Rajasthan’s education department has ordered government schools to remove the word ‘Harijan’ from their addresses, saying the use of the word is “unconstitutional”. “Many government secondary and higher secondary schools in the state run in Harijan Basti or Harijan Mohalla and have these words in their names. The word ‘Harijan’ […]
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UP government to provide free legal aid, Rs 6,000 annual allowance to triple talaq victims
The Uttar Pradesh government will ensure an annual allowance of Rs 6,000 to triple talaq victims besides providing them housing and the means to earn a livelihood, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. In a first-of-its-kind interaction with women divorced by their husbands through triple talaq, a Muslim practice […]
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New rules: On-street parking in Delhi to cost more
Parking illegally in public spaces or using on-street parking for more than an hour is going to cost Delhi residents dearly as the Delhi government notified the long-delayed ‘Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules, 2019’ on Wednesday. According to the policy, first ideated by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal […]
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Mideast conflicts, Brexit to take center stage at United Nations
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the threat posed by Iran and Britain’s fraught exit from the European Union are likely topics Thursday as world leaders gather for a third day of speeches at the United Nations. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and diplomats from Israel and Saudi Arabia, which blames Tehran for an […]
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Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales revamps law on abortions
Legislators in Australia’s most populous state voted on Thursday to decriminalise abortion after a fractious debate that threatened to divide the conservative government of New South Wales. The legislation revamping a century-old law that made abortion punishable by up to 10 years in prison was passed by a voice vote […]
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Strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) offshore northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at 8:46 am local time, at a depth of 29 kilometres, according […]
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London mayor: Deeply upset over India House violence
Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, whose Labour party has often raised alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, has reiterated his condemnation of violence outside the Indian high commission during protests on August 15 and September 3. Writing in the latest issue of ‘Asian Voice’, a leading British Asian […]
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Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title
The Indian duo of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta overcame a tough Thai team to emerge world champions in the IBSF World Snooker Team event in Mandalay (Myanmar) on Wednesday. This takes Advani’s world title tally to a phenomenal 23 while Aditya claimed his maiden at a time when his […]
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Facebook’s Oculus launches Horizon, a virtual reality-based social networking platform
Facebook Inc. is trying to broaden its virtual horizons. The company’s virtual reality unit Oculus on Wednesday announced Facebook Horizon, described as “an ever-expanding VR world” where people can interact with others as digital avatars. Users will be able to add features and elements to the world, which Facebook said […]
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Nintendo’s Mario Kart Tour is a fun racing game, now available for your phone
For a lot of us, Mario was our first video game. With the era of 8-bit cassettes based games long gone, Nintendo’s Mario has been making its way to smartphones. Almost three years ago, Super Mario debuted on iPhone and iPad. Since then, more iterations of Mario have come to mobile. The […]
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OnePlus 7T India launch: Why display is going to be biggest feature of new flagship
OnePlus will introduce its new flagship phone, OnePlus 7T, in India later this evening. The OnePlus 7 successor is going to come with incremental specifications upgrade along with some key improvements in the camera department. One of the biggest updates, however, is going to be the screen on OnePlus 7T. […]
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OnePlus TV vs Motorola TV vs Xiaomi Mi TV 4X: Gear up for these new 4K smart TVs in India
Xiaomi set the trend for smartphone brands to venture into smart TVs. Now more companies like Motorola and OnePlus have joined the trend. Xiaomi recently launched its biggest smart TV in India, while Motorola launched a series of smart TVs. OnePlus is slated to launch its first smart TV in India tomorrow. […]
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‘Rishabh Pant is special, will back him to the hilt,’ Ravi Shastri | Exclusive
Rishabh Pant is under fire for his inconsistency and there’s a chance if there are turning tracks for the upcoming South Africa Test series, he may lose out to Wriddhiman Saha in the playing XI. But coach Ravi Shastri is clear Pant will be backed to the hilt to help […]
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India vs South Africa: Jasprit Bumrah breakdown rings a warning bell
How Dennis Lillee renewed his illustrious career is arguably the biggest injury comeback in the history of cricket. Put out of action prematurely in the early 1970s due to a lumbar (lower back) stress fracture, the Australian pace legend reworked his action and run-up, returning to finish as one of […]
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Sachin Tendulkar reveals he had to ‘beg and plead’ to open innings for India
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar says he had to “beg and plead” to open the innings for India in an ODI against New Zealand in 1994, recalling a major turning point of his career. The switch from middle-order to opening the innings proved to be a masterstroke as Tendulkar finished with […]