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Children Of Single Mothers Should Not Have Father's Name On PAN Card, Suggests Maneka Gandhi

Kids of separated or divorced women or those adopted by single mothers must be given the option of dropping the name of their father on PAN Card, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi has proposed. Mrs Gandhi has written to interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to let children of single mothers apply for …

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Delhi School Locks Up 16 Kindergarten Kids In Basement For Not Paying Fees

In a shocking incident, around 16 school girls from kindergarten were allegedly kept locked inside the basement of a Delhi school for not paying their fees on time. The parents of the students have alleged that children were confined in the basement from 7:30 am to about 12:30 pm in extreme heat. They were hungry and thirsty, but teachers didn’t …

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Karnataka Medical Apathy: Careless Doctor Leaves Needle In Jaw; Woman Goes To Cops

In a bizarre turn of events, a dentist has reportedly forgotten to remove a surgical needle from a patient’s mouth in Dharwad recently. Interestingly, the patient too is a dentist. According to reports, Dr Sarika visited another dentist Dr Vinayak Mahendrakar at a private clinic on SP Road in Dharwad. After the initial course of treatment, Sarika developed heavy pain …

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No Breakthrough In Burari Mass Suicide, Tantrik Geeta Maa Quizzed, Kin Demand Murder Probe

It has been nearly ten days and the Delhi Police is still unable to come to an exact conclusion on what led the 11-member Bhatia family in Burari end their lives in an apparent occult ritual. Police are hoping that the post-mortem reports of five or six of them which will be made available on Monday will shed some light …

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Army Men Save Three ‘Sadhus’ From Getting Lynched After Child Lifting Rumour In Assam

Despite, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) urging states to keep a watch for early detection of such rumours and initiate effective action in the connection, lynchings based on social media rumours continue unabated. The latest harrowing incident took place at Mahur Railway station in Dima Hasao district of Assam where hundreds of locals had gathered to lynch three ‘sadhus’ …

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After Food Found 'Unfit For Consumption', IRCTC To Counter Bad Reputation By Live Streaming Their Kitchens

Indian Railways food isn’t something most of us prefer to eat for several reasons.  Bad taste, unhygienic preparation conditions, unhygienic storage conditions are the most obvious of them. The Indian Railways has decided to counter the bad publicity and criticism of its food by an innovative solution. Live Streaming. IRCTC Severe Backlash Back in July 2017, the annual Comptroller and …

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UP To Ban Plastic Use From July 15, Army Saves 3 Sadhus From Getting Lynched + More Top News

pti The ban will come in effect from July 15 that will debar use of all types of plastic cups, polythene and plastic glasses as well. The CM urged the masses to cooperate with the government in its endeavour. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Army Men Saves Three ‘Sadhus’ From Getting Lynched After Child Lifting …

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India's Most Populous State UP Will Ban Plastic Use From 15 July, Hope People Take It Seriously

Use of plastic has long been condemned by state and environmental authorities due to its ill-effects and non-decomposable nature. Devendra Fadnavis’s government had announced a plastic ban in the state from June 23. It imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 for the first offence, Rs 10,000 for the second up to Rs 25,000 and three months jail term for repeated …

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Fear Of Being Lynched Is Forcing Anti Human Trafficking Groups To Postpone Their Work In India

So far, 29 people have been murdered across the country solely based on rumours of ‘child-lifters’ floating in WhatsApp.  On June 28, a 33-year-old man engaged by the Tripura government to dispel rumours about child-kidnappers on social media was lynched by villagers, who ironically, took him to be a kidnapper. The same day a garment-seller was beaten to death by …

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Allahabad Muslim Community Demolishes Parts Of Mosques For Kumbh Mela Roads, Sets An Example Of Brotherhood

AT a time where religious fanaticism has resulted in several inter-faith and communal crimes, the Muslim community in Allahabad is setting up an example of peace, harmony and brotherhood. They willfully destroyed parts of mosques in the city to make way for Kumbh Mela development. The city is set to hold the Kumbh Mela and UP CM Yogi Adityanath has …

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