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Supreme Court: Adultery not a crime, strikes down section 497 of IPC
The Supreme Court on Thursday pronounced its verdict on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of section 497, as the 150-year-old adultery law ‘arbitrary’, which punishes only the…
Stock Market: Indices open flat, Sensex rises over 100 points
On Thursday, domestic market is trading marginally higher after a negative move in the first few minutes of the trade. The Nifty is hovering around 11,050, and the Sensex is trading flat.…
Centre hikes import duty on Refrigerators, ACs, diamond
The central government on Wednesday announced its decision to hike the customs duty to disapprove the purchase of "non-essential imports.” The new customs duty will be applicable to 19 items…
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Mumbai: Teacher molests child during school hours, booked
Child molestations are on the rise these days. Kandivali police have booked a woman on Monday for allegedly molesting a four-year-old student after the parents lodged a complaint against…
Supreme Court to decide on whether Mosque essential to Islam, tomorrow
September seems to be a busy month for long-pending judgements in the Supreme Court. Soon after the LGBT and Aadhaar verdict, the apex court is likely to announce a judgement on Thursday on …
Rajasthan’s Falahari Baba rapes woman, get life sentence as reward
A local Rajasthan court on Wednesday sentenced a self-styled godman to life imprisonment for raping a 21-year-old law student. The case relates with Swami Kaushlendra Prapannachari, better…
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Nandan Nilekani: Have created better, stronger Aadhaar together
The architect of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Nandan Nilekani expressed his happiness on the Supreme Court verdict of Aadhaar and said that the SC has unequivocally…
Aadhaar verdict: Political parties take advantage; let’s see the timeline how it unfolded
The Aadhaar verdict by the Supreme Court is being used by the political outfits to suit their interests in their own crooked ways. Both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress are saying…
Rafale deal: Robert Vadra dismisses BJP’s allegations, says being targeted again
Dismissing the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation that UPA pulled out of Rafale deal as Dassault Aviation did not give the contract to his friend, Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on…
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Mukesh Ambani tops ‘Barclays Hurun India rich list 2018’; earned Rs 300 cr per day
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani’s per day earning reportedly rose to Rs 300 crore over the past one year. Reliance Industries chairman topped the ‘Barclays Hurun India Rich List 2018’ for…
Aadhaar verdict: Both BJP, Congress claim victories before reading judgement
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave its verdict on the controversial Aadhaar card and both the Union government-led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress are trying to take…
Congress leader Ramya posts offensive tweet on PM Modi, booked for sedition
Actor turned politician Ramya has been booked under section 67 of the Information Technology (amendment) Act and sedition section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for posting a tweet…