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Bihar alcohol ban prevented 21L cases of intimate partner violence: Study
New Delhi: Bihar’s alcohol ban in 2016 prevented 24 lakh cases of daily and weekly consumption, and 21 lakh cases of intimate partner violence, according to new research published in The Lancet…
- Kolkata
Abhishek Banerjee faces crucial test in Diamond Harbour LS constituency
Diamond Harbour: The Diamond Harbour poll battleground encapsulates an intense dynamic in West Bengal’s political landscape where the TMC, led by its de facto number two Abhishek Banerjee, touts the seat as…
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Remal intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, to make landfall by Sunday night
New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Remal’ has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is expected to make landfall between West Bengal’s Sagar Island and Bangladesh’s Khepupara on Sunday night, the IMD said. This…
- India
Cannes 2024: Payal Kapadia creates history, wins Grand Prix award
Cannes: Payal Kapadia has scripted history by becoming the first Indian filmmaker to win the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival for her film “All We Imagine as Light”. The…
- India
South Africa to follow up on arrest of Gupta brothers in India
Johannesburg: South Africa on Saturday said it will engage with the Indian government following reports of the arrest of two Gupta brothers there, one of whom is wanted here for allegedly looting…
- India
Seven newborns die in fire at east Delhi children’s hospital
New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a children’s hospital in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar, leaving seven newborns dead, officials said on Sunday. The officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS)…
- India
ASI using ground-penetrating radar machine during Bhojshala survey: petitioner
Dhar: The Archaeological Survey of India conducting a court-mandated scientific survey of the controversial Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid complex in Dhar has started using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and GPS machines, one of the…
- Telangana
Modi insulting Muslims, will ensure he does not become PM again: Owaisi
Nasriganj: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with heaping “insults” on Muslims by claiming that “mangalsutras” of women and quotas for deprived castes will be taken away…
- India
Cyclone Remal: Kolkata airport to suspend flight operations for 21 hrs from Sunday
Kolkata: The authorities of Kolkata airport have decided to suspend flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon in view of the possible impact of cyclone Remal, an official said here. A…
- India
Pune car crash: Family put pressure on driver to take blame, say cops
Pune: Pune police on Saturday arrested the grandfather of the 17-year-old involved in a car crash here that killed two persons while claiming that both the teenager’s father and grandfather put pressure…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru rave party bust: Police issue notice to Telugu actress, 8 others
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police on Saturday served notice to a Telugu actress and eight others in connection with a rave party in Bengaluru after their blood samples showed the presence of narcotic…
- India
Priyanka slams Modi over ‘mujra’ remark: No PM in country’s history used such words
New Delhi: Slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “mujra” barb, the Congress on Saturday said he is using words that no other prime minister in the country’s history used for opposition…
- India
India seeking Free Trade Agreement with Maldives: Minister
Male: Maldives on Saturday said India has initiated efforts to create a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries and deliberations are ongoing for achieving it. “They (India) want there to be…
- India
Gujarat: Children among 16 killed in Rajkot game zone fire
Rajkot: At least 16 persons, including children, were killed and three others injured in a massive fire on Saturday evening that raged in a game zone teeming with people enjoying a summer…
- India
J-K: Nearly 40% migrant Kashmiri Pandits vote for Anantnag-Rajouri seat
Jammu: Nearly 40 per cent of migrant Kashmiri Pandits cast their ballots in the Anantnag-Rajouri parliamentary constituency during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. This represents a significant…
