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Viral Picture Of Padlock On Grave Not From Pak: A Fact Check
A fact-check has indicated that an agency report about parents putting padlocks on graves of their daughters in Pakistan to save them from a rising spate of necrophilia was incorrect. Many news sites, including NDTV, ran the report of news agency ANI that has been fact-checked by AltNews. NDTV had sent a mail to ANI late this evening. A response is...
As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing
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Operation Kaveri: Over 2,500 Indians Rescued From Violence-Hit Sudan
After the eighth flight of A C-130 Indian Airforce plane carrying 40 Indians reached India, the no. of evacuated Indians reached the mark of 2,300, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said on Sunday.
"A C-130 Indian Airforce flight has landed in New Delhi with 40 passengers. With this flight, around 2,300 people have reached India," EAM Jaishankar...
Shiv Sena Launches Delhi Unit, Eknath Shinde To Visit Soon
The Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Sunday launched its Delhi unit and vowed to implement the 'Maharashtra model' of development in the national capital.
Shiv Sena senior leaders Anandrao Adsul and Anshumman Joshi inducted several leaders into the party fold, asserting that the outfit would bat for the rights of the "sons...
'Mann Ki Baat' Live Updates: 100th Episode Of PM Modi's Radio Programme
In a "historic moment", the 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' will be broadcast live at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
In the 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast hosted by Prime Minister Modi, he addresses the people of the country on different issues.
It was first aired on October...
PM Modi's 100th Mann Ki Baat Address Today To Go Global, Live: 10 Points
Mann Ki Baat was first aired on October 3, 2014, the year the BJP came to power after the United Progressive Alliance's 10-year rule, and PM Modi took charge. The radio talk is broadcast every month.
BJP-ruled states have made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat. The party will telecast the Prime Minister's radio...
"Isn't He Ashamed?" Ashok Gehlot Targets BJP Minister Over Sanjeevani Scam
Training his guns at Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat over the Sanjivani Credit Society scam, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that the former was not taking any steps to get the money people and should be sacked.
Referring to the case, the chief minister claimed that Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and his family are linked to it and misappropriated...
Operation Kaveri: 365 Indians Brought Back Home From Sudan
India on Saturday brought back home a fresh batch of 365 people under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from strife-torn Sudan.
"More Indians come back home under #OperationKaveri. 365 passengers have just landed in New Delhi," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar tweeted.
The return of the fresh batch of Indians came a day after 754...
Criminals Now "Begging For Their Lives" In UP: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed that mafias and other criminals used to forcibly occupy the land of the poor and demand "goonda tax" under previous governments, but the state is free of anarchy under the BJP and there is rule of law.
Yogi Adityanath, who was addressing public meetings in eastern Uttar Pradesh - one...
Extending crackdown on dissent, Russia imposes harsher penalties for treason.
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Case Against Congress MLA's Gunman For Thrashing Toll Plaza Staff
A gunman of a Congress MLA allegedly thrashed a toll plaza employee on Gurugram-Faridabad road, forced him into his car, and drove him to a police outpost, according to a police complaint filed by the toll plaza management.
The incident happened at the Bandhwari toll plaza when NIT-Faridabad MLA Neeraj Sharma stopped there with his staff and a row...
Spain Bakes in Summer-Like Heat, and Worries About What Comes Next
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Conducting Caste-Based Survey Not A Crime, Says Bihar Chief Minister
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday reacted with exasperation over the opposition faced by the 'head count of caste' underway in the state, saying that holding such a survey is not a crime.
He asserted that the state is not conducting a caste census but only collecting information related to people's economic status and their caste so that...
The wrong Mr. Kozlov: How sanctions are spelling trouble for regular people.
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How A Plastic Bag Was Key In Pinning Gurugram Man Who Cut Wife Into Pieces
A polythene bag became the key evidence in the solving of the murder of a woman, whose headless, half-burnt bust was found at a farm here last week.
The woman missing her head with her both legs chopped off was found in a room at a farmhouse in a village in Manesar on April 21.
The investigation led police to a 34-year-old Jitender, a former navy cook...
Case Against 2,000 People For Offering Eid Namaz On Road In UP: Police
More than 2,000 people were booked in three FIRs for offering namaz without permission on a road outside the Eidgah on Eid last week, police said on Thursday.
The FIRs were registered separately at Bajaria, Babu Purwa, and Jajmau police stations on Wednesday. No arrests have been made so far.
A video of the people offering namaz on road was made by...
It’s OK to Be Single, the Church of England Says: So Was Jesus.
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5 Of 10 Cops Killed In Chhattisgarh Were Once Maoists, Wanted Better Life
Of the ten police personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, five had joined the force after quitting the Maoists, a senior official said on Thursday.
Ten personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and their civilian driver were killed after Maoists blew up a vehicle, which was part of a convoy...
Russian forces intensify fight around Vuhledar, a town where they have faced notable setbacks.
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Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association Polls To Be Held In June
The Aligarh Muslim University Teachers' Association election will be held in June, three years after the term of previous office-bearers ended.
Prof Imrana Naseem, who was designated as the chief election officer at the general body meeting of the association on March 16, said although the term of office bearers ended in April 2020, elections could...
Antilia Bomb Scare: Court Rejects Sachin Waze's Plea For Home-Cooked Food
Dismissed policeman Sachin Waze's plea seeking "specialized diabetic home-cooked food" in jail was on Wednesday rejected by a special court here, which said he was being provided a balanced diet in the prison.
Mr Waze, a former Mumbai police officer, is an accused in the case of an explosives-laden sports utility vehicle (SUV) found near industrialist...
Same Pay For Ayurveda Practitioners And Allopathic Doctors? Court Said...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that practitioners of alternative systems of medicine such as Ayurveda are not entitled to equal pay with allopathic doctors as they not are involved in performing emergency duties and complicated surgeries.
Setting aside a Gujarat High Court order, the top court said the emergency duty that allopathy doctors are...
Ukraine Has Nearly All Combat Vehicles Allies Promised, NATO Says
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Gujarat Sanitation Worker Inhales Toxic Gas While Cleaning Sewer, Dies: Cops
A 23-year-old sanitation worker died apparently due to inhalation of poisonous gas while cleaning a sewer in Tharad town in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Wednesday, police said.
The dead worker was hired on contract by Tharad municipality for cleaning sewers. The incident occurred in the afternoon when two sanitation workers entered a manhole to...
CBI Registers Case In Alleged West Bengal Civic Body Recruitment Scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR in connection with allegations of irregularities in municipal recruitments in West Bengal. The CBI registered the case on April 24 following the Calcutta High Court's order to probe the allegations.
A single-judge bench composed of Justice Abhijit Ganguly passed the order based on the Enforcement...
Manish Sisodia Likely To Get Bail In Liquor Policy Case Today
A Delhi court is likely to deliver its order on the bail application of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam today.
Special Judge M K Nagpal had reserved the order after hearing arguments on Sisodia's application seeking relief claiming that his custody was no longer required for...
Murdoch’s News Group Paid Settlement to Prince William, Court Filing Shows
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Murdoch’s News Group Paid Settlement to Prince William, Court Filing Shows
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The stakes for Ukraine’s spring offensive? ‘Everything.’
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"Criminals Begging For Mercy Now": Yogi Adityanath On UP Law And Order
Criminals in Uttar Pradesh walked around with their heads held high but now they hang placards around their necks begging for their lives, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday while campaigning for the urban local body elections.
Adityanath addressed elections rallies in Unnao and Rae Bareli ahead of the polls, scheduled to take place in...
Russian-Led U.N. Meeting on Peace Draws West’s Accusations of Hypocrisy
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The U.N. proposes extending and expanding the Black Sea grain deal to a reluctant Russia.
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"Don't Make Us Fight": Ashok Gehlot To Media Amid Tussle With Sachin Pilot
Amid a tussle over leadership with his former deputy Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said the media should not make people fight.
Addressing reporters here, he asserted that the Congress' election campaign in the state would focus on the schemes and programmes launched by his government.
The veteran Congress leader also...
Pilot Unions Threaten To Go To "Any Extent" Over Air India's Pay Revision
Indicating that they are ready for a showdown with the Tata Group-owned Air India management over its "unilateral" decision to revise the salary structure and service conditions, the two pilot unions at the airline warned the management of going to "any extent" to protect their members.
On April 17, Air India rolled out a revamped compensation structure...
Men in Military Uniforms Killed at Least 60 People, Burkina Faso Says
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Doctors At Delhi AIIMS Remove Whistle Stuck In 4-Year-Old's Throat
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences removed a whistle which had got stuck in the airways of a 4-year-old child after he accidentally aspirated it, through endoscopy. "Shahin, a native of Nuh district in Haryana, was brought to the Mother and Child Block of the hospital Sunday morning," Dr Prabudh Goel, Additional Professor, Department...
United States Says Wagner Has Quietly Picked Sides in Sudan
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Here are the latest developments.
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Maharashtra Records 545 Fresh Covid Cases, 2 Deaths
Maharashtra on Sunday recorded 545 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities, the health department said.
After the new additions, the state's COVID-19 tally rose to 81,61,894 and the death count to 1,48,504.
A day earlier, Maharashtra recorded 850 cases and four fatalities.
Mumbai saw 141 fresh cases and one fatality while another person died of...
Police Among Injured In Stone Pelting Between 2 Rajasthan Communities
Stone pelting broke out between people of two communities in Malpura in Tonk district of Rajasthan on Sunday, said officials.
Sub-Divisional Officer Malpura, Mahipal Singh said that police officials were also injured in the incident.
Giving details, Mr Singh said, "At the Malpura sub-division headquarters of Tonk district, the situation worsened after...
Madhya Pradesh Man Dies By Suicide Over Family's Financial Situation: Cops
A 24-year-old man died by suicide by bursting a firecracker in his mouth in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district on Sunday, police said.
Prima facie, the dead Brajesh Prajapati was tense as he couldn't pursue higher studies in a big city as his family's financial condition was not good. A police officer said the Prajapati took the extreme step as he was...
"Will Take Firm Stand": Sharad Pawar's Message Amid Buzz About Ajit Pawar
Following the buzz of Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP) Ajit Pawar joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there was no discussion about the matter in the party.
"If someone is trying to break away (Ajit Pawar from NCP), then, it is their strategy and they must be doing that....
'Ram Rajya' Only Possible With Caste-Based Census: Akhilesh Yadav
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav once again called for a caste-based census on Saturday and claimed that only with caste-based census 'Ram Rajya' is possible.
"'Ram Rajya' and 'Samajwad' is only possible if a caste-based census will take place. Only with the caste-based census Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas will...
BJP Misleading People: Trinamool Minister On Alleged Rape, Murder Of Teen
West Bengal Women and Social Welfare Minister Shashi Panja on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people and doing divisive politics over the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in the North Dinajpur district.
"They are misleading people and doing divisive politics. We condemn this. BJP is using this matter for their...
"Autopsy Revealed...": Bengal Cops After Dalit Girl Allegedly Raped, Killed
Amid the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, SP North Dinajpur Sana Akhtar on Saturday said that the victim's post-mortem report given by doctors reveals that death was due to a poisonous substance.
This comes after a Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in the North Dinajpur district of...
"Should Be Shot On Sight": Union Minister On Those Glorifying Atiq Ahmed
Reacting to slogans glorifying murdered Uttar Pradesh gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed after offering prayers, Union Minister Ashwini Choubey said that such people should be shot at sight and Bihar needs Yogi Adityanath's model of government.
This comes after Patna police on Friday said one of the men at the Jumma Namaz (Friday prayer congregations)...
Ajit Pawar Capable Of Becoming Maharashtra Chief Minister: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said Nationalist Congress Party leader Ajit Pawar was capable of becoming Maharashtra chief minister since he has vast administrative experience, the statement coming days after the two engaged in a verbal tussle.
Notably, amid speculation surrounding his next political move, Ajit Pawar on Friday said he would...
Elisabeth Kopp, Swiss Politician Who Made History, Dies at 86
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"Why Did He Take Oath As Minister?" Congress Leader Slams Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Saturday hit back at Ajit Pawar, saying the NCP leader should have quit the government led by Congress' Prithviraj Chavan in 2010-14 itself if he was unhappy.
He also appeared making light of Ajit Pawar's remarks that he would "100 per cent like to be the chief minister", saying if the NCP leader has a...
Germany Names Panel to Investigate 1972 Attack at Munich Olympics
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"We Are All United": Rajasthan Congress Chief On Gehlot-Pilot Feud
Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara on Friday downplayed the ongoing tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, saying "we are all united".
He also said if a leader is not found popular in his constituency in the party's pre-poll survey, he should not get a ticket even if it is him.
"I am a man of...
5 Deaths, 993 New Covid Cases Recorded In Maharashtra In 24 Hours
Maharashtra on Friday reported 993 COVID-19 cases and five deaths, which took the tally to 81,60,499 and the count to 1,48,497, a health official said.
A state health department bulletin said the XBB.1.16 is the dominant variant of Omicron that was driving the case surge in the state. So far, 681 cases caused by this variant have been detected,...
Kerala Priest, 77, Arrested For Sexually Harassing Teen: Police
An orthodox church priest was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha, police said on Friday. According to the press statement issued by Ernakulam Rural Police, an orthodox church priest Shemavoon Ramba, a native of Pathanamthitta and aged 77 years was arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old girl in Muvattupuzha.
The...
‘We Will Hunt You’: Ugandans Flee Ahead of Harsh Anti-Gay Law
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Maharashtra Board Schools To Close From Today Over Heat Wave Conditions
All schools affiliated to the state board in Maharashtra will remain closed from Friday in view of the heat wave conditions, the government said.
Schools of other boards can take decision about closure after considering their curriculum and activities, said the order issued by the School Education Department on Thursday.
Except for Vidarbha, schools...
1973: Moscow Walkout by Chinese Envoy
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Vote For AAP In Place Of Congress: Arvind Kejriwal Before Jalandhar Polls
Ahead of next month's Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal Thursday appealed to people of the constituency to vote for his party if they want development, claiming the Congress did nothing for them in 60 years.
"We are doing good work and with honesty," he said, addressing a gathering here. "Vote for us in place of Congress...give...
NATO’s top official, visiting Kyiv, says Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the alliance.
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An E.U. proposal offers help to European farmers affected by Ukrainian grain shipments.
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Gold Bars Worth Rs 75 Lakh Seized From Aircraft's Toilet At Delhi Airport
Three gold bars worth around Rs 75 lakh were recovered from the toilet of an international flight at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, customs officials said on Wednesday.
"On the basis of input received and further developed by customs officers at IGI Airport, an aircraft used for international flights was searched upon completion of its...
Ukrainian survivors of Russia’s occupation give harrowing testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Sanitation Workers In Supreme Court To Be Called Supervisor: Chief Justice
The humble sanitation worker called 'Jamadar' in the Supreme Court will now be addressed as 'Supervisor', with Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud deciding to change the nomenclature of certain posts, saying they reflected a “colonial mindset” having no place in a modern society.
While inaugurating the ‘Supreme Court Sports, Cultural & Other...
Russia and India are discussing a free-trade agreement, officials say.
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Maharashtra Records 1,100 New Covid Cases, 4 Deaths In 24 Hours
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 1,100 new coronavirus infections and four fatalities, the health department said in a bulletin.
The state has 6,102 active cases now.
The state's COVID-19 case tally rose to 81,58,393, and death count to 1,48,489.
The state had recorded 949 cases and six deaths on Tuesday.
Mumbai recorded 234 cases and one fatality...
