On the first day of his deposition, David Coleman Headley created quite the buzz. Headley’s statements, most of them earlier given to the NIA in 2010, could not have been used as evidence. But with these depositions taking place in a court, albeit via video conferencing, have value as evidence, according to The Telegraph. The most important revelation, however, was that the group of LeT agents had made such attempts twice on Mumbai before they actually succeeded.
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Also read: High Time Pakistan Comes Out of Denial in the David Headley Case
Big announcement coming from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as it ruled against differential pricing ruling that no service provider can offer plans to consumers and price it differently based on the content that is provided.
This is a big blow to Facebook’s Free Basics. The company however, reacted to the decision saying it will continue its efforts.
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With February 14, aka Valentine’s Day approaching, Delhi Metro travellers were in for a little surprise. According to The Indian Express, posters of an ad campaign asking young people to denounce Valentine’s day and instead celebrate the day as Matr Pitr Poojan Diwas, meaning worshipping your parents day, have caused quite the stir.
And guess who is the inspiration behind these ads? Self-styled godman Asaram. Yes, the man who is in jail fighting a rape case.
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It’s a real life miracle story coming from Siachen. On 3 February, 10 Indian army soldiers were reported dead after an avalanche hit their post. Operations have been in place ever since to recover their bodies.
On Monday night, news came in that Lance Naik Hanumanthappa had somehow survived and lay buried under 25 feet of snow in Siachen. The soldier, it seems, did beat the odds.
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Assam set to go for polls and Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has decided to fight it out directly with the Prime Minister. In a statement, Gogoi said that this election, that the BJP has termed the Battle of Saraighat, would be a defeat for the party ruling the country, reports The Indian Express.
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In the backdrop of the attack on the Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru, The Hindu has an opinion piece which takes another look at the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bengaluru and whether it has vanished, considering the “peaceful past” that the city has had.
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The clip of Delhi police beating up students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University that went viral has raised many questions in the minds of those who watched it. There were arguments explaining both sides, although, those supporting the police did lose points somewhere in the debate. Many jumped to conclusions right away that it was nothing but a case of police brutality.
Maja Daruwala tries to decode what could have gone down between both parties that led to a tussle that became the talk of the town. And whether the human rights committees will step up their game and do something to have a slightly long-lasting impact than it currently has, on the authorities.
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The Indian Express’ RTI query which revealed that banks had written off a loan of 1.14 lakh crores has drawn attention towards the bad loan problem. The Hindustan Times has an edit piece describing the other issues, that need urgent attention.
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Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia writes an opinion piece for Hindustan Times, in which he claims that the youth of the country have been left neglected under the Centre’s rule.
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