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Sri Lanka’s ousted PM mounts legal challenge against President’s decision to dissolve Parliament

On Monday, Wickremesinghe’s United National Party and the opposition Tamil National Alliance filed formal petitions in the Supreme Court challenging President Sirisena's decision. 

People come from far… hear them: Govt top lawyer questions CJI’s quick dismissal of pleas

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal urges Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to give pleas a hearing, says ‘dismissed’ doesn’t do justice to petitioners.

Air India’s chief of operations fails alcohol test 2nd time in a year, grounded for 3 years

Captain A.K. Kathpalia, who was to operate AI-111 flight to London from New Delhi Sunday, was replaced after his alcohol test came positive.

Akshay Kumar denies meeting Ram Rahim after Punjab SIT summons in sacrilege probe

Akshay Kumar was asked to appear on 21 Nov after his name came up in a report for organising a meeting between Sukhbir Badal and Dera chief Ram Rahim.

CVC files preliminary probe report on CBI chief Verma in Supreme Court

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S.K.Kaul fixed the next hearing on 16 November.

Indians are ready to fix their sex lives and are looking for the right sexologist

Indians are now queuing up to discuss infertility, low sperm count or just dissatisfaction.

Top court declines early hearing of pleas in Ayodhya title dispute case

SC bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S.K. Kaul says it had already listed the appeals before an appropriate bench in January.

Modi’s pet cash transfer scheme gets thumbs down from Paswan & Maneka ministries

The Prime Minister’s Office wanted the WCD ministry to implement a cash transfer scheme instead of foodgrains, but Maneka Gandhi decided to stop it.

Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, let muslims live in peace, says minorities panel chief

Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi also made it clear that there was no possibility of building mosques or offering namaz in Ayodhya.

Candidates’ failure to make public criminal record may lead to contempt of court action: EC

The new EC directive also makes it compulsory for political parties to publicise criminal record of their candidates. 

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?