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‘Objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS: Supreme Court grants protection to cartoonist

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to cartoonist accused of sharing alleged objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar said if he shared any more offensive posts on social media, the state was free to take action against him under law. The top court was miffed over the alleged abusive online posts and said, “Log kisi ko bhi, kuch bhi keh dete hain (People say anything to anyone)’.” Hemant Malviya challenged in the apex court a Madhya Pradesh High

India’s car sales to dealers hit 18-month low in June, industry body data shows

July 15 (Reuters) – Indian automakers’ car sales to dealers slid to an 18-month low in June, data from an industry body showed on Tuesday, amid weak demand in urban areas. Urban Indians have tightened discretionary spending for a better part of this year, with wage hikes lagging the growth seen in previous years. Car makers delivered 312,849 units to dealers last month, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said in a statement, down 7.4% from 337,757 units a year before. For the June quarter, car sales to dealers slipped 1.4% to a two-year low. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, sales

BSE building in Mumbai gets bomb threat, turns out to be hoax

Mumbai, Jul 15 (PTI) The iconic Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in south Mumbai received a bomb threat email, which turned out to a hoax after a search of the premises, police said on Tuesday. A BSE employee received an email on Sunday from an email ID mentioning the name of a political leader from south India, an official said. The email claimed four RDX IEDs had been planted in the BSE building and warned of a blast around 3 pm on Monday, he said. The BSE employee alerted the stock exchange authorities who then approached the Mumbai Police. A

‘65 days, 22 times’: Jairam Ramesh after Trump repeats India-Pak ceasefire claim

New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) With US President Donald Trump reiterating his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the same claim keeps getting repeated “22 times in 65 days”. Trump Monday reiterated his claim that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan, which could have turned into a “nuclear war”, through trade. “We’ve been very successful in settling wars. You have India, (and) Pakistan. You have Rwanda and the Congo that was going on for 30 years,” Trump said during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Rutte in

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