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Floods In Kerala Punishment For Cow Killing, Says Karnataka BJP Lawmaker
The devastating floods in Kerala are the result of cow slaughter in the state, a BJP lawmaker in neighbouring Karnataka has said in an outrageous comment. Basangouda Patil Yatnal went as far as to say that Kerala was suffering the consequences of "hurting Hindu sentiment".
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On Camera, Man Dragged By Runaway Driver After Fight On Gurgaon Road
A man was hit by a car and dragged for half a kilometre on its bonnet in Gurgaon near Delhi in an incident caught on camera.
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Will Ensure There is No Meat Ban in Mumbai: Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray
Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.
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Peter Mukerjea Back at Police Station a Day After Marathon Questioning
TV tycoon Peter Mukerjea was questioned by the Mumbai Police for the second consecutive day on the murder of his step-daughter Sheena Bora, a day after a 12-hour session during which he reportedly came face to face with his wife Indrani Mukerjea, the main accused.
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Tripura Removes Controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act
The Tripura government on Wednesday decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.
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'Beef Party' and Protests to Greet Amit Shah in Meghalaya
The ruling BJP's call for a nationwide beef ban has alarmed its own members and workers in Meghalaya, where party president Amit Shah is likely to be greeted today by a protest "beef party."
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Defends Minister who Carried Gun to Special Needs School
Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan is being pilloried for attending an event for children with speech and hearing impairment with a gun tucked in his waist and quite visible. But his Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today defended him.
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UN Says it Won't Conduct Any Inquiry Against RK Pachauri, Accused of Sexual Harassment
The United Nations has said it will not inquire into allegations of sexual harassment against RK Pachauri, who resigned as the chairman of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Tuesday.
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AAP Drops Candidate who 'Took 10 Buses to PM Modi's Rally'
On the last day of filing of nominations for the Delhi election, the Aam Aadmi Party replaced two of its candidates, sparking protests outside party chief Arvind Kejriwal's residence.
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Censor Board Chief Leela Samson Quits in Row Over Film Starring Dera Leader
India's Censor Board chief Leela Samson has resigned amid reports that the film "Messenger of God (MSG)" starring controversial Dera Sachcha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim has been cleared after the government referred it to a tribunal. The Censor Board had not cleared the film, which has raised worries about religious tension.
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26/11 Plotter Lakhvi Could be Released, India Summons Pakistan Envoy to Protest
India today summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to register its protest against a court order that could allow 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi to leave jail.
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IIT Delhi Director Quits, Centre Denies Sachin Tendulkar Link
The government has denied that it pressured IIT Delhi director RK Shevgaonkar, whose resignation two years before his term was to end was linked by a section of the media to matters involving cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
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Court Relief for AAP's Somnath Bharti in Controversial Raid Targeting African Women
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order holding controversial former minister Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) guilty of racial prejudice because of a midnight raid that targeted African women.
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IIT-Guwahati Dean Arrested for Allegedly Raping Office Assistant
A professor of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping an employee 12 days ago.
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Whose Taj Mahal is it, Anyway? Politicians Stake Claim
"Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?" - an MP on Monday raised this question in Parliament on the legendary 16th century monument that has been dragged into controversy by politicians across parties.
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Floods In Kerala Punishment For Cow Killing, Says Karnataka BJP Lawmaker
The devastating floods in Kerala are the result of cow slaughter in the state, a BJP lawmaker in neighbouring Karnataka has said in an outrageous comment. Basangouda Patil Yatnal went as far as to say that Kerala was suffering the consequences of "hurting Hindu sentiment".
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On Camera, Man Dragged By Runaway Driver After Fight On Gurgaon Road
A man was hit by a car and dragged for half a kilometre on its bonnet in Gurgaon near Delhi in an incident caught on camera.
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Will Ensure There is No Meat Ban in Mumbai: Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray
Amid a controversy over a four-day meat ban in Mumbai for a festival, the Shiv Sena today declared that it would not allow any such restriction.
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Peter Mukerjea Back at Police Station a Day After Marathon Questioning
TV tycoon Peter Mukerjea was questioned by the Mumbai Police for the second consecutive day on the murder of his step-daughter Sheena Bora, a day after a 12-hour session during which he reportedly came face to face with his wife Indrani Mukerjea, the main accused.
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Tripura Removes Controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act
The Tripura government on Wednesday decided to lift the Armed Forces Special Power Act or AFSPA from the state, where the controversial law was in effect for the last 18 years to curb insurgency.
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'Beef Party' and Protests to Greet Amit Shah in Meghalaya
The ruling BJP's call for a nationwide beef ban has alarmed its own members and workers in Meghalaya, where party president Amit Shah is likely to be greeted today by a protest "beef party."
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Defends Minister who Carried Gun to Special Needs School
Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan is being pilloried for attending an event for children with speech and hearing impairment with a gun tucked in his waist and quite visible. But his Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today defended him.
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UN Says it Won't Conduct Any Inquiry Against RK Pachauri, Accused of Sexual Harassment
The United Nations has said it will not inquire into allegations of sexual harassment against RK Pachauri, who resigned as the chairman of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Tuesday.
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AAP Drops Candidate who 'Took 10 Buses to PM Modi's Rally'
On the last day of filing of nominations for the Delhi election, the Aam Aadmi Party replaced two of its candidates, sparking protests outside party chief Arvind Kejriwal's residence.
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Censor Board Chief Leela Samson Quits in Row Over Film Starring Dera Leader
India's Censor Board chief Leela Samson has resigned amid reports that the film "Messenger of God (MSG)" starring controversial Dera Sachcha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim has been cleared after the government referred it to a tribunal. The Censor Board had not cleared the film, which has raised worries about religious tension.
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26/11 Plotter Lakhvi Could be Released, India Summons Pakistan Envoy to Protest
India today summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to register its protest against a court order that could allow 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi to leave jail.
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IIT Delhi Director Quits, Centre Denies Sachin Tendulkar Link
The government has denied that it pressured IIT Delhi director RK Shevgaonkar, whose resignation two years before his term was to end was linked by a section of the media to matters involving cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.
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Court Relief for AAP's Somnath Bharti in Controversial Raid Targeting African Women
The Delhi High Court has set aside an order holding controversial former minister Somnath Bharti of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) guilty of racial prejudice because of a midnight raid that targeted African women.
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IIT-Guwahati Dean Arrested for Allegedly Raping Office Assistant
A professor of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping an employee 12 days ago.
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Whose Taj Mahal is it, Anyway? Politicians Stake Claim
"Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?" - an MP on Monday raised this question in Parliament on the legendary 16th century monument that has been dragged into controversy by politicians across parties.
