Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ICJ to deliver its verdict today

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to deliver its verdict in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case between India and Pakistan. Jadhav was handed a death sentence by a Pakistani military court, but India argued that the judgement was based on an extracted confession. Jadhav, a retired Navy officer, was arrested on March 3, 2016. […]

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SC seeks Maharashtra govt’s response on pleas challenging HC order upholding reservation to Marathas

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The Supreme Court sought the Maharashtra governments response on Friday on pleas challenging a Bombay High Court order that upheld the grant of reservations to the Maratha community in education and jobs. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi did not stay the Bombay High Court court order upholding the constitutional validity of the […]

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After Ghulam Nabi Azad sent back from Srinagar, Sitaram Yechury plans to visit J&K to meet party leaders

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CPI Secretary General Sitaram Yechury has written to Governor Satya Pal Malik informing him about his plan to visit Srinagar on Friday. In a letter written to the Governor, Yechury said that CPI(M) has an active unit in Jammu and Kashmir and it had an MLA Mohd Yusuf Tarigami in the dissolved state assembly. As […]

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AIADMK asks P Chidambaram to ‘face’ INX Media case

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The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday asked beleaugered Congress leader P Chidambaram to face the INX Media money laundering case and not run away, comments that came on a day when the ED issued a fresh lookout circular against the former Union Minister. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued the fresh notice against […]

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Maharashtra flood: Over 2 lakh people evacuated, death toll touches 27; Centre rushes more NDRF teams

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Maharashtra flood update: Over two lakh people have been moved to safer places due to floods that have wreaked havoc in five districts of western Maharashtra. The death toll due to the deluge has risen to 27. A dozen teams comprising Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), SDRF (State Disaster Response […]

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Major dent to Lalu Yadav as RJD strongman and former minister Mohd Ali Ashraf Fatmi joins JD(U)

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Within two months of a humiliating defeat in the general elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of Lalu Prasad Yadav suffered another jolt when its senior leader Mohammed Ali Ashraf Fatmi announced his departure from the party and joined the Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar. The four-time MP from Darbhanga and former Union minister […]

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis reviews flood situation

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday took a break from his ongoing mass outreach programme and chaired a meeting here to review the flood situation in various parts of the state. He directed the authorities concerned to make adequate arrangements of food, drinking water and other essential items for the flood-affected people in Kolhapur, […]

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CJI Ranjan Gogoi irked over non-listing of urgent cases, says ‘something fundamentally wrong’ with SC registry

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi Thursday expressed displeasure over the functioning of the Supreme Court registry with regard to non-listing of cases for urgent hearing, saying that there was something fundamentally wrong about it. A bench headed by the CJI was irked over the apex court registry and said that everyday there is […]

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Article 370 revoked: Pakistan PM Imran Khan dials Boris Johnson, Saudi prince Salman on Kashmir issue

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called his British counterpart Boris Johnson and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman as part of his governments plan to inform the world leaders about Indias decision of revoking Article 370 and withdrawing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government on Monday revoked Article 370 […]

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Tejashwi Yadav skips crucial RJD meet held at Rabri Devi’s residence

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Disarray within Lalu Prasads RJD once again came to the fore on Friday when his younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav remained conspicuous by his absence at a crucial party meeting held here. RJD sources said the meeting was convened in the backdrop of speculations that following the partys debacle in the Lok Sabha […]

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