Author: Pooja

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Assam: Houses Demolished After Police Station Set on Fire - Asiana Times

Homes of five families have been demolished by the authorities on Sunday in Assam’s Nagaon district. These families were among the 40 identified people who has set fire to the part of the Batadrava police station in Dhing circle on Saturday. “Assam: Houses Demolished After Police Station Set on Fire”. The mob led to this incident after the death of a local fish seller named Safikul Islam. Safikul was taken into custody a day before his death. A probe has been ongoing by SIT (Special Investigation Team) to investigate the mob attack. A judicial probe has been ordered by the…

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Supreme Court Releases Rajiv Gandhi's Assassin - Asiana Times

New Delhi/Chennai: AG Perarivalan, the assassin of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has been set free by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. He along with Nalini and her husband Murugan alias Sriharan had been convicted of murdering Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991. Stating the Article 142 of the Constitution, “it’s appropriate to release the convict, citing special powers of the Supreme Court,” justice L Nageshwara Rao said. Perarivalan was accused of arranging two 9-volt batteries for Sivarasan, the mastermind of killing Rajiv Gandhi. The batteries were used in making a human bomb to kill Rajiv Gandhi. He was among…

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<strong>Chidambaram’s Son Booked in Fresh Visa Bribe Case</strong> - Asiana Times

New Delhi: Congress Leader Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram booked by CBI on Tuesday. CBI raided multiple locations at Chidambaram’s residence in Chennai and Delhi.  S Bhaskararaman alleged close aide of Karti Chidambaram has been arrested in a fresh Visa Bribe case that happened in 2011. CBI has registered an FIR against Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram for allegedly facilitating visas for around 300 Chinese nationals in July-August, 2011. According to the FIR, Karti accepted a bribe of rupees 50 Lakhs from a subsidiary of Vedanta Group working in a collaboration with a company for a…

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Ahead of Assembly Elections, Hardik Quits Congress

Ahmedabad: Congress Youth Leader, Hardik Patel in a recent tweet shared that he has quitted Congress and his primary membership of the party after musting courage for a long time. He took this step ahead of assembly elections that are supposed to happen in November. Patel has joined Gujarat Congress in 2019. He was promoted to President of GPCC (Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee) in 2020. The month’s long ongoing bitterness between Patel and Congress leaders has encouraged him to take this step. He shared about the nepotism factor, and party leaders working style for their own financial gains. “No one…

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Heatwaves: Harmful Effects, and How to Stay Protected  - Asiana Times

As most of the state experiences temperature above 40 Degree Celsius, IMD has warned of heatwaves in several parts of the country including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat along with the capital. Delhi’s Mungeshpur recorded temperature was 49.2 Degree Celsius while Najafgarh heated at 49.1 Degree Celsius. Safdarjung marks the capital’s overall temperature which stood up at 45.6 Degree Celsius, 5 Degrees above the normal on Monday. Reason for delayed rain:   Western disturbances that had passed through Northwest India didn’t have much effect on Delhi because of their low intensity and depth. This leads to hardly any rainy days in…

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PM Modi’s Visit to Nepal to Boost Cultural Ties - Asiana Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a visit to Lumbini, Nepal on Monday on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima. PM Modi will attend all the cultural events organized there. He will be present in Nepal from 10 am till 3 pm. The main purpose of the bilateral meeting is to bolster cultural ties between the two countries. He will also attend the stone lay foundation ceremony of the Buddhist Cultural and Heritage Centre. India has helped Nepal to build this Centre. PM Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal. Eventually, this will be his fifth visit…

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<strong>IISC, ISRO formulated 'space bricks' for habitation</strong> - Asiana Times

A recent research success story has been accomplished by a team of researchers of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) along with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). In collaboration with both the researcher teams have manufactured ‘space brick’ to initiate the initial stages of habitation on the moon and the mars. The space brick which has been formulated from the mixture of lunar soil, bacteria, and gum that has been extracted from guar beans has been added to strengthen the product. These brick-like structures could be assembled and work the same as load-bearing cemented bricks. These bricks can be…

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Man kills grandma, watches TV as she bleeds to death

New Delhi: A former IB officer Kailash Kumar Das, 60, has been arrested from Vasant Kunj’s park for raping a minor girl on March 7. Das lived as a vagabond to evade the arrest, since, he got to know that an FIR has been registered against him somehow. He has served as an assistant central intelligence officer (ACIO) during his service years, a designation equivalent to sub-inspector. He reportedly got an extension of two years for his service. The accused, Das had manipulated the survivor’s father so that he can get his daughter a suitable job using his reference. Since,…

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Man kills grandma, watches TV as she bleeds to death

Chennai: The United States returned an old aged couple, Srikanth, 65, and his wife, Anuradha, 60, has come back to India after 10 months were murdered and looted by their driver and domestic help in Mylapore, Chennai. The driver has been said to be working for the family for the last twenty years. The driver, Krishna, 45, along the with family’s domestic help, Ravi, 39, planned the murder of the couple months back after they had heard the conversation between them about the Rs. 40 crores cash the couple had gained after one of their land deals. On May 7,…

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Chattishgarh Man duped 100 Women at Matrimonial site.

A man in Chhattishgarh Duped 100 Women on a Matrimonial site. Farhan Taseer Khan, 35, has been arrested from Delhi’s Paharganj area on May 12 by Delhi’s Cyber Police. Farhan has alleged to dupe over hundred women by making different false profiles on jeevansathi.com. Chattishgarh News: Farhan used to lure rich-class working women as his targets. He used to show them that he is a businessman with a net worth of 30-40 lakhs per year. A BMW car with a VVIP number plate (0005), a royal wristwatch, 9 debit cards, and other valuables has been taken from his possession. He…

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