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Following the Andhra Pradesh Board of Intermediate Examination’s announcement of the results for the class 11 and 12 exams on Wednesday, nine students have died by suicide. It has been reported that two other students made suicide attempts. As many as 10 lakh students appeared for the exam. The pass percentage in class 11 was […]
The print edition of Austrian newspaper the Wiener Zeitung, which has been published since 1703, will cease to exist after a decision made by Austria’s parliament on Thursday. The Austrian parliament adopted the law that puts an end to the current form of the daily in a majority vote. The publication has reported on everything from a young Mozart to the […]
Turkish women who are exposed to the pressure of tradition, family, and religion, and who could not adequately benefit from the state’s education, employment, social security, and health services, first found themselves stuck during the women’s movement led by the left wing in the 1970s. They were stuck amid the concepts of female identity and […]
Despite his promise to usher in a new era of free speech and disallow political interference on social media, Elon Musk’s Twitter has been significantly more compliant with government orders for censorship or surveillance – including from India. According to Rest of World, which accessed the company’s self-reported data, Twitter received 971 government and court requests […]
The Supreme Court of India (SC) is hearing arguments on legalising same-sex marriages. The hearing is being live-streamed. On Thursday, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing on behalf of the Union Government, said that permitting same-sex marriages would be to the detriment of others. Mehta also argued that the state has a role to play in regulating personal relationships. […]
Rahul Gandhi’s appeal against the Surat Sessions Court’s order, which refused to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case, will now be heard by a new judge of the Gujarat High Court. As per the cause list released on Thursday, Justice Hemant Prachchhak will hear Gandhi’s appeal on April 29. On April 26, when […]
As many as 56 residents of Gujarat arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday after being evacuated from Sudan under the Indian government’s ‘Operation Kaveri’. Of the 56 Gujarat residents, 44 were brought to Ahmedabad in two buses arranged by the state government, while 12 reached the city on their own, according to an official release. The […]
The apex court begins hearing a petition by wrestlers seeking registration of the FIR against WFI president Brij Bhushan. The Delhi Police tells the court that they will register an FIR. Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta apprises the Supreme Court that the Delhi Police will register an FIR by today evening. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal […]
Ever since the tragic end of a family of four from Dingucha last January, which froze to death in their bid to crossover illegally to the US from the Manitoba border, the thriving illegal immigration to the US has been under scanner. However, a year later, that did little to deter phony agents from luring […]
The Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday arrested 11 tourists from Gujarat and a local guide with fake and edited Gondola tickets at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Quoting an official, news agency Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the tourists from Gujarat, along with a guide, had arrived to […]
In a major relief to actor Sooraj Pancholi, son of senior actors Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, a special CBI court on Friday cleared him of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend-actor Jiah Khan in 2013 due to “paucity of evidence”. Jiah had died by suicide at her Juhu home on June 3, 2013 and Sooraj […]
Passenger footfall during the month of February 2023 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) crossed the 4 million-mark. This was a clear win over the psychological barrier, the pre-Covid all time high 3.9 million in February 2020 at CSMIA. And now, taking the count further, Mumbai Airport has registered the highest passenger traffic growth […]
In what turned out to be a case of sheer malice to avenge a familial dispute, Borivali-based actor Chrisann Pereira, 27, took to her Insta handle recount her harrowing 26 days in a Sharjah prison in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after she was framed in a drug case. The actor was released on Wednesday […]
A New Zealand trade visit involving India’s largest dairy brand, AMUL, has been marred by allegations that a female farm worker was sexually harassed by two members of the ministerial-level delegation. A woman working at the farm in Waimakariri on South Island alleged she was “grabbed” and had “unwanted photographs taken” by two men who […]
Actor Sooraj Pancholi acquitted of abetment charges in Jiah Khan suicide case. A special CBI court delivered its verdict in the case of Jiah Khan’s death by suicide, in which her boyfriend and film star Sooraj Pancholi has been charged with abetment. “Due to paucity of evidence, this court can’t hold you (Sooraj Pancholi) guilty. Therefore […]
Flight Lieutenant Har Raj Kaur Boparai, Indian Air Force (IAF)’s first and only woman pilot of the heavy-lift transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster, has participated in ‘Operation Kaveri’, a challenging mission to safely return Indian citizens from the conflict-torn Sudan, official sources said on Thursday. The C-17 Globemaster is the IAF’s largest aircraft. “Flt Lt Har […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a virtual event today celebrating the completion of 20 years of the State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology (SWAGAT) initiative in Gujarat. The Gujarat government is observing SWAGAT Saptah on this occasion. In his address, PM Modi expressed his satisfaction with the success of the initiative, which […]
This weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the BJP campaign in Karnataka, a key battleground state. The massive roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday will be the main event of PM Modi’s hectic campaign schedule. However, it’s anticipated that PM Modi will hold up to 22 rallies across the state over the course of the […]
As the Tata Group-owned Air India grows its fleet and network, it will hire more than 1,000 pilots, including captains and trainers. The airline, which currently employs over 1,800 pilots, has placed orders with Boeing and Airbus for 470 aircraft, including wide-body aircraft. The most recent firm order from Airbus includes 40 A350-900/1000 and 210 […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday mocked his predecessor, Vasundhara Raje, after she denied any collusion with him. Last week, BJP leader Raje dismissed claims of collusion with Gehlot as false and said that “milk and lemon juice do not go together”. While in Bikaner, Gehlot spoke with reporters and claimed that his administration […]
