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Can’t direct doctors to perform genital mutilation on small girls: SC

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The Supreme Court today made it clear that it cannot direct doctors to perform genital mutilation of minor girls of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community and questioned the “scientific justification”, if any, behind the procedure. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which was hearing a PIL challenging the practice, questioned the process saying that there was hardly any rationale behind it as a girl child is forced to undergo it due to non-medical reasons. “Do you (A M Singhvi) wish us to pass an order under Article 142…

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BUSINESS WORLD NEWS 

Insurance cos to repay with interest for failing to clear

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Insurance companies, which fail to clear claims of farmers for crop loss within two months, will have to repay with 12 per cent interest, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today. Singh said in the Lok Sabha that the central government has introduced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’ (PMFBY) from Kharif 2016 to address risks associated with agriculture. The farmers will get full insurance cover as there is no capping of the sum insured and consequently the claim amount is not curtailed or reduced. “Those insurance companies which…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex falls over 100 pts to snap six-day record run

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Benchmark Sensex slipped from life highs to fall over 100 points to 37,381.05 today as markets took a breather after six consecutive record-setting sessions. Weak trend in other Asian markets, muted earnings and fresh foreign capital outflows weighed on investor sentiment here. Overall market mood was cautious as investors were on a wait-and-watch mode ahead of RBI policy outcome, scheduled tomorrow, and profit-booking at record level, brokers said. The 30-share Sensex, after rising to 37,534.95 points in early trade, turned negative and retreated from record high by losing 113.55, or…

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No need to send Sharif abroad for treatment: Minister

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Nawaz Sharif’s medical report does not suggest any treatment abroad, Punjab province home minister Shaukat Javed said today, days after the former prime minister was shifted from jail to a premier hospital here following health complications. Talking to reporters, Javed said Sharif is being kept in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on doctors’ orders and he will be there till the doctors say otherwise, Geo TV reported. He brushed off the rumours of sending Sharif to London for medical treatment. Sharif, 68, was shifted to the Cardiac Centre…

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Trump ‘looking into’ rules on printed guns

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US President Donald Trump today said he was “looking into” whether Americans should be able to print their own guns, dipping his toe into the latest contentious debate over the right to bear arms. “I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public,” Trump said, appearing to favor curbs, “already spoke to NRA, doesn’t seem to make much sense!” Trump was referring to the National Rifle Association, the powerful gun lobby that has become an integral part of the Republican political machine. The technology presents Trump with…

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NATIONAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

There will be civil war, blood bath because of NRC: Mamata

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today alleged that the National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam was done with a “political motive” to divide people and warned that it would lead to bloodbath and a civil war in the country. Attacking the BJP, she said the saffron party is trying to divide the country and asserted this will not be tolerated. “The NRC is being done with a political motive. We will not let this happen. They (BJP) are trying to divide the people. The situation cannot be…

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Legal process has to be completed for granting quota: CM

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said his government was working on the demand for reservations to the Maratha community, but that the legal process could not be curtailed. Speaking at a function here to release a book on Chhatrapati Rajaram, King Shivaji’s descendant, Fadnavis said the decision cannot be taken only on the basis of sentiments. He described as lamentable the incidents of violence and alleged suicides for the quota demand reported during the ongoing agitation by Maratha organisations in the last few days. “If sentiments are aroused, there…

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राष्ट्रीय हिंदी न्यूज़ 

लोकसभा में उठा ट्राई अध्यक्ष के ‘आधार चैलेंज’ का मुद्दा, बैकिंग व्यवस्था को पुख्ता बनाने की मांग

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लोकसभा में उठा ट्राई अध्यक्ष के ‘आधार चैलेंज’ का मुद्दा, बैकिंग व्यवस्था को पुख्ता बनाने की मांग नयी दिल्ली, 30 जुलाई (भाषा) कांग्रेस के नेता के सी वेणुगोपाल ने ट्राई अध्यक्ष के ‘आधार चैलेंज’ से जुड़े मुद्दे को आज लोकसभा में उठाया और कहा कि सरकार बैंकिंग जालसाजी रोकने के लिए तत्काल कदम उठाए।शून्य काल के दौरान इस विषय को उठाते हुए वेणुगोपाल ने कहा कि ट्राई अध्यक्ष ने आधार से जुड़ा चैलेंज दिया था और खबर है कि हैकरों ने उनका बैंकिंग ब्यौरा हैक कर लिया है। यह निजता…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

इंग्लैंड के 1000वें टेस्ट में भारत की नजरें जीत के साथ आगाज पर

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इंग्लैंड के खिलाफ कल से शुरू हो रही पांच टेस्ट मैचों की श्रृंखला में भारतीय टीम विदेश दौरों पर खराब प्रदर्शन का ठप्पा हटाने के इरादे से उतरेगी जबकि मेजबान की नजरें अपनी सरजमीं पर पांच दिनी क्रिकेट में खोया फार्म हासिल करने पर लगी होंगी । इंग्लैंड का यह 1000वां टेस्ट होगा लेकिन दुनिया की नंबर एक भारतीय टीम उसके रंग में भंग डाल सकती है ।भारत ने आखिरी बार राहुल द्रविड़ की अगुवाई में 2007 में इंग्लैंड में टेस्ट श्रृंखला जीती थी । विराट कोहली की टीम के लिये…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

ट्रंप ने अमेरिकी पत्रकारों को बताया ‘देशद्रोही’

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अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप ने देश के पत्रकारों को ‘‘देशद्रोही’’ बताते हुए उन पर अपनी खबरों से लोगों की जान खतरे में डालने का आरोप लगाया. ट्रंप ने कई ट्वीट कर कहा, ‘‘जब ट्रंप डिरेंजमेंट सिंड्रोम से उन्मादी मीडिया हमारी सरकार की आंतरिक बातचीत का खुलासा करती है तो वास्तव में वह ना केवल पत्रकारों बल्कि कई लोगों की जान खतरे में डालती है’’. उन्होंने मुख्यधारा की मीडिया पर गलत खबरें प्रकाशित करने का आरोप लगाते हुए कहा, ‘‘प्रेस की आजादी सटीकता से खबरें रिपोर्ट करने की जिम्मेदारी के…

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