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"Useless": Kolkata Rape Victim's Family Counsel On Bengal Anti-Rape Bill
CPI(M) MP and counsel for the RG Kar victim's family, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's move to introduce an anti-rape bill calling it "absolutely useless".
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Rural Polls As Void
The Calcutta High Court today dismissed petitions seeking that the 2023 West Bengal panchayat election be declared void because of non-compliance with the basic principles of the Constitution and the statute to ensure free and fair polls.
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CPM Leader Attacked Allegedly By Trinamool Men At Hooghly
A senior CPM leader was attacked by alleged Trinamool supporters today when he went to Goghat, about 100 kilometres from Kolkata, to meet villagers protesting land acquisition for a railway project.
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JNU Students Refuse To Accept Show-Cause Notices
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union has decided to oppose disciplinary action taken against students who have been sent show-cause notices to explain their alleged role in the February 9 event.
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Activists Urge Akhilesh Yadav To take Necessary Steps To Save Yamuna
Activists and environmentalists on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and urged him to take immediate steps to save and revive river Yamuna.
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PM Modi Hands Over Bangladesh War Honour to Atal Bihari Vajpayee 's Family
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to the family members of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an official statement said.
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Snipers, Special Passes and Unprecedented Security for Chief Guest Obama
From the moment Air Force One, US President Barack Obama's special aircraft, enters Indian airspace, a set of unprecedented security measures will be activated. He will land in Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit during which he will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
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The Beast in Agra. Obama's Limousine Could Hit the City's Roads
When President Barack Obama visits Agra to tour the Taj Mahal, he may stop at the five-star hotel where Pervez Musharraf stayed when he travelled to the city as Pakistan's president in 2001 for the summit with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
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Sunanda Pushkar Was Murdered by Poisoning, Say Delhi Police
The Delhi Police has filed a murder case in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress lawmaker and Shashi Tharoor. Mr Tharoor has said he is "stunned" and has assured the police of his "full co-operation."
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All Together Now. Cops Push Chief Minister's Plane Off Runway
The plane used by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had to be pushed off a runway in Madhya Pradesh today by a group of workers.
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PMO Note Suggests Christmas Could be Working Day for Many
A wishlist sent out to ministries by the Prime Minister's Office on celebrating "good governance day" on December 25 suggests it could be a working Christmas for many in the government. Sources said a detailed plan and directive from the government could follow.
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'Want to Ask Pakistan, is ISI Also a Non-State Actor,' Says Rajnath Singh
In scathing comments directed at Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked the neighbouring nation if its spy agency Inter Services Intelligence or ISI was also a "non-state actor".
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Inside Rampal's Ashram, a Swimming Pool, Locked Doors
There are no more people inside the sprawling 12-acre ashram of Rampal, a self-styled "godman" in Haryana, and it has been sealed and handed over to the CRPF.
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Controversial Guru Rampal Arrested from His Ashram in Hisar
Controversial guru Rampal was arrested from his Satlok Ashram at Hisar's Haryana at 9.21 pm on Wednesday. The 63-year-old, who is facing charges of sedition or waging war against the nation, did not surrender.
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Keep it Clean: Home Minister Rajnath Singh's Surprise Checks in Delhi
Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a series of unannounced visits this morning - at Delhi's main railway station and one police station nearby - to check on whether the public spaces were clean.
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"Useless": Kolkata Rape Victim's Family Counsel On Bengal Anti-Rape Bill
CPI(M) MP and counsel for the RG Kar victim's family, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's move to introduce an anti-rape bill calling it "absolutely useless".
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Calcutta High Court Dismisses Petitions Seeking Rural Polls As Void
The Calcutta High Court today dismissed petitions seeking that the 2023 West Bengal panchayat election be declared void because of non-compliance with the basic principles of the Constitution and the statute to ensure free and fair polls.
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CPM Leader Attacked Allegedly By Trinamool Men At Hooghly
A senior CPM leader was attacked by alleged Trinamool supporters today when he went to Goghat, about 100 kilometres from Kolkata, to meet villagers protesting land acquisition for a railway project.
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JNU Students Refuse To Accept Show-Cause Notices
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students' Union has decided to oppose disciplinary action taken against students who have been sent show-cause notices to explain their alleged role in the February 9 event.
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Activists Urge Akhilesh Yadav To take Necessary Steps To Save Yamuna
Activists and environmentalists on Tuesday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and urged him to take immediate steps to save and revive river Yamuna.
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PM Modi Hands Over Bangladesh War Honour to Atal Bihari Vajpayee 's Family
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to the family members of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, an official statement said.
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Snipers, Special Passes and Unprecedented Security for Chief Guest Obama
From the moment Air Force One, US President Barack Obama's special aircraft, enters Indian airspace, a set of unprecedented security measures will be activated. He will land in Delhi on Sunday on a three-day visit during which he will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
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The Beast in Agra. Obama's Limousine Could Hit the City's Roads
When President Barack Obama visits Agra to tour the Taj Mahal, he may stop at the five-star hotel where Pervez Musharraf stayed when he travelled to the city as Pakistan's president in 2001 for the summit with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.
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Sunanda Pushkar Was Murdered by Poisoning, Say Delhi Police
The Delhi Police has filed a murder case in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress lawmaker and Shashi Tharoor. Mr Tharoor has said he is "stunned" and has assured the police of his "full co-operation."
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All Together Now. Cops Push Chief Minister's Plane Off Runway
The plane used by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had to be pushed off a runway in Madhya Pradesh today by a group of workers.
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PMO Note Suggests Christmas Could be Working Day for Many
A wishlist sent out to ministries by the Prime Minister's Office on celebrating "good governance day" on December 25 suggests it could be a working Christmas for many in the government. Sources said a detailed plan and directive from the government could follow.
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'Want to Ask Pakistan, is ISI Also a Non-State Actor,' Says Rajnath Singh
In scathing comments directed at Pakistan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked the neighbouring nation if its spy agency Inter Services Intelligence or ISI was also a "non-state actor".
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Inside Rampal's Ashram, a Swimming Pool, Locked Doors
There are no more people inside the sprawling 12-acre ashram of Rampal, a self-styled "godman" in Haryana, and it has been sealed and handed over to the CRPF.
-
Controversial Guru Rampal Arrested from His Ashram in Hisar
Controversial guru Rampal was arrested from his Satlok Ashram at Hisar's Haryana at 9.21 pm on Wednesday. The 63-year-old, who is facing charges of sedition or waging war against the nation, did not surrender.
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Keep it Clean: Home Minister Rajnath Singh's Surprise Checks in Delhi
Home Minister Rajnath Singh made a series of unannounced visits this morning - at Delhi's main railway station and one police station nearby - to check on whether the public spaces were clean.
