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Former caregiver accused of stabbing 64-year-old former DD and Akashvani singer to death in Kolkata

Former caregiver accused of stabbing 64-year-old former DD and Akashvani singer to death in Kolkata

Kolkata: A 64-year-old woman, a former singer with Akashvani and Doordarshan, was fatally stabbed inside her Behala apartment on Monday...
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SUV carrying illegal liquor crashes during police chase in Bhopal

SUV carrying illegal liquor crashes during police chase in Bhopal

Bhopal: An SUV driver trying to evade police patrol late at night crashed into a road divider in the Gandhi...
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‘Annoyed with sanitation’: How missing garbage bins sparked New York City’s oddest urban crisis

‘Annoyed with sanitation’: How missing garbage bins sparked New York City’s oddest urban crisis

Few would imagine that garbage bins could send New Yorkers scrambling to stores and flooding city helplines. Yet that is...
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Indian student enrolments in US plunge 75% in first year of Trump 2.0

Indian student enrolments in US plunge 75% in first year of Trump 2.0

Foreign student enrolment at US universities fell by 1.4% this fall — the first decline in three years — after...
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Noida techie death: CEO removed, SIT ordered; report due in five days

Noida techie death: CEO removed, SIT ordered; report due in five days

NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday removed Lokesh M as CEO of the Noida Authority and constituted a Special...
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‘Will act with a force it has not yet known’: Israel’s stark warning to Iran

‘Will act with a force it has not yet known’: Israel’s stark warning to Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delivered a sharp warning to Iran’s Khamenei-led leadership, pledging an “unprecedented” response if...
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When winter burns: Himalayan forests from Uttarakhand to Kashmir are catching fire out of season

When winter burns: Himalayan forests from Uttarakhand to Kashmir are catching fire out of season

DEHRADUN/KULLU/SRINAGAR: For decades, forest fires in the Himalayas followed a familiar pattern — flaring up in late spring and early...
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Bengaluru dashcam horror: Man pulls knife on family after road rage spat, arrested

Bengaluru dashcam horror: Man pulls knife on family after road rage spat, arrested

BENGALURU: A 25-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening a family travelling in a car with a knife...
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Grant bail when trials are delayed: Ex-CJI cites Umar Khalid case

Grant bail when trials are delayed: Ex-CJI cites Umar Khalid case

JAIPUR: Prolonged incarceration without the start of trial erodes constitutional justice and should ordinarily lead to the grant of bail,...
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Operation Trashi-I: Gunfight in J&K’s Kishtwar leaves 8 Army personnel injured

Operation Trashi-I: Gunfight in J&K’s Kishtwar leaves 8 Army personnel injured

NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday during a prolonged encounter with terrorists in a remote forest area...
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‘Dragged along the sidewalk’: Conservative influencer Nick Sortor says he was robbed in Minneapolis; FBI responds

‘Dragged along the sidewalk’: Conservative influencer Nick Sortor says he was robbed in Minneapolis; FBI responds

American conservative influencer Nick Sortor has claimed he was robbed in the Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood of Minneapolis on Sunday, saying the...
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UP ‘blue drum’ murder rerun: Retired railway employee kills partner, burns body, attempts to dispose of remains in trunk

UP ‘blue drum’ murder rerun: Retired railway employee kills partner, burns body, attempts to dispose of remains in trunk

JHANSI: In a chilling echo of Meerut’s recent ‘blue drum’ murder case, a retired railway employee allegedly killed a woman...
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Spain train crash: Over 20 dead after high-speed trains collide; passengers escape through windows

Spain train crash: Over 20 dead after high-speed trains collide; passengers escape through windows

At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured after a high-speed train derailed and collided with another train on...
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Villagers drank sinkhole water believing it was a ‘miracle cure’ — until tests revealed dangerous bacteria

Villagers drank sinkhole water believing it was a ‘miracle cure’ — until tests revealed dangerous bacteria

Residents of West Sumatra, Indonesia, have been warned to stop collecting and drinking water from a newly formed sinkhole after...
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Manipur gang rape tragedy: Survivor dies awaiting justice; FIR filed in July 2023, no suspects identified

Manipur gang rape tragedy: Survivor dies awaiting justice; FIR filed in July 2023, no suspects identified

A 20-year-old woman from the Kuki-Zo community, who was abducted and allegedly gang-raped during the ethnic violence that erupted in...
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‘We could see only a thin ray of light’: Noida techie’s final battle in abandoned pit; authorities crack down

‘We could see only a thin ray of light’: Noida techie’s final battle in abandoned pit; authorities crack down

NOIDA: Trapped inside a flooded excavation on a foggy winter night, 27-year-old software engineer Yuvraj Mehta struggled for nearly 90...
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YEIDA to propose ‘Japanese City’ in Yamuna City plan to trade body

YEIDA to propose ‘Japanese City’ in Yamuna City plan to trade body

NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Friday held discussions with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) on...
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Bike taxi rider arrested for killing friend over loan dispute in Gurugram

Bike taxi rider arrested for killing friend over loan dispute in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: Police have arrested a 25-year-old bike taxi rider for allegedly killing his friend following a dispute over money in...
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Body found trapped in goods lift at Ghaziabad banquet hall

Body found trapped in goods lift at Ghaziabad banquet hall

GHAZIABAD: The body of a 24-year-old cleaner was found trapped under a goods lift inside a banquet hall in the...
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‘Extremely tense’: Putin speaks with Netanyahu and Iran’s Pezeshkian on crisis, calls for diplomatic solution

‘Extremely tense’: Putin speaks with Netanyahu and Iran’s Pezeshkian on crisis, calls for diplomatic solution

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held separate telephone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian...
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