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Doctors Protest On RG Kar Issue For Public Interest: Medical Body Chief
The continuing protests by the junior doctors of West Bengal against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata in August this year are not in self-interest but in the larger public interest, Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) national President R.V. Asokan said on Friday. […] More
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RTI completes 19 years; appeals, complaints backlog crosses 4 lakh mark
Over 4 lakh appeals and complaints are pending under the Right to Information Act as of June 30. Backlog has grown due to vacant positions and slow case disposal. Maharashtra has the highest pending cases. Several information commissions have been defunct, including Jharkhand, Telangana, Goa, and Tripura, affecting citizens’ access to information. More
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Gujarat NLU student dies after falling from 60 feet height in ‘escape’ bid
A 19-year-old NLU Gandhinagar student, Tushar Mali, died after falling from a hotel in Bhopal. He tried to escape out a window, fearing the warden, and fell from an iron scaffolding. Police are investigating the incident and have handed over the body to his family. More
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Exclusive: How Air India Express Pilots Handled Mid-Air Scare Over Trichy
A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern for over two hours may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources from the airline have told NDTV. Flight AXB 613 took off from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu […] More
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US Expands Sanctions Against Iran In Response To Missile Attack On Israel
The United States on Friday expanded sanctions against Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors in response to Iran’s missile attack on Israel, the Treasury Department said. “This action intensifies financial pressure on Iran, limiting the regime’s ability to earn critical energy revenues to undermine stability in the region and attack U.S. partners and allies,” the Treasury […] More
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Delhi Zoo’s Lone African Elephant “Freed From Chains” After Welfare Review
The Delhi Zoo’s lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said. Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh had reviewed Shankar’s health and habitat conditions on Wednesday with officials from the Environment Ministry and experts from Vantara, the Jamnagar-based wildlife […] More
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Goddess Kali’s crown stolen; Durga puja disrupted by radicals in B’desh
India expressed displeasure over the theft of a crown gifted by PM Modi to the Jeshoreshwari Kali temple during his visit to Bangladesh. The Indian high commission called for a thorough investigation. This coincided with Islamic songs being recited at a Durga puja pandal, heightening fears among Hindus. More
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Man’s body found stuffed in box and dumped in Maharashtra
In Hadapsar, Pune, a ragpicker discovered the body of an unidentified man, around 30 years old, stuffed in a cardboard box and discarded among roadside garbage. Inspector Nilesh Jagdale revealed that preliminary investigations indicate the man was strangled before being packed in the box. The body has been sent for a post-mortem to determine further […] More
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Army Chief Launches “Agniastra” Multi-Target Detonation Device In Gangtok
The Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday, officially launched “Agniastra,” a portable multi-target detonation device, during the Army Commanders Conference in Gangtok. This device was developed by Major Rajprasad RS from the Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers and is seen as a major advancement in both conventional and counter-terrorism operations. According to Indian Army […] More
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New Social Media Networking Platform Puts The Focus On Authenticity
Has social media run it’s course? Not likely. Apps like TikTok, Facebook, and Linkedin more popular than ever. But with fewer people finding it useful and a flurry of mental health-related lawsuits, some users are complaining those big platforms just aren’t keeping up with the times, especially when it comes to workplace networking platforms, which are […] More
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Kerala Chief Minister Kept Me Dark About “Crimes Against Nation”: Governor
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Friday intensified his attack on the ruling Left government by accusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of keeping him in the dark about ‘crimes against the nation’ being committed in the state. The Governor also said that the chief secretary and the DGP were coming regularly to Raj Bhavan, “without […] More