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Bollywood grows spine; stands up for itself against media trial in Delhi HC

The suit specifically mentions objection against derogatory words like 'scum,' 'druggies,' 'dirt' and 'filth'.

Oct 12, 2020

Sri Lanka knocks China's doors for $700 million loan; falls deeper into Beijing's debt trap

The preference of Sri Lanka for China is attributed to the complicated history of the country with the multilateral lender in Washington D.C.

Oct 12, 2020

Breaking: Gujarat Municipal, Panchayat elections postponed again; this time for 3 months

The Gujarat election commission has reportedly postponed the municipal and panchayat elections in the state due to COVID-19.

Oct 12, 2020

Canada's visa application centres in India to remain closed for the month of Oct

The official Twitter handle of the High Commission of Canada in India stated, "Canada's Visa Application Centres in India will remain closed for the month of October. We are working to implement a passport submission service."

Oct 12, 2020

'Alexshendra not Alexander': Advocate's name surprises CJI Bobde in courtroom

Amid all the judgements made by the court, there are some courtroom exchanges that we are usually unaware of. Everyone could use some laugh after this short moment that unfolded inside the courtroom.

Oct 12, 2020

Himachal CM Jairam Thakur tests COVID positive, goes into home isolation

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. His condition is stable.

Oct 12, 2020

In a minor rejig, Karnataka Minister K Sudhakar gets additional charge of Health Ministry

As the total coronavirus tally crosses the 7.1 lakh-mark in the state, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa shifted the Health and Family Welfare portfolio to Karnataka Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar. B Sriramulu has now been replaced and is allocated Social Welfare Department.

Oct 12, 2020

Sick of deaf Congress, Khushbu Sundar joins BJP ahead of TN polls

Khushbu Sundar joined the Congress in 2014, having earlier been a member of the DMK from 2010 joins BJP in New Delhi on Monday.

Oct 12, 2020

Kashmir: Nowgam terror attack mastermind despatched by security forces in Rambagh encounter

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Saif-ul-lah is among the two terrorists holed up in a residential area as an encounter between them and the security forces raged on since Monday morning in the Rambagh area of Srinagar district, police said.

Oct 12, 2020

Maximum city Mumbai powerless; Angry Mumbaikars vent anger on social media

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) PRO said that due to grid failure there is off supply in entire MMR region

Oct 12, 2020

Pink Ambassador car leads Telangana poll campaign; as KCR's daughter drives

Kavitha Kalvakuntla, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's daughter, has registered a landslide victory in the Nizamabad MLC election with a huge majority. TRS's Kavita has won 728 votes in the Nizamabad MLC election.

Oct 12, 2020

Coronavirus India update: With 66,000 Covid cases, India's tally crosses 71 Lakh

With a spike of 66,732 coronavirus cases and 816 deaths in 24 hours, Indias tally on Monday mounted to 71 lakh with a total of 71,20,538 cases.

Oct 12, 2020

Seven Indian nationals kidnapped in Libya, released; here's what happened

The seven men hailing from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, were kidnapped from Asshwerif in Libya on September 14.

Oct 12, 2020

Andhra Pradesh coronavirus update: Covid recoveries cross 7 lakh mark

Covid-19 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh reached 7,03,208 on Sunday, health officials said. The southern state's recoveries have been consistently outnumbering infections for the past several weeks already.

Oct 12, 2020

'Work risk, disease severity to be factors in vaccine dispensing'

The government would look at two key considerations for prioritisation of the Covid-19 vaccine -- the occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection, and secondly, the risk of developing severe disease and increased mortality, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.

Oct 12, 2020