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School teacher arrested for raping students in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh, 3/9: A 50-year-old teacher at a private school in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district was arrested on Sunday for allegedly molesting and raping several students, police said. The principal of the school in Hapoli area was also nabbed for not taking any action despite having knowledge of the crime, a senior police officer…

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‘One nation, one election’ a disaster for democracy and federalism, says Owaisi

Hyderabad, 3/9: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said that the concept of ‘one nation, one election’ will be a disaster for multi-party parliamentary democracy and federalism in the country, and it appears that the formation of a committee to look into it . The Union government has formed a high-level committee under the chairmanship…

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Top law ministry officials brief panel chairman Ram Nath Kovind on simultaneous polls

New Delhi, 3/9: Top officials of the Union Law Ministry on Sunday held a preparatory briefing for former president Ram Nath Kovind who heads the high-level committee to examine and make recommendations for holding simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies. People aware of the development said, Law Secretary Niten Chandra, Legislative Secretary Reeta…

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Aditya-L1 orbit raised in first earth-bound manoeuvre

Sriharikota, 3/9: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday performed the first earth-bound manoeuvre with the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, raising it to an orbit of 245 km x 22459 km. Aditya-L1, India’s first space-based observatory to study the Sun, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday. The space agency said…

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Sanatana Dharma should be eradicated: M K Stalin’s son statement stokes controversy

Chennai, 3/9: DMK youth wing chief and Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s call for “eradication” of Sanatana Dharma from the society billing it as being responsible for many “social evils” has triggered a major row with the BJP taking objection to his statement. Speaking at a conference on ‘Eradicating Sanatana Dharma From the Society’…

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