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While Home Ministry officials said the four men were on "routine, covert" duties in the high security area outside Verma's 2 Janpath residence, sources said they were taken away by police and questioned.

The RIL chairman also cited a World Bank report stating that India will have fewer than 3 percent of its population living under extreme poverty by 2021.

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The two groups attacked each other using sharp weapons over a long-standing feud involving the local panchayat elections.

Verma said the Centre and the CVC's move was "patently illegal" and such interference "erodes" the independence and autonomy of the premier investigating institution.

The GoM will examine the existing legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at workplace.

The ministry has also simplified the process of renunciation of Indian citizenship, providing relief to Indians who have applied for foreign passports.

Special Commissioner for Sabarimala M Manoj also informed that the protests may lead to chaos in Sabarimala, Pamba, Nilakkal and Erumeli during the three-month long annual season.

Divya Kandukuri, a freelance journalist, dropped out of college because of her struggle with mental health and is now reaching out to the marginalised to help them in their battle.

Speaking at a conference, Union minister Smriti Irani said the right to pray does not mean the right to desecrate.

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Based on a tip-off, raids were conducted and Nepalese women, in the age group of 20-30 years, were rescued from two flats in Sarjan Vihar society of Nyay Khand II in Indirapuram.

The exchange came a day after six civilians were killed after an explosive went off at an encounter site in Kulgam district of South Kashmir.

Most of the deaths were reported from the Northern Railway zone at 7,908, followed by 6,149 deaths from the Southern Railway zone and 5,670 deaths from the Eastern Railway zone.

Experts say the solution to landfill fires lies in segregating waste at the source — homes, markets and industries, and thus allowing for wet waste to be kept away from landfills.

The heavily armed Pakistani intruders were killed on Sunday in a gunfight after the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC.