A man was lynched and the eyes of two others were badly damaged over suspicion of cattle theft at Kadgama village under Shrinagar police station of Purnia district in Bihar on Thursday, said police. The deceased was identified as Shyam Dev Yadav of Araria, said police. Locals said that the […]
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‘Technically sound’: Jadeja says Gill’s form is ‘good sign for India’
India allrounder Ravindra Jadjeja praised youngster Shubman Gill after India finished Day 2 at 96/2, trailing Australia by 242 runs. Gill was responsible for providing the visitors a solid start after Australia were bowled out for 338 in the first innings. Coming out to open, Gill and Rohit Sharma took […]
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Microsoft Edge gets cross-device history and tab sync
Microsoft began rolling out the multi-device tab and history synchronization feature on its Edge web browser. The browser has now reached feature parity in terms of what competition has offered for years. The rollout comes almost one year after Microsoft released its new Edge browser, which was based on the open-source […]
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Boris Johnson is embarrassed by Donald Trump
Some whirlwind romances you regret for many years. Isolated from its former European partners as Brexit approached, the UK looked for succor from the US. Two Conservative prime ministers in succession — Theresa May and Boris Johnson — tried to woo the White House in search of a revived Atlanticism […]
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Pakistani PM Imran Khan asks Shiites to bury coal miners killed by IS
Pakistan’s prime minister Friday appealed the protesting minority Shiites not to link the burial of 11 coal miners from Hazara community who were killed by the Islamic State group to his visit to the mourners, saying such a demand amounted to blackmailing the country’s premier. Hundreds of mourners, who despite […]
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Uttar Pradesh: Five die after drinking spurious liquor in Bulandshahr
Five people died and 16 others fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor at Jeetgarhi village in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district on Thursday night, police said on Friday. The condition of the five of the 16 was said to be critical, they added. Senior police superintendent SK Singh, who has suspended a […]
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Karnataka: 6.3 lakh health workers in line for Covid-19 vaccine; 13.9 lakh vials arriving
Karnataka health and medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Friday that the state is likely to receive 13.9 lakh vials of Covid-19 vaccine in a ‘day or two’. Speaking to the media after visiting a hospital where a vaccination dry run is taking place, Sudhakar said, “The big […]
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Elon Musk is world’s wealthiest: 9 other richest people on the planet
South African-born US entrepreneur Elon Musk has become the world’s richest person, with a net worth of $195 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. Musk, the chief executive officer (CEO) of both SpaceX and Tesla, had a rather underwhelming response to his […]
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Farm laws: Centre, farmers’ unions leaders begin eighth round of talks
The Centre and the representatives of agitating farmers’ unions on Friday began the eighth round of talks to resolve farmers’ concerns regarding the new farm laws. The meeting is currently underway as Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal reached Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Before the meeting, both farmers’ […]
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2020 was Europe’s warmest year on record
2020 was the warmest year in Europe since records began, according to data published Friday by the EU climate monitoring service. Last year topped the previous temperature record in Europe — 2019 — by a whopping 0.4 degrees Celsius (0.72 Fahrenheit), the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said. It […]
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J&K Police introduces highway patrol vehicles to increase security
Further strengthening its security grid, Jammu and Kashmir Police have introduced highway patrol vehicles and launched CCTV network monitoring lab in Jammu. “There have been many infiltration attempts in Jammu province through national highway in past years. There have been many encounters and a larger number of arms and ammunition […]
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Raj Kundra reacts to report that he bought a Lamborghini for son Viaan
Actor Shilpa Shetty and businessman Raj Kundra’s son Viaan may have been born in the lap of luxury but owning a sports car at the age of eight is definitely not one of the perks. Raj has trashed a magazine article claiming that he has bought a Lamborghini for Viaan. Sharing […]
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‘To protect Delhiites’: Delhi govt announces rules for UK returnees
The Delhi government on Friday announced a set of rules for people returning to the national capital from virus-hit United Kingdom in order to prevent influx of Covid-19 cases. “All those arriving from UK, who test positive will be isolated in an isolation facility. Negative ones will be taken to […]
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Sedition case: Kangana Ranaut, sister reach Bandra police station to record statement
Actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel reached Bandra police station at around 1.30pm on Friday to record their statement in connection with the case filed against them where both were booked for objectionable comments on social media aimed at spreading communal tension. Their advocate Rizwan Siddiqui was also accompanying them, […]
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Indonesia frees radical cleric linked to Bali bombings that killed 202
Indonesian Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, walked free from prison on Friday after serving 10 years for setting up a militant training camp. Authorities said Bashir, 82, who was never convicted of a direct role in the bombings, […]