Hundreds of people, including students, local residents and even visitors, held a candlelight march in Amritsar on Friday evening on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by British Indian forces.


Hundreds take out candlelight march to Jallianwala Bagh


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One person died and three were severely injured after being attacked by a mob on suspicion of cow slaughter in Jharkhand's Gumla district, police said on Friday.


1 killed over suspected cow slaughter in Jharkhand


After using stills from Shah Rukh Khan's "Mohabbatein", the government on Friday shared a collage of photographs from the superstar's film "Devdas", to make a creative appeal to citizens to make the best use of their right to vote during the ongoing 2019 Lok Sabha elections.


Government takes 'Devdas' route to promote voting


His website claims he is "the artist, the engineer, the designer, the sculptor, the architect, the academician".


UP's power corridor: The curious case of Anoop Bartaria


Gregory Craig, who was White House counsel under President Barack Obama, has been indicted on charges of lying and hiding information related to his work for Ukraine.


Ex-Obama lawyer charged with lying to prosecutors


The Delhi government on Friday opposed in the high court former Haryana Chief Minister O.P. Chautala's plea for parole for a period of three months as his wife is critically ill and admitted in a hospital.


Delhi government opposes parole to O.P. Chautala


The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday hailed the interim order of the Supreme Court on the electoral bond scheme, saying the court has "clearly stated (that) transparency is the basic principle of electoral funding".


SC ruling razes government stance on electoral bonds: CPI-M


Thirteen persons, including five Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, have been booked for clicking selfies inside polling booths and other poll code violations during the Lok Sabha elections in Uttarakhand on Thursday, the police said here on Friday.


5 BJP leaders booked for taking selfie inside booth


The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal government for alleged harassment of some customs officials by the state police for checking the baggage of Trinamool Congress MP's wife, who is also nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at the Kolkata airport.


SC notice to Bengal over customs officals' harassment


The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) has filed a FIR against its former director Jacob Thomas on charges of misusing his official position and causing a loss of Rs 14 crore to the exchequer while buying dredger equipment as Director of Ports between 2009 and 2014.


Kerala Vigilance files FIR against its former chief


The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah from participating in the Lok Sabha elections.


HC dismisses plea against Mehbooba, Omar, Farooq


Brunei has defended its move to implement Sharia law, saying it was "about prevention rather than punishment", after global condemnation of its decision to implement the strict Islamic code under which adultery and sex between men is punishable by stoning to death.


Brunei: Controversial Sharia law aimed at 'prevention'


The BJP on Friday approached the Election Commission seeking action against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for repeatedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "a thief" and also attributing to the Supreme Court things it did not say in the Rafale jet case.


BJP approaches EC against Rahul's 'chor' jibe at PM


With the polling date for Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu nearing, the Income Tax (I-T) department carried out search operations in the premises connected to a private construction contractor, officials said.


Construction firm searched for cash by taxmen in TN


Russia on Friday announced its highest order -- the Order of St Andrew the Apostle -- for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "distinguished achievement" in developing bilateral strategic relations.


Russia announces highest Order for Modi (2nd Lead)


A BJP leader and ten other persons have been booked for taking selfies inside polling booths during the Thursday's election in Uttarakhand, a senior state police official said on Friday.


BJP leader among 11 booked for taking selfies


An online petition to President Ram Nath Kovind by veterans protesting against politicization of armed forces has been marred in controversy as some whose names figure in the protest letter have distanced themselves from the campaign.


Sitharaman says veterans call protest petition fake


In a letter to the Election Commission (EC), Goa's Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai on Friday sought a relaxation in the 11 p.m. deadline for the sale of alcohol in Goa's bars and clubs, saying the measure would have an adverse impact on the state's tourism-driven economy.


Goa Dy CM asks EC to relax alcohol sale deadline


A controversy erupted on Friday over a letter written by a number of veterans to President Ram Nath Kovind alleging the use of the armed forces for political purposes, even as some of them said they had not given any consent for such a move.


Veterans' letter provokes controversy, two deny consent


Russia on Friday announced it had honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of the Russian Federation, for promoting partnership and friendly relations between the two countries.


Russia confers highest Order on Modi


The Supreme Court on Friday declined to impose a stay on the electoral bonds scheme but said that their issue and the lack of transparency was a "weighty" issue and required a detailed hearing to finally settle it.

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