Category: India
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Sikh engineer donates salary to Kashmiri family of eight-year-old Asifa
News East West NEW DELHI: As outrage across India grows over the rape and killing of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua district of Jammu & Kashmir, a Sikh engineer has donated his one month salary to the victim family. Harmindar Pal Singh, 32, who is employed as a junior engineer in the Power Development…
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Who owns the Taj Mahal?
News East West NEW DELHI: Who owns the Taj Mahal? There are many claimants – Sunny Muslims, Shia Muslims, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the the Archaeological Survey of India. Currently maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, India’s foremost tourist icon is visited by over seven million people each year and generates revenue of…
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Youth arrested for stealing phones outside Salman Khan’s home
News East West MUMBAI: When a large number of Salman Khan’s fans gathered outside his Galaxy Apartments to welcome him back after spending two days in Jodhpur Jail after his conviction in the blackbuck case on Monday, a pick pocket preyed upon them, stealing their mobile phones. Vishal Yadav, 19, was arrested for stealing 12…
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Honour killing of Kerala woman by father for dating Dalit man
News East West MUMBAI: Inter-caste marriages remain a no-go area even in India’s most progressive state Kerala which has recently been in the news for the so-called love jihad. Now a case of honour killing of a Hindu girl has come to light. Athira, a 21-year-old woman belonging to Ezhava caste (OBC), was killed by…