India

Why is anti-defection law crucial in Maharashtra?

Introduced as a deterrent to prevent elected MLAs and MPs from switching parties in 1985, the law lays down the process by which legislators may be disqualified on grounds of defection.

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7 Pakistan-based terrorists enter India via Nepal; holed up in Uttar Pradesh

These terrorists are making attempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir and also trying to get in touch with their local contact in the Valley.

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India's urban unemployment rate slows in March quarter: Report

The report, which is likely to be published soon, did not assess rural unemployment.

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Maharashtra political crisis: SC directs BJP to produce Governor's letter on Monday

The apex court was hearing a plea filed by Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP against Governor BS Koshyari's decisions to invite BJP's Devendra Fadnavis to form government in the state.

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India's youngest judge who never used FB or social media!

Mayank topped the Rajasthan Judiciary Services Examination after completing his five-year law college studies.

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Higher antibiotics use may raise Parkinson's disease risk

The strongest associations were found for broad spectrum antibiotics and those that act against anaerobic bacteria and fungi.

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This place on Earth has no life despite abundant water

Living beings, especially microorganisms, have a surprising ability to adapt to the most extreme environments on our planet but not at the Dallol geothermal field.

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AI to determine if immunotherapy is working in lung cancer

Researchers used AI to find previously unseen changes in patterns in CT scans taken when lung cancer is first diagnosed compared to scans taken after the first 2-3 cycles of immunotherapy treatment.

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More than 500 hotels across 100 cities check-out of Oyo Rooms; here's why

The customers seem to have sandwiched between the tussle as they are complaining on the social media that hotels are accepting their bookings made on hotel aggregator Oyo's website when they tried checking-in.

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Honey and money traps: Army cracks down on WhatsApp, FB use by key personnel

Officers on sensitive missions have been asked to delete Facebook accounts to prevent critical information and movement history from falling in the hands of enemy cyber sleuths.

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What slowdown? IITs register bumper pre-placements offer

IT software and hardware companies have offered maximum PPOs followed by companies in the analytics and consulting sectors, IITs informed.

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Shocking: Airports may have more tipplers than thought among air-side staff

DGCA tightens breath analyzer tests for staff after surprise checks reveal the high number of drunken employees handling operations of major Indian airports including on the air-side.

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Never, never, never: Devendra Fadnavis' old tweet on forging alliance with NCP goes viral

Meanwhile, an old tweet of Devendra Fadnavis promising never to ally with NCP surfaced online as reminders of his sharp criticism of the NCP.

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Pakistan again violates LoC ceasefire in Rajouri

Pakistan troops "initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation" at around 11.30 a.m. in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri.

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'Defended, loved him. Never felt so cheated': NCP's Supriya Sule's WhatsApp status after Ajit Pawar join hands with BJP

In a major turn of events, Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in on Saturday (November 23) morning for a second term as Maharashtra Chief Minister. NCP leader Ajit Pawar was sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra.

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