India

17 Jul

Paramilitary Officer dies in terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama

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A paramilitary officer was killed in action following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on Sunday. It was the 2d major attack on security forces last week.Police said the terrorists opened fire while submitting an exam at Gangu crossing in Pulwama from the apple orchard. Assistant Sub-Inspector Vinod Kumar of the Central Reserve Police Force was taken to a health center after being injured in the attack. He was dead declared by the doctor.Immediately after the attack, strong forces rushed to the spot and a one-time search operation was launched to nab the terrorists. On Tuesday, an assistant…

17 Jul

Calicut-Dubai Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat after burning smell felt in vent

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An Air India Express plane with registration number VT-AXX working flight IX-355 from Calicut to Dubai was diverted to Muscat. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the flight was diverted once during the cruise when a burning smell was detected from a vent in the forward galley. This is one of the many incidents of technical glitches faced by flights to and from India. Just a day ago, an incident of hydraulic failure was reported from an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah to Kochi. All passengers and crew were safe. On the same day, an IndiGo flight…

17 Jul

Not allowed to wear jeans after marriage, Jharkhand lady kills husband

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A lady stabbed her husband to dying as she was stopped from carrying jeans after marriage in Jharkhand's Jamtara. The incident has been reported from Jorbhitha village beneath Jamtara police station limits. On Saturday night, the victim, identified as Pushpa Hembrom, went to see a mela in Gopalpur village wearing jeans. When she returned back home, the couple had a heated argument over her apparel and questioned her as to why she wore the jeans after her marriage. The alleged comments of the husband led to an argument and, in a suit of rage, Pushpa attacked her husband with a…

15 Jul

Minor girl gang-raped inside car in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar; three accused arrested

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Three people have been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in the Basant Vihar area of the Country's capital, police said. The incident took place around July 6 and the police received the complaint on July 8.Based on the complainant's statement, a case was registered against the three accused - aged 23, 25 and 35 - under the relevant sections of rape in the Indian Penal Code and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. Police said the survivor had gone for a ride with the three accused men in their car on July 6 at…

12 Jul

National Commission for Women launches awareness programmes on NRI marriages

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The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday established a series of attention programmes on viable risks worried in NRI marriages. The ‘Awareness Programmes on NRI Marriages: Dos and Don’ts, A Way Forward’ is aimed at developing attention amongst victims around available preventive measures and criminal remedies. “These programmes purpose to familiarise victims of NRI marriages of their rights, deliberate upon the challenges faced via aggrieved ladies in getting enormous remedy thru remedies reachable underneath Indian legal machine and to are seeking possible solutions to effectively minimize them,” the union ministry of women and toddler improvement said in a statement.…

12 Jul

PM Modi to attend concluding function of Bihar assembly’s centenary celebrations

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Prime Minister Modi will visit Patna on Tuesday to attend the closing ceremony of Bihar Assembly centenary celebrations and lay the foundation stone of a museum there. PM Narendra Modi tweeted, “In the nighttime, tomorrow, the twelfth of July, will be in Patna to attend a program to mark the closing ceremony of centenary celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly. The foundation stone of the Vidhan Sabha museum will be laid,” on Monday evening. Security has been beefed up along the route Narendra Modi will take to reach the venue and has been lined with banners, posters and arches. Governor Fagu…

12 Jul

India to surpass China as most-populous nation by 2023

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India is anticipated to surpass China to become the world’s most-populous country in 2023, 4 years ahead of an until now estimate by means of the United Nations. The UN expects world population to hit eight billion on Nov. 15 and grow to 8.5 billion via 2030. More than half the projected upward thrust between now and 2050 is predicted to be in just eight countries: Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania, according to a file titled World Population Prospects 2022.

11 Jul

1993 Mumbai blasts: ‘Centre bound to release gangster Abu Salem on completion of 25 yr jail term,’ says SC

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The Supreme Court on Monday stated that the Centre is bound to honour its commitment to Portugal and release gangster Abu Salem on completion of his 25-year sentence in the 1993 Mumbai blast case. "On the appellant finishing 25 years of sentence, the Central Government is bound to propose the President of India for exercise of powers below Article seventy two of the Constitution of India and to launch the appellant in phrases of the countrywide dedication as nicely as the precept based totally on the comity of courts." Salem in his plea had stated his sentence could now not…

10 Jul

Telangana declares rain holidays for all educational institutions for 3 days

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In view of the heavy rains in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced a holiday tour for all academic institutions for three days from the eleventh of to the thirteenth of July. A high-level review meeting has begun at Pragati Bhavan led by CM KCR on the fame of rains, and arrangements. So far taken and action will be taken, Chief Minister's office tweeted on Sunday, July 10 afternoon. Several ministers, MLAs, Chief Secretary and other high-level officials were present at the meeting. Due to incessant rains in the state, there were reports of waterlogging in many low-lying areas…

10 Jul

PM Modi extends Eid ul-Adha greetings to citizens

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PM Modi on Sunday took to Twitter to wish the citizens on the event of Eid ul-Adha and wrote, “Eid Mubarak! Greetings on Eid-ul-Adha. May this festive inspire us to work toward furthering the spirit of collective well-being and prosperity for the betterment of humankind.” Congress's Rahul Gandhi also tweeted on the occasion and wrote, "Eid Mubarak! May the auspicious event of Eid-al-Adha usher in the spirit of togetherness and convey peace, prosperity and happiness for all." Union minister Smriti Irani also twitted and wrote, “Greetings on the event of Eid-ul-Adha. May this day motivate the spirit of compassion in…