External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that China had “misread” India’s decision to nullify Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The government had divided the state to two union territories—J&K and Ladakh. China had said that the decision to make Ladakh a union territory […]
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Uttar Pradesh youth tied to motorcycle by neck, dragged 15 km to Meerut
In what can be termed as brutality at its worst, the body of a 21-year-old youth was tied to a motorcycle by his neck and dragged for over 15 kilometers by unidentified persons in Meerut on Tuesday. The body bore a bullet wound and his left foot went missing for […]
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Gum disease has high connection with your blood pressure
People with gum disease (periodontitis) have a greater likelihood of suffering from high blood pressure or vice versa, warn researchers. The study investigated gum disease as a potential risk factor for hypertension, but the reverse could also be true. “Further research is needed to examine whether patients with high blood […]
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Waterfalls and natural caves: 5 places you must visit when in Meghalaya
There was a time when the state of Meghalaya was called the ‘Scotland of the East’, en epithet given to it looking at the mesmerizing beauty and the topography of this place which was so similar to Scotland, one of the most naturally gifted places on earth endowed with unquenchable beauty of […]
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Paris Fashion Week 2020 braces for climate protests as star designer Virgil Abloh stays home
Paris women’s fashion week began Monday bracing itself for climate and animal right protests and with one of its biggest star designers – Virgil Abloh – missing. Animal rights group PETA also took to the streets before the first show to denounce fashion’s love affair with leather, saying tanneries were among the world’s worst […]
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Tips to keep in mind before travelling by yourself
If you search for #solotravel on Instagram today, ther+e are 5M posts, with the number steadily moving towards the next million. Evidently, planning a holiday is no more seen as complex or bothersome. It is not hard to find places to stay at and cities no more daunting labyrinths to navigate through. What’s more […]
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Katrina Kaif looks like a ray of sunshine in this yellow dress. Get the look
Bharat actor, Katrina Kaif is easily one of the most effortlessly stylish actors in Bollywood. Katrina not only gives her fans style goals when she makes appearances on the red carpet, for promotions, events, and more, but also when she make appearances in her most casual, comfortable clothes. Recently Katrina […]
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More than 80 students wounded during Indonesia protest
More than 80 university students in Indonesia’s capital were being treated at a hospital Wednesday, a day after clashing with police during protests sparked by a new law that critics say cripples the country’s anti-corruption agency. Officials at Jakarta’s Pertamina Hospital said that 88 students were treated for injuries that […]
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23 divorces and weddings: How a family tried to skirt property rules
Faking a divorce has been a ploy used by Chinese couples desperate to skirt the nation’s property curbs. But a family in the city of Lishui has taken the scam to extreme lengths, churning through 23 divorces and weddings in a month. The ruse was aimed at winning greater compensation […]
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Greta Thunberg hits back at US President Donald Trump after Twitter taunt
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shot back at on Tuesday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to mock her on Twitter by changing her profile on the social media site to reflect Trump’s taunting remark. Late on Monday Trump retweeted a clip of the 16-year-old’s speech to a United Nations climate […]
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As impeachment talk surges, Donald Trump to release transcript of Ukraine call
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has authorized the release of a transcript of his phone call with Ukraine’s president that is at the centre of a growing controversy over whether he sought foreign help in smearing a political rival as support surged among Democrats to pursue impeachment. […]
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Imran Khan ‘disappointed’ Kashmir campaign not working
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “Mission Kashmir” has failed and he admitted for the first time Tuesday that he was disappointed by the lack of response to his campaign to bring international pressure on India over Kashmir, blaming it on India’s appeal as a “market of 1 billion people” and Kashmiris […]
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Toll rises to 30, over 370 injured in earthquake in Pakistan
The death toll in the devastating earthquake that rattled Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and several cities in the country rose to 30 on Wednesday as authorities stepped up relief efforts. The epicenter of the powerful 5.8-magnitude earthquake, which occurred at around 4 pm on Tuesday at a depth of only 10 kilometers, […]
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From saffron to red: MI5 closely tracked Nagpur journalist studying in London
British intelligence service MI5 closely tracked Gopal Mukund Huddar, a journalist from Nagpur studying in London in the 1930s, intercepting and transcribing his letters back home and recording his activities in London, Spain and colonial India. Born in 1902 in Mandla in today’s Madhya Pradesh, Huddar made the transformation of […]
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Housefull 4 posters: Akshay Kumar is bald and angry in this reincarnation comedy. See pics
Actor Akshay Kumar has shared the first look posters of his upcoming film, Housefull 4. Akshay has promised that he would share glimpses of the film’s entire cast every hour beginning 11 AM on Wednesday. The poster shows Akshay as a bald, 15th century warrior. He is seen wielding a bow and an […]