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Tragic Day in Bihar: 46 Drown in Separate Incidents, Including 37 Children and 7 Women

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Tragic Day in Bihar: 46 Drown in Separate Incidents, Including 37 Children and 7 Women

Chief minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths, which included seven women, and announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. As many as 46 people, including 37 children, died in separate incidents of drowning across Bihar on the festival of ‘Jitiya’ or ‘Jivitputrika’ over the last 24 hours, a government official said. Chief minister Nitish Kumar condoled the deaths, which included seven women, and announced an ex-gratia amount of ₹4 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. The incidents…

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Delhi Witnesses Kashmiri Pandit Demonstrations, Boycott of J&K Elections Reaffirmed

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Delhi Witnesses Kashmiri Pandit Demonstrations, Boycott of J&K Elections Reaffirmed

A group of migrant Kashmiri Pandits held a protest in Delhi on Saturday, reiterating their call to boycott the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and pressing for the enactment of a law to ensure legal recognition of alleged atrocities against the community. The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar to mark “Martyrs’ Day” as a tribute to Kashmiri Hindus who fell to militancy during the past three decades in Jammu and Kashmir was organised by Panun Kashmir, Kashmiri Samiti Delhi, Roots in Kashmir, Kashmiri Pandit Conference and Youth for Panun…

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Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

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Rocket Attacks Ignite Fresh Violence in Manipur: 3 Dead, Toll Expected to Rise

While ethnic clashes have roiled Manipur for the last one and a half years, the situation has been extreme tense in the last 5 days. At least three persons were killed in fresh wave of violence that was reported from Manipur’s Jiribam district. The killings were reported a day after militants in Manipur fired rockets at two spots in Bishnupur, killing an elderly man and injuring five others. An officer of a security force posted in Manipur said the number of casualties could increase. “The gunfight started in the morning…

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Muslims Protest Shiv Sena MPs’ Absence During Waqf Amendment Bill Debate

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Muslims Protest Shiv Sena MPs’ Absence During Waqf Amendment Bill Debate

‘Vote lekar bhaag gaye’: Muslims protest outside Matoshree over Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs’ absence during Waqf Amendment Bill debate A section of Muslims on Sunday protested outside Matoshree, the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, in Mumbai. They protested over the absence of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s MPs when the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was being introduced in the Lok Sabha. Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. After a heated discussion, the bill was referred to a joint parliamentary committee…

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Who is Hindenburg? The Firm Behind Explosive Allegations Against Adani & SEBI Chief

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Who is Hindenburg? The Firm Behind Explosive Allegations Against Adani & SEBI Chief

Hindenburg Research, has released a new report that alleges that the SEBI chief and his wife were stakeholders in offshore firms linked to Adani The American firm accused the market regulator of showing a “surprising lack of interest in Adani’s alleged undisclosed web of Mauritius and offshore entities” Hindenburg Research on Saturday released a report that alleged the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) did not act on claims it made in its 2023 report against the Adani Group because the market regulator’s chief, Madhabi Puri Buch, had investments…

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Hope Fades as Wayanad Search Enters Day 10; Toll Rises to 413, 152 Missing

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Hope Fades as Wayanad Search Enters Day 10; Toll Rises to 413, 152 Missing

Wayanad, Aug 08: The death toll in the landslide-affected Wayanad in Kerala reached 413 on Thursday as the search for 152 missing people continued on day 10. Over 1,000 people from the Defence and other agencies led by a team of officials began the search operations early this morning. Like in the past few days, a few teams continue to search areas where the Chaliyar River originates in Wayanad and passes through the Malapurram district. A total of 78 bodies and over 150 body parts have been recovered. The standard operating…

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Wayanad Landslides: 143 Lives Lost, State in Mourning; Schools, Colleges Shut as Rain Terror Continues

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Wayanad Landslides: 143 Lives Lost, State in Mourning; Schools, Colleges Shut as Rain Terror Continues

IMD Warning Ignored? Wayanad Pays Deadly Price The death toll in the series of landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district climbed up to 143, with hundreds of others left injured and trapped. The landslides caused massive destruction to houses and roads, uprooted trees, and led to the water bodies to swell. Efforts to rescue and locate the missing persons are still underway with all available resources. According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), members of the fire and rescue, civil defence, NDRF, and local emergency response teams are involved in…

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Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Jharkhand Train Derailment

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Two Dead, Dozens Injured in Jharkhand Train Derailment

At least two people were killed and 20 were injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai passenger train derailed in the early hours near Jharkhand’s Charadharpur division. Railway officials said the incident took place after a goods train derailed and collided with the Howrah-Mumbai Mail passing by from the opposite side. All injured passengers were rushed to Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur. Following the incident, the Indian Railways cancelled five trains including Howrah-Titalgarh-Kantabanji Express, Kharagpur-Jhargram-Dhanbad Express, Howrah-Barbil-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express, Tatanagar-Itwari Express and LTT-Express. It also issued helpline numbers in…

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Tragedy Strikes: Three Civil Service Aspirants Drown in Delhi Coaching Center Flood

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Tragedy Strikes: Three Civil Service Aspirants Drown in Delhi Coaching Center Flood

Three aspiring civil servants died after they were trapped in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar on Saturday. Three aspiring civil servants died after they were trapped in the flooded basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Old Rajendra Nagar on Saturday. According to the police, the Delhi fire department received a call regarding waterlogging at the Rao IAS Study Centre around 7 pm after which they launched a rescue operation. The police have registered a criminal case over the deaths of the students. Here…

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Three-Storey Building Collapses in Navi Mumbai, Casualties Feared

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Three-Storey Building Collapses in Navi Mumbai, Casualties Feared

Police, fire brigade and NDRF present at the spot. Rescue operations are underway. Several people are feared trapped under the rubble after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s Shahbaz village on Saturday morning. Police, fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force team are present at the spot and carrying out the rescue operation. Kailas Shinde, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation commissioner said the building collapsed around 5am. “This a G+3 building. The Shahbaz village villages falls under Belapur ward. There were 13 flats in the building. Two persons have been…

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