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Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas celebrate Karwa Chauth

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas celebrated her first Karwa Chauth with husband Nick Jonas and he says the actor has taught him everything about Indian traditions and customs. The American singer shared their pictures from the occasion on his Instagram page.On the occasion, Priyanka opted for traditional Indian look in a red saree and matching bangles, while Nick donned a kurta.“My wife is Indian. She is Hindu, and she is incredible in every way. She has taught me so much about her culture and religion. I love and admire her so much,…

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What your family did for tribals? Amit Shah asks Rahul

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Attacking the Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked its leader Rahul Gandhi what four generations of his family did for adivasis during their 70-year rule in the country and stressed the region will be free of Naxalism in the next five years.Addressing a poll rally at Aheri in Gadchiroli district, Shah, also the BJP chief, said the Modi government did more works for the adivasis than the previous Congress and NCP governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra.Shah reiterated the Congress did not scrap Article 370 —…

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CBI files charge sheet before Delhi court against Chidambaram, Karti, others

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The CBI filed a charge sheet before a Delhi court Friday in the INX Media corruption case accusing former finance minister P Chidambaram and others including bureaucrats of causing loss to the exchequer by allegedly committing offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.The charge sheet filed before Special Judge Lal Singh. The accused in the charge sheet include Peter Mukherjea; chartered accountant S Bhaskaraman; ex-NITI Ayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar; former secretary in Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises Anup K Pujari; Prabodh Saxena; Rabindra Prasad; INX Media; ASCL &…

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Minnows chasing ‘dream’ in World T20 qualifiers marred by corruption charges

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Cricket’s lesser lights, including Jersey and Nigeria, are chasing a “dream” as qualifying for next year’s T20 World Cup gets underway on Friday, but the start of the tournament will be overshadowed by three United Arab Emirates players being charged with corruption. Scotland are the highest-ranked team in the competition, with 14 nations vying for six places in the opening round of next year’s World T20 in Australia, where they would join Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in attempting to reach the ‘Super 12s’. But the hosts’ preparations for the tournament…

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Maha polls: Sanjay Dutt backs Aaditya, wishes for his victory

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Actor Sanjay Dutt has backed Aaditya Thackeray, who is making his debut in electoral politics, and said he hopes the Yuva Sena leader wins by a huge margin as the country needs dynamic young leaders. The 29-year-old Yuva Sena chief, who is theelder son of Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, is contesting the October 21 Maharashtra Assembly polls from Mumbai’s Worli constituency. He is the first member of the Thackeray clan to contest an election. In a video posted on Twitter, Dutt said Aaditya Thackeray is like “a younger brother…

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Kerala court extends police remand of Jolly, two others till Oct 18

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A Kerala court on Wednesday extended till Friday the police custody of Jolly Joseph and two others in connection with the suspicious deaths of six members of a family here over 14 years from 2002, allegedly after consuming cyanide-laced food. Jolly, M S Mathew and Prajikumar were produced before the Thamarassery court here this evening by police as their six-day remand ended. The prosecution sought extension of remand arguing that the accused will have to be taken to Coimbatore for collecting evidence as one of the accused had allegedly purchased…

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Rupee opens 5 paise higher at 71.38 vs USD in early trade

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The Indian rupee opened 5 paise higher at 71.38 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday tracking positive opening in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows. Forex traders said rupee was trading in a narrow range as market participants remained cautious ahead of the Brexit summit scheduled later this week and on the domestic front, the RBI meeting minutes that will be released on Friday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a positive note at 71.38 then lost momentum and fell to 71.47 against the…

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Trump defends troop pull out from Syria, says US not getting involved in ‘crazy endless wars’

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The US is not going to get involved in “crazy endless wars” over 7,000 miles away, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, defending his decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria. The last week decision paved the way for Turkey to launch a cross-border military offensive that aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the region. Turkey considers the biggest militia in the SDF a terrorist organisation. Several lawmakers have criticised the move as an abandonment of Kurdish forces, who were a crucial US ally in the…

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People with nationalistic ideology being killed in Bengal: RSS

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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has termed as “unfortunate” the “killing of people having faith in nationalistic ideology” in West Bengal. RSS joint general secretary Manmohan Vaidya said this in reply to a question on the Murshidabad triple murder case in neighbouring West Bengal. The organisation had claimed that the slain teacher, Bandhu Prakash Pal, was its supporter while the victims’ family insisted that he had no political affiliation. Vaidya was speaking after the inauguration of the three-day Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal meeting by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here on…

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Fire at California oil facility prompts health worries

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A fire at a fuel storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency Tuesday afternoon that led authorities to order about 12,000 people in two communities to stay inside with all windows and doors closed. Emergency sirens blared and thick plumes of black smoke and flames filled the skyline around the NuStar Energy LP facility in Crockett, California, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of downtown San Francisco. Video footage of the fire showed flames leading up to an explosion so strong it blew the…

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