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4 Thrash Tribal Man With Belts In Madhya Pradesh, Case Filed: Police

October 16, 2024 admin

Purported videos of the brutality have also surfaced on social media. (Representational) Chhatarpur: A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly assaulting a tribal man with belts in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, police said on Wednesday. Purported videos of the brutality have also surfaced on social media. Chhatarpur’s Additional Superintendent of Police Vikram…

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16 Killed As Israel Strikes Municipal Buildings In Southern Lebanon

October 16, 2024 admin

A view of a damaged site after an Israeli strike in Nabatiyeh. Beirut: Lebanon’s health ministry on Wednesday said 16 people were killed and 52 others wounded in Israeli strikes on municipal buildings in the southern city of Nabatiyeh, revising upwards an earlier toll. “Sixteen were martyred and 52 others wounded in the final toll…

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Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response if Israel strikes, urges U.N. action

October 16, 2024 admin

This handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II (centre right) and his son Crown Prince Hussein (right) meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (centre left) in Amman on October 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s top diplomat has warned U.N. chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready…

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Sex In Front Of Child Is Sexual Harassment Of Minor: Kerala High Court

October 16, 2024 admin

Accused-petitioner claimed that none of the offences were made out against him. (Representational) Kolkata: The Kerala High Court has held that having sexual intercourse or exhibiting a naked body before a minor amounts to sexual harassment of the child and is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The ruling by…

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Israeli strikes kill 25 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

October 16, 2024 admin

Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 25 people, officials said Wednesday (October 16, 2024), including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. Elsewhere in the south, a city’s Mayor was among the dead in a strike that Lebanese officials said…

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Man Arrested Over Rape, Murder Of Women In West Bengal

October 16, 2024 admin

The body was discovered by some local people who were on a morning walk. (Representational) Kolkata: Nadia district police in West Bengal, on Wednesday afternoon, arrested a youth in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a woman in her early twenties, whose half-charred and semi-nude body was recovered earlier this morning. A senior…

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After Haryana Swearing-In Today, NDA’s Mega Show of Strength

October 16, 2024 admin

One of the items on the agenda is the “year of 50th anniversary of the attempt to murder democracy” . New Delhi: Looking to keep up the pressure on the Opposition after the BJP pulled off a stunning victory in Haryana, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will hold a meeting of all chief ministers and…

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Hezbollah Launches Rockets At Israel In Response To Raids

October 16, 2024 admin

Hezbollah Launches Rockets At Israeli Town In Response To Raids. (Representational) Beirut: Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Safed on Wednesday, the third such attack in 24 hours which the Lebanese armed group described as a response to Israeli raids. Militants from the Iran-backed group targeted “at 6:50 pm (1550…

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NPPA revises the ceiling prices of eight scheduled drugs to meet the twin objectives of availability and affordability

October 16, 2024 admin

Image used for representation purpose only. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved an increase in the ceiling prices of eleven scheduled formulations of eight drugs by 50% of their current ceiling prices. Most of these drugs are low-cost and generally used as first line treatment crucial to the public health programmes of the…

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Rs 50,000 Fine For Dust Pollution At Delhi Construction Sites Amid Poor Air quality

October 16, 2024 admin

The civic body is taking different initiatives to reduce air pollution (Representational) New Delhi: With air quality dropping to “poor” levels in the city, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) carried out inspections at construction sites, issuing challans of Rs 50,000 for each violation of dust mitigation measures. Due to sustained poor Air Quality Index…

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