A major bomb scare at the Leela Hotel in Ambience Mall in Gurugram on Tuesday ended with an unexpected climax after the police identified the person who made the threat call. The call was traced to a hospital in Gurugram and the caller turned out to be a 25-year-old with autism. BCCL According to the …
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The number of people becoming victims of modern-day slavery is on the rise around the world, a new report has said. The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and international human rights group Walk Free showed that some 50 million people lived in modern slavery on any given day …
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The Kerala government on Monday, 12 September, took into possession a part of the poramboku land (area not assessed by the revenue department) from Kapico Kerala Resorts Private Limited, thus facilitating the demolition of a seven-star resort worth Rs 200 crore in Alappuzha district for violating Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. Jump To Why is it being razed? What are …
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A cargo container ship that’s among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal, officials said, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship that carries trade between Asia and Europe, became grounded Tuesday in the narrow, man-made waterway …
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Cynthia Roli Gupta A scooter that belonged to Najma and her family in Mustafabad. Cynthia Roli Gupta She says they burned both her vehicles, before they dragged belongings out of her house onto the road and set them on fire. Cynthia Roli Gupta She says her house was set on fire, which raged for 4 hours. Cynthia Roli Gupta The …
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India is one of the world’s biggest drugmakers and rolled out a long list of countries around the world who would be getting vaccines from New Delhi, some as grants and some as commercial exports. From January 20, India has gifted over 55 lakh doses of vaccines in the neighbourhood. The only country left in the neighbourhood (apart from Pakistan) …
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Several cricketers and IPL teams have come forward to help COVID victims in India. Several players are announcing their support to help India fight against Covid-19. Pat Cummins, Brett Lee, Sachin Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Jayadev Unadkat, Rahane, Pandya Brothers, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals have helped India in this difficult time. Here are the details: <img src="https://im.indiatimes.in/photogallery/2021/May/1afp_60939b514dbe7.jpg's fight against the …
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India has climbed eight positions in the Global Hunger Index from the past year and has been ranked 94 among 107 countries in 2020, according to the Global Hunger Index 2020. With a score of 27.2 out of 50, the 2020 Global Hunger Index report terms the level of hunger in India as “serious”. According to the GHI report, neighbouring …
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Afghanistan is a country marked by war and internal conflicts, which today are struggling to get ahead and achieve peace with the Taliban; however, they are devastating several districts throughout Afghanistan and have seized several border checkpoints in recent weeks, while the United States withdraws its last troops after 20 years of presence in the country. Here are some pictures: …
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The navies of India, the US, Japan and Australia on November 3 held a series of complex manoeuvres in the Bay of Bengal, kick-starting the four-day-long first phase of the Malabar naval exercise. The mega exercise is taking place at a time India and China are locked in a nearly six-month-long bitter border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The 24th edition …
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