An Algerian military plane crashed near an airport outside the capital Algiers, killing several people on Wednesday, local media reported. More than 100 military personnel were on board the plane when it came down near Boufarik airport, local channel Ennahar TV reported. Television footage showed black smoke billowing near a motorway and a crowd of …
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Sitting in a classroom every single day for about a decade of your life can be quite boring. But what if your school decides to get a makeover? A school in Rajasthan did just the same, by converting itself into a ‘railway’ themed school. Keeping up to its name, Alwar’s Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Station, has renovated its classrooms …
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Saudi Arabia could consider a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom’s border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and transforming its only land border into a military zone and nuclear waste site, state-linked Saudi newspapers reported on Monday. The project has not been given official approval and faces many obstacles. Still, the proposal signals a …
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Despite advancements, gender discrimination is still a serious problem in India. Women are still being tortured for a lot of things- one being bearing a girl child. In one such recent incident, a woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. This happened as she could not bear a male child and …
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Taking one more step towards becoming a progressive state, Saudi Arabia is all set to reopen it’s first cinema on April 18. It will be open in the capital Riyadh for both men and women. This was probably not enough and now Saudi Arabia has announced that it will be participating in the Cannes Film Festival. A total of nine short …
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A Japanese man has been arrested for allegedly keeping his mentally ill son confined in a small cage for 20 years. The police arrested 73-year-old Yoshitane Yamasaki was arrested on suspicion of caging his son who is 42 at his house in city of Sanda in Hyogo prefecture, police told AFP. More details are still awaited an investigation is underway. …
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A woman isn’t an object and certainly not her husband’s possession, if she doesn’t want live with her husband, she can’t be forced, the apex court said. The hearing was regarding a case where a woman accused her husband of cruelty and wanted to stay separately, but her husband didn’t agree. “She is not a chattel. She does not want …
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bccl Manu Bhaker and Heena Sidhu secured gold and silver respectively in the 10m air pistol event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) SC Says Woman Isn’t An Object, Therefore Husband Can’t Force Her To Stay With Him A woman isn’t an object and certainly not her husband’s possession, if she …
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A police van patrolling at night became blessing a homeless woman who went into labour pain in wee hours in Ghatkopar. The police van rushed the woman to hospital where she delivered the baby safely. The mother-son duo is doing good now. According to reports, the police control room received a call regarding a pregnant homeless woman in pain. The nearby …
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The controversy surrounding a 29-year-old police constable’s request to the Maharashtra government to undergo a sex reassignment surgery, has prompted the state police to include gender determination test in their recruitment process. Lalita Salve, who now prefers to be called Lalit, met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis last month seeking his permission to undergo the surgery and be retained in the …
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