Somak Adhikari

Suspected Of Stealing Motorbike Battery & Wheel, Man Allegedly Brutally Thrashed To Death

A man was allegedly beaten to death in Jharkhand after being suspected of stealing the battery and wheel of a motorcycle. It happened in the village of Sirka in Jharkhand. He was allegedly tied to an electricity pole.   Locals said he stole the wheel and battery of a motorcycle. His name is Mubarak Kham. He …

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From Being Paralysed To Becoming A Doctor: Kerala Braveheart Dr Mariya Biju Defies All Odds

A fighter never gives up till the end. A braveheart is always taking the challenge head-on. A great example is 25-year-old Dr Mariya Biju. She had an accident that put her in a wheelchair, but the lady battled the odds to do her MBBS and became a doctor at her alma mater, as per a report in The New Indian …

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ISRO Takes Copy Of Bhagavad Gita And Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Photo To Space

A copy of Bhagavad Gita as an SD card and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi forms part of a nanosatellite that ISRO’s PSLV-C51 took into space with a Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and along with other satellites, as per a TOI report. ISRO chairman K Sivan and scientific secretary R Umamaheshwaran have also been etched on the bottom panel …

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Hyderabad Police Ensured A Set Of Lungs Could Travel Nearly 12 km In Just 15 Minutes

The Hyderabad Traffic Police made arrangements for a green channel to an ambulance for transporting a set of lungs, as per a TNN report.  They were taken to KIMS Hospital, Secunderabad from Yashoda Hospital, Malakpet.  That is a distance of almost 12 km and it was covered in 15 minutes. PTI (Representational) “The medical team carrying the live organ left …

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Teen Who Allegedly Raped 8-Yr-Old Punished With 4 Slaps, Rs 1 Lakh Fine By Village Panchayat

A village panchayat in Bijnor, UP fined a youth Rs 1 lakh after he allegedly raped his cousin. The panchayat said he must be slapped four times to settle the rape case.   The 16-year-old accused allegedly raped his 8-year-old cousin in Nehtaur. The panchayat settled it as the survivor’s family did not go to the police.   The 8-year-old boy was …

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Three Men Allegedly Rob A Person's Gold And Cash By Using 'Hypnotism' On Him

A group of three people allegedly robbed a man of Rs 40,000 and two gold rings after hypnotizing him in Ahmedabad on February 14.  Reports say that Manoj Bhatt from Ghatlodia told cops that on that afternoon, he was going to Naroda. On reaching the Sabarmati riverfront, he opted to return home. On the way he noticed 3 men following …

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Woman Allegedly Raped Inside Australian Parliament, PM Apologises And Promises Probe

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said sorry to a woman who alleged she was raped in the parliament by someone she worked with, as per a report in Reuters. He also promised a probe into the workplace culture.   The woman said she was raped in Defence Minister Linda Reynolds’ office in March 2019 by someone who was also working for …

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TN School Dropout Developed A Machine To Convert Banana Waste Into Ropes For Bags And Baskets

Meet PM Murugesan. The man is a school dropout who hails from the village of Melakkal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. But the innovation he has achieved is now a thriving business. Murugesan discovered a way to make banana waste into ropes for bags and baskets.   According to The Better India, Murugesan set up MS Ropes Production Center which won him …

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This Headmaster In West Bengal Is Waging His Own War Against Human Trafficking

Chandan Maity is the headmaster of Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24 Parganas’ Mathurapur. But he is also fighting a battle against a major evil. Yes, we are talking of human trafficking.   Since 2003, Maity has been going to villages in the delta region of South 24-Parganas as per a report in The New Indian Express. He goes to the …

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Pensioners Targeted By Cyber Crooks In UP, Rs 30 Lakh Withdrawn From Their Accounts

3 instances of cyber crooks targeting pensioners have been reported from Western UP. The frauds have been reported from the districts of Ghaziabad and Meerut. The fraudsters have cheated pensioners of Rs 30 lakh in these cases.  Meerut police’s cyber crime cell is now handling the case as per a report in Hindi daily Hindustan. In one case, police officials …

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