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Five accused in Mecca Masjid bomb blast case acquitted

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A special anti-terror court here today acquitted right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove charges against them. A massive blast had ripped through the Mecca Masjid on May 18, 2007, during Friday prayers, killing nine people and wounding 58. Aseemanand’s counsel, J P Sharma, told reporters after the verdict by a metropolitan court for NIA cases that “The prosecution failed to prove allegations against the five accused who faced trial in the case and hence the…

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England humiliate India 6-0 to take bronze in women’s hockey

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Indian women hockey team suffered a humiliating 0-6 defeat in the bronze medal match against England to finish fourth at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. India could convert none of the five penalty corners and their defence line-up cracked under pressure in the final quarter to go out of the tournament on an embarrassing note. India had beaten England 2-1 in Pool matches but was outclassed on Saturday. It is now third straight time that Indian women’s hockey team will return empty-handed from the Games as the…

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Racism is much more alive today, says Charlize Theron

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Actor Charlize Theron has said she considers moving out of the US as she fears for the lives of her two black children in the racially-charged environment in the country. In an interview with Elle magazine, the “Atomic Blonde” actor, who was born and raised in South Africa during the apartheid, talked about the prevalent social climate and raising two black children in the US. The actor said she would not consider taking up jobs in certain areas of the country over fears for her family and how they would…

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Form panel to disburse medical claim under CGHS: SC to Centre

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In a bid to protect retired public servants from “unnecessary harassment” in claiming reimbursements under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the Supreme Court has asked the Centre to “expeditiously” set up a high-powered committee to disburse claims in a month. A bench of justices R K Agrawal and Ashok Bhushan also directed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to form the panel within seven days. It would comprise special directorate general, directorate general, two additional directors and one specialist in the field and shall ensure timely and hassle-…

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GM to cut more than 1,000 US jobs tied to small cars

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General Motors will cut more than 1,000 jobs in the US tied to production of sedans that are in low demand, the automaker said today. The cuts will affect GM’s factory in Lordstown, Ohio, where the biggest US automaker produces the Chevrolet Cruze. Sales of the vehicle have dropped 32 per cent in the last four years, the company said, part of a broader trend in the US that has seen consumers ignore small cars in favour of sports utility vehicles and larger “crossover” cars amid low gasoline prices and…

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Presence at rally was meant to diffuse situation: Choudhary Lal Singh

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BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh today defended his participation in a rally supporting the accused in the Kathua rape and killing case, saying that it was meant to defuse the situation and restore normalcy. Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga, BJP ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir coalition government, yesterday tendered their resignations after facing criticism for their participation in the event. The issue would be decided in the Legislative Party meeting today. “We had gone to defuse the situation created due to migration one and half months back. We told…

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PM inaugurates first health centre under Ayushman Bharat Scheme

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first health centre under Ayushman Bharat Scheme here today. He also inaugurated the first phase of the Bastar Internet scheme under which a 40,000-km-long network of fibre optics cable would be spread across the seven districts of the tribal region. The districts are Bijapur, Narayanpur, Bastar, Kanker, Kondagaon, Sukma and Dantewada. Modi, who is the first prime minister to visit the tribal district of Bijapur, also inaugurated a new rail line and a passenger train between Gudum and Bhanupratapur, bringing north Bastar region on…

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Hope authorities bring Kathua rape perpetrators to justice: UN

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Terming as “horrific” the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, UN chief Antonio Guterres has expressed hope that the authorities will bring perpetrators of the brutal crime to justice. The girl from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community disappeared near her house on January 10 and a week later, her body was found in the same area. She was allegedly raped by six men who had held her in captivity in a village temple for a week in January. The victim was drugged, rapped…

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एंटरटेनमेंट हिंदी न्यूज़ 

इंटरनेट की आजादी पर बोलीं भूमि पेडनेकर, ‘अच्छा हुआ नेट पर कोई…’

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ऑनलाइन प्लेटफॉर्म नेटफ्लिक्स पर एक कार्यक्रम ‘लस्ट सीरीज’ कर रहीं अभिनेत्री भूमि पेडनेकर का कहना है कि वे शुक्रगुजार हैं कि इंटरनेट पर कोई सेंसरशिप नहीं है. ‘लस्ट सीरीज’ में निर्देशकों जोया अख्तर, करण जौहर, अनुराग कश्यप और दिबाकर बनर्जी की कहानियां दिखाई जाएगी. भूमि मनोरंजन उद्योग में डिजिटल माध्यम द्वारा लाई गई शैलियों और विषयों में विविधता को असाधारण मानती हैं. भूमि ने बताया, “इंटरनेट और ऐसे आश्चर्यजनक पोर्टल देने के लिए ईश्वर का धन्यवाद. जैसे नेटफ्लिक्स और एमेजन. दर्शकों के देखने के लिए विषयवस्तु काफी बढ़ गई है…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

इंफोसिस ने किया चौथी तिमाही का परिणाम घोषित, मुनाफा 28 प्रतिशत घटा

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वित्तवर्ष 2018 की चौथी तिमाही के लिए आईटी कंपनी इंफोसिस ने अपने परिणाम बताए हैं. इसके अनुसार मुनाफा 28 फीसदी घटकर 3,690 करोड़ रुपये हो गया है. वित्तवर्ष 2018 की तीसरी तिमाही में इंफोसिस का मुनाफा 5,129 करोड़ रुपये था. इसी के सात इंफोसिस ने 20.5 रुपये प्रति शेयर के डिविडेंड का ऐलान किया है. वित्त वर्ष 2018 की चौथी तिमाही में इंफोसिस की आय 1.6 फीसदी बढ़कर 18,083 करोड़ रुपये पर पहुंच गई है. वित्त वर्ष 2018 की तीसरी तिमाही में इंफोसिस की आय 17,794 करोड़ रुपये रही थी.…

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