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September 6, 2018 The India Observer #Article377, #gaysex, #Section377

SC decriminalizes gay sex, LGBTQ community celebrates verdict

The expression “carnal intercourse” as used in Section 377 is distinct from the expression “sexual intercourse”, which appears in Sections

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September 5, 2018 The India Observer #ATALBIHARIVAJPYEE, #BJP, #BSP, #CASTECONFLICT, #DRCHANDRAMOHAN, #Elections2019, #loksabhaelections2019, #PMModi, #SURENDRASINGH, #VPSINGH

BJP Faces Caste Conundrum in Hindi Heartland over Amendment to SC/ST Act

The BJP is in dilemma because while its traditional support base of upper castes is getting increasingly uneasy, Dalits in

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September 5, 2018 The India Observer #HardikPatel, #INVyas, #NarendraModi, #SanjivBHatt, #SumerSinghRajpurohit

Sacked Gujarat Cop Sanjiv Bhatt Arrested In Case Of Planting Drugs

Sanjiv Bhatt was in August 2015 sacked by the union home ministry on grounds of “unauthorized absence” from service. He

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September 5, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Congress, #Elections2019, #KailashMansarovar, #PMModi, #RahulGandhi

‘There is No Hatred Here’: Rahul Gandhi Tweets from Kailash Mansarovar

Rahul Gandhi is undertaking the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in accordance with a wish he expressed in April when his plane

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September 5, 2018 The India Observer #KailashMansarovaryatra, #PMModi, #RahulGabdhi, #RSS, #TarunVijay

BJP leader Tarun Vijay’s sacks twitter manager after pro-Congress posts

The activities on BJP leader Tarun Vijay’s Twitter timeline have got curiouser and curiouser NEW DELHI, SEPT 5: Senior BJP leader

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September 5, 2018 Adam Rizvi #ImranKhan, #IndiaUS, #MikePompeo#TrumpAdministration, #Pakistan, #USmilitaryaid

“India only major defence partner”: US’ Pompeo before mega talks

“They are (missile system purchase from Russia and oil from Iran) part of the conversation. They are part of the

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September 5, 2018 The India Observer #Agra, #ArifAlvi, #ImranKhan, #PakistanPresiden, PTI

‘Pakistan’s new President Arif Alvi son of Nehru’s dentist’

He is also one of the Pakistani presidents whose family migrated to Pakistan from India after partition. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s newly elected

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #father-daughterpoliceofficers, #IPS, #SindhuSarma, #TELANGANA, #umamaheswaraSarma

A ‘kadak’ salute followed by smiles, rare moment for father-daughter police duo

Hyderabad: It was indeed a rare moment for a senior police officer and his daughter, also an officer, to salute

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #F16jets, #LockheedMartin, #TataAdvancedSystemsLimited

Lockheed Martin to produce F-16 fighter jet wings in India

Maryland-based Lockheed Martin has entered into an agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) for the production of the wings.

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #Bastar, #Chhatisgarh, #JHARKHAND, #Naxalism, #TELANGANA, #UrbanNaxals

The debate on the arrest of ‘Urban Naxals’

With the recent arrests of the ‘Urban Naxals’ as they are being called, a lot is being said about the

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #BabriMasjid, #Janamashtmi, #Krishna, #Partition

Khwaja Hasan Nizami, an Islamic Scholar Who Eulogised Krishna

For the pre-modern scholar to publicly show his regard for Krishna, without the threat of blasphemy, tells us a lot

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #IITKharagpur, #Kolkatta, #Majerhatbridge, #Sealdah

South Kolkata bridge collapses, several trapped under debris

The Majerhat bridge collapsed during peak hours of traffic and it is being feared that many people and vehicles might

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September 4, 2018 Yashwant Sinha #BJP, #Congress, #Demonetisation, #YashwantSinha

Time To Punish Modi For Demonetisation Fiasco

The annual report of the RBI released a few days ago is the last nail in the coffin of the failed demonetisation

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #airtravel, #AviationMinister, #cheapairtravel, #JayantSinha

Air Travel Cheaper Than Auto-rickshaw Ride, Says Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha

Union minister Jayant Sinha claimed that more people were opting for air travel because India had the cheapest fares in

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September 4, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Congress, #Demonetisation, #dieselprices, #Iransanctions, #PChidambaram, #petrolprices

‘Excessive Taxes’: Chidambaram Explains Rise in Petrol, Diesel Prices

Petrol and diesel prices in the country touched their highest levels Monday mainly due to fall in rupee and a

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September 3, 2018 The India Observer #BJP, #Congress, #Elections219, #JDS, #Karnataka, #Urbanlocalbodies, #Yeddyurappa

Cong gets slight edge over BJP in urban bodies polls in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 3 (PTI): Establishing a slight edge over BJP in a closely fought race in urban local bodies polls

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September 3, 2018 The India Observer #ARJUNSAMPATH, #Chennai, #COIMABTORE, #HINDUMAKKALKATCHI, #MOOKAMBIKAIMANI

5 Arrested in TN’s Coimbatore for ‘Plotting’ to Kill Hindu Outfit Leaders

Acting on a tip off, the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the police have detained four people who arrived from

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September 3, 2018 The India Observer #NitiAayog, #NONPERFORMINGASSETS, #NPAs, #RaghuramRajan, #RAJIVKUMAR, #RBI

Raghuram Rajan Behind India’s Declining Growth, Says NITI Aayog’s Rajiv Kumar

The banking sector crisis in India can be identified by Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s second-largest state-owned lender, posting its

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September 2, 2018 Ninad Vengurlekar #Facebook, #feminism, #metoo, #sherylsandberg, #workingmothers, #worklifebalance

The biggest problem that women face in this world…

Yesterday I was at the Facebook office in Delhi. And this is what I saw. Since I don’t have the

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September 2, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Hinduism, #Mohanbhagwat, #Punjab, #RSS, #Sikhs, #TIO, #Yogidityanath

Sikh outfit to gherao Yogi, Bhagwat during US visit

New York, September 1: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and UP CM Yogi Adityanath are likely to be greeted with protests

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September 2, 2018 The India Observer #ChiefJusticeofIndia, #CJIDipakMisra, #JusticeRamjanGogoi, #LawMinister, #RaviShankarPrasad, #SupremeCourtofIndia

CJI Misra endorses Justice Gogoi as his successor

New Delhi, September 1 Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra is understood to have endorsed the name of Justice Ranjan

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September 2, 2018 The India Observer #badloans, #bankloas, #Elections2019, #IndianEconomy, #modi, #NDA, #NPA, #UPA

UPA phone-a-loan scam led to NPAs, claims Modi

Hits out at Cong for ‘hiding’ bad loans, pats own govt New Delhi, September 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today

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September 2, 2018 The India Observer #Halala, #iddat, #muslimwomen, #Nikah, #Sharacourts, #tripletalaq

Muslim woman files plea in Supreme Court challenging setting up of Sharia courts

The Centre recently made it clear that it would oppose in the Supreme Court the practice of ‘nikah halala’ when

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September 2, 2018 The India Observer #Janamashtmi, #Vrindavan, 3Vrindavanwidows, LordKrishna

This Janmashtami, widows in Vrindavan look forward to starting life afresh in new ‘home’

The widows have found homes in ‘Krishna Kutir’, a 1,000-bed facility developed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development

Editorial India

September 1, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #burqaban, #islam#burqa, women

Since Burqa Has No Kuranic Injunction, Why Annoy Host Societies?

In normal times Britain’s former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson’s observation that burqa clad women resemble walking “letter boxes” and “bank