New York, February 25 American tech entrepreneur Bill Gates has apologised to the staff at the Gates Foundation over his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but maintained that he did “nothing illicit,” according to a media report. The Microsoft co-founder also admitted that he had two affairs with Russian women and that he […]
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New Delhi, February 25 Merely breaking up may not amount to instigation for a case of abetment of suicide under the criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said. Justice Manoj Jain made the observation while dealing with a bail plea by a man accused of abetting the suicide of his former partner, who hanged […]
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New Delhi, February 25 An FIR has been registered in connection with a late-night firing at a car carrying a lawyer associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi near the ISBT in Kashmere Gate, police said on Wednesday. Gangster Naveen Boxer allegedly claimed responsibility for the attack through a social media post purported to be from […]
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New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that Class 10 admit card accompanied by pass certificate can be produced as supplementary documentation for identity verification in the ongoing SIR exercise in West Bengal. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi passed the […]
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New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the trial in money laundering case registered against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on the plea of Soren in which he had sought quashing […]
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Mathura, February 25 Holi celebrations are in full swing across the Braj region – — Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana, Nandgaon, Gokul, Mahavan, and Baldev – even before the festival formally begins elsewhere in the country. Devotees from across India and abroad are celebrating the love of Radha and Krishna. Barsana and Nandgaon are witnessing the traditional […]
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Patna, February 25 BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of undertaking foreign visits without informing security agencies in India, and having close links with “anti-India and pro-Pakistan” elements. Nabin charged Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition, with being on a “compromised mission” that began with […]
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By G Unnikrishnan Chennai, February 25 Bogged down by top-order brittleness and under pressure after a heavy loss, defending champions India would need every ounce of resilience they can muster when they take on a tricky Zimbabwe in their second Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Winning this contest by […]
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Chennai, February 25 The Indian Navy is set to strengthen its coastal defence by commissioning INS Anjadip at the Chennai port here on February 27. This is the third of eight vessels being built under the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft project. Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, Anjadip is a state-of-the-art vessel […]
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New Delhi, February 25 The BJP on Wednesday hit back at Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with “female Ghajini of Indian politics” barb, accusing the Congress leader of expressing “selective outrage” over alleged genocide in Gaza. The ‘Ghajini’ reference, drawing from a 2008 Bollywood film character known for short-term memory loss, was used by the BJP to […]
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