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Cabinet Clears Bill Criminalising Triple Talaq
A bill seeking to criminalise instant triple talaq among Muslims and providing for a three-year jail term was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday, which the government said was aimed at protecting the dignity and security of women in the community. ....
Protests Over Driver's Death In J&K Army Ambush
Protests erupted on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district after a civilian driver was killed during an Army ambush the previous day, a police official said.....
Political Realities To Weigh On Economic Decisions: Assocham
While the new GST regime has not gone down well with traders and with major states going to the polls in 2018, India Inc needs to factor in the political realities weighing on economic decisions of the government, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday.....
9 Dead In Attack On Church In Pakistan
At least nine people have been killed, including two of the attackers, and another 30 injured after four armed insurgents attacked a Methodist church on Sunday in Quetta in Pakistan.....
Raja, Kanimozhi Acquitted In 2G Case
A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged 2G scam, giving a major relief to former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who were jailed on charges of taking kickbacks to issue the telecom spectrum and licenses in 2008 at throwaway prices.....
With China's Backing, UNSC Tightens Economic Chokehold On N.Korea
With unprecedented Chinese backing, the Security Council tightened the economic chokehold on North Korea by unanimously voting on Friday to impose the strictest sanctions on North Korea aiming to cut off most fuel supplies and ban major exports following Pyongyang's latest missile test.....
30 Killed In Rajasthan Bus Accident
At least 30 people were killed and 15 injured when a passenger bus fell into a river on Saturday near Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur, police said.....
Dinakaran Sweeps To Victory In R.K.Nagar Bypoll, Predicts AIADMK Regime's Fall
Sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V.Dinakaran on Sunday won the Radhakrishnan Nagar (R.K.Nagar) assembly constituency here, trouncing his nearest AIADMK rival E.Madhusudhanan by a margin of 40,707 votes. ....
Kulbhushan Jadhav's Mother, Wife Meet Him At Pakistan Foreign Office
The mother and wife of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav met the death row prisoner at the Pakistan Foreign Office here on Monday amid tight security.....
Trump Sends Christmas Greetings, Lashes Out At Political Correctness
US President Donald Trump said he was proud to wish people a Merry Christmas, and so defend the beautiful time-honoured phrase against political correctness.....
