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Cincinnati Masters: Sinner marches to round four, continues win streak on
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The world number one experienced something he had never seen before, his match getting interrupted during the second set, when a fire alarm at the 1899 club grandstand began to sound. It was several minutes before the game could start once again, and players played through sounds and flashes
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"Why is economy in a free-fall?": KT Rama Rao slams Telangana govt's 'inco
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In a post on X, the BRS leader said, "This is a serious Red Flag! I never thought we would have to witness this - the latest CAG Report screams alarm bells. There is a sharp decline in Telangana's growth. A failed Congress party's governance results in a failed economy. They promised 6 gu
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Pakistan: Karachi sees alarming rise in road accidents, 546 lives lost in
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Karachi has witnessed a disturbing surge in traffic accidents, with at least 546 lives lost and 8,136 people injured in the first seven months of this year
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Biju Janata Dal first party to raise electoral "discrepancies" in Odisha:
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"BJD is the first party in the state to raise the issue of discrepancies between votes polled and votes counted, as well as the alarming increase in votes polled after 5 pm... BJD had taken it to the ECI. We had raised serious misgivings not only about possible errors in the machine but also
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Over 80 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in past month amid human rights co
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
More than 80 men and women have been subjected to public floggings across Afghanistan over the past month, raising alarm among human rights groups about ongoing abuses and a lack of judicial transparency under Taliban rule.
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IOM sounds alarm over 1.5 million Afghan deportations in 2025
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Afghanistan faces a major crisis as 1.5 million migrants, nearly half women and girls, are forcibly deported from neighboring countries in 2025. The UN warns of increased risks like poverty and violence, while the caretaker government denies these concerns, claiming women's rights are protec
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UN chief Guterres "gravely alarmed" by Israeli decision to "take control o
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's decision to "take control of Gaza City," calling it a "dangerous escalation" worsening the humanitarian crisis. He urged a permanent ceasefire, humanitarian access, release of hostages, and Israel to end settlements and occupation for
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"An attack on on democracy itself": JP Nadda hits out at Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on social media X, Nadda wrote that it was alarming how the "brazen assault" took place in the presence of the state police and reflected the broken law and order under the West Bengal government.
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HRCP sounds alarm over deepening human rights crisis in Balochistan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Following a week-long visit to Turbat and Quetta, the HRCP team, which included chairperson Asad Iqbal Butt, former senator Farhatullah Babar, and senior human rights advocates such as Nasreen Azhar and I A Rehman, recorded disturbing trends of enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executio
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Gold jewellery sector raises alarm over 50% US tariffs
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
With the US set to impose an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian gold jewellery exports from August 27--on top of the 25 per cent already in effect--industry leaders have expressed deep concern over the mounting pressure on the sector.
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UNHCR raises alarm over Pakistan's forced repatriation of Afghan refugees
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"UNHCR remains particularly concerned about women and girls forced to return to a country where their human rights are at risk, as well as other groups who might be endangered." We call on the authorities to ensure that any return of Afghans to Afghanistan is voluntary, safe and dignified,"
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Pakistan: New report reveals alarming surge in gender-based violence in Si
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A new report by the Women Action Forum reveals over 2,500 gender-based violence cases in Sindh from 2021 to 2024. Most perpetrators were family members, with rising suicides and honor killings. Activists blame police inaction and call out Pakistan's failure to protect women.
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