A 15-year-old girl from Mumbai was killed by her own family and relatives for not praying. On Friday, Mumbai police told the Bombay high court that the girl, a resident of Antop Hill, was killed about a month-and-half ago by her own family members for allegedly refusing to read the holy book and offer prayers. …
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A highly venomous snake was discovered in the VIP lounge of the airport in Puducherry causing flutter among staff members and officials. Top officials including Airport Authority of India chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra in the middle of a meeting on Saturday spotted the 6-feet long reptile moving beneath a couch and immediately rushed out of the lounge, police said. A woman …
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It is an unprecedented scenes in Delhi and across northern India, people are wearing masks as they venture out of homes, something that till now was a common sight only in winters. But now in the middle of the hot burning summers, the masks are back, thanks to a dip in air quality. It has become so bad that in …
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The government is giving wings to its Act East policy. As a precursor to building ties with its Asian neighbours, it has identified infrastructure development in the north-eastern states as a high priority focus area, and the tourism ministry, along with the civil aviation ministry, has identified under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), 16 new destinations there that will be …
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Canada has emerged as a coveted destination for India’s diaspora. Indians appear gung-ho about Canada’s Express Entry programme which invites topranked candidates — under the country’s point-based immigration system — to take up permanent residency. Express Entry is Canada’s flagship programme for key economic migration. toronto.ca Under the scheme, out of the 86,022 invitations sent in 2017, nearly 42% (or …
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Just a couple of guys talking cars — while the world watches. President Donald Trump offered North Korea leader Kim Jong Un a rare glimpse inside the presidential limousine known as “The Beast” on Tuesday as their historic summit in Singapore wound down. After meetings and a working lunch, Trump and Kim were spotted approaching Trump’s hulking black limousine, adorned …
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Victims of child sex abuse will be able to sue institutions such as churches under proposed new laws in Australia’s most populous state, authorities said Sunday. The proposed legislation came after a five-year royal commission — which released its final report late last year — detailed thousands of harrowing abuse cases involving churches, orphanages, sporting clubs, youth groups and schools …
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The historic summit scheduled to happen between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have the tightest security, with no access to anyone bu authorised persons. However, hundreds of Singaporeans got the next best thing on Saturday when doppelgangers of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump showed up at a downtown mall. When he previously …
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Dust storms, extreme winds, torrential rains – India is witnessing an intense weather phenomena in its various parts. In a recent video that has gone viral, a sinister spiraling column of air moving upwards from the ground is seen in Ramalla village in Pune on June 8. #Pune First officially recorded #tornado incident in #Maharashtra till date. Incident occurred on …
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Mumbai rains are known for their romantic nature, but one couple took it too far in the recent spell of showers in the city. A young couple allegedly had sex on a road divider in south Mumbai’s posh Marine Drive area at Nariman Point on Thursday, news agency IANS reported. Pedestrians watched and clicked photos and filmed the bizarre incident …
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