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Giri is currently posted at the INS Eksila base of the Navy in Andhra Pradesh's port city Visakhapatnam.
Navy tries to axe sailor from force after she undergoes sex change surgery

The sailor wears saris and has grown out her hair while still in service but puts on the Navy uniform while in office.

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Crime Scene
Jewar gangrape, murder accused Anil Bawariya arrested by Noida STF

Bawariya and his gang members were involved in highway car robberies for over a decade but he maintained three cars

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Ashwani Lohani
Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani's first order: VIP culture must stop

Lohani, the chairman of the Railway Board (CRB), has made it clear to the ministry officials that 'VIP culture' must be stopped to bring about a substantial change in the system.

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Radhe Maa
Everything happens by God's grace: Radhe Maa on Ram Rahim verdict

On being quizzed about the violence in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi by Ram Rahim's followers after his conviction in a rape case, and subsequent deaths due to police firing, Radhe Maa said everything happens by God's grace and karma.

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Flights
Drones are free-flying birds in Delhi skies

Although the agency banned the use of drones in October 2014, airport officials claim that every month, nearly 6-7 cases of pilots getting distracted by different objects are reported.

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Pugs
Delhi: Pugs become pet peeve for dog owners

The cute 'punch-faced' and 'box-sized' dog - which once cost something between Rs30,000 and Rs40,000 - is now found deserted just about anywhere.

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Denied full payment, gangster calls up man to reveal divorced wife�??s plot

Yogesh Gupta, 53, approached the Melbourne Police after receiving a call from the gangster allegedly hired by his former wife Deepa Gupta, and based on the taped conversation secured "restraining orders" from the city court.

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Triple Talaq
Triple talaq verdict to speed up Uniform Civil Code report

The ruling BJP has been pushing for a common code despite resistance from rivals and even some allies.

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T David Haokip, 23, and Lalminsang Khongsai, 20
2 men from Northeast held for killing a canine, consuming dog meat

The incident, which was captured on a CCTV camera, took place on August 15 when four men were spotted walking in a narrow lane of South Delhi's Vasant Vihar area in the dark hours of Tuesday.

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Trishul Diksha
This Dussehra it might be TMC vs trishul-armed VHP and Bajrang Dal

While the TMC regime has restricted immersion of idols in the upcoming Durga Puja as the last day of the festival coincides with Muharram, the saffron outfits would be arming the state's youth with tridents.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the dignitaries of the BJP
Modi sarkar gets radio-active for 2019

The Union I&B ministry has realised that going back to the largest and most accessible mass communication mode - radio - in a fresh avatar could be the best route to reach the "unreachable".

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The Indian Navy officer turns woman
Navy sailor changes sex after feeling trapped in man's body

The matter has emerged at a time when the armed forces are grappling with complexities related to induction of women in combat roles and framing a comprehensive policy for giving females wider responsibilities in the services.

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Kedarnath Shrine
PM Modi to blow 2019 poll conch from Kedarnath shrine

Narendra Modi, who has been involved in the post tragedy relief operation, since he was Gujarat chief minister, is expected to begin 2019 campaign from Uttarakhand.

 

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Buses and trains burnt down
Security beefed, alert issued across Delhi, Punjab after Ram Rahim case verdict

Areas of West Delhi, Outer Delhi and South-West Delhi remained tensed since Friday evening. A senior police officer said security in all bordering areas in Delhi has been stepped up.

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Violence after Ram Rahim rape case verdict
Ram Rahim verdict aftermath: Blood sport erupts in 3 states in baba's name

Officials said the rioting erupted in Panchkula, 250km north of Delhi, minutes after the special CBI court convicted the 50-year-old of the crimes committed in 2002.

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National Green Tribunal
Is red-tapism leading to National Green Tribunal's premature death?

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the government if it wanted to wind up the environmental protection body, as it does not have enough members on the panel

 

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Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar
With two landmark judgments Chief Justice JS Khehar ends his tenure with a bang

Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar retired on Friday and the senior most judge in Supreme Court, Justice Dipak Misra will be taking over as India's 45th Chief Justice.

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UDAN
Civil Aviation ministry tweaks UDAN scheme, focuses on North-East states, other areas

Under its second edition of UDAN, the aviation ministry is trying to connect regional places and relax its norms. 

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Doklam Standoff
UN envoy calls for a peaceful dialogue on Doklam standoff

Jorge Chediek, Special Envoy to UN Secy General on South-South Cooperation, said, "The best situation from the perspective of United Nations is that every country gets along with each other."

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AIIMS Hospital
AIIMS suspends 12 students for ragging juniors

Ragging on India's school and college campuses has over the years provoked dozens of students to commit suicide, fall into depression, or leave renowned institutes that few can get into.

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Pope Francis
Right-wing threatens Pope Francis over discrimination, rape cases against missionaries in North-East

RSS-affiliated legal rights body has shot a letter to none other than the religious leader of worldwide Catholic Church about the alleged cases of religious discrimination, domination and rape of women by the Christian missionaries in the North East.

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Siraj Khan
Meerut maulvi is first to be booked after triple talaq ban

Arshi Nida, 23, filed a complained that her husband, Siraj Khan, who owns a school, had been harassing  her for dowry since the first day of marriage.

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Pride parade
Right to privacy verdict brings a rainbow of hope, reopens Section 377 debate

Terming "sexual orientation an essential attribute of privacy", four judges in the bench, including Chief Justice JS Khehar, dealt a telling blow to the December 2013 verdict of a two-judge bench of the apex court that made homosexual acts even in private between consenting adults an offence punishable by up to ten years in jail.

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Lt Col Srikant Purohit
Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Purohit leaves jail with chants of Jai Hind, wants son to be Army officer

Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, was released on bail by the Supreme Court after being on prison for eight years and eight months without trial.

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Visit Goud Saraswat Brahmin Samiti Mandal at Wadala to enjoy a darshan of the richest Ganesha in Mumbai. Photo: Mail Today
5 cities where you can immerse yourself in the festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi

If you want to be a part of the Ganesh Chaturthi fever, head to these cities.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi
No Modi vs Rahul in Gujarat. Congress decides to fight Assembly polls on local issues

As the BJP plays up its poll campaign harping on Modi's governance and with national party president Amit Shah at the centre of the electioneering, a hapless Congress maintains the polls should be about local issues only.

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Indian Railways
Suresh Prabhu's Mission Zero Accident goes for a toss: Lack of investments to blame?

A senior railway board official said the ministry has so far failed to develop an effective train protection and warning system to avoid collisions and derailments due to disruption on tracks.

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Online Test
Modern day Munnabhais: Rigging online exams is now a business in UP

Investigation revealed that several gangs are active in the business and a gang can make over Rs 15 crore per examination depending upon the nature of the same.

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AIIMS Hospital
Revised norms allow doctors to practise in AIIMS till 70 years of age

The health ministry is now making a proposal to fill the vacant posts by allowing medical professors who have retired from the job. They can now apply for the post of professors and work till 70 years of age.

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Kaifiyat Express Derailment
346 derailments in 3 years of NDA govt: Missing gangmen to be blamed?

Despite hundreds of mishaps- 346 derailments in 3 years of the NDA government - the railway top brass has failed to fix the rusty nuts and bolts of the operational infrastructure on the ground and the safety risks staring them in the face.

Music

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Meet the budding singer who is adding Latin-American flavours to music in India

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya is back in the country and has now turned into a full-fledged performer.

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This painter's muse has been a banyan tree for the past 10 years

Bidasaria's works have been a part of the exhibitions of IFFACS and Bombay Art Society.

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Triple Talaq Sheroes
Triple talaq: These women braved threats, boycott for landmark verdict

These five Muslim women won a hard-fought legal battle not only for themselves but lakhs of silent sufferers from the community.

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Lt Col Shrikant Purohit
Want to go back to serving nation: Lt Col Purohit as he walks out of jail after 9 yrs

"We are a family of soldiers. I just want to get back to serving my country," Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who will be released from jail today after getting bail in the Malegaon blast case, said.

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Katrina Kaif makes the best Dothraki warrior. Don't trust us? Judge for yourself

A sultry princess from a distant Easteros civilisation, perhaps, would be apt.

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This girl is trying to inculcate the habit of reading in disadvantaged children

Talking about challenges in expanding the project, Nilambri says that it was extremely difficult for the investors to believe that this project was started by a (then) 20-year-old.

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road-widening project in Gurugram
Gurugram chokes: Commuters hit by traffic snarls due to road-widening projects

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari had spoken to Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar about the three obstructions, but no solution is in sight.

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Zeenat Ali Siddiqui. Photo: QAMAR SIBTAIN
Teary-eyed victim of triple talaq after verdict: Thousands of women are crying at home

"Thousands, millions of women are crying at home," said an emotional Zeenat.

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Supreme Court
Triple talaq verdict: What went behind the closed doors of courtroom no. 1

In the much anticipated and high drama packed proceedings on Tuesday in the Supreme Court, many misinterpreted the bench's verdict after CJI Khehar read out the operative portion. 

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Congress launches Know Your Legacy quiz to dispel BJP lies, reclaim historic achievements

Not limiting the quiz to personalities from the party, it also brings into perspective the schemes introduced by Congress and 'renamed' and 'packaged' by BJP as original ideas

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New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport
Read this if you also get your air tickets booked by an agent

Forged e-tickets have become a new trend, specially at the Delhi airport. From people forging tickets to see off their relatives from inside the airport to unsuspecting customers being duped by agents.

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Delhi airport
Flying domestic from Delhi? Check your terminal twice from October

Some domestic operations will be shifted to T2. This means that domestic flights will operate both from two terminals which are seven km apart- increasing the chance of missing flight or last minute rush.

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Man stabbed to death inside Delhi police station

While waiting inside a Delhi police station, two men got into a scuffle and before the cops could intervene, one of them stabbed the other to death.

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Kolkata: Over 32,000 mongoose hair brushes seized in raid from Old China Bazaar

Mongoose hair brushes are in high demand in Europe and America, therefore mongoose are hunted in large numbers to cater for this market.

 

 
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