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Jat Protests: Death Toll Climbs To Three, Shoot At Sight Orders Issued
Rohtak (Haryana)--Army was called in today in nine districts of Haryana and curfew was imposed in two districts along with shoot-at-sight orders after the Jat stir for quota turned violent with mobs...
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BS Bassi Sued For Allegedly Influencing JNU Probe
NEW DELHI -- A petition filed in Delhi High Court yesterday accused city police commissioner B S Bassi of "influencing" the probe in the sedition case against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and alleged...
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The Morning Wrap: Mehsana Village Bans Unmarried Women From Using Mobile...
The Morning Wrap is HuffPost India's selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. Subscribe here to receive it in your inbox each weekday morning. Essential HuffPost Delhi...
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Umar Khalid's Father Allegedly Receives Death Threat From Don Ravi Pujari
New Delhi -- Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, father of Umar Khalid, a PhD scholar at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has claimed that he received a "death threat call from underworld don Ravi Pujari". He has...
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BJP Lashes Out At AMU Over Alleged Beef Meal In Canteen
ALIGARH -- The Aligarh Muslim University which has been battling to preserve its character as a minority institution now finds itself in another controversy, this time over beef. The issue broke out on...
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Jat Reservation Row: Protesters Set Railway Station On Fire, Army Conducts...
Chandigarh--Fresh incidents of violence were reported today in Haryana as the Jat stir for quota intensified. Protestors torched a railway station in Jind even as the Army conducted a flag march in two...
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Jat Protests Disrupt Delhi Water Supply, Kejriwal Asks DJB To Move SC
NEW DELHI -- As water supply may be "significantly affected in Delhi in next one-two days due to Jat protest in Haryana, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today directed Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to approach...
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Smriti Irani Suggests Good Scientific Research Can Be Conducted In Less Money...
Human Resource Development minister Smriti Irani is in for more criticism. The BJP minister, who has come under fire recently for her comments on the JNU students' agitation and her move to make the...
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Militants Attack CRPF Convoy In J&K, 2 Jawans Killed
Militants attacked a CRPF convoy at Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Saturday, killing two jawans and injuring 10 others before sneaking into a nearby government building, triggering a...
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India, Nepal Ink Nine Agreements
India and Nepal held extensive talks on Saturday with a focus on repairing ties soured in the wake of a four-month -long agitation by the Indian-origin Madhesi community. India told Nepal that success...
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Soni Sori Attacked With Acid-Like Chemical In Chhattisgarh
RAIPUR -- Three unidentified men allegedly hurled acid like chemical tonight on tribal activist and Aam Adami Party (AAP) leader Soni Sori in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Dantewada district, police said....
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Jat Quota Violence In Haryana Claims Six Lives
CHANDIGARH -- Violence and arson in the Jat quota stir in Haryana spread to more areas today with five people being killed in firing by security forces in three districts taking the death toll to six...
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Baba Ramdev To Set Up A University In Delhi In The Next 5 Years
MATHURA -- Yoga guru Ramdev today said he will set up an international standard university in Delhi within the next five years. "The university would cater education to one lakh students in different...
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India Pledges $250 Million For Post-Earthquake Reconstruction In Nepal
NEW DELHI (AP) -- India has pledged $250 million for post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal as the two countries try to remove irritants in their ties following protests in Nepal over the country's...
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Maruti Suzuki Suspends Production In Haryana Due To Jat Agitation
TOKYO -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India's biggest carmaker by sales, said it had suspended operations at its northern auto plants after protests disrupted the supply of some components. In a statement...
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Delhi Has Run Out Of Water, Schools Closed In Unprecedented Crisis
NEW DELHI -- The national capital has run out of water and all schools are to remain closed, the Delhi government announced today. The violent agitation carried out by Jats in Haryana, who want to be...
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Pampore Attack: Army Officer Killed By Militants Hiding In Government Building
SRINAGAR -- An army officer was killed as the operation resumed against holed up militants in a government building in Pampore on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. Captain Pawan Kumar sustained...
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Kerala Businessman Urges People To Kill Stray Dogs
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- Kerala Industrialist Kochouseph Chittilappilly today began a 24-hour hunger strike here seeking an end to the stray dog menace. Speaking on the occasion, Chittilappilly said: "The...
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Terror Threat Derails India Trade Meet In Pakistan
New Delhi -- An India trade exhibition scheduled to be held from February 26-28 in Pakistan has been cancelled following threat of terrorists attack. The meet, which was to be held in Lahore, has been...
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Virender Sehwag Urges Jat Protestors To Give Up Violence
NEW DELHI -- Former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has appealed to the jats to end their violent agitation for reservation, saying that people of the community are saviours and not destroyers. "I...
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