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New Delhi: In a significant order weeks before the elections, the Supreme Court has once again refused to order a stay on the law to appoint election commissioners, stating that doing so at this stage would be “creating chaos”. While making the observations, the court also noted that there are no allegations against the newly…
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Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy Internet signal that is her last link to an education. Shekiba has turned to online learning since the Taliban returned to power in 2021 and shut her out of classrooms, signing up for live economics lectures she…
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State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel. Videograb: X/StateDeputySpox The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory and strongly opposes any unilateral attempts by China to advance its territorial claims across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a senior Biden administration official has said, days after the Chinese military reiterated its claim over the…
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The raid on the village in Kaduna States in Nigeria came weeks after around 280 students were abducted from a school in the State. | Photo Credit: AP Waking up to a gunman shining a light around his house, Nigerian Yusuf Thomas took his chance to escape when his would-be kidnapper told him to lie…
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British Airways confirmed the two women were no longer employed by them. Two members of British Airways cabin crew have been fired after they posted a racist video on Tik Tok mocking Asian passengers. The offensive clip was filmed by Holly Walton and Lauren Bray while they stayed at a luxury resort hotel in Antigua…
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Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar has been an inspiration to many, be it on or off the cricket field. Meanwhile, the legend himself has always been supportive towards the players he played with. Recalling the encouraging words of Tendulkar, pacer Varun Aaron revealed how the cricket veteran boosted his morale and that “changed” his Test debut…
Journalists gather during an auction outside residence of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar on March 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The lakeside mansion where Myanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent years under house arrest went under auction on Wednesday with a minimum price of $150 million — but…
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Heaping crisis: Polish farmer Piotr Korycki stands in a warehouse filled with grain on his farm in Cywiny Wojskie | Photo Credit: AP Piotr Korycki picks up a handful of wheat and watches as the yellow grains run through his fingers. All around him, grain is piled high in a warehouse on his farm north of…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP When Herve found out he had glioblastoma — the most aggressive form of brain cancer — at the age of 40, he made a deal with himself. “I said to myself: it is serious, but you are at war — and you’re going to win,”…
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The video of the incident shows the woman attempting to free herself from Kapil’s advances. New Delhi: A man in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area was caught on camera harassing and abusing a woman on the street on Wednesday. The footage shows a man identified as Kapil engaging in abusive behaviour towards a woman, who is…
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