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Over 68 hrs on, 3-yr-old still stuck in borewell; rat miners roped in Raj
Jaipur: Over 68 hours on, rescue efforts are underway to pull out a three-year-old girl who fell into a 700-foot-deep borewell in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. A 160-foot-deep pit was being dug to…
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Teacher beats student over wearing cap to school in UP, booked
Ballia:The teacher of a convent school in the Chitbaragaon police station area here was booked for allegedly beating a class six student for wearing a cap to school, police said on Thursday.…
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Outrage expressed over renewed sale of Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ in India
Lucknow: Some Muslim organisations have strongly condemned the renewed sale of Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” in India and appealed to the central government to reinstate the ban on it.…
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UAE: 13-year-old Indian expat boy’s vision saved after rare cricket ball injury
A 13-year-old United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Indian expat boy’s vision was recently saved after he sustained a severe eye injury while playing cricket in Dubai. The boy, an 8th grade student, was…
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One dead, 20 rescued after tourist boat capsizes off Calangute beach in Goa
Panaji: One person died and 20 others were rescued after a tourist boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in North Goa on Wednesday, police said. The incident occurred around…
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Nation embraces Christmas spirit with midnight masses and festivities
New Delhi: Yuletide spirit gripped the nation as people thronged churches across states for special prayers on Christmas and families came together to celebrate the joyous occasion. The festive spirit started with…
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Viral video of seat-tearing man proved communal misinformation
A video post surfaced online and pushed through Hindutva handles showing a man tearing down the seats of a scooter parked in public, proved to be false. The video captions going around…
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One held for rape of Anna University student inside campus in Chennai
Chennai: A 37-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the rape of a female student here inside the campus of Anna University in the early hours on Wednesday, an…
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Protest over Bihar PSC exam paper leak, police lathi charge job aspirants
Patna: A group of people and government job aspirants held a protest here on Wednesday, December 25, demanding the cancellation of the December 13 combined preliminary exam conducted by the Bihar Public…
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Fresh gunfight erupts in Manipur’s foothill village
Imphal: A gunfight erupted between two armed groups in Imphal East district, Manipur, on Wednesday morning, December 25 according to police. According to reports, armed individuals fired from the hilltops of Kangpokpi…
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India Post discontinues book post service leaving reading community in dismay
In a surprising move, India Post discontinued the Registered Book Post (RBP) on December 18, a decision that has left several publishers and readers in dismay. It is being reported that the…
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Mumbai: Six-year-old dies in car accident, air bag injury suspected
A six-year-old child died in a car accident due to a suspected injury from the vehicle’s airbags. The incident occurred in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi region. The deceased, Harsh Arethia, and three of…
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3 dead, 24 injured as bus plunges into gorge in Uttarakhand
Nainital: Three people died and 24 got injured when a roadways bus fell into a deep gorge in Bhimtal’s Saldi area on Wednesday, December 25. The Uttarakhand roadways bus with 27 people…
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Delhi: Man sets himself on fire near Parliament, hospitalized
New Delhi: A man tried to immolate himself near the new Parliament building on Wednesday afternoon, December 25, an official of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said. A call regarding the incident…
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After 36-yr ban, Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ returns to India
New Delhi: British-Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s controversial book “The Satanic Verses” has quietly returned to India 36 years after it was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government. A “limited stock” of the…
