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General Rawat, Lloyd Austin Discuss Expanding Cooperation With Regional Partners
India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and discussed expanding multilateral cooperation with regional partners, according to Defence Department Spokesperson John Kirby. ....
Mumbai Cruise Ship Drugs Case: Aryan Khan Sent To Judicial Custody For 14 Days
On Thursday, a Mumbai court sent Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, along with seven others accused in the Mumbai cruise drug case, to fourteen days in judicial custody.....
IPL 2021, KKR Vs RR: All-round Kolkata Deliver Crushing Win Over Rajasthan
Strong performances with the bat and ball helped Kolkata Knight Riders deliver a crushing 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Match 54 of IPL 2021 here on Thursday. After scoring 171/4 in 20 overs, Kolkata applied pressure right from the start which resulted in Rajasthan crashing to 86 all out in 16.1 overs. ....
Dilip Ghosh Slams Mamata Banerjee For Keeping Mum On Bangladesh Violence
Bharatiya Janata Party national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for keeping silent on the communal violence in Bangladesh where houses of Hindus were set on fire and temples were vandalised. So far six persons have died in one of the worst communal flare ups in decades in the country. ....
Facebook To Pay $4.79mn Fine For Discriminating In Favour Of Foreigners Against US Citizens
In a case that turns on its head the common perception of foreigners suffering bias in the US, Facebook is to pay a fine of $4.75 million for discriminating in favour of foreign workers on H1-B visas and against American citizens and permanent residents, according to the Justice Department. ....
India Logs 18,454 New Covid Cases, Recovery Rate Maintained At 98.15%
India reported 18,454 fresh Covid-19 cases on Thursday, and 160 deaths in the last 24 hours, even as the recovery rate continues to be 98.15 per cent as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data. ....
Alec Baldwin Accidentally Kills Woman On Film Set In New Mexico
Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded writer-director Joel Souza when he fired a prop gun on the set of a movie, a sheriff’s office in New Mexico told the New York Time....
Mumbai Cruise Raid: Witness Claims Bribe Sought From Shah Rukh Khan, NCB Takes Cognisance
Sparking off a major controversy, a witness in the cruise ship rave party raid case on Sunday accused the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of allegedly demanding bribes from Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan to release his son Aryan Khan. ....
Cruise Drugs Case: Mumbai Police Give Protection To NCB Witness Prabhakar Sail
Taking cognisance of alleged threats to his life after his revelations, the Mumbai Police on Monday granted protection to the Narcotics Control Bureau's "Pancha Witness" Prabhakar Sail, officials said here. ....
UP: Yogi Adityanath Govt Defends Anti-conversion Law In Court
The Yogi Adityanath government has strongly defended the anti-conversion law in its affidavit filed before the Allahabad High Court, stating that "since marriage is being used as an instrument to convert an individual's religion against his/her will, the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 seeks to remedy the malady". ....
