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‘Unfounded assumptions’: India rejects Yale environment index rating
New Delhi: Rejecting the bottom rank in environmental performance index by the Yale Centre for Environmental Law & Policy, India on Wednesday said that many indicators used for assessing the EPI are…
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Karnataka: Nun alleges molestation in convent
Bengaluru: A nun on Wednesday claimed she has been sexually harassed at a convent in Karnataka’s Mysuru city, and appealed for help, saying she is getting life threats for voicing out her…
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Stop spreading communal hatred: Ghaziabad admin to Narsinghanand
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad administration has issued a notice to Dasna Devi Temple head priest Yati Narsinghanand, warning him of legal action if he makes a statement which spreads communal hatred. The move by…
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No 2BHK allocated in Rangareddy district in seven years, reveals RTI
Hyderabad: An RTI reply revealed that since the launch of the Dignity Housing Scheme in Telangana, not a single 2BHK has been allocated to the beneficiary. Out of 210048 applications received so…
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‘More emotionally attached’, SC grants grandparents custody of Covid orphan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said paternal grandparents would better take care of a six-year-old than his maternal aunt, as they are more emotionally attached, in a custody case where…
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AP: Witness in ex-MP Viveka’s murder dies under suspicious circumstances
Amaravati: Kalluri Gangadhar Reddy, a witness in the sensational murder case of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, died under suspicious circumstances in Anantapur district. The 49-year-old died in sleep…
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Delhi police book Saba Naqvi, Nupur Sharma and others over hate messages
New Delhi: In a move to curb falsehood and misinformation on social media, the IFSO unit of the Delhi police has registered a case against several persons including Nupur Sharma and Naveen…
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With 7,240 new Covid cases, India reports nearly 40% spike
New Delhi: For a second day in a row, India reported a nearly 40 per cent spike after it registered 7,240 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against the 5,233…
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Sunk Spanish Galleon carrying $17 bn worth of gold, silver claimed by Columbia
Satyen Mohapatra San Jose galleon with its bounty worth billions (estimated to be about $17 billion) can be seen today after nearly three centuries. The Colombian army has now released a video…
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Bihar couple begs for money to get son’s body released from govt mortuary
Patna: In a shocking incident, a poor couple in Bihar’s Samastipur was forced to beg to collect Rs 50,000 as bribe for the mortuary staff of a government hospital to get the…
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Darul Uloom Deoband seeks legal action against those spreading hatred
Saharanpur: Darul Uloom Deoband, one of the largest Islamic seminaries in India, has sought strict legal action against all those who have made objectionable statements against Islam to spread ‘hatred’ in the…
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Viral video: Right-wing activist harasses Muslim street vendor
Kanpur: A right-wing activist was seen harassing a Muslim street vendor in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. In the video, the activist, Tushar Shukla, can be seen questioning other ‘Hindus’ for…
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EU agrees on common charger for mobile devices by 2024
Brussels: Chargers will be harmonized for small and medium-sized portable electronic devices by 2024 in the European Union (EU), negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council have agreed. “By autumn 2024,…
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Sri Lanka grants 40-year tax relief for China-backed Port City investments
Colombo: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has decided to give special 40-year tax relief for Chinese-built Colombo Port city to attract potential investors as the island nation’s largest foreign direct investment failed to attract…
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IBM begins closing business, laying off staff in Russia: CEO Arvind Krishna
New York: IBM has started an “orderly wind-down” of its business and laying off the workforce in Russia with its Indian-origin CEO Arvind Krishna saying the global IT giant will continue to…
