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Uttar Pradesh: Six-yr-old chokes on pencil shavings, dies
Hamirpur: In a tragic incident, a six-year-old girl died after pencil shavings got stuck in her throat. A Class 1 student, Artika was studying with her siblings on the terrace of her…
- India
India, along with Russia, China, abstains on UNSC resolution on Myanmar
United Nations: India joined China and Russia in abstaining on a UN Security Council resolution on Myanmar, calling for the restoration of democracy there and the release of political prisoners, foremost among…
- India
Distillery protest: More than 1,100 protesters booked a day after clashes
Ferozepur: Over 1,100 unidentified people were booked on Wednesday, a day after eight police personnel were injured in clashes with members of farmer unions trying to force their way through barricades to…
- India
Byju’s wants to terminate jersey sponsorship deal with BCCI, kit sponsor MPL also wants to exit
New Delhi: Two of Indian cricket team’s main sponsors, edtech major Byju’s and MPL sports, want to exit from their sponsorship agreements with the BCCI. In June, Byju’s had extended its jersey…
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3 ED officers promoted as Special Directors
New Delhi: Three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers have been promoted as Special Directors, according to an official order issued on Wednesday. Satyabrata Kumar, a 2004-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the…
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Dalai Lama says India respects all religions, asks youths to maintain secular tradition
Chandigarh: Amid the tension with China, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Wednesday said India respected all religions and asked the youth to maintain the country’s thousand-year-old secular tradition. The spiritual leader…
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Social inequality exists because we mistook Adharma for Dharma: RSS chief
Ahmedabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said inequality is still prevailing in society because people mistook ‘Adharma’ (irreligious behaviour) for ‘dharma’ (religion) for nearly 2,000 years. He was…
- India
Rajasthan Technical University professor booked for demanding sexual favours from student
Kota: A professor of the Rajasthan Technical University here was booked here for allegedly demanding sexual favours from a student and failing her in his subject upon being rebuffed. The accused, Girish…
- Delhi
Hoax social media bomb threat at IGI leads to security drills
New Delhi: A social media chat about “bombing and eliminating” Delhi’s IGI Airport led to a brief panic and triggered a counter-terrorist security drill at the country’s largest civil aviation facility on…
- Kerala
IUML asks its RS member Abdul Wahab to explain praise of BJP Ministers
Thiruvananthapuram: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the second-biggest constituent of the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, on Wednesday asked its Rajya Sabha member P.V. Abdul Wahab to explain why he was praising…
- India
Need to amend POCSO Act to allow consensual relationship between adolescents: NCP MP
New Delhi: NCP MP Vandana Chavan on Wednesday urged the government to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to revise the age of consent and prevent the criminalisation…
- India
Delhi excise case: Accused formed cartel with ‘South Group’ controlled by Kavitha, says ED
New Delhi: The now-scrapped Delhi excise policy was formulated to provide monetary benefits to some AAP politicians and the accused “formed a cartel” with the ‘South Group’ controlled by Telangana chief minister’s…
- India
Central intelligence agencies warn of Maoist influence in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The Central intelligence agencies have alerted the Tamil Nadu police about Maoist groups trying to assert their influence in the society. In a recent alert to the state police they informed…
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VHP calls for separate ministry for pilgrimage site development in India
New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday demanded the creation of a separate ministry for the development of pilgrimage sites across the country. The affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
- Kashmir
Meet Kashmir’s trend-setter farmers whose innovative practices is changing agricultural practices
Srinagar: At a time when farmers in Kashmir are shifting to high density apple orchards, two elderly farmers have shown an innovative agricultural practice to grow cash crops. Agriculture experts say such…
