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Activists of radical anti-blasphemy party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protest against the burning of the Koran in Sweden, in Karachi on January 27, 2023. File | Photo Credit: AFP Swedish prosecutors on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Korans in 2023, which sparked widespread outrage…
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu among states with number of student suicides: Report (Representational) New Delhi: Incidents of student suicides in India have grown at an alarming annual rate, surpassing the population growth rate and overall suicide trends, according to a new report. Based on the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, the “Student suicides: An epidemic…
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A pdf version of the book will be launched online New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday launched a comic book telling the story of legendary IAF Marshal Arjan Singh and the epic Battle of Boyra fought during the 1971 Indo-Pak war, aiming to educate the young people about the glorious history of the…
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US has imposed new sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank over violence against Palestinians. (File) Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he views “with utmost severity” new sanctions imposed by Washington on Israeli setters in the West Bank over violence against Palestinians. “Israel views with utmost severity the imposition of sanctions…
An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an online protest against a law that bans women from raising their voices in public. Taliban authorities last week announced the law, which includes rules that women’s faces, bodies and voices should be…
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GRP personnel thrash a teen and his grandmother in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni Bhopal: A group of railway policemen were seen thrashing a teen and his grandmother on CCTV at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni. The incident has sparked outrage on social media. The men from the Government Railway Police (GRP) were interrogating the…
Sarjan Barkati is in jail along with his wife in a money laundering case (Representational) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected the nomination papers of the fiery cleric Sarjan Ahmad Wagay in Jammu and Kashmir’s south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati alias ‘Azadi Chacha’ shot to the limelight…
Gujarat, ravaged by rain and flood, has no hope of respite anytime soon, with the met department predicting more showers. The Met office has sent out an alert for very heavy rainfall till August 30. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: The India Meteorological Department has forecast of extremely heavy rains…
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Ollie Pope has asked Joe Root for guidance on how best to balance the demands of batting and captaincy after an awkward first outing as stand-in England skipper against Sri Lanka. Pope, in the first of three matches deputising for the injured Ben Stokes, led England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka…
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Sri Lanka will be without a left-arm fast-bowling option at Lord’s.© Instagram Sri Lanka have brought in Lahiru Kumara and Pathum Nissanka to their playing eleven for the second Test against England, starting at Lord’s on Thursday. While Kumara replaces Vishwa Fernando, Nissanka comes in for Kusal Mendis. Mendis made 24 and 0…
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