In a tragedy, a 24-year-old woman died of shock hours after her father who was a police officer, died due to COVID-19 in Chandigarh, as per a TNN report. ASI Jaspal Singh died aged 49. The daughter suffered from renal issues and diabetes. iStock According to a Hindustan Times report, the woman Navpreet Kaur asked …
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said it’s a “lie” that fires are destroying the Amazon rainforest, despite data from his own government which show the blazes are rising in number, as per a report in AFP. This is yet another weird statement the leader has made. He has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising deforestation in the …
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Last month, spurious sanitiser blended with methanol caused the death of at least 16 people who consumed it in lieu of liquor in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, ten people have been arrested in connection to the incident. The victims, who were habitual tipplers, consumed hand sanitiser as an alternative to liquor, as regular shops were …
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Even amidst the gloom, the spirit of solidarity is alive as young people got together at the Kannur airport to prepare food for passengers who were landing in the odd hours of the night. These are the passengers in flights going to Kozhikode diverted to Kannur and Cochin after the fatal crash. A few users posted pictures on Twitter of …
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Air India Express employees paid their tributes to fallen colleague and co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who died in the Kozhikode plane crash. The ceremony happened in, as per a report in ANI. His mortal remains reached Delhi Airport and are being taken to his native place in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. ANI Almost 200 Air India members showed respect to Kumar and …
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On August 6 and 9, two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. In what goes down as perhaps the most shameful act by any country in the history of war, 75 years on, the scars are still fresh. USA dropped the bombs in a bid to end Japan’s advantage in World War II, but in doing so, …
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After a deadly explosion rocked Beirut, killing hundreds of people and injuring several others, scores of protesters have taken to streets calling for the government to be punished for their negligence, that protesters say led to the massive explosion. As the protests turned gigantic, Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get …
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A 36-year-old cardiac surgeon succumbed to COVID-19 in Kolkata, as per Health Department sources according to a PTI report. Dr Nitish Kumar tested positive in mid- July and was being treated at a private hospital where he was employed, they said. Dr Kumar got infected around 25 days back while serving the people. All efforts were made to save him …
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On Wednesday, Mumbai experienced heavy rains accompanied by heavy winds. Mumbai received the highest rainfall of the season within just 12 hours on Wednesday besides the highest-ever wind speed in the city. The maximum wind speed of 101.4 kmph was recorded at Marine drive around 4.15 pm. BCCL And it has left a trail of destruction behind. As the situation …
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After a deadly night of the explosion which rocked Beirut and left more than 130 people dead and thousands injured, the city woke up to hope and solidarity when a group of young volunteers came together to clean the roads. In Beirut’s beloved bar districts, hundreds of young Lebanese ditched beers for brooms on Wednesday to sweep debris in the …
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