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Sansad Watch Ep 38: How does India deal with blasphemy?

After Nupur Sharma’s derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad on a Times Now show sparked an uproar, at home and abroad, the BJP leader was booked by the police in Maharashtra under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code. In the recent past, Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and standup comedian…

Newslaundry · Jun 14, 2022

There has been a tendency to limit India’s Independence to just a few incidents: Modi

PM says indifference towards unsung heroes of freedom struggle has continued for a long time

The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022

Tamil Nadu’s Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel qualifies for Worlds

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu’s Praveen Chitravel qualified for next month’s World championships in Oregon, USA with a distance of 17.18m in the men’s triple jump event of the 61st inter-state National athletics championships at the JN Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Boxers, wrestlers power hosts Haryana to Khelo India crown

PANCHKULA: Haryana's boxing contingent seized the limelight on the final day of the Khelo India Youth Games, grabbing 10 gold medals to power the inaugural champions to their second KIYG crown here on Monday. Locked at 41 gold medals with defending champions Maharashtra at the end of the penultimate day's…

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Maharashtra: Half of Kolhapur district has received less than 25% rainfall

KOLHAPUR: Around 50% of the Kolhapur district has received less than 25% of the actual rainfall in the first two weeks of June.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Dhananjay Mahadik will lead BJP in Western Maharashtra: BJP state president Chandrakant Patil

KOLHAPUR: BJP state president Chandrakant Patil on Monday said newly elected Rajya Sabha MP Dhananjay Mahadik will lead the party in western Maharashtra.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Maharashtra: ASI completes protective coating of Rukhmini idol

KOLHAPUR: The work of applying a protective layering, vajralep, on the eroded feet of Rukhmini’s idol at the famous Vitthal-Rukhmini temple in Pandhapur has been completed.

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Pune cops nab Santosh Jadhav in 2021 murder case

PUNE: Police on Sunday arrested Santosh Jadhav (24) - a proclaimed absconder wanted in an organised crime case here and whose name had cropped up in the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala - from Mandvi in Gujarat's Bhuj district in connection with an August 2021 murder case at…

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Maharashtra realty off to steady start in 2022-23 fiscal despite 1% Metro cess, Ready Reckoner hike

PUNE: The real estate sector in the state has started the 2022-23 fiscal on a steady note despite the 1% Metro cess and rise in Ready Reckoner (RR) rates from April 1. The first quarter of the financial year is likely to generate more registration and revenue figures as compared…

The Times of India · Jun 14, 2022

Boxers' golden punch hands KIYG crown to hosts Haryana

PANCHKULA: Haryana's boxers delivered the golden punch on the last and final day to capture the Khelo India Youth Games crown in dramatic fashion here on Monday.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2022