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Know the rare facts about Indian politician L. K. Advani
Advani began his political career as a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu nationalist organisation. L. K. Advani was born in Karachi in a Hindu Sindhi family of…
CM Adityanath Yogi to implement plastic ban in UP for the third time
India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, home to 220 million people, on Friday 6 July, announced a plastic ban on items including plastic cups and polythene from July 15, in its third such…
UK court grants permission to seize Vijay Mallya’s Hertfordshire properties
Following the UK court's enforcement order granting permission to seize Vijay Mallya’s properties in Hertfordshire, Arijit Basu of SBI said that a significant portion of the outstanding debt…
Sedition case: Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief Asiya Andrabi taken into NIA custody
The NIA has been granted a 10-day custody of jailed separatist leader Asiya Andrabi and her two associates by a Delhi Court, allegedly for “actively” running a “terrorist” organisation…
CM Arvind Kejriwal held meeting at Delhi secretariat
A day after the Supreme Court ruling on the ongoing tussle between the Centre and the elected Government of Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought Lieutenant Governor Anil…
Avenfield corruption: Nawaz Sharif gets 10 years in jail, daughter 7 years
On Monday, 2nd July 2018, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were given a two-day exemption from appearing in the court and ordered to ensure their presence in court when the verdict…
Supreme Court to hear petition against criminalized homosexuality (Section 377)
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will start hearings in Section 377 case from Tuesday July 10. The listing was published on the Supreme Court website. The constitution bench will…
Malaysian authorities refuse to deport Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has refused to deport controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik wanted in India over allegations of terror-related activities and hate speech. His…
CJI is the master of the roaster, rules Supreme Court
The Chief Justice of India has the power to assign cases and is the "master of the roster". The Supreme Court ruled after hearing a petition that called for a panel of judges to take such…
J&K: Terrorists shoot Imam of Hanifa Mosque
An Imam of Hanifa Mosque was attacked by a group of terrorists in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in early hours of Friday. The 45-year-old imam, identified as Mohd Ashraf Thoker…
Alert Assam Rifles rescue three ‘Sadhus’ in Dima Hasao, Assam
An unruly situation erupted at Mahur in Dima Hasao district on Thursday over appearance of three sadhus, who were suspected by the locals as ‘child lifters’ in the area. According to…
Mumbai: Compound wall caves in in Ghatkopar housing
On Friday morning, 6th July 2018, the compound wall of a tower which is a housing complex in Ghatkopar (west) collapsed in such a way that it marked as the second incident in the city in 10…