When asked to choose the sexiest man in Russia, 18 per cent of men and 17 per cent of women surveyed named President Vladimir Putin as Russia’s most handsome man. After all these years, Russians are still thirsty for “someone like Putin”. Getty Images According to a poll by the Superjob.ru job board published Friday, …
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As many as 14 bodies of security personnel have been recovered today from the site of the gunfight that broke out between security forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. According to a report by Hindustan Times, 5 soldiers are confirmed dead and 30 others injured on Saturday, while 21 soldiers were reported missing. Today’s count took the toll to …
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A male elephant was found dead in Theppakkadu coming under the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Nilgiris district on Saturday, officials said. An autopsy revealed that the 15-year-old elephant was very weak and there was an infection in its tongue and teeth. There was also no food material in the intestine and maggots were found in the stomach, official sources …
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We are back in an age when communal riots or clashes are marring our secular ideals. But Dewas in Madhya Pradesh saw a refreshing sight of communal harmony with Hindu farmers coming to the aid of their Muslim brethren. According to News18, a fire broke out burning the crops of Muslim farmers and their Hindu brothers jumped to the rescue. …
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New York state lawmakers passed a bill on March 30 legalising recreational marijuana, with Governor Andrew Cuomo saying he would sign it into law, as per AFP. New York will join 14 other states in USA and the District of Columbia in allowing use after the bill was backed by both state chambers. Cuomo’s Democratic Party holds strong majorities in …
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It is probably for the first time many in the US and outside the country are witnessing court proceedings that are broadcasted live around the world. The murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who is facing second, third-degree murder and manslaughter charged for the death of George Floyd last year has been going on for three …
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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday ordered France into its third national lockdown and said schools would close for three weeks as he sought to push back a third wave of Covid-19 infections that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. AP With the death toll Macron was forced to abandon his goal of keeping the country open to protect the economy. “We will …
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A special CBI court in Ahmedabad discharged three police officers in the 2004 extrajudicial killing of Ishrat Jahan and four others stating there was “no question of any fake encounter” and there was “nothing on record to suggest that the victims were not terrorists”. The two former police officers filed discharge applications after the Gujarat government refused to grant sanction to …
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April 1 was set to mark an array of significant changes that were to directly impact the lives of millions of Indians. The government had earlier issued an order to make changes to the wage code that would have impacted crores of salaried employees. Apart from that, announcements were made for changing the interest rates on small savings and mandatory …
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In the past 24 hours India has reported over 62,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections across the country taking the toll so far 11,971,624, the Union health ministry data showed on Sunday morning. This is the highest single-day rise in the number of new COVD-19 infections in India in 2021. During the same time, a total of 312 COVID-19 deaths …
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