People in the national capital breathed the cleanest air in five years for a day that falls immediately after Dussehra, environment monitoring officials said on Wednesday, but warned that the situation is likely to deteriorate in less than a week. The celebration of Dussehra includes the burning of towering effigies […]
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Five-month-old dies after being hit on head by stick during fight between parents
A five-month old boy died two days after an iron nail pierced his forehead while his father was allegedly beating his mother with a stick that had a protruding nail in east Delhi’s Kondli, police said on Wednesday. The police are looking for the child’s father, who is absconding since […]
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Grandparents among 7 held for kidnapping, selling 6-week-old baby for Rs 4 lakh in Punjab
Patiala district police arrested seven persons, including five women, on charges of kidnapping and trafficking a baby, on Wednesday. Police said two of the accused were charged under same sections in 2014. The accused sold a 6-week-old baby for Rs 4 lakh, wherein grandparents of the infant are among the […]
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Waste segregation must from October 12 in Chandigarh
The Chandigarh municipal corporation on Wednesday released a public notice making waste segregation mandatory in the city from October 12. Hindustan Times in its Wednesday issue had highlighted the delay on the MC’s part in issuing the notice even as mandatory segregation of dry and wet waste was planned to […]
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Uddhav Thackeray says younger son Tejas not joining politics
Tejas Thackeray, the younger son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, attended a public meeting with his father in Sangamner, Ahmednagar, on Wednesday, leading to speculations that he could be entering active politics, following in his brother, Aaditya’s footsteps. The senior Thackeray, however, insisted that Tejas had come to see […]
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Maharashtra assembly election: Shiv Sena faces rebellion on Kalyan seat over BJP pact, 28 corporators quit
In a setback to the Shiv Sena, 28 corporators and 200 party workers have resigned after disagreement over the candidate for the Kalyan (East) constituency in the Maharashtra assembly polls. Under a seat-sharing agreement, BJP’s Ganpat Gaikwad is the National Democratic Alliance’s candidate in Kalyan (East). Gaikwad is a two-time […]
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Vote for me, traffic fines problem will end: Haryana BJP candidate promises
It’s election time and promises are raining. But this one takes the cake. A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in poll-bound Haryana on Wednesday promised that if he gets elected in October 21 polls then he will ensure that ‘no challan is issued to their vehicles by the authorities’. While […]
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Four days on, hope fades for families of those trapped in Assam’s Kopili hydel project
It has been four days of excruciating wait for 23-year-old Manoj Balmiki whose father Prempal Balmiki, a sweeper at the state-run NEEPCO’s Kopili hydel project, got trapped with three others in the powerhouse which got flooded as the penstock (pipe) punctured early morning on Monday. Prempal Balmiki (54) who arrived in Assam […]
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Jammu and Kashmir admin to release three politicians from detention today
The Jammu and Kashmir administration will release three politicians detained since August 5 after the Centre abrogated special status granted to the state under the Constitution, officials said on Wednesday night. Yawar Mir, Noor Mohammed and Shoiab Lone will be released on various grounds which includes signing of a bond, […]
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Kashmir opens for tourists two months after travel ban
Jammu and Kashmir will open for tourists from Thursday two months after an advisory was issued asking tourists to leave the Valley due to “terror threat”. The decision to lift the curb was announced by the governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday following a “situation-cum-security review” meeting with the advisers and the […]
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Six months after entry into mainstream politics, Shehla Rashid announces decision to quit
Six months after her entry into mainstream politics, former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid on Wednesday announced her decision to quit ‘electoral mainstream’ in protest against Centre’s “current actions” in Kashmir, saying she cannot be a “party to legitimising the brutal suppression of people”. Rashid, who became a prominent face […]
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Joe Biden calls for Donald Trump’s impeachment
Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for Donald Trump’s impeachment, saying the president “betrayed” the United States, but Trump dug in, predicting that the Supreme Court would have to resolve the fight. “To preserve our constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be impeached,” Biden told supporters […]
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‘Jesus Shoes’: $3000 sneakers filled with sacred water sell out in minutes
When Jesus blesses a shoe, it gets sold out in minutes! A one of its kind limited-edition holy water-filled sneakers went out of stock within a few minutes of sell and that too at a colossal sum of USD 3,000. The distinctive pair of white Nike Air Max 97s termed […]
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Saudi Arabia rules women can join armed forces
Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it will allow women in the ultra-conservative kingdom to serve in the armed forces as it embarks on a broad programme of economic and social reforms. The move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom, […]
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Man kills two at synagogue in Germany, livestreams shooting for 35 minutes
Just weeks after a broad effort announced by tech platforms to curb the spread of violent content, a video of Wednesday’s deadly shooting in the German city of Halle was posted online, where it was seen by some 2,200 people. The gunman posted a video of the attack on the Twitch […]