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Chhota Rajan’s plea against Scoop series: Bombay High Court fixes hearing on June 7

Mumbai, 2/6: A day after jailed underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje alias Chhota Rajan filed a suit before the Bombay High Court against the makers of the Netflix series Scoop for allegedly defaming him and infringing on his rights, the court has fixed the hearing of the plea on June 7. Justice Shivkumar Dige, who…

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Five, including minor, arrested in suspected moral policing case in Mangaluru

Mangalore, 2/6: Five people, including a minor, were arrested in connection with the suspected case of moral policing at Someshwar Beach in Mangaluru on Thursday evening.     Commissioner of Police Kuldeep Kumar R Jain said that Yathish, a resident of Bastipadpu, Sachin (Talapady) and Suhen (Talapady) and Akhil (Talapady) had been arrested. The Ullal…

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Ukraine lifts air raid alerts across most of nation after Russia attacks

Kyiv, 2/6: Ukrainian authorities on Friday lifted air raid alerts across most of the nation, including for the capital Kyiv, hours after Russia fired off a new round of aerial missiles, official websites showed. Russia has launched around 20 separate missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian cities since the start of May.   Kyiv Mayor…

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Chhattisgarh: Two Naxalites surrender in Sukma

Chattisgarh, 1/6: Two Naxalites, one of them carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, surrendered in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, police said on ThursdayThe rebels turned themselves in before police and the Central Reserve Police Force’s second battalion officials here on Wednesday evening citing disappointment with “inhuman” and “hollow” Maoist ideology, a…

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2 militant associates arrested in Jammu & Kashmir’s Baramull

Kashmir, 1/6: Security forces arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession, police said.     Acting on specific information regarding the movement of terrorists in Frestihar Kreeri village, the security forces placed a mobile vehicle checkpoint (MVCP) at…

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