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SC Agrees to Hear Plea to Save Indian Nurse Facing Execution in Yemen

SC Agrees to Hear Plea to Save Indian Nurse Facing Execution in Yemen

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an urgent plea seeking a directive to the Centre to...
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Industrialist Manoj Jayaswal Gets 3-Year Jail Term in Coal Block Allocation Case

Industrialist Manoj Jayaswal Gets 3-Year Jail Term in Coal Block Allocation Case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi CBI court on Tuesday sentenced industrialist Manoj Kumar Jayaswal to three years of rigorous imprisonment for...
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‘Replace Old Warplanes,’ Says Pilot’s Brother as Thousands Mourn Fallen Airman; No Politician Attends Funeral

‘Replace Old Warplanes,’ Says Pilot’s Brother as Thousands Mourn Fallen Airman; No Politician Attends Funeral

ROHTAK: Thousands gathered in Rohtak on Thursday to bid a heartfelt farewell to Squadron Leader Lokender Singh Sindhu, who lost...
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Nationwide Trade Union Strike Sees Limited Impact

Nationwide Trade Union Strike Sees Limited Impact

NEW DELHI: The nationwide strike called by trade unions on Wednesday had minimal impact across sectors, with the highest absenteeism...
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Defence Breakthrough: India Successfully Tests Indigenous Anti-Submarine Rocket ERASR

Defence Breakthrough: India Successfully Tests Indigenous Anti-Submarine Rocket ERASR

NEW DELHI: In a major leap for India’s naval defence capabilities, the indigenously developed Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) successfully...
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CCTVs to Be Installed at All Railway Level Crossings to Boost Safety

CCTVs to Be Installed at All Railway Level Crossings to Boost Safety

NEW DELHI: In a major move to enhance railway safety, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday directed all railway...
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13 Killed as Gujarat Bridge Collapses, Vehicles Plunge into Mahi River

13 Killed as Gujarat Bridge Collapses, Vehicles Plunge into Mahi River

VADODARA: In a devastating incident on Wednesday morning, 13 people — including two children — lost their lives when a...
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Ajmer Court Orders Closure of ₹243 Crore Bridge Days After Inauguration

Ajmer Court Orders Closure of ₹243 Crore Bridge Days After Inauguration

AJMER: In a scathing rebuke of public infrastructure oversight, Ajmer's Judicial Magistrate Court Number-2 on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure...
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Two IAF Pilots Killed as Jaguar Jet Crashes in Rajasthan’s Churu

Two IAF Pilots Killed as Jaguar Jet Crashes in Rajasthan’s Churu

JHUNJHUNU: Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots lost their lives on Wednesday afternoon when a Jaguar trainer aircraft crashed during...
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AI 171 Crash Report to Be Released This Week: AAIB

AI 171 Crash Report to Be Released This Week: AAIB

NEW DELHI: The preliminary report on the June 12 Air India flight AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad is expected to...
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In a First, Tata Group Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee in 14 Years as CM

In a First, Tata Group Chairman Meets Mamata Banerjee in 14 Years as CM

KOLKATA: For the first time since Mamata Banerjee became West Bengal chief minister 14 years ago, a sitting chairman of...
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Village Prays for Miracle as Kerala Nurse Faces Execution in Yemen

Village Prays for Miracle as Kerala Nurse Faces Execution in Yemen

KOCHI: In the quiet village of Poonkayam in Kerala’s Palakkad district, a community holds its breath as the execution date...
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Wildfire Rages in Catalonia: 18,000 Ordered Indoors as Blaze Consumes 3,000 Hectares

Wildfire Rages in Catalonia: 18,000 Ordered Indoors as Blaze Consumes 3,000 Hectares

XERTA, SPAIN: A fast-moving wildfire has forced Spanish authorities to order more than 18,000 residents in Catalonia’s Tarragona province to...
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“Gate Was Open, Train Hit Us From Behind”: Survivor of Cuddalore Rail Tragedy Blames Gatekeeper for Fatal Mishap

“Gate Was Open, Train Hit Us From Behind”: Survivor of Cuddalore Rail Tragedy Blames Gatekeeper for Fatal Mishap

CUDDALORE: A student who miraculously survived Tuesday’s horrific rail accident near Cuddalore has blamed the gatekeeper’s negligence for the crash...
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Students by Day, Thieves by Night: Bengaluru Teens Nabbed for Robbery, Buried Stolen Gold in Cemetery

Students by Day, Thieves by Night: Bengaluru Teens Nabbed for Robbery, Buried Stolen Gold in Cemetery

BENGALURU: Leading double lives, four school-going boys from Bengaluru — three Class IX students and one first-year PU student —...
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Maharashtra: Leopard Kills Calf in Dahanu, Sparks Renewed Fear Among Villagers

Maharashtra: Leopard Kills Calf in Dahanu, Sparks Renewed Fear Among Villagers

DAHANU: A leopard attack in Narpar village, Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, has reignited fear among locals after it killed a...
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Nagpur Submerged After 3 Days of Rain: 40+ Areas Flooded, Schools Shut, Emergency Calls Surge

Nagpur Submerged After 3 Days of Rain: 40+ Areas Flooded, Schools Shut, Emergency Calls Surge

NAGPUR: Unrelenting rain battered Nagpur for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, plunging large parts of the city into chaos....
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Trapped 21 Floors High: Painter Rescued After 15-Hour Ordeal in Thane; Alert Came 11 Hours Late

Trapped 21 Floors High: Painter Rescued After 15-Hour Ordeal in Thane; Alert Came 11 Hours Late

THANE: A painter stranded 21 floors above the ground on a gondola lift at an under-construction high-rise in Thane’s Majiwada...
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Age No Barrier to Crime: 62 and 58-Year-Old Chain Snatchers Nabbed After Morning Heist in Moradabad

Age No Barrier to Crime: 62 and 58-Year-Old Chain Snatchers Nabbed After Morning Heist in Moradabad

BAREILLY: Two elderly men—aged 62 and 58—who posed as harmless senior citizens have been arrested in Moradabad for snatching a...
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Indian Kids’ Screen Time Twice the Safe Limit, Study Warns

Indian Kids’ Screen Time Twice the Safe Limit, Study Warns

NEW DELHI: Children under the age of five in India are spending an average of 2.2 hours per day in...
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