, Mohammad Sadiq Alam, has received intimidating WhatsApp messages in Delhi.

Allahbad High Court Declares 2004 "Wedding" Of Minors "Void"

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 09, 2024, Prayagraj

Allowing an appeal against a family court judgment, Allahabad High Court has declared as "void" the 2004 "wedding" of a man who was 12 years old at the time with a nine-year-old girl.

19-Year-Old Woman Gang-Raped, Videographed In Odisha, 6 Arrested: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 09, 2024, Cuttack

Six people, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old college student several times and videographing the act in Odisha's Cuttack district, police said on Friday.

2 Women Burn 5 Puppies Alive In UP By Pouring Petrol Over Them, Case Filed

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 09, 2024, Meerut

Police in Meerut's Kankerkheda area have booked two women accused of burning alive five stray puppies by pouring petrol over them, officials said on Friday.

Will Fight In Politics Till My Last Breath: Ex-PM Deve Gowda

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 09, 2024, Mandya

Targeting the ruling Congress in Karnataka, JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said he will not rest until the government is removed, and reiterated that he would remain active in politics till his last breath.

Viral Video Shows Sterilization In UP Labour Room, Strict Action Ordered

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 09, 2024, Sitapur

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak ordered immediate action after a video showing women's sterilization procedures being conducted in the labour room at Sitapur's Hargoan Community Health Center went viral on social media.

Revanth Reddy Reverses KCR's Decision, Restores Telangana Temple's Old Name

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 09, 2024, Hyderabad

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy decided on Friday to rename the Yadadri temple Yadagiri temple, reversing the decision of his predecessor K. Chandrasekhar Rao.

TV Actor Nitin Chauhaan, Found Dead At Home, Was Battling Depression: Cops

Reported by Sunil Kumar Singh | Friday November 08, 2024

Television actor Nitin Chauhaan, who was found dead at his Mumbai home, was undergoing treatment for depression, the police have said.

Northeast's Biggest Insurgent Group NSCN(IM) Threatens To End 27-Year-Old Ceasefire If 3rd-Party Intervention Not Possible

Written by Debanish Achom,Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday November 08, 2024, Guwahati/New Delhi

The northeast's largest insurgent group NCSN(IM) has threatened to resume "violent armed resistance" 27 years after it signed a ceasefire with India over allegations that the government "betrayed" a landmark agreement signed in 2015.