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12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram
India | May 06, 2019, 11:23 AM ISTEight women and four boys from Bangladesh were taken from a house to Bawngkawn police station here on Sunday, Deputy Inspector of Police (Northern Range) Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said.
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Not much damage by cyclone Fani in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
India | May 05, 2019, 06:50 AM ISTExcept for damaging a few huts, Cyclone Fani did not cause much havoc in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as the severe cyclonic storm weakened Saturday morning and headed towards neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Had to maintain 'standard' set by elder sisters: Sana Niyaz, CBSE Class 12 topper from Delhi's government school
India | May 04, 2019, 01:23 PM ISTNiyaz, who studied at Sarvdaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Jama Masjid, scored 97.6 per cent marks in the examination and thus bagged the first position among the students of the schools run by the Delhi government.
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Social organisations, part-time jobs provide helping hands to students from drought affected regions
India | May 04, 2019, 12:58 PM ISTMany of the students from the 115 drought-prone districts of Maharashtra, studying in Pune to prepare for government jobs' tests or higher studies, do not go to their homes even during their holidays. They work for the whole year to finance their own education and even help their families.
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SC to hear Karti Chidambaram's plea to travel abroad
India | May 03, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTThe development comes after a special court here last month extended the interim protection from arrest for the father and son till May 6 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
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Cyclone Fani triggers heavy rains, gales in Andhra Pradesh
India | May 03, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTExtremely severe cyclone storm cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha coast near Puri on Friday morning, triggered heavy rains in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, while gusty winds uprooted trees and electricity poles, officials said.
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Three naval warships to be first responders to Fani
India | May 03, 2019, 10:13 AM ISTThe ship sailed south of the cyclone to be able to start rescue operations even as other naval vessels remain on standby at Vishakhapattanam. Naval divers teams have also moved to Odisha from Vishakhapattanam.
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Cyclone Fani reaches 80 km from Puri
India | May 03, 2019, 08:59 AM ISTThe Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department said the wind speed of the Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani could reach 200-230 kilometres when it makes the landfall.
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Odisha evacuates 1mn people in 24 hrs ahead of Cyclone Fani landfall
India | May 03, 2019, 08:53 AM ISTThe highest number of people -- 3 lakh -- was evacuated from Ganjam district while 1.3 lakh people have been evacuated from Puri district, said an official from the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office.
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PM Modi holds meeting to review preparedness, issues directions for Cyclone Fani
India | May 02, 2019, 03:11 PM ISTAt the meeting, he directed the senior officers of the central government to maintain close coordination with officers of the affected states, a PMO statement said.
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Ishrat Jahan case: Former cops Vanzara, Amin discharged
India | May 02, 2019, 02:18 PM ISTVanzara and Amin had filed discharge applications in the court after the Gujarat government refused to grant sanctions to the CBI to prosecute the two former police officers.
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Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch
India | May 02, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTThe Indian Army retaliated the cross border shelling effectively.
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Viral video: Woman confronted by other women for asking man to rape girls who wear 'short dress'
India | May 02, 2019, 09:04 AM ISTThe incident, a video of which has gone viral, happened at the well-known Nukkad Wala restaurant at the mall in Sohna, following which the group of six confronted the woman.
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Telangana board results row: Teacher sacked for giving '0' marks instead of 99
India | Apr 29, 2019, 10:50 AM ISTA day after three-member committee submitted its report to the government, Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) began action against those found guilty of dereliction of duty.
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In a first, man from Ahmedabad fined for spitting pan masala at public place
India | Apr 28, 2019, 02:31 PM ISTMahesh Kumar from Ahmedabad's eastern suburb of Naroda, was caught spitting on CCTV near the Sardar Patel Statue Road. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) fined him Rs 100 for doing so.
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Srinagar-Leh highway re-opens for traffic after four months
India | Apr 28, 2019, 01:28 PM ISTThe highway connects the state's Ladakh region with the Kashmir Valley through the Zojila Pass situated at 11,575 feet above sea-level.
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Fire breaks out in Kolkata building
India | Apr 26, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTThe fire broke out at around 9.20 a.m. and 12 engines have been deployed at the site.
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India Meteorological Department working at faster pace to issue block-level weather forecast by next year
Business | Apr 23, 2019, 03:00 PM ISTHowever, the most challenging task would be to enhance the accuracy of weather forecasts and to make agromet advisory services (AAS) more useful and user-friendliness, it added.
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Two naxals killed in a joint operation by Greyhounds force, police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
India | Apr 21, 2019, 12:08 PM ISTA few weapons were also recovered from the spot, he said, adding more details were awaited as the search operation was still underway in the area.
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205 railway projects report cost overrun of Rs 2.21 lakh cr
India | Apr 21, 2019, 11:39 AM ISTTotal cost overrun of 205 delayed railway projects is whopping Rs 2.21 lakh crore, the latest flash report of the Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry (MOSPI) for December 2018 showed.