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Karnataka High Court stays state government order authorising Waqf board to issue marriage certificate

Bangalore, 22/11: The Karnataka High Court, on Friday, stayed the Siddaramaiah government order that allowed Karnataka State Board of Waqf to issue marriage certificates, Bar and Bench reported. “The Waqf Act does not authorise the Board or its officers to issue marriage certificates,” the high court observed. The state’s government order (GO) was issued on…

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Naxal Camp Busted During Operation By Joint Forces Of Odisha, Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar: Security forces have successfully conducted a joint combing operation on the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, seizing guns and other Naxal articles from a Maoist camp. The operation was carried out after receiving credible information about the presence of rebels in the Amada forest of Jugad police station in Gariabandh district of Chhattisgarh. A joint team of…

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KL Rahul completes 3,000 runs in Test cricket

Perth: India batter KL Rahul completed 3,000 Test runs on Thursday. Rahul accomplished this milestone during the first Test of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. During the first innings, KL played a short, but a patient knock of 26 in 74 balls, with three boundaries.However, his knock was cut short by a controversial decision. Mitchell…

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Podhuan bhara procession on the eve of Prathamastami from Niali Madhab pitha to Puri Srimandir today

Puri: Ahead of Prathamastami, an awaited typical Odia festival, the Prathamastami bhara is to be sent from the famous Madhab temple in Niali area of Cuttack district to Srimandira, the famous Lord Jagannath temple in Puri of Odisha. This year Prathamastami will be observed on November 23.Prathamastami is observed across Odisha on the Astami tithi (8th day…

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Woman gives birth in hospital toilet in Kolkata, dog carries away baby

Bankura (West Bengal): In a shocking incident, a woman gave birth in a hospital toilet in Kolkata but to her utter shock a dog carried away the newborn said reports. The incident took place in Sonamukhi Rural Hospital in Bankura, West Bengal.The woman has been identified as Priya Roy. She allegedly delivered a premature baby in the…

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Byju’s founder told ally to flee US to avoid testifying

Mumbai, 22/11: Byju Raveendran, the founder of Indian tech firm Byju’s, tried to convince a Nebraska businessman to leave the US in order to avoid testifying in federal court about suspicious activities he observed while working with the controversial executive the businessman told a judge during a court hearing Thursday. The businessman, William R. Hailer,…

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ICC issues arrest warrants against Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu, ex-def min Yoav Gallant and Hamas chief Al-Masri for Gaza war crime

Amsterdam: Judges at the International Criminal Court have issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.The move comes after the ICC prosecutor Karim Khan announced on May 20, that he was seeking arrest…

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