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September 23, 2018 The India Observer #Bollywoodfilm, #IndianEntry, #OScars2018, #RimaDas

Rima Das’ Village Rockstars is India’s Official Entry to Oscars 2019

Rima Das’ Village Rockstars will be India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars next year, says a

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September 22, 2018 The India Observer #AnilAmbani, #DassaultAviation, #FrancoisHollande, #HAL, #NrmalaSitharaman, #PMModi, #Rafaledeal, #Rafalefighterjet, #RahulGandhi, #Reliance

Modi, Ambani carried out Rs 1.3 lakh cr ‘surgical strike’ on defence forces: Rahul on Rafale issue

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI) Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that Prime Minister

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September 21, 2018 The India Observer #AnilAmbani, #DassaultAviation, #FrancoisHollande, #IndiaFrance, #IndianAirforce, #PMModi, #Rafaledeal, #Reliance

Indian govt proposed Reliance Defence as partner in Rafale:French media quoting Hollande

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) In a significant development, a French media report quoted former French President Francois Hollande as purportedly

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September 21, 2018 The India Observer #ImranKhan, #India-Pakistan, #peacetalks, #ShahMehmoodQureshi, #sushmaswaraj, 3PMModi

J-K cops’ murder fallout: India calls off the Sushma-Qureshi meeting

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) India Friday called off the meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #CatholicBishopConferenceofIndia, #FrancoMulakkal, #Jalandhardiocese, #KeralaCatholicBishopsCouncil, #MissionariesofJesusCongregation, #SpokesmanFrVargheseVallikkattu

Bishop Mulakkal relieved of pastoral duties, protesting nuns laud decision

Kochi, Sep 20 (PTI) Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was questioned by Kerala police for the second day over rape charges by

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #JeM, #Maoists#ISIS, #StateDepartment, #Terrorism, #Trumpadministration, #USIndia, LeT

US praises India for its significant counter-terrorism actions

The parts of India seriously impacted by terrorism in 2017 included Jammu and Kashmir, the northeast Indian states, and parts

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #ImranKhan, #peacetalks, #PMModi, #ShahMahmoodQuereshi, #sushmaswaraj, #TIO, #UNGA

India accepts Pakistan’s offer, foreign ministers to meet on the sidelines of UNGA

Accepting the offer, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar clarified that the acceptance does not “indicate any change in the policy as

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #AssamNRC, #BJP, #Congress, #MamtaBanerjee, #nationalregisterofcitizens, #TrinamoolCngress, SupremeCURT<#Bengalis

Assam NRC: SC orders resumption of filing of claims and objections by those left out

A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R F Nariman said the process will commence on September 25 and remain

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #AnushkaSharma, #Rabnebanadejodi, #SHahrukhKhan, #SmitaPatilAward, #Suidhaaga

Receiving Smita Patil award validates my choices: Anushka Sharma

Mumbai, September 20: Actress Anushka Sharma who has received the Smita Patil award for best actor, said it validates the choices

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Hindi, #twitter, #UniversityofMichigan

Tweeting in Hindi gaining popularity in India, says US

Washington, September 20: Tweeting in Hindi is gaining popularity in India, according to a study conducted by researchers, including an Indian,

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #DassaultAvation, #HAL, #IndiaFrance, #Nirmalasitharaman, #PMModi, #Rafalefighterjet

Could have built Rafale jets in India, says former HAL chief

New Delhi, September 20: A media report has quoted a former HAL chief as saying HAL could have built Rafale

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September 20, 2018 The India Observer #cabincrew, #Cabinpressure, #DGCA, #Jetairways, #MumabiJaipur, #Passengers, #Passengersafety

Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur crew ‘forget to maintain cabin pressure’, passengers suffer ear, nose bleeding

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI) : Several passengers on a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur suffered nose and

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September 19, 2018 The India Observer #muslimwomen, #tripletalaq, #WomenRights

Cabinet clears ordinance to make triple talaq penal offence: Law Minister

New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) The Union cabinet has cleared an ordinance to make the practice of instant triple talaq a

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September 19, 2018 The India Observer #AI101, #Boeing747-300, #Delhi-NewYork

Multiple instrument failures, low on fuel: Air India pilot before landing plane at US airport

According to an audio clipping of the conversation between the pilots and an air traffic controller in the US, various

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Mohanbhagwat, #RSS, #Swayamsewaks

RSS never asks its volunteers to work for particular party: Mohan Bhagwat

‘RSS keeps away from politics but has views on issues of national interest,’ Bhagwat said. New Delhi, September 18: RSS

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Bhutan, #Bhutanelections, #China, #Dokalam, India

Bhutan poll results concern for Delhi

Ruling Pro-India PDP Exits Race Coming Third in Primaries New Delhi September 17: Bhutan’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #AsianAchieversAward, #NeilBasu, #scotlandyard, #UK

Scotland Yard’s first Indian-origin counter-terror chief wins award in UK

London, September 15 Scotland Yard’s first Indian-origin counter-terrorism chief has won the Asian Achievers’ Award in the Uniformed and Civil

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Armsprocurement, #Defenceminister, #T90tanks

Defence Ministry says aye to Rs 9100 cr Military Equipment

The procurement will include two regiments of Aakash missile systems, officials in the Defence Ministry said. NEW DELHI: Sept 18: The

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Congress, #ElectionCommission, #Elections2018, #Kamalnath, #madhyapradesh

Congress and its Leaders Can’t Tell us How to Conduct Polls: Election Commission to SC

Opposing a petition filed by Congress leader Kamal Nath, EC asserted that it is a Constitutional body that has to

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #manto, #NanditaDas, #NawazuddinSiddiqui

Nandita Das on Manto: When Every Hindi Film Releases in Pakistan, Then Why Won’t This?

Played with a touch of realistic brilliance by Nawazuddin Siddiqui (who has an uncanny resemblance to Manto), the movie premiered

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Chhattisgarh, #Karnataka, #MLA, politics

MLAs declare average income of Rs 24.59 lakh/year; Karnataka highest, Chhattisgarh at bottom: Study

The report also showed a huge gender disparity among MLAs with the average income of men being more than double

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #KaranJohar, #KoffeewithKaran, #Season6, #Starworld, #Wrongquestions

‘Unfraid Boy’ Karan Johar to ask all the ‘wrong questions’ in Koffee with Karan Season 6

The season 6 of popular chat show Koffee with Karan Season 6 will premiere on October 21 on Star World.

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #FuelPrice, #Fuelpricehike, #Modigovt., #petrolprices

Petrol given to Tamil Nadu groom as wedding gift, friends say ‘symbolizes worthiness’

Petrol price touched Rs 85.15 per litre in Tamil Nadu, one of the highest in the country, the fuel symbolised

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #AmitabhBachchan, #BigB, #KatrinaKaif, #Khudabaksh, #Sr.Bachchan, #ThugsofHindostan, #TOHTheFilm, #YasRajFilms, #YRF, Bollywood

‘Thugs of Hindostan’ First Look: Amitabh Bachchan as Khudabaksh

Amitabh Bachchan’s look and character name from Thugs of Hindostan was unveiled by Aamir Khan today. The film will hit

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September 18, 2018 The India Observer #Article377, #BhimArmy, #Chamar, #ChandrashekharAzad, #Dalits, #Elections2019, #Ravan, #Saharanpur, #Thakurs

Indian politics needs to watch out for Ravan

‘It is only when those who are oppressed stand for themselves that society is forced to create space for them,’