Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:32:29
Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into central Jakarta on Friday to protest against the city's governor, a Christian accused of insulting the Quran, fueling tension that has alarmed Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
Widodo has blamed “political actors” for exploiting the popular fury over Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama to destabilize his government.
Underlining those concerns, police anno
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:21:01
In a major crackdown on bank employees involved in irregularities post demonetisation, as many as 27 senior officials of various public sector banks have been suspended and six others transferred to check corrupt practices.
The suspensions comes amid reports of income tax authorities conducting search and seizure at many places, including one at Bengaluru where Rs 5.7 crore cash in new currency
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:15:17
Voicing displeasure against both the state and Central governments for not doing enough for the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, an organisation fighting for their cause has alleged that 32 years after the worlds worst industrial disaster, the victims are still waiting for adequate relief and justice.
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:11:03
Two weeks after her son’s brutal murder, Meenakshi, mother of Faisal, has adopted Islam and taken a new name, Jameela.
Faisal P, alias Aneesh Kumar, son of Ananthan Nair, of Kodinhi, was found dead by the roadside at about 4 am by local residents. He was brutally murdered by RSS activists for accepting Islam.
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 20:01:44
Unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 71 lakh, in the new Rs 2,000 denomination, was seized from three persons near Shanthipalke in Bailoor, Karkala rural limits on Thursday evening. The trio is currently being questioned by the officials of Income Tax Department's (I-T) intelligence wing.
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:58:35
Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Priyanka Mary Francis said efforts should be made to bring HIV-infected persons to the mainstream of the society.
Speaking at the World AIDS Day programme organised here on Tuesday, she said it is heartening to see that number of HIV-infected people in the district has been decreasing year after year. But reality should also be taken into consideration as
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:46:22
MDMK founder Vaiko on Friday called on Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao here and took up the matter of conducting the bull taming sport of Jallikattu, against which the Supreme Court had recently upheld its earlier ban.
Speaking to reporters after meeting Rao, Vaiko said, he had urged the Governor to convey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that jallikattu was an integral part of the Tamil c
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:42:40
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to spell out measures taken to ease the sufferings and inconvenience of people in rural areas, who are mostly dependent on co-operative banks, post-demonetisation.
A bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice D Y Chandrachud, while hearing a batch of pleas challenging various aspects of demonetisation, said all the parties should sit together and prep
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Fri, 02 Dec 2016 19:36:05
Seeking to quell apprehensions based on rumours, the government said on Thursday there is no limit on legitimate holding of gold and jewellery, including from inheritance, and there would be no seizure of bullion up to a certain limit even if that does not seem to match income. "There is no limit on holding of gold jewellery or ornaments by anybody provided it is acquired from explained sources of
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