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Daily Bulletin: Chandrayaan-2 mission launch called off today due to technical snag; Congress calls Karnataka MLAs for legislative party meet; day's top stories

ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 mission called off an hour before launch after technical snag; Congress calls Karnataka MLAs to meet today, as rebels refuse to budge; day's top stories

Kathua gangrape and murder case: Trial of juvenile, examination of prosecution witnesses to begin on Monday

A juvenile justice board has framed charges against a minor in the case of gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua and has fixed Monday for examining prosecution witnesses and commencing trial

Muzaffarnagar riots case: Local court acquits 12 people due to lack of evidence; three witnesses including complainant had turned hostile

A local court has acquitted 12 people due to lack of evidence in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case. During hearing, three witnesses, including complainant Mohammed Suleman, turned hostile and did not support the prosecution.

Narendra Dabholkar's daughter Mukta, NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, Shyam Manav on right-wing group's hit list, says ATS

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Friday revealed that Mukta Dabholkar, daughter of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar, social activist Shyam Manav, National Congress Party leader Jitendra Awhad, among others were allegedly on the hit list of right-wing extremists.

Cruel practices disguised as traditional ceremonies will be dealt with severely by the law, says Madras High Court

Condemning the practice of subjecting women to cruelty under the guise of ceremonies, the Madras high court has observed that such acts can never be justified even if they have been followed for a very long time.

Salman Khan gets 5 years jail in blackbuck case: Lawyer Anand Desai says decision 'came as surprise'

Salman Khan's lawyer said that they will appeal to the sessions court to seek relief for the actor, who was on Thursday sentenced to five years in jail in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. The 52-year-old actor has been sent to the Jodhpur Central Jail for killing two black bucks in October 1998.

Game of Thrones episode four leak: Sessions court rejects bail plea of one of the four accused

One of the four accused in the Game of Thrones episode four online leak — Abhishek Ghildiyal's bail plea was rejected citing evidence tampering as a reason

Sedition case against Hardik Patel, three of his aides committed to sessions court

A sedition case in Ahmedabad against Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and three of his aides was on Monday committed to the city sessions court.

Two college students get death penalty for kidnapping and murder of Nagpur schoolboy

A sessions court on Thursday awarded death to two collegians guilty of kidnapping and killing an eight-year-old schoolboy in Nagpur two years ago.

Haryana court sentences seven to death for rape, murder of Nepali woman

A special court in Rohtak town in Haryana sentenced seven men to death for raping a mentally-challenged Nepali woman and then murdering her.