Political fights can turn nasty and ugly at times. Taunting and namecallings are all part of this and might not always go as planned. In one such case, Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took a swipe at Shiv Sena, over the party’s performance in the Bihar Assembly Elections. Amruta called the …
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Gold smuggling to India through airports is rampant and every time they come up with creative ways to conceal the yellow metal from the authorities. While some get away with their crime, others get busted, no matter how creatively they try to outsmart the customs officials. In one such case, a man was arrested at the Chennai International Airport while …
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As more and more states continue to ban or regulate and restrict the sale and use of firecrackers during the Diwali festival, the Supreme Court has said that nothing is more important than preserving life. The Supreme Court which was hearing a plea against the ban of firecrackers in West Bengal during the ongoing festive season said “We understand these …
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On Thursday, former Malaysian Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, courted some controversy after he claimed that Muslims had a right “to kill millions of French people.” Mohamad, in a series of tweets which were posted shortly after a knife-wielding man launched a deadly attack in Nice, went on an attack on France and its French President Emmanuel Macron, over the country’s …
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The terrorist who carried out the stabbing attack that killed three people has been identified by the French authorities. Though the investigators have not revealed his name, he has been identified as a 21-year-old Tunisian national. AFP AFP reported that he called himself “Brahim” when he was arrested and later claimed to be Brahim Aouissaoui. According to the French officials, …
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Former Malaysian prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, has triggered a controversy by saying “Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past”. Commenting on the calls for Muslims to boycott French products in response to remarks on Islam made by French President Emmanuel Macron, the 95-year old said the French …
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Domestic carrier IndiGo has banned nine media persons from flying with it for 15 days due to unruly behaviour onboard. The decision was taken after the recommendation of the internal committee which reviewed the conduct of the media persons on board a flight on September 9 on which Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut was heading to Mumbai from Chandigarh. Screengrab Videos …
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In a horrific incident, an alcohol addict man killed his elderly mother because he refused to pay money to feed his addiction. The shocking crime was reported from a village in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana on Saturday. BCCL According to local media, the 45-year-old accused Ramulu had come home on Friday night in a heavily drunken state and began fighting …
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Over-speeding led to a maximum number of road crashes and deaths in India in 2019, revealed the annual road accident report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. According to the report released by the ministry’s Transport Research Wing, 1,51,113 people were killed, and 4,51,361 persons were injured in 4,49,002 road crashes in India in 2019. BCCL/ File The …
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In some good news for India’s battle against COVID-19, the caseload has been falling for a few weeks now as the infection rate is slowing down. India’s active COVID-19 caseload fell below eight lakh for the first time in one-and-a-half months and account for merely 10.70 per cent of the total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. There are …
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