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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Rafale ‘biggest issue’ of corruption, PM should reply: Rahul

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Intensifying his attack on the Centre over the Rafale fighter jet deal, Rahul Gandhi today alleged it was the biggest issue of corruption in the country and asked the prime minister to reply why he took the contract from HAL and gave it to a “friend”. Launching the Congress poll campaign in Karnataka’s Ballari district, Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for criticising policies of previous Congress governments saying he is running the country “by looking in just rear-view mirror” which as led to “mistakes like GST…

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CITY NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Vardhman InternationaI Public School Rated among 10 Best Schools In Faridabad : Times Group Survey

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Vardhman International Public School has been rated 7th among the 10 best schools in Faridabad  as per the Times group survey report .In an exclusive interview with our Chief Editor Mr Kunal Tuli The principal of the school Ms Sapna Jain shared that the School is imparting  quality education. We concentrate on the base points of education vs proper reading, writing, learning, understanding, taking dictation in rapid fire good handwriting, tables and matras. Along with base points, we teach life skills to the students and we enrich our dear students…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

India eye milestone win, South Africa hope for revival

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India’s indomitable cricket team looks set for a landmark series triumph but an injury- ravaged South Africa would hope for some A B de Villiers magic to halt the visitors’ charge in the fourth one-dayer, here on Saturday. With an unassailable 3-0 lead in hand, India need just one more win to claim their maiden ODI series triumph on the South African soil. The closest they came was in 2010-11, when under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, they shot into a 2-1 lead only to lose the five- match series 3-2. India…

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Akhil to fight 2nd pro bout tomorrow

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Nearly a year after turning professional, seasoned Indian boxer Akhil Kumar will fight his second bout in the circuit when he takes on Tanzanian Sadiki Momba here tomorrow under the aegis of a brand new promoter. Akhil, a former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist who turned professional with the IOS Boxing Promotions is now contracted with Hope and Glory Boxing. Tomorrow’s fight card at the Talkatora Stadium is being organised in association with World Boxing Council (WBC). Also fighting tomorrow would be Akhil’s protege Jitender Kumar, who had turned professional with him…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Javed Akhtar against use of loudspeakers at religious places

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Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has voiced his support to singer Sonu Nigam and said loudspeakers should not be used at places of worships. Last year, Nigam had described the loud sermons from the loudspeakers as hooliganism in a series of tweets which led to a ‘fatwa’ being issued against him by a Kolkata-based cleric. Now, Akhtar has made a case against the use of loudspeakers at religious places. “This is to put on record that I totally agree with all those including Sonu Nigam who want that loudspeakers should not…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

HC bars public from carrying mobiles to Madurai temple

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The Madras High Court today banned people from carrying mobile phones to Madurai’s famous Meenakshi Amman temple where a fire mishap gutted several shops last week. Justices N Kirubakaran and R Tharani of the Madurai bench also suggested deployment of CISF personnel to maintain security at the ancient temple. The court said the Tamil Nadu government should examine the possibility of forming a high-level committee of archaeological experts for maintaining the temple periodically and providing advice on safety and security aspects. It ordered that mobile phones should not be carried…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC questions Delhi govt, DDA over proposed amendments in DMP

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The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi government and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to apprise it whether an environmental impact assessment was conducted before proposing amendments in the Delhi master plan, 2021. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also asked DDA, Delhi government and the municipal agencies to file withing a week an affidavit giving details on whether issues like safety of buildings, traffic congestion, parking and availability of civic amenities were taken into account before proposing the amendment. The bench also asked the authorities to…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

NRI deposits in Kerala increase by 12 per cent in 2016-17

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The inflow of NRI deposits to Kerala increased by 12 per cent during 2016-17 and stood at Rs 1,52,348 crore as on March 2017. The total NRI deposits in the public sector banks as on March 2017 was Rs 83,855 crore and Rs 68,493 crore in the private sector banks, according to the Economic Review 2017 tabled in the state Assembly recently. As on March 2016, the NRI deposit was Rs 1,35,609 crore, the review said. The Kerala-based Federal Bank attracted more NRI deposits than the public and private sector…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Stocks retreat on global rout, Nifty ends below 10,500

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Stocks tripped over the growing worries about rise in interest rates and a global rout in equities on Friday, with the benchmark Sensex falling over 1 per cent to close at a one-month low and the broader Nifty crashing below the 10,500 level. The 30-share Sensex closed lower by 407.40 points or 1.18 per cent at 34,005.76. This is the weakest closing since January 4 when it had ended at 33,969.64. The broad-based Nifty fell by 121.90 points or 1.15 per cent to end at 10,454.95. On weekly basis, the…

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N Korea delegation led by Kim’s sister arrives for Olympics

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The sister of the North Korean leader today became the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War as part of a high-level delegation attending the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Arriving on her brother Kim Jong Un’s white private jet for a three-day visit, Kim Yo Jong and the country’s 90-year- old nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam are scheduled to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in tomorrow in a luncheon at Seoul’s presidential palace. Dressed in a black…

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