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Naqvi said that the Union government's decision to allow Haj pilgrims to choose the embarkation point most suited to them, instead of the earlier practice of fixing such a point for them, was benefiting those going to perform Haj.

Theresa May was warned by her chief of staff, Gavin Barwell, and another aide that the brown bird, highly protective of her unborn ducklings, might attack if anyone got too close to the nest, The Sunday Times reported.

The Tripura government has recently issued a notification to announce that the 'Puspavant Palace', which served as the official residence of 16 state governors since 1972, is set to be transformed into a museum and research centre dedicated to Nobel laure...

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Sister Agnes-Marie Valois died on Thursday in a monastery, she tended to wounded soldiers in the Dieppe Raid of August 19, 1942, when a 6,000-strong force of mainly Canadian but also British troops briefly seized the Channel port held by the Germans.

“Nowhere ever has capital punishment been helpful in preventing rape. If it had been, why would there still be so much crime? There was a reason the world moved away from capital punishment. It undermined right to life and has proven problematic everywher...

Roma warmed up for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool by easing past SPAL 3-0 on Saturday to keep their push for elite European football next season on track.

SSP Muzaffarpur has been named in the FIR for amassing three times disproportionate assets to his known sources of income along with his wife and in-laws.

According to the data of the National Crime Records Bureau, 95 per cent of the rapes are committed by family members. The conviction rate in cases of rapes of women is around 24 per cent. It is 20 per cent under the POCSO Act.

In January the U.S. Congress passed a budget deal that boosts U.S. government spending, following a December tax package that slashes corporate tax rates. Both changes are expected to lead to an increase in government borrowing in coming years.

Modi met Merkel during a brief stopover in Berlin after wrapping up his visit to the UK where he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and held a series of bilateral meetings with world leaders.

While the accused, Mohammad Kasim Stimberwala and Ubed Ahmed Mirza, were held on charges of planning a lone wolf attack on a Jewish synagogue in Khadia area, the charge sheet claimed that they had also planned attacks on the Jewish community in Mumbai.

The initial probe led them to the two accused, also class 10 students, who confessed during interrogation that they allegedly kidnapped the boy for money so that they could repay one of their's loan, police said.

Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister, will also be contesting from Channapatna constituency, apart from Ramanagara, which was announced in the first list.

A single-judge bench of Justice Subrata Talukdar asked the poll panel to consult with the state government for the fresh dates and issue a notification soon.

Lava has become the first mobile phone brand in India to launch an all-women operated service centre.