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Land fraud through forged Aadhaar

Purushottampur: Throwing an open challenge to the government’s commitment to transparency and anti-corruption initiatives, a major land scam has surfaced at the Purushottampur Sub-Registrar Office, where fraudsters allegedly used a forged Aadhaar card and an impersonator to sell someone’s land....

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Hong Kong firefighters make final search for survivors after apartment tower blaze kills 128

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Hong Kong: Hong Kong firefighters searched through a high-rise tower complex apartment-by-apartment Friday for more victims after a massive fire engulfed seven of its eight buildings, killing at least 128 people in one of the city's deadliest blazes. Crews were prioritising apartments from which they received more than two dozen calls for assistance during the blaze, but were unable to reach, Derek Armstrong Chan, a deputy director of Hong Kong Fire...

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SC asks Law panel to consider representation challenging applicability of Hindu laws to Buddhists

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New Delhi: Supreme Court Friday asked the Law Commission to consider a plea as a representation of a Buddhist group that certain sets of personal Hindu laws, which are applicable to Buddhists also, are against their fundamental rights, including freedom to practice religion. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, hearing a plea of the Buddhist Personal Law Action Committee, asked the Law Commission to treat the...

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Shooting fallout: Prez Trump says he will permanently pause migration from all ‘third world’ countries

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday said he will “permanently pause" migration from all “third world” countries and deport foreign nationals who are a “security risk” as his administration intensified crackdown on immigration in the wake of the killing of a National Guard member by an Afghan national. The Trump administration said it will conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern”....

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Pakistan, Russia reaffirm commitment to ‘forward-looking’ partnership

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Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to a "forward-looking" partnership and agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in diversified trade, energy, business-to-business engagements and social sectors like health and education. The 10th Pakistan-Russia Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, co-chaired by Pakistan's Energy Minister Awais Leghari and his Russian counterpart Sergei Tsivilev, concluded on Thursday. The Dawn newspaper reported that the two sides also signed three...

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Ayush Mhatre to lead India in U19 Asia Cup

New Delhi: Promising batter Ayush Mhatre was Friday retained as captain of a 15-member Indian team for the upcoming U19 Asia Cup in which the focus will again be on teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The age-group continental tournament will be held in Dubai from December 12-21 in 50-overs format. Mhatre had also led India during a...

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Russian President Putin set to visit India

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will undertake a two-day visit to India from December 4, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Friday. Putin is visiting New Delhi to hold the 23rd India-Russia annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The forthcoming state visit (of President Putin) will provide an opportunity for the leadership of India...

Pat Cummins

Ashes: Pat Cummins ruled out of pink-ball Test

Sydney: Australia skipper Pat Cummins was ruled out of the second Ashes Test Friday, as the hosts named an unchanged 14-member squad for the day-and-night game in Brisbane. In Cummins' absence, stand-in skipper Steve Smith led Australia to an eight-wicket victory in the first Test as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. The...

Shooting fallout: Prez Trump says he will permanently pause migration from all ‘third world’ countries

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump Friday said he will “permanently pause" migration from all “third world” countries and deport foreign nationals who are a “security risk” as his administration intensified crackdown on immigration in the wake of the killing of a National Guard member by an Afghan national. The Trump administration said it will conduct a...

Villagers take on Maoists in Chaibasa, kill PLFI commander, another rebel

Odisha revises Maoist surrender & rehabilitation policy, enhances financial aid

Bhubaneswar: To eradicate Left-Wing Extremism in the state, Odisha government has launched a revised Maoist surrender and rehabilitation policy by enhancing financial assistance, rewards for surrendered firearms and others. Financial assistance for high-ranking surrendered Maoist cadres has been raised from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, the Home Department notification said Thursday. If the Maoist surrenders...

 

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