TOP Stories Of The Day – 24th August Photogallery

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The Union Cabinet on August 24, 2016 gave its nod for the introduction in Parliament of the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2016, that seeks to "prohibit commercial surrogacy" and allow "ethical surrogacy" to needy infertile couples. (BCCL)

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An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on August 24, 2016, US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region.

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Rahul Gandhi may be cleared of defamation charges after the Congress vice president backtracked on August 24, 2016 and told the Supreme Court he never meant to accuse the whole of the RSS of assassinating Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. (PTI)

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In a body blow to authoritarianism, the Supreme Court on August 24, 2016 severely chastised Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa for using criminal defamation proceedings to silence criticism of her government's functioning. (BCCL)

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At least nine security personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured on August 24, 2016 in a militant attack in Pulwama town, police said. (BCCL)

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Sushma Swaraj is at pains to repair the poor image the public has of our politicians. While she's won accolades for her hands-on approach, and for her quick response to Indians in distress abroad, some of her politician colleagues have not fared so well. (PTI)

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A youth on August 24, 2016 died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar to review the situation.

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A rousing state reception was accorded by the Haryana government to the Olympic bronze medalist Sakshi Malik after she arrived on August 24, 2016 from Rio de Janeiro. (PTI)

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's wife Nalini Chidambaram for questioning in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, an official said on August 24, 2016. (BCCL)

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The Supreme Court on August 24, 2016 said that human pyramids can't go beyond 20 feet during the Dahi Handi festival on Krishna Janmashtami, as it rejected a last ditch attempt by an organisation to get over the restriction.

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