Japan is considering to approve a special budget for the disaster response and eventual reconstruction as the toll of death and destruction from a typhoon that tore through central and northern Japan continues to climb. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told a parliamentary session that the number of deaths tied to Typhoon Hagibis had climbed …
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Ending the communication blackout of 70 days mobile services have been partially restored in Jammu and Kashmir since Monday, bringing back some much-needed life back to the valley. Since Monday, postpaid service of state-run BSNL and other private operators have been restored in most parts of the valley. bccl However, there is no clarity on when the prepaid services will …
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The 2nd runner up at the Miss Kohima 2019 pageant has an imperative message for prime minister Narendra Modi. Vikuonuo Sachu, an 18-year-old participant at the pageant, was armed with an answer when she was asked by one of the judges what she would tell PM Modi if he asked her to chat with him. “If I were invited by …
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In the past couple of years, ‘selfie’ has emerged as the go-to method for campaigns and various government schemes. Be it the selfie with daughter, selfie with cow, selfie with ink, governments across states have been promoting it religiously. But what the Madhya Pradesh government has just asked newly-weds in the state is taking this to an all-new level. Applicants …
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved court with a plea to declare fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, one of the main accused in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam accused a proclaimed offender. On Thursday, while moving the plea before the special judge for CBI cases VC Barde, the agency said Choksi left the country even before the …
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In a horrific incident, a 25-year-old doctor from Thane was killed after she was run over by a truck as she fell off a two-wheeler after it slipped on a pothole. The incident happened on the Bhiwandi-Wada road late on Wednesday when Neha Shaikh, a resident of Palghar on her way home with her cousin. BCCL/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE Neha’s cousin …
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Coming out of the closet is not an easy thing to do especially in a country like India. Things have been changing of late as more members of the LGBTQI community are getting the respect they deserve but not all are lucky. 20-year-old Adam Harry is set to become the country’s first transgender pilot but that didn’t come easy. He …
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Iran has arrested an Instagram celebrity known for radically changing her appearance through cosmetic surgery, Tasnim news agency has reported. Sahar Tabar, a social media star, was detained on the orders of Teheran’s guidance court, which deals with “cultural crimes and social and moral corruption.” Tabar faces charges including blasphemy, inciting violence, gaining income through inappropriate means and encouraging youths …
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The Supreme Court of India in its order on petitions demanding stay on the trees being felled in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony has ordered that no more trees should be cut while also recording an undertaking by the Maharashtra government to assure the same. The order comes after at least 2134 trees have already been chopped. The top court further ordered …
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The Borivali holiday court has granted bail to all 29 people who were arrested by the Mumbai Police while protesting against the felling of over 2,500 trees in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for the proposed car shed for Mumbai Metro. They are to be released after submitting bail bond of Rs 7,000. bccl In the meanwhile, prohibitory orders continued to be …
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