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Male model faces jail time for impersonating police officer in uniform he bought online

Jordan David Hans Gill, 29, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he also admitted to sending threatening emails to a police officer.




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Dorset James Lattimer faces jail over fake Lord's Cricket ground pavilion dead man pass

James Lattimer, 51, bought the cheapest possible ticket to enter the Lord's Cricket ground on August 15 last year before sneaking his way into the pavilion.




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Mamata Banerjee faces development challenges in her second stint as CM

Allegations of corruption dented image of her party and opposition made it a prime issue during elections




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Formula E driver Felipe Massa races a peregrine falcon... but who won?

It was the ultimate speed battle between man and nature as Felipe Massa took on a peregrine falcon, the fastest animal on planet Earth. The falcon is capable of speeds of up to 217mph.




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Is it time to ditch open-plan kitchen and living rooms in favour of 'broken-plan' spaces?

Certainly, Mary Duggan, a judge for the RIBA House Of The Year award, believes that the rise of technology is contributing to a waning open-plan trend.




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Green open spaces - even allotments - are more sought-after than ever 

Sometimes, we take all this for granted. But the housing market doesn't. New research has proved how much of a premium properties close to green spaces can command.




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Do you live in one of the 50 best places to live in Britain in 2020?

East Hertfordshire includes market towns such as Bishop's Stortford and Hertford and was given the title after scoring well on several factors, such strong exam results and happiness scores.




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Most popular places for first-time buyers, reveals Zoopla

The list of top 10 places within easy reach of a city have been identified by property website Zoopla, with Barking and Dagenham in East London leading the way.




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Places to live where you're most likely to have a private garden during coronavirus lockdown

A private garden has become a highly desirable feature during the coronavirus breakdown, with homes in Barnsley, Doncaster and Burnley most likely to have a one, according to research.




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Puducherry assembly polls: DMK MLA Nazeem faces tough battle as he aims for sixth consecutive term

Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections




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Productivity Far Outpaces U.S. Factory Wages

Overall compensation to factory workers doesn't come close to the impressive productivity gains that American factories have enjoyed over the past year. WSJ's David Wessel reports. (Photo: AP)




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Indian faces trial for spying on Sikhs and Kashmiris in Germany

An Indian national will stand trial in Germany accused of spying on Sikh and Kashmiri communities for New Delhi's secret service, a court said Friday. Federal prosecutors allege the suspect, identified as 54-year-old Balvir, has been working with the Indian foreign intelligence agency Research & Analysis Wing since 2015. "He allegedly provided information about figures in the Sikh opposition scene and the Kashmiri movement and their relatives in Germany, and passed this on to his handlers who were working at the Indian consulate general in Frankfurt," the higher regional court in the city said in a statement. The trial will open on August 25. The same Frankfurt court convicted an Indian couple for spying on the same communities last December.




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NASCAR's empty-oval return means lost races at three tracks

American stock car auto racing's comeback later this month from the coronavirus pandemic will cost three tracks their 2020 season races with more schedule adjustments coming soon. That was the word Friday from the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the closed-cockpit series that is the most popular form of US auto racing. Races at Sonoma, California; Joliet, Illinois and Richmond, Virginia were named those moved to ovals without spectators this month to jumpstart the US revival of sport in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown. Sonoma Raceway officials said the road course tried to find a new date to replace June 14 but couldn't "given the ongoing uncertainty around large events in California." It will be staged instead on May 27 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will host a regularly scheduled race three days earlier in what will essentially be made-for-television events. A planned June 21 race at Chicagoland will be the May 17 comeback event at ...




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COVID-19: Indian-origin woman faces charges for refusing to wear face mask in Singapore

A 40-year-old Indian-origin woman in Singapore was charged with five counts, including use of criminal force, in a court here on Saturday for refusing to wear a face mask for protection against COVID-19 and assaulting a police officer who tried to ascertain her identity. Kasturi Govindasamy Retnamswamy was arrested after the incident that happened at a shopping mall on May 7 and was captured on video. Retnamswamy, who is a Singaporean, was remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for psychiatric evaluation after the incident, reported The Straits Times. She was taken to a court on Saturday and faced five charges, including use of abusive words and criminal force against a public servant. The next hearing is scheduled for May 22 after her remand in the IMH. According to the police statement on Friday, the woman insulted the mall staff and hurled abuses at a security officer who was trying to get her to put on her mask correctly. The widely-shared video of the incident shows a ..




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Re-imagining public spaces


An innovative new approach to Mumbai's open spaces is an extensive mapping survey. The same approach can be used in other cities too. Darryl D'Monte reports.




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CBS's Growth Outpaces Viacom

WSJ Heard on the Street's Miriam Gottfried visits Mean Street to shed light on how Viacom and CBS, since splitting into two companies in 2006, have experienced a role reversal in terms of growth. Photo: Getty Images.




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Congress faces stronger Opposition, rising dissent in AP

The Congress performance in Andhra Pradesh in the Lok Sabha poll may have been impressive, but party leaders are worried about the results of the assembly election, which turned out to be below their expectations. Though the Y S Rajasekhar Reddy-led Congress swept back to power, winning 157 seats in the 294-seat assembly, the party failed to secure an absolute majority.




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Karnataka CM faces revolt by senior BJP leaders

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Karnataka Power Minister K S Eshwarappa has alleged that liquor had been used to woo voters to vote for Chief Minister B S Yedyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra, who won the recently-held Lok Sabha polls from Shimoga.Eshwarappa's comments come in the wake of Yeddyurappa's allegations about the senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader not doing enough to ensure that his won wins by a larger margin.




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Tracking Chennai’s faces in Parliament


Continuing the focus on how Members of Parliament from key urban constituencies have fared in the 15th Lok Sabha, Lavanya Donthamshetty shines the spotlight on the leaders from Chennai.




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Old conflict resurfaces at Athirappilly falls


Kerala's electricity board is preparing to build the seventh dam across the 144-kilometers-long Chalakudy river. The fate of the picturesque Athirappilly waterfalls hangs in the balance, with locals battling against the project. Sudhirendar Sharma has more.




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'Middle class' palaces


Who is buying the new homes that are mushrooming in every city? What income group does this class belong to, and how does their affluent consumption compare to the national average, or to home-buyers elsewhere in the world. Darryl D'Monte finds some of the answers at a session with a human geographer.




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Bangalore's MLA races may spark change


As the Lok Satta party, with its crop of image-defying politicians, raises hopes for a new brand of politics, Subramaniam Vincent catches up with party leader Dr Jayaprakash Narayan on the party's hopes at the Karnataka polls and possibilities of a larger wave of political reforms in the country.




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Kali river dam proposal resurfaces dubiously


The Karnataka Governor, T N Chaturvedi, recently asked the state government for an explanation on why the state wants the central government to clear the Dandeli dam on the river Kali. This, in light of the fact that state government departments had themselves recommended and shelved the project earlier. An India Together report.




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Public Places पर जाने से पहले जरूर पढ़ लें गृह मंत्रालय की ये गाइडलाइंस

गृह मंत्रालय ने कोविड-19 से बचाव के लिए दिशा-निर्देश जारी किए हैं. अब लोगों को पब्लिक प्लेस या सार्वजनिक स्थलों पर जाने से पहले कई तरह के नियमों का सख्ती से पालन करना होगा.




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Anisha Padukone faces pressure of famous surname

Anisha Padukone faces pressure of famous surname





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Corruption thrives in secret places




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Experts suggest to follow precaution, coronavirus has different life span on different surfaces




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The COVID-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?

The question of why the virus has overwhelmed some places and left others relatively untouched is a puzzle that has spawned numerous theories and speculations but no definitive answers. That knowledge could have profound implications for how countries respond to the virus, for determining who is at risk and for knowing when it’s safe to go out again.




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Scientists Have Found Traces of Nitrogen Compounds in 4 Billion-year-old Martian Meteorite

The meteorite contains nitrogen-bearing organic material in carbonate minerals. This is the first-ever evidence of the presence of organic compounds on the red planet.




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Life on Mars? Scientists Find Traces of Ancient River System on the Planet

The scientists link this sediment formation to river deposition, which is only possible through a flowing water system.




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Realty Check: Work-from-home Might Not Result in Shrinking of Office Spaces, Say Experts

The need for more space due to potential social distancing norms in the near and distant future, expert say, is likely to offset the space gained by people working from home.




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ITC Faces Union Backlash Over Coronavirus Work Warnings to Employees

While ITC had so far not taken any action against workers, the company notices said "absence without leave" would lead to salary cuts and "disciplinary action", without elaborating.




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Pregnant Kareena's Old Photo with Sara-Ibrahim Surfaces, So Does Pic of Tamannaah Bhatia with Pak Cricketer

Pregnant Kareena Kapoor's photo with Sara and Ibrahim Ali Khan has surfaced on the internet, so has a picture of Tamannaah Bhatia with former Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq. Read on for more details.




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Extraction Movie Review: Dhaka Faces Unimaginable Wrath of ‘Mercenary’ Chris Hemsworth

Sam Hargrave, stunt coordinator of Captain America-Civil War and Avengers-Endgame, faces the dilemma of choosing between hardcore action and emotional support till Chris Hemsworth decides to go all out.




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Birender Lakra Replaces Injured Varun Kumar in Indian Team for FIH Olympic Qualifiers

FIH Olympic Qualifiers: Varun Kumar got injured while training and was replaced by Birender Lakra.




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Shiv Sena's Anti-Bihari Rhetoric Has an Underlying Irony That Traces its Origin to Bal Thackeray’s Father

While his son Bal Thackeray and grandsons Uddhav and Raj were to take a political position against north Indians, Prabodhankar traced the roots of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu caste -- the same caste to which the Thackeray family belongs -- to Bihar.




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FA Faces 'Worst-Case Scenario' of 300 Million Pounds Deficit Over Four Years

Professional football has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic which has killed nearly 28,500 people in Britain.




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Minerva Academy Staff Step Up as Chandigarh Blood Bank Faces Severe Shortages

A total of 15 staff members of the Minerva Academy donated blood while exercising social distancing and other essential hygiene practices.




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Russian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen Outpaces Charles Leclerc in Second Practice

Russian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas finished first, second and third, respectivey, in second practice.




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Lewis Hamilton Faces Social Media Backlash Over Now-Deleted Pro-Vegan Post

Lewis Hamilton had posted on Instagram that he was worried about the "extinction of our race" if humans keep eating animals.




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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Charles Leclerc Faces Post-race Probe on Ferrari Fuel Irregularity

Charles Leclerc will face a post-race investigation after a fuel irregularity was discovered in his Ferrari.




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Formula One Faces Testing Times Over Coronavirus

The fears around Formula One season due to coronavirus is growing with the virus killing 2,700 people and infecting over 80,000 in 34 countries.




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Monaco Grand Prix Cancelled as Coronavirus Hits More Formula One Races

Arguably Formula One’s most famous and glamorous race, the Monaco GP, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Formula One Drivers to Stage Virtual Reality Races Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Formula One drivers will compete in ESports Virtual Grand Prix series as the season remains suspended due to coronavirus.




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Formula One Expects Shortened Season of 15-18 Races after Coronavirus Ravages Calendar

The original 2020 calendar had a record 22 races but the season has yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off due to coronavirus.




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Formula One Considering Closed Races Once Season Starts After Coronavirus Delay

Formula One has seen all its races till June 28 postponed or cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.




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Formula One Faces New Reality Amid Coronavirus Crisis: FIA President Jean Todt

Nine Formula One Grand Prix races have been cancelled or postponed and the next race scheduled is the French GP on June 28.




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Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Will Renegotiate Fees for Races Without Fans

Joan Fontsere, yhe general manager of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, said said Spanish Grand Prix organizers at this moment are not even considering a race with fans.




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F1 Looking to Host Races at New Circuits to Save Season after Covid-19 Setback

In the wake coronavirus pandemic, the first 10 races of the 2020 calender have either been called off or postponed.




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Places To Make Love In A Nightclub!

There are times when you meet some girl and want to make out with her but unfortunately you don't get the right place to make love. If you are smart, you can search for a lonely, quiet and dark place but