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After a long struggle against family and society, happiness finally came into the lives of Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora. The same-sex couple separated last June due to family objections. At the initiative of the Kerala High Court, they came closer again. After Adhila and Fathima's relationship became known, Fathima's family kept her under house arrest. They filed a 'habeas corpus' petition in the Kerala High Court to verify whether Fathima was alive or not. The court ordered Fathima's family to bring her to court. After hearing the details, the court allowed the two to live together. In a happy development, the two have again gone viral for a wedding photoshoot where they posed as brides. Adhila said, "We just tried the photoshoot because we thought the idea was interesting."...

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Mumbai: Political Leaders Pay Tributes To Martyrs On 14th Anniversary Of 26/11 Terror Attacks!

Arpita SarkarNovember 26, 20220

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives fighting terrorists who attacked the metropolis on this day 14 years ago. They paid their respects at the martyrs' memorial on the premises of the South Mumbai police commissioner's office. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Secretary Manu Kumar Srivastava, minister Deepak Kesarkar, state Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and other officials were present. Family members of the policemen who lost their lives in the November 2008 attack paid tribute to the martyrs too. On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea and killed 166 people, includin...

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Promise Of Marriage To A Married Woman Cannot Be Basis Of Rape: Kerala HC

Arpita SarkarNovember 25, 20220

The Kerala High Court on Thursday exculpated a man facing rape charges. It said that if a man promises to marry an already married woman and the subsequent physical relationship between them will not attract the provision of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A single bench of Justice Kausar Edappagath dismissed a rape case filed by the police in the Kollam district in 2018. The bench observed that if a married woman voluntarily has sex with a man knowing full well that she cannot legally marry him, it can be no rape. According to the prosecution case, the accused sexually assaulted the applicant several times in Australia by falsely promising marriage. She stated in her plea that she agreed to have sex after repeated promises of marriage by the accused. Altho...

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Here’s Why Delhi’s Historic Jama Masjid Bans Entry Of Unescorted Women!

Arpita SarkarNovember 24, 20220

Delhi's historic Jama Masjid has banned girls as well as women from entering the mosque singly or in groups. Sabiullah Khan, public relations officer of the mosque, said that there is no restriction on women coming and going with their families or with their husbands. Khan said, "There is no ban on women, per se. But when women come alone, they give time to boys… Yaha aakey galat harkatey hoti hai, video pe video bana jaati hai, sirf uss cheej ko rokne ke liye, iss pe pabandi lagai gayi hai (We have stopped their entry to stop wrong activities, like shooting videos etc).” Khan said women who come with their families or with their husbands are welcome. He further said, "But you cannot make the masjid a meeting point with boys, or think of this as a park, make TikTok videos and dan...

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Indian Women More Focused Towards Saving For Their Retirement Than Men: Survey

Arpita SarkarNovember 23, 20220

More women than men are actively saving and more women than men have mutual fund investments. Not only that, according to Bankbazar's latest Savings Quotient survey, more women than men focus on their retirement investments. The survey covered 1,675 respondents aged 22-45 across six metros and 18 tier-2 cities. The male-to-female ratio in the survey was 57:43. Majority of the participants (78 percent) are from metros and the rest are from non-metros. Most of those surveyed are salaried professionals earning a minimum salary of Rs 30,000 or more. They were all digitally aware. According to the survey, about 75 percent had a bank account, 57 percent were investing through mutual funds or systematic investment plans (SIPs). About 54 percent had a fixed deposit or a recurring depo...

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‘Like Saddam Hussein’: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Questions Rahul Gandhi’s Look

Arpita SarkarNovember 23, 20220

In his latest dig at Rahul Gandhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said the Congress leader's face has changed. He looks more like Saddam Hussein. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I told in a television interview a few days ago that there is no problem with Rahul Gandhi's new look. But if you have to change your looks, then at least make it like Vallabhbhai Patel or Jawaharlal Nehru. Even better if you look like Gandhiji, but why do you look more like Saddam Hussein now?" "Congress's culture is not close to India. Their practices are close to those who have not yet understood India," added he. Before 2014, people called it Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi or Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid. Himanta Biswa asked, "Now you think, Ram is a God and who is Babur? Why were their names t...

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India, China Among Least Receptive To Embrace Flexible Working During Pandemic: Survey

Arpita SarkarNovember 22, 20220

A recent study revealed that Asian businesses that expect their employees to spend their working lives working from the office have declined during the Covid-19 pandemic. More than half of companies on the world's largest continent expected their employees to work entirely from the office before the pandemic began, Bloomberg cited a questionnaire from the US-based education nonprofit Center for Creative Leadership. The survey involved responses from 2,170 business leaders from 13 Asia-Pacific countries. It found that businesses in Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand were most likely to embrace flexible working while China, Japan, and India were the least receptive. The report found that only seven percent of managers expected their employees to work entirely remotely, down f...

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₹1,530-Crore Bank Fraud: Court Sends Ludhiana Industrialist Neeraj Saluja To Judicial Custody Till Nov 17!

Arpita SarkarNovember 7, 20220

After being in CBI custody for five days, Ludhiana-based industrialist Neeraj Saluja was sent to judicial custody till November 17 on Thursday. He was arrested for defrauding a consortium of banks of ₹1,530 crores. The CBI did not seek remand of Saluja, who was produced before the Mohali CBI court. The CBI arrested Saluja, director of Ludhiana-based SEL Textiles, for defrauding a consortium of 10 banks led by the Central Bank of India of Rs 1,530.99 crore. The CBI had on August 6, 2020 booked the yarn and cloth manufacturing firm with units in Malout and Nawanshahr in Punjab, Nemrana in Rajasthan, and Hansi in Haryana along with its directors based on the bank's complaint. “Lookout circulars (LOCs) against the accused had been issued and during the investigation, the CBI had exa...

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Bank Fraud: Arrested Business Honcho Neeraj Saluja Lived Life King Size; Here’s What You Need To Know!

Arpita SarkarOctober 31, 20220

The CBI arrested businessman Neeraj Saluja in a ₹1500 crore fraud case. It has created an uproar in Ludhiana's business community. Hailing from a family which was a major player in the hosiery business, Saluja has always lived life 'king size' as his colleagues and those doing business with him over the years confessed that Saluja was fair in his dealings with them. The case and his subsequent arrest came as a shock to them. As most businessmen remained tight-lipped about the development, refusing to say anything on the record, Saluja took the family hosiery business to greater heights with his brother when he began trading with Russia in the mid-1990s. He set up an office in Moscow. He expanded spinning yarn and SEL textiles. He set up units in different parts of the state. After that,...

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Bank Fraud: CBI Arrests Ludhiana-Based SEL Textiles Director Neeraj Saluja In Rs 1,530 Crore Case!

Arpita SarkarOctober 29, 20220

In yet another case of bank fraud, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested a director of a Ludhiana-based private firm. The CBI has arrested Neeraj Saluja, director of Ludhiana-based SEL Textiles, in connection with a Rs 1530.99 crore Central Bank of India fraud case, officials said on Friday. On August 6, 2020, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had booked the yarn and cloth manufacturing company with units in Malout and Nawanshahr in Punjab, Nemrana in Rajasthan, and Hansi in Haryana along with its directors. Bank. Saluja will be produced in a special court in Mohali on Saturday, officials said. "Lookout circulars (LOCs) against the accused had been issued and during the investigation, the CBI had examined several persons,” said the investigating ...

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Patients In Low-Income Countries Receive Cancer Diagnoses Later: Study

Arpita SarkarOctober 22, 20220

According to one study, the time it takes for a cancer patient to see a doctor, get a diagnosis, and start treatment varies significantly depending on the patient's location and type of cancer, with people living in low-income countries taking up to four times as long. And care begins. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and timely diagnosis and treatment are essential to improve patient outcomes. To understand how cancer treatment times vary across different cancer types and in high- and low-income countries. The researchers reviewed the relevant scientific literature. They performed a meta-analysis of 410 articles. They represented 68 countries and more than 5.5 million patients. Specifically, they looked at three-time intervals: from first symptom to the doctor visit, fro

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Timely Treatment Of Depression Lowers Risk Of Dementia: Study

Arpita SarkarOctober 19, 20220

An increased risk of dementia has long been associated with depression, and now a new study provides evidence that, in some patient populations, prompt treatment of depression can reduce the risk of dementia. More than 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, a disabling neurocognitive condition that predominantly affects older adults. There is no effective treatment for dementia but identifying ways to reduce or prevent dementia will help reduce the burden of the disease. The research appears to be led by Wei Cheng, PhD, Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and Jin-Tai Yu, MD, PhD, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University. It appears in Biological Psychiatry. The study is published by E...