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20 May

Madhya Pradesh WCD team prevents a girl from marriage

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A women and child development group in Madhya Pradesh has managed to prevent a 16-year-old girl from getting married in the Indore district. The Prevention of Child Marriage Act, 2006 prohibits the marriage of girls before the age of 18 and men below the age of 21. Officer-in-charge Mahendra Pathak said, the WCD team reached Hatod town and asked the girl's parents to sign a bond that they will not marry her till she turns 18, said .

20 May

Chennaiyin FC retain Anirudh Thapa

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Two-time Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC have retained Indian midfielder Anirudh Thapa on a deal two-year. The 24-year-old will remain with the club he joined in 2016 until the summer of 2024. Since Marina Machans' joining, the Dehradun-born footballer has been an integral part of the team's set-up, playing a key role in Chennaiyin FC's success over the years including two ISL final appearances — once winning the title in the 2017-18 season. “Thapa came here young. And during that time, he won an ISL title, established himself as one of the best in the country and captained Chennaiyin…

20 May

One new Covid-19 case in Ladakh

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Ladakh recorded one new Covid case taking the number of infections to 28,258 on Friday. Of the total caseload, 22,977 infections were reported from Leh and 5,281 from Kargil. The death number remains unchanged at 228. So far, 28,025 COVID-19 patients already have recovered.

19 May

Sunil Jakhar to join BJP

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Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Zakhar will join the BJP on Thursday, days after quitting his old party. Jakhar quit the Congress last week after hitting out at former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Twitter, saying he was "not the asset" portrayed by the party leadership. A former Lok Sabha member, Jakhar was removed from all party posts by the Congress disciplinary committee following allegations of anti-party activities against him by some leaders of the Punjab unit.

19 May

SC grants SP leader Azam Khan interim bail

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The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in a cheating case, saying it was a fit case to exercise its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to grant relief. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed Khan to file for regular bail within two weeks and asked the trial court to decide on merits without being influenced by any observations of the apex court. The apex court said the interim bail will be effective till the competent court decides on the regular bail application. "This is a…

19 May

Two police personnel found dead

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Two police personnel were found dead in a paddy field near the Muttikulangara police camp in this north Kerala district on Thursday. The bodies have been identified as Mohandas and Ashokan, both havildars associated with the camp. Burn marks were found on the body, which is believed to be the cause of death due to electrocution. According to the police, the exact cause of death will be known only after a detailed forensic examination and post-mortem.

19 May

Gyanvapi survey report submitted

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A court-appointed commission to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid-Sringa Gauri complex submitted its report on Thursday, submitting documents, videos and photographs. Special Advocate Commissioner Vishal Singh said he submitted the report of the survey conducted on May 14, 15 and 16. “I have no right to say what is in the survey report. Now the court will take further action in this regard,” he told the media outside the court. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has asked the Varanasi court not to hear the Gnanabapi case until the apex court takes up the matter on Friday. The Gnanavapi mosque…

19 May

New Covid-19 cases in Odisha

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Odisha recorded 12 more COVID-19 cases taking the total to 12,88,339 cases. The state currently has 120 active cases. New cases detected after 14,755 samples tested. 15 more patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.

19 May

Baramulla grenade attack, arrested

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Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and a terrorist associate within 48 hours of the Baramulla liquor shop grenade attack incident. On May 17, a burqa-clad terrorist lobbed a grenade at a newly opened liquor store in Baramulla's Dewan Bagh. Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists and a terrorist associate within 48 hours of the Baramulla liquor shop grenade attack on Thursday. On May 17, a burqa-clad terrorist hurled a grenade at a newly opened liquor shop in Baramulla's Dewan Bagh. "CCTV footage from nearby cameras was also…

18 May

Cop arrested for raping woman in UP

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Two men, including a police constable, have been arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district. The accused have been identified as constable Lakhandra, posted in Farukhabad district, and his associate Amit. Both the deceased are residents of the same village. According to information, on April 20, the accused allegedly took the woman to a remote place outside the village and raped her. The accused also threatened the woman not to tell anyone about the incident. But later he came to know that a video clip of the incident had been uploaded online and narrated his…