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Residents offer namaz amid muddy water in Aligarh

Residents offer Friday namaz amid muddy water in Aligarh

A section of Muslims in Aligarh's Gonda area on Friday offered namaz in the middle of muddy water, as a mark of protest.

Jul 7, 2018

RSS worker Brijesh Sharma shot by miscreants in Firozabad

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RSS worker Brijesh Sharma shot and looted in Firozabad, miscreants on the run

In yet another shocking incident, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Brijesh Sharma was shot and looted by miscreants in Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

Jul 7, 2018

Jayant Sinha clarifies his stand on garlanding mob lynching convicts

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Why did union minister Jayant Sinha garland mob lynching convicts?

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha clarified on the controversial picture of him garlanding eight convicts in the Ramgarh mob lynching case.

Jul 7, 2018

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Watch: Fisherman stranded in river, rescued

A fisherman, stranded in a river, was rescued with the help of locals in Dadra and Nagar Haveli's Silvassa. The fisherman was unable to reach the river bank as the water level increased while he was fishing.

Jul 7, 2018

Senior government official arrested for breaking prohibition law in Bihar

Abhay Pandey, a sales tax deputy commissioner, was arrested in Siwan after he was found guilty of consuming alcohol. Two bottles of liquor were also recovered from his vehicle.

Jul 7, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has to 'marry a Brahmin girl' to become PM?

Telugu Desam Party MP JC Diwakar Reddy from Andhra Pradesh has suggested that Rahul Gandhi should marry a Brahmin girl before the upcoming general elections and he has an explanation for it as well.

Jul 7, 2018

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago to hire 61 foreign temporary workers, what happened to president's 'Hire American' policy?

Of the 61 visas requested, 40 were for servers, while 21 were for cooks. These workers will be taken on board from October until May and the wages have been set at $12.68 per hour for the servers and $13.31 for the cooks.

Jul 7, 2018

Ayodhya dispute: Muslim side trying to prolong case, UP tells Supreme Court

The Muslim parties are demanding that a 1994 ruling of the Supreme Court be referred to a Constitution Bench. But the state government has accused the Muslim side in the Babri Masjid case of raking up old issues to delay adjudication.

Jul 7, 2018

Man beaten up and detained by Bihar police after argument

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Man beaten up and detained by police after argument

A man was allegedly assaulted and detained by police in Patna after an argument.

Jul 7, 2018

Atul Khare speaks during a news conference in Jakarta

Atul Khare, highest-ranking Indian at UN, gets more responsibilities

Atul Khare will take over the newly-created Department of Operational Services that was created as part of a process to streamline operations at the United Nations under Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Jul 7, 2018

Huge quantity of Pakistan's currency notes, arms and ammunitions recovered in Poonch

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Huge quantity of Pakistan's currency notes, arms and ammunition recovered in Poonch

The Romeo Force of Indian Army's Rashtriya Rifles has recovered Pakistan's currency notes, arms and ammunition from Beri Rakh forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.

Jul 7, 2018