Five people, including three women, of a family were killed in Greater Noida on Sunday night allegedly after an unidentified vehicle hit their car, police said. Eight other occupants, most of them children, of the vehicle were injured and have been admitted to a hospital, the police said. “The family […]
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Delhi-NCR set for cold, polluted days
Temperatures are likely to drop by 2-4°C in the next few days, bringing winter-like conditions that could also lead to an increase in air pollution in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), weather and pollution forecasting officials said on Sunday. The drop in temperature is expected mainly due to […]
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Passenger vehicle sales rise marginally in October
Domestic passenger vehicle sales witnessed a marginal increase of 0.28% to 2,85,027 units in October from 2,84,223 units in the year-ago period. Domestic car sales were down 6.34% to 1,73,649 units as against 1,85,400 units in October 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). […]
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24-yr-old comes to Gurugram for exams, raped by cousin in hotel room: Cops
A 24-year-old woman has accused her distant cousin of sexually assaulting her nearly two months ago when she visited here from her native place in Mahedragarh to appear in an examination, police said on Sunday. The woman was persuaded by her cousin, who met her at the examination centre, to […]
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2 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K’s Bandipora
Two terrorists were killed on Monday in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu-Kashmir’s Bandipora, said police. “Two terrorists have been killed. Arms and ammunition recovered. Identity and affiliation being ascertained,” Kashmir Zone Police tweeted. Fresh firing started between security forces and terrorists in Bandipora early morning, a day […]
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12 injured as two trains collide at Hyderabad’s Kacheguda railway station
At least 12 persons were injured when a local train rammed into a stationery express train and got derailed near Kacheguda railway station in Hyderabad on Monday, railway officials said. The local train, a Multi-Modal Transport Service (MMTS), proceeding from Falaknuma to Secunderabad collided with an Intercity Express train on […]
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India among G20 nations facing highest losses due to extreme weather events
Extreme weather events led to around 16,000 deaths and economic losses of $142 billion in G20 countries on average every year between 1998 and 2017. India along with Russia, France, Italy and Germany are the highest ranked in terms of losses, an annual review of climate action taken by G20 […]
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Sushmita Sen’s daughter Alisah pens essay on adoption, actor is in tears
Sushmita Sen has shared a video of daughter Alisah talking about her school essay on adoption, which the actor said ‘had her in tears’. Sushmita is mother to Renee, 20, and Alisah, 10, her adopted daughters that the actor often says were “born from her heart”. The 43-year-old actor shared the video […]
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‘When Election Commissioners were impartial’: Rahul Gandhi on TN Seshan
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the demise of former chief election commissioner T N Seshan and said, unlike today, there was a time when election commissioners were impartial, brave, and feared. Seshan, who ruthlessly enforced the model code of conduct and led the game-changing electoral reforms in the 1990s, […]
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Down syndrome in children may result in arthritis
A recent study suggests that a child with Down syndrome remains at a higher risk of an associated form of arthritis. Additionally, researchers recommend changing the name to Down syndrome-associated arthritis to more accurately reflect the inflammatory and erosive nature of the condition. Details of this study were presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP […]
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Strong opioids offer worse pain relief benefits, no quality of life benefit
In a recent study, researchers suggested that opioids contribute no measurable benefit to the quality of life or depression for patients suffering from osteoarthritis (OA). The study also found small benefits on pain and function after two to 12 weeks of treatment and interestingly, strong opioids had consistently worse pain relief benefits and a […]
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Ayushmann’s Bala becomes his highest weekend grosser, collects 44 cr
Bala, starring Ayushmann Khurrana as a bachelor suffering from premature balding, is shaping up to be a hit at the box office. The film registered its highest collections on Sunday and is now nearing the Rs 50 crore mark. Bala box office collection on Friday was Rs 10 crore but picked up […]
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1 killed, 4 injured as LPG tanker collides with goods train in Mathura
A LPG capsule moving on Mathura Aligarh road collided with a bogie of goods train before trouncing motor cyclist and killing one of them late Sunday night. Due to the accident, a bogie of goods train was derailed. Before hitting the goods train, the LPG capsule collided with five men on […]
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Aamir Khan sports a thick beard, turban in new leaked still from Laal Singh Chaddha, internet says ‘actor ho to aisa’.
A new still of actor Aamir Khan from his upcoming film, Laal Singh Chaddha, has leaked online. This comes after another still of the film’s other lead, Kareena Kapoor, was spotted online recently. In the still, Aamir sports a thick beard and is wearing a lilac pagdi (Sikh turban) and a pair […]
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Google Maps’ latest update gives you greater control over your profile: How to update
Google has begun rolling out a new update for Google Maps users on the Android platform. Google Maps now allows users to edit the name and add a description in the profile. The latest update also allows users to check how other users see your contributions in Google Maps. Apart […]