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14 dead as protests turn violent in Nepal over social media ban
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Gen Z protests in Kathmandu against corruption and the social media ban have left 14 dead, with many others injured. Hospitals are struggling to manage the large number of patients, and authorities say the identities of several deceased and injured people are yet to be confirmed.
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Delhi lawyers withdraw strike after demand on police deposition met
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Lawyers of the Delhi District Court Bar Associations withdrew their strike after authorities agreed to their demand for physical deposition of police personnel before courts. The strike opposed an LG notification permitting video testimony from police stations.
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"Police are firing on the people, anti-corruption protests being suppresse
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Protests erupted outside Kathmandu Parliament against Nepal's ban on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, turning violent as police fired on demonstrators. Nine people died, and protestors vandalised the Parliament gate, with witnesses accusing authorities of indiscriminate firing and suppress
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Vaishno Devi yatra remains suspended for 14th consecutive day
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Authorities have cited safety concerns as persistent rainfall has triggered landslides and blocked tracks leading to the shrine, making movement unsafe for pilgrims. The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway also remains disrupted at several points due to landslides and road damage, further com
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Israeli Supreme Court rules state failing to properly feed Palestinian pri
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Israeli Supreme Court, also known as the High Court of Justice, ruled on Sunday (local time) that the state of Israel has not met its legal responsibility to adequately provide food to Palestinian security prisoners, ordering authorities to ensure that inmates receive enough nutrition to
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PNB Fraud case: India gives formal assurance to Belgium on Mehul Choksi's
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has furnished a formal letter of assurance to the Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Belgium, and the competent Belgian judicial authorities detailing the conditions under which Indian Businessman Mehul Choksi wanted in the Bank Fraud
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges Ashwini Vaishnaw to provide toilet facilities
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In his letter, Chowdhury highlighted the hardships faced by passengers, especially from backward districts like Murshidabad, calling the lack of toilet facilities on these trains an "egregious act of inhumanity" by the railway authorities.
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Situation under control in Ludhiana district amid severe flood in Punjab:
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The administration appealed to residents to remain calm, stressing the need not to panic. It also cautioned that spectators were not allowed at the flooded sites for safety reasons.
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Activist condemns PoJK's unprecedented police deployment to crush peaceful
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Jammu-Kashmir (PoJK) Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has vehemently denounced the decision made by the PoJK authorities to deploy 567 platoons of reserve police in a desperate manoeuvre to quash the demands of the Joint Awami Action Committee.
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Australian authorities on lookout after shark mauls surfer to death
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A frantic effort has been underway to find and identify the species and size of the shark, after it claimed the life of Mercury Psillakis in a morning surf at Long Reef Beach.
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J-K: Vaishno Devi Yatra remains suspended for 13th consecutive day
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Authorities have said that the Vaishno Devi Yatra will resume only after the situation improves and the track is declared safe for devotees.
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"ISKCON celebrating Rath Yatra at random time...violation of sacred tradit
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to the reporters on Saturday, Gajapati Maharaja said, "The very well-established tradition regarding the festivals of Lord Jagannatha is that the Lord celebrates his birthday with Snan Yatra on Jyestha Purnima...These traditions have been followed since ancient times in India as wel
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