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Hindu Mahapanchayat in Jantar Mantar, police step in and call a halt
New Delhi: The partition will be incomplete as long as a single Muslim stays in this country, declared the president of a little-known Hindutva outfit at a Hindu Mahapanchayat held at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Sunday (August!-->…
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Tributes flow in for Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes Rajiv Gandhi as the nation remembered the last Prime Minister from Gandhi-Nehruvian family on his 79th birth anniversary.
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Be careful about social media posts or face criminal proceedings: Supreme Court
New Delhi: Social media users should be careful about its impact and reach, said the Supreme Court as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA SV Shekher, who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018!-->…
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Romeo-Juliet Law under Review: SC seeks Centre’s response on decriminalising teenage sex
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on the application of the Romeo-Juliet law to India to decriminalise consensual teenage sex as a PIL claimed millions of under-18 girls and over-18 boys engage in!-->…
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12% of sitting Rajya Sabha MPs are billionaires: ADR
New Delhi: About 12% of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha are billionaires. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have the highest percentage of such parliamentarians, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Relief for Borrowers: RBI issues new norms for personal loans
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued new guidelines for personal loans. Two key changes are expected to provide relief to the borrowers amid rising interest rates.
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Declare Himachal rain rampage as national calamity, CM tells Centre
Shimla: The massive damage caused in Himachal Pradesh by heavy rains should be declared as a national calamity, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday.
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Homemaker, not Housewife: SC handbook lists harmful gender stereotypes
New Delhi: In a big step to weed out stereotypes and perceived notions against women, the Supreme Court, in a maiden initiative, has compiled a glossary of words to be avoided by judges and lawyers in writing judgments or filing cases!-->…
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POCSO awareness lessons in Kerala textbooks soon
Kochi: In a first-of-its kind move, the Kerala government has decided to incorporate awareness lessons about the POCSO Act into its curriculum, from the 2024-25 academic session.
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Centre approves PM Vishwakarma Yojana, subsidised loans at 5% interest for traditional trades
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Vishwakarma Yojana from the ramparts of Red Fort, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rs 13,000-cr scheme to support those engaged in traditional skills.
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