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Jat Quota Protests: 10 Dead, 150 Injured, Says Haryana Police
CHANDIGARH -- Ten persons have been killed and about 150 injured during the ongoing Jat stir, Haryana DGP Yashpal Singhal said today even as he underlined that his priority was to restore water supply...
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Haryana Government Will Grant OBC Status to Jats
NEW DELHI -- The Haryana government on Sunday decided to grant the OBC status to Jats after their community leaders held a meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, said Anil Jain, who is BJP...
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The Morning Wrap: Umar Khalid Back In JNU, Jat Agitation Causes Disruption
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JNU Row: Absconding Students Come Back To Campus, To Meet Vice Chancellor Today
NEW DELHI -- Five JNU students, including Umar Khalid, who the police have been looking for in connection with a sedition case, returned to the university campus on Sunday, saying they did not do...
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Modi Touches Feet Of 104-Year-Old Woman Who Sold Goats To Build Toilets
RAJNANDGAON -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday touched the feet of a 104-year-old woman from a village in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari District who sold her goats for constructing toilets at her...
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan Says Hindi Is A Regional Language
MUMBAI -- National-award-winning filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan says Hindi is a beautiful language, but it should be counted as a regional language and should not be imposed on others. Gopalakrishnan,...
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India Beats China To A $1.6 Billion Power Plant Contract In Bangladesh
NEW DELHI/DHAKA -- A state-run Indian firm is poised to seal a contract to build a $1.6 billion power plant in Bangladesh, beating out a Chinese competitor in the latest commercial tussle between the...
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Jat Quota Stir: Indian Army Recaptures Delhi Water Source
The Indian army has taken control of a canal that supplies three-fifths of Delhi's water, the state's chief minister said on Monday, raising hope that a water crisis in the metropolis of more than 20...
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JNU Row: 'My Name Is Umar Khalid But I'm Not A Terrorist'
NEW DELHI -- Umar Khalid, the Jawaharlal Nehru PhD candidate, who went underground to avoid capture by the Delhi Police for allegedly organizing an event to mark the third anniversary of Afzal Guru's...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's 'The Revenant' Has Largely Escaped The Censor Board's...
Moviegoers who recently watched Deadpool in Indian theatres may have come away disappointed by the number of cuts in the expletive-laden superhero flick (it even prompted some people to start an online...
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Hindu Priest Hacked To Death In Bangladesh
NEW DELHI -- A Hindu priest in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was hacked to death and two devotees injured in an attack Sunday on a temple in the country's north. Police said Jogeshwar Roy, 50, was...
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Pampore Attack: Militants Still Holed Up Inside Government Building
SRINAGAR -- Indian security forces battled for a third day amid heavy gunfire on Monday to clear militants who stormed a government building in the disputed Kashmir region and killed six people,...
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Jat Agitation: SC Seeks Status Report From Haryana Govt Over Delhi Water Supply
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today sought a status report from Haryana government on the plea of Delhi government seeking resumption of water supply to the national capital, disrupted due to the...
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JNU Row: Umar Khalid's Full Speech On The 'Media Trial' Against Him
NEW DELHI -- In his speech at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, Umar Khalid has slammed those media outlets which he blamed for tarnishing his image by portraying him as a budding jihadist, who...
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WATCH: Goon Lawyers Talk About How They Had Planned Brazen Attacks On Kanhaiya
The lawyers who led the attacks on students and journalists at the Patiala House Court were caught on camera, in an India Today sting operation, admitting that the assault was pre-planned. Arrested JNU...
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The Morning Wrap: NYT Blames Modi Govt For JNU Row; Comics For Child Abuse...
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Budget Session To Begin Today; Opposition Wants Debate On JNU Row
NEW DELHI -- A debate over the JNU row seems imminent on the first day of the budget session today, with both the government and the opposition reportedly keen to discuss the issue. Congress chief...
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US University Rejects $3 Million Endowment By Group With Hindutva Links
NEW DELHI -- A committee at the University of California, Irvine has voted to reject two endowed chairs sponsored by an American non-profit linked with Hindutva groups. News website Scroll reported...
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India To Sell $730 Million Stake In NTPC To Meet Fiscal Deficit Target
MUMBAI -- India will sell a 5 percent stake worth about $730 million in its top power producer NTPC Ltd, as the government races against time to raise funds via asset sales to meet this year's fiscal...
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Vice Central: 3,000 Condoms And Beer Bottles Found Everyday On The JNU...
NEW DELHI -- Jawaharlal Nehru University is a den of sin, where students, high on alcohol and drugs, dance naked in the night, and “3,000 condoms and 500 abortion injections" are found everyday,...
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