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Indigenous Tribes Turn To Prayers For Protection Of World's Largest Rainforest As Fires Ravage The Amazon

With their faces painted, dozens of indigenous people from the tribe of Shanenawa performed a ritual to try to find peace between humans and nature in the wake of the fires that are ravaging the world’s largest rainforest. Indigenous people from the Shanenawa tribe use indigenous medicine during festival in the indigenous village Mora. REUTERS …

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More Bad News For Indian Economy As Rupee Falls Further To 72.09 Against US Dollar

The rupee is continuing to go downhill amid reports of economic slowdown. The rupee tumbled by 67 paise to 72.09 against the US currency in early trade, tracking weak opening in domestic equities amid strong dollar demand from banks and importers. Forex traders said the US tariffs on imports from China took effect on Sunday and were followed later by …

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At Least Four People Including Two Firemen Killed In Massive Fire Outbreak At Uran ONGC Plant Near Navi Mumbai

Four people have been confirmed dead after a massive fire broke out at a gas processing unit owned by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) at Uran in Navi Mumbai. The fire broke out at around 6.45 am when a few employees were working inside it. “Fire broke out in storm water drainage in Uran Plant early morning successfully …

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Class X Student In Kolkata Gang Raped By Six People Including A Juvenile Dies After Consuming Poison

In a shocking crime, a 15-year-old girl from Bengal’s East Midnapore district died in a Kolkata hospital, after battling for life for five days. The Class X student had consumed pesticide on August 24 after she became the victim of a sexual assault.  BCCL According to the girl’s family, she had gone out with her boyfriend for cycling on Saturday …

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UP's Attendance By Selfie 'Prerna' App Runs Into Trouble As Teachers Call It Breach Of Privacy

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led UP goverment’s much publicised ‘Prerna’ app, that allows teachers to mark their attendance by clicking a selfie in government schools, has been embroiled in a controversy. The apex body of government primary school teachers is preparing to launch a statewide agitation against the app on September 4, a day before the Yogi Adityanath government launches it …

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'Unwell' Mehul Choksi Fails To File Medical Report, Tells Court Antigua Doctors Not Treating Him

Fugitive Diamond businessman Mehul Choksi, who is facing extradition to India from his current hideout in Antigua is back with his antics to delay the legal process.  Choksi on Monday told the Bombay High Court that he cannot submit his medical reports to civic-run JJ hospital in Mumbai, as directed by the court, because his doctor in Antigua has refused …

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Family Members Of UP Cop Fear For Their Lives As His Murder Accused Get Hero's Welcome On Bail

Two days after seven men accused in the Bulandshahr violence last year were granted bail, the family of Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, who was killed in the clashes has demanded that their bail should be cancelled.  This comes after videos of the accused getting heroes welcome on released from jail went viral. The accused, including key suspect Shikhar Agarwal, were …

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Now Sadhvi Pragya Thakur Says Killing Power Of Opposition Is Causing Deaths Of BJP Leaders; Netizens Ask 'Kuch Bhi'

A slew of heavyweight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders have passed away in recent months and the nation has joined hands at most occassions in mourning their death. But there is a sinister plan underplay, says a prominent face of the ruling party and her assertion has left netizens laughing. BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, no stranger to controversies as …

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Twitter Sends Notice To Pakistan President Over His Tweet On Kashmir Situation

Microblogging platform Twitter has sent a notice to Pakistan president Arif Alvi over his tweet on the Kashmir situation after Modi government abrogated Article 370 in Kashmir on August 5. Slamming the move by the microblogging site, Pakistan Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari said, “Twitter has really gone too far in becoming mouthpiece of the rogue Modi govt! They …

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Bulandshahr Violence Accused Get Hero's Welcome, No Layoff At Parle-G + More Top News

No sooner did they stepped out of Bulandshahr Jail on Saturday night, the seven accused were garlanded and greeted with slogans of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’. Later, according to IANS, the supporters also threw a “welcome party” in “honour” of the seven men. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Parle G Company Denies …

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