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Priest, kin attacked in road rage; 2 held

The Kandivali police have arrested two people for allegedly attacking a 34-year-old priest and his relative in a road rage incident.

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August 20, 2024
'Will go to any legal extent to get justice'
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'Will go to any legal extent to get justice'

Muslim community members take to strong protest, file several complaints against Mahant Ramgiri

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August 20, 2024
Another Malabar Hill tank plan stirs protest
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Another Malabar Hill tank plan stirs protest

Locals feel that potentially inaccurate data given by BMC to IIT-R may have led to misleading report

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August 20, 2024
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Assailant, sis free hours after attack on doctor

The police will record statements of witnesses in and around the crime scene to include in chargesheet

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August 20, 2024
Justice for Sisters: Docs, citizens join hands for women-friendly city
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Justice for Sisters: Docs, citizens join hands for women-friendly city

Pledge gender equality, to raise sons who respect women, and support safety for all at work places

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August 20, 2024
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Gadget plea of bookie's daughter denied

A sessions court has rejected plea the Jaisinghani, of Aniksha daughter of bookie Anil Jaisinghani, seeking return of all the gadgets allegedly used for blackmailing Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's wife, Amruta.

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August 20, 2024
HC seeks NIA's reply to Vaze's petition challenging UAPA
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HC seeks NIA's reply to Vaze's petition challenging UAPA

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file reply to a petition by dismissed cop Sachin Vaze, arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and death of businessman Mansukh Hiran, challenged invoking of the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

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August 20, 2024
Hike in Ladki Bahin scheme to cost ₹4.6 lakh crore more
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Hike in Ladki Bahin scheme to cost ₹4.6 lakh crore more

The government will need Rs4.6 lakh crore for the next five years to pay a monthly financial assistance of Rs3,000, up from the present Rs1,500, to more than two crore women under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana.

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August 20, 2024
Congress MLA attends Ajit's rally, prompting talks of switch
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Congress MLA attends Ajit's rally, prompting talks of switch

Zeeshan Siddique sparks rumours he will follow his father into NCP; Nawab Malik's presence at rally rankles party's ally BJP

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August 20, 2024
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Lateral entry: Chirag, Rahul on same page

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday came out against lateral entry appointments in government jobs and instead pushed for reservation in such hiring.

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August 20, 2024
Lie-detector test on rape accused gets court's nod
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Lie-detector test on rape accused gets court's nod

The accused in the rapemurder case of a junior doctor in a Kolkata medical college and hospital can be subjected.

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August 20, 2024
Siddaramaiah case: Hearings deferred
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Siddaramaiah case: Hearings deferred

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the lower courts to defer their hearings against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Authority Development (MUDA) land scam till August 29, the day the High Court is scheduled to hear the case.

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August 20, 2024
Shinde proposes, Fadnavis disposes, says Jarange-Patil
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Shinde proposes, Fadnavis disposes, says Jarange-Patil

Claims that on quota and other issues, Shinde is amenable but Fadnavis is obstructing efforts

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August 20, 2024
Ties that fail to bind the Mahayuti
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Ties that fail to bind the Mahayuti

Raksha Bandhan day did not translate into one where the finest of fraternal feelings were on display among the partners of the ruling Mahayuti government.

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August 20, 2024
FIENDISH ‘AATTAM' BEHIND THE SCENES
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FIENDISH ‘AATTAM' BEHIND THE SCENES

The Malayalam film industry - which has produced some outstanding movies that have gone on to win national and international acclaim - has an underbelly that is rotten and stinking to the core.

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August 20, 2024
Woman, 6 Kids Among 19 Killed As Israel Strikes Gaza
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Woman, 6 Kids Among 19 Killed As Israel Strikes Gaza

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday to try to seal a ceasefire deal after months of contentious negotiations.

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August 19, 2024
Vinesh Wants Wrestlers In Balali To Break Records
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Vinesh Wants Wrestlers In Balali To Break Records

The disqualification of Vinesh Phogat had created a furore in India and the wrestling world

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August 19, 2024
Doctors, Activists Come Out Against Sick Culture
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Doctors, Activists Come Out Against Sick Culture

Shivaji Park and the bustling area outside Dadar Railway Station on Sunday saw protests from citizens, doctors and activists demanding justice for the young female doctor from RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata who was brutally raped and murdered earlier this month.

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August 19, 2024
Cummins Takes Break Before India Series
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Cummins Takes Break Before India Series

Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has taken an eightweek break to re-energise himself in his quest to lift the coveted Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India later this year.

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August 19, 2024
If voted, Don to deploy troops for civil policing
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If voted, Don to deploy troops for civil policing

In his first term in office, Donald Trump never realized his expansive vision of using troops to enforce the law on US soil.

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August 19, 2024
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Swiatek Sinner reach semifinals

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

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August 19, 2024
TEE OFF WITH NISHNA PATEL
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TEE OFF WITH NISHNA PATEL

Nishna Patel, all of 18, is one of the bright, young and emerging talents in the Indian junior golf scene.

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August 19, 2024
Priya's five-for helps India A beat Aus A
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Priya's five-for helps India A beat Aus A

Rookie leg-spinner Priya Mishra grabbed five wickets while Tejal Hasabnis and Raghvi Bist scored half-centuries as India A thrashed Australia A by 171-run in the third and final one-dayer here on Sunday.

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August 19, 2024
Three cobras found in toilet seat, one missing
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Three cobras found in toilet seat, one missing

Imagine going to the toilet and finding a large cobra wrapped around your toilet seat.

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August 19, 2024
Floral tributes paid to Sarvai Papanna
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Floral tributes paid to Sarvai Papanna

Former minister Srinivas Goud today said none celebrated the birth anniversary of Sardar Sarvai Papanna, the great warrior, who raised his voice of contempt for the kingship of the oppressed classes and added that it was former CM KCR, who decided to celebrate his birth anniversary officially after coming into power.

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August 19, 2024
Tummala slams Opposition for spreading malicious campaign
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Tummala slams Opposition for spreading malicious campaign

Minister for Agriculture Tummala Nageswara Rao has lashed out at the Opposition parties for spreading malicious campaign on the crop loan waiver.

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August 19, 2024
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Political differences must not overshadow national interest: VP

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, underscoring the importance of recognising political differences as a hallmark of democracy, cautioned that these differences must never national interest.

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August 19, 2024
Now, irate public chucks stunt bikes from flyover
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Now, irate public chucks stunt bikes from flyover

Enraged with frequent accidents caused by two-wheeler stunts on busy roads on Bengaluru city outskirts, residents of nearby suburbs threw two bikes off a flyover on Bengaluru-Pune Highway.

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August 19, 2024
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Kerala hue & cry over EMI cut

The move by Kerala Gramin Bank in Chooralmala in Wayanad to deduct EMIS from the emergency relief amounts given by the state government to the landslide survivors snowballed into a controversy on Sunday, forcing the bank to credit back the amount.

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August 19, 2024
EAM, Kuwaiti PM, crown prince discuss bilateral ties
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EAM, Kuwaiti PM, crown prince discuss bilateral ties

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Sunday called on Kuwaiti prime minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah AlAhmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and crown prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and discussed ways to take the bilateral ties to a higher level.

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August 19, 2024