Roads crumbling in India are nothing new. Even if it is a few hours after being built. But 15-year-old Suhani Bisht, from Dewarkhadora village in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, decided to do something about it. As per a report in The New Indian Express, she shot a video and posted it on social media. This was …
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Kavya S Bhat was 2 when she was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma, an eye condition that caused her to lose her vision. But it did not dampen her resolve to complete her higher education. As per a report in The New Indian Express, Kavya bagged 2 gold medals and 2 cash prizes for scoring the highest marks in MA (Political …
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In what is a rare feat, parents and doctors birthed a baby using IVF along with preimplantation genetic testing with matching HLA. This was done so that she could donate her bone marrow to her 6-year-old brother suffering from thalassemia major, an inherited blood disorder, as per a report in The New Indian Express. Abhijeet was born back in 2013 …
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Rape. A four-letter word that carries a heavy impact because of the horrific ordeal a woman has to undergo. In a country like India, where the population is above 130 crore, such instances are at a frequency that is too high for comfort. If one has been following the news over the last 10 days or so, almost every day …
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In one more shocker from UP, a 16-year-old pregnant Dalit girl was allegedly killed by her father and brother because she ‘shamed’ the family. It happened in Shahjahanpur. As news of her pregnancy spread across the village, the family felt ‘ashamed’. She was first badly beaten and then strangled. TOI reported that her head was then cut off and she …
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A training glider belonging to the Southern Naval Command crashed while performing a routine training exercise resulting in the deaths of the two personnel on board. It reportedly crashed on the walkway next to Thoppumpady BOT Bridge in Kerala on the way back to INS Garuda, as per a TOI report. TOI Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty officer Sunil Kumar …
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A 79-year-old man who went out for a pint despite being in self-isolation has been taken into custody and fined £5000 (Rs 4.74 lakh) in UK. Henry McCarthy was supposed to self-isolate for 2 weeks. But, when the cops went to check up, his car was missing, as per a TNN report. iStock (Representational) The car was then seen outside …
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In desperation to avoid being arrested, a robber put feces on cops and on his face to scare them of COVID. But he was eventually caught by the Delhi Police team close to Kashmiri Gate, as reported by IANS. A team on patrol near Nitya Nand Marg, Metro Gate No-3, Kashmere Gate, spotted two young men suspiciously roaming on a …
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After the alleged gangrape of a Dalit woman in Hathras, UP, resulted in massive outrage and brought back memories of the Nirbhaya incident from 2012, a BJP MLA in the Ballia district has made a bizarre statement. “I am a teacher along with being an MLA. Such incidents (like rape) can be stopped only with sanskar (culture), not with shasan …
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Not all heroes wear capes nor are they held back by their age. Muhammed Latheef is just 7, but he is already a hero in Elayadam in Kozhikode. As per a report in The New Indian Express, Muhammed saved Raaz, 3, from drowning. Raaz was playing near Kurumberi Thazha canal and Muhammed saw him falling into the canal and drowning. TNIE/iStock …
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