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SC questions two-child norm for local polls. 23 yrs ago, it had upheld this rule in landmark verdict

Supreme Court’s observations in Mangala Ingle’s challenge to Maharashtra’s two-child policy for panchayat polls have put its ...
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People in Haryana already reeling under high cost of fuel, now toll rates also hiked, says Hooda

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said that people in Haryana were already reeling under the high cost of ...
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Andhra minister regrets treatment meted to Amara Raja Group during previous YSRCP rule

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Thursday expressed regret over the treatment meted out to Amara Raja Group during ...
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Jharkhand: Man strangles wife with wire, gamcha over suspicion of extra-marital affair

A man allegedly strangled his wife to death with an electric wire and a gamcha in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district on suspicion of having an illicit relationship with another man, police said ...
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District hospitals play pivotal role in delivering accessible, timely healthcare services: CM Sukhu

District hospitals play a pivotal role in delivering accessible and timely healthcare services, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Thursday, adding that Kullu, Una, ...
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Arunachal Assembly panel pulls up depts over pending govt assurances

The Committee on Government Assurances (GAC) of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday reviewed the implementation status of the assurances made by the state government on the floor of ...
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2013 sexual assault case: Tarun Tejpal raises doubts on victim’s ‘contradictory’ statements

Tehelka magazine’s founder-editor Tarun Tejpal on Thursday raised doubts before the Bombay High Court on the “contradictory” statements made by the victim in connection with the sexual assault case ...
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SC seeks Centre’s views on plea for concessional rail ticket to acid attack victims

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the views of the Centre on a plea seeking concessional air-conditioned class rail fare for acid attack survivors to enable them to travel to well-equipped ...
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes near tourist hotspot in New Zealand’s South Island

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the town of Te Anau in New Zealand's South Island, prompting the authorities to ...
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Excise case: HC gives final two weeks to Kejriwal, Sisodia to respond to CBI’s plea against discharge

The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a final opportunity to AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Durgesh Pathak, asking them to respond within two weeks to the CBI’s plea against a ...
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Karnataka Minister Khandre urges MPs to push for release of pending Rs 2,186 cr central funds

Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Eshwar Khandre, has written to all MPs elected from the state, ...
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NC’s protest plan in Delhi on July 20 over J-K statehood demand won’t change: Omar

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asserted that the proposed protest plan of his party in Delhi on July 20 over the alleged delay in the restoration of statehood would not ...