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Security beefed up around victim’s house in UP: Asaram verdict

Shahjahanpur  With a special SC/ST court in Jodhpur all set to pronounce its verdict in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, the district administration here has stepped up security around the house of the victim. “The security of the victim’s family is continuously being monitored…Five policemen have been deployed at the house and […]

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Ordinance to award death penalty to those found guilty of raping minors up to 12 years of age is approved by the Cabinet

New Delhi The Cabinet on Thursday approved an ordinance to award death penalty to those who are convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age. In case of rape of a girl aged under 16 years, the minimum punishment to be awarded has been increased from 10 years to 20 years, which is […]

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Judge Loya death case – The one that almost created a judicial mutiny; A blog written by Arun Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday wrote a strongly-worded blog on the judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya death case, calling it an instance “that almost created a judicial mutiny”. The Union minister posted the blog on his Facebook page on Friday afternoon, a day after the Supreme Court of India rejected a batch of petitions […]

Sports

Badminton Players of Indian Aces Shuttlers Academy to get special coaching from Indonesian coaches

Nagpur A bunch of city shuttlers will get a chance to hone their skills under the watchful eyes of Indonesian coaches here at the NMC Indoor Sports Complex, Vivekanand Nagar. The newaly formed Indian Aces Shuttlers Academy has roped in 29-year-old Subakti and 19-year-old Rizky Akbar Syukar for a couple of months to train its selected group of around 25 promising players during the […]

World

More than 300 sentenced to death in Iraq for Islamic State links

BAGHDAD: Iraqi courts have sentenced to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to the Islamic State group, judicial sources said Wednesday. The suspects are being tried by two courts, one near the former jihadist stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq and another in Baghdad which is dealing […]

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Rajasthan 3rd Grade Teacher vacancies 2018; Apply Online for 26000 Posts

Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan has announced a notification for the recruitment of 3rd Grade Teacher (Non-TSP) Level I vacancies. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply. Application Fee For GEN & BC category (Creamy layer): Rs. 100/- For BC (Non creamy layer): Rs. 70/- […]

Business

Cash crunch: SBI asks customers to withdraw cash from PoS machines

New Delhi: State Bank of India (SBI), country’s largest lender, has asked its customers to withdraw cash from PoS machines installed across various merchant locations amid the problem of cash crunch being faced by people in several states. ATMs in cities of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and poll-bound Karnataka were either not operating […]

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Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco up for pre-orders in India: All you need to know

New Delhi: The recently launched Nokia 8 Sirocco and Nokia 7 Plus are available for pre-orders in India starting Friday (April 20). The Nokia 7 Plus has been priced at Rs 25,999 and Nokia 8 Sirocco will come at Rs 49,999. The sale of Nokia 7 plus, Nokia 8 Sirocco will commence on April 30. […]

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Based on trend analysis, CBSE takes decision not to conduct class 10 Maths re-exam

New Delhi The CBSE today informed the Delhi High Court that the decision not to conduct re-examination of the Class 10 mathematics paper, which was allegedly leaked, was taken after doing a trend analysis of Science, Maths and English papers. The CBSE said it was a considered decision and they cannot put lakhs of students in difficulty just […]

Business

Amazon Prime Service Has Over 100 Million Subscribers, Reveals CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon Prime membership has exceeded 100 million paid Prime members worldwide, according to company founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. In his annual shareholder letter – published since 1997 and widely considered a must-read among executives and business leaders around the globe – Bezos listed the 100 million-plus figure as one of Amazon’s chief milestones from the past year. In […]