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UP girl, boyfriend kill minor brother with sickle after he finds them in a compromising position

An 18-year-old girl has been arrested along with her boyfriend for killing her minor brother after the latter caught them in a compromising position here, police said.According to police, the 12-year-old reportedly caught his sister and her boyfriend in an objectionable position and threatened to inform their parents about it. Infuriated over this, the duo […]

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Delhi not on the list of world’s most polluted cities, Arvind Kejriwal cites media report

Delhi is not on the list of the most polluted cities in the world, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday citing a media report.“After a long time, Delhi is not in the list of the most polluted cities of the world. Efforts of Delhiites are slowly but surely paying off. Congrats Delhi! But its […]

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Sikhs in US told to shave or face strict action, slam correctional agency’s discriminatory beard policy

Members of the penal law enforcement agency in the US state of California are now required to shave their facial hair, regardless of any religious or medical reasons they may have for keeping it, media reports said, a move civil rights activists say was disproportionately targeting religious minorities like the Sikhs and Black Americans. The […]

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After alert from US agency about ‘suicide’ search online, police save Mumbai man from ending his life

Mumbai Police have traced a 25-year-old man and saved him from ending his life, following an alert received from a US law-enforcement agency that a person was searching on Google about ‘how to commit suicide without pain’, an official said on Thursday. Based on vital information like the IP address and location shared by the […]

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Meteorite that fell in Gujarat in August rare aubrite seen last 170 years back

The meteorite that fell in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on August 17 last year was a rare specimen of an aubrite seen in India for the first time since 1852, according to a paper published in the Indian Academy of Sciences peer-reviewed journal Current Science last month. A group of scientists at the space department’s Physical […]

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‘Bad manners to talk about…’: Fiji PM on discussing China in Jaishankar talks

Fiji prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Thursday thanked ‘great old friend’ India after external affairs minister S Jaishankar – on a three-day visit to the Pacific island nation hosting the World Hindi Conference – announced a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders. “… very fortunate to have such a great power and […]

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Before killing live-in partner, Delhi man danced with friends at his engagement party

Sahil Gehlot danced and enjoyed with his friends at his engagement ceremony on February 9 and later strangled his live-in partner and stuffed her body inside a refrigerator following an heated argument, police claimed. The following day, Gehlot, 24, got married, they said.Nikki Yadav was allegedly strangled to death by Gehlot who stuffed her body […]

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Income tax ‘survey’ operations at BBC offices continue for third day

The Income Tax department’s ‘survey’ at the BBC office here continued for the third straight day on Thursday as officials gathered financial data from select staffers and made copies of electronic and paper data of the news organisation. The operation that began at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offices in Delhi and Mumbai at around […]

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When will Twitter have a new CEO? Elon Musk shares hopeful deadline

Elon Musk said that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter “probably toward the end of this year” while speaking via a video call to the World Government Summit in Dubai. He also said that as Twitter CEO he is making sure the platform can function properly. “I think I need to stabilize the organization […]

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Nitish expresses displeasure over JD(U) leader’s demand for Muslim quota in army

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expressed displeasure over his Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) leader Gulam Rasool Balyawi’s demand for 30% reservation for Muslims in the army. He said he will get clarification from Balyawi. “Lot of people have the habit of speaking a lot. When I meet him, I will ask him […]