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In Mumbai alone, over 300 illegal pandals have come up ahead of the 10-day festival which starts Thursday, the government said.

A group of NRIs in the US is seeking support for the Citizenship Bill 2016 to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from India's neighbouring countries.

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In the suicide note, the man said he was taking the extreme step because the Maratha community is not being provided reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.

In its show-cause notice, the Election Commission claimed that transactions through hawala operators were "wrongly disclosed as voluntary donations".

The Chief Minister's remarks come in the backdrop of some state governments, including those of Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, announcing cuts in state taxes on petrol and diesel.

While the majority believed that Abu Bakr – Prophet Muhammad's father-in-law and close friend should be the successor, some supported the succession of Prophet’s cousin and son-in-law – Ali ibn Abi Talib.

Continuing its upward swing, petrol price touched Rs 80.87 per litre in Delhi and Rs 88.26 per litre in Mumbai, while diesel was retailing at Rs 72.97 per litre and Rs 77 47 per litre in Delhi and Mumbai, respectively.

The deceased woman, who had got married just few months ago, showed her jewellery and expensive clothes to some relatives, which caught the attention of her neighbour Ritu, who later killed her.

The petition has claimed that as per the court's direction, the fee prescribed under the 2012 RTI Rules should be charged from the students for obtaining the answer-sheets, which CBSE has disobeyed.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the BJP's national executive meeting, he said the statue with a height of 182 metres will be a symbol of the country's unity and integrity.

Asking Maharashtra residents to put aside political and ideological differences and support the shutdown, Raj Thackeray advised people not to damage property or let common man suffer in wake of the protest.

23-year-old Majiziya Bhanu believes that the hijab is never an obstacle for a woman with burning passion, and if a woman is free to show her body, she should be free to cover it as well.

A man and a woman who died on the spot are yet to be identified, while eight passengers of the bus have suffered grievous injuries.

With no food supply, the staff at the retreat centre found it hard to keep up with the medical requirements as most medicines are administered with food.

Addressing a press conference on the sidelines of the Travel and Tourism Fair, the official said that priority was being accorded to the restoration of road links in the state.