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Agra Man Live Streams Suicide, Facebook Friends Tried To Stop Him
As many of his friends watched in horror, trying to stop him, a young man from Agra killed himself on Wednesday, live streaming the act on Facebook, news agency ANI reported.
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Pak Espionage Case: Samajwadi Party Lawmaker's Personal Assistant Arrested
The personal assistant of Samajwadi Party lawmaker has been arrested in connection with the espionage racket in which a Pakistan High Commission staffer was detained and expelled from the country and three others were arrested earlier this week.
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4,500 Trucks Stranded On Tripura's Lifeline, Petrol Touches Rs 250 A Ltr
More than 4,500 trucks are now stranded on National Highway 8, which connects Tripura to the rest of the country, as heavy rains, mudslides and water-logging has turned a 20 km-stretch of the crucial road into slush.
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Tripura's Road Link To Rest Of India, A National Highway, Looks Like This
For over a week, more than 1,000 trucks have been stranded on the Assam-Tripura border. Many of them, like 37-year-old Vikram Das's truck, are carrying essential supplies like food, medicines and fuel in to the landlocked state. But it's not an agitation that holding these trucks up. It's just rain.
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Akhilesh Yadav Drops Minister Who Made Deal With Jailed Politician's Party
Hours after the merger of Samajwadi Party and jailed legislator Mukhtar Ansari's Quami Ekta Dal, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav removed a senior minister - Balram Yadav - who is believed to have negotiated the merger. The merger was said to the brainchild of Shivpal Yadav, a senior leader of the Samajwadi Party and the Chief Minister's uncle.
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Hundreds Of Passengers Stranded Due To Strike In Manipur
Hundreds of inter-state passengers and freight trucks were stranded on key national highway to Imphal due to a 24-hour strike called by tribal activists in Manipur to protest alleged police "excesses" on slogan-shouting supporters in Delhi.
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13-Year-Old Allegedly Raped In UP, Legs Burnt For Trying To File Case
A 13-year-old girl has alleged that she was raped and her legs were burnt by two men from her village in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district nearly six months ago. The police complaint has been registered just a two days ago on June 5.
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Armed And Dangerous In Mathura: Sect Used Grenades, Swords; 24 Dead
When police officers in Mathura moved to evict thousands of members of a sect from a public park, they were attacked with swords, knives, guns and grenades. The police then opened fire.
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'My Son Not A Traitor,' Says Kanhaiya Kumar's Father As He Gets Bail
Far away from Delhi - where a court granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University student Kanhaiya Kumar this evening - his family sat in their modest home in the small Bihar village of Barauni watching news on television all day long.
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Debate Settled. Gujarat is 1, Bihar 21, Arun Jaitley Tells Nitish Kumar
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.
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Months After Earthquake, Why Nepal Is On The Edge Right Now
A massive agitation in many areas in the country over a new constitution means prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed; potatoes are selling for over 200 Nepali rupees in some parts of the country that imports much of its everyday goods from India.
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3 Dead, 6 Lakh Affected and 1,000 Villages Submerged in Assam Floods
Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected by the deteriorating flood situation in Assam, as six columns of the Indian Army are carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in nearly 19 districts of the state.
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Jamshedpur Tense After Clashes Over Alleged Molestation Incident
A heavy contingent of police and security personnel has been posted at Jharkhand's Jamshedpur town after clashes erupted between two communities over an alleged molestation incident. Over 100 people were arrested and about 150 have been named in First Information Reports or FIRs.
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After Controversy Over Beef Remarks, Minister Kiren Rijiju Says 'I Was Misquoted'
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said he had been "misquoted" on his reaction to union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's comments that those who want to eat beef "can go to Pakistan."
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In Bihar, a New Cheating Scandal Sees 1,000 Arrested
Police in Bihar have arrested around 1,000 aspiring constables for using "middlemen" to sit their exams for them, in the latest cheating scandal to hit the state, an official said on Monday.
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Agra Man Live Streams Suicide, Facebook Friends Tried To Stop Him
As many of his friends watched in horror, trying to stop him, a young man from Agra killed himself on Wednesday, live streaming the act on Facebook, news agency ANI reported.
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Pak Espionage Case: Samajwadi Party Lawmaker's Personal Assistant Arrested
The personal assistant of Samajwadi Party lawmaker has been arrested in connection with the espionage racket in which a Pakistan High Commission staffer was detained and expelled from the country and three others were arrested earlier this week.
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4,500 Trucks Stranded On Tripura's Lifeline, Petrol Touches Rs 250 A Ltr
More than 4,500 trucks are now stranded on National Highway 8, which connects Tripura to the rest of the country, as heavy rains, mudslides and water-logging has turned a 20 km-stretch of the crucial road into slush.
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Tripura's Road Link To Rest Of India, A National Highway, Looks Like This
For over a week, more than 1,000 trucks have been stranded on the Assam-Tripura border. Many of them, like 37-year-old Vikram Das's truck, are carrying essential supplies like food, medicines and fuel in to the landlocked state. But it's not an agitation that holding these trucks up. It's just rain.
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Akhilesh Yadav Drops Minister Who Made Deal With Jailed Politician's Party
Hours after the merger of Samajwadi Party and jailed legislator Mukhtar Ansari's Quami Ekta Dal, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav removed a senior minister - Balram Yadav - who is believed to have negotiated the merger. The merger was said to the brainchild of Shivpal Yadav, a senior leader of the Samajwadi Party and the Chief Minister's uncle.
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Hundreds Of Passengers Stranded Due To Strike In Manipur
Hundreds of inter-state passengers and freight trucks were stranded on key national highway to Imphal due to a 24-hour strike called by tribal activists in Manipur to protest alleged police "excesses" on slogan-shouting supporters in Delhi.
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13-Year-Old Allegedly Raped In UP, Legs Burnt For Trying To File Case
A 13-year-old girl has alleged that she was raped and her legs were burnt by two men from her village in Uttar Pradesh's Auraiya district nearly six months ago. The police complaint has been registered just a two days ago on June 5.
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Armed And Dangerous In Mathura: Sect Used Grenades, Swords; 24 Dead
When police officers in Mathura moved to evict thousands of members of a sect from a public park, they were attacked with swords, knives, guns and grenades. The police then opened fire.
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'My Son Not A Traitor,' Says Kanhaiya Kumar's Father As He Gets Bail
Far away from Delhi - where a court granted bail to Jawaharlal Nehru University student Kanhaiya Kumar this evening - his family sat in their modest home in the small Bihar village of Barauni watching news on television all day long.
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Debate Settled. Gujarat is 1, Bihar 21, Arun Jaitley Tells Nitish Kumar
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley took on Nitish Kumar today for challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate development in Bihar, where elections will be held in five phases from next month.
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Months After Earthquake, Why Nepal Is On The Edge Right Now
A massive agitation in many areas in the country over a new constitution means prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed; potatoes are selling for over 200 Nepali rupees in some parts of the country that imports much of its everyday goods from India.
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3 Dead, 6 Lakh Affected and 1,000 Villages Submerged in Assam Floods
Three people have died and six lakh people have been affected by the deteriorating flood situation in Assam, as six columns of the Indian Army are carrying our rescue and relief operations with state government agencies in nearly 19 districts of the state.
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Jamshedpur Tense After Clashes Over Alleged Molestation Incident
A heavy contingent of police and security personnel has been posted at Jharkhand's Jamshedpur town after clashes erupted between two communities over an alleged molestation incident. Over 100 people were arrested and about 150 have been named in First Information Reports or FIRs.
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After Controversy Over Beef Remarks, Minister Kiren Rijiju Says 'I Was Misquoted'
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said he had been "misquoted" on his reaction to union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's comments that those who want to eat beef "can go to Pakistan."
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In Bihar, a New Cheating Scandal Sees 1,000 Arrested
Police in Bihar have arrested around 1,000 aspiring constables for using "middlemen" to sit their exams for them, in the latest cheating scandal to hit the state, an official said on Monday.
