No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: Supreme Court

New Delhi, February 6The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in a secular country such as India.”There cannot be any compromise on hate speech at all,” the top…

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Former Punjab minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot arrested in disproportionate assets case

Chandigarh, February 6 The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) on Monday arrested former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the state VB said following investigations of a Vigilance Enquiry, a case under Sections 13(1) (b), 13(2)…

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Govt reaches out to Opposition to end Parliament logjam over Adani issue, both Houses may start functioning from Tuesday

New Delhi, February 6 After three days of disruptions on the Adani issue, Parliament could begin a discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address from Tuesday as the government reached out to the opposition, sources said. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi and Minister of State for Parliamentary…

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Bangladesh asks Pakistan to apologise for 1971 killings to improve ties

New Delhi, February 6Bangladesh has asked Pakistan to apologise for the atrocities committed by its armed forces in 1971 in order to enhance ties between the two countries.The issue was raised during a meeting between Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Pakistan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina…

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Turkey earthquake: Days ago, ‘researcher’ predicted powerful temblor will hit region; his old tweet is viral now

Chandigarh, February 6 As a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, a self-described researcher had a few days ago predicted that the region will be hit by a strong temblor. “Sooner or later there will be a Rs M 7.5 #earthquake in this…

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Italy-based Indian man held for impersonating Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar

New Delhi, February 6 A 22-year-old Indian based in Italy was arrested for allegedly posing as the Vice President of India by creating a fake WhatsApp account using Jagdeep Dhankhar’s picture as his profile display to dupe people and seek favours from senior bureaucrats, police said on Monday. The accused,…

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PM Modi unveils India’s biggest helicopter manufacturing facility in Karnataka

Tumakuru (Karnataka), February 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s helicopter factory — the country’s largest chopper manufacturing facility — in Tumakuru district of Karnataka. Caption Bengaluru-headquartered HAL plans to produce more than 1,000 helicopters in the range of 3-15 tonne with…

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