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Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey meets with displaced persons living in relief camp

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Manipur 'sexual assault' case: CBI takes over probe

The CBI has taken over the investigation in a case of alleged sexual assault on two women by a mob in Manipur in May, officials said on Saturday. A video purportedly shot on May 4, showing the two women being paraded naked, went viral earlier this month, resulting in a massive uproar across the country. The case was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a reference from the Union home ministry, the officials said. The CBI has taken over the FIR registered by the Manipur Police against unidentified people in accordance with its procedure.

 

 

 

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Need to maintain balance between development and environment, says SC

The Supreme Court has emphasised the need for maintaining a balance between development and environment, and said it would hear a matter relating to the Shimla Development Plan on August 11. The Himachal Pradesh government notified the draft Shimla Development Plan last month to regulate construction activities there. A plea pertaining to the issue came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and J B Pardiwala on Friday.

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CBI registers FIR in Manipur viral video case: Official

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It is education that has the power to change the destiny of the country: PM Modi

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Delhi Police busts inter-state racket of online sale of banned Chinese manjha

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Bharat Mandapam inaugurate the All India Education Convention

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Bharatiya Janata Party releases list of its central office bearers

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It is just a showoff by the INDIA alliance MPs who have gone to Manipur: Anurag Thakur

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TMC Panchayat election candidate hacked to death in West Bengal

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National Highway 5 blocked near Himachal Pradesh's Chaura, entry point of district Kinnaur

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2 buses clollide in Maharashtra's Buldana early morning today, 6 passengers dead, 21 injured

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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolts Andaman and Nicobar Islands, says NCS

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake hit the islands at 12:53 am on Saturday. Further, according to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 69 kms.

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21-member Opposition delegation on two-day visit to Manipur from today

A multi-party delegation of the opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) is on a two-day "on-the-spot assessment" of the ground situation in Manipur from Saturday.

The opposition has decided to send a delegation of 21 Members of Parliament from 16 parties to the state.

Ahead of the visit, Congress MP Dr Naseer Hussain told media persons here on Friday that opposition's decision to send MPs' delegation to Manipur is aimed at sending a message to the affected people of the state "that there is concern about their plight" and the opposition MPs have come to meet them.

The twenty member MPs delegation having MPs from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha includes K Suresh, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi, Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh, Sushmita Dev, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Sandosh Kumar, AA Rahim, Prof Manoj Kumar Jha, Javed Ali Khan, Mahua Maji, PP Mohammed Faizal, Aneel Prasad Hegde, ET Mohammed Basheer, NK Premachandran, Sushil Gupta, Arvind Sawant, D Ravikumar, Thiru Thol Thirumavalavan, Jayant Singh and Phulo Devi Netam.

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.

The quake hit the islands at 12:53 am on Saturday.

Further, according to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 69 kms.