Month: July 2024

Mumbai, Nearby Areas Receive Over 100mm Rainfall In 12 Hours; Flights Diverted

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Mumbai, Nearby Areas Receive Over 100mm Rainfall In 12 Hours; Flights Diverted

Rains abated in the night hours Mumbai: Mumbai and its suburbs received over 100 mm of rainfall in 12 hours till 8 PM on Sunday, inundating roads in many areas, diverting flights, and briefly affecting local train traffic between Dadar and Matunga stations due to water-logging. The island city recorded 101 mm of rainfall in…

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4 Get 20-Year Jail Term For Raping 17-Year-Old Girl In 2021 In Odisha

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4 Get 20-Year Jail Term For Raping 17-Year-Old Girl In 2021 In Odisha

Jajpur (Odisha): A POCSO court in Odisha’s Jajpur district has sentenced four people to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each for raping a girl three years ago. The court of Jajpur POCSO judge Abhijit Palei also imposed a total fine of Rs 4 lakh on the convicts. The convicts will have to undergo imprisonment for…

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Taiwan must protect its sovereignty, know its own history, president says

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Taiwan must protect its sovereignty, know its own history, president says

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan must protect its sovereignty and know its own culture and history, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, rejecting what he said was the previous mistaken belief the island could serve as a base to “retake” China. Mr. Lai, who took office in May, and his ruling…

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Geoffrey Boycott Readmitted To Hospital After Surgery. Family Shares Worrying Update

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Geoffrey Boycott Readmitted To Hospital After Surgery. Family Shares Worrying Update

File photo of Geoffrey Boycott© AFP Legendary England cricket team batter and captain Geoffrey Boycott had to be readmitted to the hospital just days after undergoing surgery for throat cancer. An official statement was issued on social media from Boycott’s family that he has developed pneumonia after he was released from the hospital…

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China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

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China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the…

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Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli wins vote of confidence in Parliament

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Nepal PM K.P. Sharma Oli wins vote of confidence in Parliament

Nepalese Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli arrived to ask for a vote of confidence in parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, on July 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli comfortably won a vote of confidence in Parliament on July 22, nearly a week after he was sworn in to…

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Over 4,500 Indian Students Return From Violence-Hit Bangladesh

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Over 4,500 Indian Students Return From Violence-Hit Bangladesh

MEA said Indian missions are in regular contact with remaining Indian students in Bangladesh (File) New Delhi: More than 4,500 Indian students have returned home from Bangladesh as the neighbouring country continues to reel under violent clashes that have killed over 100 people. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday that 500 students…

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Mahua Moitra Approaches Supreme Court Against Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order

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Mahua Moitra Approaches Supreme Court Against Kanwar Yatra Eateries Order

Mahua Moitra’s plea is yet to be listed for hearing. (File) New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court against the directives by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display the names of their owners. In her plea before the top court, Ms…

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Video Of House Bombed In Manipur Kuki Dominant Churachandpur Viral. What Owner Naorem Ibomcha Meitei, A Displaced Man, Said

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Video Of House Bombed In Manipur Kuki Dominant Churachandpur Viral. What Owner Naorem Ibomcha Meitei, A Displaced Man, Said

Screengrab of viral video of house of Naorem Ibomcha Meitei being bombed in Churachandpur Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: Naorem Ibomcha Meitei, 43, was born in southern Manipur’s hill district Churachandpur. He and his family fled from this Kuki tribes-dominated area when ethnic violence broke out in May 2023. Today, Mr Ibomcha said, he saw a viral video…

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