Month: September 2024

DU’s ‘Single Girl Child’ Quota Violates Equality Right: St Stephen’s To Court

September 4, 2024 admin

The high court asked if the college raised this objection anywhere before. New Delhi: St. Stephen’s College on Wednesday contended before the Delhi High Court that admitting a student under the ‘single girl child quota’, fixed by the Delhi University (DU), is violative of the right to equality before the law. The counsel for the…

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Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ due to failures by U.K. government and industry, inquiry finds

September 4, 2024 admin

A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday (September 4, 2024) that decades of failures by government, regulators and industry turned Grenfell Tower into a “death trap” where 72 people lost their lives. The years-long public inquiry into the 2017 blaze found that there was no “single cause” of the tragedy, but…

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UK Boy, 12, Suffers Cardiac Arrest After Attempting “Chroming” Challenge On TikTok

September 4, 2024 admin

This practice can cause slurred speech, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea, and disorientation A 12-year-old boy nearly lost his life after participating in a dangerous social media trend. Cesar Watson-King inhaled a can of deodorant as part of a challenge known as “chroming,” and collapsed at his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, on August 21, reported the…

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1st Time In 59 Years: Pakistan Hits Historic Low In Ranking After Series Loss vs Bangladesh

September 4, 2024 admin

Pakistan fell to their worst Test ranking in nearly six decades on Wednesday, the International Cricket Council said, after their shock 2-0 series defeat to low-ranked Bangladesh. Bangladesh inflicted a six-wicket defeat on the home team in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, their first series win against Pakistan. “Pakistan dropped two…

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U.S. trade deficit widens in July on imports

September 4, 2024 admin

The U.S. trade deficit in July expanded to its largest since mid-2022, according to government data released on September 4, 2024, as imports rose more quickly than exports. File picture of Port of Long Beach in California. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in July as businesses front-loaded imports in anticipation…

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Fresh Case Against Anil Deshmukh For Allegedly Framing BJP Leaders

September 4, 2024 admin

New Delhi: A fresh case has been registered against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, former Special Public Prosecutor Praveen Pandit Chavan and others. The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has accused them of trying to frame BJP leaders. In 2022, then Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis had handed over a pen drive to…

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Back To Saffron, Rajasthan To Change Colour Of Cycles Given To Students

September 4, 2024 admin

The black bicycles were bought after floating a tender of Rs 133 crore (Representational) Jaipur: It’s code saffron once again in Rajasthan with the return of the BJP government in the state. Bicycles given to schoolchildren will go back to being saffron, the state’s education minister has announced. “We are going back to the colour…

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Scotland vs Australia LIVE Score Updates, 1st T20I

September 4, 2024 admin

Scotland vs Australia Live Score 1st T20I© AFP Scotland vs Australia LIVE Cricket Score: Scotland host a second string Australia in the first T20I of a three-match series in Edinburgh. Australia are looking to maintain their unbeaten record against Scotland in their first ever T20I bilateral. All three matches will be played at the…

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Major Marketing Firm Admits To Listening To Your Phone Conversations: Report

September 4, 2024 admin

The companys pitch deck disclosed that its software captures real-time voice data. Since the start of targeted advertising on websites and social media, there have been many theories circulating that claim smartphones and other gadgets, including tablets and laptops, actively listen to users’ conversations in order to offer personalised ads. Now, a new report has…

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Pakistan People Have Started To Hate Cricket: Ex-Star On Aftermath Of Series Loss vs Bangladesh

September 4, 2024 admin

Pakistan cricket was reeling Wednesday after its first-ever Test defeats against Bangladesh, the latest in a string of poor performances which have seen the game hit rock bottom. The cricket-mad nation was left in despair after losing the second Test in Rawalpindi by six wickets on Tuesday as Bangladesh swept the series 2-0….

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