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Columbia University on Monday, April 29, began suspending students who refused to leave a ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ after negotiations with protesters failed and the students decided to ignore a warning that remaining would lead to their suspension and eviction. Columbia said the nearly two-week-long protest violated university policies, created an unwelcoming and “intolerable” environment for…
HD Kumaraswamy his distanced himself from the obscene videos scandal of Prajwal Revanna New Delhi: Prajwal Revanna, the Janata Dal (Secular) MP who has been suspended from the party and grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, faces the risk of being forsaken by his uncle HD Kumaraswamy after purported obscene videos – hundreds…
Picture for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters “A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people,” a government spokesman said on April 30. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said that on Monday around 9 p.m. (1630 GMT) “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” in…
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Inhaling fentanyl – approved in the US for use as anaesthetic – can cause irreversible brain damage New Delhi: Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl — approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic — can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today. Fentanyl is cheap,…
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In a 4-to-3 decision on April 25, New York’s highest court overturned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction — a landmark case in the #MeToo movement. The New York Court of Appeals observed that Justice James Burke, the trial judge who presided over the sex crimes case in Manhattan, had made a crucial error by…
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A Vietnamese flag flies atop the State Bank building, near the Vietcombank and Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam buildings, in central Hanoi, Vietnam November 23, 2017. | Photo Credit: Reuters Questions: 1. During the war, U.S. forces used X, substances that, when applied to a plant, cause its leaves to fall off. The U.S. sprayed X en masse over…
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The United States stepped up pressure on April 29 for a cease-fire deal in Gaza as the Secretary of State said a new proposal had been put to Hamas, whose officials were in Cairo talking to Egyptian mediators. Israeli airstrikes killed 26 people in Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah, according to hospital records. U.S. Secretary…
A file photo of Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 30 alleged the Congress was spreading lies that the BJP intends to change the Constitution and end reservations if it returns to power for a third term. He also said the BJP…
Rajnath Singh is fighting for a third consecutive term from Lucknow New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed confidence today that the BJP would score 80/80 in Uttar Pradesh, shrugging off any concern that low voting could be bad news for his party. Rajnath Singh, who is the BJP candidate from Lucknow, also slammed what…
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The Indian cricketing fraternity took to social media to extend birthday wishes to the team’s all-format skipper Rohit Sharma, who turned 37 on Wednesday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to X (formerly Twitter) to extend their wishes to the ‘Hitman’. “472 intl. matches , 18,820 intl. runs, 48 intl. hundreds…
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