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Himanta Biswa Sarma; Zubeen Garg (File photos) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that he will provide all future updates on the Zubeen Garg case and make all statements regarding the singer’s death only through Facebook Live to prevent “miscommunication.”The Assamese cultural icon, 52-year-old Zubeen Garg, passed away on September…

Geetanjali Angmo and Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife against his detention on October 6, ANI reported. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria will consider social entrepreneur Geetanjali Angmo’s plea, which also seeks Wangchuk’s release.Wangchuk, a former educationist, was…

NEW DELHI: An Uttar Pradesh man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl — nine years after he was convicted in a similar case and later acquitted on technical grounds by the Supreme Court, a lawyer said on Saturday.Additional district judge (POCSO Act) in Shravasti, Nirdosh Kumar, on Friday found Chhotkau…

NEW DELHI: After resisting for years against disclosing of answer key immediately after the preliminary examination to allow students to raise objections on incorrect questions and answers , UPSC has now given in to students’ demands and told the Supreme Court that it decided to publish provisional answer key after the exam “to enhance transparency…

NEW DELHI: A woman Naxal was injured on Saturday when an improvised explosive device (IED) she was trying to plant went off in the forest of Bandepara, police said. The injured woman, identified as Gujja Sodhi, was found by locals in the morning and reported to the Madded police station. Preliminary reports suggest she and…