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Islamabad, Jul 28: Mahesh Kumar Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat, 16 years after non-Muslims got the right to vote and contest on general seats in the country. Malani contested and won the National Assembly (NA-222) Tharparkar-II seat in southern Sindh province, after defeating 14 candidates, the Dawn reported. He

Islamabad, Jul 28: Mahesh Kumar Malani of the Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) has become the first Hindu candidate to win a National Assembly seat, 16 years after non-Muslims got the right to vote and contest on general seats in the country. Malani contested and won the National Assembly (NA-222) Tharparkar-II seat in southern Sindh province, after defeating 14 candidates, the Dawn reported. He

Pune, Jul 28: The city police yesterday arrested a cleric for the alleged sexual abuse of two minor boys at an orphanage in Pune’s Katraj area. The accused, Maulana Rahim, was in charge of the orphanage which housed up to 35 minor children, police sources said. While the incident is believed to have occurred a fortnight ago, it came to light after the boys (both aged 10) fled the orphanage and

Chennai, Jul 28: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi was rushed to a private hospital in the wee hours of Saturday following a drop in his blood pressure. The health of Karunanidhi, 94, witnessed a slight dip on Thursday evening after which a special team of doctors from Kauvery Hospital began specialised treatment. With a drop in Karunanidhi's blood pressure, he was

New Delhi, JUL 28: Nearly 2,000 curious skygazers converged at New Delhi's Nehru Planetarium to witness the century's longest lunar eclipse, but had to return disappointed as clouds completely surrounded the moon as if to conceal it. The skies turned ember but the so-called "blood moon", when the Earth's natural satellite turns strikingly red, remained elusive. Enthusiasts anxiously waited until

New Delhi, Jul 27: France has announced that Indian passport holders will no longer require an airport transit visa while transiting through the country. "I'm pleased to announce that, with effect from 23rd July 2018, holders of Indian passports will no longer require an Airport Transit Visa (ATV) while transiting through the international zone of any airport in France #ChooseFrance," France's

New Delhi, Jul 27: Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of "cruelly neglecting" the MGNREGA and the Food Security Act, saying the two legislations were brought by the previous UPA government to put an end to hunger deaths like that of the three minor girls in Delhi. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is a social security

New Delhi, Jul 27: The National Commission of Women (NCW) has recommended abolishing the practice of "confessions" in churches as it can lead to blackmailing of women. A central agency also needs to do a proper investigation into the increasing incidents of rape and sexual assaults in churches of Kerala, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said. "The priests pressure women into telling their secrets and

Islamabad, Jul 27: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Thursday that he envisioned a Medina-like Islamic welfare state, which will be sympathetic towards widows and the weaker sections of society. In his first public address since his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single largest party in the general election, Mr. Khan shared his vision for Pakistan and pledged to

Kasaragod, Jul 27: Veteran leader of Indian Union Muslim League, former minister and four-time MLA of Manjeshwaram constituency in Kasaragod, Cherkalam Abdullah, is no more. He was 76. He was suffering from old-age related ailments and was admitted in Kasturba Medical College in Mangaluru for the past two weeks. He was brought home in Cherkala late Thursday night. The end came today at 8.20am in