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UN warns Afghan women face "increasingly untenable" situation and risk rem
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UN Women warns that Afghan women face worsening restrictions, risking exclusion from public life. Dozens of UN female staff were threatened in May, while women activists urge the Islamic Emirate to allow education and work opportunities. Many women struggle to earn livelihoods under ongoing
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Hollywood actress Danielle Spencer passes away at 60
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Danielle Spencer, who played the precocious youngster Dee Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, has passed away at the age of 60.
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Parliament passes new Income Tax Bill
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Parliament on Tuesday passed the new Income Tax Bill with the Rajya Sabha clearing it by a voice vote.
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AICTE and BSNL join hands to strengthen technical education and skill deve
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Dr. More Ramulu, Member Secretary (I/C), AICTE, and Samita Luthra, Sr. GM, BSNL, in the esteemed presence of Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE, along with senior officials from both organisations.
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Monsoon session of Himachal Assembly to have 12 sittings, longest since ni
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Speaker noted that such a long Monsoon Session has occurred only twice before in 1962 and 2009.
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha, t
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A bill that introduces a "creditor-initiated insolvency resolution process" with an out-of-court initiation mechanism for genuine business failures to facilitate faster and more cost-effective insolvency resolution was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Himachal: Most landslide monitoring stations "non-functional," reveals SDM
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the State Disaster Management Authority's (SDMA) Daily Landslide Monitoring Report dated August 12, 2025, the majority of 21 monitored locations in districts like Mandi, Kangra, Shimla, and Solan are "not working", while only three sites reported "low working" status.
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Telangana: Police registers 9 cases, arrests 25 in Gopalapuram illegal sur
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The DCP said, "In the Universal Srushti Fertility Centre scam case, Gopalapuram Police has registered a total of 9 FIRs till now, which include the initial FIRs filed. The main accused and her associates were luring customers in the name of surrogacy and then identifying vulnerable women. Th
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Seventeenth day of Hunza traders' sit-in brings cross-border movement to a
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The sit-in protest orchestrated by the Pak-China Traders' Alliance Action Committee has reached its 17th consecutive day, showing no indication of conclusion as traders remain resolute in their two-point demands. Political, social, and religious groups from all over Pakistan-occupied Gilgit
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Iran says talks with IAEA will be "technical", "complicated"
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Iran's upcoming talks with the IAEA are expected to be "technical" and "complicated" following Tehran's suspension of cooperation after Israeli strikes. Relations remain tense, with limited inspections and uncertain prospects for renewed nuclear negotiations, according to Al Jazeera.
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"Fondly remembering my friend," Congress's Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Si
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday paid tribute to CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury on his birth anniversary, remembering him as a fearless voice dedicated to democracy, equality and justice.
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Lok Sabha passes new Income Tax Bill without debate amid opposition protes
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Lok Sabha on Monday passed the new Income Tax Bill without debate, hours after it was introduced in the House by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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