Author: Simran Turak
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Lingayat Seer Case: Karnataka Police Arrests Second Suspect In The Case
The second suspect in the case of young girls’ sexual assault involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has now been taken into custody by the Karnataka Police. While addressing the media, the Superintendent of Police of Chitradurga Akkamhadevi Rashmi, has been detained. On Thursday, Shivamurthy Murug Sharanaru was taken into custody on charges of sexually…
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Myanmar’s Aung Suu Kyi Sentenced For 3 Years In Jail
Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been found guilty on Friday and sentenced to three years in jail with hard labour. The Nobel laureate and figurehead for Myanmar’s opposition to decades of military rule has been held since a coup last year. She rejects all the allegations against her. She was found guilty…
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SC asks ‘We the Citizens’ to withdraw plea, make representation before Centre
The Supreme Court asked a non-profit organisation called ‘We the Citizens’ to withdraw its plea on Friday demanding the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Sikhs and Hindus who had fled the Valley due to terrorism. The petitioner was instructed by the highest court to bring up this issue before the Central government. The directions were issued while a Supreme…
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Laxman Narasimhan gets appointed as new Starbucks CEO
Laxman Narasimhan, an engineering graduate from Pune University, has been named the next CEO of coffee giant Starbucks. Narasimhan has been named the CEO of the Starbucks Coffee Company, the world’s largest roaster and retailer of specialty coffee with 34,000 locations across the globe and a five-decade history of success. Narasimhan is scheduled to relocate from…
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Jairam Ramesh takes jibe at Ghulam Nabi Azad, says on ground reality of J&K
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday, saying that the “ground reality” of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir is different from the ones “manufactured by people sitting in New Delhi in Modi Sarkar-sanctioned bungalows.” While speaking to media, Azad said, “I have been forced to leave my home on…
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Hyderabad Police: Drug peddlers, involved in Sonali Phogat case
On Thursday, Hyderabad Police said that drug dealers involved in the Sonali Phogat case are from Goa, but the primary suspect has yet eluded capture. According to Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, CV Anand, “After an enquiry with all the drug consumers in our area, we got to know that their peddlers are Pritish Narayan and Adwin…
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Police: Migrant labourer shot at in Pulwama
Another labourer from West Bengal was shot at by terrorists on Friday in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, continuing a trend of migrant murders in the Valley. Muneerul Islam, the victim, has been taken immediately to a nearby hospital, where his condition is believed to be stable, according to police. “Terrorists fired at…
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Taiwan shoots down drone off Chinese coast
On Thursday, an unidentified civilian drone entered Taiwan’s airspace near an islet off the coast of China. After the government threatened to take severe action against an increase in such intrusions, Taiwan’s military for the first time shot down the drone. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own in defiance of the government in Taipei,…
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PM Modi to inaugurate multiple development projects in Kerala, Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Kerala on September 1-2, said officials on Thursday. At around 5:15 p.m. today, PM Modi will mark the occasion by arriving at Sri Adi Shankara Janma Bhoomi Kshetram, the revered location of Adi Shankaracharya’s birth. At around 5:15 p.m. today, PM Modi will mark the occasion by…
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Saudi Woman Sentenced To 45 years In Jail For Her Social Media Activity
In the second such case this month, a Saudi Arabian court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 45 years in prison for allegedly harming the nation through her social media activity. Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani, who comes from one of the largest tribes in Saudi Arabia and has no apparent history of activism, was sentenced…