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Sunanda Pushkar case: Court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel abroad

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A Delhi court today allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s death in a luxury hotel here, to travel abroad. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal allowed Tharoor’s application seeking permission for eight visits to five countries, including the US, Canada and Germany, till December. The court placed several conditions on Tharoor, while noting that there was nothing on record to suggest that he may flee justice. “He (Tharoor) has cooperated with the investigation. He had appeared before court on the first…

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Maruti Suzuki India posts marginal decline in July sales at 1,64,369 units

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The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India today reported a marginal decline in sales at 1,64,369 units in July. The company had sold 1,65,346 units in July last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement. Domestic sales were up marginally at 1,54,150 units last month as against 1,54,001 units in the year ago month, it added. Sales of mini cars comprising Alto and WagonR were at 37,710 units as compared to 42,310 units in July last year, down 10.9 per cent. However, sales of compact segment, including…

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Sensex pares gains, turns choppy ahead of RBI policy outcome

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Benchmark indices pared early gains to retreat from life-time highs scaled in morning trade amid buying in oil and gas, energy, telecom, healthcare, capital goods, IT and teck sectors ahead of the key RBI bi-monthly policy decision due later today. Caution crept as investors eagerly await the central bank’s policy decision on repo rate on the backdrop of volatility in crude oil and food prices as well as inflationary concerns. Auto, realty, power, banks and financial stocks saw profit-booking. The 30-share index was trading higher at 37,623.54, showing a gain…

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97 injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm

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An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said. The Embraer 190 aircraft, which was operating between Durango and Mexico City and crashed around 3:00 pm local time (20:00 GMT), was carrying “88 adults, nine minors, two infants, two pilots and two flight attendants,” the airline’s director general Andres Conesa told a news conference yesterday. “It is confirmed that there have been no deaths from the flight #AM2431 accident,” tweeted Jose Rosas, the governor…

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Imran Khan to move into official residence: Report

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A house in the Ministers’ Enclave in Islamabad will be declared the official residence of Imran Khan, who is set to become Pakistan’s new prime minister, as his private house is vulnerable to threats, according to a media report. Khan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly after the July 25 elections. Khan, 65, would take oath as the prime minister on August 11. Khan, in his victory speech on July 26, had announced that he would not use the Prime Minister’s House as…

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Kolkata police grants permission to Amit Shah’s rally

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The Kolkata Police today granted permission for BJP president Amit Shah’s proposed rally here on August 11, police said. The development came hours after the BJP Yuva Morcha alleged that they are yet to receive any communication from the Kolkata Police regarding permission for Shah’s rally. The ruling Trinamool Congress took a swipe at the BJP and Shah, claiming that they had become nervous and wished them “happy journey to the land of peace and harmony”. “Some unwarranted speculation in social media about denial of permission to a political party…

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Cabinet gives nod to bill to restore provisions of Dalit atrocity law

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The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to a bill to restore the original provisions of a law on atrocities against Dalits and tribals, acceding to a key demand of Dalit groups ahead of their call for a ‘Bharat Bandh’ on August 9, a top government source said. The bill to restore the original provisions of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act will be brought in Parliament, he said. The Supreme Court in a ruling in March had introduced safeguards which, Dalit leaders and organisations said, diluted…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

इमरान खान के शपथ समारोह में शामिल होने के लिए आमिर, कपिल देव और सुनील गावस्कर को न्योता

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इमरान खान के शपथ ग्रहण समारोह में शामिल होने के लिए बॉलीवुड स्टार आमिर खान, पूर्व क्रिकेटर कपिल देव, सुनील गावस्कर और नवजोत सिंह सिद्धू को बुलावा आया है. पाकिस्तान तहरीक-ए-इंसाफ (पीटीआई) प्रमुख इमरान खान 11 अगस्त को पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री पद की शपथ लेंगे. बता दें कि पाकिस्तान में 25 जुलाई को हुए चुनाव में इमरान खान की पार्टी पीटीआई को सबसे ज्यादा 116 सीटें मिली थीं, हालांकि वह बहुमत से 21 सीट दूर रह गए थे. पाकिस्तान में कुल 270 सीटों के लिए चुनाव हुआ था, जिसमें से…

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इटली को हराकर भारतीय महिला हाकी टीम क्वार्टर फाइनल में

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भारतीय महिला हाकी टीम ने शानदार प्रदर्शन करते हुए निचली रैंकिंग वाली इटली टीम को क्रासओवर मैच में 3 . 0 से हराकर विश्व कप क्वार्टर फाइनल में प्रवेश कर लिया । भारत के लिये लालरेम्सियामी (20वां मिनट) ने फील्ड गोल किया जबकि नेहा गोयल (45वां) और वंदना कटारिया (55वां) ने पेनल्टी कार्नर पर गोल दागे विश्व रैकिंग में 10वें स्थान पर काबिज भारतीय टीम और 17वीं रैंकिंग वाली इतालवी टीम में फिनिशिंग का फर्क था । भारत ने मैच का पहला पेनल्टी कार्नर बनाया लेकिन गोल नहीं हो सका । इसके…

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राष्ट्रीय हिंदी न्यूज़ 

SC/ST एक्ट पर संशोधन बिल लाएगी केंद्र सरकार, NDA के दलित सांसद लगातार बना रहे थे दबाव

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सरकार एससी/एसटी एक्ट पर संशोधन बिल लाएगी. NDA के दलित सांसद इस मुद्दे को लेकर सरकार पर लगातार दबाव बना रहे थे. बिल लाने के बाद सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले से पहले की स्थिति बहाल की जाएगी. सरकार ने दलित संगठनों से अपील की है कि अब वह 9 अगस्त को बंद न करें. कैबिनेट बैठक में यह फैसला लिया गया है. अभी हाल ही में लोजपा अध्यक्ष रामविलास पासवान के बेटे चिराग पासवान ने NDTV से बात करते हुए कहा था कि सुप्रीम कोर्ट के रिटायर्ट जस्टिस आदर्श कुमार…

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