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Bhopal: Videographer held hostage, stripped and assaulted over payment dispute; 2 arrested
BHOPAL: A 21-year-old videographer from Govindpura was allegedly held hostage, assaulted, stripped, and blackmailed after being called to film a...
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Calcutta HC quashes case after man arrested 14 years late; slams police inaction
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed a narcotics case against Kajim Sheikh (35), who was arrested in March...
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Jadavpur University student found unconscious in campus pond, declared dead
KOLKATA: A third-year undergraduate student of Jadavpur University’s English department was declared dead on Thursday night after being rescued in...
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Coimbatore: Man forced to carry father after being denied wheelchair; 2 hospital staff suspended
COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) suspended two contract supervisors on Wednesday after a patient’s son was forced to...
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US Naval Academy lockdown after threat reports; one person injured
Annapolis, Maryland: The US Naval Academy was placed on lockdown Thursday evening after reports of threats prompted a large security...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years in prison: Supreme Court convicts ex-president for coup plot; U.S. decries verdict as “witch hunt”
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for orchestrating...
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Sikkim landslide: Four dead, three missing in Yangthang; rescue operations on
NEW DELHI: A pre-dawn landslide in Upper Rimbi, located in West Sikkim’s Yangthang constituency, claimed at least four lives on...
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Dallas: Indian-origin man beheaded at motel in front of family; suspect arrested with machete
Dallas police said a 50-year-old Indian-origin man, Chandramouli Nagamallaiah, was brutally beheaded in front of his wife and son during...
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Parliamentary Panel Calls for Legal Reforms to Combat Fake News
NEW DELHI: Labeling fake news as a “serious threat” to public order and democracy, a parliamentary panel has urged amendments...
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Railway Minister Directs RLDA to Develop Affordable Housing for Young Employees
NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to initiate residential projects on its...
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Cabinet Approves Rs 7,616 Crore Infrastructure Projects in Poll-Bound Bihar
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major infrastructure projects in poll-bound Bihar, with a combined investment of Rs...
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‘Little Nirbhaya’ Case: Supreme Court Acquits Death Convict in 7-Year-Old Girl’s Rape-Murder
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a death-row convict in the 2014 rape and murder of a seven-year-old...
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Government Promotes 1994-Batch IPS Officers as CBI Special Directors
NEW DELHI: In a key reshuffle, the Centre has promoted 1994-batch IPS officers Manoj Shashidhar and Sampat Meena to the...
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Nepal Unrest Forces Closure of Bihar Border Gates, Disrupts Trade and Livelihoods
Birgunj/Patna: Widespread unrest in Nepal — including rioting, arson, and a major jailbreak — prompted Indian authorities to seal border...
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307 Lion Deaths in Gujarat Over Two Years; Only 16% from Natural Causes
AHMEDABAD: A total of 307 Asiatic lions died in Gujarat between August 1, 2023, and July 31, 2025 — and...
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India, EU Discuss Counterterrorism Cooperation, Condemn Pahalgam Attack
NEW DELHI: Alongside ongoing discussions on trade and strategic ties, India and the European Union held the 15th round of...
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65-Year-Old Woman Strangles Jackal With Sari After 30-Minute Life-and-Death Struggle
BHOPAL: A 65-year-old Dalit woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district displayed extraordinary courage when she fought off a jackal for...
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Chlorine leak at Bhiwandi water plant hospitalizes 5 workers; area sealed
THANE: A chlorine gas leak at the STEM Water Distribution plant in Bhiwandi late Monday night triggered panic and left...
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Thane balcony collapse kills 62-year-old woman; relative injured
THANE: A 62-year-old woman was killed and her 26-year-old relative injured after a portion of a building balcony collapsed on...
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Pakistani-origin ‘conman’ arrested in US for faking veteran status, fraud worth $449,000
WASHINGTON: A 52-year-old Pakistani-origin man, Muhammad Chaudhry, has been arrested by US immigration authorities for a decades-long fraud that included...
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