If you are a frequent flyer, even amid the pandemic there is some bad news for you – your travel just got a little more expensive. This after the government announced an increase in fares for air travel by up to Rs 5,600, and as per aviation experts, the reason behind the hike is the increase in fuel prices. BCCL …
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Thechikottukavu Ramachandran is a celebrity of sorts in Kerala and he has a huge fan base who would go crazy seeing him. No, we are not talking about any film stars, but an elephant. File Image Over the past few decades, he has become a superstar and a star attraction in the traditional parades for the temple festivals in Kerala. …
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The murder of a 25-year-old in Delhi has tensions flared after a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader claimed that he was stabbed to death because he was collecting donations for Ram Temple at Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya. Rinku Sharma was stabbed to death allegedly by a man known to him, and his three friends, following an argument at a birthday party …
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Unable to meet daily expenses due to “deduction of salary”, a 38-year-old bus conductor working with the state owned transport corporation has posted on a social media site that he was ready to sell his kidney. He said the deduction due to the pandemic has worsened his financial condition. Representational Image No money to pay for ration, house rent “I …
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While many states are passing anti-conversion or “love jihad” laws, the Supreme Court made a progressive observation in a case asserting that adults have the right to choose their life partner while saying that it was high time “society learns to accept inter-caste and inter-faith marriages”. The apex court made this observation while hearing a case of an inter-caste marriage …
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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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Social media giant, Twitter has said that it has taken action against some 1,178 accounts that the government had asked the microblogging platform to block. Responding to the ”legal requests” from the Central government, Twitter on Wednesday informed that it has taken multiple enforcement actions — including permanent suspension of over 500 accounts for clear violations of Twitter’s rules. Reuters …
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A massive flood has been reported from Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district where water level rose suddenly after a part of Nandadevi glacier broke off. The incident has been reported from Raini village in Tapovan area of the Chamoli district. Prayers in the face of nature’s fury. Today at Chamoli disaster situation after Nandadevi glacier broke down. Status of dam. For disaster …
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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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US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece, Meenakshi “Meena” Harris’ tweet has drawn international attention to the arrest and alleged sexual assault of a young Indian activist and trade unionist who was protesting the unstable wage payment in an industrial cluster near Delhi. Navdeep Kaur, also known as Nodeep Kaur, is a 23-year-old Dalit activist and was arrested on January 12 …
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