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ALTT, ULLU among over 20 OTT apps banned for 'indecent' representation of women
Websites and apps of 25 OTT platforms, including Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix and Hulchul, were blocked in the country on charges of broadcasting "obscene, vulgar and in some cases, pornographic content", sources said on Friday.
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'They want him bumped off': Rabri Devi alleges JD(U)-BJP conspiracy to 'murder' Tejashwi ahead of Bihar polls
A day after there was an ugly spat between Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on the floor of the House, former Chief Minister of Bihar, Rabri Devi, on Friday alleged that there was life threat to Tejashwi and four attempts have been made to assassinate him.
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Centre finds death penalty clause in Aparajita Bill ‘excessively harsh’, Guv sends it back to state
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the state government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that the legislation seeks, a highly placed source in the Raj Bhavan said.
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Supreme Court rejects plea for delimitation exercise in Andhra and Telangana
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea for directions to the Centre for holding the delimitation exercise to increase the Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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Opposition MPs tear, throw 'SIR' posters in bin as symbolic rejection of exercise
Several MPs of the I.N.D.I.A bloc parties, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi, on Friday held an unusual protest in Parliament House complex against the voter roll revision in Bihar by tearing posters with 'SIR' written on them and putting them in a 'disposal bin'.
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Lok Sabha to run smoothly from Monday as Om Birla meets party leaders
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday convened a meeting of senior leaders of political parties, where it was decided that the House will function smoothly from Monday onwards, parliamentary sources said.
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Dhankhar's exit: Rajya Sabha secretary general appointed returning officer for vice presidential poll
The process to announce the schedule for Vice Presidential gathered pace with the Election Commission on Friday appointed Rajya Sabha Secretary General P C Mody as the returning officer for the poll.
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Religious preacher 'Pookie Baba' aka Aniruddhacharya lands in trouble over 'sexist' remarks on women
Famous Mathura based seer and ‘katha vachak’ (narrator of Hindu religious texts) Aniruddhacharya, who is popularly known as 'Pookie Baba', triggered a huge controversy after he allegedly made a 'sexist' comment on women before a religious gathering.
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France to become first G7 nation to recognise State of Palestine
President Emmanuel Macron announced late Thursday that France would recognize the state of Palestine as part of “its historical commitment to a just and durable peace in the Middle East.”
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India vs England: Root and Pope put hosts in the driver's seat
Joe Root became the third-highest run-scorer in Test history as England reached 332 for two against India at lunch on day three of the fourth cricket Test at Old Trafford on Friday.
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