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7 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids in West Bank

Seven Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids in the northern West Bank, said the Palestinian Health Ministry. Six of the victims were from the...

Farmers face action for stubble burning in Gorakhpur

The Gorakhpur administration has initiated punitive action against farmers, as incidents of stubble-burning continue unabated. Taking a tough stand against paddy growers for continuing...

2022 sees highest number of femicides worldwide in two decades: UN

Nearly 89,000 women and girls were killed in 2022 across the globe, the highest annual figure recorded in the past two decades, according...

UP Minister orders probe against doctor who sought money for operation

A probe has been ordered against a doctor at the Civil Hospital in Lucknow, following a complaint alleging that he demanded money to...

Muslim girl embraces Hinduism seeing Hamas atrocities

A girl named Muskan Siddiqui was so upset on seeing the atrocities committed by the Hamas terrorists in Israel on TV that she...

Atiq aide held after encounter in Prayagraj

A close aide of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested by the Prayagraj police...

Delhi HC denies interim bail to murder-accused for pursuing PhD classes

The Delhi High Court has rejected the plea for interim bail by a murder-accused seeking to attend regular PhD classes, saying that if...

Drug dealer jailed in UK after death of Indian-origin student

A drug dealer has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after the death of a 20-year-old Indian-origin University of Cambridge student in 2021. Benjamin Brown,...

IFFI 2023: ‘About Dry Grasses’ to be screened as Mid-fest Film on Friday

‘About Dry Grasses’, a Turkish film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, will be screened as the Mid-fest Film at the 54th International Film...

Mizoram polls: NGO delegation rushes to Delhi to urge ECI for rescheduling counting date

A six-member delegation of NGO Coordination Committee (NGOCC), an umbrella body of influential civil society and students' organisations, left for Delhi on Thursday...