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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #HamidAnsari, #PMModi, #RajyaSabhaChairman, #VicePresident

PM’s Remarks At My Farewell Considered Departure From Accepted Practice: Hamid Ansari

The former vice-president made these remarks and other observations about Indian democracy in his new book “Dare I Question? Reflections

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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #AmartyaSen, #ArgumentativeIndian, #IndianEconomy, #PMModi

India has taken a quantum jump in the wrong direction after 2014: Amartya Sen

Eminent economist Amartya Sen said that despite being the fastest-growing economy the country has taken a “quantum jump in the

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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #Bihar, #BJP, #Elections2019, #JDU, #mahaghatbandhan, #NitishKumar, #Secularism

Nitish Kumar takes tough stand on Communalism slams BJP ministers

New Delhi July 8: The Janata Dal United sent a stern message to the Bharatiya Janata Party from its national executive

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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #Kansascity, #shooting, #student, #studentkilling

$ 10000 reward for info on Telangana student’s killer, Sushma tweets condolences.

According to authorities in Kansas, Sharath Koppu was fatally shot during a suspected incident of robbery at a restaurant where

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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #AIMPLB, #allindiamuslimpersonallawboard, #muslimwomen, #Shariat, #tripletalaq, #ZafaryabZilani

Muslim Personal Law Board plans Sharia Courts in all Indian districts

Lucknow, Jul 8 (PTI) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the highest decision making body on Muslim affairs, plans to

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July 8, 2018 The India Observer #chitta, #drugs, #ecstasydrug, #Jalandhar, #LSD, #Punjab

Video of Newly Married Woman Snorting ‘Chitta’ in a Punjab Police Station Goes Viral

The video is said to be shot inside a police station bringing into question the role of police in the

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #Delhigovt., #Mangofestival, #ManishSisodia

At Delhi’s mango festival, Manish Sisodia resorts to ‘aam’ humor

‘Speciality about mango is that it is “aam” (ordinary). We are also from AAP, nothing would be closer to us

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #London, #metropolitanpolice, #personofindiaorigin, #scotlandyard

Scotland Yard’s Indian-origin officer under investigation for ‘gross misconduct’

Parm Sandhu is under investigation for allegations that she broke the rules on being nominated for a royal honour. London: One

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #crimeagainstwomen, #delhicrime, #delhigangrapecase, #nirbhayarapecase, #womensafety

Will Nirbhaya rapists be spared from hanging? SC to decide on Monday

Rape of 23-yr-old medical student, who came to be known as Nirbhaya, triggered public outrage across the country. New Delhi:

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #Elections2019, #JaipurRally, #PMModi, #PMModiinJaipur, #Vasundhraraje

Several Congress leaders are on bail, party is a ‘bail gaadi’: PM

Jaipur, Jul 7 (PTI) Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the opposition

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #UKRI visa, #UKvisa, #visaforindians

UK launches new visas open to Indian scientists, academics

London, Jul 7 (PTI) The UK has launched new visas that will be open to overseas scientists and researchers, including

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #Bihar, #childtrafficking, #girls, #Indianrailways

26 minor girls rescued from train after passenger alerts railways with a tweet

A passenger on the train tweeted to railways that he had noticed around 25 girls crying and looking uncomfortable on the Muzaffarpur-Bandra

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July 7, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #JayantSinha, #JHARKHAND, #Lynching, #Ramgarh

Union Minister Jayant Sinha garlands 8 lynching convicts after release on bail

Jayant Sinha said he had ‘misgivings’ about the trial of the men convicted by a fast-track court. Ranchi: Union Minister

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #Gujarat, #IncredibleIndia, #Motels, #Patels, #PMModi, #Tourism

PM Modi calls upon ‘Hotel motel Patel wallas’ in US to promote ‘Incredible India’

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Gujarati Patel community in the US popular as “hotel motel Patel wallas”

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #Elections, #MaryamSharif, #NawazSharif, #Pakistan, #PakistanSupremecourt, #Panamapapers

Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 yrs rigorous imprisonment in 1st corruption case

Islamabad, Jul 6 (PTI) Pakistan’s deposed premier Nawaz Sharif was today sentenced in absentia to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #drugs, #Punjab, #punjabdrugmenace

Punjab CM calls for social movement to wipe out drugs

Chandigarh, Jul 6 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today called for a social movement to eradicate the drug menace

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #ChiefJustice, #DipakMisra, #masterofroster, #SupremeCourt, #SupremeCourtofIndia

CJI is master of roster, has authority to allocate cases: SC

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court today maintained that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is “the master of

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #interfaithcouple, #Lucknow, #Lucknowpassportoffice, #passportrow, #sushmaswaraj, #Tanviseth, #trolls

Ram Madhav defends Sushma Swaraj in inter-faith couple’s passport row

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today disapproved of the “hounding, abuses, death-wishes and obscenities” aimed at

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #Ayodhya, #BabriMasjid, #BabriMasjid-RamMandir, #Ramjanambhoomi, #RamLalla, #RamMandir

Ayodhya: UP govt opposes in SC plea of Muslim groups

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The UP government today told the Supreme Court that some Muslim groups were trying to delay

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #gaysex, #Section377, #SupremeCourtofIndia

New 5-judge constitution bench to hear issue of gay sex

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) The newly re-constituted five-judge constitution bench will commence hearing of four crucial matters, including the issue

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #Kingfisher, #UKcourt, #VijayMallya

UK court grants enforcement order in Mallya assets case

London, Jul 5 (PTI) A UK High Court judge has issued an enforcement order in favour of a consortium of 13

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #LucknowUniversity, #studentunrest, #UPPolice, #Yogigovt

HC pulls up police over Lucknow University violence

On Wednesday, the Lucknow University was shut indefinitely after some former students and outsiders tried to block the car of

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #JNU, #KanahiyaKumar, #sedition, #UmarKhalid

Umar Khalid to Challenge JNU Panel’s Recommendation Upholding His Rustication

In a statement released on social media, Khalid said, this is the third time in the last two years that

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #AlQaeeda, #Malaysia, #muslimpreacher, #ZakirNaik

Zakir Naik Will Not be Deported to India: Malaysia PM

Naik, 52, has described the media reports as “totally baseless and false”, adding that he has no plans to return

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July 6, 2018 The India Observer #Ayodhya, #BJP, #JDS, #JDS-Congress, #Kumaraswamy, #RamMandir

‘Where are the Bricks for Ram Mandir?’ Kumaraswamy’s Poser Stumps BJP

Bengaluru: Even as the Supreme Court resumes hearing in the Ram Mandir case, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy stumped the