Non-resident Indians get voting rights

Jaipur, Jan 8: Fulfilling the long-standing demand of its diaspora, India Sunday said it would allow Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote and participate in the election process."Pursuant to the law that was enacted to enable Non-resident Indians to vote in our national elections, the government has issued More

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Tortured for Masjid blast, money can't heal their wounds

MUHAMMED SHAFEEQ

Hyderabad, Jan 8: From a bank executive to a medical student to the imam of a Masjid to an embroidery worker, everyone arrested on false charges of involvement in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast has a frightening story to tell. Four years after they were subjected to torture by police in illegal custody More

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UP govt starts draping statues of Mayawati, elephant

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lucknow/Noida, Jan 8: Under Election Commission orders, the Uttar Pradesh administration today started draping statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and the ruling BSP's symbol in Noida even as an official declared that it would be done fully in Lucknow tomorrow.Lucknow District Magistrate Anil Sagar More

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