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'Woman's dress was sexually provocative': Kerala court's verdict triggers row

The Kerala court made the observation last week while granting bail to 74-year-old social activist and writer Civic Chandran in a sexual abuse case.

Ghulam Nabi Azad resigns from J-K Congress' committee hours after being appointed campaign chairman

Ghulam Nabi Azad is a prominent member of the G23 grouping within the Congress which has been critical of the leadership and has been seeking an organisational overhaul.

Bilkis Bano case: PM, BJP face fire on convicts release; Gujarat govt defends move | Top points

Bilkis Bano was 21 years old and five months pregnant when she was gang raped while fleeing the violence that broke out post the Sabarmati train burning incident in Godhra. Seven members of her family were killed during the 2002 post-Godhra riots.

Mumbai logs 138 cases of swine flu in 15 days, significantly higher than last month's total tally

Mumbai reported 105 cases of swine flu, 61 of dengue and 563 malaria cases in July.

Maharashtra logs 836 new Covid cases today, Mumbai adds 332

Maharashtra Covid: The state's coronavirus fatality rate stood at 1.83 per cent, while the recovery rate was 98.02 per cent.

Is Delhi close to another Covid wave? Positivity rate almost 20%, hospitalisations rise

Delhi Covid: The number of daily COVID-19 cases in Delhi touched the record high of 28,867 on January 13 this year during the third wave of the pandemic.

Dubai: Insulting people online? Be ready to pay Rs 1.07 crore as penalty

Dubai's Public Prosecution tweeted the information saying that violators can be fined or imprisoned.

Karnataka min caught saying 'we are not running govt here, we are just managing', embarrasses BJP

Karnataka law minister Madhuswamy's comments have drawn criticism from some Ministers, even prompting Horticulture Minister Munirathna even advise him to quit the Ministry.

'The message is clear': Owaisi slams PM as 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano gang rape walk free

The Hyderabad MP took to Twitter to revoke the PM's Independence Day speech and said, "This is BJP’s version of AZADI KA AMRIT."

Delhi reports 1,227 fresh Covid cases today, 43% lesser than yesterday

Delhi Covid: Before this, the city logged more than 2,000 cases daily for 12 consecutive days.

Did you know the India-Pakistan border was drawn by a British lawyer during his first Indian visit?

Independence Day 2022: Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who was commissioned to draw the India-Pakistan border in 1947 was on his first ever trip to India when he was tasked with the job. He was only given a month to finalise the borders.

Karnataka: 2 stabbed, curfew clamped following clash over Savarkar poster in Shivamogga | 10 points

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has directed Home Minister Araga Jnanendra to rush to the city and monitor the situation.

Maharashtra reports 1,189 new Covid cases today, Mumbai adds 584

Maharashtra coronavirus figures for the day: Fresh cases: 1,189; Fatality: 1; Active cases: 12,148; Tests: 19,004.

Indians across globe celebrate 75th anniversary of Independence with patriotic fervour | PICS

Independence Day 2022: Indians across the world celebrated the country's landmark occasion with flowers, petals, tricolours, chants and wide smiles across their faces.

Hues of India's 76th Independence Day celebrations

As India celebrates 75 years of independence, neighbour Afghanistan marks 1 year of Taliban seizure

A year after the dramatic day, much has changed in Afghanistan. The former insurgents struggle to govern and remain internationally isolated. The economic downturn has driven millions more Afghans into poverty and even hunger, as the flow of foreign aid slowed to a trickle.

Independence Day 2022: Will rain play a spoilsport for Red Fort event? Weather forecast

Delhi: The weather office has also forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain over the Red Fort area from Sunday midnight till 6 AM.

WHO gives monkeypox new names to 'avoid offence' | Here's what variants will be called now

Monkeypox news: World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names to avoid causing any cultural or social offence.

Salman Rushdie could lose an eye due to attack; suspect charged with attempted murder | 10 points

Salman Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his novel "Midnight's Children" is still unable to speak after he was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who apparently sympathised with Shia extremism and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Delhi Covid: 2,031 new cases today, 9 deaths

Delhi on Friday reported 10 deaths due to COVID-19, the highest in six months, and 2,136 cases with a positivity rate of 15.02 per cent.