India-US military drills near LAC violate the spirit of Sino-India agreements: China

Beijing, November 30 China on Wednesday said it was opposed to the joint Indo-US military exercises being held near the Line of Actual Control (LAC), asserting that it violates the spirit of the two border agreements signed between New Delhi and Beijing. The 18th edition of the India-US joint military…

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India, Australia free trade agreement to come into force from December 29

New Delhi, November 30 The free trade agreement between India and Australia will come into force from December 29, a move which will help in almost doubling the bilateral commerce to USD 45-50 billion in around five years. “The (Anthony) Albanese government welcomes confirmation today that the Indian Government has…

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Karnataka farmer gets Rs 8 for 205 kg onions after travelling 416 km, receipt goes viral

IANS Gadag, (Karnataka) November 30 The receipt of a farmer from Karnataka’s Gadag district showing that he received only Rs 8.36 after selling 205 kg of onions, has gone viral on social media, prompting netizens to question the state’s ruling BJP government over the plight of farmers during its regime….

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No place for Jagmeet Brar and Manpreet Ayali in SAD core committee

Jupinderjit Singh Chandigarh, November 30 Jagmeet Brar and Manpreet Ayali do not figure in the new Shiromani Akali Dal Core Committee and Advisory Board to the party president announced here on Wednesday. The new core committee was announced by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The party had dissolved all committees…

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In Chandigarh, President Droupadi Murmu interacts with health workers, women sportspersons of Haryana

Chandigarh, November 30 President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday stressed empowering daughters as she interacted with ASHA workers and women sportspersons of Haryana and learnt about their experiences. Murmu made these remarks during her two-day visit to Haryana. She said that women should be made more and more strong, asserting that…

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Bilkis Bano moves Supreme Court challenging release of 11 convicts

New Delhi, November 30 Bilkis Bano has moved the Supreme Court against the release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping her in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Advocate Shobha Gupta, representing Bano, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. Gupta contended that chances were slim that…

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Supreme Court to consider listing Bilkis Bano’s plea against remission, release of rape, murder convicts

New Delhi, November 30 Bilkis Bano on Wednesday challenged the remission of sentence and release of convicts in the 2002 rape and murder case filing a plea before the Supreme Court. The top court said it would consider listing the matter for hearing. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud…

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Aaftab Poonawalla confesses to killing Shraddha during polygraph test

New Delhi, November 30 Aaftab Amin Poonawalla confessed to killing his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar and disposing off her body parts during his polygraph test conducted at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in the national capital, sources said. After six sessions, the polygraph test finally ended on Tuesday, the FSL…

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Had no inkling of body parts kept in house, says Aaftab Poonawala’s ‘new girlfriend’

ANI New Delhi, November 30 In another development in the Shraddha murder case, Aaftab’s most recent girlfriend was in shock after hearing about the horrific act by him and said she had no clue that human body parts were kept inside Aaftab’s Chhatarpur residence when she visited there twice after…

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Punjab police, BSF recover 5 AK-47 rifles, 5 pistols from Ferozepur

Chandigarh, November 30 The Punjab police in a joint operation with the BSF seized five AK-47 rifles, five pistols and nine magazines from Ferozepur, DGP Gaurav Yadav said in a tweet on Wednesday. In the follow up of 13 kg #Heroin seizure @PunjabPoliceIndia, in a joint operation with #BSF…

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ED arrests businessman Amit Arora in connection with money-laundering probe in Delhi excise policy case

New Delhi, November 30 The ED has arrested another businessman, Amit Arora, in connection with its money-laundering probe in the Delhi excise policy case, official sources said on Wednesday. Arora is director of Buddy Retail Pvt Limited in Gurugram. This is the sixth arrest in the case by the…

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48,500-year-old zombie virus revived by scientists in Russia

ANI Moscow, November 30 French scientists have revived a 48,500-year-old “zombie virus” buried under a frozen lake in Russia. According to New York Post, the French scientists have sparked fears of yet another pandemic after the revival of the zombie virus. The New York Post has quoted a viral study…

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Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage in US

Washington, November 30 The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalised gay marriage nationwide….

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