Category: World
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took to the microblogging site ‘X’ and revealed his favourite region in Uttarakhand. PM Modi, who visited the hill state earlier this week for a day, shared his photographs from his favourite region of Kumaon. The Prime Minister reached Uttarakhand on October 12 and began his day with a darshan at the Adi…
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Mumbai, October 16 Director Karan Johar on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of his directorial debut ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ and thanked audience for marking his journey as a filmmaker with warmth. Released on October 16, 1998, the Hindi film starred Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol and Rani Mukerji and went on to redefine new-age friendship…
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New Delhi, October 16 The wholesale price index-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-)0.26 per cent, on easing prices of food articles. The WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)0.52 per cent in August. In September last year, it was…
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Prayagraj (UP), October 16 The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surender Koli and Maninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence. Both had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. A total 19 cases had been lodged against businessman Pandher and his domestic…
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New Delhi, October 16 NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources department head Amit Chakraborty on Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court verdict dismissing their petitions challenging their arrest and subsequent police remand in a case under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) – an anti-terror law. On behalf of…
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London, October 16 A 39-year-old Indian-origin man in the UK has been jailed for 16 weeks and placed on the sex offenders register for seven years after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a woman on a train in 2021. Mukhan Singh from Sandwell in West Midlands county was also ordered to pay a victim…
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Shimla, October 16 Widespread rains in Himachal Pradesh and snowfall in the upper reaches of the state led to a sharp fall in temperatures as the weather department issued a “yellow alert”, warning of heavy rains and thunderstorms on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department, the western disturbance would continue to impact the state…
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New Delhi, October 16 Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Supreme Court on Monday referred petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme to a five-judge Constitution Bench, saying it involved an important constitutional issue. “In view of the importance of the issue raised, and having regard to Article 145(3) of the Constitution, the matter be…
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Tokyo, October 13 A court in central Japan ruled Thursday that it is unconstitutional to require a transgender person to undergo surgery to remove their current reproductive organs in order for them to receive documentation under their new gender. The verdict in Shizuoka family court upholds a transgender plaintiff’s request to change their gender from…
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Paris, October 13 A teacher was killed and two other people were seriously injured following a knife attack at a school in France on Friday, authorities said. According to Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, the attack occurred at the Gambetta high school in the northern city of Arras, the BBC reports. The authorities said that the…