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Vlogger Travels Kilometres To Tell Extraordinary Stories Of Ordinary People In Just 99 Seconds

He has travelled to 12 states. He stays in transit for as long as 13 hours in a day. He has been on the road for 10 months in the past 18 months — all for a 99-second video and his love for storytelling. Yes, that’s right. Meet engineer-turned-journalist Sai Sethu who calls himself a visual …

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Another Leopard Captured In Mumbai's Aarey, Fourth Since Attacks On Humans Started 2 Months Ago

Maharashtra Forest Department authorities captured a leopardess from Mumbai’s Aarey Colony, believed to be the same animal behind nearly a dozen attacks on humans in the past two months. The leopardess, officially identified as C32, which has been elusive since September was captured in one of the cage traps set up by the Forest Department on Wednesday. #BreakingNews #leopard involved …

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Overspeeding Caused More Than 60% Of Over 3.54 Lakh Road Accidents In 2020

India recorded 3,54,796 cases of road accidents during 2020 in which 1,33,201 people lost their lives and 3,35,201 were injured, according to the annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) showed.  The NCRB data showed that over 60 per cent of road accidents were caused due to overspeeding, accounting for 75,333 deaths and 2,09,736 were injured. In 2020, …

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Meets Pope Francis In Vatican, Invites The Pontiff To Visit India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is in Italy to attend the G20 Summit, met Pope Francis in Vatican City on Saturday. PM Modi and the head of the Catholic Church had a lengthy meeting, in which the two leaders discussed several topics including the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenge posed by climate change. Reuters “Had a very warm meeting with …

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Too Much Outrage: Why Indians Are Always Losing It Over Progressive, Inclusive Advertisements?

Do progressive and inclusive ideas irk Indians more than anyone else in the world? People may compare the situations with other societies as well, but, for a country that boasts of a tolerant history, the recent reactions to some festive ads is not a good sign.  Dabur, one of the largest FMCG companies in India, submitted to bullying after its …

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In First-Ever Initiative, Americans Celebrate October As Hindu Heritage Month

Americans across the nation are observing October as the Hindu Heritage Month as per PTI.   Over 20 of the 50 states and 40-plus cities have issued proclamations about it, according to community leaders. The first-ever initiative of Hindu groups in USA has been welcomed by elected representatives.  Shutterstock Hindus all over the world celebrate Navratri, Dussehra, Durga Puja, and Diwali …

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Carpenter's Daughter Battled Problems To Become Fitness Trainer And Wants To Train More Women

Pooja Biswas loves sports. She is a fitness trainer by profession and her dream of making it big as an athlete was foiled by penury and personal problems, as per The New Indian Express.  However, she does plan to make her 7-year-old daughter Avneet Kaur compete in the Olympics and win a medal for her country when she grows up. …

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Over 300 Reported Cases Of Violence Against Christians In India So Far In 2021

On Sunday, a video had surfaced online showing a group of Bajrang Dal men who forced their way into a church in Karnataka’s Hubbali, accusing them of forced religious conversion. Later, following a complaint by BJP MLA Arvind Bellad the pastor, Somu Avaradhi was arrested by the police. Screengrab Just a week before that Bajrang Dal men had attacked and …

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9 Trekkers Among Dead As Uttarakhand Toll Rises To 64; Tourists Still Trapped: What We Know

The death toll from floods, landslides and building collapses in Uttarakhand due to intense rain earlier this week reached 64 on Thursday, with at least 11 people still missing, officials said. Jump To 65 still trapped in upper reaches Took precautionary steps, says Amit Shah Loss pegged at Rs 7,000 crore Relief camps set up 65 still trapped in upper …

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UP Minister Thinks Petrol Prices Is Not Affecting Most Indians, He Believes 95% Don't Use It

In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, controlling the petrol-diesel prices was one of the several promises the BJP had made. But in the seven years that followed, the BJP has failed to live up to its promise and the petrol-diesel prices now have almost doubled from then. Twitter And the BJP knows that there is growing anger among …

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