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Mallya Plays Victim Card After Losing Shares, Jean Dreze Detained In Jharkhand + More Top News

United Breweries and its flagship brand Kingfisher was, for a long time, synonymous with the name Vijay Mallya in his heydays, while he was also referred to as ‘the king of good times’. So, it was quite natural for the fugitive liquor baron to have a meltdown to see his shares in the company getting …

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Haryana Hospital Botches Cataract Operations And Puts 38 Patients At Risk Of Losing Eyesight

Access to basic healthcare still remains a necessity for majority of Indians. While people from underprivileged background cannot afford private hospitals, going to government hospitals puts them in a more vulnerable position. Haryana has once again drawn flak for medical negligence and botched up surgeries that might render 38 patients blind. Times of India reported that 38 elderly patients had …

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People Shocked As Jharkhand Police Briefly Detains Economist For Holding Meeting On Right To Food

Jean Dreze, an esteemed economist, who has made notable contribution to developmental economics in India was detained by Jharkhand police on March 28 for organising a public meeting. The Hindu reported that the Belgian-born economics scholar was detained for organising the meeting without the permission of authorities in the state. He was detained for organizing a meeting on issues like …

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India Helps Cyclone-Hit Mozambique, More Deaths In Indian Sewers + More Top News

reuters Cyclone Idai has left more than 400 people dead in Mozambique and authorities fear that the toll could rise to 1000. The new figure puts the overall death toll at about 700 people across Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) More Deaths In Indian Sewers Despite PM Modi Promising To Eradicate …

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Thousands ‘March For Love’ As New Zealand Reopens Christchurch Mosques That Were Attacked

The two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch where a white supremacist killed 50 worshippers last week, reopened today. Many survivors were among the first ones to walk in and pray for those who died. At the Al Noor mosque, where more than 40 of the victims were killed by a suspected white supremacist, prayers resumed with armed …

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NRI Loses Items Worth Rs 2.5 Lakh As Jet Airways Misplaces Bag, To Get Only Rs 58K In Return

Airlines have often been accused of mishandling passengers’ baggage. While many flyers have received their luggage in a dilapidated condition, some others don’t receive them at all. Indian airlines fail to assume responsibility when it comes to compensating their riders for the damage incurred. In the most recent incident, Panchkula district consumer disputes redressal forum has directed Jet Airways to …

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Women Workers Are Highly Exploited And Underpaid At Work Places In Delhi, But, Who Cares?

Twenty-year-old Neeta (name changed) works as a contract worker in a Paying Guest Accommodation (PG) in Bharat Nagar, New Delhi.  For a meager salary of  Rs 10,000, she toils tirelessly from 6 am to 11 pm, 7 days a week. She has no idea about her rights and entitlements to overtime wages and more so, the minimum wage she ought …

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55-YO Dalit Woman Allegedly Dragged And Gang Raped Near Her Home In Greater Noida

A 55-year-old woman has alleged that she was abducted, raped and robbed of her jewellery by five youths in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park area on Friday night. Police said they were awaiting the medical examination report. While there were reports that the families had had a dispute earlier, police said any such aspect had not been come out in the …

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Nirav Modi, Living In A Rs 15 Lakhs Per Month Rent Apartment Working On A Salary Of Rs 18 Lakhs

For the first time in over a year when fugitive scamster Nirav Modi was caught on camera earlier this month, he was wearing an ostrich hide jacket which was said to cost over Rs 9 lakhs. British News Paper The Telegraph which tracked Modi down in London also had reported that the main accused in one of India’s biggest financial …

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Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp Set Their Own Model Code Of Conduct, Say No Campaigns In The Last 48 Hours Of Polling

According to the Election Commission’s model code of conduct, political parties cannot indulge in any kind of public campaign in the last 48 hours of polling. This has been a set practice since the beginning and it was said to facilitate the voters to make an independent decision before they go to the polling booths. But with the advent of …

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