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Disturbing incidents of teachers physically assaulting and punishing students are on the rise in China. A boarding school in Huairen County, Shanxi province, is now facing backlash for its harsh punishment of a student who used the bathroom late at night. On September 10, a Form Three student at Yundong Secondary School in Shanxi province used…
The new wage rates will take effect from October 1 (Representational) New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced to increase minimum wage rates by revising the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA), in a bid to help workers cope with the rising cost of living. The move will support workers, particularly those in the unorganised sector. Workers…
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The video, shared on February 4, has garnered 3.9 million views on Instagram so far. If there were ever a competition for the best wedding gifts, it would be tough to beat this one. An Indian couple received tickets to the popular UK band Coldplay’s concert on their wedding day by the bride’s parents. While…
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Despite his retirement in 2013, Sachin Tendulkar still holds the top spot in Test runs, among several other records of his that stand till date. Sachin retired with 15,921 Test to his name. When it comes to the active crickters, India’s Virat Kohli, Australia’s Steve Smith and England’s Joe Root are the top…
Former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel feels there is “no harm” in trying Yash Dayal in place of either Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Siraj for the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur, beginning on Friday. Before the beginning of the Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai, skipper Rohit Sharma asserted that the workload management…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the interim Budget had proposed to borrow ₹14.13 lakh crore by issuing dated securities to meet revenue shortfall in the next financial year. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre has retained its borrowing target for the current financial year and plans to raise ₹6.61 lakh crore through auction of…
New Delhi: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has released a video explaining its strikes deep inside Lebanon where it alleged Hezbollah had hidden weapons in populated areas. The IDF said Hezbollah has been hiding weapons inside Lebanese homes. “For the last 20 years, Hezbollah built its terror network within population centres in Lebanon – primarily…
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Middle-order batter Hanuma Vihari believes left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav has to be in the playing eleven for India’s second Test against Bangladesh at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, citing the need to have variety in the spin-bowling department on a black-soil pitch. With 53 wickets in 12 Tests since his debut in 2017,…
Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis (left) celebrates after hitting half-century vs NZ.© AFP The success story of Kamindu Mendis since he made his Test debut continues. The Sri Lanka star remained unbeaten on 51 on the first day of the second Test against New Zealand in Galle on Thursday and in doing so he…
The batch of pleas came up for hearing on Thursday before the top court (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on January 15 the appeals filed by the Gujarat government and several other convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and…
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