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March 30, 2018 Shirin Abbas #Bihar, #Communalclash, #NitishKumar

Idol Vandalized in Bihar’s Nawada, Sparks Communal Violence Again

New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has a big challenge on his hands as seven out of 38 districts

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March 30, 2018 Shirin Abbas #Asansol, #BabulSupriyo, #communalviolence, #MamtaBanerjee, #Ramnavami, #WestBengal

Ram Navami violence: Bereaved, Asansol Imam ensures peace in town

Asansol: Hours after his 16-year-old son was found dead, becoming the fourth victim of violence triggered by Ram Navami processions

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March 29, 2018 Adam Rizvi #AirIndiaDivestment, #Maharajah, #NDA, #privatisation

Govt to sell 76% stake in Air India; cede management control

The government of India unveiled plans to sell up to 76 percent stake in Air India and transfer the management

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March 29, 2018 The India Observer

ICICI Bank’s USD 500 million loan to Videocon under scanner over Venugopal Dhoot’s ‘sweet deal’ to Chanda Kochhar’s husband: Report

A report by The Indian Express has alleged impropriety and possible conflict of interest involving a quid pro quo between

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March 29, 2018 Adam Rizvi #BRAmbedkar, #UttarPradesh, #yogiadityanath, India

B R Ambedkar gets new name in Uttar Pradesh govt records; opposition fumes

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh today waded into a political controversy by deciding to introduce ‘Ramji’ as the

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March 29, 2018 The India Observer #defaulter, #IncomeTax, #nameandshame, #Taxevasion

Income-Tax department names and shames 24 defaulters owing Rs 490 crore in taxes

The department issued an advertisement as part of its name and shame defaulters policy in leading national dailies titled ‘List

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March 29, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Cong, #Karnataka

Cong ups ante against BJP in Karnataka

MANGALURU: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Communication Department Convener Priyanka Chaturvedi said divide and misrule is BJP’s patented political strategy at the cost

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March 28, 2018 Shirin Abbas #Cobrapost, #fakenews, #hindutava, #paidnews

Large Media Houses Accused of Striking Deals for Paid News to Promote Hindutva Agenda

In sting operation, CobraPost records major newspapers, TV channels discussing biased coverage before the 2019 elections in exchange for huge

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March 28, 2018 The India Observer #IS, #JNUstudent, #NajeebAhmed

Missing Student Najeeb’s Mother Sues Media for ‘IS Link’ Story

NEW DELHI: Missing JNU student’s Najeeb Ahmed’s mother has filed a defamation suit against a clutch of media houses for

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March 28, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Indianrailways, #Jobs, #unemployment

Unbelievable: Twenty million apply for 100,000 posts in Railways recruitment drive

Indian Railways have received more than 20 million applicants for about 100,000 jobs, a railway ministry official has said. For

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March 27, 2018 The India Observer #Congressparty, #ExternalAffairsMinister, #sushmaswaraj

Sushma Swaraj retweets Congress poll on her ‘biggest failure’ as foreign minister

A poll started by the Congress on Twitter apparently to embarrass External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the killing of

Health India

March 27, 2018 Adam Rizvi #antibiotic, #drugabuse, #drugresistance, #hospitalinfection, #superbug

India’s antibiotics consumption shot up by 103% since 2000, common infections harder to treat

NEW DELHI:A study by health researchers from India, US, Germany and Belgium says that India has emerged as the leading

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March 27, 2018 Shashi Tharoor #cricket, #Surrey, #ViratKohli, #Yorkshire, ChetweshwarPujara, IndiastourofEngland

India’s Bold Moves Bolster Chance in England Tour: Shashi Tharoor

Three very unusual things are going to happen in Indian cricket this summer. First, at least three Indian players, and

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March 27, 2018 Shirin Abbas #AEROFLOT, #ASIANAMERICANS, #RACIALDISCRIMINATION

Russian Airline Sends American Flyers Back to India Because of ‘Skin Colour’

Aeroflot forced five Asian-American passengers to fly to Delhi instead of New York on grounds of their skin colour. Racial

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March 27, 2018 Shirin Abbas

SC Turns Lens on Polygamy, Nikah Halala, AIMPLB ups the ante against Live-Ins

NEW DELHI: All India Muslim Personal Law Board general secretary Maulana Wali Rahmani has remarked that the board will argue

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March 27, 2018 Shirin Abbas #BJP, #CHRISTOPHERWYIE, #Congress, #DATATHEFT, #FACEBOOKDATALEAK, #MARKZUCKERBERG, #RahulGandhi, Narendra Modi

FB data misuse: Whistleblower Reveals Cambridge Analytica Worked Extensively in India

Congress and BJP lock horns on “breach of privacy” New Delhi. While Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook remain in the international

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March 27, 2018 Adam Rizvi #journalisticfreedom, #Killingofjournalists, #UnitedNations, #violenceagainstmedia

UN chief Antonio Guterres expresses concern over deaths of journalists in India

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed concern over the deaths of two journalists in India while condemning violence

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March 26, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Asiaslargest, #Jammu&Kashmir, #Tulipgarden, Srinagar

Asia’s largest Tulip garden in Srinagar opens for visitors

SRINAGAR: The beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir Valley was today marked with the opening of Asia’s largest

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March 26, 2018 The India Observer #BhartiyaJantaParty, #BJP, #Namoapp, #PMModi, #RahulGandhi, #SmritiIrani

Rahul Gandhi criticises PM Modi for ‘misusing’ app NaMo

New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing his app NaMo to

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March 26, 2018 Shirin Abbas #CLAIRESARMADI, #Cousud'Or, #EKAYA, #PALAKSHAH, #PIERRELETZ, #VERONIQUEPOLES, fashion, France

The French connection: Lucknow Chikankari and Benarsi Brocade adorn French wedding gowns

NEW DELHI: It was truly a labor of love– a love affairế between France and India –at the Cousu d’Or (Magical

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March 23, 2018 Shirin Abbas #CLAIRESARMADI, #Cousud'Or, #EKAYA, #Lucknow, #Lucknowchikankari, #NewDelhi, #PALAKSHAH, #PIERRELETZ, #VERONIQUEPOLES, fashion, France

The French connection: Lucknow Chikankari and Benarsi Brocade for French wedding gowns

NEW DELHI: It’s a love affairế between France and India at the Cousu d’Or (Magical Weaving) exhibition that opens over

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March 20, 2018 Shirin Abbas #Iraq, #MissingIndians, #Mosul, #sushmaswaraj, ISIS

All 39 Indians Abducted by ISIS in Mosul Are Dead: Sushma Swaraj

NEWDELHI : A pall of gloom has descended on families of the 39 people missing in Iraq with the External

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March 19, 2018 Adam Rizvi #ArvindKejriwal, #delhi, #DelhiCM, #Delhigovernment, AAP

Facing 33 defamation cases, Arvind Kejriwal on an ‘apology’ spree

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been eating humble pie. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday tendered an apology to

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March 19, 2018 The India Observer #Bihar, #fodderscam, #LaluYadav

Lalu convicted in 4th fodder scam case, Jagannath Mishra acquitted

Ranchi, Mar 19 (PTI) Jailed former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad was today convicted by a special CBI court of

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March 19, 2018 The India Observer #ChiefMinisterSiddaramaiah, #Karnataka, #Lingayats, #MinoritiesCommission, #NagamohanDas

Vote Bank Politics- K’taka Govt. approves separate religion status for Lingayats

Bengaluru (Karnataka) The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka Government on Monday accepted the suggestions of Nagamohan Das committee to form a